Theses

Soil-vegetation based remediation studies of landfill leachate

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Delweddu Catrin o Ferain Mewn Llun a Gair

Supervisor: Davies, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Improving plant conservation interventions through a better understanding of human decision-making

Supervisor: Gibbons, J. (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

Cerddi mawl Robin Ddu o Fôn

Supervisor: Lynch, P. (Supervisor)

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

Translocation of a Medically Important Snake: Russell’s Vipers (Daboia russelii) in Rural India

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Tri dramodydd cyfoes: Meic Povey, Siôn Eirian ac Aled jones Williams

Supervisor: Wiliams, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Yr awen ddemocrateiddiol : agweddau ar waith Gwyn Thomas, 1962-2010

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Transfer of self-instructional & metacognitive training of communication skills for people who have learning difficulties

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Investigation of Machine Vision and Path Planning Methods for use in an Autonomous Unmanned Air Vehicle

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Gaining insight into caregiving experiences and motivations

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

Brachyury in the Human Colon and Colorectal Cancer

Supervisor: Wakeman, J. (Supervisor) & Gollins, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cynyddu'r Defnydd o'r Gymraeg yn y Gweithle Dwyieithog: Mewnwelediadau o'r Gwyddorau Ymddygiad

Supervisor: Hughes, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Arfarniad o ddulliau dysgu ac addysgu yng nghyd-destun addysg uwchradd ddwyieithog

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genetic aspects of a small scale honeybee breeding program

Supervisor: Malhotra, A. (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

What works? a realist evaluation of the role of intermediaries in promoting best practice in infection prevention control

Supervisor: Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Elementary education in Caernarvonshire 1839-1902

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identity, Language and Landscape in Early Modern Literature from Wales and the Marches

Supervisor: Willie, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Functional molecular wires from self-assembled films

Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Constructing Modern Welsh Womanhood: The Blue Books' Impact on the Portrayal of Women in Anglophone Welsh Literature 1847 – 1907

Supervisor: Koehler, K. (Supervisor) & Webb, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Carbon management and the historic built environment in Wales

Supervisor: Karl, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The social capital of cathedral congregations : an individual differences approach

Supervisor: Francis, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cynyddu amlygiad plant i'r Gymraeg: Dylanwad rhaglenni cyw ar ddatblygiad geirfa plant a'u hadnabyddiaeth o reolau cystrawennol

Supervisor: Thomas, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Young people's experiences of managing type 1 diabetes

Supervisor: Rickard, R. (Supervisor), Jackson, M. (Supervisor) & Bailey-Rogers, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Examining the Social Reward Value of Biological Motion

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Monitoring the condition of semi-natural vegetation: the application of remote sensing and geographical information systems (GIS)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Grasping the nettle: Understanding hospital discharge : a constructivist inquiry

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of emotional arousal on decision making

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The use of herd data to teach dairy cattle breeding in further and higher education colleges

Supervisor: Ap Dewi, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Prediction of the coverage and performance of the Datatrak low-frequency tracking system

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on fossil plants of Karoo age from Central & Southern Africa

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Conducting polymers for use in supercapacitors : an electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical investigation into low bandgap thiophene derivatives.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Interactions between components of rubber agroforestry systems in Indonesia.

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 meaning for professional carers of being in long-term therapeutic contact with patients-clients in the community setting

Supervisor: Iphofen, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

CarerNet - a systems approach to achieving an integrated & intelligent telecare system

Supervisor: Bradley, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Energised Welsh communities: Examining the development and social impacts of community renewable energy in Wales

Supervisor: Patterson, C. (Supervisor) & Wynne-Jones, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Washed in the Spirit: Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Water Baptism

Supervisor: Thomas, J. (Supervisor) & Green, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cyfaill pwy o'r hen wlad?: y wasg gyfnodol Gymraeg a hunaniaeth Cymry America 1838-66

Supervisor: Hunter, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Praise and performance : congregational and choral music in the Nonconformist chapels of North-east Wales and Liverpool during the 19th century

Supervisor: Thomas, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigation into memory effect in organic semiconductor devices

Supervisor: Taylor, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Assessing the role of DON in semi natural and agricultural ecosystems

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Underlying motives for activity: An agentic emotion regulation and attachment perspective.

Supervisor: Woodman, T. (Supervisor) & Roberts, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Rheumatoid cachexia in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated in the current treat-to-target era: An exploration of the incidence, mechanisms, effects on physical function, and a potential nutritional treatment

Supervisor: Lemmey, A. (Supervisor) & OBrien, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Illusions of control : exploring the dissociation between explicit and implicit systems

Supervisor: Ward, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigation of the roles of HERC2 in Centrosome and Cilia Biology

Supervisor: Staples, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Novel Assessment of the Temporal and Abiotic Factors Influencing Environmental DNA Derived from Freshwater Biofilms

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Evaluating the decomposition characteristics of organic wastes and synthetic plastics

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Sanctification

Supervisor: Thomas, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigating the integration between person knowledge and person perception processes

Supervisor: Ramsey, R. (Supervisor) & Downing, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Population genetics of the scallop Pecten maximus : morphological, allozyme electrophoresis and mitochondrial DNA approaches.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Functional molecular wires and devices

Supervisor: Ashwell, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Processes controlling spatial and temporal variations in cockle Cerastoderma edule (L.) abundance and distribution

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of visuo-spatial resources in object recognition

Supervisor: Turnbull, O. (Supervisor), Leek, C. (Supervisor) & Downing, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The utility of benthic infaunal production for selecting marine protected areas in the Irish Sea

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Stress and coping among direct care staff in a learning disability service.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Work, Identity, Narrative: Reconstructing the Working Experiences of Italians in Wales (1880s – 1950s)

Supervisor: Miranda-Barreiro, D. (Supervisor) & Bergamini, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Louis Grabu and his opera Albion and Albanius

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Imagery and sport performance

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Temporal control of animal operant performance.

Supervisor: Lowe, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Generic Juxtapositioning in Malory's Morte D'Arthur

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds Using Fuel Cell Sensors

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The development of leaders within a church network in Austria 'Life church Osterreich'

Supervisor: Alexander, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

A study of information processing in dyslexic subjects

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploratory study investigating the help seeking attitudes of farmers : the relationship between stress, coping, attitudes towards seeking help and psychological well being.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Autobiographical memory, emotional intelligence, emotion focusing and depression in children

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Stylistic destinations: the prosodies of R.S. Thomas, 1936-2000

Supervisor: Brown, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

How attention influences the emotional evaluation of complex objects

Supervisor: Raymond, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Working with Trauma: Perceived Competence and Burnout in Mental Health Staff

Supervisor: Horn, N. (External person) (Supervisor) & Power, K. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Modelling the impacts of agri-environment scheme options on plants and soils

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Smart, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The use of constructed treatment wetlands for water quality amelioration in conservation scenarios

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

History, Organization and the Changing Culture of Care : An Historical Analysis of the Frontier Nursing Service

Supervisor: Iphofen, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The underworld of agriculture and its economic implications

Supervisor: Bright, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Registration of 3D models to 2D X-ray images using fast X-ray simulation and global optimisation algorithms

Supervisor: Vidal, F. (Supervisor) & Middleburgh, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Schizosaccharomyces pombe meiotic linear elements

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Stock market trend behaviour and continuation and reversal effects in stock market returns

Supervisor: Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Repetitive prophetical and interpretative formulations in Luke's Gospel of Codex Bezae: an analysis of readings in D

Supervisor: Read-Heimerdinger, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of plant-fungus and plant-insect interactions in the dynamics of secondary and mature tropical rainforests

Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor), Healey, J. (Supervisor) & Engelbrecht, B. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of extensin protein in Arabidopsis thaliana resistance to pathogen invasion

Supervisor: Shirsat, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Intensity modulation of optical OFDM signals using low-cost semiconductor laser devices for next-generation PONs

Supervisor: Tang, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Seasonal and tidal cycles of suspended particulates in the Irish Sea

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

In-situ reflectance monitoring in MOVPE of a multiwafer reactor

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Team Effectiveness in Professional Cricket

Supervisor: Hardy, J. (Supervisor) & Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identifying word-order convergence in the speech of Welsh-English bilinguals

Supervisor: Deuchar, M. (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

Investigating the impact of trees and hedgerows on landscape hydrology

Supervisor: Smith, A. (Supervisor), Robinson, D. (External person) (Supervisor) & Marshall, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Breaking the Silence: Challenges to Professional Boundaries in Therapeutic Work - A Qualitative Exploration

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

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The migration of large scale bed forms in the Dee Estuary

Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A brief cognitive therapy intervention to reduce the fear of falling and enhance daily living amongst older adults undergoing rehabilitation after hip fracture.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Assessing high resolution climate data to inform landscape management of climate risk at different scales.: Environmental Science

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Postglacial vegetational dynamics in Lowland North Wales.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of confidence in rehabilitation and the recovery of motor performance

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterisation and lifetime studies of CPDT- and BT- based photovoltaic cells

Supervisor: Kettle, J. (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

Effects of tourist presence and activity on the behaviour of Zanzibar red colobus monkeys (Piliocolobus kirkii) at Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park

Supervisor: Georgiev, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Lives in transition : caregiving and bereavement adjustment among spousal dementia caregivers : a grounded theory study

Supervisor: Woods, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An evaluation of perennial mobile green manures for climate change mitigation in agriculture

Supervisor: Hill, P. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy