Theses: Recent submissions
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Learning Writing Collectively via WeChat: An Investigation of Peer Learning in the Chinese EFL Context
Published 2024This study explored Chinese EFL students’ peer collective learning of English writing via WeChat at the tertiary level in mainland China. Based on Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, it focuses on four main ideas: peer feedback, ...Open AccessThesis -
The Neural Networks Underlying Treatment-Resistant Depression
Published 2025Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) presents significant clinical challenges, characterized by persistent symptoms despite multiple antidepressant treatments. Understanding the TRD’s neurobiological mechanisms is essential ...Open AccessThesis -
‘Low-Dose’ Cannabidiol: An Emerging Area of Clinical Practice
Published 2025General practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists are at the frontlines of medicinal cannabis access. Evidence around the efficacy of these products being scarce causing difficulties in the practice of evidence-based medicine. ...EmbargoedThesis -
Anterior mitral leaflet interventions and valvular-ventricular mechanoenergetics
Published 2025Patients with functional mitral regurgitation and poor left ventricular function face an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Although mitral repair techniques exist, valve replacement is often favored due to reduced ...Open AccessThesis -
Evaluating the validity of the university lecturers’ formative assessment using digital technology
Published 2025Formative Assessment (FA) aided by digital technology, has become a significant research topic for improving the quality of university teaching in 21st century. There is limited discussion in the literature, however, on ...Open AccessThesis