Theses

Synthesis and Applications of Proline Derived Guanidine Catalysts in Asymmetric Michael Addition Reactions

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthesis of Complex Sugar Mycolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Technology transfer in the context of competition Law in the Modern Chinese Market: Adequacy and scope for improvement

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Development of a Spatially Dynamic Model to Evaluate Management Scenarios in a Scallop Fishery

Supervisor: Kaiser, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Effect of Exercise and Ageing on Morphology and Biomarkers of Knee Articular Cartilage in Healthy Humans

Supervisor: Moore, J. (Supervisor) & Thom, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

The Function Of SPO11 In Human Cancer Cells

Supervisor: Stuart, N. (Supervisor), Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor) & Wakeman, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Impact of the Italian Occupation of Cyrenaica with Reference to Benghazi, 1911-1942

Supervisor: Shapely, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Kuwaiti merchants’ Networks, 1850-1946: A Tiny Sheikhdom in the First Global Age

Supervisor: Rees, L. (Supervisor) & Batiz-Lazo, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Market Microstructure of Stock Futures and Equity Options

Supervisor: ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor) & Williams, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Pleistocene Protagonist: Predicting Chinese, North American and global box office success through an evolutionary analysis of film protagonists

Supervisor: Sherry, J. (Supervisor) & Ward, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Shiite Resistance Against the British Occupation in Iraq 1914-1921

Supervisor: Shapely, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The biology and ecology of the rocky shore crab Leptodius exaratus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) on the coast of Kuwait

Supervisor: Le Vay, L. (Supervisor), Gimenez Noya, J. (Supervisor) & Behbehani, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of slurry processing on phosporus bioavailability and mobility

Supervisor: Chadwick, D. (Supervisor), Jones, D. L. (Supervisor) & Qing, C. (External person) (Supervisor)

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

The practical difficulties of applying current trade mark law, actions for passing off and copyright law to literary fictional characters per se, independent of the original work

Supervisor: Hyland, M. (Supervisor) & Griffiths, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of nucleotide excision repair in providing resistance to the nucleoside analogue gemcitabine.

Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of self-efficacy in multiple sclerosis

Supervisor: Roberts, C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

The use of urban plant resources for health and food security in Kampala, Uganda

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor), Raebild, A. (External person) (Supervisor) & Kehlenbeck, K. (External person) (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

Toward a Unified Account of Metonymy

Supervisor: Evans, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Transformational Leadership in Higher Education Research Supervision

Supervisor: Callow, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Trihalomethane Formation in Drinking Water; Impact of Drought, Treatment Wetlands and Methods of Analysis

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor) & Murphy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Unheard Voices: Children and Parents’ Experiences of Respiratory Assistance

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Use of Microwaves for Skin Lesion Treatment

Supervisor: Hancock, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Valuation of non-market ecosystem services of forests: Preferences for Recreation, Effect of Childhood Experience, and the Role of Environmental Attitudes

Supervisor: Gibbons, J. (Supervisor), Lundhede, T. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jacobsen, J. B. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Verses Nature: Heterogeneity and Dialogism in the Novel

Supervisor: Skoulding, Z. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Watermass Transformations near the Tip of the Antarctic Peninsula

Supervisor: Rippeth, T. (Supervisor) & Lenn, Y. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

We Are Seven

Supervisor: Wilcox, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

Supervisor: Davies, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

‘Mae’r Beibl o’n tu’: Y dadleuon Beiblaidd ynghylch caethwasiaeth ar dudalennau gwasg gyfnodol Gymraeg America, 1838-1868

Supervisor: Davies, E. (Supervisor) & Hunter, T. (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

Diagnostic journeys in Myeloma: How long does it take to diagnose what factors influence the diagnostic journey and how can timelier diagnosis be achieved

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Drivers of thermocline shear in seasonally stratified shelf seas

Supervisor: Rippeth, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identity, Language and Landscape in Early Modern Literature from Wales and the Marches

Supervisor: Willie, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigating the Bilingual ‘Catch-up’ in Welsh-English Bilingual Teenagers

Supervisor: Thomas, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Letteratura e contestazione: Il '68 nella letteratura italiana tra neoavanguardia e postmoderno

Supervisor: Rorato, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel roles of the Canadian clock protein neuronal PAS domain protein 2 (NPAS2) in the response to oxidative and heat stress

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Physical and bioeconomic analysis of ecosystem services from a silvopasture system

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Phytoplankton dynamics in Maltese coastal waters (Central Mediterranean) using in situ, remote sensing methods, and modelling techniques

Supervisor: Bowers, D. (Supervisor) & Thomas, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Sleep hygiene education and children with developmental disabilities

Supervisor: Huws, J. (Supervisor) & Burton, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Conceptualisation, Measurement, and Development of Mental Toughness in Military Training

Supervisor: Arthur, C. (Supervisor) & Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Evolution of Defensive Strategies in Cobras

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The influence of prosocial priming on visual perspective taking and automatic imitation

Supervisor: Ramsey, R. (Supervisor) & Koldewyn, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The innovations of radical Islam

Supervisor: Wali, F. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

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

Towards an increasing honey production in Northern Uganda : a multi-perspective approach

Supervisor: Smagghe, G. (External person) (Supervisor) & Cross, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Trilingual Education in the Kam-Speaking Region of Guizhou: Policy, Praxis, and Perceptions

Supervisor: Smith, A. (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

What are the Challenges of Evaluating Co-produced Initiatives?

Supervisor: Krayer, A. (Supervisor) & Carre, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

What works to support brief smoking cessation in acute hospital settings?

Supervisor: Burton, C. (Supervisor) & Williams, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Ymchwilio Addysg Ddwyieithog yn Ysgolion Cymru: Amrywiaeth Caleidosgopig

Supervisor: Thomas, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Informal childcare and childcare choice in Wales

Supervisor: Davies, M. (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

IMPACT OF MINDFULNESS TEACHER TRAINING ON MBSR PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY

Supervisor: Dorjee, D. (Supervisor) & Crane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Water dynamics and use in coffee shaded with Tabebula rosea Bertol and Simarouba glauca D.C. compared to full sun coffee in sub optimal environmental condition for coffee cultivation

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating applied physiotherapy practice in managing Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: extending the scope beyond clinical measures and treatment

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fragments in the Dark: Idealist Epistemology and the Baudelairean Experience of Modernity

Supervisor: Tully, C. (Supervisor) & Catani, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of sensitivity to threat on performance under pressure and persistence

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Top-down and exogenous effects on covert and overt orienting

Supervisor: d'Avossa, G. (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

Endophytic fungi in Elms:implications for the integrated management of Dutch Elm Disease

Supervisor: Rayment, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A psychophysiological examination of the emotions-performance relationship

Supervisor: Hardy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advanced materials for organic solar cells: influence of generation and pH on PAMAM-Based devices

Supervisor: Mabrook, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Advancing process evaluation oresearch within the filed of neurological rehabilitation

Supervisor: Burton, C. (Supervisor) & Rycroft-Malone, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An exploration of virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

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

Supervisor: Lewis, A. (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

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

Supervisor: Tainturier, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Bilingualism or Trilingualism? Social versus linguistic views: : Evidence from the Germanic-speaking language group in South Tyrol (Italy)

Supervisor: Tamburelli, M. (Supervisor) & Foltz, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Caffaeliad Plant Ifanc Dwyieithog o’r System Ateb yn y Gymraeg

Supervisor: Thomas, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Carbon management and the historic built environment in Wales

Supervisor: Karl, R. (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

Conjugated Polymers Based on 4-Substituted Fluorenes and Fluorenones

Supervisor: Perepichka, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Conservation of Mangifera sylvatica: a Wild Fruit Species for Health and Livelihoods

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Corporate Governance and Executive Renumeration in Banking

Supervisor: Hodgkinson, L. (Supervisor) & ap Gwilym, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cynyddu amlygiad plant i'r Gymraeg: Dylanwad rhaglenni cyw ar ddatblygiad geirfa plant a'u hadnabyddiaeth o reolau cystrawennol

Supervisor: Thomas, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Defining a High Throughput Sequencing identification framework for freshwater ecosystem biomonitoring

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Deforestation in Jefara Plain, Libya: Socio-economic and Policy Drivers (Algarabulli District case study)

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development of a Comprehensive Information Security System for UAE e-Government

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Enhanced Resource Discovery Mechanisms for Unstructured Peer-to-Peer Network Environments

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating Parallel Corpora and Translation Quality for Chinese and English

Supervisor: Teahan, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluating Trilingual Language Teacher Training Programmes for Minority Dominated Regions in Xinjiang: Current practice and Challenges

Supervisor: Thomas, E. (Supervisor) & Feng, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Examining the Interactive Effects of Mental Toughness, Self-Regulated Training Behaviors, and Personality in Swimming

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

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise motives and gains: implications for health behaviour change

Supervisor: Ingledew, D. (Supervisor) & Markland, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Exercise rehabilitation after hip or knee joint replacement: The effects of illness representations and self-efficacy on adherence, physical recovery and emotional well-being

Supervisor: Morrison, V. (Supervisor) & Burton, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Experiences of Healthcare Professionals and Patients in Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis: Making and Breaking Bonds

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Exploring Psychological Distress in Renal Services: Health Care Professionals and Patient Experiences

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Factors affecting variation in forest community characteristics and leaf-litter decomposition in tropical montane forest of Chiapas, Mexico: a functional ecology approach

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor) & Finegan, B. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Forestry policy: hindsight, forethought and foresight

Supervisor: Price, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Functional integration of neural signals during person perception

Supervisor: Ramsey, R. (Supervisor) & Downing, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genomic analysis of bacterial species associated with Acute Oak Decline

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor) & Golyshin, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Growing Kind Minds: Adapted group Compassion Focused Therapy for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (CFT-ID)

Supervisor: Williams, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Professional Doctorates

Gwleidyddiaeth, genynnau a disgyblaeth - Creu ar y ffin

Supervisor: Price, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Hemispheric asymmetries: behavioural, kinematic, and electrophysiological predictors of cerebral organisation

Supervisor: Carey, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

How language, culture and emotions shape the mind

Supervisor: Jones, M. (Supervisor) & Turnbull, O. (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

Impact of Land Use Change and Climate Variability on Watershed Hydrology in the Mara River Basin, East Africa

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor), Patil, S. (Supervisor), Feger, K. (External person) (Supervisor) & Julich, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impacts of Community Forest Management and strictly protected areas on deforestation and human well-being in Madagascar

Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor), Larsen, H. O. (External person) (Supervisor) & Smith-Hall, C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy