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The crusades in Arabic poetry up to the death of Nur-ad-din
(The University of Edinburgh, 1970)The poetry of our period depicts this Muslim attitude very strongly. In almost every poem addressed to Zanki, Nur-ad-Din and Saladin we find this urge to recover"al-Bayt al-Muqaddas" (the hallowed house) by using the ... -
Modelling the relative risk of large fires across the informal settlements of Cape Town
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019)Home to an estimated 1 billion people globally, informal settlements are urban environments that are subject to a high risk of extensive fire spread. Their dense layouts and light, combustible building materials often ... -
Measuring energy levels in bacterial dormancy
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-02-05)Bacteria are evolving strategies to survive antibiotic treatments at a pace that is not matched by the one at which new drugs are discovered. Beyond the more notorious antimicrobial resistance, other survival mechanisms ... -
Highway bridges in fire: characterisation of fire loading and structural behaviour
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-02-02)In bridge design, extreme hazards have been considered as design loads for years, including wind, earthquake, snow, and floods; but fire hazard is not usually considered in the design process. However, severe fire accidents ... -
Impacts of nutrition quality on host-parasite dynamics in wild wood mice
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-02-05)Factors from the environmental, host, and parasite community levels can all determine helminth burden in natural populations. In particular, the nutritional resources available to the host have long been associated with ... -
Sound infrastructures of the German Democratic Republic: renewing sound technology during state socialism
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-27)This thesis analyses the German Democratic Republic’s (GDR) efforts to create and maintain modern sound technology infrastructures to deliver culture to its citizens. Analyses of GDR heavy and hi-tech industries and the ... -
Investigating the role of eukaryotic translation elongation factor eEF1A2 in autism, epilepsy and intellectual disability
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-22)Eukaryotic translation elongation factor eEF1A2 is responsible for delivering aminoacylated tRNAs to the ribosome during protein synthesis. Heterozygous de novo missense mutations in EEF1A2 have been identified in ... -
Rapid Analysis of some existing Communities of Practice in the livestock sector
(2017-02-28)A rapid analysis of existing communities of practice to support the development of the Livestock Data for Decisions Community of Practice -
LD4D - Proceedings of Meeting 20-22 June 2017, Edinburgh
(2017-06-22)Proceedings of the Livestock Data for Decisions Community of Practice meeting, in Edinburgh, 2017 -
LD4D CoP Charter
(Supporting Evidence Based Interventions, 2017-09-01)The Livestock Data for Decisions Community of Practice (LD4D-CoP) was launched in January 2017 with members from the global livestock development community. LD4D will provide a forum for pooling and sharing of livestock ... -
Investigating the protective properties of dimethyl fumarate and Nrf2 signalling in response to drug toxicity
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-22)Liver disease represents a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Despite the regenerative capacity of the liver, maintained injury or acute injury can lead to loss of liver function and disease. The most common cause ... -
People living with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers: a systematic review of psychosocial interventions; and, Psychological adjustment in people living with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers: the role of coping, illness beliefs and self-compassion
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-02)This thesis comprises of a systematic review and an empirical study aimed to gain a greater understanding of the psychological needs of both people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), their caregivers, and how these ... -
Systematic identification of host factors influencing human cytomegalovirus replication
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-06)A high-throughput two-step siRNA screen was performed to identify novel host factors required during human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) replication. Almost 7,000 cellular genes were targeted by the siRNA library and 81 candidates, ... -
Intra-articular traumatic knee injuries
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-06)Introduction: Tibial plateau and patellar fractures are common intra-articular fractures. An estimated 44% of patients develop post-traumatic arthritis (PTOA). PTOA is a disabling condition and the precise aetiology is ... -
Conserved temporal ordering of promoter activation implicates common mechanisms governing the immediate early response across cell types and stimuli
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-06)The promoters of immediate early genes (IEGs) are rapidly activated in response to an external stimulus. These genes, also known as primary response genes, have been identified in a range of cell types, under ... -
Investigating the role of macrophages in the suppression of NK cell functions in mouse models of metastatic breast cancer
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-06-27)Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in females worldwide. Although 5-year survival of breast cancer patients in early stages is 89-100%, that of patients with metastatic tumours is reduced to just ... -
It's all about the interaction: listener responses as a discourse-organisational variable
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-06-26)Language is humanity’s key tool for communication. This entails the fact that it generally occurs in interaction between two or more individuals. However, we do not yet have a theory of language variation and change that ... -
YHWH of hosts rules on Mount Zion: literary cohesion in Isaiah 24-27
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-13)Isaiah 24–27, the so-called "Isaiah Apocalypse," is a striking section in the book of Isaiah––from its opening depiction of cosmic upheaval, to the death of Mot, to the summoning blast of the shofar. Its heightened, ... -
Investigating the micromechanics of granular soils subjected to cyclic loading using discrete element method
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-18)he soil experiences millions of load cycle from nature, i.e., earthquake or many geo-engineering structures are subjected to cyclic loading during normal operation, e.g., renewable offshore wind turbines are likely to ... -
Model-based reconstruction of accelerated quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-18)Quantitative MRI refers to the determination of quantitative parameters (T1,T2,diffusion, perfusion etc.) in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The ’parameter maps’ are estimated from a set of acquired MR images using a ...
