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Kalli and Sofi: An exploration of the use of iPad in music therapy with older adults, examining and reflecting on its impact on both the clients and the therapist and their clinical relationship.
(Queen Margaret University, 2016)Music technology has demonstrated an exponential evolution over the years. Incorporated in the medical and educational arena, Electronic Music Technologies (EMT) became established as a pressing need for music therapists ... -
Keeping abreast of left: the influence of asymmetry on breast cancer.
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Kinship care; An Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Grandparent Kinship Carers in Mid Lothian
(Queen Margaret University, 2015)___Kinship care - An exploration of the lived experiences of grandparent kinship carers in Mid Lothian___ looks at grandparent kinship carers in Mid Lothian. The project aims to distinguish the lived experiences and what ... -
Kiriata Maori: Maori cinema as a newly emerging national cinema of New Zealand
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Knowledge about Osteoporosis and its related factors among nurses in Acute medical wards
(Queen Margaret University, 2015)Aim The purpose of this study is to establish the knowledge nurses on acute general wards have in relation to the prevention, management treatment and identification of at risk individuals of osteoporosis, which will allow ... -
Knowledge sharing under the influence of family: A Study of Small Knowledge-Intensive Family Firms in Scotland Volume One
(Queen Margaret University, 2013)The integration of the family and business worlds provides family firms with competitively unique capabilities. However, elements of entrenchment, strategic conservatism, and social pluralism, have become evident in many ... -
La Blogothèque Recreating Notions Of Truth A qualitative study into La Blogothèque using a hybridisation of two different strands of the constructions of authenticity to recreate “notions of truth”
(Queen Margaret University, 2014)This dissertation evaluates La Blogothèque recreating notions of truth by using a hybridisation of two different strands of the constructions of authenticity in their Take Away Shows. The literature review examines the key ... -
Laboratory and Clinical Investigation into Lower Limb Ischaemic Pain, and the Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Tens) on Measures of Pain and Walking Performance
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2013)Aims: The aims of this programme of research are to investigate the subjective description of ischaemic pain and to investigate the effects of TENS on lower limb ischaemic pain and walking performance in patients with ... -
Language development and its relationship to theory of mind in children with high-functioning autism
(Queen Margaret University, 2007)Impairments in language, prosodic and theory of mind (ToM) ability in individuals with high-functioning autism (HFA) have been widely reported. However, this PhD study is the first to investigate changes in receptive and ... -
Language interaction in the bilingual acquisition of sound structure: a longitudinal study of vowel quality, duration and vocal effort in pre-school children speaking Scottish English and Russian.
(Queen Margaret University, 2006)This PhD thesis contributes new empirical knowledge to the question of what paths bilingual acquisition of sound structure can take in early simultaneous bilinguals. The issues of language differentiation and interaction ... -
Lateral Biases in the Eriksen Flanker Task
(Queen Margaret University, 2013)Pseudoneglect refers to the phenomenon of a bias towards the left side of space during visuospatial tasks. Items on the left appear more salient than those on the right resulting in more attention being afforded to the ... -
Lay and professional constructions of childhood ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder): a discourse analysis.
(Queen Margaret University, 2008)Childhood ADHD is a contested yet rising public health phenomenon, due to greateruse of inclusive American diagnostic classification. In the UK ADHD is considered to be 'incompletely medicalised' with rising incidences ... -
Laying the foundations of equality: women in the construction industry.
(Queen Margaret University, 2016)This dissertation explores gender in the Construction Industry, specifically women employed in a professional capacity, the barriers they face and gender differences in recruitment and career progression. The literature ... -
Leadership during a period of organisational change: An examination of NHS Lothian's Adult Mental Health Service.
(Queen Margaret University, 2013)Purpose ___ The purpose of this study is to establish to what extent leadership is valued by followers during a period of organisational change This research study will research various leadership frameworks gain the ... -
Learning cultures in cyberspace
(Queen Margaret University, 2004)This thesis is a study of emerging learning cultures. Its focus is on students and teachers who are engaged in using internet technologies for learning in higher education in the United Kingdom. The thesis provides an ... -
Learning Motivational Interviewing: a thematic analysis exploring Health Professionals' training experiences
(Queen Margaret University, 2011)Aims: This study explores how training in Motivational Interviewing (MI) is experienced and given meaning by 23 multi-disciplinary health professionals. It uses a qualitative interpretative thematic analysis, aiming to ... -
Learning together: An investigation into the potential of interdisciplinary peer review of clinical work as a music therapy training tool
(Queen Margaret University, 2014)The ability of music therapists to collaborate with other professions is considered highly important in music therapy literature. Benefits of such teamworking have been acknowledged for the profession itself, for the clients ... -
Lessons learned for the next generation of mHealth applications supporting maternal care services in Ghana
(Queen Margaret University, 2016)Background Globally, many technological innovations have been introduced for universal health coverage by increasing accessibility. mHealth ( mobile phone based health ) shows potentiality in improving maternal health ... -
Living with limb loss: individuals' and prosthetists' perceptions of amputation, prosthesis use and rehabilita
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2014-04)Loss of limb through amputation presents a significant, life changing, circumstance for individuals. The prosthetist as the gate keeper to the health-care system and the facilitator of rehabilitation is essential to positive ... -
Local assessment of needs for consumer information and advice services in Great Britain: the development of a scientific conceptual model of assessment.
(Queen Margaret University, 2010)UK consumers are facing a high level of detriment. Much of the detriment can be avoided or reduced by making consumers informed and well equipped with suitable levels of knowledge and skills thus become empowered. As one ...