Ever since laws were formed to protect intellectual property, disputes have raged over their impact. The rapid onslaught of “patent wars”, where companies turn to intellectual property litigation as a means to attack rivals, ...

This research seeks to assess Djebar’s place in the Arabic literature and to underline the aspects of Sufism relevant to her discourse on the otherness of an Algerian war. Her work conveys important aspects of Sufi aesthetics. ...

The New Zealand population, like many other Western countries, is currently experiencing an ageing phenomenon. Increased life expectancy, declining fertility rates and the ‘baby-boomer’ generation approaching retirement, ...

This thesis surveys the origin and development of the female gothic in feature-length fiction films. Highly influenced by gothic and female gothic literature, this feminine sub-genre marks American cinema from the 1940s ...

Many of the actions we perform are defined by the effects they bring about, rather than as stereotypical sequences of motor movements. For instance, to open a door we must perform an action which results in the door opening. ...

The main focus of this research is the unrelenting decline in both membership and attendance that began to affect the church in Inglewood in the 1960s. The central argument is that after a very strong Christian influence ...

Understanding the aetiology of genetic diseases is important for furthering the fields of genetics, biochemistry and medicine. This project utilises microarray and Next Generation Sequencing technology to elucidate the ...

Baleen whales (mysticetes) form an essential part of modern ocean ecosystems, and show some of the most extreme adaptations evolved by any mammal. The evolutionary history of these animals has attracted much attention in ...

Dendritic cell (DC) immunotherapy is a promising treatment for cancer. Despite now being used in the clinic, the role and mechanisms of lymphocyte subsets stimulated by DC immunotherapy are not completely understood. ...

Methylation of DNA molecules is a fundamental mechanism for regulating gene function that is prevalent in all vertebrates. Although, the role of DNA methylation is well recognised in the disease context, the knowledge of ...