Theses

A stylistic analysis of administrative English through a qualitative and quantitative investigation of government information leaflets

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Pentecostal Hearing of Ezekiel: Ezekiel’s Visions by the hwhy-dy and the xwr

Supervisor: Thomas, C. (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

A new proxy for constraining Palaeotidal simulations for the Northwest European Shelf Seas

Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor) & Scourse, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Community level effects of variable recruitment of a key species Mytilus edulis L. in the rocky intertidal

Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor) & Hawkins, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Turnover of S-containing amino acids (cysteine and methionine) in grassland soils and their availability to plants

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Threats to Privately-Owned Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in China from the State-Owned Enterprise Policy and the State’s Interest: Towards Developing an Effective Legal Framework for the Protection of Chinese Privately-Owned SMEs

Supervisor: Cahill, D. (Supervisor) & Shi, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

FORECASTING FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES AND VOLATILITY WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor) & Vasilakis, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The causes and consequences of accounting fraud in China

Supervisor: Ashton, J. (Supervisor) & Jaafar, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cognitive processing in convicted sexual offenders and non-offender controls

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Changes in colour and contrast perception between day and night vision

Supervisor: Mantiuk, R. (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

Exercise-related sensorimotor and neuromuscular performance of the knee joint

Supervisor: Gleeson, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Maintaining orientation within route following tasks : a developmental approach

Supervisor: Fazey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Anaerobic digestion : its potential to improve the economic and environmental performance of organic farming systems

Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Whole tree harvesting and wood ash recycling to forests : case studies in upland Sitka spruce in Wales

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Holocene evolution of a coastal barrier complex, Pendine Sands.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fantastical journeys : an investigation of magical realist travel fiction, including Eithe's Way, a magical realist novel and Fantastical journeys: a fusion form, a critical thesis

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The English in north-west Wales. Migration, identity and belonging 1970-2010 : an oral history

Supervisor: Edwards, A. (Supervisor) & Tanner, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Dynamical analysis of self-pulsation and chaos in semiconductor laser models

Supervisor: Roberts, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Analysing the water-energy nexus: Benchmarking efficiency in water services

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A knowledge-based systems approach to agroforestry research and extension.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Editing the Morte Darthur, Making Malory: Canonisation, Authorial Identity, and Editorial Influence

Supervisor: Radulescu, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An fMRI Investigation of Visual Responses to Social Interactions

Supervisor: Koldewyn, K. (Supervisor) & Downing, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Care and compassion: An exploration of care experiences and compassion focused approaches in Forensic and Inpatient Mental Health Services.: English

Supervisor: Lamers, C. (Supervisor) & Wane, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

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

Supervisor: Cross, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Theology of the Spirits in the former Prophets: A Pentecostal Perspective

Supervisor: Thomas, J. C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Sovereign credit ratings and financial market volatility : bi-directional relationships and heterogeneous impact

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor) & Alsakka, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Split sovereign credit ratings : the causes and implications for the financial markets

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bahrain marine habitats and some environmental effects on seagrass beds : a study of the marine habitats of Bahrain with particular reference to the effects of water temperature, depth and salinity on seagrass biomass and distribution.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A multilocus phylogeny of the cobra clade elapids

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Visualising the self-face representation via behavioural image reconstruction

Supervisor: Downing, P. (Supervisor) & Maister, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Words and bilingualism : neural and behavioural correlates of crosslinguistic influence in category structure

Supervisor: Gathercole, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of in situ oceanic warming on marine benthic recruitment and community development in Antarctica

Supervisor: Davies, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of canopy structure in leaf litter production, quality and decomposition in rustic and traditional coffee systems and forests in Mexico

Supervisor: McDonald, 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

Simulation of image guided needle puncture: contribution to real-time ultrasound and fluoroscopic rendering, and volume haptic rendering

Supervisor: John, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Childhood risk factors, emotion awareness and regulation in borderline personality disorder

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Flow-sediment interactions in turbidity currents moving over soft, muddy beds

Supervisor: Baas, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of marine recreation on bottlenose dolphins in Cardigan Bay

Supervisor: Evans, P. (Supervisor), Cordes, L. (Supervisor), Waggitt, J. (Supervisor) & Turner, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Dye-sensitised solar cells: understanding the interactions between dyes and TiO2

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Representing identities in Tatarstan : a cartography of post-soviet discourses, schooling and everyday life

Supervisor: Davies, H. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Syntactic co-activation in bilinguals

Supervisor: Jones, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Influence of Standardisation on Language Endangerment: A Study of Language Attitudes in Luxembourg and Belgium

Supervisor: Tamburelli, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cognitive, metacognitive and dissociative factors underlying psychotic hallucinations and nonclinical hallucination-proneness

Supervisor: Bentall, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fisheries-induced evolution : a genetic approach using selection experiments on Poecilia reticulata

Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Associate memory in ageing and alzheimer's disease : |b alterations in brain activity and implications for rehabilitation techniques

Supervisor: Clare, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

On the normal use of oculomotor reflexes

Supervisor: Rafal, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Ecosystem services from bivalve aquaculture

Supervisor: Malham, S. (Supervisor), Le Vay, L. (Supervisor), Jones, L. (External person) (Supervisor), Christie, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Wilson, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Facilitation in perceptual and conceptual networks and rapid response learning: Two types of memory for priming in person recognition

Supervisor: Boehm, 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

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Renewal of Hostilities in the Nigerian Delta Region in 2016 and the Failure of the Presidential Amnesty

Supervisor: Feilzer, M. (Supervisor) & Machura, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Phytochemical Investigation of Trichilia emetica (Natal mahogany)

Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Effects of Management on Biodiversity and Biogeochemistry of the Cors Goch Site, Anglesey

Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Molecular recognition of petides: basis for design and delivery of peptide therapeutics

Supervisor: Payne, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploration of the factors that influence admission, inclusion and support for learners with special educational needs in international schools

Supervisor: Ware, J. (Supervisor) & Sullivan, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

"The lady of the lake" : a motif analysis of the legend "The lady of Llyn y Fan Fach" and a comparison with twentieth century works

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

ABA-based interventions to increase social and mathematical skills in children with developmental disabilities in school settings

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Combining the use of accelerometry and GPS to measure free-flight performance in homing pigeons (Columbia livia)

Supervisor: Whiteley, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Population genetic markers in biomonitoring programmes : a case study of flatfish around the British Isles

Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cultivation of Extremely Acidophilic Archaea from an Acid Mine Drainage Site

Supervisor: Golyshina, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Improving crop phosphorus uptake through use of bioinoculants

Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor) & Griffith, G. W. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Divergence and speciation of East African haplochromine cichlid fish

Supervisor: Turner, G. (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

Aspects of attitudes to languages in Finland and Wales

Supervisor: Baker, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Pastoral care of the clergy

Supervisor: Francis, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing Excellence in Rugby Union: A Multidisciplinary and Mixed Method Approach to Enhancing the Efficacy of the RFU Talent Development Pathway

Supervisor: Hardy, J. (Supervisor) & Roberts, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Devices Delivering Microwave and RF Energy for Smart Surgery

Supervisor: Hancock, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Characterisation of the acetate non-utilising mutant 1 of Arabidopsis.

Supervisor: Hooks, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The distribution and biodegradation of urea in costal waters

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Perception and Structure in Electroacoustic Music: A Portfolio of Compositions

Supervisor: Lewis, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Population biology of two species of grey mullet, Liza abu in CentralIraq (Heckel, 1843) and Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827) in North West Wales

Supervisor: McCarthy, I. (Supervisor) & Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The life, work and thought of Michael Daniel Jones (1822-1898)

Supervisor: Pope, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Y Cymro 1932-45: Hanes sefydlu Y Cymro, ei ddatblygiad a'i gynnwys hyd ddiwedd yr ail ryfel byd.

Supervisor: Jones, D. G. (External person) (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

Verses Nature: Heterogeneity and Dialogism in the Novel

Supervisor: Skoulding, Z. (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

The leadership pathway an epistemological exploration of outdoor leadership and expedition dynamics using theory elaboration

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Challenging behaviours in adults with an intellectual disability, and the active support model

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor) & Toogood, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthetic approaches to single enantiomers of mycolic acids

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Interfacial effects in polymer MIS devices

Supervisor: Taylor, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The coastal transition zone of the Galician Region: Upper layer response to wind forcing and circulation.

Supervisor: Barton, E. D. (Supervisor)

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 Onwards Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Older Adults

Supervisor: Piggin, L. (Supervisor), Saville, C. (Supervisor) & Kelly-Rhind, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

A comparison of functional assessment methods

Supervisor: Jones, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Transformational Leadership in Higher Education Research Supervision

Supervisor: Callow, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Semantic categorisation of actions and objects in monolingual and bilingual children

Supervisor: Gathercole, V. (Supervisor) & Thomas, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cadw a chynnal athrawon o fewn y proffesiwn: archwiliad o'r hyn sydd angen ei feithrin mewn darpar athrawon a'i gynnal trwy gydol gyrfa yn y byd addysg

Supervisor: Williams, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Teaching pre-school children to perform from conventional music notation: an exploration of different methods

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cerebellar contributions to nonmotor behaviour

Supervisor: Bracewell, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Personal Resources in Recovery: A Quantitative Study of Resiliency, Grit, and Coping in Rehabilitation Following Acquired Brain Injury

Supervisor: Coetzer, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Temporal variability of suspended particulate matter in a tidal estuary

Supervisor: Jago, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Hydrophilic Copolymers from Multi-Vinyl Monomers via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerisation for Hydrogel Applications

Supervisor: Tai, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Facilitating exercise behaviour change: a self-determination theory and motivational interviewing perspective

Supervisor: Markland, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Response of Extracellular Phenol Oxidase Activity to Environmental Change, and the Implications for the Stability of Soil Carbon Stores

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor), Evans, C. (Supervisor) & Fenner, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

R.S. Thomas's God : : the possibilities of symbiosis

Supervisor: Brown, A. (Supervisor) & Davies, J. (Supervisor)

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

The rôle of transition metal-ions in organic layers : from scaffolds to electronic gates

Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy