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Population Structure Of The Christmas Island Blue Crab, Discoplax Hirtipes (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae) On Christmas Island, Indian Ocean., Lm Turner, Jp Hallas, S Morris
Population Structure Of The Christmas Island Blue Crab, Discoplax Hirtipes (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae) On Christmas Island, Indian Ocean., Lm Turner, Jp Hallas, S Morris
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
No abstract provided.
Communities Of Praxis? Scholarship And Practice Styles Of The He In Fe Professional, K. Gale, R. Turner, L. M. Mckenzie
Communities Of Praxis? Scholarship And Practice Styles Of The He In Fe Professional, K. Gale, R. Turner, L. M. Mckenzie
Plymouth Institute of Education
The Dearing Report advocated that the traditionally separate post-compulsory education sectors of English higher education (HE) and further education (FE) should bring together the academic and vocational in a working partnership. This has led to significant changes in the working practices of colleges, lecturers and support staff. Drawing on the experiences of a sample of HE lecturers in colleges in south west England and a synthesis of relevant literature, this paper begins to examine the practice styles of HE lecturers working in FE institutions and the opportunities they are presented to engage with scholarship. The research acknowledges the issues involved …
Does Undergraduate Curriculum Design Make A Difference To Readiness To Practice As A Junior Doctor?, Alan Bleakley, Nicola Brennan
Does Undergraduate Curriculum Design Make A Difference To Readiness To Practice As A Junior Doctor?, Alan Bleakley, Nicola Brennan
More Faculty of Health Research
Background: Undergraduate medicine curricula can be designed to enable smoother transition to work as a junior doctor. Evaluations should improve curriculum design. Aim: To compare a graduate cohort from one medical school with a cohort from other medical schools in the same Foundation Year 1 (FY1) programme in terms of retrospective perceptions of readiness for practice. Method: A Likert-scale questionnaire measured self-perception of readiness to practice, including general capabilities and specific clinical skills. Results: Response rate was 74% (n=146). The Peninsula Medical School cohort reported readiness for practice at a significantly higher level than the comparison cohort in 14 out …
Conference Reports: Journal Of Tourism Consumption And Practice Volume 3 No.1 2011, Graham Busby
Conference Reports: Journal Of Tourism Consumption And Practice Volume 3 No.1 2011, Graham Busby
Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice
No abstract provided.
Automatic And Ironic Behavior Are Both Mediated By Changes In The Self-Concept, Na Wyer, H Neilens, Tj Perfect, G Mazzoni
Automatic And Ironic Behavior Are Both Mediated By Changes In The Self-Concept, Na Wyer, H Neilens, Tj Perfect, G Mazzoni
School of Psychology
Recent accounts suggest that prime-to-behavior effects are mediated by changes to the active self-concept. Likewise, recent reports of post-suppression behavioral rebound have attributed changes to behavior to changes in the self-concept. According to such accounts, whenever an activated trait or stereotype can be easily incorporated into the active self, behavioral assimilation (i.e., behavior consistent with the activated concept) is likely to ensue. Yet, little evidence has emerged to directly support the mediating role of changes to the self-concept. The present research was designed to examine whether changes to the active self-concept are responsible for changes in behavior following stereotype suppression …
Right Hemisphere Dominance In Visual Statistical Learning, Matthew E. Roser, József Fiser, Richard N. Aslin, Michael S. Gazzaniga
Right Hemisphere Dominance In Visual Statistical Learning, Matthew E. Roser, József Fiser, Richard N. Aslin, Michael S. Gazzaniga
School of Psychology
No abstract provided.
Air Temperature And Winter Mortality: Implications For The Persistence Of The Invasive Mussel, Perna Viridis In The Intertidal Zone Of The South-Eastern United States, Lb Firth, Am Knights, S Bell
Air Temperature And Winter Mortality: Implications For The Persistence Of The Invasive Mussel, Perna Viridis In The Intertidal Zone Of The South-Eastern United States, Lb Firth, Am Knights, S Bell
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Global climate change and invasive species represent two of the biggest threats to the environment. Biological communities are responding to global climate change through poleward shifts in distribution, and changes in abundance and phenology of both native and non-native species. An increase in the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events is predicted with global climate change. Much is known about mortality events of marine organisms in relation to warm thermal stress with relatively little known about cold thermal stress, particularly in the tropics. Intertidal species are particularly susceptible to fluctuations in aerial conditions and many are considered indicators of …
Nfatc1 Affects Mouse Splenic B Cell Function By Controlling The Calcineurin–Nfat Signaling Network, Sankar Bhattacharyya, Jolly Deb, Amiya K. Patra, Pham Da Thuy, Wen Chen, Martin Vaeth, Friederike Berberich-Siebelt, Stefan Klein-Hessling, Edward D. Lamperti, Kurt Reifenberg, Julia Jellusova, Astrid Schweizer, Lars Nitschke, Ellen Leich, Andreas Rosenwald, Cornelia Brunner, Swen Engelmann, Ursula Bommhardt, Andris Avots, Martin R. Müller, Eisaku Kondo, Edgar Serfling
Nfatc1 Affects Mouse Splenic B Cell Function By Controlling The Calcineurin–Nfat Signaling Network, Sankar Bhattacharyya, Jolly Deb, Amiya K. Patra, Pham Da Thuy, Wen Chen, Martin Vaeth, Friederike Berberich-Siebelt, Stefan Klein-Hessling, Edward D. Lamperti, Kurt Reifenberg, Julia Jellusova, Astrid Schweizer, Lars Nitschke, Ellen Leich, Andreas Rosenwald, Cornelia Brunner, Swen Engelmann, Ursula Bommhardt, Andris Avots, Martin R. Müller, Eisaku Kondo, Edgar Serfling
Peninsula Medical School
By studying mice in which the Nfatc1 gene was inactivated in bone marrow, spleen, or germinal center B cells, we show that NFATc1 supports the proliferation and suppresses the activation-induced cell death of splenic B cells upon B cell receptor (BCR) stimulation. BCR triggering leads to expression of NFATc1/αA, a short isoform of NFATc1, in splenic B cells. NFATc1 ablation impaired Ig class switch to IgG3 induced by T cell–independent type II antigens, as well as IgG3+ plasmablast formation. Mice bearing NFATc1−/− B cells harbor twofold more interleukin 10–producing B cells. NFATc1−/− B cells suppress the synthesis of interferon-γ by …
Phase 1 Pilot Study Of E-Mail Support For People With Long Term Conditions Using The Internet., Bryony Sheaves, Ray B. Jones, Graham R. Williamson, Rohan Chauhan
Phase 1 Pilot Study Of E-Mail Support For People With Long Term Conditions Using The Internet., Bryony Sheaves, Ray B. Jones, Graham R. Williamson, Rohan Chauhan
School of Nursing and Midwifery
BACKGROUND: Use of the Internet for people with Long Term Conditions (LTCs) can have a positive effect on knowledge, social support, behavioural and clinical outcomes, yet there is concern that a 'digital divide' prevents some patients from benefitting. While some patients do not have access to the Internet, others that do may still lack expertise or the confidence to make full use of it. The aim of this pilot study was to develop an intervention and test methods for a definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT) of anonymous personal online email support for patients in this latter group. METHODS: Recruitment success …
Exploring Co2 Volcanic Vents At Vulcano Island, Mediterranean Sea, To Study The Planktonic Calcifier Response To Long-Term Changes In Carbonate Chemistry, Jm Hall-Spencer, M Passaro, P Ziveri, M Milazzo, R Rodolfo-Metalpa
Exploring Co2 Volcanic Vents At Vulcano Island, Mediterranean Sea, To Study The Planktonic Calcifier Response To Long-Term Changes In Carbonate Chemistry, Jm Hall-Spencer, M Passaro, P Ziveri, M Milazzo, R Rodolfo-Metalpa
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
No abstract provided.
Resource Use Efficiency Under Self‐Selectivity: The Case Of Bangladeshi Rice Producers, S Rahman
Resource Use Efficiency Under Self‐Selectivity: The Case Of Bangladeshi Rice Producers, S Rahman
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The paper jointly evaluates the determinants of switching to modern rice and its productivity while allowing for production inefficiency at the level of individual producers. Model diagnostics reveal that serious selection bias exists, justifying the use of a sample selection framework in stochastic frontier models. Results revealed that modern variety selection decisions are influenced positively by the availability of irrigation and gross return from rice and negatively by a rise in the relative wage of labour. Adoption of modern rice is higher in underdeveloped regions. Seasonality and geography/location does matter in adoption decisions. Stochastic production frontier results reveal that land, …
Patients' Views Of Physical Activity As Treatment For Depression: A Qualitative Study, Aidan Searle, Michael Calnan, Glyn Lewis, John Campbell, Adrian Taylor, Katrina Turner
Patients' Views Of Physical Activity As Treatment For Depression: A Qualitative Study, Aidan Searle, Michael Calnan, Glyn Lewis, John Campbell, Adrian Taylor, Katrina Turner
Peninsula Medical School
No abstract provided.
Report Of The Ices/Nafo Joint Working Group On Deep-Water Ecology (Wgdec), Jm Hall-Spencer, Rj Brock
Report Of The Ices/Nafo Joint Working Group On Deep-Water Ecology (Wgdec), Jm Hall-Spencer, Rj Brock
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
No abstract provided.
Feeding Interventions For Growth And Development In Infants With Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate Or Cleft Lip And Palate., A Bessell, L Hooper, Wc Shaw, S Reilly, J Reid, A-M Glenny
Feeding Interventions For Growth And Development In Infants With Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate Or Cleft Lip And Palate., A Bessell, L Hooper, Wc Shaw, S Reilly, J Reid, A-M Glenny
School of Psychology
BACKGROUND: Cleft lip and cleft palate are common birth defects, affecting about one baby of every 700 born. Feeding these babies is an immediate concern and there is evidence of delay in growth of children with a cleft as compared to those without clefting. In an effort to combat reduced weight for height, a variety of advice and devices are recommended to aid feeding of babies with clefts. OBJECTIVES: This review aims to assess the effects of these feeding interventions in babies with cleft lip and/or palate on growth, development and parental satisfaction. SEARCH STRATEGY: The following electronic databases were …
The Predictive Mirror: Interactions Of Mirror And Affordance Processes During Action Observation, P Bach, Ap Bayliss, Sp Tipper
The Predictive Mirror: Interactions Of Mirror And Affordance Processes During Action Observation, P Bach, Ap Bayliss, Sp Tipper
School of Psychology
An important question for the study of social interactions is how the motor actions of others are represented. Research has demonstrated that simply watching someone perform an action activates a similar motor representation in oneself. Key issues include (1) the automaticity of such processes, and (2) the role object affordances play in establishing motor representations of others' actions. Participants were asked to move a lever to the left or right to respond to the grip width of a hand moving across a workspace. Stimulus-response compatibility effects were modulated by two task-irrelevant aspects of the visual stimulus: the observed reach direction …
The Face Inhibition Effect: Social Contrast Or Motor Competition?, Sp Tipper, P Bach
The Face Inhibition Effect: Social Contrast Or Motor Competition?, Sp Tipper, P Bach
School of Psychology
Merely viewing the faces of famous athletes affects the observers' motor system, suggesting that actionbased information is a core feature of person representations, even when no specific action is visible (Bach & Tipper, 2006). Unexpectedly, these person-based motor priming effects were inhibitory. Foot responses were slower when identifying footballers, and hand responses for tennis players. Here, we demonstrate that these inhibitory effects are only evoked when action is implicitly associated with the athletes; when the athletes are seen performing their skilled actions the effect reverses towards facilitation. The contrast between inhibition evoked by implicit action priming and facilitation evoked by …
Unstable Territories Of Representation: Architectural Experience And The Behaviour Of Forms, Spaces And The Collective Dynamic Environment, Sana Murrani
Other Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Theses
This thesis applies an interdisciplinary cybernetic and phenomenological analysis to contemporary theories of representation and interpretation of architecture, resulting in a speculative theoretical model of architectural experience as a behavioural system. The methodological model adopted for this research defines the main structure of the thesis where the narrative and the contributing parts of its complexity emerge. The narrative is presented through objectives and hypotheses that shift and slide between architectural representation and its experience based on three key internal components in architecture: the architectural forms and spaces, the active observers that interact with their environment, and finally, the responsive environment. …
Comparison Of Two Storage Methods For The Analysis Of Cholinesterase Activities In Food Animals., Ka Askar, Ac Kudi, Aj Moody
Comparison Of Two Storage Methods For The Analysis Of Cholinesterase Activities In Food Animals., Ka Askar, Ac Kudi, Aj Moody
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Cholinesterases (ChE) are specialized carboxylic ester hydrolases that catalyse the hydrolysis of choline esters. They are classified into either acetylcholinesterase (AChE) or butyrylcholinesterase (BChE). Determination of ChE in the tissues is the appropriate tool for the diagnosis of organophosphorus and carbamate exposures. In general, a significant inhibition was seen in both AChE and BChE activities after 6 months of freezing at -80°C and after 3 months of freezing at -20°C. Linear regression of mean AChE and BChE was observed in all individual samples during the months of the two freezing methods. Bland and Altman plot of the ratios of the …
Combining Eeg Frontal Asymmetry Studies With Affective Algorithmic Composition And Expressive Performance Models., Alexis Kirke, Eduardo R. Miranda
Combining Eeg Frontal Asymmetry Studies With Affective Algorithmic Composition And Expressive Performance Models., Alexis Kirke, Eduardo R. Miranda
School of Art, Design and Architecture
No abstract provided.
Madrid: Literary Fiction And The Imaginary Urban Destination, C Mansfield, G Busby, M Korstanje
Madrid: Literary Fiction And The Imaginary Urban Destination, C Mansfield, G Busby, M Korstanje
Plymouth Business School
This study selects novels from French and Spanish language traditions, which may not be available to English-speakers, in order to determine if specific aspects throw light on our understanding of Madrid as a destination. Marc Lambron's L'Impromptu de Madrid and Antonio Munoz Molina’s Mysteries of Madrid are taken as proof of the influence the narrative can exert on social daily life and consumption. Narrative foregrounds the fictions which are at stake in imagining the city as destination and also provides a vehicle for presenting the much broader social forces that converge in the author at the time of imagining and …
Madrid: Literary Fiction And The Imaginary Urban Destination, Graham Busby, Maximiliano E. Korstanje, Charlie Mansfield
Madrid: Literary Fiction And The Imaginary Urban Destination, Graham Busby, Maximiliano E. Korstanje, Charlie Mansfield
Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice
This study selects novels from French and Spanish language traditions, which may not be available to English-speakers, in order to determine if specific aspects throw light on our understanding of Madrid as a destination. Marc Lambron's L'Impromptu de Madrid and Antonio Munoz Molina’s Mysteries of Madrid are taken as proof of the influence the narrative can exert on social daily life and consumption. Narrative foregrounds the fictions which are at stake in imagining the city as destination and also provides a vehicle for presenting the much broader social forces that converge in the author at the time of imagining and …
A Different Way To Think About Creativity: The Case Of Autism And Outsider Art, Rk Mckenzie
A Different Way To Think About Creativity: The Case Of Autism And Outsider Art, Rk Mckenzie
Plymouth Institute of Education
No abstract provided.
Effects Of Ocean Acidification On Macroalgal Communities, Lucia Porzio, Maria Cristina Buia, Jason M. Hall-Spencer
Effects Of Ocean Acidification On Macroalgal Communities, Lucia Porzio, Maria Cristina Buia, Jason M. Hall-Spencer
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
No abstract provided.
Solutions And Open Challenges For The Symbol Grounding Problem, A Cangelosi
Solutions And Open Challenges For The Symbol Grounding Problem, A Cangelosi
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
This article discusses the current progress and solutions to the symbol grounding problem and specifically identifies which aspects of the problem have been addressed and issues and scientific challenges that still require investigation. In particular, the paper suggests that of the various aspects of the symbol grounding problem, the transition from indexical representations to symbol-symbol relationships requires the most research. This analysis initiated a debate and solicited commentaries from experts in the field to gather consensus on progress and achievements and identify the challenges still open in the symbol grounding problem.
Phytoestrogens Directly Inhibit Tnf-Α-Induced Bone Resorption In Raw264.7 Cells By Suppressing C-Fos-Induced Nfatc1 Expression., S Karieb, Sw Fox
Phytoestrogens Directly Inhibit Tnf-Α-Induced Bone Resorption In Raw264.7 Cells By Suppressing C-Fos-Induced Nfatc1 Expression., S Karieb, Sw Fox
School of Biomedical Sciences
TNF-α-induced osteoclastogenesis is central to post-menopausal and inflammatory bone loss, however, the effect of phytoestrogens on TNF-α-induced bone resorption has not been studied. The phytoestrogens genistein, daidzein, and coumestrol directly suppressed TNF-α-induced osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption. TRAP positive osteoclast formation and resorption area were significantly reduced by genistein (10(-7) M), daidzein (10(-5) M), and coumestrol (10(-7) M), which was prevented by the estrogen antagonist ICI 182,780. TRAP expression in mature TNF-α-induced osteoclasts was also significantly reduced by these phytoestrogen concentrations. In addition, in the presence of ICI 182,780 genistein and coumestrol (10(-5) -10(-6) M) augmented TNF-α-induced osteoclast formation and resorption. …
The Psychology Of Stroke In Young Adults: The Roles Of Service Provision And Return To Work, Reg Morris
The Psychology Of Stroke In Young Adults: The Roles Of Service Provision And Return To Work, Reg Morris
School of Psychology
Literature about the psychological consequences of stroke in those under 65 is reviewed focussing on services and work. Despite similarities, young and old survivors have different experiences and needs. These are attributable to the effects of stroke on age-normative roles and activities, self-image, and the young person's stage in the life-cycle, especially family and work. “Hidden” cognitive impairments, a disrupted sense of self, and the incongruity of suffering an “older person's” disease are salient. Young survivors benefit from services, but experience lack of congruence between their needs and service philosophy, methods, and aims, and consequently have unmet needs. Employment is …
How Smartphones Are Changing The Face Of Mobile And Participatory Healthcare: An Overview, With Example From Ecaalyx, M Boulos, S Wheeler, C Tavares, R Jones
How Smartphones Are Changing The Face Of Mobile And Participatory Healthcare: An Overview, With Example From Ecaalyx, M Boulos, S Wheeler, C Tavares, R Jones
School of Nursing and Midwifery
The latest generation of smartphones are increasingly viewed as handheld computers rather than as phones, due to their powerful on-board computing capability, capacious memories, large screens and open operating systems that encourage application development. This paper provides a brief state-of-the-art overview of health and healthcare smartphone apps (applications) on the market today, including emerging trends and market uptake. Platforms available today include Android, Apple iOS, RIM BlackBerry, Symbian, and Windows (Windows Mobile 6.x and the emerging Windows Phone 7 platform). The paper covers apps targeting both laypersons/patients and healthcare professionals in various scenarios, e.g., health, fitness and lifestyle education and …
Physical And Chemical Stability Of Docetaxel Infusions In Polyolefin Bags Containing 0.9% Soduim Chloride Or 5% Glucose At 5 ͦC And 25 ͦC, S Macleod, Gj Sewell
Physical And Chemical Stability Of Docetaxel Infusions In Polyolefin Bags Containing 0.9% Soduim Chloride Or 5% Glucose At 5 ͦC And 25 ͦC, S Macleod, Gj Sewell
School of Health Professions
Study objectives: To investigate the long-term physical and chemical stability of 0.3 mg/mL and 0.7 mg/mL infusions of docetaxel (Teva) in polyolefin bags containing either 0.9% sodium chloride or 5% glucose, stored under refrigerated (2°C–8°C) and room temperature (25°C) conditions protected from the light. Methods: The infusions were prepared aseptically and stored at the two temperatures for 56 days. At various time points, chemical stability was determined using a validated stability-indicating, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay. Physical stability was ascertained in terms of visual appearance, pH, weight change of infusions, and sub-visible particles counts. Results: Irrespective of drug concentration, …
Evaluating The Use Of Enterprise To Create Synergies Between Graduate Skills Development, Career Management And Successful Induction, Ross Pomeroy, Rebecca Turner, Claire Gray, Marc Lintern, J Goering, Julie Swain
Evaluating The Use Of Enterprise To Create Synergies Between Graduate Skills Development, Career Management And Successful Induction, Ross Pomeroy, Rebecca Turner, Claire Gray, Marc Lintern, J Goering, Julie Swain
Plymouth Business School
We planned an evaluative study into the use of the entrepreneurial visual planning tool ‘XING’ in the ‘FLUX’ competition format (Working Knowledge, 2011) during induction week at a University of Plymouth Colleges (UPC) Partner. This college is one of 18 working in partnership with the University to provide Higher Education (HE), primarily in the form of Foundation Degrees (FDs), in a Further Education (FE) environment. Foundations degrees were designed to bring together academic and vocational experiences by building on the principles of employer engagement and work-based learning. Entry to HE has been acknowledged as a stressful time for undergraduates as …
Propofol And Children--What We Know And What We Do Not Know., Ae Rigby-Jones, Jr Sneyd
Propofol And Children--What We Know And What We Do Not Know., Ae Rigby-Jones, Jr Sneyd
Peninsula Medical School
The pharmacokinetics of propofol are relatively well described in the pediatric population. Recent work has confirmed the validity of allometric scaling for predicting propofol disposition across different species and for describing pediatric ontogenesis. In the first year of life, allometric models require adjustment to reflect ontogeny of maturation. Pharmacodynamic data for propofol in children are scarcer, because of practical difficulties in data collection and the limitations of currently available depth of anesthesia monitors for pediatric use. Hence, questions relating to the comparative sensitivity of children to propofol, and differences in time to peak effect relative to adults, remain unanswered. K(eo) …