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Housing is a key driver of public health. Existing evidence clearly demonstrates the ways in which health is damaged by homelessness and by living in poor quality housing. However, the routes from housing to health and wellbeing are wider and more complex than the negative effects of problems with housing. Housing as ‘home’ is not just a physical shelter, but also a foundation for social, psychological and cultural wellbeing. Hence, it is important to understand how houses become homes for th...

The present work examined the effects of dietary (n-3)/(n-6) PUFA ratios in Atlantic salmon parr on, firstly, the fatty acid composition of lipids in peripheral blood cells and immunocompetent tissues and secondly, disease resistance. No notable differences in physiological and immunological parameters were observed between fish fed different (n-3)/(n-6) PUFA diets, except for a significantly higher number of responding B cells in kidney and spleen of the fish fed high (n-3)/(n-6) PUFA diet. ...

This thesis examines the interaction of several plant polysaccharides with bovine collagen and the effect of these interactions on the physical characteristics of biopolymer wound dressings. Recent research in the field of wound healing has led to the development of biological wound dressings such as Fibracol ™, Sorbsan ™, E.Z.Derm ™, Biobrane ™ which contain protein and/or polysaccharides. When these materials are placed on an open wound the potential exists for soluble polysaccharide to dif...

The solid geology of the Loch Dee catchment was characterised according to chemistry and mineralogy. The chemistry of weathered and unweathered rock samples were compared. Differences noted did not conform to the weathering scenarios of Goldich. The results, which were explained with reference to weathering rates, supported previous observations on ba.se flow water quality in the area. The drift geology of the area was characterised chemically and texturally and found to be of mixed local or...