Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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From Microhabitat to Metapopulations: a Model System for Conservation Under Climate Change
(University of ExeterCentre for Ecology and ConservationBiosciences, 2013-02-06)Please refer to the 'Front Matter' file for details. -
From Nurture Group to Nurturing Community: Exploring Processes and Evaluating Outcomes when Nurturing Principles are Consistent between Nurture Group, Home and School.
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2010-05-28)Abstract: Paper 1 Evidence suggests that Nurture Groups (NGs) are effective in helping children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. NGs recognise the importance of parental involvement and research reveals ... -
From Osmolytes to Diabetes: the Impact of Sugars and Sugar Alcohols on the Cystic Fibrosis Pathogen, Burkholderia multivorans
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2013-02-28)The incidence of CF related diabetes is on the rise as patient life expectancy continues to improve. Sugars elevated in diabetics include glucose, fructose, and mannose. These sugars, in addition to mannitol (recently ... -
From the Mosque to Satellite Broadcasting: A Historical Perspective of Hamas Media Strategy
(University of ExeterPolitics, 2012-03-21)The media keeps the Palestinian dream of a homeland and quest to end the occupation alive. Thus, the media has been a potent weapon in the story of the Palestinian people’s struggle for freedom. This thesis examines the ... -
From the Text to the Frame: A Frame Analysis of the Collective Action Frames of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, 1980 - 1998
(University of ExeterPolitics, 2008-09)Despite the wealth of interest in South Mexico’s Ejercito Zapatista Liberacion Nacional (EZLN), few studies have attempted to deconstruct the discourse of the Zapatistas according to its component parts. Most scholars have ... -
From the Village to Entebbe: The Acholi of Northern Uganda and the Politics of Identity, 1950-1985.
(University of ExeterHistory, 2014-02-03)Abstract The aim of this thesis will be to decipher why Acholi ethnic identity remained such a critical political tool in late and post-colonial Uganda, from 1950-1985, just before the outbreak of civil war in 1986. The ... -
From tree to plank: A multidisciplinary approach to the study of wood use in boatbuilding in the Red Sea
(University of ExeterInstitute of Arab and Islamic Studies, 2014-12-12)This thesis looks at the use of wood in boatbuilding in the Red Sea from classical antiquity until present times. It draws on primary sources and archaeological evidence from the Graeco-Roman period extending from the 8th ... -
From Weimar Republic to Third Reich: Composing agency in changing socio-cultural contexts
(University of ExeterSociology and Philosophy, 2009-10-22)This dissertation interrogates the nature of composers as aesthetic agents re-orienting from the socio-cultural contexts of the Weimar Republic (1919-1932) to those of the Third Reich in Germany (1933-1945). Work in the ... -
From ‘soup-kitchen’ Charity to Humanitarian Expertise? France, the United Nations and the Displaced Persons Problem in Post-War Germany
(University of ExeterHistory, 2013-11-28)The collapse of Nazi Germany was accompanied by a humanitarian disaster of staggering proportions. The newly-founded United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) and its successor the International Refugee ... -
Fuelling Expectations: UK Biofuel Policy
(University of ExeterSociology, 2013-09-30)This dissertation analyses the biofuel debate in the UK, focusing on how the UK Government has deployed expectations to legitimise its biofuel policy. The analysis builds on the sociology of expectations, integrated with ... -
The Function of Ascorbate Oxidase in Arabidopsis thaliana
(University of ExeterCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, 2012-10-15)The apoplastic enzyme, ascorbate oxidase (AO), is a blue copper oxidase that catalyses oxidation of ascorbate (AsA) to monodehydroascorbate (MDHA). In Arabidopsis thaliana, AO is encoded by three genes (At4g39830, At5g21105 and ... -
Functional Characterisation of Candida Glabrata Open Reading Frames with no Orthologue in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2013-09-27)Candida glabrata is a significant and increasingly common pathogen of humans yet its mechanism of virulence remains unclear. Comparative genomic studies revealed that C. glabrata is more closely related to the non-pathogenic ... -
Functional Evaluation of Plant Defence Signalling Against Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum in Arabidopsis Floral Tissue
(University of ExeterBiological Sciences, 2014-12-19)Fusarium Ear Blight (FEB) is a globally important floral disease of cereal crops such as wheat, maize and barley. The predominant causal agents of FEB disease of wheat in the UK are Fusarium culmorum and F. graminearum. ... -
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies of the Primary Somatosensory Cortex in Relation to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
(University of ExeterPhysics, 2009-07-24)Functional MRI was used to detect brain activations in the primary somatosensory cortex (SI) in response to a vibrotactile stimulus applied to the thumb (D1) and little finger (D5) of the right (R) and left (L) hands. Four ... -
The Functional Significance of Allelic Diversity in Candida Albicans
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2014-07-11)Allelic expression imbalance, or AEI, is the term given to differences in the expression levels of the two alleles of a gene. AEI has been previously identified in a number of species using various techniques. Here, the ... -
Future Secondary Schools for Diversity: Where are we now and where could we be? A "futures thinking" approach to planning for diversity and inclusion, informed by an investigation of the current over-representation of secondary aged students in special schools in England
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2012-12-19)In 2011, 65% of the 76,900 pupils aged between 5 and 16 in special schools in England were of secondary age. When this population is broken down further, a constant rise in pupil numbers is seen; from just under 3,500 ... -
Future Teachers, Future Perspective - The Story of English in Kuwait
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2010-09-03)In Kuwait, the English language is increasingly gaining importance signifying globalisation and internationalisation of the local culture and linguistic environment. Alongside the positive effects of the wide-spread usage ... -
A Futures Approach to Water Distribution and Sewer Network (RE)Design
(University of ExeterEMPS, 2013-04-24)When designing urban water systems (i.e. water distribution and sewer systems) it is imperative that uncertainty is taken into consideration. However, this is a challenging problem due to the inherent uncertainty associated ... -
Galen in Early Modern English Medicine: Case-studies in History, Pharmacology and Surgery 1618-1794
(University of ExeterHistoryCentre for Medical History, 2013-09-30)This thesis examines the influence of Galen (b. 129 AD) on medicine in England between 1618 and 1794, approaching the study of his authority and the use of his work through three case-studies: histories of medicine, ... -
Galleries and Drift: Mapping Undermined Landscapes
(University of ExeterEnglish, 2011-01-04)This is a creative/critical project, a collection of narratives inspired by critical discourse that map a local landscape and chart a personal topography. As a result of interdisciplinary study, particularly in the area ...