Browsing 01 Research Theses Main Collection by Title
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VARIATION IN POD WETTABILITY AND PERMEABILITY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR IMPROVING SPOILAGE CHARACTERISTICS IN THE DRIED PEA (Pisum sativum L.) CROP
(University of Plymouth, 1993)This investigation was designed to determine some of the causes of spoilage in the pea crop. It was found that physiological and morphological characteristics of the pods were related to degrees of spoilage experienced ... -
THE VARIETIES OF USER EXPERIENCE BRIDGING EMBODIED METHODOLOGIES FROM SOMATICS AND PERFORMANCE TO HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION
(University of Plymouth, 2009)Embodied Interaction continues to gain significance within the field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Its growing recognition and value is evidenced in part by a remarkable increase in systems design and publication ... -
Vesica: using Neolithic British ritual art and architecture as a model for making contemporary art
(University of Plymouth, 2007)Can the creative practices of British Neolithic art and architecture be used in the making of contemporary art? This dissertation describes my practice making works of art based on the Neolithic model, presented in a ... -
Vibrating Existence: Early Cinema and Cognitive Creativity
(University of Plymouth, 2020)This thesis collects together technical, historical and neurological evidence to examine how our perceptual and cognitive experience of cinema has changed diachronically and especially as a result of the transition from ... -
VICTIMS AND VILLAINS: SUBJECT POSITIONING IN DISCURSIVE RECONSTRUCTIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
(University of Plymouth, 2008)This thesis is a feminist informed, discursive research project. Three studies are presented, each designed to explore reconstructions of sexual harassment incidents. The first and second studies were based upon a corpus ... -
Victorian Children's Book Illustrations
(University of Plymouth, 2011)In the nineteenth century, as society in Victorian Britain adjusted to the effects of urbanization and industrialization, social roles began to shift, changes that were reflected in the children’s book illustrations of ... -
Video Content-Based QoE Prediction for HEVC Encoded Videos Delivered over IP Networks
(Plymouth University, 2015)The recently released High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard, which halves the transmission bandwidth requirement of encoded video for almost the same quality when compared to H.264/AVC, and the availability of ... -
Video Quality Measurement for 3G Handset
(University of Plymouth, 2007)The quality of video has become a decisive factor for the consumer of 3G video services to choose his mobile operator. It is, therefore, critical for 3G network operator, equipment provider and service provider to measure ... -
Video Quality Measurement For 3G Handsets
(University of Plymouth, 2006)Internet provides many services. VOIP (Voice over IP) is one such service also known as Internet Telephony or IP Telephony. Using VOIP we can make voice telephony calls, participate in video conferences, etc over data ... -
Video Quality Prediction for Video over Wireless Access Networks (UMTS and WLAN)
(University of Plymouth, 2011)Transmission of video content over wireless access networks (in particular, Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) and Third Generation Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (3G UMTS)) is growing exponentially and gaining ... -
VIRTUAL SOURCE METHOD FOR MODELLING FULLY NONLINEAR PROGRESSIVE WATER WAVES
(University of Plymouth, 2020)This thesis describes the development of the Virtual source method (VSM) to generate linear and nonlinear water waves in a numerical wave tank (NWT) as well as the investigation of its global accuracy. The method is based ... -
The Visible Invisible Object: A Photographic Enquiry 'Recording' A Lived Life
(University of Plymouth, 2011)Abstract The Visible Invisible Object: A Photographic Enquiry ‘Recording’ A Lived Life David George Sullivan This practice-led research project is centred upon a photographic ‘recording’ of everyday ‘objects’, which has ... -
VISION-BASED URBAN NAVIGATION PROCEDURES FOR VERBALLY INSTRUCTED ROBOTS
(University of Plymouth, 2004)The work presented in this thesis is part of a project in instruction based learning (IBL) for mobile robots were a robot is designed that can be instructed by its users through unconstrained natural language. The robot ... -
Visual and verbal processing in reasoning
(University of Plymouth, 1984)This programme of research, involving seven experiments, investigates Evans' (1980a; 1980b) revised version of the Dual Process theory of reasoning (Wason and Evans, 1975). A Type 2 process is characterised as verbal-rational ... -
Visual Descriptors: A Design Tool for Visual Impact Analysis
(University of Plymouth, 1988)This study is concerned with the development of a practical and effective form of computer-aided analysis of the visual impact of building development in rural areas. Its contribution is fourfold. Firstly, a conceptual ... -
A VISUAL DESIGN METHOD AND ITS APPLICATION TO HIGH RELIABILITY HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS
(University of Plymouth, 1998)This work addresses the problem of the production of hypermedia documentation for applications that require high reliability, particularly technical documentation in safety critical industries. One requirement of ... -
Visual Images as a Motivational Bridge to Pro-Environmental Behaviour: A Cognitive Approach
(University of Plymouth, 2013)Communicating climate change and other long-term environmental issues to the wider public is a challenging process involving many barriers to action. Visualisations have the ability to overcome these barriers. Furthermore, ... -
Visual Narrative: A Theory and Model for Image-Driven Digital Historiography based on a Case Study of China’s Boxer Uprising (c. 1900)
(Plymouth University, 2016)Digitization that has enabled instant access to vast numbers of archival, historical images, demands a new paradigm for the use of visual imagery in historical research. This thesis proposes a new form of historiography ... -
Visual Odometry and Mapping in Natural Environments for Arbitrary Camera Motion Models
(Plymouth University, 2016)This is a thesis on outdoor monocular visual SLAM in natural environments. The techniques proposed herein aim at estimating camera pose and 3D geometrical structure of the surrounding environment. This problem statement ... -
Visualisation Studio for the analysis of massive datasets
(Plymouth University, 2016)This thesis describes the research underpinning and the development of a cross platform application for the analysis of simultaneously recorded multi-dimensional spike trains. These spike trains are believed to carry the ...
