Theses

The community photosynthetic quotient and the assimilation of nitrogen by oceanic plankton.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The contribution of discourse analysis to textual criticism : a study of the Bezan text of acts.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The corrosion protection of aluminium

Supervisor: Holliman, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The coulometric determination of total inorganic carbon in seawater and the study of the inter-relationship between the planktonic metabolism of carbon dioxide and oxygen.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The cultural categorisation of crime, deviance and disorder in a Welsh market town

Supervisor: Wardhaugh, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The cycle of turbulent kinetic energy dissipation and mixing in regions of freshwater influence

Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The decay resistance of chemically modified softwood.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The delivery of biodiversity benefits in the REDD+ climate mechanism

Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor) & Secco, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The derivation of suspended sediment concentrations in the Irish Sea from in situ and remotely-sensed ocean colour

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The detection of VOCs using sensors based on nanostructured metal oxides

Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor), Beckett, M. (Supervisor) & Holliman, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The determinants of imitation in infants and young children

Supervisor: Horne, P. (Supervisor), Erjavec, M. (Supervisor) & Lowe, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The determinants of naming in human infants

Supervisor: Horne, P. (Supervisor) & Lowe, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development and settlement of certain marine tubeworm (Sepulidae and Spirorbidae) larvae in response to biofilms

Supervisor: Walker, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development and settlement of certain marine tubeworm (Serpulidae and Spirorbidae) larvae in response to biofilms

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of 'Bahasu Melayu' among multiracial secondary school students through the experiental-appreciation approach

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of a novel sensor for the detection of TB

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of a quantum mechanical wavepacket description of intramolecular energy transfer.

Supervisor: Macdonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of a vaccine against Schistosoma mansoni based on cercarial elastase.

Supervisor: Doenhoff, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of an electrode for the detection of potassium phosphate

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of children's language in a bilingual culture.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of guidance and counselling in North Wales secondary schools from 1965 to the present day

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of interventions to minimise soil and nutrients losses in the Bari land of the middle hills of western development region of Nepal

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of rule-governed behaviour

Supervisor: Lowe, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of the saints’ cults and the ecclesiastical landscape of early medieval south Wales, c. 600-1200

Supervisor: Pryce, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The distribution and biodegradation of urea in costal waters

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The distribution and dispersal of the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus in relation to habitat and community structure

Supervisor: Hughes, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The distribution and dynamics of particulate matter at the Hebridean shelf edge

Supervisor: Jones, S. (Supervisor) & Jago, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The distribution and potential northwards spread of the non-native gastropod Crepidula fornicata in Welsh coastal waters

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The distribution, ecological niche modelling and habitat suitability mapping of the Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) within the North Atlantic

Supervisor: Mitchelson-Jacob, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The diversity and impact of herbivorous insects and pathogens on Alnus species in Uganda : a challenge in agroforestry.

Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The drivers of soil organic matter turnover across spatial scales and the effect of climate change on gaseous losses of C and N from heathland systems

Supervisor: Emmett, B. A. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The dynamic animatiion of ambulatory arthropods

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The dynamics of dementia : a modified grounded theory study.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The dynamics of small-scale fronts in estuaries.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ecological restoration of slate waste tips in Wales, UK

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ecology and exploitation of yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788) in the Pemba Channel, Kenya.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ecology and growth of the netted dogwhelk Nassarius reticulatus (Gastropoda: Nassariidae)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ecology and management of traditional homegardens in Bangladesh.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ecology of Astropecten irregularis and its potential role as a benthic predator in a soft-sediment community.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ecology of Euspira pulchellus (Gastropoda: Naticidae)

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor) & Seed, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ecology of the mussel Mytilus edulis chilensis from three sites in the Falkland Islands.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ecology of two species of blood clams, Anadara granosa (L.) and Anadara antiquata (L.) in Central Java, Indonesia.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The ecology, age and growth of two muricacean gastropods from shores of Kuwait

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The economic and technological development of the slate quarrying industry in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The economic impact of the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland railways on Gwynedd

Supervisor: Morris, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The economics of GCC banking efficiency

Supervisor: Molyneux, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The economics of Orphan Drugs

Supervisor: Hughes, D. (Supervisor) & Plumpton, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of bilingualism on cognitive control resources in younger and older adults

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of ethnicity and family values upon willingness to care and caregiver quality of life

Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor) & Robinson, C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of exercise and fish oil capsules on serum blood lipid and lipoprotein levels in pre and post menopausal women

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of habitat on the ecology and fisheries of Scylla spp.in Vietnam and the Philippines

Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of hybridisation on mitochondrial DNA inheritance in the Mytilus edulis complex.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of inter-stimulus competition on visual short-term memory capacity.

Supervisor: Shapiro, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of magnetic field on the dielectric properties of DNA

Supervisor: Bone, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of muscle fatigue and damage on endurance performance

Supervisor: Marcora, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of peatland rewetting on gaseous and fluvial carbon losses from a Welsh blanket bog

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of sensitivity to threat on performance under pressure and persistence

Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor) & Beattie, S. (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 effect of social rewards and punishments on learning and cooperative decision-making

Supervisor: Heerey, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of static cues and cosmetics on social judgements

Supervisor: Ward, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of a changing climate on the biogeochemistry of peat accumulating wetlands

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of climate change on dissolved organic carbon release from peatlands

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of colour and intensity of light on the behaviour and performance of broilers

Supervisor: Phillips, C. J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of different approaches to reminiscence work with people with mild to moderate dementia living in care homes

Supervisor: Woods, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of emotional arousal on decision making

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of freeze-thaw cycles on the composition and concentration of low molecular weight dissolved organic carbon in Arctic tundra soils

Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of integrating reading strategy training into the university English foundation course in Thailand

Supervisor: Williams, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of paroxetine on cognitive function in healthy volunteers and depressed elderly patients

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of prior experience on the perception of faces

Supervisor: Raymond, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of probability and uncertainty on spatial attention

Supervisor: d'Avossa, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of restoration on biodiversity, water quality and greenhouse gas fluxes in a rich fen peatland

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Pullin, A. (Supervisor), Jones, L. (External person) (Supervisor) & Evans, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of saltmarsh conservation grazing on breeding Common Redshank Tringa totanus

Supervisor: Hiddink, J. (Supervisor) & Skov, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of seed origin and site on the amenability of Sitka spruce to preservative treatment

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of selective logging methods on hydrological parameters in Peninsular Malaysia.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of static, dynamic and behavioural social cues on social utility and decision‐making.

Supervisor: Heerey, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of the disposal of copper mine tailings on littoral meiofaunal assemblages of the Chañaral area of Northern Chile

Supervisor: Seed, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of trampling and vehicles on natural vegetation.

Supervisor: P. Greig-Smith, P. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of vegetable oil contamination on mussels.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of water table drawdown and catchment management on DOC export and water quality

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of winter waterlogging on the growth, development and yield of UK varieties of winter wheat

Supervisor: Wright, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The efficacy of Iraq law to deal wqith identity theft and proposals for a more legally effective solution, with comparative references to US and UK laws

Supervisor: Cahill, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The electrocatalytic activity of polycrystalline copper towards the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide

Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The emergence of equivalence relations in children: a study on the effects of naming, relational terms and contextual control

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The empowerment of nursing students in clinical practice

Supervisor: Irvine, F. (Supervisor) & Sambrook, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The environmental basis of the resistance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Brigadier) to Stagonospora nodorum Berk

Supervisor: Farrar, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The environmental behaviour and toxicological effect of propetamphos in an estuarine environment.

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The environmental cost-benefits of improving pasture productivity on upland cattle systems

Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The environmental trade-offs of mining in a biodiversity hotspot

Supervisor: Willcock, S. (Supervisor), Jones, J. (Supervisor) & Goodenough, K. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The estimation of shear wave statics using in situ seismic measurements in near-surface marine sediments.

Supervisor: Huws, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The evolution and role of burial practice in Roman Wales

Supervisor: Edwards, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The evolution of Irish crime fiction

Supervisor: Gregson, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The exegetical method of Rabbi Yosef Kara with regard to the Prophetic Books.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The experience of anxiety in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Supervisor: Brennan, A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The experiencing of personal transformations: A Heideggarian explication: with reference to a counselling training programme

Supervisor: Sullivan, D. (Supervisor) & Rees, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The experiential and neurological underpinnings of spatial working memory representations

Supervisor: d'Avossa, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The fate and impact of groundwater nitrogen contamination on dune slack ecology

Supervisor: Jones, L. (External person) (Supervisor) & Fenner, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The foraging behaviour of shallow water crabs.

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 functional characterisation of leukaemia-associated protein TRAX

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The functional characterisation of potential oncogenic roles of the human germ line genes PRDM9 and TEX19

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy