VictorJuiz/thesis huggingface dataset:
From incorporation to fragmentation
Keywords: Labour
Middle east
Labour unions
Corporatism
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
State-society relations

Academic literature on Iran has prioritized the relationship between the Islamic Republic and 'popular' and informal sectors over industrial labour, yet without investigating the way in which such sectors contribute and participate in labour politics. The multidimensional position of labour, its complex relationship to political change, and its role in re-producing the legitimacy of the state, have been neglected.
This thesis relies on archival research, participant observation and interviews to argue that state-labour relations remain key to understanding processes of political change, development, and democratization in contemporary Iran. Employing critical juncture analysis, I contend that the absence of labour from the 2009 Green Movement was not only a product of the oft-quoted 'populism' of Mahmud Ahmadinejad, but can be traced back to longer dialectics of labour incorporation paired with political integration and dis-integration.
In the early post-revolutionary years, the state paid little attention to labour, partially because the elite could not agree on how to interact with workers and feared their independent power. This changed after the end of the Iran-Iraq War, when the centrist Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani incorporated labour through welfare expansion, and employed corporatist-minded political organizations, notably the Workers’ House, to mobilize labour support for his government. With these labour organizations continuing to fulfil such mobilizing functions in alliance with the reformists after 1997, they gradually became semi-autonomous empires influencing enterprise unions, welfare institutions and other labour-related organizations.
The incorporation projects pursued by Rafsanjani and the reformists generated internal contradictions and political obstacles, including the Workers' House's 'imperialistic' tendencies, entrenched opposition, and class struggle within the ruling coalitions. As a result, labour increasingly moved in opposition to the reformist project, helping to bring to power the conservative Mahmud Ahmadinejad. Ahmadinejad's subsequent attempts at extending welfare and building parallel corporatist organizations weakened and divided labour, fundamentally altering structures of political contestation.
Women staging the French Caribbean: history, memory, and authorship in the plays of Ina Césaire, Maryse Condé, Gerty Dambury, and Suzanne Dracius
Keywords: Guadeloupe
Gender
Martinique
Caribbean
Postcolonial
French
Playwriting
Theatre
Women

This thesis analyses the themes of history, memory, and authorship in the works of four women playwrights from the French Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. In doing so, it aims to reveal the three levels of marginalization to which Caribbean women theatre practitioners are subjected: being a woman, being a French Caribbean woman, and being a French Caribbean woman who writes theatre.
The thesis seeks to contribute to the expansion of the field of French Caribbean literary and drama studies, endeavours to redress the gender balance in studies on French Caribbean literature, and aspires to add to the existing body of work on French Caribbean women's writing. Therefore, the thesis aims to reveal and to analyse the world of French Caribbean women's theatre and to study how the playwrights address socio-political issues that affect their communities and influence their own writings and careers. The corpus consists of plays by Gerty Dambury, Ina Césaire, Maryse Condé, and Suzanne Dracius from the 1980s to the early 2000s. While focussing on a different theme, each chapter rests its analysis on theatrical works of a similar genre. The analysis of the plays deploys theories of the theatre pertaining to postcolonial drama and gender.
The first chapter serves as an introduction to a group of female French Caribbean writers and their predecessors. The second chapter is a study of two historical plays, focussing on the collective experience of historical events and the role played by women in those events. The third chapter analyses plays that problematize the relationship between the collective and the individual. The fourth chapter looks at the image of the French Caribbean female artist and the multiple barriers she encounters in achieving creative independence.
Searches for dijet resonances using √s = 13 TeV proton-proton collision data recorded by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider
Keywords: dark matter mediator
limit setting
BumpHunter
ATLAS Experiment
CERN
13 TeV proton-proton collisions
initial state radiation
jets
LHC
dijet resonance

This thesis presents three searches for new resonances in dijet invariant mass spectra. The spectra are produced using √s = 13 TeV proton-proton collision data recorded by the ATLAS detector. New dijet resonances are searched for in the mass range 200 GeV to 6.9 TeV in mass. Heavy new resonances, with masses above 1.1 TeV, are targeted by a high mass dijet search. Light new resonances, with masses down to 200 GeV, are searched for in dijet events with an associated high momentum object (a photon or a jet) arising from initial state radiation. The associated object is used to efficiently trigger the recording of low mass dijet events. All of the analyses presented in this thesis search for an excess of events, localised in mass, above a data-derived estimate of the smoothly falling QCD background. In each search no evidence for new resonances is observed, and the data are used to set 95% C.L. limits on the production cross-section times acceptance times branching ratio for model-independent Gaussian resonance shapes, as well as benchmark signals. One particular benchmark signal which is considered in all of the searches is an axial-vector Z' dark matter mediator model whose parameter space is reduced due to the results presented in this thesis.
Multi-scale modelling of the microvasculature in the human cerebral cortex
Keywords: Cerebral cortex
Penetrating vessels
Micro-infarct
Continuum model
Microvessels
Homogenization
Capillary bed
Mathematical modelling
Murray's law
Perfusion
Cerebral Blood Flow
Microcirculation
Blood flow
Haemodynamics

Cerebrovascular diseases are by far the largest causes of death in the UK, as well as one of the leading causes of adult disability. The brain’s healthy function depends on a steady supply of oxygen, delivered through the microvasculature. Cerebrovascular diseases, such as stroke and dementia, can interrupt the transport of blood (and hence oxygen) rapidly, or over a prolonged period of time. An interruption in flow can lead to ischaemia, with prolonged interruptions leading to tissue death and eventual brain damage.
The microvasculature plays a key role in the transport of oxygen and nutrients to brain tissue; however, its role in diseases such as dementia is poorly understood, primarily due to the inability of current clinical imaging techniques to resolve microvessels, and due to the complexity of the underlying microvasculature. Therefore, in order to understand cerebrovascular diseases, it is necessary to be able to resolve and understand the microvasculature. In particular, generating large-scale models of the human microvasculature that can be linked back to contemporary clinical imaging is important in helping plug the current imaging gap that exists.
A novel statistical model is proposed here that generates such large-scale models efficiently. Homogenization theory is used to generate a porous continuum capillary bed (characterised by its permeability) that allows for the efficient scaling up of the microvasculature. A novel order-based density-filling algorithm is then developed which generates morphologically accurate penetrating arterioles and venules, also demonstrating that the topology of the vessels only has a minor influence on CBF compared to diameter. Finally, the capillary bed and penetrating vessels are coupled into a large voxel-sized model of the microvasculature from which pressure and flux variations through the voxel can be analysed. A decoupling of the pressure and flux, as well as a layering of flow, was observed within the voxel, driven by the topology of the penetrating vessels. Micro-infarctions were also simulated, demonstrating the large local effects they have on the pressure and flux, whilst only causing a minor drop in CBF within the voxel.
Nordic incidental music: between modernity and modernism
Keywords: Modernism
Theatre
Music history
Scandinavia
Incidental music

This thesis argues for the centrality of incidental music in early twentieth-century music history, based on a study of Swedish and Finnish theatre music between 1908 and 1926. The central claims made are firstly, that incidental music is an integral part of music history in this period, supporting a narrative about modernity that does not focus exclusively on "high art" concert music. Second, the Nordic countries were part of a cross-continental discourse concerning modernity that did not revolve solely around, or stem from, central European capital cities such as Vienna or Paris. Third, dramatic literature was fundamental to the development of twentieth-century music in Sweden and Finland.
Through an examination of productions with music by Jean Sibelius (Svanehvit, 1908, and Scaramouche, 1924), Wilhelm Stenhammar (As You Like It, 1920), and Ture Rangström (Till Damaskus III, 1926), the thesis demonstrates that the early 1900s in these countries were characterised by stylistic plurality. For the first two decades of the 1900s, when Sibelius composed the majority of his works, multiple modes of expression where referred to as 'modern' with no clear hierarchy between them. By the 1920s, however, 'modernism' was emerging as a term consistently used to refer to atonality and concurrent theatrical styles dominant in central Europe. Rather than adopt these stylistic languages, Stenhammar and Rangström used 'modernism' as a category to define themselves against, presenting themselves as modern but not modernist composers.
The Old English medical collections in their literary context
Keywords: Leechbook
Medieval
Medicine
Anglo-Saxon
Herbarium
Old English
Bald's Leechbook

This dissertation examines the literary and historical contexts of four collections of medical material from Anglo-Saxon England. These collections are widely known under the titles Bald’s Leechbook, Leechbook III, the Lacnunga, and the Old English Pharmacopeia. As medical literature, these texts have tended to be primarily approached through the lens of the history of medicine or cultural history and folklore. However, as textual compositions carefully engaging with learned culture, these texts are relevant to the wider literary history of the period. The aim of this thesis is to examine these collections within specifically literary contexts, where they have been frequently overlooked. Towards this end, I take the approach of considering each of the four collections as individual, coherent texts, rather than treating them as simply as part of a general corpus of Old English medical literature, as has sometimes been done. This approach is reflected in the organisation of this thesis, which dedicates one chapter to each collection, with a final chapter on the characterisation of medicine within broader Anglo-Saxon literary culture. Each of these chapters details what I view as the distinctive qualities of a particular collection and considers what intellectual and literary milieux it may reflect. Chapter 1 discusses the strategies of compilation and translation employed in Bald’s Leechbook and the relation of some passages within the text to translations associated with the Alfredian revival. Chapter 2 considers the incorporation of liturgical material within Leechbook III, while at the same time exploring the relationship of ælfe (elves) and the Christian demonic in these texts. Chapter 3 explores the textual and manuscript relationships surrounding the Lacnunga and argues that this collection reflects interests consonant with early insular expressions of grammatica. Chapter 4 examines the translation style used in the Old English Herbarium (comprising the first half of the Old English Pharmacopeia) and the place of this collection within the context of the tenth-century Benedictine Reform movement. Finally, Chapter 5 considers the representation of medicine within the larger Old English literary corpus and suggests that the depiction of medicine in these sources is ultimately positive, something that perhaps encouraged the flourishing of vernacular medical production we see testified to in the Old English medical collections. It is my hope that by highlighting the literary and learned aspects of these collections this dissertation will bring a new appreciation of these texts to a wider readership interested in Old English literature.
Integrating palaeontological and neontological perspectives to unravel the secrets of a third of vertebrate diversity
Keywords: Palaeontology
Acanthomorpha
Evolution
Evolutionary biology
Fish
Palaeobiology
Phylogenetics

There are over 18,500 living species of acanthomorph (spiny-rayed fishes), and they represent half of all living fish species and a third of extant vertebrates. They inhabit countless ecological niches, they are incredibly diverse, and they have developed a number of specialised morphological innovations. The earliest acanthomorphs are known from the Cenomanian, but they were neither diverse not abundant during the Cretaceous period. Following the end-Cretaceous extinction event, the acanthomorphs radiated, and by the Eocene they were anatomically modern. However, our understanding of the relationships between most fossil and living acanthomorphs, and the macroevolutionary processes behind their rise to dominance in the Recent, are poorly known. In this thesis, I aimed to develop our understanding of the evolution of the acanthomorphs by combining palaeontological and neontological data. I undertook three separate projects to accomplish this. First, I studied the anatomy two fossil representatives (†Aipichthys pretiosus and †'Aipichthys' nuchalis) of a primitive acanthomorph lineage, the lampridomorphs. I then placed these taxa in a phylogenetic analysis to reveal the pattern of character evolution leading to the crown-group. Second, I aimed to understand the morpho- logical condition at the base of the acanthomorph tree by studying the relationships between two extinct groups (†Ctenothrissiformes and †Pattersonichthyiformes) that may have branched from the acanthomorph stem. Phylogenetic analyses utilising morphological and molecular data support a stem ctenosquamate placement for these taxa. Third, using a timescaled supertree, I studied the evolution of one of the major acanthomorph innovations, the protrusile upper jaw. The combination of palaeontological and neontological data provided deep insight into the evolution of the acanthomorphs, and allowed for the identification of patterns and processes that could not be identified from studying extant taxa in isolation.
The use and misuse of rhetoric by Don Quixote
Keywords: Bakhtin
Cervantes
Don Quixote
rhetoric
novel
Early Modern

This work of research aims to elucidate the structure and meaning of the "Quixotic rhetoric", that is, persistent patterns in the protagonist’s delivery of discourses. Through a close reading of select episodes in the novel, the study explores their style, structure, with a particular attention devoted both to their connections to the rhetorical thought of Renaissance Spain and departures from the rhetorical tenets of the time.
This thesis is focused on the following questions:
1) How exactly do Don Quixote’s discourses function (and/or fail to function)? What are the mechanisms used by Cervantes to create an impression of the protagonist’s rhetorical competence (or lack thereof)? How do the audience’s reaction, narrator’s comments, and further developments show that a particular speech is effective (ineffective)? Are there any discernible patterns in Don Quixote’s discourses that consistently lead him to rhetorical triumph or failure?
2) How does Don Quixote depart from the rhetorical rules and expectations of the Spanish Golden Age? What do the subject and style of his discourses have in common with the rhetorical thought of of his day, and “specialised” forms of rhetoric in particular (forensic, courtly, religious, etc.)? How does moving beyond the typical confines of rhetorical discourse affect the audience’s (and the reader’s) perception?
3) To what extent does the nature of Don Quixote as a work of fiction, and a putative originator of the novelistic genre, affect its representation of rhetorical discourse? Is the mad hidalgo’s mishandling of rhetorical rules a satire of rhetoric as a whole? What is the meaning of the protagonist’s use (and misuse) of rhetoric for the relationship between rhetoric and the novel?
Investigating the oncolytic properties of a group B adenovirus on cancer cells and its effects on the local  immune response
Keywords: Oncolytic virus
Immunotherapy
Cancer

Oncolytic viruses are characterised by their ability to selectively infect and kill tumour cells. Recently it has emerged that they can exert an additional anticancer mechanism stimulating adaptive immune-mediated cancer cell killing. Enadenotucirev (EnAd, formerly known as ColoAd1), is a chimeric Ad11p/Ad3 virus group B oncolytic adenovirus that binds CD46 and is under development for the systemic treatment of metastatic carcinomas. The central aim of this thesis was to to assess whether EnAd provides an adjuvant effect on tumour-associated antigen presenting cells (APCs) that could drive TH1 polarisation for an effective anti-tumour immune response.
This thesis describes the potent oncolytic properties, fast replication and high numbers of virus progeny production by EnAd in cancer cells. Recombinant EnAd variants were engineered to investigate the roles of the mutant regions in the genome of EnAd, and how these influence the modified phenotype. A chemical drug panel was used to identify pathways and cellular factors involved in cellular production of EnAd, finding that several mTOR inhibitors and microtubule inhibitors could improve virus replication.
An ,em>in vitro system using partially matured human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs), which displayed a similar phenotype to tumour-infiltrating DCs, was used to explore the effect of EnAd on APC responses. EnAd induced a strong adjuvant effect on these cells by up-regulating surface markers and secretion of pro-inflammatory factors. Further mechanistic experiments, alongside a CAR-binding group C adenovirus 5, indicated these adjuvant effects were virus particle-mediated and dependent on CD46 binding. To understand the functional implications downstream of these interactions, T cell activation and phenotype was assessed using a mixed lymphocyte reaction approach. The data indicated EnAd was a good candidate compared to other adenoviruses, that may steer the response of activated T-cells towards a TH1 phenotype, for an effective immune response.
In conclusion, the potent oncolytic properties of EnAd virus may provide an adjuvant effect on tumour-associated APCs, helping to harness an adaptive immune response.
New methods for new data: developing techniques for analysing alternative social science data
Keywords: state department
world values survey
Internet search
diplomacy
survey translation
foreign policy
diplomatic networks
incidentally collected data
survey methodology
Social science methodology
social network analysis

In social science research, methodology matters. Seemingly arcane issues of measurement are not trivial but can have profound inﬂuences on how we view the social world.This thesis seeks to fill methodological gaps that have opened up as new research techniques become available. This thesis consists of five chapters covering three projects.
The first project analyses whether Google Trends data can be used as proxies for issue salience. A methodology for validating Google Trends data against survey data is developed, with searches validated in the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain. The dangers of not testing the validity and reliability of Internet derived data is discussed.
The second project examines the translation equivalence of survey instruments into diﬀerent languages by using corpus linguistic on Internet corpora in 10 languages. Using these corpora, dissimilarity measures are constructed, allowing clusters of meaning to be identifed quantitatively and examined qualitatively. This method is illustrated using a postmaterialism item from the World Values Survey. This item is found to suffer from important translation problems, as the translations of the word ideas have clearly nonequivalent meanings across languages. These differences predict the item's correlations with other variables within the World Values Survey.
The third project looks at the role of information processing within the US State Department’s foreign policy analysis using social network analysis (SNA). First, the predictors of information ﬂow are identifed, showing diplomats focus most strongly on trade. Next, a new type of relational event model is developed to account for specifc communication features communication within this bureaucracy: a relational event conversation history actor initiated network model (RECHAIN). Using this model, we fnd the importance of trade is set by the Bureaus, with Embassies adopting this agenda against their preferences. Finally, we examine the evidence behind diﬀerent mechanisms of communication agenda setting.
Hate parties: limits on the freedom of extreme political parties
Keywords: democracy
dissolution of political parties
political parties
extermism

This thesis deals with the question of dissolution of extremist political parties at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Liberal democracies are characterised by freedom and pluralism. On the one hand, one could say that democracy is precisely about tolerating all opinions in politics; on the other, one could also say that democracy should only tolerate political parties to the extent that they do not jeopardise its own foundations. The ECtHR has to face the new paradigm in extremism that resulted in intolerant fringe parties replacing totalitarian parties. While the Court delivered a substantial number of judgments in party dissolution cases, yet it remains unknown what the oft-repeated high protection for freedom of association will mean in difficult dissolution cases in the future. The present study rethinks the ways the Court should interpret party dissolution cases to meet the challenge of new extremism. First, the thesis draws attention to the various aspects of a party’s activities that the Court should observe in dissolution cases. Second, the thesis further argues that the Court should revitalise the definition stage of adjudication instead of uniquely relying on proportionality and balancing. Any dissolution case should start from defining what political parties are in a normative sense. Third, balancing understood as principled reasoning, should follow only after the definition. Drawing on the jurisprudence on articles 10, the thesis tries to rethink the balancing process in party dissolution cases of new extremist parties. It argues that because the legitimacy of the democratic government depends in part on the respect for political rights, chief amongst them the freedom of association, only compelling reasons and extraordinary circumstances may justify party dissolution. Finally, the thesis will outline such extra reasons with the help of other jurisdictions.