Browsing University of Exeter Theses by Title
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Between Philosophy and ʿIrfān: Interpreting Mullā Ṣadrā from the Qajars to Post-Revolutionary Iran
(University of ExeterInstitute of Arab and Islamic Studies, 2015-11-30)This thesis examines the interpretive tradition of Mullā Ṣadrā in the context of the schools of Tehran and Qum. Mullā Ṣadrā’s transcendental philosophy (al-ḥikmah al-mutaʿālīyah or ḥikmat) avails itself to a number of ... -
Between Policy Making and the Public Sphere: The Role of Rhetoric in Anglo-French Imperial Relations, 1940-1945
(University of ExeterHistory, 2016-09-01)The long history of Anglo-French relations has often been acrimonious. After the German defeat of France in June 1940 the right to represent the French nation was contested by Philippe Pétain’s Vichy government and Charles ... -
Beyond the Code: Unpacking Tacit Knowledge and Embodied Cognition in the Practical Action of Curating Contemporary Art
(University of ExeterSociology & Philosophy, 2009-09-18)Re-evaluating classic work in the sociology of the visual arts, this Ph.D. thesis explores the tacit and practical bases of artistic mediation with reference to curatorial exhibition making in contemporary art. Data presented ... -
Beyond the Dyad: The Role of Groups and Third-Parties in the Trajectory of Violence
(University of ExeterPsychology Department, 2017-06-07)Episodes of aggression and violence continue to beset our public spaces. This thesis explores how well we understand the transition to violence—and how aggression and violence in public spaces can be managed or controlled. ... -
Beyond Words: A Multimodal Approach to Translation Applied to Global Standardised Advertising Campaigns in International Women's Magazines
(University of ExeterModern Languages, 2012-07-24)This thesis draws critically on approaches to globalisation, translation and advertising to analyse current translation practices using multimodal advertising texts. The purpose of this study is both to show evidence of ... -
Bharata’s Natyashastra-based Theatre Analysis Model: An experiment on British South Asian and contemporary Indian theatre in English
(University of ExeterDrama, 2015-01-05)This thesis tests a newly developed model based on the Natyashastra, an Indian treatise on performing arts, and uses this for theatrical analysis in the contexts of British Asian theatre productions and contemporary Indian ... -
Bi-electron bound states in single- and double-layer graphene nanostructures
(University of ExeterCollege of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 2016-06-20)The prototypical exciton model of two interacting Dirac particles in graphene was analysed by Sabio et al, Phys. Rev. B 81, 045428 (2010), and it was found that in one of the electron-hole scattering channels the total ... -
Biases and Discrimination: An Economic Analysis using Lab and Field Experiments
(University of ExeterEconomics, 2016-09-06)This thesis uses laboratory and field experiments to examine the underlying motivations that drive biased and discriminatory behaviour. Its focus is on the differential treatment of others that stems from individuals’ ... -
Biblical Perspectives on the Holiness of Place, Body, and Mortality in The Jerusalem Syndrome Collection
(University of ExeterEnglish, 2012-02-21)This work consists of a portfolio of creative writing in the form of a collection of short stories, The Jerusalem Syndrome, followed by a thesis, “Biblical Perspectives on the Holiness of Place, Body, and Mortality in The ... -
Bio-Inspired Optical Systems
(University of ExeterCollege of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 2013-09-20)This thesis presents an investigation into some of the structural colours that are produced in nature. There are many animals and plants that produce structural colour, with a particularly high structural colour diversity ... -
Biochemical and structural characterisation of a thermophilic Aldo-Keto Reductase fromThermotoga maritima
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2009-03)The Aldo-Keto Reductases (AKR) are a group of oxidoreductase enzymes structurally and mechanistically distinct from the Alcohol Dehydrogenases (ADH). The AKRs are of importance for their ability to produce industrially ... -
Biochemical and Structural Characterisation of Dehalogenases from Marine Bacteria
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2011-09-28)An L-haloacid dehalohenase from the psychrophilic marine bacteria Psychromonas ingrahamii has been cloned, over-expressed in a bacterial expression system and biochemically characterised. The enzyme is stable at temperatures ... -
Biochemical characterisation of unusual glycolytic enzymes from the human intestinal parasite Blastocystis hominis
(University of ExeterCollege of Life and Environmental ScienceCollege of Life and Environmental Science, 2016-06-08)Blastocystis is an important parasite that infects humans and a wide range of animals like rats, birds, reptiles, etc. infecting a sum of 60% of world population. It belongs to the Stramenopiles, a Heterologous group that ... -
The biochemical consequences of ascorbate deficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2011-12-20)Biochemical consequences of ascorbate deficiency were studied in the leaf tissue of Arabidopsis thaliana ascorbate-deficient vtc mutants with a view of understanding the relationship between ascorbate, stress response and ... -
The Biodiversity of Invertebrates in Cyprus Ecosystems
(University of ExeterBiological Sciences, 2009-01-12)There has been great concern within the scientific community about biodiversity loss and the extinction crisis worldwide. In order to set priority targets for biodiversity conservation in any region of the world, it is ... -
The bioenergetic cost of metal resistance and its consequences for reproduction in the harbour ragworm, Nereis diversicolor
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2009-09-28)The population of harbour ragworms, Nereis diversicolor, inhabiting the upper reaches of Restronguet Creek in the Fal Ria, UK, are known to be resistant to the acute, toxic effects of copper, zinc and cadmium. This research ... -
Biogeomorphology of Coastal Structures: Understanding interactions between hard substrata and colonising organisms as a tool for ecological enhancement
(University of ExeterCollege of Life and Environmental SciencesGeography, 2011-02-28)Urbanisation is increasingly recognised as a major ecological pressure at the coast. By 2035, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will have to spend £1 billion each year on flood defence and erosion ... -
Bioinformatics of next generation sequencing approaches: using 454 and Illumina data to look at insect genomes and transcriptomes
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2013-04-02)By providing a rapid and cost effective means of generating sequencing resources for almost any organism, ‘Next generation sequencing technologies’ (NGS) have great potential to help address numerous gene and genome level ... -
Biological Effects and Effect Mechanisms of Neonicotinoid Pesticides in the Bumble Bee Bombus Terrestris
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2014-02-12)Bumble bees provide valuable pollination services to many agricultural crops and wild flower species. Consequently, evidence that wild populations are in decline has caused widespread concern. Among multiple causal factors, ... -
Biological effects of selected metal nanoparticles in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
(University of ExeterCollege of Life and Environmental SciencesBiological Sciences, 2013-12-11)As the nanotechnology industry grows rapidly, the release of nanoparticles (NPs) will increase in the environment. The special functional properties of NPs bring uncertainty on how they will affect exposed organisms. Aquatic ...