04 University of Plymouth Research Theses: Recent submissions
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A Chronicle of Place: Three Novellas and a Critical Dissertation on Compositional Process with a Contextual Analysis of Annie Proulx's 'Barkskins' and Michael Cunningham's 'The Hours'
(University of Plymouth, 2023)This thesis is presented in two parts: a work of fiction in the form of three interconnected novellas exploring settler colonialism of Native north-east America (New England), with a critical dissertation as supplement. ... -
Yield Curves and Macro Variables Interactions and Predictions
(University of Plymouth, 2023)This research is based on the yield curves and five macro variables, namely equity indices, FX rates, central banks’ policy rates, inflation rates and the GDP growth rates, for nine different markets, from different ... -
An Analysis of a Public Health Media Campaign in Switzerland
(University of Plymouth, 2023)This multidisciplinary, grounded theory study analyses public health media communication for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) prevention in Switzerland. Health communication ... -
Acceptance of E-mobility in India
(University of Plymouth, 2023)India signed in 2015 the historic Paris climate agreement together with more than 170 nations in order to fight against global warming and to reduce CO2-emissions in order to control global warming caused by greenhouse ... -
Deciphering the signature of fluid/rock reactions in the lower oceanic crust: The Oman ophiolite analogue
(University of Plymouth, 2023)Hydrothermal circulation is a key Earth process, moderating elemental and heat transfers between oceanic lithosphere and the hydrosphere. The characterization and quantification of fluid/rock reactions and fluid fluxes ... -
Going back-to-the-land in the Anthropocene: a more-than-human journey into anarchist geography
(University of Plymouth, 2023)This thesis is a theoretical and empirical journey into the more-than-human worlds of countercultural back-to-the-land farmers: radical environmentalists who migrate to rural places and take up farming as a way of living. ... -
Phosphorus fate and management on the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar ditch systems
(University of Plymouth, 2023)Fundamental to all life, phosphorus is an essential nutrient and, contrastingly, a significant threat to surface water biodiversity globally as one of the most common causes of eutrophication in surface waters worldwide. ... -
Historic and prehistoric volcanic activity on St Kitts and Nevis, West Indies: Controls on future hazard
(University of Plymouth, 2023)Saint Kitts and Nevis lie in the northern part of the Lesser Antilles island arc, an archipelago formed by the subduction of the North American plate beneath the Caribbean plate. An integrated approach was undertaken to ... -
Structural analysis and design of semi-submersible platform for floating offshore wind turbines
(University of Plymouth, 2023)To solve the issues of energy shortages and environmental pollution, renewable energy is increasingly exploited. As one of the most promising new energy resources, wind energy is actively developed and utilized around the ... -
Management of Non-Indigenous Species in the Mediterranean Sea with an Emphasis on Lionfish (Pterois miles)
(University of Plymouth, 2023)The 21st century faces a global challenge; understanding the ecosystem changes and regulating fish resources is essential to provide food for humankind and to preserve the oceans. Marine ecosystems are being increasingly ...