The Plymouth Student Scientist - Volume 11 - 2018: Recent submissions
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Perceptions of animal personality compared with objective measures of animal personality in captive ungulates and carnivores
(University of Plymouth, 2018)The two most widely used methods for animal personality assessment include observational coding of behaviour and the rating of traits through questionnaires. Here the two are assessed side by side in order to determine ... -
Algebraic Number Theory and Fermat’s Last Theorem
(University of Plymouth, 2018)The project aims to deliver sufficient mathematical background to understand a partial proof, due to Ernst Kummer, of Fermat’s last theorem for a specific class of primes called regular primes. In doing so, we also develop ... -
Investigating the elastic and plastic behaviour of a steel caisson subjected to ship impact
(University of Plymouth, 2018)A four-fold increase in global sea traffic over the past twenty years has led to an increased risk of ship impact on dock infrastructure. Ship impact is a highly non-linear process and it is important that the elastic and ... -
An investigation of pair-bonded Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) in captivity: the differences between male-female pairs and male-male pairs
(University of Plymouth, 2018)Same-sex sexual and pair-bonding behaviours are seen in a wide range of species. This study compared opposite-sex and same-sex pair-bond behaviours, both affiliative within pairs, and agonistic between pairs and individuals, ... -
How does individual quality and mate attractiveness affect courtship and mating behaviour?
(University of Plymouth, 2018)Courtship and mating are costly and as a result, organisms are faced with trade-off decisions between the costs and benefits which arise from them. Individuals use information on their own quality and the attractiveness ... -
Binary visualisation for malware detection
(University of Plymouth, 2018)It is becoming increasingly harder to protect devices against security threats; as malware is steadily evolving defence mechanisms are struggling to persevere. This study introduces a concept intended at supporting security ... -
The development and evaluation of a first-year undergraduate physical chemistry experiment
(University of Plymouth, 2018)The laboratory in chemistry has been a place for student learning for many years. The study here developed a practical experiment to form part of the curriculum of Plymouth University’s BSc (Hons) Chemistry course for ... -
Reducing urban pollution from coastal settlements with green roofs
(University of Plymouth, 2018)It was identified that traditional infrastructural methods for solving coastal pollution were becoming too costly and insufficient in combatting the effects of climate change. This report investigates the sustainable ... -
An investigation on pipe surface topography beyond roughness
(University of Plymouth, 2018)There are always problems with pipes and associated blockages. These problems are commonly due to the obstacles sitting inside the pipe, such as sand particles and pebbles. This study considers whether there is any effect ... -
Effectiveness of the Hospital Liaison Officer service on acquired brain injury patients, their families and healthcare professionals: A thematic analysis
(University of Plymouth, 2018)Whilst there has been an acknowledgement of service inconsistency during a patient’s transition from hospital to home, very few attempts to ‘bridge the gap’ have been made. One of the ways to improve continuity of care ...
