Theses

Economies of scale, economies of scope and the cost implications of hypothetical bank mergers in European banking.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Suspended sediment dynamics in the upper Gulf of California

Supervisor: Jones, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Asnani’ – my teeth – exploring behavioral prevention strategies for dental caries in Qatari primary schools: A case study approach

Supervisor: Williams, S. (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

New Directions in Team Resilience

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The analysis of genome stability maintenance mechanisms in human cancer cells and stem cells

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterisation of novel genome regulation functions of the cancer-associated proteins Translin and Trax

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A multidisciplinary approach to examine mental toughness

Supervisor: Beattie, S. (Supervisor) & Cooke, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Management of Vitellaria paradoxa in Guinea savanna rangelands in Ghana.

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Companies' directors in Iraqi law and their divided loyalty :lessons drawn from English law

Supervisor: Cahill, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Microencapsulation : studies on the preparation and characterisation of liquid filled capsules

Supervisor: Butler, I. (Supervisor) & Holliman, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Growth and survival of Penaeus monodon (Fabricius) larvae and postlarvae on natural and artificial diets.

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

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

Knowledge sharing in Higher Education

Supervisor: Sambrook, S. (Supervisor) & Doloriert, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The importance of correct focus cues in 3d stereoscopic imagery.

Supervisor: Watt, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Understanding the Holistic Development of Elite Performance in Olympic Weightlifting: A Machine Learning Approach

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Application of CPPs to Improve the Cellular Uptake of a Novel Delivery Vector for use in Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Decoherence, dephasing and quantum tunnelling in molecules with large amplitude vibrations

Supervisor: Macdonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The assumed light source direction : evidence from different populations

Supervisor: Sapir, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The meaning of suffering: An analysis of potential relationships between Buddhist thought and Kierkegaardian philosophy

Supervisor: Huskinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Distribution of Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758) larvae in the western Irish Sea and its relation to physical structure

Supervisor: Hill, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Improving the sustainability of cocoa farms in Ghana through utilization of native forest trees in agroforestry systems

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of epidermal solutes in the control of stomatal movement

Supervisor: Tomos, A. (Supervisor) & Steele, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical studies on polythiophene derivatives

Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The soul of St Davids: Mapping the spiritual quest of visitors to St Davids cathedral

Supervisor: Francis, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Stratigraphy and palaeobotany of Middle Pleistocene interglacial deposits in the North Sea.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The cloning, expression and characterisation of PbRR from Pseudomonas putida KT2440

Supervisor: Murphy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The provision of general medical services by non-medical health professionals and allied health professionals: systematic reviews, survey and mixed-methods study.

Supervisor: Hiscock, J. (Supervisor), Williams, N. (External person) (Supervisor) & Charles, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Carbon storage in Orchards

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigating MRNIP, a novel regulator of replication fork stability

Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor) & Staples, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The genetics and evolution of differences between closely adjacent plant populations, with special reference to heavy metal tolerance

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

The characterisation and control of ochre deposits in land drainage systems.

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

Development of a novel integrated system for bioremediating and recovering transition metals from acid mine drainage

Supervisor: Johnson, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

No-take or no way: The case for a no-take policy along the Cocos-Galapagos Swimway: Critical analysis of published works

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor) & McCarthy, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Workload and surgeons' speciality for outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery

Supervisor: Maddison, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'I was in the spirit on the Lord's day' : a pentecostal engagement with worship in the apocalypse

Supervisor: Thomas, J. C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Interactions between limbs and constraints in the expression of maximum force

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterisation of Hg-containing dental amalgam; a synergy between experiment and density functional theory

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Invasion of host tissue by infective larvae of Ascaris suum (Goeze, 1782)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Water relations of salt stressed wheat

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Acclimation of cotton (Gossypium) to abiotic stress

Supervisor: Gorham, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Anisotropic Magnetic Nanoparticles as Reporters in a Magneto-optic Biodiagnostic System

Supervisor: Prabhakar, J. T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

‘Agricultural policy change and the sustainability of farming in the uplands’

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role expectations faced by church elders in the Finnish pentecostal movement

Supervisor: Davies, E. W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploration of mentoring among Indian School teacher: A mixed-method study

Supervisor: Buckley, C. (Supervisor) & Thomas, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining organo-mineral fertilisers for crop growth; the efficiency of a mineral fertiliser with the benefits of an organic product.

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

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Conceptualisation, measurement, and impact of transformational leadership in military recruit training

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (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

Organic electronic devices : advanced patterning and fabrication approaches

Supervisor: Mabrook, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Corporate Tax Avoidance: Media Coverage and Corporate Tax Reporting in the UK

Supervisor: Merkl-Davies, D. (Supervisor) & Rogers, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genome-wide analysis of topoisomerase removal after campothecin treatment in the context of replication and transcription

Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impedimetric biosensor designed for the multiplex detection of cortisol and human growth hormone

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Keep Quiet and Carry On: Living and Working (During Covid-19) in an Inpatient Unit.

Supervisor: Lamers, C. (Supervisor) & Oakley, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An Integrated Low-Cost Agent-Based Environment for Simulating And Validating the Design of Interesting Behaviours for Robots

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor) & Ritsos, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The psychological impact of having a parent with a progressive neurodegenerative condition

Supervisor: Woods, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The influence of omplicit and explicit motives on health-related behaviour

Supervisor: Ingledew, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Study Burnout, Academic Engagement, Mindfulness and Self-Compassion in Health and Social Care Students: A Cross-Sectional Study Design

Supervisor: Huxley, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Brands as a unique and special stimulus class: Bridging the gap between face and object processing

Supervisor: Mari-Beffa, P. (Supervisor) & Bestelmeyer, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The neurobiology of object constancy

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studying the frost tolerance of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis [Bong.] Carr.)

Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor) & Smith, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Three empirical essays on absenteeism.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS:AN ANALYSIS OF MALE AND FEMALE CHILD SEX OFFENDERS

Supervisor: Rydon-Grange, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Saville, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Medicinal plant resources with special reference to Pterocarpus Tinctorius and Strychnos Spinosa at Urumwa, Tabora region, Tanzania

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Late Quaternary benthonic Foraminiferal stratigraphy the western U.K. Continental Shelf.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

In nomine Iesu omne genu flectatur: the late medieval mass and office of the holy name of Jesus; sources, development and practice

Supervisor: Harper, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Predictive power of contrastive analysis : Syrians' learning of the English DP.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Research in to the attitudes, perceptions and circumstances of Asian elders with respect to health and old age : a stress and coping perspective.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Dendroecology, history and dynamics of mixed woodlands at the upper timberline of the central Italian Alps

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The possibility of ratification of the Vienna Convention into the Iranian Law: A case study on delivery of goods in international transaction.

Supervisor: Jing, Z. (Supervisor) & Owen, G. (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

Human operant behavior: determinants of human fixed-interval performance.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Take me with you

Supervisor: Davidson, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on organ cultures of slug reproductive tracts

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of the oospore in the population dynamics of Phytophthora infestans

Supervisor: Shattock, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genetic diversity study in landraces of rice (Oryza sativa L.) by agro-morphological characters and microsatellite DNA markers

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Corporate Malaysia: Essays on corporate governance, voting power, joint venture companies and ethnic Bumiputra Corporate Achievement

Supervisor: Chakravarty, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Single tree felling gaps and regeneration in Tanzania montane forests

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Role of Clay Minerals in the Dynamics and Deposits of Sediment Gravity Flows

Supervisor: Baas, J. (Supervisor) & Barker, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Language, belonging and psychosis: a mixed methods study testing the presence of a linguistic group density association in Wales and its possible mechanisms

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor) & Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of the behavioural profiles of elite slalom canoeists

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Affiliation Motivation : A Psychological Examination of Some Aspects of its Origins, Nature and Effects

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Like a fish in water' : aspects of the contemporary United Kingdom higher education system as intended and as constructed

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bank cost and alternative profit efficiency in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia over the period 1994-2001

Supervisor: Molyneux, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Multiples of the same : a semiotic study of Steve Reich's Counterpoint series

Supervisor: Collins, C. (Supervisor) & ap Sion, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Picture name agreement as a measure of lexical co-activation in word production: Behavioral and electrophysiological insights

Supervisor: Oppenheim, G. (Supervisor) & Thierry, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Isokinetic force ratios, muscle function and anaerobic performance of the knee extensors and flexors

Supervisor: Eston, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Eating Disorder Recovery: An exploration of the influence of sociocultural factors

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor) & Speight, T. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Ecophysiology of ecotypes : An investigation in the ecophysiology of sand dune ecotypes

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identification and testing of enzymes and prodrugs for use in directed enzyme prodrug therapy strategies for the treatment of cancer

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Can affective information be stored in an object file?

Supervisor: Raymond, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A framework of services to provide a persistent data access service for the CORBA environment

Supervisor: Hope, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Understanding personal experiences of being smacked: An IPA study with young adults

Supervisor: Hargreaves, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Approach and avoid responses to Valenced Stimuli

Supervisor: Ward, R. (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

The central executive and object recognition

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Determining the consequences of forest degradation on mangrove epifauna in South-East Kenya

Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Pragmatic evaluation of group cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome

Supervisor: Lyon-Jones, H. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy