Research Centres and Institutes: Recent submissions
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Not just fat : investigating novel physiological state biomarkers in cetacean blubber
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-26) - ThesisDespite its importance as a predictor of fitness, no consensus has been reached about how to assess the nutritive body condition of free-ranging cetaceans. Standard indices of condition used in terrestrial ecology were ... -
Can I play with madness : American missionaries in Iran during the 1960s and 1970s
(2019-06-27) - ThesisThis thesis studied the interaction of American Protestant missionaries with Iranians during the 1960s and 1970s. It focused on the missionary activities of four American Protestant groups: Presbyterians, Assemblies of ... -
Communication accommodation theory : a dolphin perspective
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-26) - ThesisFor humans, there is a well-established theory, which explains much of the variation in human verbal dyadic speech behavior, the “communication accommodation theory (CAT)”. In its most basic form, CAT predicts that as two ... -
Contrasting examples of liturgical installation art in Christian worship in England and Scotland from the 1980s to the present day
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-25) - ThesisThis dissertation argues that liturgical installation is a sub-genre of installation art. Liturgical installation encompasses many of the same key characteristics as installation art but with the distinction that its main ... -
The impact of the modernisation of Iran on Kurdish society : modernity, modernisation and social change (1920-1979)
(2019-06-27) - ThesisThis PhD study examines the consequences of modernity and modernisation for Kurdish-Iranian society in the twentieth century. It identifies a dual process of socio-economic transformation and homogenisation of culture and ...