Theses

A theoretical approach to aromatic-radical interaction

Supervisor: Croft, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An Investigation into Waqf Company and its Place in Saudi Arabian Civil Law

Supervisor: Wali, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bio-physical interactions over cultured mussel beds : measured and modelled chlorophyll distributions in the Menai Strait

Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evolution and molecular systematics of the Ovophis monticola species complex (Serpentes:Viperidae:Crotalinae)

Supervisor: Malhotra, A. (Supervisor) & Thorpe, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Implementation of evidence based practice for managing post stroke shoulder

Supervisor: Burton, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Sensory perceptual experiences in autism

Supervisor: Jones, R. (Supervisor) & Henwood, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Shear wave studies of interfacial lubrication

Supervisor: Jones, 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

‘More bang for your buck’: Exploring the use of health economics in an educational context.

Supervisor: Hughes, C. (Supervisor), Stringer, C. (Supervisor) & Watkins, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

"Believing in Russia – Religious Policy after Communism" as a navigational aid to religious affairs in post-communist Russia : --

Supervisor: Huskinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

"Exploring the impact of Domestic Violence Protection Notices on victims and perpetrators of domestic violence."

Supervisor: Loftus, B. (Supervisor) & Feilzer, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

"Substantive approach" and "Authenticity": the accommodation of Islamic retail financing and deposit products under English Law

Supervisor: Cahill, D. (Supervisor) & Griffith, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

"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

'A barbarous nook of Ireland' : representations of the Irish Rebellion in Milton and some contemporaries.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'A segment of an "Unbroken Continuum"' : a portfolio of compositions with essay

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

'Becoming a citizen of the world' : sociological study of biographical narratives of new cosmopolitans

Supervisor: Davis, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Das politische ist nicht anders erlebbar als privat': a study of Anna Mitgutsch's fiction and its portrayal of Austrian society

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Eben mehr als eine Dorfgeschichte' : A study and assessment of Friedrich Ch Zauner's Tetralogy Das Ende der Ewigkeit

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Here'/'elsewhere' : a theme in the poems of Philip Larkin.

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

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Of great kindred and alliance': The status and identity of the Salesburys of Rhug and Bachymbyd, c.1475–c.1660

Supervisor: Pryce, H. (Supervisor) & Evans, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'On aurait pensé que la nature s'était trompée en leur donnant leurs sexes' : masculine malaise, gender indeterminacy and sexual ambiguity in July Monarchy narratives

Supervisor: Frith, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Os gwêl Bangor ei debyg eto, bydd gwyn ei byd': Golwg ar gyfraniad J. Lloyd Williams fel Cyfarwyddwr Cerdd a Chyfansoddwr rhwng 1897 a 1914

Supervisor: Thomas, W. (Supervisor), Rees, S. (Supervisor) & Ap Sion, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Predictable, Consistent, and Safe': School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support in Welsh Primary Schools

Supervisor: Hoerger, M. (Supervisor), Hughes, C. (Supervisor) & Watkins, R. (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

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'The Crucified God; The Self Reimagined: Mapping the Death of God Motif in the Philosophical Anthropologies of Nietzsche and St Paul' : A Reappraisal of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Anti-Christianity with Continual Reference to Paul of Tarsus

Supervisor: Huskinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'We are not our own' : The platonic Christianity of George P. Grant: from the cave to the cross and back with Simone Weil

Supervisor: Huskinson, L. (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

'[A] shifting/identity never your own' : the uncanny and unhomely in the poetry of R.S. Thomas

Supervisor: Brown, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

(Im)possibility and the Pragmatics of Empowerment

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

1,000 Days of Sun plus Commentary

Supervisor: Skoulding, Z. (Supervisor) & Conran, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Comparative Analysis of Gecko Toepad and Claw Morphologies, with regards to Body Weight, Locomotion and Habitat Occupancy.

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Crandell, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A Comparative Study of Phosphorus Based Fertilisers’ Performance: An Assessment on Plant Growth Parameters and Soil Health using Lolium Perenne

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A Comprehensive Investigation to Inform Effective Talent Development in Sport

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Contextual Behavioural Perspective on Substance Use Disorder

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

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

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 Novel Approach to Printed Arabic Optical Character Recognition

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A Numerical Study of the Internal Tide in Upper Loch Linnhe

Supervisor: Simpson, J. (Supervisor)

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

A Philosophical Investigation of Religious Language: A Study of the Identity, Meaning and Semantics of Religious Utterances

Supervisor: Huskinson, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Realist Evaluation of Geographically Distinct Community (Health) Development Projects: What works in Wales, for Whom, How, Why, and in What circumstances?

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Realist Evaluation of In-Practice Prevention Care Pathway

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

A Study in the Experimental Taxonomy of some British Sphagha (section Cuspidata),with observations of their ecology.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Study of the Geomicrobiology of Acid Mine Drainage-impacted Environments, with particular regard to the former Mynydd Parys Copper Mines, North Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A System for Visualising and Treating Early Stage Cancerous Nodules within the Lungs and Cavities of the Eat, Nose and Throat

Supervisor: Hancock, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

Supervisor: Thomas, J. C. (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

A Woman on the Border: A Feminist-Structuralist-Deconstructive Reading of the Character of Miriam in Exodus 2:1-10; 15:20-21 and Numbers 12:1-16.

Supervisor: Davies, E. W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A behavioural analysis of pre-school children's food preferences

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A behavioural analysis of rapid word learning in infants

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A behaviourist approach to pyscho-analysis

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A bluetooth-based communications architecture for lightweight mobile robots

Supervisor: Mansoor, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

A comparative analysis of regulatory strategies in accounting and their impact on corporate compliance.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparative study of efficiency in European banking.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparative study of morphology, behaviour and ecology of Chaetogaster Limnaei ( von Baer) from several host species

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparative study of the High Church party in the dioceses of Chester and Bangor between 1688 and 1715.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparative study of the doctrines of atonement and justification in the writings of John Owen (1616-1683) and John Wesley (1703-1791) : With considerations of the middle-way contributions of Richard Baxter (1615-1691) and John Tillotson (1630-1694) and the theology of the Protestant Reformers.

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

A comparison of Al Qassim viewed through British eyes and local sources: 1862-1918

Supervisor: Wiliam, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparison of functional assessment methods

Supervisor: Jones, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparison of methods for selecting untagged animals for breeding purposes

Supervisor: Ap Dewi, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comprehensive profile of awareness in mild cognitive impairment

Supervisor: Clare, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A conceptual e-learning system for teaching mathematics

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A consumer investigation: monetising, marketing and distributing digital music in a niche and minority language market - the situation in Wales

Supervisor: Muse, E. (Supervisor), Griffiths, G. (Supervisor) & Jones, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A critical analysis of the function played by the UAE's Financial Intelligence Unit in counteracting money laundering with particular reference to the UK's Financial Intelligence Unit

Supervisor: Hyland, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A critical examination of the Teacher Training in Wales, 1846-1898

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A feasibility study to explore the potential benefit of a cognitive therapy treatment approach for depression with individuals fulfilling ICD-10 criteria for dementia : a case study approach.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

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

Supervisor: Hope, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A history of the English-speaking Baptist churches of North Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A holistic review of lean management and knowledge management practices: recommendations for improvement in a north Wales SME

Supervisor: Nikolopoulos, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A long-term temporal comparison of ecological predictors on relative elephant presence within a forested environment

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor), Georgiev, A. (Supervisor), Chapman, C. (External person) (Supervisor) & Sarkar, D. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A longitudinal study of the outcomes and impact of Citizens Advice Bureau advice on the lives of individuals

Supervisor: Hirst, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A mixed methodological approach to investigating perceptions, and emotional outcomes, of stroke patients and carers

Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor) & Woods, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

A mixed methods exploratory case study into the rationale and behaviours underpinning routine blood tests in critically ill patients, and possible strategies to reduce the number performed

Supervisor: Williams, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A modelling approach to assessing the environmental impacts of harvesting marine bivalves from natural populations

Supervisor: Hiddink, J. (Supervisor) & Cordes, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A molecular modelling study of electron trapping in polythylene

Supervisor: Quirke, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A molecular study on the adaption and response of plants to windy habitats

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A moment approach to mixed quantum-classical dynamics

Supervisor: Hughes, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A multi-method investigation of the relationship between life stress, coping strategies and psychological distress in adolescents.

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

A multi-variant investigation of CdTe/CdS photovoltaic material

Supervisor: Irvine, S. (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

A multilocus phylogeny of the cobra clade elapids

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

A neurophysiological investigation of mindfulness training in secondary schools: Modifications in cognitive control and emotion processing in adolescents

Supervisor: Dorjee, 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

A novel miRNA cluster within the circadian clock gene NPAS2 and the implications of rs1811399, an autism enriched single nucleotide polymorphism

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A novel microwave transmission Line with Impedance matching structures for Haemostasis of upper Gastrointestinal bleeding.

Supervisor: Hancock, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A phenomenological approach to the experience of chronic pain

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A pictographic method for teaching Greek spelling to dyslexic children

Supervisor: Miles, T. R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Ellis, N. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A pragmatic analysis of family mediation

Supervisor: Thomas, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A preliminary study in aspects of structural continuity in Lasso's Penitential Psalms

Supervisor: Leitmeir, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

A psychophysiological acquisition device for affective video games

Supervisor: Kuncheva, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy