Thesis by publication. *Chapter 3, 4b, 6b, are all Elsevier publications. Elsevier has a policy of allowing published articles to remain in theses. https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/copyright/permissions (click on Can I include/use my article in my thesis/dissertation) *Chapter 7 is the submitted version of an Elsevier publication (pre print). These can be shared "Authors can share their preprint anywhere at any time." https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/sharing#definitions *Chapter 4a, 6a - CRC press - book chapter/conference paper. No permissions located that permit inclusion. Papers were removed, and pages inserted with title and link to full-text. *Chapter 5 - published by Emerald. Version included is not the published version. Accepted manuscript permitted. https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/ourservices/authors/author-policies/author-rights "The VoR may be included in the print version of your thesis/dissertation. If an electronic deposit is required, this must be the SMUR or AAM version" The complete thesis has been placed in the IRCS secure archive share drive. LM 31/08/20