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Trace and history: an investigation of Kurdish banner-making through contemporary art practice.
(University of Plymouth, 2020)Abstract Author: Rostam Abdulazeez Hakeem Title: Trace and history: an investigation of Kurdish banner-making through contemporary art practice. This practice-led research project considers the culture of banner-making ... -
Trace Metal and Speciation Analysis using Ion-Exchange and Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
(University of Plymouth, 2000)Studies have been carried out on specific ion-exchange (Dowex 50W-X8 and Dowex 1-X8) and chelation (Chelex-100) resins, in order to determine their physical and chemical characteristics, to understand and explain their ... -
Trace metal chemical speciation and acute toxicity to Pacific oyster larvae
(University of Plymouth, 2008)Controlled laboratory studies showed that the toxicity induced by biologically relevant trace metal species of Cu, Cd, Pb and Zn on embryo-larval development occurred at concentrations in excess of those found in the ... -
Trace Metal-Particle Water Interactions in the Western North Sea
(University of Plymouth, 1998)The distribution of trace metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Cd and Pb) has been determined in dissolved and particulate phases, along with relevant hydrographic parameters, from the nearshore coastal zone of the western North Sea ... -
TRACE METALS IN BLOOD AND URINE AS POTENTIAL MARKERS OF BONE BREAKDOWN IN PATIENTS WITH BONE METASTASES
(University of Plymouth, 1997)In the western world cancer is the second most important cause of death, after heart disease, accounting for 20-25% of all mortalities, and is today probably one of the most feared diseases. Approximately one third of all ... -
Traces, boundaries, surfaces: an investigation through art practice of institutional sites with particular reference to a former lunatic asylum
(University of Plymouth, 2010)This doctoral research project by art practice examines a former site of exclusion, a nineteenth-century county pauper lunatic asylum, in particular its methods of containment and coercion. It involves an initial unearthing ... -
Tracing the Compositional Process. Sound art that rewrites its own past: formation, praxis and a computer framework
(Plymouth University, 2014)The domain of this thesis is electroacoustic computer-based music and sound art. It investigates a facet of composition which is often neglected or ill-defined: the process of composing itself and its embedding in time. ... -
Tracking Discourses of Occupation and Genocide in Lithuanian Museums and Sites of Memory
(Plymouth University, 2014)Tourism visits to sites associated to varying degrees with death and dying have for some time inspired academic debate and research into what has come to be popularly described as ‘dark tourism’. Research to date has been ... -
THE TRADE MANUFACTURE AND DESIGN OF ENGLISH BLACKSMITHING IN THE POST WAR PERIOD
(University of Plymouth, 1996)Blacksmithing has undergone a dramatic transformation in the last twenty five years. This study examines the changes and the context within which they have taken place. The effects upon the products of the blacksmith are ... -
Traffic Profiles and Performance Modelling of Heterogeneous Networks
(University of Plymouth, 2000)This thesis considers the analysis and study of short and long-term traffic patterns of heterogeneous networks. A large number of traffic profiles from different locations and network environments have been determined. ... -
Training and dual processes in human thinking
(University of Plymouth, 2005)The aim of the research presented in this thesis was to investigate the effects of trainin- on reasoning and decision making performance. In Experiment Ia study is reported which examined the relationships between performance ... -
Transformation of Multidirectional Sea Field and Computational Study
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Transformation of wave shape and spatial distribution of wave overtopping water over a coastal structure
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TRANSFORMATIONS OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS IN ESTUARINE PARTICLE- WATER SYSTEMS
(University of Plymouth, 2009)This thesis describes methodologies to detemiine organic and inorganic phosphorus in water and discusses biological, physical and chemical controls on the transformations of organic and inorganic phosphorus in laboratory ... -
TRANSFORMING ORGANISATIONS INTO ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITIES: HOW CAN UNDERSTANDING THE CONSTRUCTIONS OF ORGANISATIONAL AGENTS AND THEIR EXPERIENCES OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ENABLE SMES TO SUSTAIN STRATEGIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP?
(University of Plymouth, 2020)It has been recognised that where entrepreneurship is adopted at a strategic level it can lead to continuous improvements in organisational performance. The United Kingdom (UK) is currently leaving the European Union, ... -
TRANSITIONING BEYOND UNDERGRADUATE HOSPITALITY EDUCATION; A DIALOGIC ANALYSIS OF FINAL YEAR HOSPITALITY STUDENTS’ NARRATIVES OF EMPLOYABILITY
(University of Plymouth, 2017)Employability has become a key consideration for graduates, and society. Increasingly the trajectory of individuals at age 18 involves the completion of an undergraduate level degree qualification. This thesis presents ... -
Transitioning from homelessness into a sustained tenancy: What enables successful tenancy sustainment? (The Moving on Project)
(University of Plymouth, 2018)For individuals with multiple and complex needs, leaving homelessness is recognised as a dynamic and complex process. Furthermore, despite the provision of supports, tenancies may not be maintained and individuals return ... -
Transitions-felt: William James, Locative Narrative and the Multi-stable Field of Expanded Narrative
(University of Plymouth, 2017)This thesis is about expanded narrative, a new field of experimental narrative practices that are not represented by single subjects or by categories such as ‘interactive’. It is defined by works that present a challenge ... -
A Translocal Approach to Dialogue-based Art
(University of Plymouth, 2017)This thesis is a practice-led investigation into a translocal approach to dialogue-based art. The research has been undertaken through the practice of the ‘artist/academic’, drawing on my professional experience in artistic ... -
TRANSMISSION & THE INTERNET: THE CONTEMPORARY RESPONSE OF A TRADITIONAL MUSICAL COMMUNITY
(University of Plymouth, 2003)This thesis is a study of the performance, interpretation and transmission practices of traditional instrumental musicians in Scotland and Ireland. Extensive original research was undertaken over a period of four years ...
