The Plymouth Student Scientist - Volume 2, No. 2 - 2009
Table of contents
Guest editorial
Involving students in researching learning and teaching approaches: An additional focus for undergraduate student publications? Sue Burkill, pp. 1-3.
Project Articles
The effect of imipramine hcl on haemolysis of horse erythrocytes, Tamara Esther Farrant, p. 4-21.
The impact of captivity on the behaviour of mute swans (Cygnus olor), Jessica Guyon, p. 22-37.
Patterns of abundance and diversity in epiphytic orchids on Parashorea malaanonan trees in Danum Valley, Sabah, Kiki O'Malley, p. 38-58.
Does culture in the darkness effect retina morphology of Sepia officinalis? Rachael Warrington, p. 59-79.
Can children use similarity between actions to learn grammar? Fiona Anning, p. 80-105.
Understanding unconscious plagiarism: the effects of idea elaboration and perceived idea quality on later recall and recognition of ideas, Rachel Elliman, p. 106-126.
Developing an attachment to place through DIY, Megan Heast, p. 127-149.
The experience and perception of concurrent versus retrospective chocolate cravings, Harriet Taylor, p. 150-169.
How effective can GSM signals, using DCM, be as an aid to coastal navigation? Charles Brewer, p. 170-198.
Labrador Sea Water formation in the Irminger Basin and its dependence on the North Atlantic Oscillation, Philip Garner, p. 199-217.
Applying palaeoecology to conservation: a long-term perspective for informed management of a fynbos nature reserve, James MacPherson, p. 218-269.
Literature Reviews
Nitric oxide and the immune system: a literature review, Hannah Hosking, p. 270-279.
The role of reactive oxygen species in oxidative-induced neoplastic transformation, Daniel Puleston, p. 279-288.
The role of the virus-phytoplankton system in marine biogeochemical cycling: possible impacts of climate change, George Sorensen, p. 289-302.
Special Interest Article
Recent advances in marine microbiology - a selection of critical evaluations of research papers, Dr Colin Munn, Heather Guy, Grace Phillips, Elizabeth Robertson, p. 303-320.
Recent Submissions
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The effect of imipramine hcl on haemolysis of horse erythrocytes
(University of Plymouth, 2009)The mechanism of action of tricyclic antidepressant (TCAs) is not fully understood. The effect of the TCA imipramine on the haemolysis of erythrocytes was investigated, focussing on dosage and incubation time. The method ... -
The experience and perception of concurrent versus retrospective chocolate cravings
(University of Plymouth, 2009)Seventy undergraduate students participated in a self-report study to investigate the perception of concurrent versus retrospective chocolate-related cravings. This study was interested in exploring whether retrospective ... -
The impact of captivity on the behaviour of mute swans (Cygnus olor)
(University of Plymouth, 2009)The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a large water fowl species widely distributed in Great Britain. They are residential and territorial so often there is no interchange between groups. Swans face many injuries in the wild so ... -
Developing an attachment to place through DIY
(University of Plymouth, 2009)An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was conducted of semi-structured interviews, with the aim of investigating factors which affect attachment to, and identity within the home and whether completion of DIY ... -
Involving students in researching learning and teaching approaches: An additional focus for undergraduate student publications?
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Can children use similarity between actions to learn grammar?
(University of Plymouth, 2009)The present study was a replication and extension of Casenhiser and Goldberg (2005). Children aged 5;0 to 7;6 were assigned to one of two training conditions, either they were only taught novel verbs in a novel construction ... -
Understanding unconscious plagiarism: the effects of idea elaboration and perceived idea quality on later recall and recognition of ideas
(University of Plymouth, 2009)Previous research has shown that idea improvement and perceived idea quality have differential effects on recall-own and generate-new plagiarism. Participants completed a generative task in pairs and read some ideas ... -
Patterns of abundance and diversity in epiphytic orchids on Parashorea malaanonan trees in Danum Valley, Sabah
(University of Plymouth, 2009)Research in forest canopies has been restricted by access difficulties for a long time, however in the last 20 years techniques to provide access into tree canopies have been developed, now opening a field of biology to ... -
Does culture in the darkness effect retina morphology of Sepia officinalis?
(University of Plymouth, 2009)In Sepia officinalis there was no significant difference (P = 0.241) for the eye diameter in terms of body length. The body length was significantly longer in cuttlefish reared in the dark treatment (P = 0.029). This could ... -
How effective can GSM signals, using DCM, be as an aid to coastal navigation?
(University of Plymouth, 2009)The growth of the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) network has been considerable in recent years, and coverage can be expected in the majority of larger ports around the world. Additionally, the positioning ...
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