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Earnings Management, Earnings Quality, and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Panel Data Analysis (2024)
Thesis

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a major priority for many companies in recent years. With increased attention placed on CSR, many questions have been raised as to whether it can help mitigate earnings management. The current research... Read More about Earnings Management, Earnings Quality, and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Panel Data Analysis.

Investigating the Efficiency of Environmental DNA (eDNA) for Detecting Terrestrial and Semi-aquatic Mammals (2024)
Thesis

The global decline of terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals creates an urgent need for accurate information on species distributions for effective conservation efforts. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has emerged as a reliable, non-invasive, and novel approa... Read More about Investigating the Efficiency of Environmental DNA (eDNA) for Detecting Terrestrial and Semi-aquatic Mammals.

Airline Customer Experiences: A Study of Touchpoints and their Role in Shaping Purchase Intent Among Frequent Flyers on Long Haul Flights (2024)
Thesis

Purpose
The purpose of this study has been to examine the impact of airline touchpoints on customer purchase intent, particularly for frequent flyers on long-haul flights. Specifically, it aimed to assess the complexities of customer decision-making... Read More about Airline Customer Experiences: A Study of Touchpoints and their Role in Shaping Purchase Intent Among Frequent Flyers on Long Haul Flights.

The Characteristics of an Integrated Flood Warning and Response System that can Facilitate Evidence-Based Decision-Making: A Case Study in Sri Lanka (2024)
Thesis

Flood is a frequently occurring hazard that imposes adverse effects on a significant number of human lives and causes substantial economic damage worldwide. Flood frequency and impact have increased drastically due to climate change issues and unpla... Read More about The Characteristics of an Integrated Flood Warning and Response System that can Facilitate Evidence-Based Decision-Making: A Case Study in Sri Lanka.

Examining Human Wild-carnivore conflicts in Kargil Trans-Himalayas, India (2024)
Thesis

The inevitable human interaction with wildlife often gives rise to human-wildlife conflicts
inflicting tangible (e.g., financial, persecutions) and intangible (e.g., emotional) losses on
both sides. Despite the lack of scientific records in Kargil... Read More about Examining Human Wild-carnivore conflicts in Kargil Trans-Himalayas, India.

Maternal Antenatal Care Access and Attendance: A Qualitative Study of Midwives’ and Pregnant Women’s Experiences in Kilifi, Kenya (2024)
Thesis

Background: Antenatal care (ANC) protects against maternal morbidity and mortality.
Maternal mortality remains unacceptably high in sub-Saharan African communities, which is
strongly linked to low antenatal clinic attendance. Despite substantial ev... Read More about Maternal Antenatal Care Access and Attendance: A Qualitative Study of Midwives’ and Pregnant Women’s Experiences in Kilifi, Kenya.

Enhancing Cybersecurity: Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing for Arabic Phishing Email Detection (2024)
Thesis

Phishing is a significant threat to the modern world, causing considerable financial losses. Although electronic mail has shown to be a valuable asset around the world in terms of facilitating communication for all parties involved, whether huge corp... Read More about Enhancing Cybersecurity: Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing for Arabic Phishing Email Detection.

The Changing Landscape of Sports Regulations: An Examination of the Impact of Regulatory Changes on Football Governance and Transfer Policies in Post-Brexit UK (2024)
Thesis

Sports governance studies tend to focus on sports management, and such studies are widely seen to
overlook the key role of regulation and law in sports governance. Jonson and Thorpe (2019, p.35)
note that “what is evident from the sport management... Read More about The Changing Landscape of Sports Regulations: An Examination of the Impact of Regulatory Changes on Football Governance and Transfer Policies in Post-Brexit UK.

The Euphonium: A Musical Journey (2024)
Thesis

This Doctor of Musical Arts research portfolio explores the euphonium soloist’s status within
a variety of aspects of the classical music profession. Specifically, the role of the euphonium
is investigated through practical application in distinct... Read More about The Euphonium: A Musical Journey.

#Feminist; An Analysis of the meaning and impact of Hashtag Feminism for Young Nigerian Women. (2024)
Thesis

In recent years, the widespread use of social media, in all cultural contexts, has made them not only an instrument of entertainment, but also a way to communicate and disseminate ideas. This has become particularly important when it comes to the fem... Read More about #Feminist; An Analysis of the meaning and impact of Hashtag Feminism for Young Nigerian Women..

Towards Explainable Deep Learning Models for Fault Prediction based on IoT Sensor Data (2024)
Thesis

This thesis addresses a pressing issue in the realm of IoT-based fault prediction using sensor data, focusing on the crucial yet challenging aspect of explainability within deep learning models. While deep learning has showcased remarkable advancemen... Read More about Towards Explainable Deep Learning Models for Fault Prediction based on IoT Sensor Data.

Acoustic Characterisation and Modelling of Multi-Fibrous Nonwovens (2024)
Thesis

This thesis explores the theoretical, numerical, and experimental approaches for nonwoven materials with the intent of quantifying, testing, and characterising the acoustic performance of currently available products and to guide the development of a... Read More about Acoustic Characterisation and Modelling of Multi-Fibrous Nonwovens.

A novel method for boundary layer flow that uses asymptotics and the Wiener-Hopf technique (2024)
Thesis

We consider the theory by (Chadwick, 2019) on the applications of Navier-Stokeslets (NSlets) by a Green’s integral distribution of fundamental solutions in boundary layer flow which we call BL-lets. This research investigates the application of the t... Read More about A novel method for boundary layer flow that uses asymptotics and the Wiener-Hopf technique.

Corporate Governance, Emerging Technology, and Banks' Performance In G7 Countries:Three Essays (2024)
Thesis

This thesis consists of three essays on corporate governance (CG) and performance of banks in G7 countries. The first essay
empirically investigates the effect of CG practises on banks’ financial performance using Return-On-Assets, Return-On-Equity,... Read More about Corporate Governance, Emerging Technology, and Banks' Performance In G7 Countries:Three Essays.

Citizen Participation and Strategic Communication through Twitter: Food Waste Awareness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2024)
Thesis

This study investigates the under-researched topic of the extent to which – and how – Twitter
is used to undertake food waste awareness campaigns by food bank organisations in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). It provides a better understanding of... Read More about Citizen Participation and Strategic Communication through Twitter: Food Waste Awareness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Towards Harmonisation Of Internal Sharia Audit In The Gulf Cooperation Council's Islamic Banks (2024)
Thesis

This research examines the critical role of internal Sharia audits in ensuring compliance with Sharia principles within Islamic banks, focusing on Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. While Islamic banks operate under both conventional corporate... Read More about Towards Harmonisation Of Internal Sharia Audit In The Gulf Cooperation Council's Islamic Banks.