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Showing 1 to 20 of 2457 for “"utilising"”.
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Utilising Light in Assistive Reproductive Technologies
Despite advances in assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF), success rates remain low at around 20% per initiated cycle. The quality of oocytes and embryos are key determinants of IVF success. During an IVF cycle, multiple oocytes are harvested, and several …
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Cross-arts Production Methods Utilising Collectives
The very notion of ‘cross-arts’ calls for large collaborations of artists that serve different art disciplines and are eager to spend time in an artistic collective environment. The roles of the participants are not always distinct; in these productions artists acquire roles in a variety of …
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Soil stabilization utilising wastepaper sludge ash
Increase in environmental awareness over the past decades has resulted in increasing attention to industrial pollution and waste management control. The use of waste is becoming increasingly important in construction. Such materials including Wastepaper Sludge Ash (WSA), can be used to modify …
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Utilising the grid for augmented reality
Traditionally registration and tracking within Augmented Reality (AR) applications have been built around specific markers which have been added into the user’s viewpoint and allow for their position to be tracked and their orientation to be estimated in real-time. All attempts to implement AR …
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Utilising microalgal mixotrophy to maximise larval nutrition
… changes in the nutrient removal from the media. Utilising the identified strains and culture conditions, these microalgae were successfully used as feed for mussel larvae, both as single species and mixed diets. These diets performed as well as an ‘industry standard reference’ diet in terms of …
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Robotic 3D Reconstruction Utilising Structure from Motion
Sensing the real-world is a well-established and continual problem in the field of robotics. Investigations into autonomous aerial and underwater vehicles have extended this challenge into sensing, mapping and localising in three dimensions. This thesis seeks to understand and tackle the challenges …
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Computer control of machines utilising independent drive mechanisms
The thesis describes an investigation into methods for the specification, design and implementation of computer control systems for flexible manufacturing machines comprising multiple, independent, electromechanically-driven mechanisms. An analysis is made of the elements of conventional …
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The development of multisensor arrays utilising conducting polymers.
This thesis is concerned with the continued development of multisensor array sensing technology for the detection and classification of aromas. The technology applies the use of conducting polymers grown across a gap between metallic conductors. The electrochemically deposited films complete a …
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Utilising Single-Cell Technology to Investigate Gene Regulation
Since the inception of single-cell sequencing in 2009, experimental and computational technologies have enabled the accurate quantification of gene expression on a cell-by-cell basis. By capturing the transcriptome of thousands of single cells within complex tissues, ranging from organoids to …
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Gas lift optimization utilising automation gas lift valve
Gas lift is one of the most common forms of artificial lift, particularly for offshore wells. This is due to its relative downhole simplicity, flexibility, reliability, and ability in operating over a wide range of flow rates with the limited well head space. Generally, Gas lift optimization can …
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Utilising Waste Paint and Waste Glass in Concrete
… silica gel. The hardened properties of concrete utilising a combination of waste latex paint and waste glass were also investigated, with electron microscopy used to examine the effect of waste latex paint on the formation of alkali silica gel. Lastly, a set of field trials were undertaken to …
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Flexible Supercapacitors Utilising the Multifunctional Rôle of Ionic Liquids
The study on flexible, ultrathin and safe energy storage devices such as supercapacitors or batteries is an emerging area to “power-up” the next-generation of portable and flexible electronics such as mobile phones, computers, displays, wearable and implantable biomedical devices. In general, a …
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Longitudinal Joint Modelling Utilising the Coxian Phase-type Distribution
Joint modelling techniques for the analysis of longitudinal and survival data are a relatively recent statistical development, employed to appropriately account for the possible association which can exist between these two processes. Since their development at the end of the 20th century, joint …
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Utilising Non-Covalent Interactions in Developing Enantioselective Radical Transformations
… strategies for radical reactions, utilising non-covalent interactions to control the asymmetry of these processes. The first research chapter describes the use of chiral phosphoric acids to control the enantioselectivity in the reactions of α-amino radicals. Firstly, a Giese …
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Optoelectronic devices based on graded bandgap structures utilising electroplated semiconductors
The main aim of the work presented in this thesis is to develop low-cost multi-junction graded bandgap solar cells using electroplated semiconductors. The semiconductor materials explored in this research are CdSe, ZnTe, CdS, CdMnTe and CdTe thin films. These layers were characterised for their …
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Development of tumour imaging and therapy strategies utilising unengineered bacteria
… Chapter 2 introduces the novel concept of utilising native bacterial NTRs for the targeted activation of the fluorophore CytoCy5S. Bacterial-mediated probe activation allowed for non-invasive fluorescence imaging of in vivo bacteria in models of infection and cancer. Chapter 3 extends the …
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Utilising online shopping environment attributes holistically to create competitive advantage
As more consumers shop online, it becomes crucial for marketers to know how online shopping environments (OSEs) can be used to gain competitive advantage. This dissertation aims to explain theoretically how OSE attributes work together holistically to produce desirable consumer responses, applying …
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Utilising structured information for the representation and elicitation of user preferences
… of this thesis is to demonstrate the value of utilising structured information in order to assist with the personalisation process. In some domains it may be difficult for people to express their preferences in terms of the domain attributes. Searching for items in these terms may either …
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Utilising a water-based spraying method to improve 3D printed concrete
Three-dimensional concrete printing (3DCP) is a transformative technology poised to modernise the construction industry, yet its structural application is fundamentally limited by the anisotropic nature of the printed material. The weak interlayer bond strength between successively deposited …
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