(In press) When one idea led to another: Re-inscribing and recombining...
Large-scale projections onto urban architecture are an increasingly established form of public art, dazzling audiences and re-narrating the places and structures they are projected onto. This article...
View ArticleAge as a poor predictor of blood-lactate and heart-rate responses during...
This study investigated heart-rate (HR) and lactate responses of 31 club-level orienteers (age 23-68 years) during competitions in technically easy (TE) and technically difficult (TD) terrain. HR was...
View ArticleA holistic, learning-centred approach to building evaluation capacity in...
There is growing pressure on development organizations to improve their evaluation systems and capacities. This presents considerable challenges for time- and resource-poor organizations in developing...
View ArticleImplementation of a wireless ECG acquisition SoC for IEEE 802.15.4 (ZigBee)...
This paper presents a wireless biosignal acquisition system-on-a-chip (WBSA-SoC) specialized for electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring. The proposed system consists of three subsystems, namely, 1) the ECG...
View ArticleHard ass: representation, diaspora and globalisation in kuduro
In recent years a range of new music genres have developed in the global South that fuse regional elements with electronic dance music, creating new hybrid forms. Scholars including Hernandez, Madrid...
View ArticleStatistical analysis of visual data segmentation
A simplified theoretical framework for the prediction of feasibility of segmentation of a two-dimensional linear equation system is presented in this thesis. A statistical definition of a separable...
View ArticleEssays in equity indexation methods
Most major stock market indexes across the globe are based on the market capitalization or price weighted index method, which has been derived from modern portfolio theory introduced by Harry Markowitz...
View ArticleInternationalising tourism education in Vietnam: an evaluation of the...
International tourism to Vietnam, under the impact of globalisation, has grown strongly – in 2013, the 7.5 million visitors came largely from China, South Korea, Japan and the USA. The tourism sector,...
View ArticleVersatile dielectrophoresis based microfluidic platforms for chemical...
The purpose of this project is to develop versatile microfluidic systems, which take advantage of dielectrophoresis, for the rapid creation of customized cell clusters, chemical stimulation of the...
View ArticleChronic kidney disease of unknown origin in Sri Lanka and its relation to...
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a major health concern in North Central Province (NCP) of Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa are the two most affected districts in NCP. Excess fluoride in...
View ArticleUnderstanding the stabilisation of lactobacillus plantarum by drying
In the context of the benefits of probiotics and the interest in incorporating these into foods, this thesis reports on research to address the challenges in drying, storage and particularly involving...
View ArticleLearning from the construction site: an epistemological investigation of...
Previous studies of architectural practice have tended to treat the realization stage of the making of buildings as a mostly technical matter, with little potential for providing input for the design...
View ArticleMacrophage phenotype and function in primary lung cancer
Background: Lung cancer is one of the most commonly reported cancers, and is known to be associated with a poor prognosis. The role of macrophages in lung cancer, including alveolar macrophages (AMs),...
View ArticleA study of leagility and supply chain design
In the context of a dynamic and hyper-competitive business environment, appropriate design of supply chains helps organisations to align resources for improved flow of products and services and satisfy...
View ArticleDeterminants of bilateral export flows in the world economic integration...
The volume of international trade flows has likely significantly increased, and to address the determinants of international trade is one of major concerns amongst trade economists. This is also the...
View ArticleResilience of Saudi families with chronically ill children
Parents have an expectation that their children will grow and develop in a healthy manner physically, emotionally and socially. Hence when a child is diagnosed with a chronic condition, parents’...
View ArticleGlobalization, languages, knowledge: Australian languages education in the...
Given that there has been so much talk recently about the rise of the 'Asian century' and of a need for young Australians to gain-through their formal education-a 'global passport' to travel and work...
View ArticleConflict at multiple levels: transformational leadership and followers'...
While various scholars have examined the multi-level properties of conflict and leadership, fewer studies have investigated the influence of leadership on differing forms of conflict across multiple...
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