Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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An evaluation into how the introduction of Secondary SEAL has impacted upon School Climate & Pupils’ Emotional Literacy and Resiliency Levels.
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2011-05-31)This research paper forms the first half of this thesis exploring how the introduction of Secondary SEAL (SSEAL) has impacted on pupils’ emotional literacy and resiliency levels (as measured by the NfER Emotional Literac ... -
Evaluation of the impact of climate and human induced changes on the Nigerian forest using remote sensing
(University of ExeterGeography, 2015-10-25)The majority of the impact of climate and human induced changes on forest are related to climate variability and deforestation. Similarly, changes in forest phenology due to climate variability and deforestation has been ... -
An Evaluation of the Language Improvement Component in the Pre-Service ELT Programme at a College of Education in Kuwait: A case study
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2012-03-16)The current research study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the basic language skills component (BLSC) in the ELT pre-service programme at a College of Education in Kuwait by eliciting the participants’ views ... -
The evolution and regulation of cooperation in the wild
(University of ExeterCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, 2015-12-17)In cooperatively breeding societies, where individuals (termed ‘helpers’) provide care to young which are not their own, group members can vary substantially in their contributions to cooperative activities. Individuals ... -
The evolution of Maldivian coral reef rim islands
(University of ExeterGeography, 2017-04-07)The first detailed investigation of Maldivian rim island development and reef-to-island connectivity is presented. Study sites were selected on windward and leeward rim aspects of Huvadhu Atoll, and analyses were undertaken ... -
The Evolution of Place Marketing: Focusing on Korean Place Marketing and its Changing Political Context
(University of ExeterGeography, 2012-07-24)Over the last three decades, within the context of globalisation and intensified inter-urban competition, we have observed the growing use of market-centred strategy such as ‘marketing or branding places’. Despite the ... -
The Evolution of Regional Uneven Development in Jiangsu Province under China's Growth-oriented State Ideology
(University of ExeterGeography Department, 2014-09-29)This doctoral project explores the evolution of regional uneven development in Jiangsu province under China’s growth-oriented state ideology during the economic reform era. Based upon a set of political-philosophical and ... -
The evolution of resistance to multidrug antibiotic therapies.
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2015-09-30)The purpose of this thesis is to explore the interaction between antibiotics at sub-lethal doses, and E.coli. Initially we focussed on pairwise antibiotic interaction, and the potential to exploit these interactions to ... -
Evolution of Robotic Behaviour Using Gene Expression Programming
(University of ExeterComputer Science, 2011-12-13)The main objective in automatic robot controller development is to devise mechanisms whereby robot controllers can be developed with less reliance on human developers. One such mechanism is the use of evolutionary algorithms ... -
The evolution of the Sacramento River during the Late Quaternary and the influence of an “inherited” topography on modern floodplain sedimentation rates
(University of ExeterGeography, 2015-09-30)This study investigates the evolution of the Sacramento River since the late Quaternary, and the influence of this “inherited” topography on last century’s floodplain deposition by analysing and dating fluvial deposits at ... -
The evolution of Turkish nationalism between 1904 and 1980
(University of ExeterEthno-Politics, 2015-03-19)This study aims to look at the discourse and development of Turkish Nationalism. This is done through focusing on four well known thinkers of Turkish Nationalism. In this dissertation, works, actions, discourse and legacies ... -
The Evolutionary Genetics of Behavioural Variation: multivariate perspectives on personality in the Trinidadian guppy.
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2017-05-15)Animal personality is found in a wide range of taxa, yet our knowledge of what maintains consistent among-individual variation in behaviour is still incomplete. Many personality traits are associated with fitness, leading ... -
Evolutionary history of clathrin-mediated endocytosis and the eisosome
(University of ExeterCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, 2011-08-01)Endocytosis is both an ancient and a diverse feature of the eukaryotic cell. Studying how it evolved can provide insight into the nature of the last common eukaryotic ancestor, and the diversification of eukaryotes into ... -
Evolutionary relationships and reproductive ecology of endemic Sorbus species in south west UK: Implications for conservation.
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2016-09-30)The genus Sorbus is an example of a taxonomically complex group (TCG) with diversity derived from hybridisation, polyploidy and apomixis. The focus of this study was to elucidate the evolutionary relationships among nine ... -
The Evolving Corporate Role In US National Parks: Yosemite, A Case Study Of Advancing From Corporate Responsibility To Corporate Resilience
(University of ExeterGeography, 2016-12-02)This thesis examines the evolving relationship between protected landscapes and the corporate through the lens of tourism in US national parks, with Yosemite National Park as the empirical case study. It provides an ... -
Evolving Female Participation in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
(University of ExeterArab and Islamic Studies, 2013-04-15)This research effort will analyze the level of female political participation within the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) before and after the January 25 revolution, and whether it has changed with the transformation of Egypt’s ... -
Evolving museum experiences and museum (re)branding in the 21st century: A case study on the refurbishment of RAMM (2007-2011)
(University of ExeterManagement, 2012-10-05)Today, many museums both around the world and in Britain are in the process of renewing, rejuvenating, refurbishing and/or rebranding themselves. These museums are actually doing this in order to be able to respond better ... -
The Evolving Relationship Between Food and Tourism: A Case Study of Devon through the Twentieth Century
(University of ExeterManagement, 2011-11-28)The aim of this thesis is to examine the evolving relationship between food and tourism through the twentieth century. Devon, a county in the South West of England, and a popular tourist destination is used as the geographical ... -
An examination and assessment of mandatory financial instruments disclosures
(University of ExeterAccounting, 2011-01-31)This study has investigated mandatory disclosure requirements of financial instruments. A first-time adoption compliance review has been undertaken for the FTSE 100 non-financial IFRS 7 compliant firms. In contrast to prior ... -
An Examination of Executive Directors' Remuneration in FTSE 350 Companies
(University of ExeterAccounting, 2013-07-10)Issues as to the suitability of executive compensation packages have obtained an ever increasing profile in recent years. Whilst there has been quite extensive empirical investigation of pay-performance sensitivity, the ...