Geography & Geosciences Theses: Recent submissions
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NHS resource allocation 1997 to 2003 with particular reference to the impact on rural areas
(University of St Andrews, 2009-11-30) - ThesisThe central hypothesis of this study was that the allocation system for NHS hospital and community health services between 1997 and 2003 was not meeting key principles of compensating for differences in the need for services ... -
Exploring ethnic inequalities in cardiovascular disease using Hospital Episode Statistics
(University of St Andrews, 2009-06-11) - ThesisThis thesis is based on a population study conducted to explore ethnic inequalities in cardiovascular disease using Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). The Hospital Episode Statistics have significant potential for health ... -
Processes of crevasse formation and the dynamics of calving glaciers : a study at Breiđamerkurjökull
(University of St Andrews, 2008) - ThesisA new model proposed by Benn et al. (2006, 2007) explains the dynamics of calving glaciers based on a new sliding law and a calving criterion modified from a crevasse depth model. In this thesis three key elements of ... -
Luminescence spectroscopy of natural and synthetic REE-bearing minerals
(University of St Andrews, 2009-06-25) - ThesisThis study investigates the photoluminescence (PL), cathodoluminescence (CL), radioluminescence (RL) and ionoluminescence (IL) of natural and synthetic minerals. The natural minerals (fluorapatite, leucophanite, meliphanite ... -
Benthic habitats of the extended Faial Island shelf and their relationship to geologic, oceanographic and infralittoral biologic features
(University of St Andrews, 2009-06-23) - ThesisThis thesis presents a new template for multidisciplinary habitat mapping that combines the analyses of seafloor geomorphology, oceanographic proxies and modelling of associated biologic features. High resolution swath ...