Items where Year is 2018

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Abdorahimi, Danial (2018). Comparison of radio frequency path loss models in soil for wireless underground sensor networks. University of Birmingham. M.Phil.

Abena, Alessandro (2018). Advanced modelling for the orthogonal cutting of unidirectional carbon fibre reinforced plastic composites. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Abosaf, Mohamed (2018). Finite element modelling of multi-point forming. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ackland, Holly (2018). An exploration of young offenders' life trajectories through narrative. University of Birmingham. Ap.Ed.&ChildPsy.D.

Aguiar, Magda Francisca Calás Oliveira Carvalho (2018). Decision analytic modelling of the prevention of vitamin D deficiency in England and Wales. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ahmad, Abdalqader Y. H. (2018). Investigation of cryogenic energy storage for air conditioning applications. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ajibulu, Ayodeji Opeoluwa (2018). Robust adaptive model predictive control for intelligent drinking water distribution systems. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Akca, Saban (2018). The complex role of district governors in Turkey: a sui generis case of public leadership. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Aktaş, Ümit Ruşen (2018). Learning deep representations for robotics applications. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Al Bahar, Fares (2018). Examining the impact of CDSS on antibiotic use in hospitals. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Al Fozan, Ibrahim Mohammed A (2018). An investigation of the strategies that Saudi university students use when writing in English and the linguistic challenges they encounter: a comparative and correlational study. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Al Ghaithi, Rashid Hafidh Rashid (2018). Laboratory investigation of platelet function in patients with mild bleeding disorders. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Al Khathami, Ali Gaithan (2018). Towards gastric cancer immunotherapy: assessment of cancer immunity and potential immune targets. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Al-Mousawi, Fadhel (2018). Adsorption system for cooling and power generation using advanced adsorbent materials. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Al-Mumaiz, Maha Osama Najm Eldeen (2018). Modelling road development cost and benefits due to changes in land values. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Al-Raawi, Diaa Ali Naji (2018). Role of JARID2 in the regulation of keratinocyte differentiation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Al-Saadi, Lubna Saleh (2018). PM\(_2\)\(_.\)\(_5\) source apportionment and mass closure study in Doha city, Qatar. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Al-Saadi, Maithem (2018). Incorporating safety design assessment process model in planning and design system for airport airsides. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Al-Saedi, Fitua Minuar Aziz (2018). Development of a bacterial adhesin into a next generation antimicrobial agent. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Al-Shohani, Wisam A. M. (2018). Development and performance of concentrated optical water filter for photovoltaic applications. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Al-Yaaribi, Ali (2018). Consequences of prosocail and antisocial teammate behaviours for the recipient. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Al-sagheer, Yousif (2018). Fuel cells and hydrogen for balancing renewable energy fluctuations: a control-oriented approach. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alam, Intekhab Asim (2018). Real time tracking using nature-inspired algorithms. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alammar, Ahmed Ali Ghulfus (2018). Enhancing thermal performance of heat pipe based solar thermal collector. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alamri, Hani Ali (2018). Teachers' perceptions of using information and communication technologies with students with intellectual disabilities in boys’ primary mainstream schools in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alamri, Mubarak (2018). Discovery of WNK-SPAK/OSR1 signalling inhibitors as potential therapeutics. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Albaaj, Firas Saddam Oglah (2018). Development of a model to assess cleaning and disinfection of complex root canal systems. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alduhaim, Asmaa (2018). Multimodal translation analysis: Arab Spring speeches in Arabic and English. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alexander, Catherine Rose (2018). The development of an adapted Donabedian structure, process and outcomes model to evaluate the influences on prescribing for Diabetes in English National Health Service primary care organisations. University of Birmingham. Other

Alfaifi, Mohammed (2018). Cell therapy for acute liver injury - in vivo efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cells in toxic and immune-mediated murine hepatitis. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alharbi, Mohammad Mosaed Eid Alahmadi (2018). Analysis of extreme precipitation events over the Eastern Red Sea Coast for recent and future climate conditions. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alidu, Lailah (2018). An exploration of health and illness beliefs of Ghanaian migrants. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Aljabr, Fahad Saleh (2018). The role of citation in interdisciplinary discourse: an investigation into citation practices in the journal "Global Environmental Change". University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alkhataybeh, Ahmad Abdallah (2018). Determinants of research and development on the alternative investment market (AIM). University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Allan, Richard (2018). Open theism and pentecostalism: A comparative study of the Godhead, soteriology, eschatology and providence. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Almahroug, Alhasan Ali Mosftah (2018). Non-foster antenna matching networks using reflection-mode negative-group-delay networks. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Almomen, Randa (2018). Context classification for improved semantic understanding of mathematical formulae. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Almulla, Khawla A. (2018). Intellectual movements in Saudi Arabia. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Almuntafeky, Adil Rashid Sarhan (2018). The regulation of cell signalling by LAR protein tyrosine phosphatase. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alnaimat, Feras Adnan Mohammad (2018). Design and evaluation of an encapsulated artificial disc. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alowadi, Nahed (2018). Population based spatio-temporal probabilistic modelling of fMRI data. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alqhtani, Manal (2018). Methods for accurate evaluation of population abundance from ecological data. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alruhaily, Nada Massoud (2018). Analysis and improvements of behaviour-based malware detection mechanisms. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alshahrani, Basmah Fahad (2018). Obstacles to inclusion of students with special educational needs (SEN) in primary mainstream girls schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from the perspective of special education teachers. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alshahrani, Fahad (2018). Electronic prescribing errors in secondary care settings: their incidence, causes and strategies for reduction. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alshebli, Abdulmohsen (2018). Towards making urban planning practices more effective amid rapid urban growth in Riyadh- Saudi Arabia. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Alsubhi, Mai Salem (2018). How language and culture shape gesture in English, Arabic and second language speakers. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Altaf, Quratul-ain (2018). Sleep in patients with type 2 diabetes: the impact of sleep apnoea, sleep duration, and sleep quality on clinical outcomes. University of Birmingham. M.D.

Amerman, Annette (2018). Integration of US marine coprs aviation with the Royal Air Force in First World War: Legacy and impact. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Andarini, Rizki Putri (2018). Ex-situ characterisation of solid oxide fuel cell operating on biogas using tin anode-infiltration. University of Birmingham. M.Res.

Antrobus, Magdalena Anna (2018). Epistemic and Psychological Benefits of Depression. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ariane, Mostapha (2018). The discrete multi-physics method applied to biomechanics. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Arvaniti, Anastasia (2018). Oestrogens regulate proliferation in colorectal cancer via GPER and the hippo signalling pathway. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Ashari, Rozzamri (2018). Effects of additives on the rheological and textural properties of surimi. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Aspin, Thomas William Hallamore (2018). Taking streams to extremes: the effects of intensifying drought on running water ecosystems. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Assiry, Abdullah (2018). Partial groups. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Atherton, Ruth Kimberley (2018). Power and persuasion : catechetical treatments of the sacraments in Reformation Germany, 1529-1597. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Atwal, Sukhi Kaur (2018). The factors which affect mid-facial growth in unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate. University of Birmingham. M.Dent.Sc.

Azmi, Azrin (2018). Late Triassic to early Jurassic microfossils and palaeoenvironments of the Waterloo Mudstone Formation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Baca, Matthew (2018). Search for production of dark matter in association with a Higgs boson decaying to bb with the ATLAS detector. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Badawy, Tawfik (2018). Impact of injector deposits and spark plug gap on engine performance and emissions. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bai, Linxue (2018). Speech analysis using very low-dimensional bottleneck features and phone-class dependent neural networks. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bakare, Gideon Omoniyi (2018). Leadership in the book of proverbs. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bakare, Hakeem Oladimeji (2018). Making sense of neoliberal governance through nature: a study of privatisation and environmental governance in the Nigerian cement industry in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bamford, Charlie (2018). Exploring a measure of maternal orientation in first time mothers. University of Birmingham. M.Res.

Banks, Gemma (2018). Impressions of an analyst: reassessing Sigmund Freud's literary style through a comparative study of the principles and fiction of Ford Madox Ford, Henry James, Virginia Woolf & Dorothy Richardson. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Banks-Devonish, Olufunmike (2018). Personality and alcohol use: the roles of impulsivity, negative consequences, age and gender. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

Barnes, Charlotte Sophie (2018). ‘Never Forget Your First’ (novel) and violent women: representations of female violence in Muriel Spark’s ‘The Driver’s Seat’, Virginie Despentes’s ‘Baise-Moi’, Gillian Flynn’s ‘Gone Girl’, and C.S. Barnes’s ‘Never Forget Your First’. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Barrett, James William (2018). Topics in astrostatistics: stellar binary evolution, gravitational – wave source modelling and stochastic processes. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Barry, Christopher James (2018). Regional modelling to forecast the transient chlorinated solvent risk to groundwater for water supply security. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bartlett, Simon (2018). An examination of the analogy of attainment, achievement and success for low performers at Key Stage 2: the disconnected minority. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Bass, Matthew Ian (2018). Steam oxidation of shot peened austenitic stainless steel. University of Birmingham. D.Eng.

Bassett, Richard (2018). Quantifying the influence of wind advection on the urban heat island. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Belinga-Desaunay-Nault, Marie-France Aline (2018). Behaviour and transportation of silver nanoparticles in an aerobic wastewater treatment pilot plant. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bell, Andrew James (2018). Damages for non-pecuniary loss in the tort of negligence: a reconceptualisation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bellardi, Marco (2018). The cinematic mode in twentieth-century fiction a comparative approach. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Benedicto Orenes, Daniel (2018). Realization of a spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensation experiment. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bennett, Carmel (2018). The impact of mindfulness-based approaches on eating behaviour in children and adults. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

Benning, Ashley Rebecca (2018). Shakespeare and the brave new world of early modern science. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Berger, Sarah Jayne (2018). Evaluation of implicit self-referential thoughts of people with depression and their association with cognitive fusion, self-esteem and psychological distress. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

Bhadhuri, Arjun (2018). Including health spillovers in economic evaluations. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bian, Huan (2018). Executive ownership, CEO over-confidence and firm policies. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Birdsell, Brian Jon (2018). Creative metaphor production in a first and second language and the role of creativity. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bishop, Jack Edward (2018). Experimental investigation of alpha-gas states using high-multiplicity particle spectroscopy. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Biyik, Can (2018). Developing urban transport in Turkey with much higher dependence on walking and cycling. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bladon, Henry James Murray (2018). Missing Pieces: the presentation of mental health nursing in narrative fiction and the role of the practitioner/writer. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Booth, Charlotte (2018). Excavating paper squeezes: Identifying the value of nineteenth and early twentieth century squeezes of ancient Egyptian monuments, through the collections of seven of UK archives. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Boswell, John Harold (2018). The effects of thermal processing on the microstructure and properties of selectively laser melted CM247LC nickel-base superalloy. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Bouchot Viveros, Jorge Alfredo (2018). The implications of a rise in the minimum wage on the Mexican labour market. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bowring, Barbara (2018). From penury to published poet: the cultural journey of Ann Yearsley. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bradbury, James (2018). Computational hypothesis generation with genome-side metabolic reconstructions: in-silico prediction of metabolic changes in the freshwater model organism Daphnia to environmental stressors. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Braun, Verena (2018). Modulating episodic memory formation using non-invasive brain stimulation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Brittain, William David George (2018). Asymmetric synthesis 1,2,3-triazoles utilising the copper-catalysed azide-alkyne cycloaddition. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Brogden, Wendy Elizabeth (2018). Catholicism, community and identity in late Tudor and early Stuart Herefordshire. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bromley, Emma (2018). 'Oligarchy', factionalism and urban politics in the borough of Warwick, 1562-1588. University of Birmingham. M.Res.

Brooks, Oliver Peter (2018). The hydrogen ductilisation process (HyDP) for NdFeB alloys. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Broughton, James Harry (2018). Searches for rare exclusive Higgs boson decays to a meson and an associated photon with the ATLAS detector. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Brown, Howard Gordon (2018). Getting started with English-medium instruction in Japan: key factors in program planning and implementation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Brown, Richard (2018). Measures of vascular dysfunction, monocyte subsets and circulating microparticles in patients with diffuse coronary artery disease. University of Birmingham. M.D.

Brown, Ryan (2018). Design, synthesis and characterisation of CCL2 constructs: selective delivery of fluorophores to monocytes. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bruce-Golding, Judith (2018). Career trajectories of deputy and assistant headteachers and their perceptions of secondary headship. University of Birmingham. Ed.D.

Brzozowski, Artur (2018). Psychological and physiologiacal correlates of emotion regulation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Bui, Ngoc Thi Quynh (2018). Accomodating traditions of hospitality in a tourist region: The Mekong Delta, Vietnam. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Buratin, Stefano (2018). Pulsed laser ablation of silicon: the influence of beam parameters on ablated crater morphology. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Burchill, Nicola Jane (2018). Acceptance and positive identity reconstruction following acquired brain injury. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

Burke, Ian (2018). Circles of support and accountability: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the nature of the relationship between volunteers and the core member. University of Birmingham. Foren.Clin.Psy.D.

Burley, Claire Victoria (2018). A multimodal investigation of brain health: cerebral blood flow, cognitive performance and quality of life. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Burton, Hanna Elisabeth (2018). Characterisation of coronary arteries: mechanical testing and three-dimensional imaging. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Busa, Chiara (2018). Novel bottom-up sub-micron architectures for advanced functional devices. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Byrd II, Charles Hannon (2018). Pentecostal aspects of early sixteenth century Anabaptism. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Cail, Peter James (2018). DNA nanotechnology and supramolecular chemistry in biomedical therapy applications. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cantini, Eleonora (2018). Switchable surfaces for biomedical applications. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cardon, Danielle Kay (2018). The influence of dietary protein intake on the responsiveness of skeletal muscle to resistance exercise training in older adults. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Caro, Manjola (2018). Shear strengthening of concrete beams with embedded frp bars. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Carroll, Bridget (2018). Understanding, planning for and meeting the needs of children who are known to have experienced neglect in their first year of life: strengthening the influence of research on practice. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Carter, Lois Linda (2018). Exploring the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and its underlying processes. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

Caruana, Roberta Anne (2018). Chamber music from Malta: introduction and survey. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Cassanelli, Mattia (2018). Drying and rehydration of gellan gum gels. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cawkwell, Lewis Blair (2018). Generating and characterising chimeric antigen receptors to target the tumour vasculature. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Chan, Jen Nie (2018). Exploring the role of organisational ambidexterity in promoting firm survival and performance through the global financial crisis. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Chan, Yuen Ling Tracey (2018). The biological features and clinical significance of natural killer cell reconstitution following allogenic stem cell transplantation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Chanda, Luke (2018). Shape characterisation of tool path motion. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Chauhan, Abhishek (2018). Contribution of the platelet receptor CLEC-2 and its ligand podoplanin to the pathogenesis of liver disease. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Che Zainal Abidin, Nik Mohd Farid (2018). Hybridisation of bees algorithm for continuous optimisation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Chen, Renzhi (2018). Dynamic multi-objective optimization: a two archive strategy. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Chen, Shih-Yu (2018). Representing indigenous peoples of Taiwan: the role of museums. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Chen, Siyuan (2018). What can we learn from pulsar timing arrays (or not): constraining astrophysical parametric models with gravitational waves. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Chen, Weiqi (2018). Active module identification in biological networks. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Chen, Xiaosheng (2018). A Neo-Confucian approach to a puzzle concerning Spinoza's doctrine of the intellectual love of God. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Chen, Zhiting (2018). Governing through the market: SASAC and the resurgence of central state-owned enterprises in China. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Chiodarelli, Giacomo (2018). Development of new synthetic inhibitors of \(Mycobacterium\) \(tuberculosis\) DprE2. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cho, Dukhee (2018). Political Shakespeare in Korea: from the early twentieth century to today. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cho, Sunghee (2018). A study of smart grids for railways. University of Birmingham. M.Phil.

Choppy, Penda Theresia (2018). Attitudes to slavery and race in Seychellois Creole oral literature. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Choudhury, Dipak (2018). Eco-systemic factors that strengthen the educational inclusion of young carers with additional needs. University of Birmingham. Ap.Ed.&ChildPsy.D.

Churchouse, Matthew John (2018). Renewing the soul: towards an enhanced Pentecostal philosophical theological doctrine of human constitution. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Churm, James (2018). Design and fabrication of a next generation regenerative neural interface. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Clake, Jenna (2018). "A noisy situation": the Feminine and Feminist New Absurd in twenty-first-century British and American poetry and Send Shells. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Clanton, Roberta Lee (2018). Investigating sex differences in structural and functional neuroimaging correlates of empathy in conduct disorder. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Clarke, Thomas Leslie (2018). A novel role for the Arginine Methyltransferase PRMT5 in the DNA damage response and implications for cancer therapy. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Clarke, Victoria Sylvia Dorothy (2018). A transatlantic phenomenological study of why student psychiatric/mental health nurses chose their profession. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cleary, Angela Mary (2018). Smiles and challenges: an ethnographically-oriented study into the experiences of a particular group of Thai post-graduate students in UK higher education. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cline, Nicole Srilata (2018). Francis T. King and the Baltimore Association to Advise and Assist Friends in the Southern States. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Clissold, Katherine (2018). A qualitative exploration of pupil, parent and staff discourses of extended school non-attendance. University of Birmingham. Ap.Ed.&ChildPsy.D.

Cobb, Thomas (2018). Decade of disarray: Hollywood allegories of U.S. foreign policy: 1999-2009. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cochran, Lisa Janette (2018). Profile of autism spectrum disorder phenomenology in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Connolly, Jack Andrew (2018). Studies on the late-stage biosynthesis of the antibiotic Mupirocin. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Connor, Piers Richard (2018). Managing Technical and Operational Change: How understanding a railway’s historic evolution can guide future development: A London Underground case study. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Consoli, Pietro A. (2018). Adaptive operator search for the capacitated arc routine problem. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Contreras Toledo, Aremi Rebeca (2018). A crop wild relative conservation strategy for Mexico. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Contreras Vásquez, Luis Felipe (2018). Mechanical synthesis of magnesium alloys for hydrogen storage. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cook, Angus James McDonald Chartres (2018). The atmospheric corrosion of 304L and 316L stainless steels under conditions relevant to the interim storage of intermediate level nuclear waste. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cosway, Emilie Jade (2018). Investigating the role of accessory cells in the thymic microenvironment for central tolerance and thymus regeneration. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cotler, Joseph Howard (2018). The impact of context on social identification: examining the effects of leadership and social roles. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Couchman-Crook, Ellen Marie (2018). The exotic and the everyday, regional Victorian pantomime in Birmingham and the Black Country 1813-1914. University of Birmingham. M.Res.

Crace, Benjamin Daniel (2018). Pneumatic piety: a sociotheological study of the Coptic orthodox diaspora in Kuwait. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cranford-Smith, Tamar (2018). Genetic, biochemical and structural characterisation of YecA, a novel component of the bacterial Sec machinery. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Crespo, Manuel (2018). Wind turbine monitoring using short-range Doppler radar. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cresswell, Derren James Franklyn (2018). Continental break-up at the Galicia Margin. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Crisan, Daniel Nicolae (2018). Polymeric scaffolds as building blocks for nanomaterials with biomedical applications. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cronin, Marianne Eve (2018). 'Feck off!' Exploring the relationship between impoliteness, laughter and humour in the British-Irish sitcomes Father Ted, Black Books and The IT Crowd. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Crossey, Benjamin Philip (2018). Getting our act together: an exploration of the mechanisms responsible for the affiliative changes evoked by interpersonal movement. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Crowley, Thomas (2018). Innate immune memory in fibroblasts. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cuenca Cambronero, Maria (2018). Documenting long-term impact of eutrophication and climate change on the keystone species Daphnia using resurrection ecology and paleogenomics. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cull, Stephanie Yolanda McLellan (2018). Implications of suicide writings. University of Birmingham. Foren.Psy.D.

Cupples, Gemma (2018). Fibre-laden flows in biology and biotechnology. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Curran, Michelle (2018). Lymphocyte dynamics during acute exercise in type one diabetes. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Cutter, Jennifer Ruth (2018). Determination and quantitative evaluation of image-based registration accuracy for robotic neurosurgery. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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D'Angio', Andrea (2018). Microwave enhanced chemical vapour infiltration of silicon carbide fibre preforms. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

D'Asta, Federica (2018). Antimicrobial activity of blood-derived biomaterials against different biofilm-forming bacteria strains commonly found in wounds. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Daabo, Ahmed Mahmood Abdullah (2018). Stress analysis and aerodynamic optimization of small-scale compressed air turbines. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Daheshpour, Kasra (2018). Network level decision support system to assess railway track maintenance needs. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Daley-Yates, Simon (2018). Radio emission from hot stars and planets. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Dara, Rebwar Nasir (2018). Using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for identifying floodplain and riverbed structural heterogeneity and implications for groundwater-surface water exchange. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Dasein, Billy M (2018). Freedom to learn for the 21st century (education as if people mattered). University of Birmingham. Ed.D.

Davidson, Alistair James (2018). ‘The glory of ruling makes all things permissible’: power and usurpation in Byzantium: some aspects of communication, legitimacy, and moral authority. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Davidson, Nicholas Mark (2018). Atmospheric processing of aerosols. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Davies, Kari (2018). The practice of crime linkage. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Davies, Ryan (2018). An induction theorem inspired by Brauer's induction theorem for characters of finite groups. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Davies, Scott Philip (2018). Cell-in-cell structures in the human liver. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Davies, Timothy John (2018). Anglo-Italian relations in the Red Sea and Zanzibar, 1880-1888. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Day, George (2018). The immobilisation of Caesium and Strontium from nuclear waste captured by IONSIV. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Daza Martin, Manuel (2018). Characterisation of a novel BRCA1 regulation required for the protection of stalled DNA replication forks. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

De Laurentiis, Valeria (2018). Environmental sustainability assessment of the primary school catering sector. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

De Luca, Alessandro (2018). Forward scatter radar: innovative configurations and studies. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

De Lyon, Alexander Thomas Crook (2018). The role of fitness professionals in performing contemporary health agendas: a critical analysis of 'effective' training, development and practice. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Della Roverys Coseglio, Mario Sergio (2018). Susceptibility of low-temperature plasma nitrided 17-4 PH (H1150D) to sulphide stress cracking (SSC) in typical oilfield environment. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Demetriou, Galateia (2018). Modernist poetics of distance: George Seferis and Ezra Pound. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Denzel, Michael (2018). Malware tolerance: Distributing trust over multiple devices. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Derbyshire, Daniel William (2018). Essays on reputation and information. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Devanthi, Putu Virgina Partha (2018). Microbial encapsulation for enhancing soy sauce aroma development during moromi fermentation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Dewe, Hayley Louise (2018). The unreal self: A psychophysiological and psychological examination of dissociative body experiences in non-clinical samples. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Dexter, Alexander (2018). Developing computational methods for fundamentals and metrology of mass spectrometry imaging. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Dinnage, Mark James (2018). Exploring organisational use of negative emotions on Facebook and their effect on brand perceptions. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Diwakar, Lavanya (2018). A systematic evaluation of paediatric allergy pathways in the West Midlands. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Dobbie, Natalie (2018). Supporting student emotional and mental health needs in a secondary school: staff understanding and self-efficacy. University of Birmingham. Ap.Ed.&ChildPsy.D.

Docherty, Catherine Louise (2018). The hydroecological response of Greenlandic streams to a changing climate. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Dominguez Medina, Carmen Coral (2018). Investigation of how antibody to the outer membrane porin d from salmonella typhimurium binds and protects against infection. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Donathy, Marguerite Louise (2018). Managing sexual offenders in the community. University of Birmingham. Foren.Psy.D.

Dosumu, Abiola Nneka (2018). Uptake, cellular fate and toxicity of engineered gold nanoparticles in A549 cells. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Douglas, Gareth (2018). Microstructural characterisation and modelling of dilute magnesium-tin-aluminium alloys. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Drake, Nicholas James (2018). Constructing a theology for Pentecostal - Charismatic worship using Calvin's 'Union with Christ'. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Driscoll, Jonathan Richard (2018). The effect of tempering parameters on the hardness and precipitation characteristics of quenched and tempered RQT701 steel plate. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Duan, Huayu (2018). Closer running - railway capacity analysis and timetable improvement. University of Birmingham. M.Res.

Duangfai, Chanapa (2018). Psychological disorder and narrative order in Kazuo Ishiguro's novels. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Dzidek, Brygida Maria (2018). Tribological interactions of the finger pad and tactile displays. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

de Rosen, Elie (2018). The economic fate of urban settlements in Rhomanian Boeotia, Thessaly, and Western Macedonia (783-1204). University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Eapen, Abey (2018). Recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor for unexplained recurrent miscarriage: A randomised placebo controlled multi-centre study. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Eck, Eric Christopher (2018). In defense of provisory methodological naturalism. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Eddowes, Peter John (2018). The role of MRI in stratifying and evaluating chronic liver disease. University of Birmingham. M.D.

Edginton-White, Benjamin (2018). The role of aberrant transcription factor expression and loss of epigenetic control in activating long-terminal-repeats in Hodgkin’s lymphoma. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Edwards, Ceri Brendan (2018). An exploration of how typical pupils and pupils with autism or Asperger’s syndrome draw faces. University of Birmingham. M.Phil.

Eisenstein, Neil Michael (2018). Heterotopic ossification: physicochemical analysis and development of a novel treatment strategy. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ejiofor, Stanley Ikenna (2018). The role of ambulatory oxygen to improve skeletal muscle gene expression in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in patients with exercise induced hypoxaemia. University of Birmingham. M.D.

Ekawati, Febriani Fajar (2018). Economy of action and pedestrians in the built environment. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

El Kadri, Hani (2018). Microbial encapsulation and interactions in emulsions. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

El Marj, Nicole (2018). The important role of sleep in relation to alcohol use and memory consolidation. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

El-Turk, Bushra (2018). Bleeding through… compositional processes in the integration of Middle Eastern and Western art music. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Elflah, Mohamed A Hussaen (2018). Structural behaviour of stainless steel bolted beam to column joints. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Elghawail, Ali Mohamed (2018). Flexible forming of 3-D metal panels. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Elkaref, Mohab (2018). Deep learning applications for transition-based dependency parsing. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ellis, Katherine Rebecca (2018). Social cognition in genetic syndromes. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Enderer, Ali Bora (2018). Ins and outs of Russell's theory of types. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Eskauriatza, Javier Sebastian (2018). Does the jus post bellum help practitioners to identify the law on transitional criminal justice in post-conflict Colombia? University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Esmaeili, Maryam (2018). Development and characterisation of systems for the delivery of an antiscarring molecule (decorin) for use after corneal injury and cutaneous burn. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Facer-Childs, Elise Rose (2018). “Citius, Altius, Fortius” the impact of circadian phenotype and sleep on the brain’s intrinsic functional architecture, well-being & performance. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Fang, Chizhou (2018). Influence of oxide growth along grain boundaries on the crack growth behaviour of a nickel-based superalloy. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Farnes, Alan Taylor (2018). Scribal habits in selected New Testament manuscripts, including those with surviving exemplars. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Faroqy, Anna (2018). Investigating the changes in the geophysical and geotechnical properties of fine-grained soils when exposed to changes in vertically applied loads. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Farr, Matthew (2018). Production of anisotropic injection moulded NdFeB magnets from end-of-life sintered magnets. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Faustini, Siân Elizabeth (2018). Immune responses to pneumoccocal immunisation in HIV-infected adults in the UK. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Feldman, Alex (2018). Ethnicity and statehood in Pontic-Caspian Eurasia (8-13th c.): Contributing to a reassessment. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Fielding, Rosalind Jane (2018). Embodying dialogue: hybridity and identity in Japanese Shakespeare productions. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Fine, Laurel (2018). Assisted dying: an ethics of care perspective. University of Birmingham. M.Jur.

Flack, Colin (2018). Breaking down the barriers – the participation puzzle. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Fletcher, Alice (2018). Identification of novel sodium iodide symporter interactors which modulate radioiodine uptake. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Fletcher, Dean (2018). Synthesis of dispersible nanostructures using anti-sintering cast materials. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Flores Torres, Santiago (2018). Characterisation of weld-features in RR1000 inertia friction welds. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Floyd, Hayley (2018). Cobalt, chromium implant wear: investigating interactions between products and the local environment and presenting an approach for mapping tissues. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Folegot, Silvia (2018). A risk assessment framework for quantifying drought impacts on thermal and water extremes. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ford, Elizabeth Kathryn Rose (2018). 'To perform, or not to perform: that is the questions' A survey of how secondary school headteachers perceive their enactment status in leadership. University of Birmingham. Ed.D.

Foster, Andrew Geoffrey (2018). Single dissociative diffraction of protons in \(\sqrt {s}\) = 8 TeV collisions with the ATLAS experiment. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Foster, Jessica (2018). Investigating the relationship between UbcH10 and the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Fotiadi, Maria (2018). Dedications at ancient Dodona. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Fox, Luke Christopher (2018). Unbounded commitment: a Kierkegaardian response to religious diversity. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Frampton, Nicholas Ross (2018). Impact of hypoxia on hepatitis B virus replication. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Francis, Xavier (2018). Anthropocosmic-theism: towards a theistic re-orientation of Raimon Panikkar's pluralistic theology of religions. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Franklin, Simon (2018). Feet and footwear: friends or foes? University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Frestadius, Simo Kalevi (2018). Whose Pentecostalism? which rationality? the foursquare gospel and Pentecostal biblical pragmatism of the Elim tradition. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Fritz, Isabella (2018). How gesture and speech interact during production and comprehension. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Frumento, Guido (2018). Preclinical development of adoptive T-cell immunotherapy for EBV-associated diseases using third-party donors. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Fursland, Rosalind Jane (2018). Theatrics of modernity: Incidental, impromptu, and everyday performance in early twentieth-century Manhattan. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Gallagher, Ruth (2018). The right to culturally appropriate accommodation for travellers in Ireland: towards a hybrid approach. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Galloway, Robert (2018). An assessment of the significance and social impact of the quarrying industry in Shropshire in the 19th and 20th centuries. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ganci, Aristide Paolo (2018). Exploring the potential of high mass resolution and mass accuracy mass spectrometric techniques to track the environmental metabolism and fate of BFRS: application to the ambient environment. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Gannon, Gregory Thomas (2018). International hotel management internships: an interpretive phenomenological analysis of student experience. University of Birmingham. D.B.A.

Gao, Jianshu (2018). Understanding the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties in HIPped Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Gao, Yang (2018). Coupling matrix based integration of the active components with microwave filters. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Garbe, Frederik (2018). Extremal graph theory via structural analysis. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Garcia Ramos, Aixa Maria (2018). Three essays on the economics of crime and gender. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Gardner, Emma Catherine (2018). Accountancy worlds: commoditization, competitiveness, compromises. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Gassama, Abubacarr Kawsu (2018). Impacts of inflammatory mediators and hypoxia on vascular reactivity: a model of COPD. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Gautam, Anmol (2018). Structural studies of the DNA partitioning protein KorB from the plasmid RK2. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Geer, Mitchell Jon (2018). Regulation of platelet signalling by the ITIM-containing receptor G6b-B. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Gilding, Liam Niall (2018). The epigenetic and transcriptional consequences of aberrant FoxC1 expression in acute myeloid leukaemia. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Glanvill, Sarah Jane Marie (2018). Atmospheric corrosion of AA2024 in ocean water environments. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Glock, Stefan (2018). Decompositions of graphs and hypergraphs. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Goncalves, Mariana (2018). Defining the mechanisms underlying reduced immunity to Streptococcus pneumonia with age. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

González Álvarez, Alba (2018). Design and development of dynamic orthopaedic implants to improve surgical treatment of the spine. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Goodwin, Joanna Jane (2018). Investigating the role of nitrite in cardiovascular disease. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Goswami, Kamal Nayan (2018). Ab initio study of the effect of solute atoms on vacancy diffusion in Ni-based superalloys. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Gray, Emma Louise (2018). The assessment and treatment of sexual offenders with intellectual disability: New directions. University of Birmingham. Foren.Psy.D.

Graybill, David Joseph (2018). In the shadow of Peter Brook: designing and redesigning A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Shakespeare Company, 1970-2000. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Greaney, Brendan Gerard (2018). Dyslexia in nursing and education - a case study. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Green, Anna Catriona (2018). When light gets pushy: radiation pressure effects in interferometric gravitational wave detectors. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Green, Clara Emily (2018). Understanding shared pathogenesis between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer by means of cell specific genomics. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Green, Hannah Louise (2018). Vulnerabilities to engagement in violent extremism. University of Birmingham. Foren.Clin.Psy.D.

Gribling Marinova, Maria (2018). Precarity and identity in the ivory tower: exploring the effects of performative pressures in UK and French business schools. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Griffiths, Siân Lowri (2018). The role of social cognition and neurocognition in functional outcomes in individuals with first episode psychosis. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Griffitts, Troy Andrew (2018). Software for the collaborative editing of the Greek new testament. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Grossman, Barry Hale (2018). Metaphorically-construed self-awareness in reflexive constructions. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Guan, Rui (2018). Stability control and protection of power systems with VSC HVDC and VSC FACTS. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Gunn, Rachel (2018). Delusion and affective framing. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Guzzonato, Antonella (2018). An evaluation of instrumental tools to screen for the presence of brominated flame retardants. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Haji Mohamad Zubir, Ahmad Shauqi Bin (2018). The tracking, profitability and inflation risk hedging performance of gold ETFs in the UK during 2004 – 2014. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hajiabady, Siavash (2018). Integrated condition monitoring of industrial wind turbines. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hall, Russell (2018). Measurement of recovery and recrystallisation in interstitial free steels using electromagnetic sensors. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hamasha, Oumama Emad (2018). Reconstructing the past: Ibn Al-Qayyim’s approach in critiquing accounts of Maghāzī (battles) in his book Zād Al-Maʿād. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hampson, Judith Anne (2018). Immune activation in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency related and usual chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. University of Birmingham. M.D.

Hamzah, Muhammad Hazwan Bin (2018). Extraction and modification of lignin to support enhanced utilisation using critical fluids. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hanif, Ayshah (2018). Therapists' experiences of therapy endings with mental health patients. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

Harahap, Mahyuni (2018). Preparation of carbon fibre preform from acetylated cellulose and nano-crystalline cellulose. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Harpham, Laura Elizabeth (2018). The development and implementation of the greening initiatives of the 2013 EU common agricultural policy reform and the protection of biodiversity; a UK case study. University of Birmingham. M.Jur.

Hart, Samantha Leigh (2018). Why do we pay tax? is it because we are good citizens? how tax fits with modern conceptualisations of citizenship. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hart, Stuart Anthony (2018). Soteriology in Edmund Spenser's \(The\) \(Faerie\) \(Queene\). University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hayden, Ashley Thomas John (2018). An empirical investigation to evaluate the impact of travel habits at community level for the formulation of sustainable transport strategies: a case study approach. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hayes, Ian (2018). Microstructural characterisation and heat treatment refinement of a particulate reinforced aluminium metal matrix composite. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

He, Tao (2018). Hybrid interface conditions for partitioned fluid-structure interaction simulations. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Heald, Mary Elizabeth (2018). Sleep in children and adults with intellectual disabilities: association with daytime behaviour and parental wellbeing. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

Helliwell, Richard Alexander (2018). What role does the UK general anti-abuse rule play in preventing tax avoidance using loan relationships and how does this role affect the way we should conceptualise the GAAR when applied to other corporation tax matters? University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Hergueta Santos-Olmo, Cruz (2018). Modern fuels and catalytic technologies for low emissions in gasoline direct injection engines. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Heritage, Frazer (2018). "When they go low, you go high": a metaphor and metonomy-led analysis of the second American presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Hernandez, Christian ORCID: 0000-0002-5344-1067 (2018). Neoliberal globalization and the Argentine Great Depression: deconstructing the discourses of the IMF and private finance. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hewett, John M. (2018). Corrosion film solubility and suspended particle behaviour of corroding SS316L surfaces in simulated nuclear plant coolant. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hickman, Alice (2018). Air pollution at transport interchanges. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hobbins, Stephanie Ann (2018). Periodontitis in COPD and alpha-1 antitypsin deficiency. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Hodgkins, Jodie (2018). A self-setting gel system for kartogenin delivery and retention in cartilage defects. University of Birmingham. M.Phil.

Homaioon Ebrahimi, Amir (2018). The investigation of the effect of plan irregularities on the progressive collapse response of low to medium rise steel structures. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hristov, Stanislav Zdravkov (2018). Target shadow profile reconstruction in forward scatter radar. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Huang, Cong (2018). Liquidity, corporate policy, and corporate governance. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hughes, Erik Andreas Bjørnstad (2018). Developing biomaterials through enhancing organic/inorganic interfaces. University of Birmingham. Eng.D.

Humble, Geoffrey Frank (2018). Biographical rhetorics: narrative and power in Yuanshi biography. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hunt, Matthew Antony (2018). Chiral luttinger liquids and their use in detecting quantum discord. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hunter, Stuart (2018). The immunobiology of human hepatic gamma delta T cells. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hurst, Rhiannon Mary (2018). Development of tools for embryonic ECG for heart dysfunction in zebrafish. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hussain, Bilaal Yusef (2018). Dynamic simulations of carbon dioxide pipeline transportation for the purpose of carbon capture and storage. University of Birmingham. Eng.D.

Hussain, Nouman (2018). Barelvi'ism and Christianity: similarities and the possible reasons why. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Hussain, Shazia (2018). Men's experiences of engaging in psychological therapy in a forensic mental health setting. University of Birmingham. Other

Hussein, Eman (2018). Numerical and experimental evaluation of advanced metal-organic framework materials for adsorption heat pumps. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Hussein, Ghaiath Mohamed Abas (2018). The ethical considerations in the health-related research activities conducted during armed conflicts: case study of Darfur, West Sudan (2004-2012). University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Husselbury, Timothy (2018). The factors influencing TMS mapping. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

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Ibrahim, Maha (2018). Contribution of tumour cell signalling and the microenvironment to the pathogenesis of EBV-associated B cell lymphoma and. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Icke, Christopher (2018). Investigation of the function and secretion of CexE in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Inglis, Katharine (2018). Essays on the economics of crime. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Insua López, Ignacio (2018). Polyion complex (PIC) nanoparticles for the targeted and passive delivery of antimicrobial polymers and peptides. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Iordachescu, Alexandra (2018). An in-vitro model for the development of mature bone containing an osteocyte network. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ironmonger, Dean (2018). An investigation into the relationship between antimicrobial prescribing and antimicrobial resistance in urinary tract infections at a population level. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Isaeva, Nevena (2018). Trust and distrust in intra-organisational relationhips. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ismail, Media K. (2018). Synthesis and anticancer activity of metallocene-containing nucleoside and DNA analogues. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Israfil-Bayli, Fidan (2018). Cerclage outcome by the type of suture material (COTS) study: randomised pilot/feasibility study comparing monofilament (intervention) sutures versus multifilament (comparison) for cervical cerclage. University of Birmingham. M.D.

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Jackson, Alicia R. (2018). Ezekiel's two stick and eschatological violence in the pentecostal tradition: an intertextual literary analysis. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jackson, Edward William (2018). David Foster Wallace's hideous neoliberal spermatics. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jaihow, Patson (2018). Corpus use by student writers: error correction by Thai learners of English. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jakl, Tomáš (2018). d-Frames as algebraic duals of bitopological spaces. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

James, Kieran David Jon (2018). Investigating the process and regulation of thymocyte egress by lymphotoxin beta receptor and thymic stroma. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jaweesh, Mahmoud (2018). Correlations between fluviatile sandstone lithofacies and geochemical properties and their importance for groundwater contaminant transport. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jellyman, Erik (2018). Investigations into the vortex lattice of Ni-chalcogenide and Fe-arsenide superconductors, using small-angle neutron scattering. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jellyman, Keith Andrew (2018). A study into automatic speaker verification with aspects of deep learning. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Jemmett, Philip N. (2018). Towards an understanding of the biological activity of glycolipids: a physicochemical study. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jesky, Mark David (2018). Studies of novel risk factors associated with chronic kidney disease in ethically diverse, high risk populations. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ji, Xiaochao (2018). Development and characterisation of multifunctional one-dimensional fibres reinforced composite coatings. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jia, Xiaodong (2018). Meet-continuity and locally compact sober dcpos. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Johan, Irni Rahmayani (2018). Financial capability among university students in Indonesia. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Johnson, Larissa Gabrielle (2018). Rape myth acceptance: its role, importance, and psychometric measurement. University of Birmingham. Foren.Psy.D.

Johnson, Matthew David (2018). Learners' self-assessment and metacognition when using an open learner model with drill down. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Johnstone, Callum Andrew (2018). A very murdering year: The Duke of Marlborough’s 1709 campaign and the experience of battle at Malplaquet. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Jones, Aidan (2018). Adaptive robotic tutors for scaffolding self-regulated learning. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jones, Caitlin Dawn (2018). Stellar variance for asteroseismic parameter estimation and inferences on the evolutionary state and binary population of red giant stars. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jones, Jonathan (2018). Quantum metrology with a single ytterbium ion optical clock. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jones, Maximilian (2018). Disorder in multi-channel Luttinger liquids. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jones, Susan Ann (2018). Women can’t play dominos: an ethnographic study of working class life in a Midlands pub. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Joshee, Paras (2018). Cognition in prostate cancer patients before undergoing androgen deprivation therapy and elderly males. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Julius, Gregory (2018). Framing continuous professional development through the lenses of leadership for learning: perspectives from three Caribbean islands. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jumayeva, Lala (2018). Not ripe for resolution: the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, 1992-2013. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Junanto, Deny (2018). The use of performance information in the Indonesian public sector: the role of rational/technocratic and political/cultural frameworks. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jwad, Tahseen (2018). Laser-induced surface modifications for optical applications. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jäger, Nils (2018). Techno-economic assessment of conversion processes for biomass to products: technology concepts for the conversion of biomass and biogenic residues. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Jönsson, Christian Tobias (2018). The use of hydrogen to extract NdFeB magnets and REES from assemblies. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Kaisari, Panagiota (2018). Neurocognitive processes in disordered eating. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kamaleson, Nishanthan (2018). Model reduction techniques for probabilistic verification of Markov chains. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kamaruddin, Shafie (2018). Improved versions of the bees algorithm for global optimisation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kanvatirth, Panchali (2018). Deconvolution of \(Mycobacterium\) \(tuberculosis\) drug targets using high throughput screening approaches. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Karakatsani, Efthalia (2018). Challenging behavior, parental emotional distress, child quality of life and service provision in children with intellectual disabilities. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kasli, Ikhlaas Makbul (2018). Optimisation and intensification of the production of recombinant scFv fragments to the \(escherichia\) \(coli\) periplasm: an insight into host physiology and cell surface characterisitics. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kaur, Rita (2018). The processes of leadership talent development: a case study of Birmingham primary schools. University of Birmingham. Ed.D.

Kavishe, Neema Wilbard (2018). Improving the delivery of PPP housing projects in developing countries. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kazeminava, Rokhsareh (2018). Reader responses of two different disciplinary groups of Saudi college-level students. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Keating, Thomas Oliver (2018). An in vitro investigation of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis biofilm formation and its effect on the host innate immune response. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Keeley, Peter Michael (2018). Sustainable resource management via D.C. thermal plasma technology. University of Birmingham. Eng.D.

Keep, Rosemary Isabel (2018). Facing the family: Group portraits and the construction of identity within early modern families. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kennedy, John (2018). Minding their own business: an ethnographic study of entrepreneurship in Putin’s Russia. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kent, Annie (2018). ''I am not Down Syndrome'': a narrative exploration of life and identity in school-leavers with Down Syndrome. University of Birmingham. Ap.Ed.&ChildPsy.D.

Khair, Nur Saadah Binti (2018). Anti-woman discourse in the Hadith literature: an analytical study of debates in literary works of feminists and fundamentalists. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Khalefa, Mohamed (2018). Internationalisation and performance of small and medium enterprises in the wood and furniture in Damietta Governante, Egypt. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Khalil, Khalil Mohammed (2018). Development and optimization of small-scale axial turbines for distributed cryogenic energy storage system. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kim, Inseung (2018). The British Commonwealth and allied naval forces' operation with the anti-communist guerrillas in the Korean war: with special reference to the operation on the West Coast. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

King, David Gareth (2018). Fibre-optic sensor development for process monitoring of epoxy resins. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

King, Karl Michael (2018). Systems engineering framework for railway control & safety systems. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

King, Lloyd (2018). Regulation of pathogen-specific and self-reactive antibodies after Salmonella infection. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

King-Hill, Sophie Anne (2018). Reducing harmful sexual behaviours in children and young people through training of professional staff a realistic evaluation of the brook traffic light tool. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kirby, Nathalie (2018). Heat acclimation for female endurance performance in hot and cool conditions. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Kirchheiner, Hanne Irene (2018). Revitalization in Judea: an anthropological study of the Damascus Document. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kitchen, Nick M. (2018). The contribution of proprioceptive acuity to upper limb motor performance in older and younger adults. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Knapp, Cory (2018). Partial functions and recursion in univalent type theory. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kramareva, Nina (2018). An analysis of Russia’s ‘alternative’ soft power strategy and national identity discourse via sports mega-events. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Krause, Katarzyna (2018). What do educational psychologists recognise is their unique contribution within their profession when working with ethnic minority clients using language/s other than English: a socio-cultural Activity Theory analysis. University of Birmingham. Ap.Ed.&ChildPsy.D.

Krechowiecki-Shaw, Christopher Jan (2018). Evolution and remediation of ground failure risk for temporary roads carrying cyclic heavy haul traffic. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kristanto, Rony Chandra (2018). Evangelism as public theology: the public engagement of the gospel of the kingdom church in Semarang, Indonesia. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kubba, Ammar Issam Salih (2018). Intelligent tyre technologies. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kubiak, Alicja Joanna (2018). Design and evaluation of devices for the treatment of intervertebral disorders. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kusi-Obodum, Christian (2018). Alfonso X and Islam: narratives of conflict and co-operation in the Estoria de España. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Kwok, Marwan Cheng Kuang (2018). Novel insights into the clinical heterogeneity and treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Lala, Sami (2018). Developing strategies for the genetic conservation of crop wild relatives in North Africa. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lampis, Andreas (2018). Coherent light-matter interactions with potassium atoms. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lan-Leung, Benoît (2018). Molecular investigation of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and Silver-Russell Syndrome. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lancaster, Alice (2018). Do land­based tests distinguish ‘the best from the rest’ in on-water hiking performance in elite British laser sailors? University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Langton, Karen (2018). The physicality of the pregnant female body: applying Benjamin Harshav's theory of integrational semantics to Psalm 139, Job and Isaiah 42:14. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Latief, Andy Octavian (2018). Tunnelling density of states studies of the topological Kondo effect. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lau, Leung Che Miriam (2018). The making of Hong Kong Shakespeare: post-1997 adaptations and appropriations. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lavecchia, Carolina Eleonora (2018). Combined numerical and morphological study of the lumbar spine: parametric finite element model and evaluation of dynamic implants. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lawrence, Sarah Catherine (2018). An exploration into the language of baptism and christening in the Church of England: a rite on the boundaries of the Church. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lawton, Amy (2018). Environmental taxation as a form of environmental protection: exploring the carbon reduction commitment. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lazdins, Alessandro (2018). Development of plasmids that can displace antibiotic resistance plasmids from bacteria in the human and animal gastrointestinal tract. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Leavy, Peter (2018). Models, language, and fabricated histories: a portfolio of musical compositions with commentary. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Leech, James Thomas (2018). Development of an Escherichia coli biofilm platform for use in biocatalysis. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Legarreta Basabe, Xabier (2018). An experimental and theoretical investigation of chocolate particle size reduction by multi-roll milling. University of Birmingham. Eng.D.

Leo, R.A. (2018). The Reverend and the Shaykh: Jonathan Edwards, Muḥammad Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb and the encounter of eighteenth-century conservatism in New England and Najd. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lewington, Philippa von Rabenau (2018). A developmental scale of early social cognition in autism spectrum disorder. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

Lewis, Feylyn Mercedies (2018). Who am I?: an exploration of identity development of young adult carers in the United Kingdom and United States. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lewis, Meryl Ann (2018). Effects of symptoms of dementia on spousal perceptions of relationship continuity or discontinuity. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

Li, Dong (2018). Active modules identification in multilayer intracellular networks. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Li, Ka-Kit (2018). The role of CD8+ regulatory T cells in anti-tumour immune responses in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Li, Na (2018). From Shanghainese pops and Northwest Wind to China Wind: the identity and connotation of Chinese style popular music. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Li, Yuen Lam (2018). Empowering women: participatory film projects for women. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Liamas, Evangelos (2018). Interactions between proteins and biomaterials - an experimental and computational multiscale study. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Libardi de Carvalho, Mateus (2018). An investigation into the elasticity of marginal utility. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lilley, Johnathon Robert (2018). Lanthanide nanoparticles in immunodiagnostics. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lim, Derek Hock Kiat (2018). The clinical and molecular genetic investigation of genetic conditions predisposing to kidney cancers. University of Birmingham. M.D.

Lim, Teegan Reina (2018). Metabolic effects of hypoxia and chronic hepatitis C. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lindsey, Jaime Tabitha (2018). Protecting and empowering vulnerable adults: mental capacity law in practice. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lingle, William Alan (2018). Nominalizations, agentless passives and social actor mystification: newspaper editorials on the Greek financial crisis. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lissauer, Samantha Mary (2018). Modelling Hepatitis C viral host interaction and co‐infection. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Liu, Jinyu (2018). Norm effects on eating behaviour: the role of social identity. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Liu, Wenke (2018). Bubble dynamics in a compressible viscous liquid. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Liu, Xin (2018). Working longer, working healthier: how can china age more actively? University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Liu, Yinzhe (2018). Low melting point alkali metal borohydride mixtures for hydrogen storage. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lonnen, Emma (2018). An investigation of imaging approaches for the study of erbb2 distribution and dynamics in the plasma membrane with respect to the distribution of the tetraspanin cd82. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Loonam, Mary (2018). An exploration of member involvement with online brand communities (OBCs). University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lopez-Oliva Santa Cruz, Isabel (2018). Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis: antibody response, oral microbiome, cytokine profile and effect of periodontal treatment. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lorena Godoy, Pedro (2018). Characterising macroevolutionary patterns within crocodylomorpha. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lottholz, Philipp (2018). Post-liberal statebuilding in Central Asia: A decolonial perspective on community security practices and imaginaries of social order in Kyrgyzstan. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lu, Xiaofen (2018). Multi-species evolutionary algorithms for complex optimisation problems. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lu, Yu (2018). Investigation of two-phase flow during liquid displacement in microchannels: experiments and CFD simulations. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lye, Chao Qun (2018). Use of recycled and secondary aggregates in concrete: deformation properties. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lynn, Ciarán John (2018). Incinerated ashes: characteristics and potential for use in concrete-related applications. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Lyon, Ashley Elizabeth (2018). An analysis of selah in antiquity. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Mackenzie, Stuart William (2018). Reflexes evoked by electrical vestibular stimulation and their clinical application. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Madi, Mohammad Abdelfattah Atallah (2018). Investigating the impact of postgraduate musculoskeletal physiotherapy education on practitioners’ clinical reasoning skills. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Maggs, Luke (2018). The role of stem cell graft derived natural killer cells in regulating patient outcomes from allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Mahil, Jesvir Kaur (2018). A case study exploring the societal gatekeeper role of an Ofsted inspector, using a systems thinking model of creativity, in the business studies curriculum in further education colleges in England. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Mahmood, Marliyyah Abdullahi (2018). The interaction of pollution, meteorology and bioaerosols: implications on human health. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Maillard, John Geoffrey (2018). Development of modelling and testing for analysis of degradation of Ni-YSZ anode in solid oxide fuel cells. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Main, Timothy Peter (2018). A corpus-based study of the effects of collocation, phraseology, grammatical patterning, and register on semantic prosody. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Major, Grace (2018). Family caregivers of people with an acquired brain injury: attributions of challenging behaviour and psychological interventions for emotional wellbeing. University of Birmingham. Foren.Clin.Psy.D.

Malik, Nur Hafizah (2018). Microstructural development of high solid food systems during freeze-drying. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Manolova, Polina Mihaylova (2018). On the way to the 'imaginary West': Bulgarian migrations, imaginations and disillusionments. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Margielewska, Sandra Karolina (2018). The contribution of discoidin domain receptor 1 to the pathogenesis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Markey, Keira Annie (2018). The safety, tolerability and efficacy of an 11\( \beta\)-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitor in idiopathic intracranial hypertension. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Marques de Marino, Javier (2018). Enhancing the adhesion and retention of microcapsules on human hair. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Marshall, Richard James (2018). Development and evaluation of depth estimation from plenoptic imaging for application in retinal imaging. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Marshall, Robert (2018). Interactions within the tripartite drug-efflux pumps of gram-negative bacteria. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Martin, James Thomas (2018). Advancing knowledge in stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trials. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Mattiello, Andrea (2018). Latin \(Basilissai\) in Palaiologan Mystras: Art and agency. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Mbillah, Charity Lamisi (2018). Prosperity gospel and adherent social mobility in Ghana. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

McIntosh, Alistair James (2018). The role of adipose tissue immune cells in immune responses. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

McKinnon, Allan Smith (2018). On being charismatic brethren: roots and shoots of pentecostal evangelicalism in Tanzania. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

McMullin, Caitlin (2018). Co-production and the third sector: a comparative study of England and France. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Meades, Charlotte (2018). The postdramatic playwright: a critical analysis of strategies for representing reality. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Meadows, Angela (2018). Fear and self-loathing: Internalised weight stigma and maladaptive coping in higher-weight individuals. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Meek, Richard William (2018). Structural and functional analysis of proteins involved in the C-DI-GMP network of the predatory bacterium \(Bdellovibrio\) \(bacteriovirus\). University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Meeus, Emma Maria (2018). Investigation of tissue microenvironments using diffusion magnetic resonance imaging. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Mehta, Aarti (2018). The influence of interdental spacing on perceived smile aesthetics. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Mellars, Ehren Axel (2018). Time-reversal symmetry and topology in one-dimensional Josephson junctions. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Melo Rodríguez, Gabriela (2018). Enhancement of titanium alloy bioactivity via peptide and hydroxyapatite coatings. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Menzies, Julie Christine (2018). Designing and conducting feasible and acceptable pharmacokinetic research in critically ill children: a mixed methods study. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Miao, Zhongzhen (2018). The impact of China’s national system of innovation on bottom-up learning for innovation in firms: case studies of China’s automobile and railway equipment sectors. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Michael, Elpida (2018). Stair climbing at home for health benefits. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Michelmann, Sebastian (2018). Temporal dynamics and mechanisms of oscillatory pattern reinstatement in human episodic memory. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Middleton, Hannah Rose (2018). Astrophysical inference from pulsar timing array searches for gravitational waves. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Miller, Cherry Marie (2018). Beneath the spectacle: gendering 'the everyday' in the British House of Commons. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Miralles Marco, Ana Maria (2018). Perfluorooctane sulfonate precursors as indirect sources of internal exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Moakes, Richard John Asa (2018). Whey protein micro-particles as multifunctional materials for structure and delivery. University of Birmingham. Eng.D.

Mobbs, Rebecca-Louise (2018). Cyclic steam oxidation of a steel for biomass power plant application. University of Birmingham. Eng.D.

Moetazedian, Amirpasha (2018). Modification of novel Portland based cement for orthopaedic application. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Mohamed-Kaleel, Saheeda Bebe (2018). Screening of cognitive functions: analysis and development of neuropsychological test instruments. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Mohd Kassim, Ahmad Fikri (2018). Athletes' perceptions of coaching effectiveness in team and individual sport. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Mohd Zahari, Maihafizah Binti (2018). The role of rhoe in regulating glioblastoma. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Molina García, Miguel Ángel (2018). Graphene-derived materials as oxygen reduction catalysts in alkaline conditions for energy applications. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Moloney, William J. (2018). Applying simulation techniques to train railway traction drivers. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Monahan, Fin (2018). The origins of the organisational culture of the Royal Air Force. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Monks, Philip (2018). The importance of the poetry book in the digital age. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Monroy Santander, Louis Francis (2018). The state-building-reconciliation nexus: a critical observation of peacebuilding in Bosnia-Herzegovina. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Moran, Linda Elizabeth (2018). Michelle Bachelet: the rise of the Supra-Madre from the Chilean body politic. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Morbi, Chiara (2018). Domestic political culture and US-Italian relations in the early Cold War: a new perspective of analysis. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Morphew, Daniel (2018). Programming hierarchical self-assembly of anisotropic colloids. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Morris, Amelia (2018). Watching our weight: an exploration into the politics of the body using intersections between post-structuralist feminism and Foucault’s discipline and punish. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Morris, Christopher Robert (2018). Data integration in the rail domain. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Morris, David (2018). Moral and political cognition: implications for improving intergroup relations, civic engagement and reducing prejudice. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Munasinghe, Munasinghe Amila Thusha Kumari (2018). The agency of global sustainability certifications in developing countries: the Rainforest Alliance and the Sri Lankan tea industry. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Murren, Robert John (2018). Intracytoplasmic lipid droplets in high grade glioma: metabolism and target for therapy. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Mustafa, Balsam Aone Mustafa (2018). Translating 'Islamic State': multimodal narratives across national and media boundaries. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Muzangaza, Emmanuel (2018). The effects of titanium Ti-6Al-4V powders manufactured using electron beam melting (EBM) - additive manufacturing on metallurgical evaluation. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

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Naia dos Santos, Tassio ORCID: 0000-0003-3158-4523 (2018). Large structures in dense directed graphs. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Naqvi, Zainab Batul (2018). Critical feminist perspectives on the legal recognition of polygamous marriages in the UK. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Narbutas, Vilius (2018). Computational modelling of visual search. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Nasser, Fatima (2018). Exposure matters: effects of environmentally realistic exposure conditions on toxicity of model nanomaterials to Daphnia Magna. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Naumann, David Nathaniel (2018). Early microcirculatory dysfunction following traumatic haemorrhage. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Newton, Sarah Lauren (2018). Optimisation of a new class of peptide-based MR1 contrast agent. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Nguyen, Khanh Hoang (2018). Analysis of emerging environmental contaminations using advanced instrumental tools: application to human and environmental exposure. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Niraj, Shruti (2018). A qualitative study exploring the experiences of mindfulness training in people with acquired brain injury. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

Nishimoto, Kanako (2018). 'A Secret Weapon': Noel Coward's politics and anti-intellectualism in \(This\) \(Happy\) \(Breed\) and \(Peace\) \(in\) \(Our\) \(Time\). University of Birmingham. M.A.

Nochta, Timea (2018). Network governance and low-carbon transitions in european cities. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Noordali, Farhan (2018). Mindfulness-based interventions for diabetes treatment and prevention in South Asian young adults. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Noori, Ahmed Sabah (2018). Tunable microwave filters based on dielectric split ring resonators. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

North, Thomas Samuel Harry (2018). Exoplanets and asteroseismology: know the star, know the planet. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Nyanni, Caleb Opoku (2018). The spirits and transition: the second generation and the Church of Pentecost-UK. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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O'Connor, Leigh (2018). Tissue- and stage-specific roles of the ubiquitously expressed transcription factor sp1 in haematopoietic development. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

O'Donoghue, Eloise Jasmin (2018). Lipopolysaccharide composition determines the entry kinetics of bacterial outer membrane vesicles into host cells. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

O'Leary, Mary Frances (2018). The role of adipose and skeletal muscle derived cytokines in primary human myogenesis: implications for ageing skeletal muscle. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

O'Reilly, Liam (2018). The effect of body position on pulmonary ventilation and respiratory gas exchange. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

O'Rourke, Maeve (2018). Older people, dignity and human rights: towards the development of the rules against torture and ill-treatment. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ogawa, Harumi (2018). Investigating the effect of incorporating cultural elements in English Language teaching to enhance Japanese college students' L2 vision as intercultural speakers. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Okeke Ogwulu, Chidubem (2018). Developing and piloting approaches for the valuation of outcomes associated with sexually transmitted infections. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Okpako, George Oghenetega (2018). The ‘I-AM’ sayings of Jesus in the gospel of John and questions of history: two case studies (John 6 and 8). University of Birmingham. M.A.

Ollis, Peter Rennie (2018). An investigation into the effect of attending an elite independent boys’ school on working class children who were awarded free places. University of Birmingham. Ed.D.

Omar, Amhamed Assanosi (2018). Production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural in novel deep eutectic solvents. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Omolo, Martha Anyango (2018). Evaluating the effects of fiscal contractionary policies in emerging economies and the UK. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Opstad, James Alastair (2018). Portfolio of compositions. University of Birmingham. Other

Orlik, Susan Mary (2018). The ‘beauty of holiness’ revisited: an analysis of investment in parish church interiors in Dorset, Somerset, and Wiltshire, 1560-1640. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ortiz Carrizales, Yessica Patricia (2018). Factors influencing human exposure assessment of organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRS) via indoor dust ingestion. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Owen, Andrew Philip (2018). Cellular interactions underpinning the immunomodulatory action of mesenchymal stromal cells in models of liver transplant injury. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Owen, Matthew Keith (2018). Neo-Thomistic hylomorphism applied to mental causation and neural correlates of consciousness. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Owen, Rhys Edward (2018). Search for rare exclusive decays of the Higgs and \(Z\) bosons to a meson and a photon with the ATLAS detector. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Panella, Theodora (2018). The pseudo-oecumenian catena on Galatians. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Papadopoulos, Angelos (2018). Molecular mechanisms regulating pluripotency and differentiation of human embryonic stem cells. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Parisouz, Shahriar (2018). Experimental rubber friction modelling and its applications in tyre finite element analysis. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Park, Beomjoon (2018). Creation of a confidential incident reporting system to enhance Korea's railway safety culture. University of Birmingham. M.Phil.

Parkes, Andrew Martin (2018). The effect of thermal degradation on the crystallisation and mechanical properties of PEEK-glass fibre composites. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Parsons, Warren (2018). Negotiating faith: observant Catholics, conservatism and the 2000 Bush campaign. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Parveen, Rehana (2018). Do Shari’a councils meet the needs of Muslim women? University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Pastuszak, Aleksandra (2018). The role of occipital pre-stimulus alpha oscillations in selective attention. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Payne, Holly (2018). Novel insights into the mechanisms of venous thrombosis. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Peddis, Isaura (2018). Is empathy an emotion? University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Peng, Xiaodong (2018). Liquid air energy storage: process optimization and performance enhancement. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Perez Flores, Dolores Columba (2018). Countable spaces and countable dynamics. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Petrovic, Kristina (2018). Exploring the therapeutic potential of CAR-engineered T-cells targeting endothelial markers on tumour and inflamed vasculature. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Phillips, Charles Benjamin (2018). Mechanisms driving the effects of violent and non-violent media on aggression and mood. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Phillips, James (2018). The enemy within: Division and betrayal in literature of the Second World War. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Pinder, Charlie (2018). Targeting the automatic: Nonconscious behaviour change using technology. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Pitt, Sophie Louise (2018). The implications of an adaptation of the ‘Working On What Works’ (WOWW) intervention: a case study of a group of children in year 2 and their class teacher. University of Birmingham. Ap.Ed.&ChildPsy.D.

Ploumakis, Athanasios (2018). Characterisation of the cellular response to defective translational termination. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Pontefract, Sarah Katie (2018). The impact of computerised physician order entry with integrated clinical decision support on pharmacist-physician communication in the hospital setting. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Pooladvand, Hojat (2018). Lead-free pyroelectric materials for environmentally friendly solid-state cooling systems. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Pooni, Sukhjit Singh (2018). Airborne MIMO radar with towed antenna array. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Powell, Richard Morgan (2018). Novel T cell function and specificity at the human maternal-fetal interface. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Powell, Thomas (2018). Understanding sub-critical water hydrolysis of proteins by mass: applications in proteomics and biorefining. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Prashar, Neha (2018). Essays on affirmative action policies in employment in India. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Prashar, Yuvender Kumar (2018). Did the Troubled Families Programme intervention contribute to positive change and outcomes being achieved for families worked with within a local authority, if so, how?: a realistic evaluation using parent and professional perspectives. University of Birmingham. Ap.Ed.&ChildPsy.D.

Preece, Shân (2018). Harnessing CD4+ T cell effectors for lymphoma therapy. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Proud, Harry (2018). Soliton structures in Bose-Einstein condensates. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Pugh, James Neil (2018). University tuition fee increases: the influence of increasing fees on students entering Higher Education; student and staff expectations; and the potential revolution in the culture of Higher Education. A case study within an English post 1992 University. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Pushpoth, Sreekumari (2018). Use of metabolomics in age-related macular degeneration. University of Birmingham. M.D.

Putt, Caroline (2018). The effects of neurological damage on counterfactual thinking, regret, and decision making. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Pymm, Sarah Elizabeth (2018). L'Aventure humaine: spirituality, myth and power in the post-war travel narratives of Louise Weiss. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Pérez-Soto, Nicolás (2018). Taming Vibrio cholerae with cationic polymers: engineering bacterial physiology by interfering with communication and virulence. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Qamar, Amir (2018). Lean versus Agile manufacturing: an empirical investigation into the Midlands (UK) automotive industry. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Qiao, Geng (2018). Fundamental understanding of thermophysical properties of molten salts containing nanoparticles. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Quick, Joshua (2018). Real-time pathogen surveillance systems using DNA sequencing. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Rabbani, Muhammad Saqib (2018). Microstrip antenna design with improved fabrication tolerance for remote vital signs monitoring and WLAN/WPAN applications at mm-wave and THz frequencies. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Rammeloo, Clemens Vincent (2018). Optimisation of a compact cold-atoms interferometer for gravimetry. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ranalli, Juan Manuel (2018). Relationship between microstructure and corrosion of pressure vessel cladding materials. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Randazzo, Daniel (2018). The interdependent light: A Quaker theology of reconciliation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Rathbone, Emma (2018). Investigation of the adaptive immune response in multiple sclerosis. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Rebegea, Simina Aurelia (2018). Nanosecond laser ablation of thin film material libraries. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Reed, Daniel (2018). Modifying strontium optical lattice clock for quantum simulation. University of Birmingham. M.Phil.

Rees, Matthew (2018). An organocatalytic asymmetric approach to chiral proline derived diketopiperazines related to the prenylated indole alkaloid family. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Rehman, Muhammad Fayyaz Ur (2018). Structural studies of the DNA partitioning protein IncC from the plasmid RK2. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Richards, Paul Howard (2018). Pecking order and trade-off explanations of capital structure and the maturity structure of corporate debt obligations. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Rickard, Jonathan James Stanley (2018). Advanced micro-engineered platforms for novel device technologies. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Roberts, Helen Victoria (2018). Investigating the role of social media and smart device applications in understanding human-environment relationships in urban green spaces. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Roberts, Holly Victoria (2018). Ferrocene conjugated DNA for biosensing and antisense applications. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Robinson, Joanne Emma Caroline (2018). Perceptions of social climate and their influence on aggression in forensic Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) services. University of Birmingham. Foren.Psy.D.

Robson, Matthew (2018). Statistical mechanics of the square lattice planar rotator model and metamagnetism in bilayer strontium ruthenate \(Sr_3Ru_2O_7\). University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Rochester, Thomas Edward (2018). Sanctity and authority: documenting miracles in the age of Bede. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Rogan, Frances (2018). Social media, bedroom cultures and femininity: exploring the intersection of culture, politics and identity in the digital media practices of girls and young women in England. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Rokni Fard, Mahroo (2018). Study of fullerenes on Au (111) surfaces using STM. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Roome, Timothy (2018). Exam stress experienced by GCSE students in a mainstream secondary school: Perceptions of the effects on wellbeing and performance. University of Birmingham. Ap.Ed.&ChildPsy.D.

Roudo, Mohammad (2018). The influence of minimum service standards (MSS) to performance of local government to deliver services in Indonesia decentralised system. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Roussel, Jainaba (2018). The cAMP receptor protein controls \(Vibrio\) \(cholerae\) gene expression in response to host colonisation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Rushdi, Abduljabbar Ibrahim Rasheed (2018). Nanomaterial sensing: integrating MEMS technology and self-assembled monolayers. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ruszala, Matthew James Amor (2018). Functional fillers for decorative paints. University of Birmingham. Eng.D.

Ruth, Nicola Dawn (2018). Capturing T-cell receptors - a potential new modality for targeting hepatic tumours and post-transplantational lymphoproliferative disease (PLTD). University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Ruth, Tyrone Leon (2018). Political theatre and the experience economy. University of Birmingham. M.A.

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Sadiq, Ghada Abbas (2018). Development of compressed air rotary wankel devices for hybrid vehicle. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Sahotra, Nikhil (2018). Design and synthesis of organic small molecules with high triplet energy for blue light emission. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Salama, Maria Mourad Ebeid Meleka (2018). Architectural stability of self-adaptive software systems. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Saleh, Muman Helal Salem (2018). A model for assessing the framing of narratives in conflict interpreting: the case of Libya. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Samothrakitis, Stavros (2018). Neutron & X-ray scattering studies of Fe-based materials. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Samsudin, Nur Hana (2018). A study on reusing resources of speech synthesis for closely-related languages. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Samuel, Joy T. (2018). The pneumatic experiences of the Indian Neocharismatics. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Sangar, Maninder Kaur (2018). Mental health and Shame : A Foucauldian analysis of the discourses of South Asian girls and their teachers. University of Birmingham. Ap.Ed.&ChildPsy.D.

Sannella, Stefano (2018). Broué's conjecture for finite groups. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Sansakorn, Preeda (2018). Development of a risk assessment methodology and safety management model for the building construction industry: case studies from Thailand. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Savaget Nascimento, Pedro (2018). The Roman concept of \(culpa\): A contextualist perspective from drama to jurisprudence. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Sawbridge, Rebecca Joanne (2018). Developments in magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging acquisition and analysis. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Saxby, Michael Stephen (2018). Remilitarising the Byzantine Imperial image: a study of numismatic evidence and other visual media 1042-1453. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Saxon, John Trevor (2018). Using traceability in model-to-model transformation to quantify confidence based on previous history. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Sayin, Alp (2018). MIMO sensor array for short-range high-resolution automative sensing. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Schmucker, Dietlinde (2018). Negotiating German victimhood in the American misery memoir. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Schulman, Amy Alice (2018). Picture Post and the photographic essay: émigré photographers and visual narratives, 1938-1945. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Schuppert, Victoria Alice (2018). Legal reforms and dystopian discourse between the ancient and modern world: a comparative study of political change, law, and rhetoric. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Sen, Hrishiraj (2018). \(Escherichia\) \(coli\) responses to acid-stress: signal transduction and gene regulation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Seymour, Andrew Richard Ian (2018). Optimisation of the fracture toughness of a novel ultra-high strength maraging steel. University of Birmingham. Eng.D.

Shafie, Sharil Idzwan (2018). Active modules of bipartite metabolic network. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Shammout, Hekmat (2018). Politics, oppression and violence in Harold Pinter's plays through the lens of Arabic plays from Egypt and Syria. University of Birmingham. M.A.

Shehab, Maryam (2018). Use of novel sensors to assess human exposure to airborne pollutants and its effects on cognitive performance. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Shehmar, Manjeet (2018). An evaluation of recovery after hysterectomy. University of Birmingham. M.D.

Shi, Xiaolei (2018). Social interdependence theory in sport. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Shu, Chang (2018). Investigation of the structural and functional properties of lead-free barium calcium zirconate titanate piezoceramics. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Simionesie, Dorin (2018). Investigation of asphaltene aggregation with synthetic model compounds: an experimental and computational study. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Singh, Chandrachur (2018). Ambassadorial cosmopolitanism: an application of Gandhian thought to climate change in the Indian context. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Slope, Louise Nicola (2018). Selective lanthanide binding sites engineered within a De Novo designed coiled coil. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Solanki, Riten (2018). Formulation of zircon-free slurries and the development of ceramic shell moulds for investment casting. University of Birmingham. Eng.D.

Spinlove, Kaite Eryn (2018). Methods for the treatment of multiple states in non-adiabatic direct quantum dynamics simulations. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Stamouli, Konstantina (2018). Fuel production and optimisation from mixed plastic waste. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Stratiychuk-Dear, Dmytro (2018). Enhancing product differentiation through direct extrusion addition. University of Birmingham. Eng.D.

Stratton, Sarah Louise (2018). More than throw-away fiction: investigating lesbian pulp fiction through the lens of a lesbian textual community. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Stroud, Robert (2018). A task-based language teaching approach to group discussions in Japanese university classrooms: an empirical study of goal-setting and feedback. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Sturgess, Andrew (2018). Tracking optimisation and the measurement of K+->π+μ+μ- at NA62. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Swierad, Dariusz Tadeusz (2018). Stable and ultra-stable laser systems for a mobile strontium optical clock. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Syed, Fatima Shaaria (2018). Financial education in schools: policy into practice. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Symonds, Amy (2018). Relatedness and connectedness: an exploration of how young people make sense of their relationships during their recovery from first-episode psychosis. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

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Talbot, Josephine (2018). Neurological and cognitive symptoms and wellbeing outcomes in adults with coeliac disease. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

Talwar, Rohit (2018). Unrequited value: The role of curiosity and individualised escape in value creation. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Tamblyn, Jennifer Ann (2018). Vitamin D in pregnancy: understanding immune effects in the decidua. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Tang, Weiqing (2018). Global commodity futures market modelling and statistical inference. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Taylor, Chénelle Anika (2018). Static risk factors among Jamaican sex offenders: a cross-cultural analysis. University of Birmingham. Foren.Psy.D.

Taylor, Laura (2018). Coaching primary school teaching assistants to mediate learning: a collaborative action research project and realistic evaluation. University of Birmingham. Ap.Ed.&ChildPsy.D.

Taylor, Robin James (2018). The role of feature-tracking cardiovascular magnetic resonance in optimising response to cardiac resynchronisation therapy. University of Birmingham. M.D.

Taylor, Shelley Louise (2018). Quantitative bioluminescence tomography: hardware and software development for a multi-modal imaging system. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Than, Nwe Ni (2018). Stem cell therapy in liver disease. University of Birmingham. M.D.

Thi Ngan, Luong (2018). Reconciling the diverse approaches to entrepreneurial marketing research: evidence from the independent hospitality industry in Vietnam. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Thomas, Kaitlin Elizabeth (2018). Amexica: de Mexico, por la frontera y al norte. Exploring the axis of 21st century Mexican and U.S. identities through printed and visual millenial rhetorical mediums. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Thomas, Sam Lloyd (2018). Backdoor detection systems for embedded devices. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Thompson, Emma Louise (2018). An investigation into the cerebral autoregulatory upper limit: Normal control mechanisms and changes associated with ageing. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Thongchai, Tanikan (2018). Fabrication of lead free and lead based 1-3 piezoelectric composites for high frequency ultrasound transducers. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Tian, Xiuzhu (2018). Entrepreneurial marketing and technology orientation: a case-based study of the UK energy service industry. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Tian, Zhe (2018). Source apportionment of airborne particulate matter in a Chinese megacity: modelling comparison. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Tickle, Joseph (2018). The role of vascular adhesion protein (VAP)-1 during inflammatory liver disease. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Tilsley, Penelope (2018). Investigating changes in motor activation after tDCS. University of Birmingham. M.Sc.

Tomei, Joseph George (2018). Using multimodal extended metaphor prompts to induce the production of figurative language in low-intermediate Japanese learners of English. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Tomlins, Paul John (2018). Ocular graft-versus-host disease. University of Birmingham. M.D.

Tomlinson, Austin Alexander (2018). On the effect of boundaries on confined vortex matter systems. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Tour, Selina Kaur (2018). The psychological implications of writing online: the experience of blogging about visible and chronic skin conditions. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

Tran, Mai Ngoc (2018). Essays on stock market behaviour. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Trend, Faith Charlotte (2018). Church design in counter reformation Venice. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Tsapeli, Theofania Kleio (2018). Understanding real-world phenomena from human-generated sensor data. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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