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Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in the Nigerian Public Sector
(University of Plymouth, 2024)This study examines Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices in Nigerian public sector organisations using a comprehensive mixed-methods approach. The data collection process involved analysing 185 organisation-year ... -
Towards Elucidating Psychological Arousal in Response to Music Theatre
(University of Plymouth, 2024)This thesis explores the psychological effects of observing experimental music theatre performance video recording. Experiencing music theatre can evoke a range of aesthetic and psychological emotions in audiences. These ... -
New Business Models for Technology Innovation in Healthcare: A Value Network Perspective
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Business models (BMs) play an important role in facilitating the delivery and integration of technological innovations within the healthcare sector, catering the needs of healthtech entrepreneurs, managers, healthcare ... -
THE STATUTORY ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS: A BOURDIEUSIAN ANALYSIS
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Research since the Children and Families Act (2014) and the SEND Code of Practice 0-25 (DfE & DoH, 2015) has focused upon new processes for statutory assessment, the quality of Education, Health and Care plans and the ... -
Characteristics of active deformation, fault interaction, and earthquake triggering in a rapidly-deforming complex normal fault network (south-west Türkiye)
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Despite often being overshadowed by disastrous earthquakes on subduction zones and continental transform faults, normal faulting earthquakes frequently cause severe destruction and casualties. Understanding earthquake ... -
Development of novel systems of human and porcine lung alveolar-like macrophages
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Introduction Macrophages, integral to the immune system, play diverse roles shaped by their origin, tissue context, and environmental cues. Due to the limited availability of lung macrophages and the inadequacies of ... -
‘MY BLOOD IS IN IT’: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL DOCTORAL STUDENTS’ EMBODIED EXPERIENCE OF A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Reflecting its Cartesian underpinnings, academic scholarship privileges discourse over embodiment, resulting in a lack of research about international doctoral students' bodily experience of Higher Education. International ... -
The role of Ubiquitin ligases Nedd4-1 and Nedd4-2 in the brain and their crosstalk with alpha-synuclein and other dementia-related proteins
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) are a progressive and currently incurable neurodegenerative disease and the most common movement disorder. α-synuclein protein is thought to be the main ... -
A Performative Framework for Exploring Traditional Whirling Dervish Movement and Flamenco Dance through Augmented Digital Media and Wearable Technology
(University of Plymouth, 2024)The thesis establishes a comprehensive framework that facilitates an in-depth exploration of the intricate traditional movements of the Whirling Dervishes of Turkey and the passionate expressions of Spanish Flamenco dance. ... -
Utilising Plutonium Isotopes to Evaluate Soil Erosion in Tropical East African Agri-systems
(University of Plymouth, 2024)In the beautiful landscapes of Tropical East Africa, agriculture serves as the lifeblood of both people and ecosystems. The delicate balance between agriculture and soil preservation forms a complex web of factors that ...