Browsing University of Plymouth Research Outputs by Title

Fibre Distribution and the Process-Property Dilemma

Summerscales, J (Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2016-11-29)

The options for the fibre reinforcement of polymer matrix composites cover a range from short-fibre chopped strand mat, through woven fabric to unidirectional pre-impregnated (prepreg) reinforcements. The modelling of ...

Field-portable-XRF reveals the ubiquity of antimony in plastic consumer products.

Turner, A; Filella, M (2017-02-09)

Very little systematic information exists on the occurrence and concentrations of antimony (Sb) in consumer products. In this study, a Niton XL3t field-portable-X-ray fluorescence (FP-XRF) spectrometer was deployed in ...

Fine-mapping of genetic loci driving spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus infection

Huang, H; Duggal, P; Thio, CL; Latanich, R; Goedert, JJ; Mangia, A; Cox, AL; Kirk, GD; Mehta, S; Aneja, J; Alric, L; Donfield, SM; Cramp, ME; Khakoo, SI; Tobler, LH; Busch, M; Alexander, GJ; Rosen, HR; Edlin, BR; Segal, FP; Lauer, GM; Thomas, DL; Daly, MJ; Chung, RT; Kim, AY (Nature Publishing Group, 2017-11-20)

Fingerprinting and tracing the sources of soils and sediments: Earth and ocean science, geoarchaeological, forensic, and human health applications

Owens, PN; Blake, WH; Gaspar, L; Gateuille, D; Koiter, AJ; Lobb, DA; Petticrew, EL; Reiffarth, DG; Smith, HG; Woodward, JC (2016-11)

Finite-element analysis of a piled embankment with reinforcement and subsoil

Zhuang, Y; Ellis, EA (2016-07-01)

First comprehensive tool for screening pain in Parkinson's disease: The King's Parkinson's Disease Pain Questionnaire (KPPQ).

Martinez-Martin, P; Rizos, AM; Wetmore, J; Antonini, A; Odin, P; Pal, S; Sophia, R; Carroll, C; Martino, D; Falup-Pecurariu, C; Kessel, B; Andrews, T; Paviour, D; Trenkwalder, C; Chaudhuri, KR; EUROPAR & MDS Non-Motor PD Study Group (Wiley, 2018-10)

BACKGROUND: Pain is highly prevalent in Parkinson's disease (PD), impacting patients' ability, mood, and quality of life. Detecting the presence of pain in its multiple modalities is necessary for adequate personalized ...

First documented pest outbreak of the herbivorous springtail Sminthurus viridis (Collembola) in Europe

Crotty, FV; Fychan, R; Benefer, CM; Allen, D; Shaw, P; Marley, CL (Wiley, 2016-06-21)

Sminthurus viridis (Collembola: Sminthuridae) is a native of grasslands across Europe and feeds preferentially on clover (Trifolium spp.) and lucerne (Medicago sativa), although its abundance does not normally reach ...

First evidence of terrestrial ambrein formation in human adipocere.

von der Lühe, B; Mayes, RW; Thiel, V; Dawson, LA; Graw, M; Rowland, SJ; Fiedler, S (England, 2019-12-04)

To date, the only known occurrence of ambrein, an important perfumery organic molecule, is in coproliths found in about one in a hundred sperm whales. Jetsam ambergris coproliths from the whale are also found occasionally ...

The first record of Torquigener flavimaculosus (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from Libya

Al-Mabruk, SAA; Stoilas, V-O; Kleitou, P; Giovos, I (2018-08-27)

The yellow spotted puffer belongs to the Tetraodontidae family and is one of the seven non-native puffer fish found in Mediterranean Sea. The species is a Lessepsian immigrant, currently displaying an expansion towards ...

First-trimester combined screening for trisomy 21 at 7-14 weeks' gestation.

Wright, D; Spencer, K; Kagan K, K; Tørring, N; Petersen, OB; Christou, A; Kallikas, J; Nicolaides, KH (England, 2010-10)

OBJECTIVE: To establish an algorithm for first-trimester combined screening for trisomy 21 with biochemical testing from 7 to 14 weeks' gestation and ultrasound testing at 11-13 weeks. METHODS: This was a multicenter study ...

Five Decades of Productivity and Efficiency Changes in World Agriculture (1969–2013)

Reza Anik, A; Rahman, S; Sarker, JR (MDPI AG, 2020-06-03)

The present study applied the Färe–Primont index approach to estimate the total factor productivity (TFP) growth of world agriculture, covering the period 1969–2013. Overall, the world agricultural TFP grew at a ...

A five-gene signature as a potential predictor of metastasis and survival in colorectal cancer.

Hao, J-M; Chen, J-Z; Sui, H-M; Si-Ma, X-Q; Li, G-Q; Liu, C; Li, J-L; Ding, Y-Q; Li, J-M (England, 2010-03)

To understand the molecular mechanisms of metastasis and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC), we isolated single cell-derived progenies (SCPs) from SW480 cells in vitro and compared their metastatic potential in an ...

Flat Feline Faces: Is Brachycephaly Associated with Respiratory Abnormalities in the Domestic Cat (Felis catus)?

Farnworth, MJ; Chen, R; Packer, RMA; Caney, SMA; Gunn-Moore, DA (2016-08-30)

Flexible robot manipulators

sharma, SK; Siddique, M; Tokhi, M; Irwin, G (Iet, 2008)

This new book discusses the very latest developments in modelling, simulation and control of flexible robot manipulators.

A Floating Ocean Energy Conversion Device and Numerical Study on Buoy Shape and Performance

Song, R; Zhang, M; Qian, X; Wang, X; Dai, Y; Chen, J (2016-06)

Fludarabine phosphate for the treatment of low grade lymphoid malignancy.

Whelan, JS; Davis, CL; Rule, S; Ranson, M; Smith, OP; Mehta, AB; Catovsky, D; Rohatiner, AZ; Lister, TA (England, 1991-07)

Thirty-four patients with previously treated, advanced, low grade NHL were treated with Fludarabine, a deamination-resistant analogue of adenosine arabinoside, at a dose of 25 mg m-2 intravenously, daily for 5 days (median ...

Fluvial archives, a valuable record of vertical crustal deformation

Demoulin, A; Mather, A; Whittaker, A (2016-11-22)

Focusing of baroclinic tidal energy in a canyon

Vlasenko, V; Stashchuk, N; Inall, ME; Porter, M; Aleynik, D (2016-05-13)

Foetal origins of depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis of low birth weight and later depression

Wojcik, W; Lee, W; Colman, I; Hardy, R; Hotopf, M; others (Cambridge University Press, 2013)

Foraminifera of the Fal Estuary (Cornwall), including taxa associated with maerl beds

Hart, MB; Cartwright, K; Fisk, B; Smart, CW; Consolaro, C; Hall-Spencer, JM (2015)