Doctoral Theses
Recent Submissions
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Yuanmingyuan’s Treasure: Biographies of the Qianlong Emperor’s Manuscript
(University of Exeter Art History and Visual Culture, 10 April 2025)“Huangchao liqi tushi” (“皇朝禮器圖式”, Illustrations of Imperial Ritual Paraphernalia, “HCLQTS” in abbreviation), a collection of illustrated manuscripts under commission of the Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), represents the ... -
Roles of Different Dimensions of Vocabulary Knowledge in L2 Reading Comprehension: Readers, Texts, and Tasks
(University of Exeter School of Education, 27 May 2025)Abstract Informed by the Lexical Quality Hypothesis (Perfetti, 2007) and the Reading Systems Framework (Perfetti & Stafura, 2014), this thesis aims to further current understandings about roles of vocabulary knowledge in ... -
Comparative and transcriptomic examination of senescence in Pristionchus nematodes
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 2 June 2025)Healthspan, the period of life where the organism is without frailty or disease, is sought to be better understood and extended through many branches of biomedical research. One approach is using short-lived model ... -
Using electronic health record data to evaluate heterogeneity in clinical outcomes of people with diabetes
(University of Exeter Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, 27 May 2025)Diabetes is highly heterogeneous condition with a broad range of potential characteristics that can influence a person's outcomes. Overall, this thesis aimed to use electronic health record data to evaluate heterogeneity ... -
Systematic identification of Candida albicans secreted proteins required for virulence
(University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, 27 May 2025)The fungal secretome is uniquely important to pathogenic lifestyles, providing a range of factors, including nutrient scavenging proteins, effectors, and toxins, which directly interact with the host. The human fungal ...