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Calcification in Coccolithophores
(University of Plymouth, 2017)Abstract Coccolithophores are uni-cellular phytoplankton and they form an exceedingly diverse group in the phylum Haptophyta. They produce highly complex structures known as coccoliths by a biomineralisation process known ... -
CAN HEALTH VISITORS ASSIST CLIENTS TO OPTIMISE HEALTH-DETERMINING ASPECTS OF THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PROVISION OF EVIDENCE-INFORMED MESSAGES?
(University of Plymouth, 2009)The aim of the research was to investigate the acceptability and feasibility of health visitors working with their clients to assess health-determining aspects of their clients' home environments and to provide evidence-informed ... -
CAN REGIONALISM PROVIDE STABILIZATION TO CENTRAL ASIA AND THUS AFGHANISTAN?
(University of Plymouth, 2019)This research was undertaken as there is a gap in the current academic realm, in which Central Asia and Afghanistan were heavily referenced, but none which went a step further and critically analyzed a new regionalism ... -
Can the value and acceptability of a patient feedback tool for revalidating psychiatrists be improved for both patients and psychiatrists through its co-production? An action research approach.
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Background: Co-production is often suggested as an alternative approach to patient feedback design. However, critical exploration of how co-production may affect the perceived value and acceptability of a patient feedback ... -
Can we distinguish eustress from distress in marine mammals? Trade-offs in expression of molecular stress markers and consequences for cell damage and whole-animal fitness measures in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)
(University of Plymouth, 2019)The ability to respond adequately to stress is crucial to an organism’s survival and fitness. Stress influences reproductive success, development, energy balance and immune responses and thus shapes life histories, ... -
CAPITAL INVESTMENT DECISIONS OF LARGE INDUSTRIAL FIRMS IN MAJOR EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
(University of Plymouth, 1999)Using large-company panel data, this thesis empirically analyses investment decisions in major European countries. We particularly concentrate on three issues: the taxation of capital in the EU, the role of agency costs ... -
Caravan second homes: an empirical study of consumer behaviour towards a depreciating property asset
(University of Plymouth, 2009)This research draws upon a combination of qualitative interviews and quantitative questionnaire data to investigate the role static caravans play within second home consumerism. Fundamentally it seeks to explain why people ... -
CARBON AND COKE REACTIVITY IN ZINC-LEAD BLAST FURNACE PRACTICE
(University of Plymouth, 1983)Previous research on the oxidation of coke in air, O2 and CO2 has been reviewed, especially with regard to kinetic studies and Zn/Pb blast furnace practice. Coke "reactivity" has been discussed and correlated with surface ... -
Carbon management and scenario planning at the landscape scale with GIS
(University of Plymouth, 2012)Carbon Management and Scenario Planning at the Landscape Scale with GIS By: Shabnam Delfan Azari It is now widely believed that globally averaged temperatures will rise significantly over the next 100 years as a result ... -
THE CARDIOTOXICITY OF CARBON MONOXIDE
(University of Plymouth, 2003)The mechanism(s) responsible for the cardiotoxicity of CO are not clear and do not appear to arise solely from tissue hypoxia. Tissue hypoxia is produced by CO binding to haemoglobin and reducing the amount of oxygen ... -
Carhampton magistrate district in relation to the 1856 County and Borough Police Act : a case for non-statutory policing
(University of Plymouth, 2005)The 1856 County and Borough Police Act had a pronounced effect on the criminal statistics in Somerset. Assize and Quarter Session committal statistics dropped across the county as a whole and this fall was reflected in ... -
A case study in using electronic presentation media to teach mathematics
(2007-02-16T15:41:51Z)Over the past decade the United Kingdom (UK) Government has invested substantially in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in all sectors of education. Investment has been in infrastructure, staff development ... -
A case study of 'internationalisation at home' leading to a proposal for Critical Global Pedagogies
(University of Plymouth, 2019)This thesis examines current practice around ‘internationalisation at home’ (Jones, 2014). This is contextualised in single case study institution, in an isolated region of the UK, and takes place following the Brexit ... -
CATCH | BOUNCE: Towards a relational ontology of the digital in art practice
(University of Plymouth, 2017)How might ‘the digital’ be conceived of in an ‘expanded field’ of art practice, where ontology is flattened such that it is not defined by a particular media? This text, together with an installation of art work at the ... -
CATCHMENT SCALE MONITORING AND MODELLING OF PHOSPHORUS USING FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS AND AN EXPORT COEFFICIENT MODEL
(University of Plymouth, 2001)Acquiring high quality in situ analytical data with good temporal resolution is required for developing models of phosphorus transport and biogeochemical behaviour. Chapter One describes the behaviour of phosphorus in the ... -
CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION AND DEPRESSION
(University of Plymouth, 1982)This thesis reports a series of experiments conducted to elucidate the nature of the relationship between attribution and depression. After an extended review of the literature on attribution and depression it was concluded ... -
Cell cycle of Emiliania huxleyi and its effects on host: virus interactions
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Cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) enrichment for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): a comparison of molecular techniques
(Plymouth University, 2016)Prenatal assessment of fetal health is routinely offered throughout pregnancy to ensure that the most effective management can be provided to maintain fetal and maternal well-being. Currently, invasive testing is used for ... -
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF BIOMINERALISATION IN A SILICIFYING HAPTOPHYTE PRYMNESIUM NEOLEPIS
(Plymouth University, 2014)Haptophytes are renowned for the most prominent and biogeochemically important group of marine calcifiers: coccolithophores. The unexpected discovery of a unique, silicifying member of this clade - Prymnesium neolepis - ... -
Cellular aspects of the immune response of the turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (L.)
(University of Plymouth, 1995)Peripheral blood leucocytes of the turbot, Scophthalmus maximus, were characterised into 4 distinct groups following morphological, morphometric and histochemical examination. Total and differential cell counts were ...
