Doctoral Theses: Recent submissions
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Effects Of Short-Term Lower Limb Immobilisation on Neuromuscular Function
(University of Exeter Public Health and Sport Sciences, 6 November 2023)Single-limb or whole-body immobilisation or inactivity can occur as a consequence of injury, illness, frailty, and surgery. Such periods of immobilisation result in decreased muscle strength which is in part due to muscle ... -
Genetic susceptibility to obesity mediated through eating behaviours
(University of Exeter Psychology, 6 November 2023)The mechanisms underlying genetic risk to obesity remain unclear, including the degree to which sub-types of eating behaviours (e.g. disinhibition and rigid/flexible restraint) explain or alter the effect of polygenic risk ... -
Three Essays on Housing and Financial Market Frictions
(University of Exeter Economics, 6 November 2023)With the continued ongoing importance of housing and the financial market in the economy, housing has become an important part of household wealth and the economy, changes in housing that affect household wealth can have ... -
Testing the mechanism and function of avian plumage camouflage
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 6 November 2023)The overall aim of my PhD was to investigate the plumage coloration and patterns of birds to determine how their camouflage matches the biome background in which they live. Animals in a wide variety of biomes rely on ... -
Queer Temporalities, the Gothic, and Representations of Female Queer Subjectivities and Non-Normative Desires in Late Victorian and Neo-Victorian Literature
(University of Exeter English, 30 October 2023)This thesis is interested in the underexplored links between queer temporalities and the Gothic, focusing on the potential of their intersection to facilitate representations of female queer subjectivities and non-normative ...