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New Home, New You: A Retrospective Mixed‐Methods Evaluation Of A Health‐Related Behavioural Intervention Programme Supporting Social Housing Tenants, Martha Paisi, Zoe Allen, Jill Shawe
New Home, New You: A Retrospective Mixed‐Methods Evaluation Of A Health‐Related Behavioural Intervention Programme Supporting Social Housing Tenants, Martha Paisi, Zoe Allen, Jill Shawe
School of Nursing and Midwifery
No abstract provided.
End-Of-Life Decisions And Practices As Viewed By Health Professionals In Pediatric Critical Care: A European Survey Study, Anna Zanin, Joe Brierley, Jos M. Latour, Orsola Gawronski
End-Of-Life Decisions And Practices As Viewed By Health Professionals In Pediatric Critical Care: A European Survey Study, Anna Zanin, Joe Brierley, Jos M. Latour, Orsola Gawronski
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Background and Aim: End-of-Life (EOL) decision-making in paediatric critical care can be complex and heterogeneous, reflecting national culture and law as well as the relative resources provided for healthcare. This study aimed to identify similarities and differences in the experiences and attitudes of European paediatric intensive care doctors, nurses and allied health professionals about end-of-life decision-making and care. Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study in which we distributed an electronic survey to the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) members by email and social media. The survey had three sections: (i) 16 items about attitudes to …
Uda Invited Exhibition 2022, United Designs Alliance, Victoria Squire
Uda Invited Exhibition 2022, United Designs Alliance, Victoria Squire
School of Art, Design and Architecture
No abstract provided.
Information System For Monitoring Of A Ship Power Plant And Prediction Of Technical Condition, Vasyl Mateichyk, Igor Gritsuk, Miroslaw Smieszek, Bogdan Ghita, Valentine Chernenko, Oleksandr Polishchuk
Information System For Monitoring Of A Ship Power Plant And Prediction Of Technical Condition, Vasyl Mateichyk, Igor Gritsuk, Miroslaw Smieszek, Bogdan Ghita, Valentine Chernenko, Oleksandr Polishchuk
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
The article is devoted to the development of an information system for monitoring and controlling a ship power plant with the possibility of predicting the parameters of the technical condition. A diagram of data flows of the main processes in the information system for monitoring and controlling a ship power plant with its inherent components has been developed and presented. The implementation of the scheme of information exchange between the elements of the ship's power plant for monitoring and controlling the ship's power plant is proposed. As an example, the implementation of the information model for monitoring diesel-electric installations developed …
Why Are Patients With Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Not Routinely Assessed Or Treated For Vestibular Dysfunction In The Uk? A Qualitative Study, Rebecca M. Smith, Barry M. Seemungal, Caroline Burgess, Jonathan Marsden, Vassilios Tahtis
Why Are Patients With Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Not Routinely Assessed Or Treated For Vestibular Dysfunction In The Uk? A Qualitative Study, Rebecca M. Smith, Barry M. Seemungal, Caroline Burgess, Jonathan Marsden, Vassilios Tahtis
School of Health Professions
Objectives Vestibular dysfunction is common in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (aTBI). Persisting vestibular symptoms (ie, dizziness and imbalance) are linked to poor physical, psychological and socioeconomic outcomes. However, routine management of vestibular dysfunction in aTBI is not always standard practice. We aimed to identify and explore any healthcare professional barriers or facilitators to managing vestibular dysfunction in aTBI.Design A qualitative approach was used. Data were collected using face to face, semi-structured interviews and analysed using the Framework approach.Setting Two major trauma centres in London, UK.Participants 28 healthcare professionals participated: 11 occupational therapists, 8 physiotherapists and 9 surgical/trauma doctors.Results …
Equality Pledges: A Novel Approach To Embedding Edi And Promoting Positive Culture Change In A Uk University, Hr Watson, H Wisdom, C Michael, N Marshall, H Neve
Equality Pledges: A Novel Approach To Embedding Edi And Promoting Positive Culture Change In A Uk University, Hr Watson, H Wisdom, C Michael, N Marshall, H Neve
Peninsula Medical School
Higher education (HE) in the UK continues to prioritise equality (or equity), diversity and inclusion (EDI), but stark inequalities still exist, and non-inclusive cultures persist. We have created the Equality Pledge (EP) scheme which empowers HE staff to contribute to positive culture change by making a personal pledge to improve some aspect of EDI in their working lives. We encouraged staff to each set a manageable pledge, either individually or as a team, so as not to increase already high workloads. Staff recorded their pledges on an online form, and six-monthly updates were requested to capture impact, progress and feedback …
Standardised Data Collection From People With Dementia Over The Telephone: A Qualitative Study Of The Experience Of Determind Programme Researchers In A Pandemic, Kate Gridley, Josie Dixon, Ben Hicks, Yvonne Birks, Kate Baxter, Eleanor Miles, Louise Robinson, Rotem Perach, Sube Banerjee
Standardised Data Collection From People With Dementia Over The Telephone: A Qualitative Study Of The Experience Of Determind Programme Researchers In A Pandemic, Kate Gridley, Josie Dixon, Ben Hicks, Yvonne Birks, Kate Baxter, Eleanor Miles, Louise Robinson, Rotem Perach, Sube Banerjee
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There is a notable lack of evidence on what constitutes good practice in remote quantitative data collection from research participants with dementia. During the COVID-19 pandemic face-to-face research became problematic, especially where participants were older and more at risk of infection. The DETERMIND-C19 study, a large cohort study of people with dementia, switched to telephone data collection over this period. This paper explores the experiences of researchers who collected quantitative data over the telephone from people with dementia during the first COVID-19 lockdowns in England. The aim was to learn from these experiences, share insights and inform future research practice …
Domesticity And Female Self-Portraiture In Contemporary Finnish Photography: Elina Brotherus, Aino Kannisto And Iiu Susiraja On The Footsteps Of Cindy Sherman, Jenita Lindfors
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Theses
Domestic themes, environments and objects can be seen in many female photographers’ works, including self-portraits. While domesticity and the private sphere of home have been associated with femininity, feminists have been working to challenge these stereotypes. In contemporary art it makes domesticity an interesting concept, a sphere in which femininity and feminism collide. Cindy Sherman has observed different stereotypes in society through many of her series, the most remarkable body of work being the Untitled Film Stills (1977-1980). Sherman’s works create a baseline from which to examine female self-portraiture in Finland, focusing on three Finnish female artists: Aino Kannisto, Elina …
Artificial Intelligence Incorporated Into Audio Analysis Of Electronic Music, Ned Fellenor
Artificial Intelligence Incorporated Into Audio Analysis Of Electronic Music, Ned Fellenor
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Theses
In recent decades the live music performance and DJ industry has undergone a transition from analog to digital music being the norm. Audio analysis and mixing software is now a necessity for modern DJs and their preferred equipment. However, it still stands that DJs must thoroughly learn their tracks and decide which transition well together in order to produce a smooth mix. This project looks at how machine learning-based systems can aid DJs in this process; it raises questions about the use of artificial intelligence within a heavily subjective form of live performance, and its potential effectiveness in this field. …
What Happened Within The Police Service When The Government Created The Offence Of “Corrupt Or Improper Practice” In Section 26 Of The Criminal Justice And Courts Act 2015?, Brendan Brookshaw
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Theses
Title. What happened within the police service when the government created the offence of “Corrupt or Improper Practice” in section 26 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015? Author Brendan P. Brookshaw Purpose. This PhD thesis offers explanations for the way in which the offence of Corrupt or Improper Practice by police officers was implemented within the service and is analysed through a framework of the psychology, ethics, and management of implementation. Using autoethnographic data as policing parables, it explores stories of police misconduct and suggests theoretical underpinnings for the drivers of corruption and how the police may react …
Implementing Unitisation In Developing Petroleum Reservoirs: Unique Complications, Goodtime Chimnecherem Okara
Implementing Unitisation In Developing Petroleum Reservoirs: Unique Complications, Goodtime Chimnecherem Okara
Plymouth Law Review
No abstract provided.
Whose Morals, Exactly? A Critical Evaluation Of The Uk Law Of Obscenity Through A Human Rights Lens, Jake Aston
Whose Morals, Exactly? A Critical Evaluation Of The Uk Law Of Obscenity Through A Human Rights Lens, Jake Aston
Plymouth Law Review
No abstract provided.
Adapting Adoption To The Modern World, Sir Andrew Mcfarlane
Adapting Adoption To The Modern World, Sir Andrew Mcfarlane
Plymouth Law Review
No abstract provided.
Law, Literature And A Dream: How Media Influenced My Journey To Law, Sonia Gardi
Law, Literature And A Dream: How Media Influenced My Journey To Law, Sonia Gardi
Plymouth Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Critical Analysis Of The Law On Assisted Suicide In The Uk, Shalini Nandilath
A Critical Analysis Of The Law On Assisted Suicide In The Uk, Shalini Nandilath
Plymouth Law Review
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The Chicken That Sat Me Down:A Reflection Of My Journey Into Law, Chloe Giacalone
The Chicken That Sat Me Down:A Reflection Of My Journey Into Law, Chloe Giacalone
Plymouth Law Review
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I Am A Camera, Subverted: Reflexivity, Sexuality, And Filming Styles In Bob Fosse’S 'Sweet Charity' (1969), 'Cabaret' (1972), And 'All That Jazz' (1979), Steven Downes
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Theses
The musical films of Bob Fosse, 'Sweet Charity' (1969), 'Cabaret' (1972), and 'All That Jazz' (1979) offer a radical alternative to the ‘arcadian’ musical format with edgier and darker themes as a response to the rapidly developing socio-politico climate and the sexual revolution. However, although 'Cabaret' remains well documented, his other musical films 'Sweet Charity' and 'All That Jazz', remain primarily neglected in academia, which I will rectify. Moreover, while many prolific writers and scholars, including Laura Mulvey and Rick Altman, have previously analysed the movie and film musical from a heteronormative male gaze perspective, this is at odds with …
Modelling White Matter Pathology And Establishing A Novel Ex-Vivo Platform For Drug Identification In Neuroinflammation, Verity Mitchener
Modelling White Matter Pathology And Establishing A Novel Ex-Vivo Platform For Drug Identification In Neuroinflammation, Verity Mitchener
Peninsula Medical School Theses
White matter (WM) makes up a critical component of the CNS, composed primarily of myelinated axons. Herein, axons and the myelin sheath form a dynamic and communicative axo-glial unit which acts to regulate and support axonal function. The myelin sheath not only electrically insulates axons allowing for rapid and efficient axonal conduction and complex neuronal circuitry but also supports axonal viability. The loss or dysregulation of the myelin sheath is detrimental to axons as well as overall brain function. Furthermore, this is a key hallmark, not only, of classical WM diseases including multiple sclerosis but also is observed in brain …
The Microbiomes Of Wildlife And Chemical Pollution: Status, Knowledge Gaps And Challenges, R. D. Handy, N. J. Clark, L. P. Hutt, R. Bescós
The Microbiomes Of Wildlife And Chemical Pollution: Status, Knowledge Gaps And Challenges, R. D. Handy, N. J. Clark, L. P. Hutt, R. Bescós
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
The effect of chemical pollution on the microbiomes of wildlife has been given little attention. A new concept is emerging where microbiomes are vital to host animal or plant health, and for ecosystems. Data are mainly on mammals, birds, and fish. Changing environmental conditions (e.g., salinity, pH, season) and exposure to chemicals alter the composition of gill, gut and skin microbiomes. Gut microbiomes are also modulated by diet, and exposure to chemicals including metals, nanomaterials, fungicides or microplastics. However, a change in the microbiome does not necessarily infer adverse effects on the host, with some evidence of co-adaptation. Environmental risk …
Paris Par Arrondissement, Michael Punt
Paris Par Arrondissement, Michael Punt
School of Art, Design and Architecture
A poetic evocation of Paris Par Arrondissement
The Influence Of Migratory Distance On Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar Population Responses To Interannual Variation In Sea Surface Temperature., Joshua Cook
School of Biological and Marine Sciences Theses
As a species, the Atlantic salmon Salmo salar is undergoing a range wide population decline. In the last 40 years alone, wild stocks have specifically declined due to continuing human pressures and global climate change. During the marine life stages, North Atlantic Sea surface temperatures (SST) have specifically impacted stocks, inducing range wide declines in abundance and morphometrics as temperature rises. Recent studies have indicated that SST’s effects on S. salar are more severe at the southernmost ranges, however we lack an explanation for why this may be the case. Acknowledging this trend, we hypothesise that while declines in returning …
Tectonic Geomorphology And Transient Landscape Response Of The Sparta Fault (Greece), Çal Çağatay
Tectonic Geomorphology And Transient Landscape Response Of The Sparta Fault (Greece), Çal Çağatay
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
The antique city of Sparti (Greece) was ruined by a magnitude ~7.2 earthquake in 464 B.C. that occurred along the adjacent Sparta fault, and which caused ~ 20,000 deaths. The aim of this master’s research project is to extend the existing knowledge on the Sparta fault by using a combination tectonic and fluvial geomorphology in order to reveal fault effects on the river channels and the distribution of the post-glacial surfaces. Firstly, the morphology and steepness indices of rivers flowing across are evaluated in terms of the longer-term fault activity. Secondly, in the field dip, dip direction, slip vectors and …
Phosphorus Fate And Management On The Somerset Levels And Moors Ramsar Ditch Systems, Ry Crocker
Phosphorus Fate And Management On The Somerset Levels And Moors Ramsar Ditch Systems, Ry Crocker
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
Fundamental to all life, phosphorus is an essential nutrient and, contrastingly, a significant threat to surface water biodiversity globally as one of the most common causes of eutrophication in surface waters worldwide. Freshwater wetland ditches afflicted by these conditions undergo a shift from primarily submerged aquatic vegetation to algae or duckweed dominance, leading to excessive shading and anoxic conditions. Phosphorus, from both point (e.g., wastewater treatment works) and diffuse (largely agricultural runoff) sources, is currently the central reason for failure in the majority of surface water bodies in England to meet required water quality guidelines. Historic data indicate that surface …
Geophysical Modelling Of Magnetic Anomalies Over The Lizard Complex Ophiolite, Sw England, Dilan Toprak
Geophysical Modelling Of Magnetic Anomalies Over The Lizard Complex Ophiolite, Sw England, Dilan Toprak
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
The Lizard ophiolite of SW England is a key geological terrane in the United Kingdom that represents a fragment of oceanic lithosphere emplaced northwards upon continental crust by thrust faulting during the evolution of the Variscan orogeny. The ophiolite consists of a sequence of serpentinized peridotites and overlying oceanic crustal rocks (mainly gabbros and dolerite dykes) that are well-exposed around the coastline of the Lizard peninsula but are poorly exposed inland. Aeromagnetic surveying (most recently during the Tellus SW campaign in 2013) shows a band of major magnetic anomalies that trends in a WNW-ESE direction over the peridotite outcropping at …
An Isotopic Analysis Of Carbon Dynamics In Sphagnum Peat, Jasper Michael Newman
An Isotopic Analysis Of Carbon Dynamics In Sphagnum Peat, Jasper Michael Newman
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
Methane and carbon dioxide produced in peatlands can be held temporarily in dissolved surface waters and accessible to aquatic plants. The primary peat building plant in northern peatlands, Sphagnum moss, grows in these dissolved carbon rich waters. Understanding Sphagnum carbon cycles is key for radiocarbon dating, peatland restoration, and modelling of methane release from warming peatlands globally. This combined surface and multi‐proxy palaeoenvironmental study challenges common assumptions about the dissolved gas cycling in this semi‐aquatic environment. The Sphagnum associated methanotrophic communities within the water filled hyaline cells have commonly been linked to unusual 13C‐depleted measurements of Sphagnum carbon isotope ratios. …
Deciphering The Signature Of Fluid/Rock Reactions In The Lower Oceanic Crust: The Oman Ophiolite Analogue, Marta Grabowska
Deciphering The Signature Of Fluid/Rock Reactions In The Lower Oceanic Crust: The Oman Ophiolite Analogue, Marta Grabowska
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
Hydrothermal circulation is a key Earth process, moderating elemental and heat transfers between oceanic lithosphere and the hydrosphere. The characterization and quantification of fluid/rock reactions and fluid fluxes in fast-spreading mid-ocean ridges has been a long-term ambition given these ridges are responsible for formation of two thirds of present day oceanic crust. However, our understanding of fluid pathways and the extent of fluid/rock interactions in the lower crust, particularly associated with faulting, is scarce due to limited sampling. The Oman Drilling Project has sampled three 400 metre boreholes in the lower oceanic crust of the Semail ophiolite. Hole GT1A located …
Nutrient Input In The Chagos Archipelago - The Controlling Mechanisms Of Chlorophyll-A Distribution, Harvey Cairns
Nutrient Input In The Chagos Archipelago - The Controlling Mechanisms Of Chlorophyll-A Distribution, Harvey Cairns
School of Biological and Marine Sciences Theses
Phytoplankton primary productivity is vital in supporting the marine trophic system, and an understanding of the nutrient sources facilitating this is critical for informing conservation management. Using a combination of in situ and remotely sensed data, we assess the contributions of different nutrient sources and corresponding productivity in a tropical island ecosystem free from anthropogenic nutrient pollution at varying temporal scales. Beyond the near-shore, annual mean normalised fluorescence line height (nFLH, a proxy for chlorophyll-a concentration) was 27% higher in shallow water (approx. 20m) than deep water (>5000m), demonstrating a chlorophyll-a enhancement in shallow waters. Linear regression revealed a …
The Macroinvertebrate Fauna Of Augmented River Gravels: Community Composition And Function, Benjamin James Green
The Macroinvertebrate Fauna Of Augmented River Gravels: Community Composition And Function, Benjamin James Green
School of Biological and Marine Sciences Theses
Restoration of riverine ecosystems is a key aspect of river management, driven by concerns over water sustainability and declining biodiversity caused by anthropogenic and environmental perturbations. Anthropogenic perturbations include agricultural sedimentation and nutrient input, deforestation, and river regulation including damming, which disturbs longitudinal, lateral and vertical connectivity. Restoring perturbed riverine systems is costly, and many such restorations are ineffective, with restored systems continuing to degrade. Gravel augmentation, the adding of in-stream gravels, focusses mainly on improving habitat for salmonids, and is one method frequently used to mitigate the impacts of damming. The impact of these augmentations on riverine macroinvertebrates and …
Building Immersive Environments Towards Non-Human Models Of Organizing Against Global Crisis, Luis Andre Varela Reis
Building Immersive Environments Towards Non-Human Models Of Organizing Against Global Crisis, Luis Andre Varela Reis
School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses
The wolfanddotcom series of artworks seeks to establish new knowledge embedded in its practice within a nascent field combining the areas of aesthetic computation, interactive electronic arts, videogames, mythology, biology, human/non-human computer interfaces. Wolfanddotcom's research leads investigations on bio-electronic and imaginary arts alloyed with a mythological and non-human turn, mainly through the creation of dynamic art-sci constructs, in the form of mythological videogames and bio-electronic aggregates, by establishing multiple lines of flight onto a creative framework, seeking novel, procedural, immersive, cathartic and bio-electronic methods. With a final purpose of exploring new electronic-based arts’ aesthetic regions, unexampled connections between generative (Eno) …
Islamic Tradition And Innovation In A Contemporary Kuwaiti Woman’S Painting Practice, Shaikha Almehana
Islamic Tradition And Innovation In A Contemporary Kuwaiti Woman’S Painting Practice, Shaikha Almehana
School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses
The thesis maps the ‘awakening’ of the author’s artistic practice and her identity as a female Arab Muslim painter through her studio-based research into Rumi’s writings, in conjunction with study of the Qur’an and Islamic teachings, informed by feminist ideas and enhanced by knowledge of the socio-political histories and cultures of Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf. This practice-led research project considers the role of the woman and the female artist in contemporary Kuwait by exploring new contexts for, and approaches to, contemporary painting in that country and the Middle East. Kuwait has sought to find a coherent and progressive cultural …