This research aims to generate an in-depth understanding of the existence or nonexistence of low-technology innovation from a sectoral system of innovation (SSI) perspective. Embedded in the critical realist paradigm, this study espouses the notion of a stratified ontology. More…
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In the international oil and gas industry multiphase annular flow in pipelines and wells is extremely important, but not well understood. This thesis reports the development of an efficient and cheap method for measuring the phase flow rates in two phase annular and annular mist…
Energy is a resource of fundamental importance and if there is one thing that the world is going to need more in the future, it's energy. Increased energy demand is a major factor for the energy industry to invest in innovative technologies by developing processes and products t…
International Technology Transfer (the transfer of technology across national borders) is extensively believed to be necessary for the industrialisation of any country. The experiences of some successful countries in rapid economic and industrial development show that the acquis…
Knowledge is frequently invoked as an explanatory factor in the relationship between technology and development, yet seldom with reference to an explicit conception of knowledge and almost never with reference to contemporary epistemology. The result is a multiplicity of differe…
This dissertation presents an in-depth, qualitative case study that documents the efforts of two UK universities to integrate on-line learning technologies into their teaching practices and course design. It has been claimed that on-line learning technologies have the capacity t…
In June 1988 the five-year, £350 million Alvey programme for advanced information technology is scheduled to terminate. This study is a critical appraisal of the decision-making associated with all aspects of the formulation, approval, implementation and operation of the Alvey p…
This doctoral research contributes to three main fields: the Sociology of Health and Illness (SHI), specifically in the way it speaks to Coeliac Disease; and the field of Big Social Data and Health in general. Research in SHI, has typically focussed on the effects of diagnosis o…
This thesis is concerned with the realisation of leg cycling by means of FES in SCI individuals with complete paraplegia. FES lower-limb cycling can be safely performed by paraplegics on static ergometers or recumbent tricycles. In this work, different FES cycling systems were d…
This portfolio thesis documents the work undertaken by the author under the auspices of the Engineering Doctorate (EngD) programme. The research work undertaken was completed at the sponsoring company, A2E Limited. There is a wide range of products and solutions to meet both com…
Due to the recent explosion of available data coming from the Web, sensor readings, social media, government authorities and scientific databases, both academia and industry have increased their interest in utilizing this knowledge. Processing huge amounts of data introduces sev…
Structured photonic materials are typically composed of periodic subwavelength elements where the unit cell geometries can impact the overall optical characteristics of the bulk material. By using micro and nanofabrication technologies it is possible to engineer the electromagne…
In recent years that has been a worldwide increase in the utilisation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for many diverse subsea applications. This has given rise to an increase in the research and development of these vehicles, with a particular focus on extending operati…
Preclinical bioluminescence tomographic reconstruction is underdetermined. This work addresses the use of prior information in bioluminescence tomography to improve image acquisition, reconstruction, and analysis. A structured light surface metrology method was developed to meas…
Through this research, I explore the lived experiences of 11 participants who are coping with unintentional exposure to carbon monoxide (CO), using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Approximately 60 people of all ages lose their lives from preventable CO exposure i…
Condition monitoring (CM) of rotary machines has gained increasing importance and extensive research in recent years. Due to the rapid growth of data volume, automated data processing is necessary in order to deal with massive data efficiently to produce timely and accurate diag…
In today's world, programming teachers perform tedious tasks, which are time consuming; for instance, preparing and marking daily assignments, preparing and marking programming projects, preparing and marking short exams, etc. These tasks distract programming teachers from fulfi…
Renewable and sustainable energy are developed to address global energy demand which has increased dramatically. Among them, syngas/producer gas, defined as a gas fuel consisting of hydrogen (H2), carbon-monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapour (H2O), nitrogen (N2), and…