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Showing 1 to 20 of 15073 for “"University of Cambridge"”.
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Academic Women and the Institutionalisation of English at the University of Cambridge, 1898-1938
The development of ‘Cambridge English’ has become a fundamental part of the semi- mythologised origin story of modern literary study. However, existing narratives of the ‘Rise of English’ rarely incorporate any substantial discussion of women who taught, researched and studied at Cambridge in the …
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Looking behind the Writing: The design and implementation of a framework to provide transitional support for the development of written articulacy at PG level – a University of Cambridge Case Study
… than simply writing – it is a complex process of knowledge creation. Yet despite its importance within academia, there seems to exist what has been referred to as a ‘non-pedagogy of osmosis’ when it comes to supporting the development of written academic articulacy for the novice postgraduate …
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The Irish partsongs of Charles Villiers Stanford
… Stanford was a major force in bringing the music of the British Isles to the table of nationalism that had increasingly influenced the course of music in Europe throughout the nineteenth century. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he would migrate permanently to England, where he would become …
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Performance benchmarking physical and virtual linux envrionments
Virtualisation is a method of partitioning one physical computer into multiple "virtual" computers, giving each the appearance and capabilities of running on its own dedicated hardware. Each virtual system functions as a full-fledged computer and can be independently shutdown and restarted. Xen is …
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Leonardo’s Tomb: Exhibitions of Early Flight Technology at the Deutsches Museum, Science Museum and Smithsonian, 1903 – 2003
This thesis is an account of the aeronautical collections of three museums, the Science Museum, the Deutsches Museum and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, as they were developed and displayed between 1903 and 2003. This thesis is arranged into four main chapters, each with a series of …
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Zur tierärztlichen Ausbildung in Großbritannien und in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
The objective of this dissertation was to depict the structural parallels and differences of veterinary education in Germany and Great Britain from the point of view of the general framework as outlined by the European Commission. One of the main differences was the definition of the occupational …
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Using new tools to study the neural mechanisms of sensation: Auditory processing in locusts and translational motion vision in flies
This thesis describes work from both the University of Cambridge in the lab of Berthold Hedwig and from the HHMI Janelia Research Campus in the lab of Michael Reiser. At the University of Cambridge, my work involved the development and demonstration of a method for electrophoretically delivering …
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Effect of Moiety Choice on Structural and Electrical Properties in Organic Semiconductors
… conducted in the Optoelectronics Group at the University of Cambridge. It includes detailed characterisation of two groups of novel polymer semiconductors, one based on fluorinated variants of polyalkylthiophenes and the other on a series of copolymers based on a fused …
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Essays on Medium-Term Economic Cycles and Real-Financial Linkages
… over the medium term under the supervision of Professor Solomos Solomou. The first paper (‘National and International Medium-term Economic Fluctuations since c.1870’) uses wavelet analysis to examine the time-profile of medium-term fluctuations using GDP and GDP per capita for 30 developed …
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A fragment-based approach towards understanding molecular recognition of 4’-phosphopantetheine adenylyltransferase from Mycobacterium abscessus
… described in this thesis details the application of a fragment-based approach targeting 4’-phosphopantetheine adenylyltransferase (PPAT) from Mycobacterium abscessus (Mabs). A fragment screen of the Abell laboratory 960-member library was conducted by Dr Sherine Thomas (Department of Biochemistry, …
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A study of two models of primary mental health care provisions in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
… Organization (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Despite its importance, mental health provisions are often limited. In 2015, Indonesia had only 773 psychiatrists for 250 million residents. This …
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The mystical theology of Peter Sterry : a study in neoplatonist Puritanism
… deserves attention as an impmtant member of the Cambridge Platonist movement, a key forerunner of the English nonconformists, and, in addition, as a prominent espouser of millennarianism. Interestingly, despite the everpresent mysticism in his works, Sterry's years as Cromwell's chaplain …
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Functional Imaging the Neonatal Brain with Wearable Diffuse Optical Tomography
… technologies may allow for the cot-side study of newborn infants in clinical settings. This has particularly important implications for preterm infants in intensive care, for whom traditional neuroimaging techniques are not readily feasible. Wearable high-density diffuse optical tomography …
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The strategic facilitation of change across UK public services: a critical reflection
… that may inform learning across relevant fields of practice, and to gain a deeper understanding that will inform my future public works. The completed public works that I explore are: • My facilitation of two parliamentary roundtables on behalf of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness (2017-18). • …
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Schools under pressure : stress, coping and well-being among teachers, pupils and headteachers
Stress among diverse members of school communities has received differing levels of attention and research activity. Whilst teaching has been studied extensively and is consistently recognised as one of the top three most stressful occupations, stress among headteachers and pupils has received less …
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A translation of Roger Ascham’s Apologia pro Caena Dominica and contextual analysis.
… comprises a translation and contextual analysis of a sixteenth century Latin tract entitled Apologia pro Caena Dominica (‘On the Defence of the Lord’s Supper’) written by Roger Ascham. The tract has never been translated and is scarcely referenced in history writing. It is an important work that …
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Understanding Head Teachers’ Responsibility towards Children’s Foundational Learning in Rural India: Focusing on their Perceptions, Attitudes, Barriers, and Actions
… Council (ESRC)- funded project, led by the University of Cambridge and the ASER Centre in India, with support from the Pratham Education Foundation. As a PhD project, this thesis investigates the roles and responsibilities of a sample of head teachers, from schools located in the district of …
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Existence and Analysis of a Rotating Stall Inception Continuum & Development of Concept Questions in Fluid Dynamics
This thesis presents two projects, an analysis of rotating stall inception for axial compressors in turbomachinery, and a description of the creation of Concept Questions for a text on internal flows. The first part of this thesis identifies flow behavior that defines two routes to rotating stall, …
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