04 University of Plymouth Research Theses: Recent submissions
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A Platform as a Service Framework for Ambient Assisted Living Services
(University of Plymouth, 2023)The primary objective of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) technology is to provide aid and assistance to individuals, particularly the elderly, in maintaining their independence and residing in their own homes and their known ... -
AN EXAMINATION OF THE INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES IN GOVERNMENTAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
(University of Plymouth, 2023)This study aims to explore sustainable project management in Bahrain and to identify current gaps in the field. The overall objective of project management in Bahrain is the striking of an appropriate and practical balance ... -
A novel interactive training device to improve walking Ability and quality of life for Children with CErebral Palsy Trial: ACCEPT study An exploration of balance, its measurement and usual physiotherapy care in children with cerebral palsy, to inform a mixed methods feasibility RCT.
(University of Plymouth, 2023)Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common disability with its onset in childhood, resulting from a non-progressive lesion to the brain. Motor impairments associated with CP are spasticity, weakness and reduced selective movement; ... -
Investigating the diversity and distribution of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in the Chagos Archipelago
(University of Plymouth, 2023)Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs, 30-150 m) have received increasing attention from the scientific community over the past two decades, as their significance has been recognised in terms of biodiversity, distribution, ... -
Speculations on force and form: resisting the neurotypical in the neoliberal university
(University of Plymouth, 2023)Can reframing a thesis in terms of what it can do rather than what it is generate a joyful-artful engagement with the PhD process and engender a more response-able relationship with the world? In this tentative exemplification ... -
George Morland (1763-1804) and the representation of social types
(University of Plymouth, 2023)George Morland was an eighteenth century artist, who was very popular not only during his lifetime, but in the following hundred years as well. He then fell out of popularity after changes in fashion and trends following ... -
The Phonetic Specificity of British English-Learning Infants’ Word Form Recognition in Their First Year of Life
(University of Plymouth, 2023)Consonants and vowels have been proposed to have distinct functions in speech perception: a consonant bias for lexical processing and a vowel bias for syntactic/prosodic processing (Nespor et al., 2003). Research in adults ... -
Towards Quantum Computing for Audio and Music Expression
(University of Plymouth, 2023)This research delves into the initial approaches of the use of emerging Quantum Computing technologies in music practice, anchored on preliminary studies on Quantum Representation of Audio (QRA). The approach is ... -
Hauntological Videogame Form: Nostalgia and a "High Technology" Medium
(University of Plymouth, 2023)This thesis introduces the term Hauntological Form as a means of examining the contemporary form of mainstream videogames. The increasing presence of nostalgia is deemed paradoxical to a forward-facing high technology ... -
Evaluation of miR-497 & miR-219 as non-invasive biomarkers for meningioma and glioma
(University of Plymouth, 2023)Introduction: The current WHO classification aids in predicting meningioma and glioma recurrence and prognosis. However, there is a dearth of circulating biomarkers with clinical value for meningioma diagnosis and ...