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• A Realist Study of Self-management Apps to help People living with Chronic Low Back Pain

  Author: Hunter, R. J., 5 Oct 2023

  Supervisor: Gorely, T. (Supervisor) & Beattie, M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Exploring the role of technology-enabled dementia education and support for health and social care practitioners in rural Scotland

  Author: Muirhead, K., 18 Apr 2023

  Supervisor: Macaden, L. (Supervisor) & Smyth, K. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• An investigation into the Humoral Response in Cutaneous Melanoma

  Author: MacKinnon, C., 22 Mar 2023

  Supervisor: Pritchard, A. (Supervisor) & Stalmach, A. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)

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• The Essence of Home: An ethnography of the home and its meaning in the context of extended hospital stays in a pandemic

  Author: Hughes, K. R., 23 Apr 2023

  Supervisor: Grindle, M. (Supervisor) & Gorely, T. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Design and Development of a Novel Immunological Method to Quantify target-specific cysteine redox state in a microplate

  Author: Tuncay, A., 31 Jul 2023

  Supervisor: Cobley, J. (Supervisor) & Husi, H. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Exploring the Role of Health Literacy in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Mixed Methods Approach

  Author: Walters, C., 14 Feb 2022

  Supervisor: Gorely, T. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• A comprehensive study of the impact of contrast medium on endothelial cells in vitro: validating the protective effects of n-acetylcysteine and assessing the importance of endothelin-1 and glutathione on contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with chronic kidney disease

  Author: Khuram, R., 31 Oct 2022

  Supervisor: Megson, I. (Supervisor), Treweeke, A. (Supervisor) & Cobley, J. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Nitrogen uptake and phytoplankton productivity in the changing Barents Sea

  Author: Braun, J., 10 Aug 2022

  Supervisor: Davidson, K. (Supervisor) & Pritchard, A. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• A B-cell or a key player?: The role of the humoral immune response in melanoma, highlighting the importance of method development

  Author: Rodgers, C., 20 Jun 2022

  Supervisor: Pritchard, A. (Supervisor) & Wei, J. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Multi-omic Approaches to Investigate the Inflammatory Response in Activated Macrophage Cells

  Author: Brace, N., 9 Jul 2021

  Supervisor: Mainland, I. (Supervisor) & Megson, I. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Using Green Exercise as a Motivator in Health Management

  Author: Fraser, M., 15 Mar 2021

  Supervisor: Munoz, S. (Supervisor), MacRury, S. (Supervisor), Taylor, S. (Supervisor) & Varley, P. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Designing and Testing a Virtual Reality Intervention for Improving Patient Mental Health and Wellbeing in Secondary Care

  Author: Jerdan, S. W., 16 Apr 2021

  Supervisor: Grindle, M. (Supervisor) & van Woerden, H. C. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• The design, implementation and testing of a technology enhanced learning evaluation tool for healthcare professional education programmes: A Realist Evaluation Study

  Author: Nicoll, P., 9 Aug 2021

  Supervisor: MacRury, S. (Supervisor), Smyth, K. (Supervisor) & van Woerden, H. C. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• DOES FAT MATTER? Lipidomics investigations during Blue mussel (Mytilus sp.) hatchery production

  Author: Laudicella, V. A., 19 Apr 2021

  Supervisor: Hughes, A. (Supervisor), Whitfield, P. D. (Supervisor) & Doherty, M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• Investigating the Immunological Effect of Schizophrenia-Related Antigens and Anti-psychotic Medication.

  Author: Whelan, R., 27 Apr 2021

  Supervisor: Wei, J. (Supervisor) & Pritchard, A. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Bioenergetic and functional impacts of glucose, fructose and insulin in endothelial cells: implications for cardiovascular disease in diabetes

  Author: Fiorello , M., 29 Sept 2020

  Supervisor: Megson, I. (Supervisor) & Treweeke, A. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

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• An Evaluation of Patient Acceptance and Satisfaction of Diabetes Video Conferencing Consultations and Recall of Information

  Author: Munro, H. J., 9 Sept 2019

  Supervisor: De Lima, P. (Supervisor), Maltinsky, W. (Supervisor) & MacRury, S. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Research (awarded by UHI)

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• An Investigation into the Gliadin-Specific Immune Response in Schizophrenia

  Author: McLean, R., 4 Dec 2018

  Supervisor: Wei, J. (Supervisor), Megson, I. (Supervisor) & Wilson, P. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Participatory Mapping of Health Indicators and Services as a Tool for Anticipatory Co Planning: Finding the local vioce in the rural context

  Author: Bowyer, S., 30 May 2018

  Supervisor: Rennie, F. (Supervisor), Davies, G. (Supervisor) & De Lima, P. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Determining the Rates of Protein Synthesis in the Zebrafish Heart in Response to Chronic Unpredictable Stress

  Author: Geary, B., 31 Jul 2016

  Supervisor: Doherty, M. (Supervisor), Whitfield, P. D. (Supervisor), Young, I. S. (External person) (Supervisor) & Cash, P. (External person) (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Nanotoxicity of oxide-derived engineered nanomaterials: impact on cell viability and function, with conventional assays and evaluation of novel eicosanoid profiling

  Author: Garrison, E., 1 Nov 2016

  Supervisor: Megson, I. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Role and mechanism of action of the anthocyanin, delphinidin, in protecting endothelial cells against oxidative stress

  Author: Goszcz, K., 31 Jul 2016

  Supervisor: Megson, I. (Supervisor), Stewart, D. (External person) (Supervisor) & Duthie, G. (External person) (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• The impact of antipsychotic drugs on the expression of genes associated with obesity

  Author: Mustard, C., 31 Jul 2016

  Supervisor: Wei, J. (Supervisor), Megson, I. (Supervisor), Whitfield, P. D. (Supervisor) & Bermano, G. (External person) (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• The Investigation of the HLA System and Wheat Gluten in Determining Risk of Schizophrenia

  Author: Halley, L. L., 21 Jan 2015

  Supervisor: Wei, J. (Supervisor), Doherty, M. (Supervisor) & St Clair, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Adherence to Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises and the Role of Smart Phone Apps

  Author: Stephen, C. & Stephen, K., 22 Jul 2015

  Supervisor: Munoz, S. (Supervisor), Cumming, G. (External person) (Supervisor), Mohammed, A. (External person) (Supervisor) & Smith, M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• The impact of high and intermittent-high glucose on ROS generation and bioenergetic metabolism in vascular endothelial cells

  Author: Shaw, A., 31 Jul 2015

  Supervisor: Megson, I. (Supervisor), MacRury, S. (Supervisor) & Doherty, M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Mental Health Services and Social Inclusion in Remote and Rural Areas of Scotland and Canada: A Qualitative Comparison

  Author: Daly, C. L., 5 Jun 2014

  Supervisor: Munoz, S. (Supervisor) & Cleland, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Considering community engagement for remote and rural healthcare design in Scotland: exploring the journey from rhetoric to reality

  Author: Nimegeer, A., 3 Apr 2013

  Supervisor: Currie, M. (Supervisor), Erskine, R. (Supervisor) & Elizabeth, T. (External person) (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Lymphoedema in a remote and rural area: An investigation into the prevalence of lymphoedema and its effect on daily living and quality of life in a remote and rural area in the far north of Scotland.

  Author: Shakespeare, L., 15 Oct 2012

  Supervisor: Farmer, J. (External person) (Supervisor), Skinner, F. (Supervisor) & Bruce, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• A Genetic Analysis of the Relationship between Gluten Intolerance and Schizophrenia

  Author: Bradford, M., 12 Feb 2012

  Supervisor: Wei, J. (Supervisor), Megson, I. (Supervisor) & Shaw, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Developing a Social Enterprise: An Investigation of Promoters and Barriers

  Author: Steinerowski, A., 25 Nov 2011

  Supervisor: Farmer, J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jack, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Genetic association between schizophrenia and type-2 diabetes

  Author: Mathur, A., 25 Nov 2011

  Supervisor: Wei, J. (Supervisor), Megson, I. (Supervisor), Shaw, D. J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Law, M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• The impact of oxidative stress and potential antioxidant therapy on function and survival of cultured pancreatic β-islet cells

  Author: Kanase, N., 6 Jul 2011

  Supervisor: Megson, I. (Supervisor), MacRury, S. (Supervisor), Rahman, I. (External person) (Supervisor) & Duthie, G. (External person) (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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• Advanced glycation end product precursors in diabetes: a crucial link between oxidative stress and inflammation?

  Author: Le Brocq, M. L., 1 Oct 2010

  Supervisor: Megson, I. (Supervisor), MacRury, S. (Supervisor) & Rossi, A. G. (External person) (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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