• Master Thesis  Open Access

      Attention Bias Modification Training (ABM) in non-Clinical anxious populations: an eye-tracking study 

      Psychogioudaki, Eirini (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2023-06-02)
      Abstract Anxiety has been consistently associated with attentional biases towards threatening stimuli in previous studies, primarily assessed through differences in motor reaction time and eye-fixation patterns between ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Avoidance Associations with physiological Arousal in response to deep and shallow emotion processing 

      Michael, Savvia A. (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2022-09-01)
      Avoidance is a powerful risk factor for the development and maintenance of mental health disorders, but much remains to be learned about the specific underlying physiological processes that are implicated. Also, much remains ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Aποτελεσματική εφαρμογή της Οδηγίας 93/13/ΕΟΚ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟΥ της 5ης Απριλίου 1993 σχετικά με τις καταχρηστικές ρήτρες των συμβάσεων που συνάπτονται με καταναλωτές στην κυπριακή έννομη τάξη 

      Τσαγκάρη, Μαριάννα (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2022)
      Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση ( « ΕΕ») επιδιώκει να διασφαλίζει στους καταναλωτές υψηλό επίπεδο προστασίας, κάτι το οποίο καθίσταται ξεκάθαρο από το λεκτικό του άρθρου 38 του Χάρτη των Θεμελιωδών Δικαιωμάτων της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης . ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Blockchain in maritime law 

      Nicolaou, Styliana (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2021-12-08)
      Η εποχή μας χαρακτηρίζεται από μια ροπή της κοινωνίας για ψηφιακή τεχνολογική ανάπτυξη η οποία θα αυτοματοποιεί τις διάφορες διαδικασίες. Η ψηφιακή τεχνολογία έχει εισαχθεί σχετικά πρόσφατα στις ζωές μας και εκ τότε ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Cognitive function and sport: evaluation of the cognitive skills that relate to tennis success 

      Theocharous, Demetra Th. (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2023-05-30)
      The purpose of the study was to examine the relation between different cognitive skills and athletic performance in tennis players. Specifically, I aimed to investigate attention (alerting, orienting, executive control), ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Conceptual Change in Science: A Comparison of the Effects of Expository, Refutational, and Signaled Texts 

      Symeonidou, Angela (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2021-07-01)
      Αυτή η μελέτη εξέτασε τις επιδράσεις της δομής κειμένου (έκθεσης, αναλογιστικής έκθεσης, σηματοδοτημένης έκθεσης) στην εννοιολογική αλλαγή και τη μάθηση επιστήμης. Μετά από ένα ερωτηματολόγιο γνώσεων, οι συμμετέχοντες ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Contemporary women's detective fiction: feminizing the genre 

      Stylianou, Maria (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2023-05-22)
      In my thesis, I will focus on contemporary women writers who are working within the genre of detective or crime fiction. Through examining the genre as a formulaic construction, a formula, I will initially unpack the ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Copyright Law in relation To Instagram in an Era of Digitalization 

      Karahanna, Maria (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2021-12)
      Copyright is essentially connected with the technology evolution and sharing technologies. Nowadays, social media have turned into one of the greatest and most recent conflicts for the copyright legislation and policy. ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Cross-border mergers of limited liability companies in the European Union 

      Koumi, Maria (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2021-12-08)
      The dissertation paper analyses cross border mergers of limited liability companies in the European Union. The importance of the freedom of establishment for cross-border mobility is emphasized with reference to relevant ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      The democratic accountability of the European Central Bank’s supervisory activities in the context of the European Banking Union 

      Georgiou, Rafailia (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2021-12-08)
      The European Central Bank emerged from the financial crisis not only as the institutional ‘winner’ but also as the most central and powerful supranational institution of our times. Besides being the Eurozone’s chief monetary ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Developmental changes in directing attention within visual short-term memory: The role of long-term representations 

      Marti, Dionysia (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2022)
      Visual Short-term memory (VSTM) is one of the most crucial processes involved in many cognitive tasks. It is well-established that VSTM in adults can support a limited amount of information. However, this amount can be ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      The Directive 2004/25/EC: Are the optional principles of “Board Neutrality” and “Break Through” leading towards Takeover Efficacy in the European Market? 

      Zodiatou, Nicoletta (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2021-12-08)
      This paper will examine the two core optional provisions of the Directive 2004/25/EC1 on Takeover Bids as implemented in 2004 after years of negotiations. The Board Neutrality Rule under Article 9 of the Directive, aims ...
    • Master Thesis  

      Due diligence in the climate emergency Era: holding Fossil Fuel companies accountable? 

      Charalambidou, Anna Christina Th. (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2023-05-01)
      The two main legal avenues used by the international community to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for the adverse climate impacts associated with its polluting activities are corporate climate change litigation ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Eating disorders and body image perception: Can the distorted body image perception of individuals at risk for developing an eating disorder affect the way they estimate the body image of others? 

      Konstantinidou, Yvoni (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2022-06-08)
      Background and Aims Dissatisfaction with body image is a very common concern, mainly among females across different age groups especially in Western cultures. While a large number of studies suggest that body image ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      The environmental crisis, injustices, and incomplete decolonization: the case of Torres Strait Islanders Australia & Inuit Arctic Canada 

      Ioannou, Christina (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2023-06-16)
      Η παρούσα διατριβή διερευνά τη σύνδεση μεταξύ της ημιτελής αποαποικιοποίησης και των περιβαλλοντικών αδικιών. Καταγράφει τις περιβαλλοντικές αδικίες ως τη συνέχεια του αποικισμού, την «αποικιοκρατία με άλλα μέτρα» και ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      European competition Law and the effective regulation of digital markets: an analysis of article 102 TFEU and the digital markets Act 

      Hettinger, Stephany (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2022-12)
      The purpose of this paper is to research how effectively EU competition law and the Digital Markets Act address abuse of dominance by Big Tech within digital markets. The possibility that existing competition rules are ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      The European Union’s strategic autonomy: foreign & security policy between geopolitical ambition and Integration Ethics 

      Christodoulou, Marinos (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2022-12-15)
      Η καθιέρωση του στρατηγικής αυτονομίας ως της φιλοδοξίας για την εξωτερική πολιτική και πολιτική ασφαλείας της ΕΕ εν μέσω εντεινόμενου διεθνούς ανταγωνισμού, όχι μόνο μετατοπίζει την συζήτηση για τις εξωτερικές σχέσεις της ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      “Examining the issue of radicalization in the Western Balkans: The cases of Serbia and Bosnia” 

      Bakirtzis, Nikolaos A. (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2021-05-27)
      My aim is to examine radicalization in the Western Balkans by qualitatively comparing Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. I intend to analyze religious and nationalist radicalization in the two countries, examine specific ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Extraterritorial application of the ECHR following the landmark case of al-skeini: is time for a new model of jurisdiction? 

      Liasidou, Evangelina (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2022-12)
      The present thesis investigates the extraterritorial application of the European Convention on Human Rights with a particular emphasis on the impact of the landmark case Al-Skeini and Others v. United Kingdom, which ...
    • Master Thesis  

      Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of a home-based, cognitive-oriented virtual reality mindfulness intervention on child attentional networks and executive functions: a pilot study 

      Papantoniou, Antonis (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2023-05-30)
      Executive functions (EFs) and attentional processes determine many aspects of children’s life and highly influence their psychosocial functioning and academic achievement. More recently, mindfulness has emerged as a promising ...