Theses

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

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel Variants of the DNA Damage Checkpoint Protein Hus1 in Fission Yeast and Human Cells

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel bio-active fatty acids

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel di- and multitopic hydroxamate ligands towards discrete and extended network complexes

Supervisor: Jones, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel dielectrophoretic techniques for the manipulation of bio-particles

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel insights into heat acclimation by post-exercise hot water immersion

Supervisor: Walsh, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel isoforms and functions of the S. pombe Rad9 checkpoint protein

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel roles of the Canadian clock protein neuronal PAS domain protein 2 (NPAS2) in the response to oxidative and heat stress

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Nucleotide excision repair-independent functions of the XPG homologue Rad13 of fission yeast

Supervisor: Fleck, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Nutritional studies on fish and crustacean larvae

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

O'r sect i'r enwad datblygiad enwadau ymneilltuol Cymru, 1840-1870.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Object representations in the human brain: a functional MRI survey

Supervisor: Downing, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Object- and location-based forms of representation in inhibition of return.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Object-based representations facilitate memory for inhibitory processes

Supervisor: Tipper, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Observations and modelling of the western Irish Sea gyre

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Observations of cold pool jets in the continental shelf of the Celtic Sea

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Oes modd ail-greu rhyngweithio dosbarth cyfathrebol Cymraeg i Oedolion drwy ddulliau digidol i gefnogi cywirdeb ac ynganiad iaith dysgwyr ar lefel dechreuwyr cwrs Mynediad (A1)?

Supervisor: Thomas, E. (Supervisor) & Cooper, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Older people and end of life choices : an exploration of the options and related discourses

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Olfactory stimuli and social behaviour in the guinea pig

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Olympic trials

Supervisor: Gregson, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

On books that sell 192-book study of the American YA fiction market showing particularly strong audience resonance in matters of race, gender and moral identity

Supervisor: Harper, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

On the banking capital in Europe and its relationship with risk and efficiency.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

On the lexical representation and selection of written words in proficient Welsh-English bilinguals: A behavioural and fMRI investigation

Supervisor: Tainturier, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

On the mechanical properties of bast fibre reinforced thermosetting polymer matrix composites.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

On the normal use of oculomotor reflexes

Supervisor: Rafal, B. (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

One generation and two different age groups on arrival: Arabic-English code-switching in the conversations of Iraqi Arabic male immigrants living in Greater Manchester

Supervisor: Webb-Davies, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Operational Ocean Modelling: a Critical Evaluation of Published Works

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optical Effects on the Dynamical Properties of Semiconductor Laser Devices and Their Applications

Supervisor: Hong, Y. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optical Measurements of Suspended Sediments

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optical OFDM with Multiple Information-carrying Dimensions for Elastic Access Networks

Supervisor: Tang, J. (Supervisor) & Giddings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optical characterisation of suspended particulate matter in estuaries and near coastal waters

Supervisor: Jones, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optical effects on the spectral, dynamical and noise properties of semiconductor laser devices

Supervisor: Shore, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optical pulse generation using an optically injected Nd:YVO4 laser

Supervisor: Shore, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optical receiver design and optimisation for multi-gigahertz applications

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optical remote sensing of sediments and phytoplankton pigments in an estuary: towards retrieving CDOM and salinity

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optimal operating conditions and security considerations for optical chaos communications

Supervisor: Shore, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optimisation of biogas production by advanced process monitoring and the effect of mixing frequency on biogas reactors with and without microbial support media

Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optimising Kinematic Systems Using Crowd-Sourcing and Genetic Algorithms

Supervisor: Ap Cenydd, L. (Supervisor) & Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Optimising patient function following elective total hip replacement surgery

Supervisor: Lemmey, A. (Supervisor) & Maddison, P. (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

Organ and tissue donation : factors influencing nurses' willingness to discuss post mortem donation wishes.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Organic MIS devices based on a high-k dielectric

Supervisor: Taylor, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Organic acids behavior in calcareous soils

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Organic polymers and solid state fabrication

Supervisor: Taylor, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Organisational innovation in food sector SMEs: innovation orientation, types and process

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Orlando di Lasso's psalm settings: an examination of genre in late sixteenth-century psalm motets and German Leider

Supervisor: Leitmeir, C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Oscar Wilde and postmodern thought

Supervisor: Price, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Ostracod palaeoecology and biogeochemistry of marine and estuarine interglacial deposits in North West Europe.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Our city and Chamber of London : the relationship between the City of London and the Crown in the reigns of Edward VI and Mary.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Outdoor stability studies in Organic Photovoltaics

Supervisor: Kettle, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Overcoming Barriers to ABA Implementation in Maintained SEN Schools in the UK

Supervisor: Hoerger, M. (Supervisor) & Roberts-Tyler, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Overlap not Gap: conceptualising natural language and its co-existence with non-human communication and cognition using Prototype Theory.

Supervisor: Tenbrink, T. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Overseas expeditions ; : self-esteem and transformational leadership

Supervisor: Callow, N. (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

Ozone sensitivity and population genetics of Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

Supervisor: Mills, G. (External person) (Supervisor), Gliddon, C. (Supervisor) & Taylor, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Palynology of late pleistocene and holocene sediments from the African Atlantic equatorial margin

Supervisor: Scourse, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Parent-mediated interventions for children with social-communication difficulties

Supervisor: Healy, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Parental bereavement when a child with an intellectual disability dies

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Parenting a child with intellectual and developmental disabilities : Psychological variabilities and their relationship to well-being

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Parenting a child with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Psychological variables and their relationship to well-being

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Parkia biglobosa (Jasq.) benth. in Nigeria : a resource assessment.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Participatory crop improvement for maize/millet intercropping with trees in the middle hills of Nepal.

Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Partitioning of stable isotopes between scallop shell calcite and sea water and factors influencing shell growth and microgrowth patterns.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Past Imperfect

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Pastoral care of the clergy

Supervisor: Francis, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Pathway 2 Podium: A Multidisciplinary and Mixed Method Approach to Enhancing the Efficacy of Talent Development Systems

Supervisor: Gottwald, V. (Supervisor) & Hardy, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Patient preferences in the delivery of cancer genetic services

Supervisor: Edwards, R. T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Patrymau defnydd iaith disgyblion cyfnod allweddol 2 a chyfnod allweddol 3

Supervisor: Wiliams, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Patterns and processes of saltmarsh area change at three spatial scales

Supervisor: Skov, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Paul Lazarsfeld and the Trajectory of the American Media Reform Movement, 1922-1955

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Peace Child : towards a global definition of the young adult novel

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Peculiar versions of the species song: aesthetic outworkings of language and literature in the middle years of childhood (8 to 12 years)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Pedagogical strategies to teach and support children with both EAL and SEN

Supervisor: Ware, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Pelagic sharks are poorly understood because of limitations inherent in studying

Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor) & Thomas, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Pentecostal Perspectives on Social Justice: Rationale, Form and Practice. A Dialogue with Jürgen Moltmann.

Supervisor: Macchia, F. D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Perception and Structure in Electroacoustic Music: A Portfolio of Compositions

Supervisor: Lewis, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Perceptions of Justice and Equity in Energy Infrastructure: Stakeholder perspectives on electricity transmission infrastructure planning. Where does power lie?

Supervisor: Griffiths, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Performance assessment of subcarrier multiplexed optical systems: implications of laser nonlinearities

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Persistence of escherichia coli O157 in contrasting environments and its implications for human health

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Personal Epistemology and its Influence on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Supervisor: Fazey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Personal control, performance and health

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Personality and emotional consequences of spiritual experiences

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Personality and motivational determinants of alcohol use

Supervisor: Cox, W. M. (Supervisor), Ingledew, D. (Supervisor) & Parkinson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Perspectives in vegetation monitoring: an evaluation of approaches currently used in the UK

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Healey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Saudi Desert Sands: Survey, Ecotoxicity and Remediation

Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Petrov-Galerkin finite element methods

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Pharmacologically-based mechanistic modelling in health economic evaluation

Supervisor: Hughes, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Philosophical history in Scott's Waverley novels

Supervisor: Jones, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Phonological impairment in developmental dyslexia during reading: when, insights from event-related potentials

Supervisor: Thierry, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Phosphate and micronutrient behaviour under flooded and aerated soil conditions

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Phosphorus Speciation in Soil and Plants.

Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Phosphorus redistribution in acid archaeological soils from North Wales.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Photo-assisted growth of CdO by metal-organic chemical vapour depositio

Supervisor: Irvine, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Photo-effects in Organic MIS Devices and Related Structures

Supervisor: Taylor, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Physical activity, kidney function and kidney injury

Supervisor: Macdonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Physical and bioeconomic analysis of ecosystem services from a silvopasture system

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Physico-mechanical and decay resistance properties of bio-resin modified wood

Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Physiological and phylogenetic studies of some novel acidophilic mineral-oxidising bacteria

Supervisor: Johnson, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Physiological aspects of tillering in barley (Hordeum distichum).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy