Theses

Motor imagery as a potential tool for improvement of musculoskeletal function in physiotherapy practice

Supervisor: Kubis, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Patterns and processes of saltmarsh area change at three spatial scales

Supervisor: Skov, 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

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

Post-exercise hot water immersion: a novel approach to heat acclimation

Supervisor: Walsh, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Reconceptualising 'Uti Possidetis' principle to hone its invocation in the context of twenty-first century's phase of state-creation: the case of Kurdistan and Iraq in perspective

Supervisor: Linton, S. (Supervisor) & Smith, T. (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

School-based primary prevention programmes: Outcomes and the factors that affect their success

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor), Evans, S. (Supervisor) & Hutchings, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Team Effectiveness in Professional Cricket

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Changing Face of Food Poverty with Special Reference to Wales

Supervisor: Gwilym, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity on the Relationship between Intellectual capital and Firm Performance in high-tech SMEs, UK

Supervisor: Karami, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Other Side’ of the Nigeria-Biafra War: A Transnational History

Supervisor: Sedlmaier, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Sino-Indian Border War and the Foreign Policies of China and India (1950-1965)

Supervisor: Hong, F. (External person) (Supervisor) & Shapely, P. (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

The economics of Orphan Drugs

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The kinematics of human tool use

Supervisor: Watt, S. (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

The role of epidermal solutes in the control of stomatal movement

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The value of ‘third-wave’ therapies in Intellectual Disability services: service user experiences of adapted Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

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

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Understanding High School Subject Choice and the Decision to Pursue a Career in STEM

Supervisor: Hughes, J. (Supervisor) & Hunter, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Understanding discursive persuasion in American and Iraqi call to arms discourse: discursive strategies as instruments of persuasive politics

Supervisor: Tenbrink, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Unsupervised Change Detection in Multivariate Streaming Data

Supervisor: Kuncheva, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Why does Communication in Youth Justice Matter?

Supervisor: Feilzer, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Yr un hen stori a’r ffilm yn fy mhen: portffolio a dadansoddiad o broses greadigol

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Aspects of the Law of Real Property in England and Wales - A Welshman's Perspective

Supervisor: Cahill, D. (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

Applying Conversation Analysis to Family Therapy Process Research

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Development and Evaluation of a Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Behaviour Change Intervention Targeting 3 – 4 year old Children at School, Extending to the Home.

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Generative Music from Fuzzy Logic and Probability: A Portfolio of Electroacoustic Compositions

Supervisor: Lewis, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Converging Approach to Sex differences and Pain; an Examination of Social and Biological Mechanisms that May Account for Differences Between Male and Female Pain Reports

Supervisor: Mullins, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Critical Evaluation of the Legal and Sharia Aspects of the Iraqi Islamic Banking System, Using the Case Studies of Malaysia and Bahrain

Supervisor: Hyland, M. (Supervisor) & Cahill, D. (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

A conceptual e-learning system for teaching mathematics

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Acquired brain injury: Psychological sequelae and holistic approaches to intervention

Supervisor: Coetzer, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

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

Supervisor: Richardson, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An International Criminal Framework to Prosecute the Legacy of Forced Internal Displacement in Iraq

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An examination of the precise nature of ironic performance breakdown

Supervisor: Woodman, T. (Supervisor) & Cooke, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Analysis and synthesis of critical design-thinking for data visualisation designers and learners

Supervisor: Roberts, J. C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Analysis of human germ lines genes for clinical applications

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Approaches to the synthesis of guanidine containing natural products

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Autism: Investigating Parents’ Etiological Beliefs and Assessment Experiences when a Diagnosis is not given

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Bank business models, capital structure, lending behavior and risk

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

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

Behind the Lens: Sensorimotor and Cognitive After-effectsof Prism Adaptation

Supervisor: Rafal, R. (Supervisor)

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

Child and adolescent mental health: Intervention and appropriate Measurement

Supervisor: Saville, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Children's palliative care and health promotion: Distinctly different concepts, or congruent alliance?

Supervisor: Noyes, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Choice in Life (transgender older adults’ mental health) and in Death (UK GPs’ euthanasia discourses)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Cobalt(III), Copper(II), and Nickel(II) coordination compounds as cations in Polyborate Chemistry

Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Combined effects of hydrodynamics and cohesive clay on bedform morphology and migration on sandy tidal flats

Supervisor: Baas, J. (Supervisor), Thorne, P. D. (External person) (Supervisor) & Amoudry, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Developing a scheme that governs the transfer of rights through the bill of lading under Chinese law: a comparison with the Anglo-American experience and the international approach.

Supervisor: Jing, Z. (Supervisor) & Eyo, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder in the Community

Supervisor: Swales, M. (Supervisor) & Hastings, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Electrophysiological studies of the time-course of 3D shape perception and object recognition

Supervisor: Leek, C. (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

End-Stage Renal Disease: Exploring the Impact of Treatment on Body-Image and Investigating the Psychological Factors of Treatment Adherence

Supervisor: Parry-Jones, B. (Supervisor) & Gardner, P. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Enhancing carbon sequestration in peatlands using exogenous phenolic inhibitors

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor), Jones, T. (Supervisor), Dunn, C. (Supervisor) & Gough, R. (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

Evaluation of the Enhancing Parenting Skills 2014 Programme

Supervisor: Hutchings, J. (Supervisor) & Hoare, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evidence-based practice, autism education and Applied Behaviour Analysis: Do Behaviour Analysts need to practise what they preach?

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor) & Hughes, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining Personality and Performance in Extreme Environments

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor), Beattie, S. (Supervisor), Arthur, C. (Supervisor) & Eade, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring Loneliness and Connectedness amongst Service Users in Acute Adult Mental Health Inpatient Care

Supervisor: Firth, A. (Supervisor) & Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Fiscal decentralization and the poor.

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Functional characterisation of SPO11 in human cancer cells

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (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

Greenhouse gas flux response to restoration management in UK lowland peatlands

Supervisor: Evans, C. (Supervisor), Smith, A. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Hanes y Degwm yng Nghymru yn ystod y Bedwaredd Ganrif ar Bymtheg, gyda sylw arbennig i ‘Ryfel y Degwm’.

Supervisor: Rees, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Hydroacoustics as a tool for the assessment of fishes within existing and candidate marine protected areas (MPAs)

Supervisor: Turner, J. (Supervisor) & Le Vay, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Ibn Sa’ud and Britain: Early changing relationship and pre-state formation 1902-1914

Supervisor: Wiliam, M. (Supervisor) & Shapely, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identification and characterisation of novel cancer testis antigens in human cancer cells

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identifying Behavioural and Neural Indices of Sensorimotor Experience Among Young Adults and Adolescents

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Incorporation of trees in smallholder land use systems: Farm characteristics, rates of return and policy issues influencing farmer adoption

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor), Jacobsen, J. B. (External person) (Supervisor) & Sunderland, T. (External person) (Supervisor)

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

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

Supervisor: Karl, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Inter-temporal choice for high-value food rewards as a model of food-scheduling behaviour

Supervisor: Rogers, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Life domain conflicts in elite sport

Supervisor: Markland, D. (Supervisor), Hardy, J. (Supervisor) & Birrer, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

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

Moderate-to-high intensity aerobic interval training versus continuous aerobic training in real life, centre based, cardiac rehabilitation

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Modernising Iraq: A Legislative Proposal to Regulate Timesharing Agreements in Iraq

Supervisor: Owen, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Modulations of cerebellar predictive language function through continuous theta burst stimulation

Supervisor: Bracewell, R. (Supervisor) & Mari-Beffa, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

NEXAFS Spectroscopy Studies of Polymer Nanocomposites

Supervisor: Campo, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Neurocognitive investigation of objectin-scene representations

Supervisor: Downing, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Neurocognitive study of mindfulness with primary school pupils

Supervisor: Dorjee, D. (Supervisor) & Thierry, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Normative and practical recommendations toward improved judicial independence in contemporary Iraq: The question of embedding judicial independence

Supervisor: Nason, S. (Supervisor) & Mawhinney, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel Roles of the Circadian Clock Protein Neuronal PAS Domain Protein 2 (NPAS2) in the Response to Oxidative andHeat Stress

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel Variants of the DNA Damage Checkpoint Protein Cds1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems as Sources of Phosphorus and other Pollutants in Rural Catchments: Characteristics and Tracing Approaches

Supervisor: Withers, P. (Supervisor) & Stutter, M. I. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Oral and nasal infectivity and immunogenicity of Plasmodium berghei and yoelii sporozoites and longevity of Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites and schizonts

Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Outdoor stability studies in Organic Photovoltaics

Supervisor: Kettle, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Oviposition site selection by Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (Diptera: Culicidae) at coastal sites in Kenya

Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor) & Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Pneumatic Discernment in the Apocalypse: An Intertextual and Pentecostal Exploration

Supervisor: Thomas, J. C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Public Values and Project Management Practices & Processes in the Public Sector in the case of the State of Qatar

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Reading Between the Lines: Clothes, Linens and Washing-Lines in Film and Practice

Supervisor: Abrams, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Responsible China: A critical discourse analysis of soft power projection through transnational media

Supervisor: Bakir, V. (Supervisor) & McStay, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Seeing the forest for the trees: Tree species effects on soil microbial communities and nutrient cycling dynamics

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Vesterdal, L. (External person) (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

Sense of belonging as an indicator for social capital: a mixed methods analysis of students’ sense of belonging to university

Supervisor: Davis, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Simulating Feedbacks between Tidal Stream Array Operation and the Marine Energy Resource

Supervisor: Neill, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Socioeconomic deprivation and psychopathology: associations at the global and local level

Supervisor: Hastings, R. (Supervisor) & Jackson, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Study of the Fly Algorithm for 2-D and 3-D Image Reconstruction

Supervisor: Vidal, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy