Browse more theses by postgraduate research students from the Faculty of Health.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Analysing M. avium-macrophage interactions and establishing a long-term infection in a novel and realistic model of lung alveolar macrophages, Max Planck Institute Cells, Sanduni Avishka Thantri Hewage Peiris
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
A critical analysis of the Working Memory model of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Adam Stewart
The Role of Tau in Epidermal Stratification and Differentiation and its Implications in Skin Cancer, Charlotte Illsley
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Atrial Fibrillation In Middle-Eastern Arabs And South Asians: Studies From A 20-Year National Registry In Qatar, Amar Mohammad Amin Farhan Salam
Bayesian Methods for the Design and Analysis of Cluster Randomised Controlled Trials, Benjamin Gary Jones
Contributions of Source-Constrained Search and Late Monitoring to Recall Accuracy, James Randle
Dementia friendly flying: investigating the accessibility of air travel for people living with Dementia, Kate Turner
Molecular Control of the Migratory Phase During Cutaneous Wound Healing, Chloe Elizabeth Bolton
Nitrite and insulin lower the oxygen cost of ATP synthesis in skeletal muscle cells by pleiotropic stimulation of glycolysis, Rosie Donnell
Novel approaches to assess cellular interactions and their role in the pathology and treatment of lymphoproliferative disorders, Frances Hilary Rose Frend
PREDICTION OF CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK IN CHILDREN, Olubukola Ajala
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
An Assessment of Universal Tumour Associated Antigens in Primary Liver Neoplasms, Oliver Rupar
Birth Trauma: A mixed-methods investigation, Grace Baptie
Collaboration practices in Intellectual (Learning) Disability Services’ multidisciplinary teams, Madeleine Tremblett
DLL4 and JAG1 in the Glioblastoma Response to Temozolomide Chemotherapy, Carly Bunston
Engaging, enabling and embedding professionalism through scrutiny of practice in healthcare, Margaret Fisher
Exploring the Design, Use and Impact of Companion Pet Robots and Automata for Older Adults and People with Dementia, Hannah Bradwell
EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS ON MULTISOURCE FEEDBACK ASSESSMENTS FOR UK GENERAL PRACTITIONERS: A SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS, Sebastian Andrew George Stevens
FROM CANCER STEM CELLS TO BRAIN TUMOUR FORMATION: THE ROLE OF HEATR1 AND RIBOSOME BIOGENESIS, Laura Rodríguez Díaz
Helping people with dementia to eat well at home: An investigation to understand and enhance nutritional care, Louise Mole
HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGIES IN BLOOD GROUP GENOTYPING AND APPLICATIONS IN TRANSFUSION MEDICINE: ESTABLISHMENT OF RH GENES REFERENCE ALLELE SEQUENCES, Wajnat Ali Tounsi
Improving visual field tests for populations with advanced glaucoma and visual field loss in the periphery, Catherine Bain
Insoles to ease plantar pressure in people with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy: a feasibility randomised controlled study with embedded qualitative component, Richard Collings
INVESTIGATING STOPPING WHEN STUDYING NOVEL INFORMATION, Abbie Ball
Ionic dysregulation in white matter damage, Christopher Bulman
Modulation of macrophage and epithelial cell immune defences by probiotic bacteria: immune stimulation versus suppression, Luma S.Abdulqader Al-Abdulwahid
Regulation of The Expression and Lysine Acetylation of Pro-Inflammatory Molecules By Lipid-Modifying Enzyme (LPCAT2) in RAW264.7 Cells, Victory Ibigo Poloamina
‘The Agony & the Ecstasy: Managing a Chronic Pain Condition Whilst Being a Mother’, Movita Chapman-Moyle
The effects of mindfulness meditation on attention regulation, Paul Sharpe
THE EVALUATIVE CHAMELEON: THE VALANCE OF OBSERVED ACTION OUTCOMES DETERMINES AUTOMATIC IMITATION, Helen Sharps
The Psychology of Anxiety & Pain in Fibromyalgia, Anna Kharko
The role of autophagy in protecting periodontium integrity, and lipopolysaccharide-induced osteoclast differentiation, Portia Grayson
The role of DAXX in the selective autophagy receptor SQSTM1/p62 phase condensation, Yi Yang
The Role of Hippo Signalling in Merlin Null Tumours of the Nervous System, Liyam Laraba
Understanding the Contribution of Meaningful Processing to the Testing Effect, Sarah Hendry
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
A Concept Analysis of Compassion in Healthcare Practice, Sarah Tobin
Advanced glycation end products as a biomarker for accelerated ocular ageing and glaucoma, Leanne Smewing
AN EVALUATION OF THE INCREMENTAL VALUE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC BIOMARKERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PREDICTION, Chun Lap Pang
An Exploration of Religious Practice as a Valued Occupation, Patricia Eyres
Beyond Scaring Them Straight: Assessing Alternative Measures of Persuasion in Road Safety Campaigns, Clara Alida Cutello
Brain Rhythms in Object Recognition and Manipulation, François Foerster
CLINICAL OUTCOMES POST-IMPLANTATION OF MULTIFOCAL AND TORIC INTRAOCULAR LENSES, Elizabeth Martha Law
Creative Technologies for Behaviour Change, Joana Galvao Gomes da Silva
Development and Characterisation of an Immunocompetent Three-Dimensional Oral Mucosal Infection Model, Samantha Gould
ENHANCING GRIT IN ELITE ATHLETES THROUGH FUNCTIONAL IMAGERY TRAINING, Jon Rhodes
Epidermicin NI01 and human β-defensin 2 as modulators of macrophage subset responses, Barbara Durante
Evaluation of an Orthotic Intervention for the Management of Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP), Lee Cameron
Hot Food Takeaways around schools: Can fast food be healthier?, Claire Louise Turbutt
Influenza A virus infection and innate immunity in an established murine alveolar-like macrophage model, Connor Wood
Intrinsic Control Strategies for Herpesvirus-based Vaccine Vectors, Hujaz Ismail Abdulrazzaq Alqirbi
Investigating the differing role of consonants and vowels in word processing, Jacqueline Turner
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF TAM (TYRO3, AXL AND MERTK) FAMILY RECEPTORS IN MERLIN-DEFICIENT TUMOURS, Foram Dave
Investigation of Drp1 inhibition as potential therapy in pesticide-based models of Parkinson's disease, Jennifer Rhea Pinnell
LEVEL-TWO VISUAL PERSPECTIVE TAKING AS SPONTANEOUS PERCEPTUAL SIMULATION, Eleanor Ward
Metagenomic identification and characterisation of emerging and re-emerging viruses causing disease in febrile patients., Emma Louise Wise
MORE THAN TEA AND CAKE: A REALIST EVALUATION OF MEMORY CAFÉS IN CORNWALL, Lisa Burrows
ROLE OF miRNome IN MENINGIOMA TUMOURS: IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL MOLECULAR BIOMARKERS AND THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR HIGH-GRADE MENINGIOMA, Caterina Negroni
THE CONCEPT OF CONFIDENCE OF OLDER PEOPLE LIVING WITH FRAILTY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE, Frazer Underwood
The neurotoxic effects of Manganese and the novel protective role of Drp1 in the autophagy pathway, Carolina Sportelli
Theory protection in human associative learning and formally representing uncertainty about novel stimuli, Stuart Spicer
The skills-maintenance, competence paradigm for the evolving role of a Paramedic, Tristan Henderson
Understanding the role of dMob4 in postembryonic Neural Stem Cell mitotic reactivation, Eleanor Gonzaga
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Action Intentions and the Puzzle of Non-Willed Behaviour, James Colton
An Electrophysiological Investigation of Embodied Language Processing, Isabel Marijana Feven-Parsons
An exploration of sharps injuries within a nursing student population in the UK, Kevin Hambridge
A Proteomics Approach to Investigate Uropathogenic Escherichia coli, Nizar Hamed E Saeedi
A psychophysical investigation of quantum cognition: An interdisciplinary synthesis, Christopher Germann
Attention, Context and the Inverse Base Rate Effect, Angus Inkster
Biochemistry: Production of recombinant Rh blood group antigens for detection of alloimmunisation, Mashael Alkhanbashi
Discovering Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease by Statistical Learning Approaches, Jintao Long
Drp1 inhibition is protective against mitochondrial and autophagic impairment induced by alpha-synuclein, Zhangqiuzi Fan
Effect of phytoestrogens on breast and prostate cancer cell lines – potential implications for bone metastasis, Safaa Salman Mezban Al-thamiree
Evaluating Digital Health Technologies to Advance Parkinson's Disease Care, Thea Dominey
EXPLORING THE SENSITIVITY OF MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA TO INHIBITORS OF BRUTON’S TYROSINE KINASE, Hannah Patricia Thompson
Impact of time pressure, as a stressor, on dentist’s diagnostic decision making., Anastasios Plessas
INVESTIGATION OF CCN1 ROLE(S) IN MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA (MCL), Afak R S Zaidi
LIFE AND DEATH IN ICU: NURSING CARE TO SMOOTH TRANSITIONS FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILY, Julie Benbenishty
Medical Microbiology: Discovery of New Antimicrobial Drugs to Treat Clinically Relevant Antibiotic Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria, Abdu Hussein A. Aldarhami
Molecular Control of Tooth Mesenchymal Stem Cell Activation, Jemma Victoria Walker
Neuronal Network Oscillations in the Control of Human Movement, Edward Rhodes
Role of CD47 In Red Cell Apoptosis (Eryptosis), Ibrahim Faisal Halawani
Shaping the perceptual representation of observed human action through prediction., Katrina Louise McDonough
Social anxiety and paranoia: A mixed-methods investigation, Sophie Homer
Testing the Gliocentric Hypothesis of Brain Pathology, Sarah Hannah Ellwood
The effect of visual distraction on memory for words, pictures and complex events, Pamela Rae
THE EFFECTS OF PROLONGED RUNNING ON THE BIOMECHANICS AND FUNCTION OF THE FOOT AND ANKLE, Emma Cowley
THE INFLUENCE OF ONLINE REVIEWS ON SAUDI CONSUMERS’ TOURISM DESTINATION CHOICES, Arej Alhemimah