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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Sense And Avionics Utilizing Ads-B Transceiver, Florent Martel

Theses and Dissertations

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Comparison Of The Fpga And Dsp Based Modulation Techniques In Controlling Dc-Dc Converters, Prashant Agnihotri

Theses and Dissertations

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Geographic Distribution Of Natural And Anthropogenic Noise In Selected Grand Forks Parks, Erin A. Pederson

Theses and Dissertations

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Shrine: An Ongoing Research Project That Explores The Re-Presentation Of Devotional Iconography Through The Photographic Medium., Angus Fraser

School of Art, Design and Architecture

Shrine is an ongoing research project that explores the re-presentation of devotional iconography through the photographic medium. Documenting and recording a wide range of pre-selected evocative shrines – religious and secular, historical and contemporary – investigating the importance of photography in the documentation and fabrication of shrines. Using a large format (5x4 inch) analogue field camera, every intricate detail of the shrine can be recorded. These recorded details were then exhibited as large format prints (two metres wide), thus enabling the viewer to engage with the minutiae of any particular shrine, able to inspect closely the mementoes, photos, candles, hand-written …

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Minor Parties In English Local Government, Luke Samuel Sloan

Plymouth Business School Theses

This thesis examines the electoral performance of minor parties in English local government from 1973 to 2008, a period that has seen a sharp increase in the numbers of candidates from such parties. Beginning with an overall assessment of the extent to which candidates from minor parties have contested local elections and the level of success in being elected, the thesis then explores the spatial distribution of minor party candidates, the types of people that become candidates and, considering the relative lack of electoral success, their motivations for standing. Traditional studies of party systems frequently exclude parties that do not …

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The Transition From Medical Student To Junior Doctor: Today's Experiences Of Tomorrow's Doctors., Nicola Brennan, Oonagh Corrigan, Jon Allard, Julian Archer, Rebecca Barnes, Alan Bleakley, Tracey Collett, Bere Sr De

Peninsula Medical School

CONTEXT Medical education in the UK has recently undergone radical reform. Tomorrow's Doctors has prescribed undergraduate curriculum change and the Foundation Programme has overhauled postgraduate education. OBJECTIVES This study explored the experiences of junior doctors during their first year of clinical practice. In particular, the study sought to gain an understanding of how junior doctors experienced the transition from the role of student to that of practising doctor and how well their medical school education had prepared them for this. METHODS The study used qualitative methods comprising of semi-structured interviews and audio diary recordings with newly qualified doctors based at …

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Dissipating Hostility Through Feminine Rhetorical Style, Bethany Lynne Doran

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This study uses Karlyn Campbell's concept of feminine rhetorical style as a theoretical framework for analyzing the rhetoric of Barbara Bush's 1990 Wellesley College commencement address. Through a systematic evaluation of Barbara Bush's speech, this study reveals that her rhetoric exemplifies feminine rhetorical style. The analysis also concludes that Barbara Bush's personal tone, specifically her use of narrative and humor, is the most useful and effective characteristic of her feminine rhetorical style. Using feminine rhetorical style, Barbara Bush successfully dissipates some of the tension she faced prior to the graduation ceremony at Wellesley College. Therefore, this study reveals that feminine …

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Integration Of Geospatial Technologies Into K-12 Curriculum, Donna L. Goldstein

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this study was to explore outcomes of a GIS/GPS integration process: to (a) examine student responses to GIS and GPS inclusion in their curriculum, (b) determine whether a relationship exists between inclusion of GIS into existing K-12 curriculum and student achievement, (c) examine the effectiveness of GIS professional development for teachers, and (d) evaluate teacher perceptions of the value of integrating GIS into their existing curricula. This study was quantitative and quasi-experimental in design. The samples consisted of 1,425 students from one middle school and 62 teachers from Palm Beach County School District. Two instruments were used …

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The Influence Of Belief In The Supernatural And Perceptions Of Religious, Spiritual, Or Natural Explanations On Ratings Of Positive Affect, Negative Affect, And Intelligence, Virginia A. Periss

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Living in complex social environments consists not only of sets of individuals with their own dyadic relationships but also whose own dyadic relationships with other group members must be observed and inferred from. Credibility enhancing displays may provide one effective tool for dealing with complex social environments by extracting and integrating adaptive information from an immense range of potential social partners. Organized religious beliefs typical of routine rituals and standardized religious ideologies may serve as one type of credibility cue. The aim of this study was to assess how others judge adult's expressing a religious, spiritual, or natural explanation on …

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Corporate Governance, Firm Characteristics And Internet Financial Reporting: Evidence From Egyptian Listed Companies, Ane Elsayed, Aa El-Masry, Im Elbeltag

Plymouth Business School

This study investigates the effect of corporate governance and firm characteristics on the Internet financial reporting (IFR) of the Egyptian listed companies. We develop a disclosure index to measure the three components of the IFR for the Egyptian listed corporations by using an un-weighted checklist. The results find a significant relationship between the three components of IFR (TOTAL, CONTENT and PRESENTATION) and firm size, ownership diffusion, type of business, profitability, audit type, institutional ownership and board size. The results indicate that large non-financial companies that are audited by the big four auditing companies with high diffusion in their ownership and …

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Online Disclosure: An Analysis Of Egyptian Listed Companies, Aa El-Masry, A Elsayed, I Elbeltagi

Plymouth Business School

The internet becomes a very useful information disclosure tool in the recent years. Many corporations begin to disseminate their information on their websites to support the different needs of their stakeholders. Internet financial reporting has unique characteristics. These include, the ability to disseminate the information to wide audience on more timely basis and using different types of information format such as (hypertext, multiple file format (PDF, HTML) and using multimedia). As the internet financial reporting practices are voluntary, many companies can improve their disclosure with both the content and presentation of the disclosed information. Consequently, many studies in developed countries …

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Modern Seawater Acidification: The Response Of Foraminifera To High-Co2 Conditions In The Mediterranean Sea, B. B. Dias, M. B. Hart, C. W. Smart, J. M. Hall-Spencer

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Some Will Pay For What Others Will Pay To Avoid): Vernacular Typography And Popular Culture: Part Of Portfolio Kurl Up N Dye, I Rae

School of Art, Design and Architecture

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Exchange Rate And Interest Rate Exposure Of Uk Non-Financial Firms And Industries, Moji Olugbode

Plymouth Business School Theses

Exchange rate and interest rate risk have been documented as the most managed financial risks by most UK non-financial firms and industries. This is probably because of the severe adverse effects that contrary movements in these financial risks can have on the value of the firm or industry. Nevertheless, empirical studies on these risks have been very few and predominantly limited in scope. Therefore, using a sample of 402 UK non-financial firms from 31 industries, over the period January 1990 to December 2006, this study examines the relevance of these financial risks on the stock returns of firms and industries. …

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Multidisciplined Individuals: Defining The Genre, Jacqueline Rhoda Rogers

Plymouth Business School Theses

Much of literature is predicated upon the assumption that learning occurring inside the workplace is related to developing expertise associated with the tasks for which the individual is employed and has a background in. This research investigates those individuals who acquire expertise in other disciplines and how the application of that additional expertise changes and enhances the individual and the organisation. By combining perspectives across the disciplinary boundaries and developing multidisciplinary expertise, these individuals demonstrate better methods of achieving business objectives, leading to faster, more imaginative solutions, more frequently, and with significantly less effort. The literature review commenced with defining …

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A Bi-Regional Cge Model Of The South West Housing Market, Sarah-Jane Keast

Plymouth Business School Theses

Volatility within the UK housing market is thought to be a significant factor driving instability in the wider macro economy. Research investigating the characteristics and behaviour of the housing market has suggested that under supply of housing is one of the key reasons for the high and increasing levels of house prices the nation has recently been experiencing. Consequently, much of the current government's housing policy is aimed at increasing the level of supply by reforming the planning system and increasing investment in the development of new housing. Under supply is also a major concern at the regional level, particularly …

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Impact Of Ifrs Adoption On Stock Performance And Financial Indicators: A Comparative Study Between Germany And The Uk, Ashraf Elsayed Mostafa Elbakry

Plymouth Business School Theses

The compulsory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) in Europe has been one of the most important developments in the accounting and finance literature in the last couple of years. IFRSs have promised to provide more accurate and transparent financial statements, and hence to be more value-relevant to investors than local GAAP. Because there are broadly two different accounting systems in force in Europe: the accounting system adopted in common-law countries and the accounting system adopted in code-law countries and because the nature and concept of each accounting system is entirely different, researchers believe that the compulsory adoption of …

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Risk, Rescue And Emergency Services: The Changing Spatialities Of Mountain Rescue Teams In England And Wales, Richard Yarwood

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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An Exclusive Countryside? Crime Concern, Social Exclusion And Community Policing In Two English Villages, Richard Yarwood

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Impact Of Workplace Based Assessment On Doctors' Education And Performance: A Systematic Review., A Miller, J Archer

Peninsula Medical School

To investigate the literature for evidence that workplace based assessment affects doctors' education and performance.

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Bio-Informatics Analysis Of A Gene Co-Expression Module In Adipose Tissue Containing The Diet-Responsive Gene Nnat., X Li.X, Pa Thomason, Dj Withers, J Scott

Peninsula Medical School

Obesity causes insulin resistance in target tissues - skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, liver and the brain. Insulin resistance predisposes to type-2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Adipose tissue inflammation is an essential characteristic of obesity and insulin resistance. Neuronatin (Nnat) expression has been found to be altered in a number of conditions related to inflammatory or metabolic disturbance, but its physiological roles and regulatory mechanisms in adipose tissue, brain, pancreatic islets and other tissues are not understood.

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Effects Of Hif-1 And Hif2 On Growth And Metabolism Of Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma 786-0 Xenografts, S Biswas, H Troy, R Leek, Y-L Chung, Et Al

Peninsula Medical School

In cultured clear-cell renal carcinoma (CCRCC) 786-0 cells transfected with HIF1α (HIF-1+), HIF-2α (HIF-2+), or empty vector (EV), no significant differences were observed in the growth rates in vitro, but when grown in vivo as xenografts HIF-2α significantly increased, and HIF-1α significantly decreased growth rates, compared to EV tumors. Factors associated with proliferation were increased and factors associated with cell death were decreased in HIF-2+ tumors. Metabolite profiles showed higher glucose and lower lactate and alanine levels in the HIF-2+ tumors whilst immunostaining demonstrated higher pyruvate dehydrogenase and lower pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1, compared to control tumors. Taken together, these …

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The Experience Of Students Who Identify As Jewish And Greek : Influences On Spiritual Development, Alexandra D. Froehlich

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Seven percent of the national four year college population is involved in Greek Life (Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia, 2008, ~5) with over sixty percent on some campuses (Finkel, 201 0). An often unexamined aspect of collegiate learning pertaining to this context is students' spiritual development, yet this is a vital part of a student's life throughout college and critical to whole student learning (Love & Talbot, 2005). Students report a high level of interest in spiritual activities while struggling with existential questions on a regular basis (Higher Education Research Institute, 2003). Most social fraternities and sororities embrace Christian ideals, making …

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Erbb/Her Receptor Activation And Preclinical Efficacy Of Lapatinib In Vestibular Schwannoma, Sylwia Ammoun, Clare H. Cunliffe, Jeffrey C. Allen, Luis Chiriboga, Filippo G. Giancotti, David Zagzag, C. Oliver Hanemann, Matthias A. Karajannis

Peninsula Medical School

Vestibular schwannomas (VS) arising sporadically or in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) consistently lack expression of Merlin, a tumor suppressor. Conventional treatment options include surgery and radiotherapy but there is no validated medical option. Recent evidence suggests that Merlin deficiency may result in abnormal activation of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and downstream signaling, promoting tumor growth. Although small-molecule RTK inhibitors are widely available for clinical use, no such therapy has been validated in patients with VS. To screen for RTK activation, surgical VS specimens from patients with and without NF2 were analyzed by phospho-RTK profiling arrays. Downstream signaling pathway …

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Physical Activity As A Treatment For Depression: The Tread Randomised Trial Protocol, Helen Baxter, Rachel Winder, Melanie Chalder, Christine Wright, Sofie Sherlock, Anne Haase, Nicola J. Wiles, Alan A. Montgomery, Adrian H. Taylor, Ken R. Fox, Debbie A. Lawlor, Tim J. Peters, Deborah J. Sharp, John Campbell, Glyn Lewis

Peninsula Medical School

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Events With An Isolated Lepton And Missing Transverse Momentum And Measurement Of W Production At Hera, F. D. Aaron, H. Abramowicz, I. Abt, L. Adamczyk, M. Adamus, M. Aldaya Martin, C. Alexa, V. Andreev, S. Antonelli, P. Antonioli, A. Antonov, B. Antunovic, M. Arneodo, V. Aushev, O. Bachynska, S. Backovic, A. Baghdasaryan, A. Bamberger, A. N. Barakbaev, G. Barbagli, G. Bari, F. Barreiro, E. Barrelet, W. Bartel, D. Bartsch, M. Basile, K. Begzsuren, O. Behnke, J. Behr, U. Behrens, L. Bellagamba, Margarita C. K. Mattingly

Faculty Publications

A search for events containing an isolated electron or muon and missing transverse momentum produced in e±p collisions is performed with the H1 and ZEUS detectors at HERA. The data were taken in the period 1994-2007 and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 0.98 fb-1. The observed event yields are in good overall agreement with the Standard Model prediction, which is dominated by single W production. In the e+p data, at large hadronic transverse momentum PTX < 25GeV, a total of 23 events are observed compared to a prediction of 14.0 ±1.9. The total single W boson production cross section is measured as 1.06 ± 0.16 (stat.) ± 0.07 (sys.) pb, in agreement with an Standard Model (SM) expectation of 1.26 ± 0.19 pb.

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Scaled Momentum Spectra In Deep Inelastic Scattering At Hera, H. Abramowicz, I. Abt, L. Adamczyk, M. Adamus, S. Antonelli, P. Antonioli, A. Antonov, M. Arneodo, V. Aushev, Y. Aushev, O. Bachynska, A. Bamberger, A. N. Barakbaev, G. Barbagli, G. Bari, F. Barreiro, D. Bartsch, M. Basile, O. Behnke, J. Behr, U. Behrens, L. Bellagamba, A. Bertolin, S. Bhadra, M. Bindi, C. Blohm, T. Bołd, G. Boos, M. Borodin, K. Borras, D. Boscherini, Margarita C. K. Mattingly

Faculty Publications

Charged particle production has been studied in neutral current deep inelastic ep scattering with the ZEUS detector at HERA using an integrated luminosity of 0.44 fb?1. Distributions of scaled momenta in the Breit frame are presented for particles in the current fragmentation region. The evolution of these spectra with the photon virtuality, Q2, is described in the kinematic region 10 < Q2< 41000Ge V2. Next-to-leading-order and modified leading-log-approximation QCD calculations as well as predictions from Monte Carlo models are compared to the data. The results are also compared to e+e? annihilation data. The dependences of the pseudorapidity distribution of the particles on Q2 and on the energy in the p system, W, are presented and interpreted in the context of the hypothesis of limiting fragmentation.

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Madaba Plains Project-Tall Jalul 2009, Paul Z. Gregor, Constance E. Gane, Randall Younker, Paul Ray, Karen Borstad, Theodore W. Burgh, Roy Gane, Jennifer Groves, Reem Al Shquor

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2009 Season At Tall Jalul, Jordan, Randall W. Younker, Constance E. Gane

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Comparison And Consolidation Of Microarray Data Sets Of Human Tissue Expression, Jenny Russ, Matthias E. Futschik

School of Biomedical Sciences

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Sense And Avionics Utilizing Ads-B Transceiver, Florent Martel

Theses and Dissertations

Comparison Of The Fpga And Dsp Based Modulation Techniques In Controlling Dc-Dc Converters, Prashant Agnihotri

Theses and Dissertations

Geographic Distribution Of Natural And Anthropogenic Noise In Selected Grand Forks Parks, Erin A. Pederson

Theses and Dissertations

Shrine: An Ongoing Research Project That Explores The Re-Presentation Of Devotional Iconography Through The Photographic Medium., Angus Fraser

School of Art, Design and Architecture

Minor Parties In English Local Government, Luke Samuel Sloan

Plymouth Business School Theses

The Transition From Medical Student To Junior Doctor: Today's Experiences Of Tomorrow's Doctors., Nicola Brennan, Oonagh Corrigan, Jon Allard, Julian Archer, Rebecca Barnes, Alan Bleakley, Tracey Collett, Bere Sr De

Peninsula Medical School

Dissipating Hostility Through Feminine Rhetorical Style, Bethany Lynne Doran

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Integration Of Geospatial Technologies Into K-12 Curriculum, Donna L. Goldstein

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The Influence Of Belief In The Supernatural And Perceptions Of Religious, Spiritual, Or Natural Explanations On Ratings Of Positive Affect, Negative Affect, And Intelligence, Virginia A. Periss

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Corporate Governance, Firm Characteristics And Internet Financial Reporting: Evidence From Egyptian Listed Companies, Ane Elsayed, Aa El-Masry, Im Elbeltag

Plymouth Business School

Online Disclosure: An Analysis Of Egyptian Listed Companies, Aa El-Masry, A Elsayed, I Elbeltagi

Plymouth Business School

Modern Seawater Acidification: The Response Of Foraminifera To High-Co2 Conditions In The Mediterranean Sea, B. B. Dias, M. B. Hart, C. W. Smart, J. M. Hall-Spencer

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Some Will Pay For What Others Will Pay To Avoid): Vernacular Typography And Popular Culture: Part Of Portfolio Kurl Up N Dye, I Rae

School of Art, Design and Architecture

Exchange Rate And Interest Rate Exposure Of Uk Non-Financial Firms And Industries, Moji Olugbode

Plymouth Business School Theses

Multidisciplined Individuals: Defining The Genre, Jacqueline Rhoda Rogers

Plymouth Business School Theses

A Bi-Regional Cge Model Of The South West Housing Market, Sarah-Jane Keast

Plymouth Business School Theses

Impact Of Ifrs Adoption On Stock Performance And Financial Indicators: A Comparative Study Between Germany And The Uk, Ashraf Elsayed Mostafa Elbakry

Plymouth Business School Theses

Risk, Rescue And Emergency Services: The Changing Spatialities Of Mountain Rescue Teams In England And Wales, Richard Yarwood

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

An Exclusive Countryside? Crime Concern, Social Exclusion And Community Policing In Two English Villages, Richard Yarwood

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Impact Of Workplace Based Assessment On Doctors' Education And Performance: A Systematic Review., A Miller, J Archer

Peninsula Medical School

Bio-Informatics Analysis Of A Gene Co-Expression Module In Adipose Tissue Containing The Diet-Responsive Gene Nnat., X Li.X, Pa Thomason, Dj Withers, J Scott

Peninsula Medical School

Effects Of Hif-1 And Hif2 On Growth And Metabolism Of Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma 786-0 Xenografts, S Biswas, H Troy, R Leek, Y-L Chung, Et Al

Peninsula Medical School

The Experience Of Students Who Identify As Jewish And Greek : Influences On Spiritual Development, Alexandra D. Froehlich

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Erbb/Her Receptor Activation And Preclinical Efficacy Of Lapatinib In Vestibular Schwannoma, Sylwia Ammoun, Clare H. Cunliffe, Jeffrey C. Allen, Luis Chiriboga, Filippo G. Giancotti, David Zagzag, C. Oliver Hanemann, Matthias A. Karajannis

Peninsula Medical School

Peninsula Medical School

Faculty Publications

Faculty Publications

Madaba Plains Project-Tall Jalul 2009, Paul Z. Gregor, Constance E. Gane, Randall Younker, Paul Ray, Karen Borstad, Theodore W. Burgh, Roy Gane, Jennifer Groves, Reem Al Shquor

Faculty Publications

2009 Season At Tall Jalul, Jordan, Randall W. Younker, Constance E. Gane

Faculty Publications

Comparison And Consolidation Of Microarray Data Sets Of Human Tissue Expression, Jenny Russ, Matthias E. Futschik

School of Biomedical Sciences