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Corporate Responsibility, Marketing, And Reputation: A Stakeholder Approach For Sustainable Car Fleet Management, Roland Vogt
Corporate Responsibility, Marketing, And Reputation: A Stakeholder Approach For Sustainable Car Fleet Management, Roland Vogt
Plymouth Business School Theses
Corporate responsibility is increasingly involved in corporate reputation, and so, in the economic success of a company. Car fleet operating companies are exposed to criticism and, as a direct result of this many corporate protagonists responsible for the operation of car fleets are developing measures to decrease CO2 emissions and fuel consumption. A second trend is the increasing usage of image-generating marketing actions in the worldwide ‘information society’. For various reasons, these image campaigns do not always lead to the expected improvements in corporate reputation. The crucial question is, how do these marketing actions, in the name of corporate social …
Intercultural Comparative Research:Rethinking Insider And Outsider Perspectives, Peter Kelly
Intercultural Comparative Research:Rethinking Insider And Outsider Perspectives, Peter Kelly
Plymouth Institute of Education
No abstract provided.
The Complete Genome Sequence Of Escherichia Coli Ec958: A High Quality Reference Sequence For The Globally Disseminated Multidrug Resistant E. Coli O25b:H4-St131 Clone., Brian M. Forde, Zakour Nl Ben, Mitchell Stanton-Cook, Minh Duy Phan, Makrina Totsika, Kate M. Peters, Kok Gan Chan, Mark A. Schembri, Mathew Upton, Scott A. Beatson
The Complete Genome Sequence Of Escherichia Coli Ec958: A High Quality Reference Sequence For The Globally Disseminated Multidrug Resistant E. Coli O25b:H4-St131 Clone., Brian M. Forde, Zakour Nl Ben, Mitchell Stanton-Cook, Minh Duy Phan, Makrina Totsika, Kate M. Peters, Kok Gan Chan, Mark A. Schembri, Mathew Upton, Scott A. Beatson
School of Biomedical Sciences
Escherichia coli ST131 is now recognised as a leading contributor to urinary tract and bloodstream infections in both community and clinical settings. Here we present the complete, annotated genome of E. coli EC958, which was isolated from the urine of a patient presenting with a urinary tract infection in the Northwest region of England and represents the most well characterised ST131 strain. Sequencing was carried out using the Pacific Biosciences platform, which provided sufficient depth and read-length to produce a complete genome without the need for other technologies. The discovery of spurious contigs within the assembly that correspond to site-specific …
Cash Holding, Trade Credit And Access To Short-Term Bank Finance, G Kling, Sy Paul, E Gonis
Cash Holding, Trade Credit And Access To Short-Term Bank Finance, G Kling, Sy Paul, E Gonis
Plymouth Business School
No abstract provided.
Taxonomy, Systematics And Ecology Of The Phylum Tardigrada, Nigel Marley
Taxonomy, Systematics And Ecology Of The Phylum Tardigrada, Nigel Marley
School of Biological and Marine Sciences Theses
I conducted a series of research programmes on various aspects of Tardigrada biology. The published results of which are hereby presented as part fulfilment of my submission for a PhD by publications at Plymouth University. In this thesis my research publications are grouped into four chapters: Ecology & Faunistics, Alpha Taxonomy, Freshwater Fauna – a taxonomic challenge, and Superfamilies. In the first, I highlight my early papers which dealt with the faunistic surveys as I trained in systematics and taxonomy of the phylum. Amongst the key findings reported were the protozoan symphoriant, Pyxidium tardigradum van der Land, 1966, Marley and …
Practical Use Of Computational Fluid Dynamics (Cfd) In Improving The Efficiency Of Domestic Ventilation Waste Heat Recovery Systems, Adam Kyte
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
No abstract provided.
South African Critical Care Nurses' Views On End‐Of‐Life Decision‐Making And Practices, Gayle Langley, Shelley Schmollgruber, Paul Fulbrook, John W. Albarran, Jos M. Latour
South African Critical Care Nurses' Views On End‐Of‐Life Decision‐Making And Practices, Gayle Langley, Shelley Schmollgruber, Paul Fulbrook, John W. Albarran, Jos M. Latour
School of Nursing and Midwifery
ABSTRACTBackgroundCare of patients at the end‐of‐life (EOL) may be influenced by the experiences, attitudes and beliefs of nurses involved in their direct care.AimTo investigate South African critical care nurses' experiences and perceptions of EOL care.DesignCross‐sectional survey.MethodsSouth African critical care nurses completed a modified version of the ‘VENICE’ survey tool. Data were collected concerning: attitudes towards EOL care; involvement in EOL decision‐making; and beliefs about EOL practices.ResultsOf 149 surveys distributed, 100 were returned (response rate 67%). Seventy‐six percent stated that they had had direct involvement in EOL care of patients, but a minority (29%) had participated in EOL decision‐making processes. Whilst …
The Genetics And Physiology Of Abiotic Stress Disorder In Swede (Brassica Napus Var. Napobrassica), Faiz Fadhel
The Genetics And Physiology Of Abiotic Stress Disorder In Swede (Brassica Napus Var. Napobrassica), Faiz Fadhel
School of Biological and Marine Sciences Theses
Swedes are extremely common as a root vegetable in Europe, USA, and Canada but are affected by the occasional presence of Brown Heart (BH) disorder affecting the marketable swede root. The incidence of BH has been reported worldwide however it is very difficult to breed resistance due to its sporadic occurrence with no external symptoms to select for. BH has been attributed to boron availability but attempts to link BH appearance definitively with boron deficiency have been difficult. Anecdotal evidence from breeders and growers highlighted the recent co-appearance of BH and frost injury in the field and it was postulated …
Biogeochemical Cycling Of Dissolved Zinc Along The Geotraces South Atlantic Transect Ga10 At 40 S, N. J. Wyatt, A. Milne, E. M.S. Woodward, A. P. Rees, T. J. Browning, H. A. Bouman, P. J. Worsfold, M. C. Lohan
Biogeochemical Cycling Of Dissolved Zinc Along The Geotraces South Atlantic Transect Ga10 At 40 S, N. J. Wyatt, A. Milne, E. M.S. Woodward, A. P. Rees, T. J. Browning, H. A. Bouman, P. J. Worsfold, M. C. Lohan
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Implicit Meaning In 18-Month-Old Toddlers., Luche C Delle, Samantha Durrant, Caroline Floccia, Kim Plunkett
Implicit Meaning In 18-Month-Old Toddlers., Luche C Delle, Samantha Durrant, Caroline Floccia, Kim Plunkett
School of Psychology
A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that infants understand the meaning of spoken words from as early as 6 months. Yet little is known about their ability to do so in the absence of any visual referent, which would offer diagnostic evidence for an adult-like, symbolic interpretation of words and their use in language mediated thought. We used the head-turn preference procedure to examine whether infants can generate implicit meanings from word forms alone as early as 18 months of age, and whether they are sensitive to meaningful relationships between words. In one condition, toddlers were presented with lists of …
Utterance-Final Lengthening Is Predictive Of Infants' Discrimination Of English Accents, Laurence White, Caroline Floccia, Jeremy Goslin, Joseph Butler
Utterance-Final Lengthening Is Predictive Of Infants' Discrimination Of English Accents, Laurence White, Caroline Floccia, Jeremy Goslin, Joseph Butler
School of Psychology
No abstract provided.
Coastal Defence Through Wave Farms, J. Abanades, D. Greaves, G. Iglesias
Coastal Defence Through Wave Farms, J. Abanades, D. Greaves, G. Iglesias
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
The possibility of using wave farms for coastal defence warrants investigation because wave energy is poised to become a major renewable in many countries over the next decades. The fundamental question in this regard is whether a wave farm can be used to reduce beach erosion under storm conditions. If the answer to this question is positive, then a wave farm can have coastal defence as a subsidiary function, in addition to its primary role of producing carbon-free energy. The objective of this work is to address this question by comparing the response of a beach in the face of …
Thermography Methodologies For Detecting Energy Related Building Defects, Matthew Fox, David Coley, Steve Goodhew, Wilde P De
Thermography Methodologies For Detecting Energy Related Building Defects, Matthew Fox, David Coley, Steve Goodhew, Wilde P De
School of Art, Design and Architecture
No abstract provided.
Finite Element Modelling Of Residual Stresses In Shot-Peened Steam Turbine Blades, M Newby, Mn James, Dg Hattingh
Finite Element Modelling Of Residual Stresses In Shot-Peened Steam Turbine Blades, M Newby, Mn James, Dg Hattingh
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
No abstract provided.
A Multi-Proxy Study Of The Palaeocene - Eocene Thermal Maximum In Northern Spain, Hayley Manners
A Multi-Proxy Study Of The Palaeocene - Eocene Thermal Maximum In Northern Spain, Hayley Manners
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
At the boundary between the Paleocene and Eocene epochs (ca. 56 Ma) a significant global warming event, termed the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), occurred. Records of this event are characterised by a negative carbon isotope excursion (CIE) which has been associated with the release of thousands of petagrams of isotopically light carbon into the ocean-atmosphere system, initiating changes in the carbon cycle, the climate system, ocean chemistry and the marine and continental ecosystems. The amount of isotopically light carbon that was required to cause the event, its source and the rapidity of its release are, however, are still debated. This …
Exploring The Potential Of Cassava For Agricultural Growth And Economic Development In Nigeria, Brodrick Awerije
Exploring The Potential Of Cassava For Agricultural Growth And Economic Development In Nigeria, Brodrick Awerije
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
The decline in agricultural productivity in Nigeria is linked to a host of factors ranging from unsustainable growth policies, inadequate funding and infrastructures, low levels of value added through processing, low commodity prices, unstable markets, poor extension services and low rates of literacy. It is now well recognised that there is a need to diversify Nigerian agriculture as well as improving production performances. This study investigates the potential of cassava root tuber (CRT), as a means to promote agricultural growth. It assesses cassava production, profitability, efficiency, marketing structures and channels, constraints in production, the potential to add value by processing …
Effectiveness Of A Closed System Device In Reducing Occupational Exposure And Environmental Concentrations Of Anticancer Drugs, Nitin Vyas
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
Owing to their non-selective nature, anti-cancer drugs affect both cancerous and non-cancerous cells and present a major health risk to healthcare staff working with them. This project was conducted at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, to investigate the extent of contamination with anti-cancer drugs on work surfaces and the environmental emissions of these drugs. In the Isolator study, surface contamination arising from the preparation of five anticancer drug infusions (epirubicin, fluorouracil, cisplatin, oxaliplatin and carboplatin) in a pharmaceutical isolator and external surfaces of infusion bags and syringes using a conventional syringe and needle technique was investigated and compared with that obtained using …
Comparative Studies To Assess Bacterial Communities On The Clover Phylloplane Using Mlst, Dgge And T-Rflp, A Prabhakar, Ah Bishop
Comparative Studies To Assess Bacterial Communities On The Clover Phylloplane Using Mlst, Dgge And T-Rflp, A Prabhakar, Ah Bishop
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) were used to characterise the changes that occurred in Bacillus cereus group strains present in the phylloplane of clover Trifolium hybridum over 4 months. These strains had previously been analysed by multiple locus sequence typing (MLST). DGGE displayed many equally intense bands which indicated many equally abundant ribotypes. The bacterial community composition was variable and the leaves sampled as little as a week apart were found to have some temporal variability, indicating that diverse phylloplane bacterial communities follow sequential patterns from time to time. The B. cereus group …
Non-Linear Control Algorithms For An Unmanned Surface Vehicle, Sanjay K. Sharma, Robert Sutton, Amit Motwani, Andy Annamalai
Non-Linear Control Algorithms For An Unmanned Surface Vehicle, Sanjay K. Sharma, Robert Sutton, Amit Motwani, Andy Annamalai
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
No abstract provided.
A Novel Real-Time Non-Linear Wavelet-Based Model Predictive Controller For A Coupled Tank System, Kayode Owa, Sanjay Sharma, Robert Sutton
A Novel Real-Time Non-Linear Wavelet-Based Model Predictive Controller For A Coupled Tank System, Kayode Owa, Sanjay Sharma, Robert Sutton
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
This article presents the design, simulation and real-time implementation of a constrained non-linear model predictive controller for a coupled tank system. A novel wavelet-based function neural network model and a genetic algorithm online non-linear real-time optimisation approach were used in the non-linear model predictive controller strategy. A coupled tank system, which resembles operations in many chemical processes, is complex and has inherent non-linearity, and hence, controlling such system is a challenging task. Particularly important is low-level control where often instability and oscillatory responses are observed. This article designs a wavelet neural network with high predicting precision and time–frequency localisation characteristics …
Cross-Shelf Exchange In The Northwestern Black Sea, Feng Zhou, Georgy Shapiro, Fred Wobus
Cross-Shelf Exchange In The Northwestern Black Sea, Feng Zhou, Georgy Shapiro, Fred Wobus
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
No abstract provided.
Overfishing And The Replacement Of Demersal Finfish By Shellfish: An Example From The English Channel., Carlotta Molfese, Doug Beare, Jason M. Hall-Spencer
Overfishing And The Replacement Of Demersal Finfish By Shellfish: An Example From The English Channel., Carlotta Molfese, Doug Beare, Jason M. Hall-Spencer
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
The worldwide depletion of major fish stocks through intensive industrial fishing is thought to have profoundly altered the trophic structure of marine ecosystems. Here we assess changes in the trophic structure of the English Channel marine ecosystem using a 90-year time-series (1920-2010) of commercial fishery landings. Our analysis was based on estimates of the mean trophic level (mTL) of annual landings and the Fishing-in-Balance index (FiB). Food webs of the Channel ecosystem have been altered, as shown by a significant decline in the mTL of fishery landings whilst increases in the FiB index suggest increased fishing effort and fishery expansion. …
Modelling Particle Residence Times In Agricultural River Basins Using A Sediment Budget Model And Fallout Radionuclide Tracers, Hugh G. Smith, William H. Blake, Alex Taylor
Modelling Particle Residence Times In Agricultural River Basins Using A Sediment Budget Model And Fallout Radionuclide Tracers, Hugh G. Smith, William H. Blake, Alex Taylor
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Deficiency Of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Lyase Impairs Lysosomal Metabolism Of The Amyloid Precursor Protein, I Karaca, Iy Tamboli, K Glebov, J Richter, Lh Fell, Mo Grimm, Vj Haupenthal, T Hartmann, Mh Gräler, Echten-Deckert G Van, J Walter
Deficiency Of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Lyase Impairs Lysosomal Metabolism Of The Amyloid Precursor Protein, I Karaca, Iy Tamboli, K Glebov, J Richter, Lh Fell, Mo Grimm, Vj Haupenthal, T Hartmann, Mh Gräler, Echten-Deckert G Van, J Walter
Peninsula Medical School
No abstract provided.
Going Native? Flower Use By Bumblebees In English Urban Gardens., Mick E. Hanley, Amanda J. Awbi, Miguel Franco
Going Native? Flower Use By Bumblebees In English Urban Gardens., Mick E. Hanley, Amanda J. Awbi, Miguel Franco
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Although urban gardens provide opportunities for pollinators in an otherwise inhospitable environment, most garden plants are not native to the recipient biogeographical region and their value to local pollinators is disputed. This study tested the hypothesis that bumblebees foraging in English urban gardens preferentially visited sympatric Palaearctic-range plants over species originating outside their native range. METHODS: Twenty-seven surveys of flower availability and bumblebee visitation (Bombus spp.) were conducted over a 3-month summer period. Plants were categorized according to whether they were native British, Palaearctic or non-Palaearctic in origin. A phylogeny of the 119 plant species recorded was …
A Generalized Equilibriummodel For Predicting Daily To Interannual Shoreline Response, Kristen D. Splinter, Ian L. Turner, Mark A. Davidson, Patrick Barnard, Bruno Castelle, Joan Oltman-Shay
A Generalized Equilibriummodel For Predicting Daily To Interannual Shoreline Response, Kristen D. Splinter, Ian L. Turner, Mark A. Davidson, Patrick Barnard, Bruno Castelle, Joan Oltman-Shay
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
No abstract provided.
Development Of A Prototype Lateral Flow Immunoassay (Lfi) For The Rapid Diagnosis Of Melioidosis., Raymond L. Houghton, Dana E. Reed, Mark A. Hubbard, Michael J. Dillon, Hongjing Chen, Bart J. Currie, Mark Mayo, Derek S. Sarovich, Vanessa Theobald, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Narisara Chantratita, Sharon J. Peacock, Alex R. Hoffmaster, Brea Duval, Paul J. Brett, Mary N. Burtnick, David P. Aucoin
Development Of A Prototype Lateral Flow Immunoassay (Lfi) For The Rapid Diagnosis Of Melioidosis., Raymond L. Houghton, Dana E. Reed, Mark A. Hubbard, Michael J. Dillon, Hongjing Chen, Bart J. Currie, Mark Mayo, Derek S. Sarovich, Vanessa Theobald, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Narisara Chantratita, Sharon J. Peacock, Alex R. Hoffmaster, Brea Duval, Paul J. Brett, Mary N. Burtnick, David P. Aucoin
Peninsula Medical School
Burkholderia pseudomallei is a soil-dwelling bacterium and the causative agent of melioidosis. Isolation of B. pseudomallei from clinical samples is the "gold standard" for the diagnosis of melioidosis; results can take 3-7 days to produce. Alternatively, antibody-based tests have low specificity due to a high percentage of seropositive individuals in endemic areas. There is a clear need to develop a rapid point-of-care antigen detection assay for the diagnosis of melioidosis. Previously, we employed In vivo Microbial Antigen Discovery (InMAD) to identify potential B. pseudomallei diagnostic biomarkers. The B. pseudomallei capsular polysaccharide (CPS) and numerous protein antigens were identified as potential …
The Impact Of Changing Surface Ocean Conditions On The Dissolution Of Aerosol Iron, Matthew P. Fishwick, Peter N. Sedwick, Maeve C. Lohan, Paul J. Worsfold, Kristen N. Buck, Thomas M. Church, Simon J. Ussher
The Impact Of Changing Surface Ocean Conditions On The Dissolution Of Aerosol Iron, Matthew P. Fishwick, Peter N. Sedwick, Maeve C. Lohan, Paul J. Worsfold, Kristen N. Buck, Thomas M. Church, Simon J. Ussher
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The proportion of aerosol iron (Fe) that dissolves in seawater varies greatly and is dependent on aerosol composition and the physicochemical conditions of seawater, which may change depending on location or be altered by global environmental change. Aerosol and surface seawater samples were collected in the Sargasso Sea and used to investigate the impact of these changing conditions on aerosol Fe dissolution in seawater. Our data show that seawater temperature, pH, and oxygen concentration, within the range of current and projected future values, had no significant effect on the dissolution of aerosol Fe. However, the source and composition of aerosols …
Brain-Computer Music Interfacing: Interdisciplinary Research At The Crossroads Of Music, Science And Biomedical Engineering, Er Miranda
School of Art, Design and Architecture
No abstract provided.
From Services To Civilian: The Geographies Of Veterans' Post-Military Lives, Agatha Herman, Richard Yarwood
From Services To Civilian: The Geographies Of Veterans' Post-Military Lives, Agatha Herman, Richard Yarwood
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.