Theses

Enhanced Resource Discovery Mechanisms for Unstructured Peer-to-Peer Network Environments

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Enhanced phosphate cycling using Tithonia diversifolia

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

Enhancing equity in sport: informing the development of an evidence-based standardised starting system in D/deaf and hearing athletics.

Supervisor: Gottwald, V. (Supervisor) & Lawrence, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Enhancing motor skill acquisition in individuals with a learning disability.

Supervisor: Lawrence, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Enhancing police legitimacy through the use of Twitter -- A Mixed-method Study of Police Communication via Twitter in England and Wales

Supervisor: Feilzer, M. (Supervisor) & Loftus, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Enhancing the Antitrust Damages Action in China: Some Lessons from the EU

Supervisor: Cahill, D. (Supervisor) & Jing, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Entrepreneurial marketing in small welsh technology firms: an empirical study

Supervisor: Rowley, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environment and livelihood systems in the forest-savanna interface: a study in Brong Ahafo region Ghana

Supervisor: Bright, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental and biological controls of Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca and Mn/Ca ratios in the shells of the bivalves Pinna nobilis, Mytilus edulis and Pecten maximus : implications for palaeo-environmental reconstructions

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental effects on the growth and biochemical composition of four micoalgae, in relation to their use as food for Mytilus edulis larval rearing.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental extremes and the immune response to exercise

Supervisor: Walsh, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental impact assessment in the forest sector of Great Britain.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental impact of integrating legumes into European food systems

Supervisor: Styles, D. (Supervisor), Gibbons, J. (Supervisor), Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Rees, R. M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental impacts in the water-energy nexus: quantification and mitigation in the food and drink sector

Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Styles, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental sustainability of intensive rice systems in Bangladesh: key stakeholders' perceptions

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Enwau pentrefi, prif anheddau a chaeau pum plwyf yn arfon: Llanbeblig, Llandwrog, Llanfaflan, Llanrug a Llanwnda

Supervisor: Owen, H. W. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Epidemiological gene carriage study of gram-negative extended spectrum β-Lactamase-producing bacteria in urinary tract infection patients in North Wales: isolation of a novel CTXM-type enzyme

Supervisor: Williams, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Epidemiology of the African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) : intra- and interseasonal variability in outbreak severity in Eastern Africa in relation to weather and moth migration.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Erosional resilience of salt marshes: : Bio-physical processes from patch to national scales

Supervisor: Skov, M. (Supervisor), Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & Garbutt, A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays in Islamic Finance

Supervisor: Jaafar, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays in Public Sector Management and Governance

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays in forecasting financial markets with predictive analytics techniques

Supervisor: Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor) & Xie, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on Tax Avoidance

Supervisor: Jaafar, A. (Supervisor) & Beelitz, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on ambidextrous leadership in small and medium sized firms

Supervisor: Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor) & Mitchelmore, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on consumer credit in the United Kingdom: Consumer protection, consumption and well-being, and financial resilience

Supervisor: Batiz-Lazo, B. (Supervisor) & Carbo-Valverde, S. (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

Essays on corporate social responsibility

Supervisor: Jaafar, A. (Supervisor) & Ebrahim, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on financial inclusion and mobile banking

Supervisor: Batiz-Lazo, B. (Supervisor) & Carbo-Valverde, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on financial structure and regional economic development

Supervisor: Altunbas, Y. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on tax haven use, ownership structure, and earnings management: An analysis of UK public and private firms

Supervisor: Jaafar, A. (Supervisor) & Hemmings, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Essays on the determinants and effectiveness of SEC reviews of IPO registration statements

Supervisor: Hemmings, D. (Supervisor), Jaafar, A. (Supervisor), Jaafar, A. (Supervisor) & Hemmings, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Establishing multi-bivalve species Sclerochronology

Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor) & Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Establishing the Arctica islandica archive: Development of the definitive shell-based proxy for the North Atlantic shelf seas

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor) & Scourse, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Establishment and growth of protestantism in Colombia

Supervisor: Baker, C. (Supervisor) & Rees, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Estimating the contribution of beekeeping to household wellbeing and conservation motivations in the Tanzanian Miombo

Supervisor: Cross, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Estimation of genetic parameters in a commercial pig breeding population

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Euronotes: risk and pricing

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating Parallel Corpora and Translation Quality for Chinese and English

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating Trilingual Language Teacher Training Programmes for Minority Dominated Regions in Xinjiang: Current practice and Challenges

Supervisor: Thomas, E. (Supervisor) & Feng, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating applied physiotherapy practice in managing Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: extending the scope beyond clinical measures and treatment

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating the Incredible Years Toddler Programme in disadvantaged areas of Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating the decomposition characteristics of organic wastes and synthetic plastics

Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor) & Roberts, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating the incredible years baby programme in Wales

Supervisor: Hutchings, J. (Supervisor) & Erjavec, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating the use of evidence-informed learning strategies for improving secondary school students learning in science

Supervisor: Hughes, J. (Supervisor) & Watkins, R. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating the use of municipal solid waste as a feedstock for in-vessel composting

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of PTCa/PEKK composite sensors for acoustic emission detection

Supervisor: Das-Gupta, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of a Drinking-Related and a Motivational Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption and Change Drinking Behaviour among University Students

Supervisor: Cox, W. M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of low phytic acid (lpa) mutants of cereals for global phosphorus sustainability

Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of novel naked barley lines for β–glucan, amylose and field performance

Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of surface water resources of Marab Hassan in the Northeast Badia of Jordan

Supervisor: Cratchley, R. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of the COPING parent online universal programme

Supervisor: Hutchings, J. (Supervisor) & Griffith, N. (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

Evaluation of the role of trees and shrubs in seasonally dry pastures of Colombia

Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of vermicompost from composts for agricultural and horticultural uses

Supervisor: Jones, D. (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

Evolution & Extinction of the Great Auk: A Palaeogenomic Approach

Supervisor: Knapp, M. (External person) (Supervisor), Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Gilbert, M. T. (External person) (Supervisor), Stewart, J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Hofreiter, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evolutionary biology of the Western rattlesnake, (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalus viridis) : phylogeny, morphology, and venom evolution

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evolutionary genetics of early colonisation in Caribbean Anolis

Supervisor: Thorpe, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Ex-post cost-benefit analysis of village woodlots of Gujarat, India.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examination of identity theft and identity fraud and the role of the national identity card scheme

Supervisor: Day, G. (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

Examining the Interactive Effects of Mental Toughness, Self-Regulated Training Behaviors, and Personality in Swimming

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor) & Beattie, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining the Social Reward Value of Biological Motion

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining the effect of Positive Psychology Interventions to improve psychological wellbeing, workplace motivation and re-employment prospects in North Wales.

Supervisor: Parkinson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining the relationship between paired associate learning and reading ability in adults and children

Supervisor: Jones, M. (Supervisor) & Oppenheim, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Executive functioning in early stage Parkinson's disease

Supervisor: Clare, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise As Adjunctive Therapy In Chronic Kidney Disease

Supervisor: Macdonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise and immune function: the effects of acute exercise, training, nutrition and environmental stress

Supervisor: Walsh, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise and joint health in rheumatoid arthritis

Supervisor: Thom, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise motives and gains: implications for health behaviour change

Supervisor: Ingledew, D. (Supervisor) & Markland, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise rehabilitation after hip or knee joint replacement: The effects of illness representations and self-efficacy on adherence, physical recovery and emotional well-being

Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor) & Burton, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise stress, nutrition and novel measures of in vivo immunity

Supervisor: Walsh, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise, neuromuscular control and performance, and stability of the knee joints

Supervisor: Gleeson, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise-related sensorimotor and neuromuscular performance of the knee joint

Supervisor: Gleeson, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exhibiting the everyday: anythe musealization of 1950s material culture in France and Germany

Supervisor: Saunders, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Experimental studies of communications with chaotic semiconductor lasers

Supervisor: Shore, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploration of the processes and outcomes associated with participation in outdoor sports

Supervisor: Woodman, T. (Supervisor) & Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Explorative coastal oceanographic visual analytics : oceans of data

Supervisor: Roberts, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring Attentional Bias and the Overall Recovery Experience of Individuals with a Drug or Alcohol Dependency

Supervisor: Hogan, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring Relationships Between Catchment Dissolved Organic Matter Characteristics and the Formation of Disinfection Byproducts.

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Holliman, P. (Supervisor) & Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring and Explaining the Role of Boundary Objects in Implementation through the National Institute of Health Research’s Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (NIHR CLAHRCs)

Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring decision making in intellectual disability nursing: provider and user perspectives

Supervisor: Irvine, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring decision making to create an active offer of planned home birth

Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor) & Burton, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring novel techniques to quantify habitat use, diet, and ecological effects of deer, with a focus on fallow deer (Dama dama) in the Elwy Valley, North Wales

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor), Healey, J. (Supervisor), Eichhorn, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring payments for ecosystem services in the context of native tree planting in Lebanon

Supervisor: Hockley, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring real and hypothetical impacts of community-based conservation interventions

Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor), Gibbons, J. M. (Supervisor) & Young, R. P. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the Cost, Long-Term Outcomes and Sibling Benefits of the Incredible Years (IY) Autism Spectrum and Language Delays Programme

Supervisor: Hutchings, J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Williams, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the Economic Case for Universal and Targeted Mindfulness-Based Approaches to Prevention: the trial feasibility stage

Supervisor: Edwards, R. (Supervisor) & Crane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the Understanding of Epistemic Beliefs and Approaches to Teaching of In-Service University Teachers in Colombia, South America.

Supervisor: Fazey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the Unexplored: An Assessment of the Implications of Low and Negative Interest Rates for the Banking Sector

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the agronomic and environmental effects of herbal leys on lowland sheep production

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the application of remote sensing to the monitoring of continuous cover forestry

Supervisor: Valbuena, R. (Supervisor), Suarez-Minguez, J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Rayment, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the biodiversity of the lakes of the Malay Archipelago using environmental DNA metabarcoding

Supervisor: De Bruyn, M. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Carvalho, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the educational ideas and practice of UK transnational education in China from the perspective of citizenship

Supervisor: Feng, A. (Supervisor) & Sullivan, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the experiences of dialysis in young adulthood

Supervisor: Parry-Jones, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the interface between emotion and cognition

Supervisor: Mills, D. (Supervisor) & Bentall, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the mismatch between policy objectives and outcomes in Participatory Forest Management in Tanzania

Supervisor: Hockley, N. (Supervisor) & Wynne-Jones, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the possible negative effects of self-efficacy upon performance

Supervisor: Beattie, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the potential of sound management of forest and tree resources on cattle farms located in tropical dry forest of Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy