Browsing PhD Theses Collection by Title
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Between the Panels: How the Interactions Between Commerce and Art Shape Superhero Comic Book Film Adaptations (2000-13)
(2018-07-13)This dissertation’s principal contribution to knowledge lies in its demonstration of the thesis that while economic considerations are ultimately determinant, artistic considerations have a degree of influence in shaping ... -
Beyond Narrative: A Cross-Modal Approach to Soundtrack Composition
(2017-06-28)This research project addresses the problem of scoring non-narrative film work. Deprived of a narrative content to follow, the composer faces the fundamental problem of deciding what other elements should be considered ... -
Bilingual Clinical Psychologists' Experiences of Conceptualising Emotional Distress: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(2010-12-23)Aim: The study aims to explore, in-depth, South Asian bilingual clinical psychologists personal and clinical experiences of conceptualising emotional distress in first and second language. It is hoped that a clearer ... -
Bioaerosol detection through simultaneous measurement of particle intrinsic fluorescence and spatial light scattering
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)Interest in the role and detection of airborne biological micro-organisms has increased dramatically in recent years, in part through heightened fears of bioterrorism. Traditional bio-detection methods have generally ... -
The Biomechanics of the Dynamic Defence Mechanism
(University of Hertfordshire, 2013-09-09)Context: It has been suggested that muscle fatigue can lead to injury, however, research investigating this phenomenon in functional ankle instability (FAI) subjects is lacking. Aim: The purpose of this thesis was to ... -
Biomechanics of the Golf Swing and Putting Stroke
(2016-05-18)Context: This thesis focused on two main areas of golf performance. Firstly, centre of pressure excursions influence on full golf swing performance, as despite golf coaching literature placing importance on weight transfer, ... -
Bioprospecting for Fungal-Based Biocontrol Agents
(2021-10-19)The research objective of this project was to investigate how a virus infecting the fungus can improve its effectiveness as a pesticide. This mycovirus-induced hypervirulence was investigated using microbiological and ... -
Black Maternal Experiences of Birthing and Postnatal Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2022-09-30)Background With a longstanding backdrop of maternal health inequalities, literature exploring the experiences of Black mothers in maternity services in the UK is sparse. The Covid-19 pandemic has presented challenge, ... -
Blended Learning: Undergraduate Students' Experiences of Using Technology to Support Their Learning
(2011-03-24)This thesis investigates undergraduate experiences of studying within a blended learning environment at a UK university in the first decade of the 21st century. Blended learning in this context comprises the use of ... -
Blood Beliefs in Early Modern Europe
(2010-05-25)This thesis focuses on the significance of blood and the perception of the body in both learned and popular culture in order to investigate problems of identity and social exclusion in early modern Europe. Starting from ... -
Bodily Pleasure and the Self: Experimental, Pharmacological and Clinical Studies on Affective Touch
(2016-09-27)In the last decade, neuroscience and psychology alike have paid increasing attention to the study of affective touch, which refers to the emotional and motivational facets of tactile sensation. Some aspects of affective ... -
Body Image, Disordered Eating and Emotional Processing in Adolescent Females
(2008-10-20)Eating disorders can be viewed on a continuum, with disordered eating not reaching clinical diagnostic criteria but having potentially negative effects including increasing the risk of an eating disorder or obesity. This ... -
Body image, mood and quality of life in young people burned in childhood
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)Little is known about how young people who survived burn injuries as children cope when they reach adolescence. This study looked at the body image, mood and quality of life of a group of young people who had burn injuries ... -
Body Shame, Body Compassion and Physical Activity
(2020-03-12)Participation in physical activity in the population and especially in young people has been frequently highlighted as a concern, given the increased risk of serious health issues in people who are insufficiently active. ... -
Borderline Personality Disorder: A Personal Construct Approach
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-08-07)In 2003, Winter, Watson, Gillman-Smith, Gilbert and Acton criticised the DSM-IV’s psychiatric conceptualisation of BPD, proposing a set of alternative descriptions based on Kelly’s (1955) Personal Construct Psychology (PCP) ... -
Born Again: Natality, Normativity and Narrative in Hannah Arendt's The Human Condition
(University of Hertfordshire, 2013-09-30)Within the text of The Human Condition, Hannah Arendt circumscribes the concept of natality in ways that tend to conflate its biological, historical, institutional and phenomenological dimensions. This dissertation seeks ... -
Brain injury and the experience of caring : intrapersonal aspects from a personal construct perspective
(University of Hertfordshire, 2006)Significant proportions of carers for those with a brain injury have been found to be clinically anxious and depressed. Subjective carer burden (SCB) has been defined as the distress experienced as a result of the observed ... -
British newsreels and the plight of European Jews, 1933-1945
(University of Hertfordshire, 2006)This dissertation is an investigation into what the British newsreels told the public about the plight of German and European Jews, between January 1933) and the end of 1945. Nazi persecution of the Jews is a subject ... -
Building a Narrative-Based Requirements Engineering Mediation Model
(2010-05-25)This thesis presents a narrative-based Requirements Engineering (RE) mediation model (NREMM) to help RE practitioners to effectively identify, define, and resolve conflicts of interests, goals, and requirements in the RE ... -
Building Connection Against the Odds: Exploring the Relationship Between Project Workers and People Experiencing Homelessness
(2018-11-15)In the past decade homelessness has dramatically increased in the UK, against a backdrop of austerity (National Audit Office, 2017), with those working to support people experiencing homelessness (PEH) battling to build ...