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An Analysis of Dieting Methods, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Weight Perceptions and Family Meals, in Female Adolescents
(University of Plymouth, 2008)OBJECTIVES: The overall aim of the study was to examine relationships between dieting, ethnic origin and fruit and vegetable intake in adolescent girls, and to determine any difference in fruit and vegetable intake and ... -
The Relationship Between Preference and Performance Measures of Handedness
(University of Plymouth, 2008)There is great debate as to the way in which preference and performance measures of handedness are related. Some suggest that they are separable dimensions (e.g. Porac & Coren, 1981), however a bulk of evidence suggests ... -
A Review of Combined Diet and Exercise Weight Loss Interventions in Obese and Overweight Adolescents
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Nutrient intakes at lunchtime of primary school children in Cornwall: a comparison of school meals and packed lunches
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Testing the Degradation Rates of Degradable, Non-degradable and Bio-degradable Plastics Within Simulated Marine Environments
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American Mink (Mustela vison) and its impact on native species in the UK
(University of Plymouth, 2008)Introduced alien species are recognised to be a major threat to native biodiversity. The American mink (Mustela vison) is a highly adaptable, naturalised predator in the UK, introduced as part of the fur trade in the ... -
Turbulent Mixing in Bottom Boundary Layer of the Coastal Ocean
(University of Plymouth, 2008)This paper analyses the evolution of the bottom boundary layer observed over a flood tide in the Plymouth Sound in June 2006. The overview of the energy budget associated with turbulence is presented in which an estimation ... -
The Role of Zooxanthellae in Marine Invertebrates
(University of Plymouth, 2008)The importance of zooxanthellae in marine environments cannot be understated. Their role as a source of nutritive energy to corals underpins the success of reef-building systems worldwide, forming some of the most productive ... -
Is Cardiovascular Health Affected by Exercise Type and Impact?
(University of Plymouth, 2008)The principal aim of this study was to determine whether cardiovascular health, assessed by resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure and resting heart rate, was affected by exercise type (golf vs. tennis) and associated ... -
Organisational Commitment: Buffer of Work Stress?
(University of Plymouth, 2008)Work stress has been linked to negative health outcomes; however, evidence has shown that organisational commitment can act as a buffer to work stress. This is known as the buffering hypothesis of commitment. It was ... -
Seeing the bigger picture: an amblyopic advantage in the global integration of moving visual information?
(University of Plymouth, 2008)Devices used to incorporate global information by normal and amblyopic eyes were investigated using the Classification Image (CI) technique. An orientation task with randomly orientated tilting Gabor patches and a ... -
Variation in both male and female secondary sexual characters in the diving beetle, Agabus bipustulatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
(University of Plymouth, 2008)Sexual conflict and intersexual arms races occur due to the differing evolutionary interests between the sexes. Under the model of sexual conflict it is predicted that this will lead to sexual dimorphism, common in diving ... -
Expression and Localisation of Wave Isoforms in Human Schwann and Schwannoma Cells
(University of Plymouth, 2008)Schwannoma, the main tumours associated with Neurofibromatosis Type II, are caused by loss of function mutations in the NF2 gene, encoding for the tumour suppressor Merlin. Schwannoma cells display protrusive structures, ... -
Approach Latency in Domestic Animals
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Is there a visitor effect on Abyssinian Ground Hornbills (Bucorvus abyssinicus), Papuan Wreathed Hornbills (Aceros plicatus), Wrinkled Hornbills (Aceros corrugatus) and Toco Toucans (Ramphastos toco) in a captive zoo environment?
(University of Plymouth, 2008)Research into the possible effects that zoo visitors have on the captive animals they come to visit is still relatively poorly understood. Most of the studies all ready completed have used non-human primate subjects, but ... -
A critical evaluation of the symbiotic association between tropical tube-dwelling Polychaetes and their Hermatypic coral hosts, with a focus on Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766)
(University of Plymouth, 2008)Coral reefs are high in species diversity with a low effective population size for most species and a high incidence of specific co-evolved relationships. Hermatypic corals are associated with, and attract a variety of, ... -
The haemolytic effect of verapamil on erythrocytes exposed to varying osmolarity
(University of Plymouth, 2008)The haemolytic effect of verapamil on red blood cells (RBCs) exposed to varying osmolarity was investigated. The experimental approach used a modified red cell haemolysis assay with concentrations of verapamil ranging ... -
An investigation into the cardiac implications of bradycardia in marine sports practitioners
(University of Plymouth, 2008)This study investigated the effect of the mammalian diving reflex (MDR) on the R-R intervals, mean heart rate (MHR) and mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) on 40 healthy subjects. Two groups were compared a group of SCUBA ... -
Do Anxiety Level and Anxiety-Related Content Affect Accuracy and Endorsement Rate on Syllogistic Reasoning by Increasing Reliance on Belief-Biased Heuristic Processing?
(University of Plymouth, 2008)This study used an adaptation of the belief bias paradigm and correlational analyses to investigate the effects of validity, believability, content, and anxiety level on syllogistic reasoning in a sample comprised of ... -
Factors that Affect Cardiovascular Health: A Review
(University of Plymouth, 2008)Cardiovascular disease is a major public health problem in terms of both high morbidity and mortality rates and large economic costs. Cardiovascular health and risk of disease are determined by a wide range of genetic and ...