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Localisation and Resilience at the local level: the case of Transition Town Totnes
(University of Plymouth, 01/09/20102010)This thesis provides a critical review of the Transition movement, a grassroots response to peak oil and climate change, co-founded by this author. It focuses on two key aspects of the Transition approach, resilience and ... -
Organic iron requirements of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)
(Plymouth University, 12/08/20142014)The aim of the current study was to determine the organic iron (Fe) requirements of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata). A total number of four experiments have been carried out each one for 12 weeks, in order to address ... -
A study of marine benthic algae along a natural carbon dioxide gradient
(University of Plymouth, 19/10/20122012)Increasing atmospheric CO2 is causing unprecedented changes in seawater chemistry, yet the uncertainty of the ecological response to these projected changes, termed ‘ocean acidification’, remains considerable at present. ... -
THE STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIPS OF SOME GLYCINE POLYMERS
(University of Plymouth, 1964)The Polyglycines are of interest because they are related to nylon and the polyamides, and to the proteins. They resemble nylon in having amine, -NH₂, end groups, and the chains are formed through peptide, C0-NH- linkages. ... -
DISRUPTION OF THE ALUMINOSILICATE LATTICE BY ACID FLUORIDE SOLUTIONS
(University of Plymouth, 1965)The disruption of the aluminosilicate crystal lattice by aqueous fluoride solutions has been studied. The effect of reaction time, fluoride concentration, pH, and temperature on the reaction have been investigated. The ... -
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE IN SYNTHETIC DIAMOND
(University of Plymouth, 1968)This thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter begins with a discussion of the basic principles of electron spin resonance and concludes with a description of the theoretical interpretation of electron spin ... -
THE FORMATION AND REACTIVITY OF SOME NITRIDES
(University of Plymouth, 1969)Nitrides are reviewed generally with respect to their bonding, production (including thermodynamics and kinetics of formation) and reactivity. This is followed by a summary of the studies by previous workers on the formation ... -
THK FORMATION AND REACTIVITY OF SOME TRANSITION METAL NITOIDES
(University of Plymouth, 1970)The formation of transition metal nitrides is reviewed critically with special reference to newer production methods and fabrication techniques. Crystal structures and types of bonding are discussed in relation to those ... -
THE FORMATION AND REACTIVITY OF ALUMINUM NITRIDE AND RELATED MATERIALS
(University of Plymouth, 1970)The preparation and properties of aluminium nitride are reviewed with special reference to the newer production methods and fabrication techniques. Information so far available on the sintering of materials is summarised. ... -
The Formation and Reactivity of BORON CARBIDE and related materials
(University of Plymouth, 1970)The formation of boron carbide, (CBC)+B110C;(B4C) is re-viewed with special reference to newer production methods and fabrication techniques. Its crystal structure and the nature of its bonding are discussed in relation ... -
The Chemical and Physical Properties of Tourmaline
(University of Plymouth, 1971)The decomposition temperature of schorl was found to be 880 ± 10°C using X-ray and optical methods. The main crystalline product in decomposed schorl and dravite was found to be a boron containing mullrte, the composition ... -
ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE STUDIES OF ALUMINOSILICATE MINERALS AND ASSOCIATED ORGANIC SUBSTANCES
(University of Plymouth, 1972)This thesis is divided into seven chapters. The first chapter describes the basic principles of electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. In the second chapter, relevant previous studies of clay minerals are reviewed, ... -
ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS AND CHANGE IN MERCHANT SHIPPING
(University of Plymouth, 1973)This research was conducted during a period of rapid change within marine technology and within society ashore. The ships used for the field work were relatively highly mechanized and specialized. Two were owned by a ... -
FORMATION AND REACTIVITY OF SOME METAL BORIDES AND CARBIDES
(University of Plymouth, 1973)Most recent developments in the production, properties and applications of borides and carbides are reviewed. The reactivity and sintering of finely-divided boron carbide with metal additives has been investigated. The ... -
THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURES OF SOME TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES
(University of Plymouth, 1973)A brief theoretical background to crystal structure analysis is given in Chapter 1. The remaining chapters describe the determination of five crystal structures, one using photographic data, and four using diffractometer data. -
OXIDATION OF ZINC SULPHIDE
(University of Plymouth, 1973)A physicochemical study has been made of roasting and sintering processes for zinc sulphide ores. The sulphides are oxidised to metal oxides or sulphates according to conditions, e.g. temperature and time of heating, ... -
THE FORMATION AND REACTIVITY OF SOME NONMETAL SILICIDES
(University of Plymouth, 1973)Boron silicides, B₄Si and B₆Si, have been produced by calcining mixtures of finely-divided boron and silicon at different temperatures and information obtained regarding the process mechanism. There are optimum reaction ... -
ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE AND MORPHOLOGY OF DOPED SYNTHETIC KAOLINITES
(University of Plymouth, 1974)This thesis is divided into nine chapters. The first three chapters describe previous E.S.R. and Mossbauer studies of kaolinite together with the properties of the ferric ion and defect centres. The structure, properties, ... -
ASPECTS OF STEROL METABOLISM IN CRUSTACEA
(University of Plymouth, 1974)The sterol content of various species of Crustacea has been subject to comparatively few investigations. Previous work has been mainly confined to members of the Decapoda. To date, few studies have been made to determine ... -
DIGITAL ENCODING OF TELEVISION SIGNALS USING THE PULSE WIDTH MODULATOR
(University of Plymouth, 1975)An attempt is made to quantify the circuit complexity and mean circuit speed of linearly quantized straight PCM video encoding techniques. Any significant reduction in circuit complexity (i.e. the number of active and ...