The combustion behavior of fuel droplets plays a crucial role in controlling emissions and combustion efficiency in internal combustion engines. Droplet heating, evaporation, and burning characteristics strongly influence ignition delay, combustion duration, and soot formation. Oxymethylene ethers (OMEs), ...

Adults with Cerebral Palsy (CP) are obligated to navigate complex policy environments to participate in society on an equal basis to others. Although some research has considered the lived experience of navigating complex single-sector policy environments, such as healthcare, the overall mul...

In this study, two different type of glass and carbon fiber hybrid laminates were manufactured using a low-viscosity thermoplastic resin that is, Elium®. A detailed microstructure visualization study was conducted using X-ray computed tomography (XCT) analysis. The viscoelastic properties were ex...

Permeability measurements of engineering textiles exhibit large variability as no standardization method currently exists; numerical permeability prediction is thus an attractive alternative. It has all advantages of virtual material characterization, including the possibility to study the impact of materi...

This thesis examines the concepts and ideas found in the speculative genre known as Science Fiction (SF) across two periods, the Golden Age (c.1938s-mid- 1950s) and the New Wave (c.1964s- early- 1970s). The former was characterised by a sense of optimism, and it reflects a...

Background: Vision impairment among older adults is a significant public health issue impacting their physical and mental health and overall quality of life. However, access and navigation of support services are inconsistent and lacking. Recognising the need to gain insight to i...

Environmental contamination poses risks to all components of the ecosystem─humans and wildlife─yet toxicological research and regulatory assessment remain largely compartmentalized by discipline and organismal focus. We look back on 60 years of toxicological research published in Environmental Science and&...

Chemical pollution is a major anthropogenic driver of biodiversity loss, yet its relative contribution compared to other stressors remains difficult to quantify. Ecotoxicology emerged as a discipline in response to evidence that chemicals in the environment can harm wildlife, but anticipating...

The thesis examines how Virginia Woolf’s nature writing in Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, The Waves and Between the Acts illustrates her, and her characters’, engagements with nature. With a focus on Woolf’s creative relationship with nature, the thesis looks at the naturalistic ...