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QoE-driven LTE Downlink Scheduling for Multimedia Services
(Plymouth University, 2016)The significant growth in multimedia services and traffic (e.g. VoIP, video streaming and video gaming) in current and emerging mobile networks including the latest 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks and the rising ... -
A QoE-driven Vertical Handover Management Framework for Multimedia Services over Wireless Networks
(University of Plymouth, 2017)With advances in wireless technology and mobile devices, the number of mobile users using multimedia services has increased significantly in recent years. Mobile devices can be connected and roam on heterogeneous wireless ... -
A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF CHILDREN’S EXPERIENCES OF ROLE-PLAY IN TWO PACK-AWAY EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS.
(University of Plymouth, 2017)In this thesis, I explored children’s experiences of role-play in relation to notions of self. The research took place in two pack-away settings in the Private, Voluntary and Independent (PVI) sector of Early Childhood ... -
QUALITY AND SHELF LIFE OF PITA AND TANDOORI BREADS SUPPLEMENTED WITH THREE NOVEL FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS
(University of Plymouth, 2014)Abstract: The interest for functional foods rich in dietary fibre (DF) and low in glycaemic response (GR) is steadily increasing. This is because DF could reduce GR of food products and protect and restrict diet-associated ... -
Quality Assurance of Cervical Smear Slide Inspection Using a Novel Eye-Tracking Technique
(University of Plymouth, 2004)A novel objective quality assurance system for smear slide screening is investigated in this thesis. A method of data validation was developed that compares data from an eye tracked image display, machine image colour ... -
Quality of Service optimisation framework for Next Generation Networks
(University of Plymouth, 2012)Within recent years, the concept of Next Generation Networks (NGN) has become widely accepted within the telecommunication area, in parallel with the migration of telecommunication networks from traditional circuit-switched ... -
The Quality of Work Life: An Empirical Study
(University of Plymouth, 2001)This research examines the quality of work life in a selection of pharmaceutical companies in Egypt. It aims to test the relationships between the employees' perceptions of their quality of work life and; their perceptions ... -
QUANTIFICATION OF MARINE MEGAFAUNAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS USING A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE
(University of Plymouth, 2002)This thesis documents the development and application of the Automated Benthic Image Scaling System (ABISS), a novel structured lighting array for calculating image scale, accounting for perspective, to allow quantitative ... -
QUANTIFYING INHABITATION, FEEDING AND CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN ADJACENT ESTUARINE AND COASTAL REGIONS FOR THREE COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT MARINE FISHES
(University of Plymouth, 2006)1. Estuaries are regarded as valuable nursery habitats for many commercially important marine fishes. Recruitment of fish from estuarine nursery habitats to adult marine populations is considered important for maintenance ... -
THE QUANTITATIVE ISOLATION OF 'INSOLUBLE ORGANIC MATTER' (IOM) FROM SEDIMENTS AND BACTERIA, AND ITS ATTEMPTED DISSOLUTION USING THE IONIC LIQUID l-ETHYL-3- METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE-ALUMINIUM (HI) CHLORIDE
(University of Plymouth, 2000)Organic matter which is insoluble in common solvents and non-oxidising acids often comprises the quantitatively most important fraction of organic matter in sediments. This operationally defined material is usually simply ... -
RADAR SIMULATOR TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE
(University of Plymouth, 1987)The main effort in locating and rescuing survivors of a maritime incident is borne by merchant shipping. This research shows that search and rescue is a task that will face most seafarers, but as they generally lack ... -
RAINDROP-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS AND THE MEASUREMENT OF PRECIPITATION BY RADAR IN A MARITIME LOCALE
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Random Effect Models For Repairable System Reliability
(University of Plymouth, 1997)The practical motivation for the work described in this thesis arose from the development of a new Jaguar car engine. Development tests on prototype engines led to multiple failure time data which are modelled as a ... -
A randomised controlled feasibility trial to investigate the effects of a functional standing frame programme versus usual physiotherapy to improve function and quality of life and reduce neuromuscular impairment in people with severe sub-acute stroke
(University of Plymouth, 2019)Background Task-related training can aid functional recovery post-stroke but has not been investigated in people with severe stroke. Orthostatic hypotension (OH) may limit rehabilitation, therefore, the effects of ... -
The rape of Mary Raymond : a radical view of rape in Mary Hays's The Memoirs of Emma Courtney and The Victim of Prejudice
(University of Plymouth, 2007)The thesis is an examination of Mary Hays's first and second novels, The Memoirs of Emma Courtney (1796) and The Victim of Prejudice (1799) in order to claim a reworking of political and gender constructions of women that ... -
RAPID CLOCK RECOVERY ALGORITHMS FOR DIGITAL MAGNETIC RECORDING AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS
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RAPID CRYOGENIC FIXATION OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
(University of Plymouth, 1991)This thesis describes investigations into cryofixation by the plunge-cooling technique, at ambient pressure. The objective was to characterise coolants which are commonly used for cryofixation, so that the structure and ... -
THE RATIONALISATION OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES FOR PIG HOUSING
(University of Plymouth, 1992)This study consisted of a series of experiments which investigated the water use of growing/finishing pigs (25-90 kg), newly weaned pigs (5- 12 kg) and gestating sows. Drinker type was found to affect water use in growing ... -
Re-appropriating Chinese Art in the Context of Digital Media: From the Chinese Past into a Mediated ‘Presence’ through Creative Practice
(Plymouth University, 2014)In this thesis, I argue that traditional Chinese thinking and its manner of approaching art can be successfully expanded onto a different platform: digital media art. My research (both in theory and practice) shows how ... -
RE-EXAMINING SCHOLARSHIP: EXPLORING THE MEANINGS OF BOYER'S DIMENSIONS TO THE PROFESSORIATE
(University of Plymouth, 2005)Since Boyer's (1990) seminal publication on scholarship there has been a steadily expanding body of knowledge concerned with reviewing the priorities of the professoriate in higher education (HE). This dissertation enters ...
