04 University of Plymouth Research Theses: Recent submissions
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On Design Load Prediction and Extreme Response Modelling of Floating Offshore Renewable Energy Structures
(University of Plymouth, 2024)FLOATING offshore renewable energy (FORE) is a marginal industry and as such cost reductions are essential in order for it to become competitive with other forms of electricity generation. Design practices for evaluating ... -
Identifying and quantifying pelagic organisms around seamounts, atolls, and islands in the Chagos Archipelago in relation to local oceanographic processes
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Topographic features, such as seamounts and atolls, are commonly identified as biodiversity hotspots that are key areas of productivity in an otherwise oligotrophic Indian Ocean. Whilst these sites of increased biomass ... -
Failure, remediation and the disruption of professional identity formation in undergraduate medical students (at two UK medical schools)
(University of Plymouth, 2024)The aim of this thesis is to understand how the narratives medical students create around their professional identities are impacted upon by academic failure and subsequent remediation at two UK medical schools. Whilst ... -
INVESTIGATING A MOTIVATION MODEL FOR GAMIFIED E-LEARNING: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Investigating A Motivation Model for Gamified E-learning: A Mixed Methods Approach Ali Sen Abstract There has been a recent increase in educational interest in gamification over the past five years (Behl et al., 2022; ... -
UNDERSTANDING DYSLEXIA IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: PERSPECTIVES OF STUDENTS (WITH AND WITHOUT CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS) AND EDUCATORS
(University of Plymouth, 2024)The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 seeks high quality education for all (UNSDG4). This requires classrooms to have improved access and opportunity for all students including those with dyslexia. Research ... -
The Relationship and Interaction Process of Taiwanese Couples Having Undergone Assisted Reproductive Technology- A Systemic Perspective
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Approximately 10-15% of married couples in Taiwan encounter the challenge of infertility, which significantly impacts their lives and relationships. However, the nature and extent of this impact vary across different ... -
Silence in Market Reaction to Annual Reports
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Research problem - The literature suggests that the market either does not react or reacts with a delay to the content of annual reports, concerning notion given their importance for investment decisions due to the value ... -
An exploration of preconception care for people with health conditions using realist methodology: what works, for whom, and in what circumstances?
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Background: People living with pre-existing physical or mental health conditions are over-represented in audits and confidential enquiries regarding maternal morbidity and mortality and thus often advised to stabilise ... -
The assessment-related logics of practice at a South West Multi-Academy Trust
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Over the last 40 years there have been widescale changes to the British education system. Through the process of neoliberalisation, education has become a commodity to be bought and sold with an ever-increasing emphasis ... -
Film Here Now: Daily Filmmaking and the Path to Well-being
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Film Here Now investigates the relationship between filmmaking and well-being with two specific aims: to illuminate how and why the process of making films inflicts stress on the filmmaker, and to determine what can be ...