Theses

Patient preferences in the delivery of cancer genetic services

Supervisor: Edwards, R. T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Climate-driven changes in the recruitment success of marine invertebrates: the role of food supply and temperature

Supervisor: Gimenez Noya, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Experiences and Perceptions of Frequently Overlooked Groups in Mental Health Contexts

Supervisor: Jackson, D. M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Saville, D. C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Psychoeducational learning: a qualitative study

Supervisor: Young, N. (Supervisor) & Thomas, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Adjustment and well-being among parents of children and adults with intellectual disabihties : Aetiology and behavioural phenotypes

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating the Incredible Years Toddler Programme in disadvantaged areas of Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Factors in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Chemosensitivity and Perception of Effort before and after loading of respiratory and locomotor systems

Supervisor: Owen, J. (Supervisor) & Kubis, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The nature of remotely-sensed surface turbidity in U.K. and Atlantic French Waters

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Priming of reach trajectory when observing actions within and beyond peripersonal space

Supervisor: Tipper, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Verbal regulation of behaviour in children: Establishing effective dental care

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Unravelling Map and Compass Cues in Bird Navigation

Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An invitation to listen: exploring engagement in technologically mediated music. A portfolio of compositions

Supervisor: Lewis, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Long term negative priming and inhibition of return : episodic retrieval of inhibitory states

Supervisor: Tipper, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Design and analysis of adaptively modulated optical orthogonal frequency division multiple access multiband passive optical networks

Supervisor: Tang, J. (Supervisor) & Shore, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Diverse approaches to modelling conformations of mycolic acids from Myobactrium tuberculosis

Supervisor: Croft, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Welsh, English or British? Hugh Hughes and late sixteenth-century Anglesey

Supervisor: Powell, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

King Arthur and the privy councillor : Albert Schulz as a cultural mediator between the literary fields of nineteenth century Wales and Germany

Supervisor: Tully, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Rheolaeth strategol ar hyfforddiant iaith mewn gweithleoedd sector cyhoeddus

Supervisor: Hodges, R. (Supervisor) & Prys, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Rheolaeth strategol ar hyfforddiant iaith mewn gweithleoedd sector cyhoeddus

Supervisor: Hodges, R. (Supervisor) & Prys, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An ecological study of Chaetogaster limnaei( von Baer)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Aluminium tolerance in Brachiaria decumbens and Brachiaria ruzizenis

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

El Niño-induced upwelling variability in the central tropical Pacific Ocean.

Supervisor: Green, M. (Supervisor) & Williams, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The population biology of Littorina obtusata (L) (Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Biotic and abiotic control of microbial community structure and activity in forest soils

Supervisor: Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Rational design and delivery of peptide drugs

Supervisor: Payne, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Born to throw, climb, squat AND run. Biomechanical evolution within the human lineage and its inference for health and fitness

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A behavioural analysis of rapid word learning in infants

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Amperometric biosensors for the detection of explosives

Supervisor: Kalaji, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Segur fydd y cŷn a'r morthwyl mwy' : dehongli portreadau o'r bröydd chwarelyddol ers 1972

Supervisor: Price, A. (Supervisor) & Price, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bioreduction : an alternative strategy for storing fallen stock prior to disposal

Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing Core Outcome Sets for Pleural Interventional Trials

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Brocklehurst, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Synthetic Lipid Antigens for the Detection of Tuberculosis via ELISA and Novel Point-of-Care Flow-Through Assay

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Twenty-nine short stories and threat, invasion and dread : the short story and the home

Supervisor: Gregson, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the interface between emotion and cognition

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Social skills in adolescents with autism : testing the specificity of the deficit, and development of a DVD training intervention

Supervisor: Jones, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

An investigation examining the effects of specificity within the construct of anxiety on planning and execution of movement

Supervisor: Lawrence, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The winds of change? : A comparative study of community energy developments in Scotland and Wales

Supervisor: Griffiths, G. (Supervisor), McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Parkhill, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Mechanisms of fatigue: Determinants of observational effort judgement of exercising individuals

Supervisor: Kubis, H. (Supervisor) & Moore, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The human oncogenic germline gene TEX19 regulates cancer cell proliferation, histone dynamics and stem cells-like characteristics

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effect of slate quarrying on the Barlwyd catchment and remediation strategies

Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Bird, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An integrated meteorological / hydrological model for the Mawddach catchment, North Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Mother-Child Relationships and :Maternal Expressed Emotion in Families of Children with Autism

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Two rhymed offices composed for the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: comparative study and critical edition

Supervisor: Niebrzydowski, S. (Supervisor) & Vlhová-Wörner, H. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'You don't know what we're really like' : a profile of young people's values

Supervisor: Francis, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Resilience, Behavioural Problems and Well-being in Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and their Families.

Supervisor: Griffith, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Determining the effects of anthropogenic drainage structures on inanga (Galaxias maculatus) in the lowland waterways of Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Milner, N. (Supervisor) & Fake, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Synthesis of mycobacterial cord factors and related compounds

Supervisor: Baird, M. (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

Characteristics of cultivated Calamus Manan grown under rubber tree canopy and the properties of acetylated rattan

Supervisor: Hale, M. (Supervisor) & Hill, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Interactions between bacteria, enzymes and the sheep scab mite, Psoroptes ovis

Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Walter of Evesham Abby and the intellectual milieu of fourteenth-century English music theory

Supervisor: Leitmeir, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Indigenous women in Gaul, Britannia, Germania and Celtic Hispania, 400 BC – AD 235

Supervisor: Karl, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A scalable approach for efficient and comparable characterisation of smallholder farming systems: The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey RHoMIS

Supervisor: Pagella, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The teddy bear's picnic : a study comparing 5 year old children's responses to a new narrative measure, with parent and teacher rated psychological problems and global concern.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Borders of the Self, Borders of Nations: An Exploration of Bordering Representations in Contemporary Welsh and Scottish Literature

Supervisor: Webb, A. (Supervisor) & Hiscock, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Deprivation, social capital and mental health: the influence of connection and its disruption through churn

Supervisor: Oakley, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The Formation and Influence of Pwyllgor Diogelu Diwylliant Cymru and Undeb Cymru Fydd: Language and Cultural Preservation in Wales, c.1939-50

Supervisor: Edwards, A. (Supervisor) & Wiliam, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Computational simulations of thermally activated magnetisation dynamics at high frequencies

Supervisor: Chantrell, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Tear secretory IgA: a non-invasive biomarker of mucosal immune competence

Supervisor: Walsh, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development of a Continuous Hot Embossing System for Multifunctional Surface Structures

Supervisor: Kettle, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Seasonal changes in the plankton of inshore waters: with special reference to the life history of certate copepods

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Interspecific Differences in Treefrog Response to Artificial Light at Night and Spectral Manipulation

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The voice of instruments:The influence of vocal idioms in the works for solo strings and orchestra by Max Bruch

Supervisor: Leitmeir, C. (Supervisor), Collins, C. (Supervisor) & Schmidt, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Increasing physical activity in children

Supervisor: Horne, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The impact of anthropogenic and natural stresses on the coral reefs of Rodrigues, Western Indian Ocean

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Topological groupoids: coverings and universal constructions

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing excellence in outdoor provision: Enhancing training pathways for outdoor qualifications

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring the implementation of National Guidelines relating to the diagnosis of asthma within two primary care clusters in North Wales: A Case Study Design

Supervisor: Brocklehurst, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Dimension and hierarchy in the description of psychological disorder

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparison between optical properties measured in the field and the laboratory, and the development of an optical model.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Estimating the cost-utility associated with multi-gene panel testing to avoid adverse drug reactions

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

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Improved procedures for the transport and storage of fruit and vegetables

Supervisor: Tomos, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Synthesis of Biologically Active Guanidines

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Physiological stressors : the effects of sleep disruption, energy restriction and prolonged exercise on thermoregulation and immune function

Supervisor: Walsh, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Joseph Aloysius Hansom and the changing practice of Architecture, 1820-1860

Supervisor: Shapely, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The toxins that time forgot: Characterisation of marine toxins with emphasis on the neglected status of marine toxinology.

Supervisor: Mulley, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Naming, gesture, and categorisation in young children

Supervisor: Horne, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Assessing the Utility of Aqueous eDNA for Invertebrate Biodiversity Assessment in Reens and Ditches.

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor), Ellison, A. (Supervisor) & Perry, W. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Response of Benthic Fauna to Merchant Vessel Anchoring in the Point Lynas Anchorage, Anglesey

Supervisor: Hiddink, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Influence of Vitamin D, Psychosocial Factors and Sleep on Upper Respiratory Tract Infection and Mucosal Immunity

Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor) & Walsh, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Medieval and modern new towns : a comparative study.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A multiple method approach to economic evaluation in public health: yoga for managing musculoskeletal conditions in the workplace

Supervisor: Edwards, R. T. (Supervisor) & Phillips, C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The impact of environmental cues in a corporate environment

Supervisor: Intriligator, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Talent Development in Elite Youth Football

Supervisor: Callow, N. (Supervisor) & Hardy, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigating fitness consequences of hybridisation between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon

Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor), Glover, K. (External person) (Supervisor) & Taylor, M. I. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing techniques for mass spectrometry-based detection of oxidative DNA and nucleotide damage

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

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Control of the postreinforcement pause in the continuous reinforcement schedule.

Supervisor: Miles, T. R. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Temporal orientation of behaviour.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Coastal and shelf sea hydro-morphodynamic modelling using process-based and data-based techniques

Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fearest Enden: Including: Fearest Enden, a fantasy novel: Saviors, Scapegoats & Sacred Trees: A Critical Discussion

Supervisor: Gregson, I. (Supervisor), Wilcox, H. (Supervisor) & Rumens, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Apology Strategies in Central Kurdish with Reference to English: An Empirical Study in Socio-Pragmatics

Supervisor: Thomas, J. (Supervisor) & Luchjenbroers, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The relationship between pension funds and dividend payout : evidence from UK firms

Supervisor: Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Strategic Thinking, Organizational Foresight, and Strategic Planning in High-tech SMEs in the UK

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor) & Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Behind enemy lines: investigating suppression & coexistence between sympatric carnivores in Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Supervisor: Hayward, M. W. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Educators' epistemological beliefs and their approaches to teaching

Supervisor: Baker, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The potential of a seismic flowmeter for mountain streams

Supervisor: Bennell, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development of bioprocessor chip technology

Supervisor: Pethig, R. (Supervisor) & Burt, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

“Two different sides to it”: An Exploration of Psychotic Experiences and Cannabis use in young adults

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor) & Owen, R. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The phytoplankton of the southern ocean: some factors affecting its distribution during the austral summer of 1978/79

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

Real-world solutions for improving estimates of land-atmosphere exchanges in heterogeneous landscapes

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Simulating Ethical Behaviour in Virtual Characters

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Determinants of specificity in autobiographical memory.

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

‘The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter’: William Sharp and the Literary Network

Supervisor: Durrant, M. (Supervisor) & Koehler, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Methane in two temperate coastal marine environments

Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor)

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploration of the role of lay beliefs of genetics in the decision to pursue predictive genetic testing

Supervisor: Maguire, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Smoking, lung cancer and presentation of symptoms to primary care: accounts of smokers and people with lung cancer.

Supervisor: Neal, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Shake' defects and wood structure variations in British oaks (Quercus SPP.).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The assessment and modification of verbal behaviour in people with dementia.

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

Assessment of water use efficiency in the flumen irrigation district, Aragon, Spain, through remote sensing and meteorological data: Repercussions and possibilities of new actions to improve water management strategies.

Supervisor: Cratchley, R. (External person) (Supervisor), Kay, J. (External person) (Supervisor), Hollington, P. (Supervisor), Isern, J. H. (External person) (Supervisor) & Mora, R. D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

THE PALERMO PROTOCOL AND THE CHILDRENS’ RIGHTS CONVENTION AS CONDUITS TO A REVISED LEGAL FRAMEWORK ENCOMPASSING: LEGAL EMPOWERMENT – ACCESS TO JUSTICE, EFFECTS OF DETERRENCE, AND REDRESS: A Critical-Case, Socio-Legal Research Investigating State Responsibility for the Prevention and Protection of Force Displaced Stateless Children (Children Displaced Across Borders) Vulnerable to Human Trafficking and Exploitation in South Asia (Bangladesh) and Southeast Asia (Myanmar) Regions

Supervisor: Feilzer, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Living with Stroke: a Wales context

Supervisor: Robinson, C. (Supervisor) & Seddon, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on plant microfossils from the Carboniferous of North Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Army Adventurous Training and the Internalisation of Core Values: How leadership behaviours affect the internalisation of motivational regulations

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Psychophysiological investigation of false memory in amnesiac patients

Supervisor: Rafal, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Motion processing in the upper and lower visual fields

Supervisor: Raymond, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A pragmatic analysis of family mediation

Supervisor: Thomas, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The identification and development of training behaviours in Professional Rugby players

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

c.G. Jung's reception of Picasso and abstract art

Supervisor: Huskinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The stress of parenting a child with an intellectual disability: a longitudinal study of the impact of child factors and parental resources on positive and negative parental well-being

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Hotspots and Hot Moments of Amino Acid Nitrogen: Real-time Insights Using Continuous Microdialysis Sampling

Supervisor: Hill, P. (Supervisor), Jones, D. L. (Supervisor) & Paterson, E. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Development and application of linked pharmacometric-pharmacoeconomic analyses in clinical drug development

Supervisor: Hughes, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Community-scale viral ecology of agricultural soils and implications for biosolids disposal, wastewater treatment and public health

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of potassium as an osmoticum in barley leaf cells.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Simulation of the micromagnetic behaviour of nanoelements by an adaptive wavelet method

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Preposition stranding in Welsh

Supervisor: Bury, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The origins and development of the School Medical Service 1870-1919.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Childhood trauma and dissociation as factors affecting adult male sexual offending behaviour.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Farmers' knowledge and the development of complex agroforestry practices in Sri Lanka.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Feature selection and classification of non-traditional data : examples from veterinary medicine

Supervisor: Kuncheva, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Universal Magnetic Carrier for use in Cancer Prodrug Therapy

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Thermally stimulated current and electrokinetic investigations of HV cable models

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The triple harps of Bassett Jones (1809-1869): Context and Organology

Supervisor: Rees, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Vegetation succession following the clearance of Rhododendron in the Vale of Ffestiniog.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cost-benefit analysis for global environmental issues with a case study of biodiversity conservation in Madagascar

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Psychological resilience and youth offending: Can tailored interventions reduce recidivism?

Supervisor: Beattie, S. (Supervisor), Roberts, R. (Supervisor) & Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A preference for delayed rewards in children: developmental effects and individual differences

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Increasing ecological realism in conservation network design: a case study in Belize and an evaluation of global satellite telemetry for connectivity research

Supervisor: Hayward, M. (Supervisor) & Balkenhol, N. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing and evaluating brief, computerised interventions for excessive drinkers

Supervisor: Cox, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Relationships Among Alcohol Use, Emotion, Motivation, and Goals

Supervisor: Cox, W. M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

A study of novel acidophilic Firmicutes and their potential applications in biohydrometallurgy

Supervisor: Johnson, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An investigation into the spatial scales of genetic and reproductive variation in the scallop Pecten maximus L.

Supervisor: Beaumont, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Co-morbidity of personality disorder, Axis I and trauma symptomatology.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Exploring the Challenges of Intercultural Qualitative Health Research and the Experiences of Doctors in Lesotho

Supervisor: Jackson, M. (Supervisor) & Piggin, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Critical analysis of taxation related research papers

Supervisor: Merkl-Davies, D. (Supervisor) & ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on the ecology of Littorina Obtusata

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Past Imperfect

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Age, growth and reproductive assessment of the whelk, Buccinum undatum, in coastal shelf seas

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examination of identity theft and identity fraud and the role of the national identity card scheme

Supervisor: Day, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Understanding medication adherence: Application of health psychology and behavioural economic theories

Supervisor: Hughes, D. (Supervisor) & Morrison, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Visions of equality : women's rights and political change in 1970s Britain

Supervisor: Shapely, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Situating Crossley-Holland's Collection of Ancient Mexican Musical Instruments: Strategies for Interpretation, Dissemination, and Sustainability

Supervisor: Rees, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Autism and Gender: An exploration of high-functioning autism in females

Supervisor: Cole, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Some factors in movement schema development

Supervisor: Fazey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring Relationships Between Catchment Dissolved Organic Matter Characteristics and the Formation of Disinfection Byproducts.

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Holliman, P. (Supervisor) & Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Psycho-social factors associated with terminal illness : comparison of patient and nurse perceptions over time.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Human choice and the matching law: the role of verbal behaviour

Supervisor: Lowe, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Maintenance of Anaesthesia following Pre-hospital Induction of Emergency Anaesthesia in the United Kingdom (UK)

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Observations and modelling of the western Irish Sea gyre

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Use of Microwaves for Skin Lesion Treatment

Supervisor: Hancock, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Without aim: perception and naming

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genomic Tools for Conservation and Management of Manta and Devil Rays (Mobula Spp.)

Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor), Ogden, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & De Bruyn, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An evaluation of two brief interventions aimed at reducing college students' alcohol use.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigating the relationship between farmer health and farm income

Supervisor: Edwards-Jones, G. (Supervisor) & Edwards, R. T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of traumatic experiences on information processing in patients with mental health problems

Supervisor: Kimble, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Electrical Characterisation of Meso-Scale Biological Tissue for a Microwave Based Permittivity Identification Process

Supervisor: Palego, C. (Supervisor) & Hancock, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A synthetic approach to C₂ symmetric guanidine bases and the synthesis of model compounds of ptilomycalin A

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A theoretical approach to aromatic-radical interaction

Supervisor: Croft, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Processes contributing to the evolution and destruction of stratification in the Liverpool Bay ROFI

Supervisor: Rippeth, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Learning to read and spell in Albanian, English and Welsh : the effect of orthographic transparency

Supervisor: Ellis, N. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Energy and Vector in Composition: A Portfolio of Compositions

Supervisor: Lewis, A. (Supervisor) & Puw, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Financial integration and dynamic linkage in the ASEAN-5

Supervisor: Altunbas, Y. (Supervisor) & Williams, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Empirical Essays on China's Financial Markets

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor) & Xie, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Regulation of fintech development: a critical analysis with a case study of crypto assets in the UK and EU

Supervisor: Shi, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Developmental changes in effort and ability understanding, young children's perceptions of their competence and their risk taking behaviour.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cation Profiling in Normal Nasal Mucus

Supervisor: Murphy, L. (Supervisor) & Hill, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Rethinking Frongoch

Supervisor: Robinson, G. (Supervisor) & Rees, L. A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Breaking up the Traditional Skyline: Writing Modernist Wales in English

Supervisor: Owen, T. (Supervisor) & Brown, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Naming and generalisation of behaviour in infants

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A time domain description of large amplitude mode vibrations in small molecules

Supervisor: Macdonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development of a Holistic Talent Identification Framework in youth Rugby Union

Supervisor: Owen, J. (Supervisor) & Jones, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Bilingual Lexical Processing: Evidence from picture naming andtranslation in aphasic and non-aphasic speakers

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

The Roman Catholic Church and society in Wales 1916-62.

Supervisor: Morgan, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Population structure and genetics of the European lobster Homarus gammarus

Supervisor: Beaumont, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Where did all these woodlice come from?: Armadillidium Brandt, 1833 (Isopoda: Oniscidea) diversifica@on in the Mediterranean

Supervisor: Papadopulos, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Parameters of Participatory Play: Nostalgic Situationism for the 21st Century.

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Utilising the grid for augmented reality

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Family and staff perspectives on quality of life, well-being and human rights for people with advanced dementia living in care homes: a case study approach

Supervisor: Woods, B. (Supervisor) & Algar-Skaife, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Rhwng Gwrthryfel a Gwacter:Agweddau ar y theatr Gymraeg, 1945-79

Supervisor: Wiliams, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Comparing contextual patterns of workplace struggle in the UK and Republic of Ireland public transport sectors: London underground and Dublin bus

Supervisor: Merkl-Davies, D. (Supervisor) & Dobbins, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The impact of tube-building polychaetes and disturbance on macrofaunal soft-sediment communities

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Social Return on Investment: A Mixed Methods Approach to Assessing the Value of Adult Hospice Services in North Wales

Supervisor: Noyes, J. (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

Traddodiad a newydd-deb yn nofelau Wiliam Owen Roberts

Supervisor: Price, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The characterisation of dissolved organic carbon and its influence on tri-halomethane formation potential

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor) & Holliman, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Electrokinetic manipulation of particles : computer aided studies.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Astudiaeth o Ddylanwad Celtigrwydd ar Lyfrau Teithio Cymraeg am Lydaw ac Iwerddon yn yr Ugeinfed Ganrif

Supervisor: Lynch, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Waiting room

Supervisor: ap Sion, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The early experience of Alzheimer's disease: a co-constructed grounded theory

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Microalgal photobioreactors for power plant CO2 mitigation and bioenergy

Supervisor: Thomas, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Life events and psychological problems in people with intellectual disabilities

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Schenkerian analysis of the seven symphonies of Jean Sibelius

Supervisor: Pascall, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Interventions aimed at increasing literacy skills in those at risk of offending behaviour

Supervisor: Hughes, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigating the Feasibility of Using Focussed Airborne Ultrasound as Tactile Feedback in Medical Simulators

Supervisor: John, N. W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Capturing and categorising user interaction

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining trauma systems in children exposed to domestic violence

Supervisor: Burnside, E. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Variation of growth and reproduction in a marine bryozoan.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Increasing student's skills in STEM with the use of precision teaching : assessing the effectiveness of SAFMEDS

Supervisor: Hughes, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The application of Biot's theory to sea-bed sediments.

Supervisor: Taylor Smith, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterizing the mechanical properties and behaviour of Gigantochloa scortechinii for structural applications

Supervisor: Breese, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The impact of teacher training on continuing professional development needs for teaching and learning in post compulsory education

Supervisor: Buckley, C. (Supervisor) & Sullivan, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Fiscal decentralization and the poor.

Supervisor: Thornton, J. (Supervisor) & ap Gwilym, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advancing the ecological knowledge base of the dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) off Southern Africa

Supervisor: McCarthy, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Britons in late antiquity: power, identity and ethnicity

Supervisor: Pryce, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The personal and parental characteristics of preschool children referred to a child and family mental health service and their relation to treatment outcome.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Novel bio-active fatty acids

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Production, characterisation and testing of polyaniline-rhodium electrocatalysts for aqueous hydrogenation reactions

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Reducing the carbon footprint of red meat

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Laser control of the photoisomerisation of azo-compounds: a theoretical study

Supervisor: Hughes, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Understanding rule-breaking in conservation

Supervisor: St John, F. (Supervisor) & Jones, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Market value, book value and goodwill.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Interest Rate Pass-through and pricing behaviour of financial products in UK financial industry and Interest Margin Determinants in EU countrie

Supervisor: Goddard, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bio-optical properties and its application for ocean colour algorithm in east coast of peninsular Malaysia water

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Y Gelefyddyd Gymodlawn': Gwaith T. Gwynn Jones a cherddoriaeth

Supervisor: Davies, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Narration in the Screenplay Text

Supervisor: Price, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

African bamboos: an appraisal with special reference to Oxytenanthera abyssinica, the savanna bamboo

Supervisor: Hall, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Health related behaviour, stress and well-being during organisational change.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Financial liberalisation in Thailand

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fatty acid metabolism in a flexibacterium and its role in crustacean nutrition

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The languages of the world : a cartographic and statistical survey

Supervisor: Baker, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Effective learning in health care professional education

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Growth and physiology of spring wheat under saline conditions.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Feasibility of soil amendments and ryegrass in circum-neutral and acidic mine tailings remediation

Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Bird, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Origin, Development, and Future of Assemblies of God Eschatology

Supervisor: Kay, W. (Supervisor) & Thomas, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Suspended sediment dynamics and flux in the macrotidal Taf estuary, South Wales.

Supervisor: Jago, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining the effect of Positive Psychology Interventions to improve psychological wellbeing, workplace motivation and re-employment prospects in North Wales.

Supervisor: Parkinson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Economics of production and export of vegetables in Bangladesh

Supervisor: Bright, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Assessment of surface water quality and quantity in Great Zab river catchment, in the Kurdish region of Iraq

Supervisor: Bird, G. (Supervisor) & McDonald, M. (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

Sleep-wake reversal among people with psychosis: A functional contextualist interpretation

Supervisor: Owen, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Strategy formulation and firms' performance : the case of high-tech SMEs in the UK

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Accounting harmonisation in Europe : country effects and sector effects

Supervisor: Mcleay, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Implementation Fidelity and Acceptability of Parent-Mediated Interventions for Children Suspected or Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor) & Pasteur, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates