Smart Virtualization for Packet Forwarding in 5G and Beyond Communication Networks See

In this thesis, novel ideas have been proposed to tackle the delay and connection continuity, which are caused by different factors related to wired and wireless communication system networks. The vast majority, if we do not say all of these systems adopt packet switch schemes...

Study of steel structural systems subjected to fire See

Performance-based engineering design aims to improve codified, rule-based practice by allowing a more flexible, and performance focused approach. In structural fire design, it enables more complex fire loading scenarios to be considered, ranging from fire following earthquakes to a localised fire...

Diplomatic protection as a dispute settlement mechanism in investor-state arbitration, in the light of modern international law See

This thesis assesses the role of diplomatic protection (DP) from historical and current perspectives. The institution of DP is one of the oldest state rights in international law, and examples of its use have been recorded prior to the 18th and 19th centuries. Historically, DP...

An exploration and a participatory study toolkit: identifying the relationship between pavements and older pedestrians See

Walking is the most regular activity for older people to keep healthy and is a popular means of transport for seniors doing their daily errands. Pedestrian pavements play an important role regarding the quality of walking among older people, whereas poorly designed or badly ma...

Investigating the relationship between top management teams’ characteristics and organisational innovation: The mediating role of dynamic capabilities See

Despite the considerable role of TMT characteristics, a limited amount of interest has been paid to address the impact of top management teams’ characteristics on the organizational innovation. Further, as organizational innovation is the main responsibility of lower- and middle-level managers,&#...

A modified AUGIS Delphi process to establish research priorities in bariatric and metabolic surgery See

Factors influencing provision of Special Educational Needs support at the point of delivery within the Private, Voluntary and independent group-based Early Years Education and Childcare sector See

Local Authorities (LAs) policy and funding decisions have been heavily influenced by the stringent education and fiscal policy demands imposed upon them by Government. One sector particularly adversely affected during the period has been that of Education, especially within the area of ...

Measurement of the top quark Yukawa coupling from tt¯ kinematic distributions in the lepton+jets final state in proton-proton collisions at s=13  TeV See

© 2019 CERN, for the CMS Collaboration. Results are presented for an extraction of the top quark Yukawa coupling from top quark-antiquark (t¯t) kinematic distributions in the lepton plus jets final state in proton-proton collisions, based on data collected by the CMS experiment at&...

ASKing No More: The Emerging Role of Dual-Specific Phosphatase 12 in the Regulation of Hepatic Lipid Metabolism See