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Gene editing for resistance to influenza A virus in swine
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-25)Influenza A Virus (IAV) presents a major threat to human health and animal welfare. As pigs are susceptible to infection from avian and mammalian origin IAVs, they can be an intermediate host for onwards transmission ... -
Contextualising liveness: digitally distributed, digitally mediated and digitally located theatre in Edinburgh and Berlin, 2017-2019
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-25)‘Liveness’ is a contested and often controversial term within theatre and performance studies. It is commonly used to describe sensations related to immediacy, spontaneity, unrepeatability, and co-presence, and often ... -
Investigating the role of RNAi and epigenetic modifications in the basidiomycetes yeast Cryptococcus deneoformans
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-25)The basidiomycete yeasts from the Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii species complex are major fungal pathogens and are particularly prevalent in the developing world. The species within the complex are rapidly evolving, ... -
Technology investment decision-making: case studies of the implementation of contactless and QR payments in commercial banks of Kazakhstan
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-29)This research explores the practice of technology investment decision-making in Kazakhstani banks. It focuses on the implementation of contactless and QR payments and uses interviews with bank executives and practitioners ... -
Directed electrophilic C-H Borylation using Trihaloboranes
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-24)Given the wide-ranging interest in aryl boranes as either synthetic precursors or boron-containing emissive materials, new synthetic routes to such compounds are of particular interest. Current methodologies are often ... -
Microwave system development for wireless communications and liquid level determination inside metallic pipes for oil and gas wells
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-24)A classic wireless propagation system between a transmitter and a receiver is well defined in the literature. One propagation scenario not very well researched is within enclosed environments such as pipes, tunnels, or ... -
Post-AIDS imaginaries: configuring speculative futures in the cultures of HIV intervention
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-24)‘Post-AIDS Imaginaries: Configuring Speculative Futures in the Cultures of HIV Intervention’ addresses the transformation of HIV intervention imaginaries in contemporary queer AIDS media. I focus on three visual case ... -
Developing a novel fluorescent imaging point-of-care diagnostic for Mycobacteria
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-24)Tuberculosis (TB) is a major infective cause of death globally, with the greatest burden falling to those countries with lower socioeconomic status. The World Health Organisation aims to End TB by 2035, but improved ... -
Enabling high performance dynamic language programming for micro-core architectures
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-24)Micro-core architectures are intended to deliver high performance at a low overall power consumption by combining many simple central processing unit (CPU) cores, with an associated small amount of memory, onto a single ... -
Using geophysical data to understand liquid water dynamics in seasonal snow
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-24)Modelling and monitoring seasonal snow is critical for water resource management, flood forecasting and avalanche risk prediction. Snowmelt processes are of particular importance. The behaviour of liquid water in snow ... -
Investigating the redundancy and specificity of YTHDF proteins
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-24)N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant internal messenger RNA (mRNA) modification. It affects nearly every aspect of mRNA metabolism such as splicing, transport and decay. m6A is a dynamic modification: a “writer” ... -
Biomimetic photo-responsive hydrogels for articular cartilage defects repair
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-10-14)Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases and severely impacts the quality of patients’ life and brings burdens to society. Cartilage defects are important pathological features of OA. Challenges ... -
From the Adriatic to the Alps: an examination of inland trade in Northern Italy between the First Century BC and Fifth Century AD
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-23)Within the Italian peninsula, Northern Italy has previously been maligned as a marginal and unimportant inland region during the Roman era. Inland areas are assumed to have been difficult to access, with long-distance ... -
Understanding Vulnerabilities through an intersectional lens in Khokana, Kathmandu, Nepal
(2022-09)This working paper analyses and presents preliminary conclusions of TC's researchers study of Khokana, Nepal, a traditional and small Newari village about 8 kilometers south of Kathmandu. Its objective was to better ... -
Translational health data science for improving population-level survival of people with glioblastoma
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-23)Glioblastoma is the most common malignant primary brain tumour with poor survival of under one year. The current standard of care treatment offers modest survival benefits, and treatment options for patients with ... -
'A place in the mind': the anatomy of space in the works of Maeve Brennan
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-23)This thesis anatomises the elements of space in the works of Irish-American author Maeve Brennan, using four key spatial paradigms. It considers the effects of space – physical and conceptual – within Brennan’s body ... -
How the viewer's state of fear can be activated through their auditory perception of horror film sound: a better understanding via two novel empirical-phenomenological procedures
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-23)I scrutinised available film literature to identify whether it needed research on one key topic: How the viewer’s state of fear can be activated through their auditory perception of horror film sound. A rigorous and ... -
Embodied metacognition: how we feel our hearts to know our minds
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-23)The aim of the present work is to make a plausible case for the phylogenetic origin of self-knowledge, one which is compatible with a prevalent view about its ontogenetic origin, the social-scaffolding view. Essentially, ... -
Listening as a creative musical practice: a new perspective on Luigi Russolo's L'Arte Dei Rumori
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-22)In 1913, the Italian Futurist Luigi Russolo published a manifesto entitled “L’arte dei rumori” (The Art of Noises) thus laying the foundations for a musical revolution that he would definitively formulate in his ... -
Investigating the role of Phospholipase A2 Group IVE in energy metabolism
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-11-22)Obesity prevalence is increasing worldwide and drives increased risk for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Genetic predisposition exacerbates environmental drivers of obesity, such as energy-dense ...
