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Relational Rural Geographies, Resilience, And Narratives Of Small-Scale Fruit Farming In The Metropolitan Countryside Of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Felipe Da Silva Machado

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

This thesis analyses the processes through which farming and rural communities in transition economies build resilience in the face of changes to rural areas caused by globalisation and urbanisation. The study is based on analysis of how urban-rural interactions have affected small-scale farming in the metropolitan countryside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an area where land-use, economic and environmental policies and urban land speculation have prompted increasing competition between agricultural, industrial, residential and conservation land uses within a highly multifunctional countryside. To achieve this, the research examined the pressures facing farmers in areas affected by the metropolitan dynamics of Rio …

Eco-Engineering Of Coastal Infrastructure: A Design For Life, Kathryn O'Shaughnessy

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

Coastal urbanisation has driven humans to build artificial defences to protect infrastructure from rising sea level, erosion and stormier seas. Artificial structures are proliferating in the coastal and marine environments (“ocean sprawl”), resulting in a loss of natural habitat, species diversity and ecosystem services. To mitigate the impacts of ocean sprawl, the practice of eco-engineering of coastal infrastructure has been developed. A strong evidence base in support of eco-engineering is growing, yet there remain critical knowledge gaps. This work investigated the ecology of artificial structures and their ability to be enhanced in order to increase species diversity, addressing five knowledge …

Understanding The Fate Of Active Pharmaceutical Compounds In Waters Receiving Poorly Or Untreated Wastewater For The Development Of A Dedicated Environmental Risk Assessment Approach, Simone Bagnis

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

The global increasing consumption and production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) is of a growing environmental concern. The inherently biological activity of APIs creates a concern of potential ecotoxicological effects even at very low concentrations. Such risk is particularly exacerbated in low and low-middle income countries (LLMICs) where it is common the practice of direct discharge of untreated wastewater (DDUW) into surface waters, which creates a heavily polluted area downstream, described as the “impact zone”. Little is known about the environmental fate of APIs in this area. Nevertheless, measured environmental concentrations (MECs) of LLMICs show higher concentrations than for high-income …

Controls On Stratigraphy And Architecture Of Shallow-Water Deltas: Examples From The Early Cretaceous Of Central-Eastern Spain, Grant Cole

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

Deltas form where a river meets a standing body of water (e.g. ocean) and deposits its sediment load. They are sensitive recorders of the interplay of fluvial (river) processes, that deliver the sediment to the standing body of water, and wave and tidal processes that redistribute the delivered sediment. When basinal (waves / tides) processes cannot sufficiently redistribute the delivered sediments, river-dominated deltas prevail, which are fantastic recorders of autogenic (internal to the delta) processes that control its overall evolution and internal architecture. Allogenic (external to delta) processes, such as tectonics, can influence and modify the river produced architecture. Therefore, …

The Oral Care Experiences Of Palliative Care Patients, Their Relatives And Healthcare Professionals., Maria Do Carmo Bernardes Delgado

School of Nursing and Midwifery Theses

Background: Oral symptoms in a growing number of people receiving palliative care are often neglected. Dental professionals are not always involved in palliative care and research on oral care of palliative care patients is scarce. Oral care is often inadequately delivered to palliative care patients while oral health problems can affect quality of life. Aims: To explore the experiences of palliative care patients, their relatives/carers and frontline healthcare professionals regarding the oral care received or provided. Methods: Blogs and discussion forums were used as the data source. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Subsequently a qualitative systematic review was conducted. …

The Concept Of Confidence Of Older People Living With Frailty And Implications For Practice, Frazer Underwood

School of Nursing and Midwifery Theses

Background Our human world is aging. The prevalence of older people living with syndromes of frailty is growing too. Frailty syndromes, such as falls, immobility, delirium, incontinence and susceptibility to medication side effects, are leading causes of acute hospitalisation of older people. Confidence is recognised to impact on individuals’ physical health and mental well-being, despite it not being clearly expressed in the literature. Health and social care policy and practice now focus on frailty interventions to reduce long-term demands of this growing population. Understanding the relationship of the concept of confidence and its associated impact on the physical health and …

A High-Resolution Palaeoecological Study Of Land Use Change During Late Prehistory On Exmoor, Havananda Ombashi

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

Palaeoecological studies have proven to make significant contributions to two large ongoing debates that include the influential power of climate and the impact of human land management on the vegetation patterns in certain areas in the UK and Northwest Europe. The need and importance for higher resolution vegetation reconstructions has long been recognised in the wider literature. The main focus of this research is to further understand the relationship between human behaviour, climate and land cover change on Exmoor, of which the upland areas are comparable with others found in Britain and Northwest Europe. High resolution records of pollen, NPP …

Assessing The Dynamics Of Soil Erosion And Sediment Transport Under Increasing Land Use Pressures In East African Rift Catchments, Maarten Wynants

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

State-of-the-art environmental diagnostic tools were applied to further the understanding of the complex spatial and temporal dynamics in land use and land cover change, soil erosion and sediment transport in East African Rift Catchments. This contribution forms a blueprint for future studies using sediment tracing, radionuclide dating, Bayesian Mixing Models and soil erosion mapping, and their reciprocal integration in this challenging environment. An integrated quantitative assessment of soil erosion and sediment dynamics in the Lake Manyara catchment, northern Tanzania, revealed drastic changes in land cover, a tenfold increase in upstream sediment yield, and a fivefold increase in downstream lake sedimentation …

Heathland Restoration After Mineral Extraction, Mary Louise Lane

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

Restoration Ecology has been developed over the last 40 years in efforts to better understand how to restore, recreate or reclaim land damaged by human activities. Lowland heath is one of the more difficult habitats to recreate due to the complicated interactions of soil chemistry and plant physiology and structure. This study investigated the ecological restoration of heathlands at a china clay mineral extraction site in the UK. Assessment of historical restoration practices revealed that previous work carried out on the study site is not achieving Atlantic Lowland Heath (ALH) and that specific amendments might be necessary. Consequently, work carried …

Foundations In Wisconsin: A Directory (39th Ed. 2020), Mary C. Frenn, John Brick, Kelly Coughlin, Madeline Murphy, Catherine Simmerer

Foundations in Wisconsin: A Directory

The 2020 publication of Foundations in Wisconsin is the 39^th edition of the print directory and the 20^th year of the online database. The directory is designed as a research tool for grantseekers interested in locating information on private, corporate, and community foundations registered in Wisconsin. Each entry in this new edition has been updated or reviewed to provide the most current information available. Most of the data was drawn from IRS 990-PF tax returns filed by the foundations. Additional information was obtained from surveys, foundation websites, and annual reports.

Wisconsin foundations showed continued growth in both the …

The Sheeted Dyke-Gabbro Transition Zone: The Key To Unravelling The Palaeomagnetic Record Of The Oman Ophiolite, Louise Maria Theresia Koornneef

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

The Oman ophiolite is a natural laboratory for the study of processes operating above a nascent subduction zone. It formed in the Late Cretaceous by supra-subduction zone spreading and shortly afterwards was emplaced onto the Arabian continental margin. Twelve massifs in the ophiolite expose complete sections of the Neotethyan oceanic lithosphere, including upper mantle peridotites, lower crustal gabbros, and upper crustal sheeted dykes and lava flows. Previous palaeomagnetic studies have suggested that the southern massifs of the ophiolite were affected by a large-scale remagnetization event during emplacement, which completely replaced original remanences acquired during crustal accretion. In contrast, primary magnetizations …

Genome Sequence Of Vibrio Natriegens Phage Vb_Vnas-Aqkl99, Noah Yonas, Paige Boleman, Y Nguyen, Makenzie Kerr, Kema Malki, Anthony M. Greco, Mya Breitbart

Marine Science Faculty Publications

Vibrio natriegens is a naturally occurring marine bacterium that is emerging as a microbiological model system. Here, we describe Aquatic Killer 99 (AQKL99), a novel phage that infects Vibrio natriegens 14048. The genome of the phage is 58,464 bp long, has a GC content of 45.9%, and contains 51 protein-coding genes.

Environmental Dna Reveals Seasonal Shifts And Potential Interactions In A Marine Community, Anni Djurhuus, Collin J. Closek, Ryan P. Kelly, Kathleen J. Pitz, Reiko P. Michisaki, Hilary A. Starks, Kristine R. Walz, Elizabeth A. Andruszkiewicz, Emily Olesin, Katherine Hubbard, Enrique Montes, Daniel Otis, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Francisco P. Chavez, Alexandria B. Boehm, Mya Breitbart

Marine Science Faculty Publications

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis allows the simultaneous examination of organisms across multiple trophic levels and domains of life, providing critical information about the complex biotic interactions related to ecosystem change. Here we used multilocus amplicon sequencing of eDNA to survey biodiversity from an eighteen-month (2015–2016) time-series of seawater samples from Monterey Bay, California. The resulting dataset encompasses 663 taxonomic groups (at Family or higher taxonomic rank) ranging from microorganisms to mammals. We inferred changes in the composition of communities, revealing putative interactions among taxa and identifying correlations between these communities and environmental properties over time. Community network analysis provided evidence …

Studying Law As A Parent And A Mature Student: A Daunting Prospect?, Amy Solomon

Plymouth Law Review

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An Assessment Of The Legality Of Fake News Within The Mainstream Media – With Specific Regard To Its Influence On The Political Climate, Ayesha Faraj Al-Nuaimi

Plymouth Law Review

This article aims to investigate whether the law and regulation provided by the government is sufficient in tackling the increasing issue of fake news (FN) ‘‘a false story that appears to be news, usually created to influence political views’’.2 An examination on whether increased regulation would restrict the United Kingdom’s tradition of a free, investigative press, will be comparatively analysed to serve a contrast in perspectives to the laxer attitudes of the American media system. With the rapid evolution of technology, the radical influence FN has on the political climate will likely increase. A 2015 poll showed that 41% of …

Can The Law On Sexual Consent And Related Rules Of Evidence Provide Adequate Protection To Vulnerable Victims And Defendants Who Are Subject To False Allegations? If So, Do Juries Jeopardize This?, Casey Chard

Plymouth Law Review

Sexual consent is a sociolegal principle that is designed to protect personal autonomy. This article will evaluate and challenge the legal concept of sexual consent and whether the current law is sufficiently designed so that it is capable to protect both vulnerable victims and defendant simultaneously in rape and sexual assault trials. A common theme throughout will be rape myths and how these can negatively affect jurors and as a result, raise the question, should jurors sit on rape and sexual assault trials?

Being The Change – My Complex Journey To Self-Discovery, Dylan Tippetts

Plymouth Law Review

No abstract provided.

Editorial, Hugo De Rijke

Plymouth Law Review

No abstract provided.

Studying Law (And Growing Up) During A Global Pandemic, Emily Counter

Plymouth Law Review

No abstract provided.

Will The United Kingdom’S Exit From The European Union Have An Impact On International Arbitration Within The United Kingdom?, Hugo Persad

Plymouth Law Review

This article will aim to assess whether Britain’s exit from the European Union will impact arbitration. This is a very topical issue as no one can accurately predict what direction this will take as there are many avenues that need to be explored. As Lord Goldsmith QC suggests: "The success of London arbitration depends in no way upon the UK’s membership of the EU;"2 although, as the New Law Journal argues: ‘London will gain a distinctly competitive edge as a seat for arbitration in comparison to other European cities’3 in relation to the resurrection of anti-suit injunctions. Examination of the …

From Phd Thesis To Monograph: A Reflective Account Of The Process, Lisa Deblasio

Plymouth Law Review

No abstract provided.

How Effective Is The Current Law Governing Police Retention Of Data In The Uk, At Balancing Individuals’ Right To Private Life Under Article 8 Of The European Convention Of Human Rights, With The Public Interest Of Safety?, Maximillian Maynard

Plymouth Law Review

No abstract provided.

Do Not Adopt A Double Negative: An International Comparison Of The Corporate Opportunities Doctrine, Patrick Prestidge

Plymouth Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Critical Analysis Of Rabone And Another V Pennine Care Nhs Foundation Trust, Examining How The Judgment Of This Case Could Affect The Relationship Between Article 2 Of The European Convention On Human Rights And Negligent Psychiatric Care, Nicola Hardwick

Plymouth Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Degree Of Uncertainty: Discussing The Issues Surrounding Mental Health In Higher Education And Personal Development Throughout My Law Degree, Regan Cornell

Plymouth Law Review

No abstract provided.

Engaging Potential Students With Simulation And Interactive Online Activities, Rob Giles

Plymouth Law Review

No abstract provided.

Plymouth Law Clinic: Growth, Change And The Effect Of Covid, Rosie Brennan

Plymouth Law Review

No abstract provided.

Standardisation Of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (Sact) Prescription Forms: A Pre–Post Audit Evaluation, Felicity Sim, Gail Ross-Adjie, Leanne Monterosso

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

Introduction Clinical practice guidelines based on best available evidence and national safety and quality standards promote high quality and safe care.

Aim To review and standardise systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) forms in a 20-chair cancer centre to reflect Australian and international clinical practice guidelines.

Method A pre–post audit design based on Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) guidelines for the safe prescribing, dispensing and administration of systemic cancer therapy underpinned the project. The pre-audit (47 forms) provided a benchmark for SACT form improvements: 177 new forms were then developed over 18 months and implemented.

Results Pre-audit: 9/19 criteria were >70% …

Sprint Acceleration Characteristics Across The Australian Football Participation Pathway, Toby Edwards, Benjamin Piggott, Harry G. Banyard, G Gregory Haff, Christopher Joyce

Health Sciences Papers and Journal Articles

The aim of this study was to compare the force, velocity and power profiles of a maximal sprint acceleration through different competition levels of the Australian Football (AF) participation pathway. One hundred and sixty-two junior AF athletes across five competition levels including State under 18’s (ST 18), State under 16’s (ST 16), local under 18’s (LOC 18), local under 15’s (LOC 15), and local under 14’s (LOC 14) participated in this cross-sectional study. Velocity-time data from maximal sprint accelerations were analysed to derive athlete’s sprint acceleration characteristics and split times. ST 18 showed a more force-orientated profile than the LOC …

The Well-Being Of Carers Of Older Aboriginal People Living In The Kimberley Region Of Remote Western Australia: Empowerment, Depression, And Carer Burden, Dina Logiudice, Cathryn M. Josif, Roslyn Malay, Zoe Hyde, Melissa Haswell, Melissa A. Lindeman, Christopher Etherton-Beer, David Atkinson, Dawn Bessarab, Leon Flicker, Kate Smith

Health Sciences Papers and Journal Articles

Objective: To describe demographic features and well-being of carers of Aboriginal Australians aged ≥45 years in remote Western Australia.

Method: Carer burden, empowerment, and depression were assessed in 124 Aboriginal carers in four remote Aboriginal communities.

Results: Carers were aged 38.8 ± 15.0 years, 73.4% were female, and 75.8% were children or grandchildren of the person cared for. The mean Zarit-6 score was 3.7 ± 3.6. Attending high school (odds ratio [OR] = 0.3; 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.1, 0.7]) and feeling empowered (OR = 0.2; 95% CI = [0.1, 0.8]) were inversely associated with carer burden; female carers …