The Plymouth Student Scientist - Volume 13 - 2020: Recent submissions
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Insights into Gene Expression and the Influence of Regulatory Mechanisms within Meningioma - A Bioinformatic Approach
(University of Plymouth, 2020)Meningioma is cancer of the meninges, the protective lining of the brain and spinal cord. Currently meningioma is classified using WHO Grades (I-III) which is based on histological characteristics of the tumours. This ... -
Investigation into the process of cured-in-place pipe sewer rehabilitation
(University of Plymouth, 2020)Sewer networks affect the entire world with the ability to bring clean streets to cities which may otherwise be completely disease-ridden. Ageing sewer networks present a problem, but new technologies are paving the way ... -
The Use of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate as a Partial Replacement for Sand on the Mechanical Properties of Structural Concrete
(University of Plymouth, 2020)Negative environmental impacts caused by the over-extraction of sand have arisen due to the high demand of global concrete production. Subsequently, the need to find an adequate replacement for sand in concrete production ... -
Investigating the evolution of sedimentary features near monopiles
(University of Plymouth, 2020)Many of the large windfarms off the coast of the UK are founded on sandbanks and the movement of sediment from around the monopile foundations leave the structures susceptible to severe scour pits and significant scour ... -
Oscillations of Cantilevered Tubular Steel Piles in Current Flow
(University of Plymouth, 2020)A laboratory experiment was conducted in a 20 m flume tank at Plymouth University to investigate the movement of, and forces applied to, a pair of in-line cantilevered piles. 2-minute tests were run with a 64 mm diameter ... -
The use of sea sand and sea water in concretes for floating wind farm foundations
(University of Plymouth, 2020)The object of this paper was to investigate whether a marine durable concrete could be produced that could ultimately be used in floating wind farm foundations to reduce long term costs. It was investigated if sea water ... -
Combined Heating and Power: Control Documentation and Efficiency Measurement
(University of Plymouth, 2020)The University of Plymouth has an experimental Combined Heating and Power (CHP) plant with a poorly documented bespoke space heating loop (SHL), which has led to the existence of some controls with unknown purposes. This ... -
Diet cola and glycaemia: The acute effects of a preload containing the non-nutritive sweeteners aspartame and acesulfame-K on the glycaemic response to a glucose load
(University of Plymouth, 2020)Epidemiological evidence has linked non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) with potential adverse health outcomes such as obesity, metabolic dysfunction, and poor blood glucose control. This study aims to ascertain the acute ... -
A review of the technical challenges faced in floating offshore wind turbine deployment
(University of Plymouth, 2020)The cost-effective deployment of floating offshore wind turbines is faced with a multitude of technical challenges. Several key areas of the life-cycle of floating offshore wind turbines have been discussed within this ... -
Social networks differ depending on aggressive and affiliative interactions of captive ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)
(University of Plymouth, 2020)Social network analysis provides a deeper understanding of the dynamic social relationships within a social group through identifying centrality, subgroups, isolated individuals and preferred or avoided dyads which have ...
