Browsing 04 University of Plymouth Research Theses by Title
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CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF BIOMINERALISATION IN A SILICIFYING HAPTOPHYTE PRYMNESIUM NEOLEPIS
(Plymouth University, 2014)Haptophytes are renowned for the most prominent and biogeochemically important group of marine calcifiers: coccolithophores. The unexpected discovery of a unique, silicifying member of this clade - Prymnesium neolepis - ... -
Cellular aspects of the immune response of the turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (L.)
(University of Plymouth, 1995)Peripheral blood leucocytes of the turbot, Scophthalmus maximus, were characterised into 4 distinct groups following morphological, morphometric and histochemical examination. Total and differential cell counts were ... -
Cenomanian Ostracoda from Southern England: their Taxonomy, Stratigraphy and Palaeoecology
(University of Plymouth, 1978)Eight sections of Cenomanian Chalk from Southern England have been examined for their Ostracoda. A total of 111 species and 3 sub-species have been found and these fall into 47 genera. 38 of these species have been ... -
CENOZOIC TERRESTRIAL PALAEOENVIRONEMTAL CHANGE: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PETROCKSTOWE AND BOVEY BASINS, SOUTH WEST UNITED KINGDOM
(Plymouth University, 2016)The Petrockstowe and Bovey basins are two similar pull apart (strike slip) basins located on the Sticklepath – Lustleigh Fault Zone (SLFZ) in Devon, SW England. The SLFZ is one of the several faults on the Cornubian ... -
THE CHALLENGE OF INTERAGENCY INFORMATION SHARING: A SYSTEMIC ANALYSIS OF TWO SURE START CHILDREN'S CENTRES
(University of Plymouth, 2007)This study investigates a problem facing professionals working in public service agencies, in the current policy context of partnership working. This is the question of how to share personal service user information across ... -
Challenges and potential of technology integration in modern ship management practices
(University of Plymouth, 2013)This thesis explores the challenges and potential of technology integration in current ship management practices. While technology advancements were designed to be contributing to minimising task complexity, issues such ... -
Challenging Fragmentation: Overcoming the Subject-Object Divide through the Integration of Art-Making and Material Culture Studies
(Plymouth University, 2014)This practice-led thesis explores ways in which to integrate art and material culture studies as a manifestation of philosophy’s process thread. In doing so, its goal is to generate a praxis which is able to come to ... -
Challenging Robot Morality: An Ethical Debate on Humanoid Companions, Dataveillance, and Algorithms
(University of Plymouth, 2019)In this thesis, I reflect on ethical, moral, and agenthood debates around social and humanoid robots in two ways. I focus on how the technological agency of social robots is understood in ethical canons by shifting from ... -
CHANGE AND IMPLEMENTATION IN A SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
(University of Plymouth, 1996)This work is an examination of contemporary public policy implementation. It seeks to isolate those features which need to be incorporated into implementation theory to assist in the analysis of the implementation of ... -
Changes In the biogeographic distribution of the trochid gastropods Osilinus lineatus (da Costa) and Gibbula umbilicalis (da Costa) in response to global climate change: range dynamics and physiological mechanisms
(University of Plymouth, 2005)There is an urgent need to understand the effects of climatic variability on species' distributions. This thesis uses an integrative approach to identify and explain the changes in geographical distribution of two rocky ... -
THE CHANGING FACE OF POLICING: LOCAL ISSUES IN NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
(University of Plymouth, 1999)The thesis reviews the changes which have taken place in policing England and Wales between 1950 and 1998 with particular reference to foui* key themes: community policmg, crime preverition, victims of crime and quality ... -
CHANGING FLOOD FREQUENCY IN SCOTLAND: IMPLICATIONS FOR CHANNEL GEOMORPHOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(University of Plymouth, 2017)The effect of climate on the fluvial system has long been investigated due the significant impact it can have on a river’s hydrological regime and fluvial processes. In recent years this interest has increased as global ... -
CHANNEL CODING TECHNIQUES FOR A MULTIPLE TRACK DIGITAL MAGNETIC RECORDING SYSTEM
(University of Plymouth, 1994)In magnetic recording greater area) bit packing densities are achieved through increasing track density by reducing space between and width of the recording tracks, and/or reducing the wavelength of the recorded information. ... -
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL RAIL LINK: OPPORTUNITIES AND PROBLEMS FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(University of Plymouth, 1992)The regional economic impact of the Channel Tunnel has engendered much public and private sector interest. Previous studies examining the regional implications of the Tunnel have argued that related development pressures ... -
Character on Trial: Reading and Judgement in Henry Fielding's Works
(University of Plymouth, 2018)To be placed above the Reach of Deceit is to be placed above the Rank of a human Being - Henry Fielding, A Clear State of the Case of Elizabeth Canning, 1753. Throughout his literary and legal careers, Fielding was concerned ... -
Characterisation and environmental effects of unresolved complex mixtures of hydrocarbons
(University of Plymouth, 1995)The gas chromatograms of crude oil hydrocarbons reveal both resolved and unresolved components. The unresolved feature is commonly referred to as the unresolved complex mixture (UCM). UCMs are thought to result from the ... -
CHARACTERISATION AND MOLECULAR TYPING OF CLINICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISOLATES OF VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS
(University of Plymouth, 2009)Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a natural inhabitant of coastal waters worldwide and is the leading cause of seafood-borne gastroenteritis. This study reports on the use of several molecular characterisation methods to screen ... -
Characterisation of Algal Derived Organic Nitrogen
(University of Plymouth, 2006)The molecular level characterisation of compounds comprising the dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) pool is an important task for chemical oceanographers wishing to understand its role in the marine N cycle. Low DON ... -
CHARACTERISATION OF CYTOKINE GENE POLYMORPHISMS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE PANCREATITIS
(University of Plymouth, 1999)Background and Aims Acute Pancreatitis is an inflammatory disorder of varied aetiology and outcome. Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-10 are important mediators of disease pathogenesis. To investigate if the ... -
THE CHARACTERISATION OF ENGINE OILS BY LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH LUMINESCENCE DETECTION
(University of Plymouth, 1994)This thesis describes the development of pre column derivatisation reactions for the selective determination of organic functional groups in oxidised oils by liquid chromatography (LC) with luminescence detection. The ...
