Theses

Physical and bioeconomic analysis of ecosystem services from a silvopasture system

Supervisor: Walmsley, J. (Supervisor) & Rayment, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Phytoplankton dynamics in Maltese coastal waters (Central Mediterranean) using in situ, remote sensing methods, and modelling techniques

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor) & Thomas, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Sleep hygiene education and children with developmental disabilities

Supervisor: Huws, J. (Supervisor) & Burton, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Conceptualisation, Measurement, and Development of Mental Toughness in Military Training

Supervisor: Arthur, C. (Supervisor) & Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Evolution of Defensive Strategies in Cobras

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The influence of prosocial priming on visual perspective taking and automatic imitation

Supervisor: Ramsey, R. (Supervisor) & Koldewyn, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The innovations of radical Islam

Supervisor: Wali, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The toxins that time forgot: Characterisation of marine toxins with emphasis on the neglected status of marine toxinology.

Supervisor: Mulley, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Towards an increasing honey production in Northern Uganda : a multi-perspective approach

Supervisor: Smagghe, G. (External person) (Supervisor) & Cross, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Trilingual Education in the Kam-Speaking Region of Guizhou: Policy, Praxis, and Perceptions

Supervisor: Smith, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Understanding medication adherence: Application of health psychology and behavioural economic theories

Supervisor: Hughes, D. (Supervisor) & Morrison, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

What are the Challenges of Evaluating Co-produced Initiatives?

Supervisor: Krayer, A. (Supervisor) & Carre, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

What works to support brief smoking cessation in acute hospital settings?

Supervisor: Burton, C. (Supervisor) & Williams, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Ymchwilio Addysg Ddwyieithog yn Ysgolion Cymru: Amrywiaeth Caleidosgopig

Supervisor: Thomas, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Converging Approach to Sex differences and Pain; an Examination of Social and Biological Mechanisms that May Account for Differences Between Male and Female Pain Reports

Supervisor: Mullins, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Critical Evaluation of the Legal and Sharia Aspects of the Iraqi Islamic Banking System, Using the Case Studies of Malaysia and Bahrain

Supervisor: Hyland, M. (Supervisor) & Cahill, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Theology of the Spirits in the former Prophets: A Pentecostal Perspective

Supervisor: Thomas, J. C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A conceptual e-learning system for teaching mathematics

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Acquired brain injury: Psychological sequelae and holistic approaches to intervention

Supervisor: Coetzer, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Age, growth and reproductive assessment of the whelk, Buccinum undatum, in coastal shelf seas

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An International Criminal Framework to Prosecute the Legacy of Forced Internal Displacement in Iraq

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An examination of the precise nature of ironic performance breakdown

Supervisor: Woodman, T. (Supervisor) & Cooke, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Analysis and synthesis of critical design-thinking for data visualisation designers and learners

Supervisor: Roberts, J. C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Analysis of human germ lines genes for clinical applications

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Approaches to the synthesis of guanidine containing natural products

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Autism: Investigating Parents’ Etiological Beliefs and Assessment Experiences when a Diagnosis is not given

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Bank business models, capital structure, lending behavior and risk

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor) & Xie, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Behavioural and neural mechanisms of motor sequence learning by observation

Supervisor: Cross, E. (Supervisor) & Ramsey, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Behind the Lens: Sensorimotor and Cognitive After-effectsof Prism Adaptation

Supervisor: Rafal, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Biotic and abiotic control of microbial community structure and activity in forest soils

Supervisor: Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Child and adolescent mental health: Intervention and appropriate Measurement

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Children's palliative care and health promotion: Distinctly different concepts, or congruent alliance?

Supervisor: Noyes, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Choice in Life (transgender older adults’ mental health) and in Death (UK GPs’ euthanasia discourses)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Cobalt(III), Copper(II), and Nickel(II) coordination compounds as cations in Polyborate Chemistry

Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Combined effects of hydrodynamics and cohesive clay on bedform morphology and migration on sandy tidal flats

Supervisor: Baas, J. (Supervisor), Thorne, P. D. (External person) (Supervisor) & Amoudry, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing a scheme that governs the transfer of rights through the bill of lading under Chinese law: a comparison with the Anglo-American experience and the international approach.

Supervisor: Jing, Z. (Supervisor) & Eyo, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder in the Community

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor) & Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Electrophysiological studies of the time-course of 3D shape perception and object recognition

Supervisor: Leek, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Empirical Essays on China's Financial Markets

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor) & Xie, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

End-Stage Renal Disease: Exploring the Impact of Treatment on Body-Image and Investigating the Psychological Factors of Treatment Adherence

Supervisor: Parry-Jones, B. (Supervisor) & Gardner, P. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Enhancing carbon sequestration in peatlands using exogenous phenolic inhibitors

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor), Jones, T. (Supervisor), Dunn, C. (Supervisor) & Gough, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on corporate governance of financial intermediaries

Supervisor: Thornton, J. (Supervisor) & Altunbas, Y. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of the Enhancing Parenting Skills 2014 Programme

Supervisor: Hutchings, J. (Supervisor) & Hoare, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evidence-based practice, autism education and Applied Behaviour Analysis: Do Behaviour Analysts need to practise what they preach?

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor) & Hughes, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining Personality and Performance in Extreme Environments

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor), Beattie, S. (Supervisor), Arthur, C. (Supervisor) & Eade, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring Loneliness and Connectedness amongst Service Users in Acute Adult Mental Health Inpatient Care

Supervisor: Firth, A. (Supervisor) & Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Fiscal decentralization and the poor.

Supervisor: Thornton, J. (Supervisor) & ap Gwilym, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Functional characterisation of SPO11 in human cancer cells

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genotype-phenotype analysis of the checkpoint kinase MEC1, the budding yeast homologue of human ATM/ ATR

Supervisor: Cha, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Greenhouse gas flux response to restoration management in UK lowland peatlands

Supervisor: Evans, C. (Supervisor), Smith, A. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Hanes y Degwm yng Nghymru yn ystod y Bedwaredd Ganrif ar Bymtheg, gyda sylw arbennig i ‘Ryfel y Degwm’.

Supervisor: Rees, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Hydroacoustics as a tool for the assessment of fishes within existing and candidate marine protected areas (MPAs)

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor) & Le Vay, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Ibn Sa’ud and Britain: Early changing relationship and pre-state formation 1902-1914

Supervisor: Wiliam, M. (Supervisor) & Shapely, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identification and characterisation of novel cancer testis antigens in human cancer cells

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identifying Behavioural and Neural Indices of Sensorimotor Experience Among Young Adults and Adolescents

Supervisor: Cross, E. (Supervisor) & Koldewyn, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Incorporation of trees in smallholder land use systems: Farm characteristics, rates of return and policy issues influencing farmer adoption

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor), Jacobsen, J. B. (External person) (Supervisor) & Sunderland, T. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Increasing ecological realism in conservation network design: a case study in Belize and an evaluation of global satellite telemetry for connectivity research

Supervisor: Hayward, M. (Supervisor) & Balkenhol, N. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Indigenous women in Gaul, Britannia, Germania and Celtic Hispania, 400 BC – AD 235

Supervisor: Karl, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Inter-temporal choice for high-value food rewards as a model of food-scheduling behaviour

Supervisor: Rogers, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Life domain conflicts in elite sport

Supervisor: Markland, D. (Supervisor), Hardy, J. (Supervisor) & Birrer, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Malaria parasites: Oral and Nasal inoculation of mice with iRBC’s & development of P. falciparum mutants with the CRISPR/cas9 system

Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Moderate-to-high intensity aerobic interval training versus continuous aerobic training in real life, centre based, cardiac rehabilitation

Supervisor: Moore, J. (Supervisor) & Kubis, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Modernising Iraq: A Legislative Proposal to Regulate Timesharing Agreements in Iraq

Supervisor: Owen, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Modulations of cerebellar predictive language function through continuous theta burst stimulation

Supervisor: Bracewell, R. (Supervisor) & Mari-Beffa, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

NEXAFS Spectroscopy Studies of Polymer Nanocomposites

Supervisor: Campo, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Neurocognitive investigation of objectin-scene representations

Supervisor: Downing, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Neurocognitive study of mindfulness with primary school pupils

Supervisor: Dorjee, D. (Supervisor) & Thierry, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Normative and practical recommendations toward improved judicial independence in contemporary Iraq: The question of embedding judicial independence

Supervisor: Nason, S. (Supervisor) & Mawhinney, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel Roles of the Circadian Clock Protein Neuronal PAS Domain Protein 2 (NPAS2) in the Response to Oxidative andHeat Stress

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel Variants of the DNA Damage Checkpoint Protein Cds1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems as Sources of Phosphorus and other Pollutants in Rural Catchments: Characteristics and Tracing Approaches

Supervisor: Withers, P. (Supervisor) & Stutter, M. I. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Oral and nasal infectivity and immunogenicity of Plasmodium berghei and yoelii sporozoites and longevity of Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites and schizonts

Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Outdoor stability studies in Organic Photovoltaics

Supervisor: Kettle, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Oviposition site selection by Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (Diptera: Culicidae) at coastal sites in Kenya

Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor) & Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Pneumatic Discernment in the Apocalypse: An Intertextual and Pentecostal Exploration

Supervisor: Thomas, J. C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Public Values and Project Management Practices & Processes in the Public Sector in the case of the State of Qatar

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor) & Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Reading Between the Lines: Clothes, Linens and Washing-Lines in Film and Practice

Supervisor: Abrams, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Responsible China: A critical discourse analysis of soft power projection through transnational media

Supervisor: Bakir, V. (Supervisor) & McStay, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Seeing the forest for the trees: Tree species effects on soil microbial communities and nutrient cycling dynamics

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Vesterdal, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Self-Regulation and Alcohol Consumption: Understanding University Students’ Motivation for Drinking

Supervisor: Cox, W. M. (Supervisor) & Intriligator, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Sense of belonging as an indicator for social capital: a mixed methods analysis of students’ sense of belonging to university

Supervisor: Davis, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Simulating Feedbacks between Tidal Stream Array Operation and the Marine Energy Resource

Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Socioeconomic deprivation and psychopathology: associations at the global and local level

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor) & Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Study of the Fly Algorithm for 2-D and 3-D Image Reconstruction

Supervisor: Vidal, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthesis and Applications of Proline Derived Guanidine Catalysts in Asymmetric Michael Addition Reactions

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthesis of Complex Sugar Mycolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Technology transfer in the context of competition Law in the Modern Chinese Market: Adequacy and scope for improvement

Supervisor: Shi, W. (Supervisor) & Cahill, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Development of a Spatially Dynamic Model to Evaluate Management Scenarios in a Scallop Fishery

Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Effect of Exercise and Ageing on Morphology and Biomarkers of Knee Articular Cartilage in Healthy Humans

Supervisor: Moore, J. (Supervisor) & Thom, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Formation and Influence of Pwyllgor Diogelu Diwylliant Cymru and Undeb Cymru Fydd: Language and Cultural Preservation in Wales, c.1939-50

Supervisor: Edwards, A. (Supervisor) & Wiliam, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Function Of SPO11 In Human Cancer Cells

Supervisor: Stuart, N. (Supervisor), Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor) & Wakeman, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Impact of the Italian Occupation of Cyrenaica with Reference to Benghazi, 1911-1942

Supervisor: Shapely, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Kuwaiti merchants’ Networks, 1850-1946: A Tiny Sheikhdom in the First Global Age

Supervisor: Rees, L. (Supervisor) & Batiz-Lazo, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Market Microstructure of Stock Futures and Equity Options

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor) & Williams, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Pleistocene Protagonist: Predicting Chinese, North American and global box office success through an evolutionary analysis of film protagonists

Supervisor: Sherry, J. (Supervisor) & Ward, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Shiite Resistance Against the British Occupation in Iraq 1914-1921

Supervisor: Shapely, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The biology and ecology of the rocky shore crab Leptodius exaratus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) on the coast of Kuwait

Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor), Gimenez Noya, J. (Supervisor) & Behbehani, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of slurry processing on phosporus bioavailability and mobility

Supervisor: Chadwick, D. (Supervisor), Jones, D. L. (Supervisor) & Qing, C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The functional characterisation of TEX19 in human cancer cells and stem cells to explore clinical potential

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor) & Wakeman, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The practical difficulties of applying current trade mark law, actions for passing off and copyright law to literary fictional characters per se, independent of the original work

Supervisor: Hyland, M. (Supervisor) & Griffiths, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy