04 University of Plymouth Research Theses: Recent submissions
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Identifying Social Signals from Human Body Movements for Intelligent Technologies
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Numerous Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) contexts require the identification of human internal states such as emotions, intentions, and states such as confusion and task engagement. Recognition of these states allows for ... -
The Importance of knowledge exchange as a method to help farmers transition to sustainable farming methods and mitigate climate change.
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Climate change is among the world’s greatest challenges in the 21st century. This research aimed to evaluate the opportunities for knowledge exchange to support farmers in the transition to more sustainable farming ... -
The role of DAXX in the selective autophagy receptor SQSTM1/p62 phase condensation
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Macroautophagy (‘autophagy’ hereafter) is a lysosome-dependent degradation system for intracellular protein quality control. Autophagy can selectively remove cargo materials, which is dependent on cargo receptors. SQSTM1/p62 ... -
Model Identification, Navigation, Guidance and Control of Autonomous Sailboats
(University of Plymouth, 2021)The purpose of this study is to investigate novel methods on model identification, navigation, guidance and control of autonomous sailboats in order to sail robustly and efficiently in a wide variety of situations. The ... -
THE EVALUATIVE CHAMELEON: THE VALANCE OF OBSERVED ACTION OUTCOMES DETERMINES AUTOMATIC IMITATION
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Humans have a tendency to imitate the actions they observe in others, a process assumed to rely on an automatic bottom-up mapping of observed action features to one’s own motor system. In contrast, imitation in children ... -
Ideas Exchange: Design and the post bio-tech-body
(University of Plymouth, 2021)This thesis situates speculative design as a valuable tool for thinking about design issues and the body. Bringing together historical, theoretical criticism and practice to show that speculative design is intimately ... -
Birth Trauma: A mixed-methods investigation
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Approximately one-third of women appraise their childbirth experience as traumatic and many women experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result. Whilst earlier work concentrated on prevalence and ... -
BINARY LDPC DESIGN FOR SLEPIAN-WOLF CODING OF CORRELATED INFORMATION SOURCES
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Communication has shifted from simple point-to-point communication to network communication with many senders and/or receivers. These networks are distributed in nature and require the formation of low-delay and energy-limited ... -
Distribution ecology of the harpy eagle: spatial patterns and processes to direct conservation planning
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Accurately demarcating species distributions has long been at the core of ecology. Yet our understanding of the factors limiting species range limits is incomplete, especially for tropical species. Human-driven threats ... -
Music and the Brain: Composing with the Electroencephalogram
(University of Plymouth, 2021)The field of brain-computer music interfaces have been expanding ever since the first development in the 1960s. Although many brain-computer music interfaces have been developed for the purpose of composing music, these ...
