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SUB-SURFACE MIGRATION OF AN OIL POLLUTANT INTO AQUIFERS
(University of Plymouth, 2000)The risk to groundwater quality following a sub-surface spillage of immiscible pollutants such as oil, petroleum and other organic chemicals is an increasingly potent threat, through escalating industrial application of ... -
Subject and Aesthetic Interface - an inquiry into transformed subjectivities
(Plymouth University, 2015)The present PhD-thesis seeks new definitions of human subjectivity in an age of technoscience and a networked, globalized, Information Society. The perspective presented relates to Philosophy of Science, which includes ... -
Subjective Well-Being Among Malaysian Students
(Plymouth University, 2016)The aim of the study was to examine the determinants of well-being in Malaysian students at home and overseas. Prior to the main study, interviews were conducted with seven PhD students of Malaysia studying in Plymouth, ... -
Success and Failure Factors of Foreign Direct Investment in Transnational Education
(University of Plymouth, 2017)This study identifies the success and failure factors of foreign direct investment in transnational education. With western tertiary education markets becoming more saturated, it becomes essential for higher education ... -
The Successes and Limitations of Retraining Non-specialist Teachers to Teach Mathematics
(University of Plymouth, 2019)Acknowledging that there are simply too few mathematics teachers, the UK government is investing significantly in retraining programmes to equip non-specialist teachers to teach mathematics. With the new more mathematically ... -
SUCCESSIVE INCENTIVE CONTRAST: IMPLICATIONS OF DECONFOUNDED PROCEDURES
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Suicide in Adults Aged 75 and Over in Cornwall: An Epidemiological and Case Study Analysis
(University of Plymouth, 2013)Introduction/Background: Suicide in older people is a historically neglected research area. Local audits had suggested that Cornwall had a higher than average suicide rate, and people aged 75 years and over appeared to ... -
Suitability of selected raw materials and by-products in formulated feeds for Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and African catfish Clarias gariepinus
(University of Plymouth, 2002)The current status of global aquaculture production was reviewed with a special emphasis on Africa and in particular Egypt. The main species of interest in this study were tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and African catfish ... -
The Supervisory Assemblage: A Singular Doctoral Experience
(University of Plymouth, 2011)In this thesis, I apply Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari’s ontology of becoming to my own learning, thinking and writing. The adopted method - nomadic inquiry, is derived from the philosophising of Deleuze, whose concepts ... -
SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS
(University of Plymouth, 2019)Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a rapidly growing energy source, with highly competitive supply chain networks, sensitive to global macro-economic developments. To date, supply chain finance studies have failed to explore ... -
Supply Chain Management and Logistical Considerations in Distributing Crude Oil from Nigeria to China
(University of Plymouth, 2018)The evolution of supply chain management has made significant and continuous contributions to logistical processes. This is highly relevant to crude oil logistics in Nigeria, because both indigenous and multinational oil ... -
Supply Chain Management Practices in Thai SMEs: Antecedents and Outcomes
(Plymouth University, 2014)Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute significantly to both local and global economic development. They are a crucial business sector for all nations’ economies. In developed countries, SMEs typically account ... -
Support for post start-up small business growth
(University of Plymouth, 1996)The objective of this thesis is to determine how small firm support provision might be improved in order to help post start-up businesses in Devon and Cornwall to grow. Interest in this issue stems from (a) previous ... -
Supporting Information Sharing in Families at Risk of Bowel Cancer Through a Secure Website
(University of Plymouth, 2018)Background: Bowel cancer is a significant health threat as it is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. Screening can detect tumours early, thus allowing treatment to reduce morbidity and mortality. However, ... -
Supporting Learning by Tracing Personal Knowledge Formation
(Plymouth University, 2014)Internet-based and mobile technologies enable new ways of learning. They offer us new possibilities to access an enormous amount of knowledge at any time and everywhere. Among many advantages, the adaptations require a ... -
Supporting the management of electronic engineering design teams through a dynamic contingency approach
(University of Plymouth, 1998)The contribution to knowledge presented in this thesis is the dynamic contingency approach, supported through software, which supports the management of the early, conceptual stages of electronic engineering team design. ... -
Surface adsorption and pore-level properties of mineral and related systems of relevance to the recycling of paper
(University of Plymouth, 2010)There is a significant problem for the paper recycling industry known as “stickies”. “Stickies” are tacky species, present in recycled paper and coated broke, derived from coating formulations, adhesives, etc. They impact ... -
Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensing and Characterisation of Nano-Colloids for Nanotoxicology Applications
(Plymouth University, 2015)In this research, a Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) based sensor system was developed for quick detection of not only silver nanoparticles at low concentrations, but also to a range of individual analytes, according to ... -
Survivability of Wave Energy Converter and Mooring Coupled System using CFD
(Plymouth University, 2015)This thesis discusses the development of a Numerical Wave Tank (NWT) capable of describing the coupled behaviour of Wave Energy Converters (WECs) and their moorings under extreme wave loading. The NWT utilises the open-source ... -
Sustainability in Secondary Education in England: An Ethnographic Study
(Plymouth University, 2014)This research sets out to establish both the extent to which and the ways in which English Secondary schools have a school culture focusing upon sustainability. I visited three case study schools for six weeks each: these ...
