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COMPOSITE MATERIALS FILLED WITH FERROMAGNETIC MICROWIRE INCLUSIONS DEMONSTRATING MICROWAVE RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE AND TENSILE STRESS
(University of Plymouth, 2017)
Amorphous and polycrystalline microwires cast from ferromagnetic Fe-based or Co-based alloys
in glass envelope demonstrate unique magneto-anisotropic and high frequency impedance properties that
make them very attractive ...
ACCUMULATION AND TOXICITY OF CADMIUM, LEAD AND THALLIUM IN DUCKWEED (LEMNA MINOR L.)
(University of Plymouth, 2017)
Accumulation and toxicity of cadmium, lead and thallium in duckweed (Lemna minor L.)
The toxicity and accumulation of lead, cadmium and thallium in the aquatic plant Lemna minor was investigated, using a modification of ...
Calcification in Coccolithophores
(University of Plymouth, 2017)
Abstract
Coccolithophores are uni-cellular phytoplankton and they form an exceedingly diverse group in the phylum Haptophyta. They produce highly complex structures known as coccoliths by a biomineralisation process known ...
Notions of a Radical Moving Image Archive as a Problematic
(University of Plymouth, 2017)
The concerns of this thesis stem from the reflections of a filmmaker and the recognition
of artists’ use of archival materials in moving image practice as an intervention in
making visible aspects of experience that are ...
THE VULNERABILITY OF DIFFERENT POPULATIONS OF THE COMMERCIALLY-IMPORTANT SHRIMP PANDALUS BOREALIS TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS
(University of Plymouth, 2017)
The present study adopted an integrative approach to conduct a population comparison of vulnerability to environmental stress in a commercially important species of ectotherm. Specifically, I investigated how differing ...
Characterisation of Pharmacological Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic uses of FK866
(University of Plymouth, 2017)
The finding that NAD+ plays a role in a variety of signalling pathways, including gene expression, Ca2+ signalling and DNA repair mechanisms, has sparked interest in the proteins involved in these pathways as ...
Perceptions of Risks and Barriers to Participation in Tourism for the Disabled
(University of Plymouth, 2017)
There has been much research on the physical barriers that those with disabilities experience. This research investigates the level of participation of disabled people in tourism and explores the perceptions of risks and ...
The Times and the Manchester Guardian’s editorial perspectives on Irish Home Rule and the adoption of referendum debates during the British constitutional crisis: December 1910-August 1911
(University of Plymouth, 2017)
This thesis is a critical examination of the editorial coverage of referendum and Irish Home Rule issues as reported by both The Times and the Manchester Guardian during the closing stages of the British constitutional ...
HEALTHY PERFORMANCE - A CASE STUDY ON PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
(University of Plymouth, 2017)
The following thesis has set out to identify the current gaps in knowledge, literature and research surrounding performance management within the English National Health Service (NHS). A literature review and qualitative ...
Mixing and dispersion of a small estuarine plume
(University of Plymouth, 2018)
Entrainment velocity, salt flux and the turbulent diffusivity of salt are estimated in the outflow of a small, radially spreading buoyant outflow, just outside of the Teign Estuary mouth, as a means to compare mixing ...