The Plymouth Student Scientist - Volume 14, No.1 - 2021
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A notable mention - All these incredible research and development articles in this edition are from STEM students at the University of Plymouth, working on their final year research project during the COVID19 lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. A huge thank you to them, and their committed supervisors in STEM. I have enjoyed reading your submissions and working with you all. Not only have you navigated nimbly the COVID19 restrictions, but also tackled the conversion and review process to produce these excellent papers! I very much hope that the experience of being "published" takes you to greater heights in your future careers. Feel free to share your success and cite your work. With kind regards, Dr Jason B. Truscott (Chief Editor).
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Project articles - Biomedical sciences
Stephanie Ellis, The effect of chlorhexidine mouthwash vs propolis mouthwash on the nitrate-reducing activity of oral bacteria and vascular control in healthy individuals, pp. 1-13.
Ashleigh Hellier, The relationship between sociodemographic factors and the snacking and drinking behaviours of children aged between 1 and 5 years in early years settings across Plymouth, pp. 28-44.
Thanthri Peiris, The use of novel lung alveolar macrophage model, Max Planck Institute cells, to demonstrate the differential effects of smooth and rough mycobacterium abscessus forms on IL-6 and IL-1B induction, pp. 31-48.
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Project articles - Biological and Marine Sciences
Emmanuelle Farrington, Usability of Sentinel-3 satellite ocean colour data for examination and chlorophyll gradient classification of submesoscale island wake formations, pp. 49-77.
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Project articles - Chemistry (Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Daniel Rogers, An investigation into the determination of ammonium in mine bioleaching solutions utilising an ammonia gas electrode, pp. 78-107.
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Project articles - Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
William Ross Andrewartha, Development of a flow injection micro analysis system using an ARM microcontroller with an interactive web-based interface, pp. 108-144.
Andrew Bellas, Codeo – Learning support research: use of automated feedback within undergraduate programming education, a case study, pp. 145-165.
Florian Bright, Producing a theoretical model for determining the appropriate propeller for a given model aircraft application, pp.166-205.
Jay Grocock, Measuring the internal geometry of an anastomosed synthetic blood vessel under internal pressure, pp. 206-245.
Chris Jones, Analysing and improving the structural stiffness of the Triumph Vitesse, pp. 246-285.
Euan McCredie, A study of the effect of heat treatments on EN9 steel - grain structure and mechanical properties, pp. 286-309.
Elliot Joseph Nunes, Improving the Crashworthiness of Space Frame Based Vehicles Using Composites, pp. 310-340.
Ryan Pickup, The development and manufacture of a composite mobility aid for a Paralympic Table Tennis player, pp. 341-404.
Adam Stiles, Mathematical constraints and their philosophical impact, pp. 405-451.
Faye Wright, Hydrodynamics of jet propulsion, pp. 452-489.
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Project articles - Psychology
Anna Adkins, Acute stress, friend or foe: An investigation of free recall ability for incongruent items when placed under acute psychological stress, pp. 490-502.
Laura Collins, A qualitative investigation of media framing regarding Christopher Jefferies in the case of Joanna Yeates’ murder, pp. 503-528.
Millie Clark, Does social connectedness increase pro-environmental behaviour?, pp. 529-544.
Adele Conn, Reliability of targets in a picture naming task, pp. 545-567.
Annabelle Lobb, Does a mindfulness intervention have a significant effect on preference for intrinsic or extrinsic benefits of environmentally friendly behaviours?, pp. 568-582.
Antonio Martin, Working memory modules on the threshold to consciousness, pp. 583-599.
Gavin Miller, Negative emotional appeals: The effectiveness of fear and guilt communicative appeals on individuals pro-environmental behaviour and environmental concern to microplastic pollution, pp. 600-620.
Danielle Jayne Northcott, Triadic relations between parents' screen use, parenting stress and child vocabulary ability, pp. 621-638.
Cassie Parker, Can you hear it? Identifying the priority and function of overlapping auditory medical alarms, pp. 639-657.
Bethany Pinnell, The role of social connectedness in pro-environmental behaviours at a trait and situational level, pp. 658-672.
Jennifer Spencer, Plastic pollution, single-use plastics, judgments, behaviours, environmentalism, reactions, ocean connectedness, branding psychology, pp.673-698.
Recent Submissions
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Habitat modelling of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in southwest UK: effects of depth, slope and tidal state
(University of Plymouth, 2021)The harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, is a widespread cetacean species in the Northeast Atlantic, with a year-round distribution around the UK. The south-west experiences the highest bycatch rates in the UK and is the ... -
A qualitative investigation of media framing regarding Christopher Jefferies in the case of Joanna Yeates’ murder
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Framing describes the process of how things are constructed and perceived through communication. Media framing refers to how things are presented when relaying information to others. Many framing techniques are used to ... -
The development and manufacture of a composite mobility aid for a Paralympic Table Tennis player
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Table Tennis is the third largest Paralympic Sport with competitors competing from over a hundred countries. David Wetherill is a three-time Paralympian who will be competing in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and currently ... -
Mathematical constraints and their philosophical impact
(University of Plymouth, 2021)This paper investigates some of the constraints encountered in mathematics. It proves the incompleteness theorems. It investigates or discusses theorem proving procedures, complexity, undecidability, undefinability, and ... -
Improving the crashworthiness of space frame based vehicles using composites
(University of Plymouth, 2021)This research paper details the investigation into the capability of increasing the crashworthiness of a space frame based vehicle, by the implementation of a modern composite reinforcement technique. This study involves ... -
Hydrodynamics of jet propulsion
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Water jet propulsion systems have recently developed in vessels and will continue to grow, leading to scour related problems in harbours and marinas. In order to design scour protection appropriately it is vital to ... -
Measuring the internal geometry of an anastomosed synthetic blood vessel under internal pressure
(University of Plymouth, 2021)For this paper, a simple inexpensive rig system was designed and two methods for imaging and measuring how a synthetic representation of an anastomosed artery deforms under internal pressure were used. An optical method ... -
Reliability of targets in a picture naming task
(University of Plymouth, 2021)The Words in Game (WinG) test is a tool for assessing language development in children, two versions of this test have been developed, one in Italy (Bello et al., 2012) and one in England (Cattani et al., 2019). The present ... -
Acute stress, friend or foe: An investigation of free recall ability for incongruent items when placed under acute psychological stress
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Experiencing stress during a working week is typical for most of the population, but the effects of acute stress on individuals is less clear cut, particularly in relation to memory ability. Research suggests that acute ... -
Does social connectedness increase pro-environmental behaviour?
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Extensive research has shown that pro-environmental behaviour (PEB) is encouraged by nature connectedness. Recently, however, researchers have investigated the effects of connectedness to others on socially responsible ...
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