04 University of Plymouth Research Theses: Recent submissions
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Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase-2 (LPCAT-2) & protein S-acylation in macrophage innate immunity
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT)2 is an enzyme involved in remodelling glycerophospholipids within cell membranes and the generation of platelet-activating factor. LPCAT2 also mediates lipopolysaccharide ... -
Analysis of bankruptcy prediction of shipping industry - Machine Learning Approach
(University of Plymouth, 2024)The Korean shipping industry's vulnerability to economic crises, such as the 2016 bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping, highlights the need for robust bankruptcy prediction methods, particularly for small and medium-sized ... -
Success factors of a digital transformation - The impact of a holistic, brand- and competence-oriented approach for established companies in the age of digital change
(University of Plymouth, 2024)The economy is characterized by the purposeful cooperation of people in organisations based on the division of labour in order to generate value together and is influenced by the framework in which economic activity can ... -
Technology Impacts, Justice, Place, and Worldviews: An Integrated Framework for Understanding Perceptions of and Attitudes towards Shale-Gas Fracking in English Host Communities
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Despite growing national opposition, local resistance, and moratoriums in Scotland and Wales, successive UK governments have supported the use of fracking to exploit oil and gas from shale formations in England in response ... -
Container Port Selection in the ASEAN Region: Korean Shipping Companies’ Perspective
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Ports are crucial platforms that connect the sea and inland transportation to foster logistics and transfer of goods and information. Thus, selection of the most optimal ports is ever crucial for decision makers. However, ... -
Application of deep-learning to deep-sea species identification from image-based data
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Vast areas of the world’s deep sea are unexplored, and the recent threats of deep-sea mining and trawling make exploration of these habitats a time-sensitive concern. Much of our understanding of the deep sea has been ... -
'A Knock at the Door': A memoir with a supplemental dissertation about its craft in the context of Alan Bennett's 'The Lady in the Van' and Lemn Sissay's 'My Name is Why'
(University of Plymouth, 2024)My project has two elements: a memoir, titled 'A Knock at the Door', and a critical dissertation. On December 23rd, 1975, Ronnie, a homeless man who had spent the majority of his childhood in care and had educational ... -
Benchmarking Best-in-Class Corporate governance Practices in UK SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) Charities: Accountability and Transparency.
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Abstract The study explores the implementation of corporate governance, accountability, and transparency (the Core Constructs) within UK SME charities to provide the most sort after answers to address the endless criticisms, ... -
SENSING FREEDOM: AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND SERVICE USER PERSPECTIVE OF SENSORY PROCESSING AND OCCUPATIONAL PARTICIPATION IN FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Abstract: Elanor Moore: Sensing Freedom: An Occupational Therapy and Service User Perspective of Sensory Processing and Occupational Participation in Forensic Mental Health Background Sensory processing is a universal ... -
Bridging the Gap: Technological Mediation and the Development of Humanistic Skills in Medical Simulation: Lessons from Covid-19 and the Impact of Immersive Media and Minimal Viable Simulation (MVS)
(University of Plymouth, 2024)This thesis provides a chronological account of the integration of innovation and technology within medical simulation and training from 2014 to 2023 at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT). Responding to ...