This thesis addresses the challenges of data privacy in the field of ma-chine learning, with a focus on privacy threats and uncertainty estimation in decentralized learning environments. As data grows exponentially and ma-chine learning models are widely adopted, the challenge of effectively...

This thesis analyses the British parliamentary debates in the House of Commons and House of Lords from the years 1765-1776 and the private correspondence of select MPs and Peers to explain and discuss the arguments presented in Parliament during the course of the conflict betw...

Serious Games have been used as a training and learning tool in a variety of different educational fields with positive results in enhancing skills. However, within the domain of team sports, there is limited research to ascertain if Serious Games can have such an impact ...

A preparatory process aimed at optimising skeletal muscle function prior to maximal muscular contraction is fundamental and commonly observed during physical exercise. Additionally, certain populations may benefit from such preparation before engaging in activities of daily living. A key strategy ...

This study investigates the long-term associations between early-life economic shocks and cognitive decline in later years, emphasizing the mediating roles of education, unemployment, and health-related factors. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), we ex...

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Token Communication (TokenCom) is a promising paradigm for low-altitude wireless networks, as it focuses on transmitting task-relevant core information, particularly in environments with uncertainty, noise, and stringent bandwidth constraints. However, existing TokenCom systems still face several challenges, in...

As the impact of climate change continues to draw the attention of global stakeholders, climate risk transparency under emerging climate initiatives has assumed a global perspective. However, very little empirical explanation has been provided on climate risk transparency in emerging and fro...

This dissertation examines how nineteenth-century women novelists rework Milton’s Paradise Lost (1667) within the domestic novel, particularly by reframing the Fall through the courtship plot. The central narrative conditions of the Fall—temptation, error, exile, and reconciliation—are not simply inherited...