04 University of Plymouth Research Theses: Recent submissions
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Outside of the Box: Narratives of Aromantic and Asexual Erotic Embodiment
(University of Plymouth, 2024)This thesis presents an interdisciplinary, autoethnographic exploration of erotically embodied asexuality, representing narratives from individuals across the asexual and aromantic spectrum, situated within contexts of ... -
The Reconstruction of Climate in Beringia by analysis of Glycerol Dialkyl Glycerol Tetraether (GDGT) Distributions using High Performance Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-MS).
(University of Plymouth, 2024)The reconstruction of past environments, including temperatures, aids in the production of climate models which predict how the Earth will respond to future climatic changes that are occurring at an accelerated rate, due ... -
Knowledge Construction and Multiple Realities: Global Health Collaborations, Development Practices, And Face Masks in The Context of Covid-19
(University of Plymouth, 2024)This thesis is inspired by a global health collaborative programme named GRASPIT and by my own desire to do something good which can benefit the people in need as well as reduce suffering. The GRASPIT collaboration intended ... -
Physical Drivers of Ecosystem Change Throughout the Tropical Indian Ocean
(University of Plymouth, 2024)The past decade has seen improved awareness of increasing anthropogenic stress on marine ecosystems and their inhabitants. To understand how best to protect these ecosystems, it is vital to understand the linkages between ... -
Exploring parents’ and teachers’ experience of a novel programme: SAFE with Schools [SwiS] – a systemic attachment-based approach for caregivers of autistic children
(University of Plymouth, 2024)This research explored the experience of thirty-two parents and teachers of autistic children, from nine schools in the southwest of England participating in a novel systemic attachment-based programme SAFE with Schools ... -
AN INVESTIGATION OF TWICE EXCEPTIONALITY (2E) IN THE UK CONTEXT: THE PARADOXICAL COMBINATION OF EXCEPTIONALITIES
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Twice-exceptionality (2E) refers to individuals who possess both exceptional intellectual abilities and disabilities. This qualitative exploratory study primarily investigated the experiences of 2E learners and teachers ... -
A Delicate Matter: The Madhouses of the South West of England, 1770 – 1851
(University of Plymouth, 2024)This thesis examines the private madhouses of Somerset, Dorset, Devon, and Wiltshire during a period of great transition within the existing lunacy care landscape. Many madhouses pre-dated county asylums in provision for ... -
Using remote sensing to track complex sinuous ripple migration on a barchan dune in Herschel Crater, Mars
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Dunes on Mars are known to migrate, in particular ripples have also been found to migrate. This is known to have occurred in eastern, western and southern Herschel Crater, but it was not known if this was true for Central ... -
Optimisation of the Resilience of a Wireless Mesh Network for Disaster Scenarios through Network Functions Virtualisation with distributed Orchestration
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Wireless multi-radio outdoor-routers are building a multi-channel wireless mesh network (WMN), used as an emergency communication infrastructure for rescue-helpers and victims when a disaster destroys the existing ... -
The challenge of securing future food production for aquaculture species under environmental change: enhancing physiological performance under environmental stress
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Rising sea surface temperatures and ocean acidification present profound challenges for many marine species, leading to cascading effects on ecosystem functionality and food security. Phenotypic plasticity is anticipated ...