University of Plymouth Pedagogic Research and Development Database: Recent submissions
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Evincing Offence: How Digital Forensics Turns Big Data into Evidence for Policing Sexual Abuse
(University of Plymouth, 2022-12-12)The widespread availability and use of digital devices both enables criminal acts and helps to detect them. The production and circulation of indecent images of children has been one area of crime that has transformed in ... -
Participatory Research (The basics; 101) - Presentation at UK Food Systems Research ECR conference
(University of Plymouth, 2022-12-15)Many authors have noted a 'participatory turn' in research; present across disciplines. There has been a proliferation of approaches and terminology, and diversity in the use and application of even the same terms. This ... -
Investigating the Security and Accessibility of Voyage Data Recorder Data using a USB attack
(University of Plymouth, 2022-11-13)Voyage Data Recorders (VDR) or 'black boxes' for ships hold critical navigational and sensor data that can be used as evidence in an investigation. These systems have proven extremely useful in determining the cause of ... -
Determining Maritime Cyber Security Dynamics and Development of Maritime Cyber Risk Check List for Ships
(University of Plymouth, 2022-10-20)The digitalization in maritime industry rises integration of the information and operational technologies on the vessels. The high level of connectivity and the rising of digitalization in maritime sector increase the ... -
Extreme responses of a hinged raft type wave energy convertor
(University of Plymouth, 2021-09)Much attention has been paid in recent years to the determination of design loads for moored floating structures and the application of established methodologies for fixed structures have been found to be ineffective. This ... -
On the use of constrained focused waves for characteristic load prediction
(University of Plymouth, 2022-11)Physical experiments investigating the extreme responses of a semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine were conducted to allow a comparison of design wave methods. A 1:70 scale model of the IEA 15MW reference turbine ... -
Exploring the effect of implementing affordable socially assistive pet robots in eight care homes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a stratified cluster randomised controlled trial and mixed-method study.
(University of Plymouth, 2022-09)Abstract Background Robot pets may assist towards challenges of supporting an aging population with growing dementia prevalence. Prior work focused on impacts of robot seal Paro on older adult wellbeing, but recent studies ... -
A Robust Blood-based Signature of Cerebrospinal Fluid Aβ42 Status
(University of Plymouth, 2020-07)Early detection of AD is of vital importance in the development of disease-modifying therapies. This necessitates the use of early pathological indicators of the disease such as amyloid abnormality to identify individuals ... -
Towards a Digital Twin of a Complex Maritime Site for Multi-Objective Optimization
(University of Plymouth, 2022-06-01)Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport is a complex maritime site in Plymouth, United Kingdom (UK). Using digital twin technology, the authors will model and simulate the physical entity of the dockyard to optimize for ... -
A pragmatic randomised controlled exploratory trial of the effectiveness of EMDR therapy for psychosis
(University of Plymouth, 2022-03)Background: People with severe mental illness are often excluded from trials related to Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. Principal concerns are that they may not tolerate treatment, might ...
