Browsing Theses by Title
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Ecological consequences of angiosperm genome size and macronutrient availability
(Queen Mary University of London, 2017-03-08)Genome size (GS) is a fundamental trait influencing cellular, developmental and ecological parameters, and varies c. 2400- fold in angiosperms. This astonishing range has the potential to influence a plant’s nutrient ... -
Ecological Genomics for the Conservation of Dwarf Birch
(Queen Mary University of London, 2017-03-03)The persistence of woody plant populations faces numerous environmental challenges, including climate change, hybridisation and population fragmentation. Here I explore the genomic signatures and relative importance ... -
ECOLOGICAL SHIFTS OF STREAM ECOSYSTEMS IN A DEGLACIATING AREA OF THE EUROPEAN ALPS
(Queen Mary University of London, 01/10/2019)This thesis provides a contribution to the knowledge on the effects of deglaciation on alpine stream ecosystems, taking into account also the hydroecological influence of thawing permafrost and paraglacial features. With ... -
Ecological studies on the symbiosis of termitomyces heim with Nigerian macrotermitinae
(1981)The relationship between termites of the sub-family Macrotermitinae and the symbiotic Basidiomycete fungus Termitomyces was investigated. Fieldwork was carried out on several termite species at Mokwa in the Southern ... -
Ecologies of Visibility: Assembling the Politics of Mobility through Multiple Practices of Knowledge Production
(2023)(In)visibility is part of discussions on the politics of human mobility, both empirically and theoretically. Scholars have recognised how becoming visible can be a resource for migrant subjects to make political claims, ... -
The Ecology of Communion in 'Paradise Lost' and Other Works by John Milton
(2023)This study investigates how communion and ecology are conceived of, represented, and integrated in the works of John Milton. Combining ecocritical and vitalist approaches to Milton’s work, with a sustained enquiry into his ... -
An econometric model of the balance of payments of Venezuela
(Queen Mary University of London, 1989)The fundamental purpose of this study is to build an econometric model of the Venezuelan Economy to concentrate primarely on the following: first, to analyse the effects of monetary, fiscal and external disturbances on ... -
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF MARINE INDUSTRIAL FISHERIES
(Queen Mary University of London, 1996)This thesis is a collection of essays on the problem of overfishing in multifirm fisheries with a common property fish stock. We focus on the case of marine industrial fisheries, where the costs of preventing free riding ... -
Economic and political developments in the British West Indies during the period of the American Revolution
(Queen Mary University of London, 1975)The years after 1763 were vital to the special position of the West Indian islands within the British Empire. Yet no integrated study has been made of the economic and political issues raised in the West Indies during the ... -
An economic enquiry into the welfare effects of fair-trade
(Queen Mary University of London, 2011-09)Fair-trade is investigated at three levels. Each level relates to a specific group of actors. The first group are the consumers of fair-trade. In this respect fair-trade overlaps with altruism. A model is developed which ... -
The economic regeneration of London docklands: a labour market analysis
(Queen Mary University of London, 1989)In 1980 the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) was designated as the organisation responsible for the physical, economic and social regeneration of the area in East London known as London Docklands. It-is ... -
Ecophysiological responses of sea turtles to global change
(Queen Mary University of London, 2020)The global effects of climate change are ubiquitous. Whether and how species respond to these changes will determine their populations’ persistence. As long-lived marine ectotherms with temperature-dependent sex determination ... -
Ecosystem engineering impacts of invasive species on river banks: signal crayfish and Himalayan balsam
(Queen Mary University of London, 2018-04-19)This thesis investigates the impact of two invasive ecosystem engineers on the river banks. Invasive species generate significant global environmental and economic costs and represent a particularly potent threat to ... -
Ecriture spirituelle : the mysticism of Evelyn Underhill, May Sinclair and Dorothy Richardson.
(Queen Mary University of London, 1997)The association of women and mysticism this century is not always perceived as a positive one. In Power, Gender and Christian Mysticism (1995), the feminist philosopher of religion, Grace Jantzen, suggests that the ... -
Ectopic lymphoid structures support Epstein-Barr virus persistence and autoreactive plasma cell infection in Rheumatoid Arthritis synovium and Sjogren’s Syndrome salivary glands
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013)The ubiquitous ɣ-herpesvirus Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects B cells and modifies their differentiation programme leading to B cell activation and immortalization. Although different evidences support a link between EBV ... -
Edges of the mind : psychic margins and the modernist aesthetic in Vernon Lee, Evelyn Underhill, May Sinclair, Dion Fortune and Jane Harrison.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2000)The question 'Where does she begin and I end, asked in Virginia Woolf's The Years, voices a modernist concern with the limits of self-identity and related questions of egoism and altruism. In this thesis I argue that ... -
Education Spillover Effects
Individuals with higher levels of education generally earn higher wages, a phenomenon known as ‘private returns to education’. The rationale is simple; education enhances skills, which, in turn, boots productivity. Higher ... -
The effect of a novel electrical stimulation method for improving lower limb blood flow in healthy volunteers
(Queen Mary University of London, 2012)Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a significant preventable complication that causes morbidity and mortality not only in hospitalised patients, but also in healthy individuals. Pharmacological and mechanical prophylactic ... -
The Effect of Amaemia and red Blood Cell Transfusion on Gut Tissue Injury in Preterm Infants.
(Queen Mary University of London., 2021-03-03)Background Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is an intestinal inflammatory disease with significant morbidity and mortality. The pathophysiology is multifactorial and both red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) and, more recently, ... -
Effect of anastrozole on bone mineral density and lipid profiles when used to prevent breast cancer in high risk postmenopausal women
(2012)The role of aromatase inhibitors (AIs) in breast cancer has expanded since their introduction in the mid-1990s. They are superior to tamoxifen in the treatment of postmenopausal women with oestrogen dependant tumours in ...