04 University of Plymouth Research Theses: Recent submissions
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Phaeovirus Infections in Kelp
(University of Plymouth, 2019)The latent dsDNA viruses of the genus Phaeovirus (family Phycodnaviridae, clade Nucleo-cytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses; NCLDVs) employ genome integration in their brown algae hosts (class Phaeophyceae). The only phaeoviruses ... -
Representations of War and Conflict in the Painting of Gustave Doré
(University of Plymouth, 2019)The project, using the working title Representations of War and Conflict in the Painting of Gustave Doré, proposes to explore one of Gustave Doré’s little-known, but extensive oeuvres in painting. That is, the artist’s ... -
Optimising Power Consumption For Smart Home Communities
(University of Plymouth, 2019)Households’ demand-side energy management systems are considered as primary units for optimising power consumption in a community-based environment by peak load minimisation. These peak periods are expensive for energy ... -
INVESTIGATION OF CCN1 ROLE(S) IN MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA (MCL)
(University of Plymouth, 2019)Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) is a comparatively rare non-Hodgkin`s lymphoma which is characterised by the overexpression of cyclin D1. Many patients present with or progress to advanced stage disease within three years. ... -
Assessment of Quality of Experience of High Dynamic Range Images Using the EEG and Applications in Healthcare
(University of Plymouth, 2019)Recent years have witnessed the widespread application of High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging, which like the Human Visual System (HVS), has the ability to capture a wide range of luminance values. Areas of application include ... -
The Sensitivity of Marginally Stratified Shelf Sea Fronts to Turbulent Mixing Processes
(University of Plymouth, 2019)Turbulent mixing plays an important role in controlling the vertical structure of temperature, salinity and density in shelf seas. It is crucial in controlling the seasonal stratification in temperate shelf seas, though ... -
Medical Microbiology: Discovery of New Antimicrobial Drugs to Treat Clinically Relevant Antibiotic Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria
(University of Plymouth, 2019)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest world-wide threats to human health and urgent action is needed to reduce the potentially devastating social and economic impacts that may result from continued spread ... -
Topographic reconstructions of the Variscan Belt of Western Europe through the study of fossil hydrothermal systems
(University of Plymouth, 2019)This thesis presents the first stable isotope quantification of paleoaltimetry for the Variscan Belt of Western Europe that integrates late-Carboniferous hydrogen isotope ratios of meteoric water in the internal zones in ... -
A Proteomics Approach to Investigate Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
(University of Plymouth, 2019)Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the most commonly known cause of urinary tract infection (UTI). The possession of many virulence factors and global dissemination of multi-drug resistant UPEC strains is posing a ... -
Movement, Technological Mediation and Embodied Interactions, in the Education of children with autism.
(University of Plymouth, 2019)The thesis offers insight into an embodied practice informed by childhood development studies, cognitive science, and pedagogy as an iterative approach to develop creative alternatives to the application of solo engagement ...
