cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Time Travellers and Storytellers: Representations of Dementia in Children's Fantasy Literature
Creators: name: Guiry, Tracey
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Children's Fiction
subject: Fiction
subject: Dementia
subject: Memory
subject: Storytelling
subject: PhD

description: This creative writing research-based thesis asks how dementia can be represented to primary-aged children through a fantasy fiction novel and offers an original fantasy fiction novel, The Battle for Spanoak (Guiry, 2020), written for children between the ages of 7 and 12-years-old as an original contribution to the corpus of dementia writing for children. The critical component to this thesis explores how generic fantasy devices and structures impact on the representation of dementia through ‘storytelling’ and ‘memory’ and describes the particular relevance of ‘time’ as a narrative device in dementia fantasy narratives. I have also contributed a corpus of dementia texts for the young from which I have identified thematic commonplaces which I propose might be criteria to recognise fantasy dementia writing for the young. I have codified and offered this evidence in Table 1: Dementia and Fantasy Writing for the Young. I offer a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary theoretical approach which brings together children’s fiction writing about dementia, fictional landscape theories and the fantasy genre to propose that fantasy landscapes can open up a useful theoretical space to represent dementia to children in positive terms of transformation.
The use of differing verb types in the oral narratives of school-age children
Creators: name: Switzer, Allison
name: Brandel, Jayne
name: Hoffman, LaVae
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: The aim of this project was to examine age-related use of action, metacognitive, and metalinguistic verbs because factors related to verb transparency are thought to impact word learning. Performance on fictional, oral narratives elicited using a single-episode picture was evaluated for 84 children with typical language (TL) and 38 age-matched children with a Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) ranging in age from 5;1 to 14;4 years of age. Narrative samples were transcribed and coded for occurrences of action verbs (AV), metacognitive verbs (MCV), and metalinguistic verbs (MLV). The total number of verbs used and the number of different verbs produced in each category were examined across ages, as was the difference in verb usage patterns across language ability groups. A statistically significant increase in the overall use of action, MCV, and MLV with age was observed. TL children used a wider variety of each verb type as compared to those with DLD. Age-related progression for verb use was observed in the fictional narrative generation task by both groups of children. However, despite similar rates of total verb use, children with DLD produced fewer different verbs in the three categories. These findings indicate the total number of verbs used is similar in children with TL and DLD, but there is a difference in the number of different verbs used in functional tasks such as narratives for children with DLD. These results also indicate a need for ongoing examination of the factors not only impacting verb acquisition but also use in communication tasks.
Evaluation of Soils and Climatic Conditions Supporting Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Production in College of Agronomy Research Farms of Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi Benue State, Nigeria
Creators: name: Igomu, Emmanuel Amodu
name: Kyat, Makama McGyotwowa
name: Odoemena, Simon Onyedikachi
Publisher: name: BSSS.bg
Year: 2024

description: Makurdi is in a strategic position in the agricultural map of Nigeria, producing a widerange of both annual and perennial crops such as yam, maize, rice, sorghum, soybean,cowpea, citrus, mangoes, and a variety of vegetables. One of the factors responsible for thiswide range of crops is the favorable climate. This study was aimed at evaluating the suitabilityof the soils for the production of groundnut and to have a detailed soil database for effectiveland use planning. Soil requirements for groundnut were obtained from past research worksand compared with data collected from the survey. The study showed that the soils of the areahad formed under climatic environment presently characterized by an annual rainfall of about1330.20 mm and a mean annual temperature of about 27.80 0C. The soils were well drained topoorly drained. The clay content ranged from 7.20 to 29.30 %, increasing with depth. Organiccarbon was low (0.64 %) in the upland, but relatively high when compared with the low (0.62%) value in the low land. The suitability assessment results showed that although, certainquantities or characteristics such as mean annual temperature, relative humidity and basesaturation were optimum for groundnut cultivation, there was however, no highly suitable (S1)land for groundnut cultivation in the area. All the soils were classified into moderatelysuitable (S2f) subclass due to their low nutrient levels. COATRF I and II units of the area weremoderately suitable (S2tf) due to topography and low soil fertility. COATRF III was limited byits imperfect drainage to marginally suitable subclass (S3wf) for groundnut production. Toimprove on the level of productivity of the soils for optimal groundnut production,management techniques such as continuous organic matter incorporation and mineral fertilizerapplication, and efficient use of mineral fertilizers with low levels of chemical inputs withadaption of appropriate irrigation techniques would make dry season farming sustainable.
‘People Not Profits’: Hawaiian Cultural Nationalism and Protest Against the United States, 1968-1980
Creators: name: Hough, Emily May
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: History
subject: Cultural History
subject: Oral History
subject: Hawaii
subject: Cultural Nationalism
subject: ResM

description: Since the early nineteenth century, United States colonialism has transformed the Hawaiian Islands from an independent sovereign nation into an American controlled state. In Hawai’i, colonialism is largely represented through the appropriation of culture, people, and land for the benefit of the tourist industry, in addition to the control of land for military use and urban development. In this study, the ways in which the United States has exploited Hawaiian culture, people, and land and the resulting opposition against it is analysed, to demonstrate the effects of colonialism on Hawai'i and the ways Hawaiian people adapted to resist it. This is accomplished through the use of three different primary source sets: the first is television, in which Hawai'i is either sold to audiences as a paradisal destination full of welcoming locals or shown to be in need of Westernisation through the presentation of culture as primitive. The second source set is the recently created Kokua Hawai'i Oral History Project, which features interviews from members of the activist group Kokua Hawai'i who protested against the eviction of Kalama Valley in 1971. These interviews help to build a picture of the protests and the group, exploring themes such as motivations behind their activism, schooling, and socio-economic background, and are a hitherto unused primary source. Thirdly, music used to protest against the eviction of Kalama Valley and the military occupation of Kaho’olawe is used to show how activists used elements of culture which were suppressed or appropriated by the United States as a tool of protest. This is accomplished through a lyrical analysis of the songs, which follow themes of aloha ‘āina and kuleana. As relatively unused sources, this will create a new contribution to existing scholarship, alongside showing the detrimental effect of colonialism on Hawai'i and the efforts to resist it.
THE CHANGING FACE OF POLICING: LOCAL ISSUES IN NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Creators: name: BUNT, PHILIP KESSELL
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1999

description: The thesis reviews the changes which have taken place in policing England and Wales between 1950 and 1998 with particular reference to foui* key themes: community policmg, crime preverition, victims of crime and quality ofservice. It contributes to ah understanding of how policing has developed during a period of significant social change and explores the rationale which has underpinned legislative development and policy making at national and force levels whilst identifying the significance of these changes within a local city environment. The development of the key themes at national level is considered within the local policing environment of the south-west of England. This has been undertaken with particular reference to the way in which they have influenced the direction of policing within Devon and Cornwall and, in particular, how aspects of their implementation have been perceived by both police officers and sections of the public within the largest urban area of the two counties, the city of Plymouth. Much of the detailed research within the city has concentrated upon the area of Stonehouse, forming part of the St Peter ward; an area which has been identified as one of the most socially and economically deprived locations in England. Through personal interviews, telephone and postal questionnaires, and an insider's ethnographic perspective, the study is brought into local focus. This allows critical analysis of the key themes in terms of their local development against the national perspective.
Berylmys manipulus
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Berylmys
Berylmys manipulus

description: 77. Berylmys manipulus (Thomas, 1916)
Common name: Manipur White-toothed Rat Myanmar name:
Distribution: China, India and Myanmar (from Central to Northern area).
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 160, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
Diomys crumpi Thomas 1917
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Diomys
Diomys crumpi

description: 81. Diomys crumpi Thomas, 1917
Common name: Crump ’ s Rat
Myanmar name:
Distribution: Northern India, Central Nepal and Northern Myanmar (Namti, Kachin State; Musser and Newcomb 1983). Genus Hapalomys Blyth, 1859
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 160, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
Deep Learning for Audio Segmentation and Intelligent Remixing
Creators: name: Venkatesh, Satvik
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: audio segmentation
subject: sound event detection
subject: deep learning
subject: music-speech detection
subject: intelligent remixing
subject: radio
subject: audio classification
subject: music information retrieval
subject: PhD

description: Audio segmentation divides an audio signal into homogenous sections such as music and speech. It is useful as a preprocessing step to index, store, and modify audio recordings, radio broadcasts and TV programmes. Machine learning models for audio segmentation are generally trained on copyrighted material, which cannot be shared across research groups. Furthermore, annotating these datasets is a time-consuming and expensive task. In this thesis, we present a novel approach that artificially synthesises data that resembles radio signals. We replicate the workflow of a radio DJ in mixing audio and investigate parameters like fade curves and audio ducking. Using this approach, we obtained state-of-the-art performance for music-speech detection on in-house and public datasets. After demonstrating the efficacy of training set synthesis, we investigate how audio ducking of background music impacts the precision and recall of the machine learning algorithm. Interestingly, we observed that the minimum level of audio ducking preferred by the machine learning algorithm was similar to that of human listeners. Furthermore, we observe that our proposed synthesis technique outperforms real-world data in some cases and serves as a promising alternative. This project also proposes a novel deep learning system called You Only Hear Once (YOHO), which is inspired by the YOLO algorithm popularly adopted in Computer Vision. We convert the detection of acoustic boundaries into a regression problem instead of frame-based classification. The relative improvement for F-measure of YOHO, compared to the state-of-the-art Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network, ranged from 1% to 6% across multiple datasets. As YOHO predicts acoustic boundaries directly, the speed of inference and post-processing steps are 6 times faster than frame-based classification. Furthermore, we investigate domain generalisation methods such as transfer learning and adversarial training. We demonstrated that these methods helped our algorithm perform better in unseen domains. In addition to audio segmentation, another objective of this project is to explore real-time radio remixing. This is a step towards building a customised radio and consequently, integrating it with the schedule of the listener. The system would remix music from the user’s personal playlist and play snippets of diary reminders at appropriate transition points. The intelligent remixing is governed by the underlying audio segmentation and other deep learning methods. We also explore how individuals can communicate with intelligent mixing systems through non-technical language. We demonstrated that word embeddings help in understanding representations of semantic descriptors.
Hapalomys longicaudatus Blyth 1859
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Hapalomys
Hapalomys longicaudatus

description: 82. Hapalomys longicaudatus Blyth, 1859
Common name: Greater Marmoset Rat
Myanmar name:
Distribution: Southwest China, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Southeastern Myanmar (Sittaung river valley).
Remarks: This species is categorized as endangered by the IUCN; however, not yet listed under the protection status of Myanmar.
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on pages 160-161, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
Leopoldamys edwardsi
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Leopoldamys
Leopoldamys edwardsi

description: 83. Leopoldamys edwardsi (Thomas, 1882)
Common name: Edward ’ s Long-tailed Giant Rat
Myanmar name:
Distribution: China, Vietnam and Northern Myanmar (recorded in Hukaung Valley WS).
Remarks: L. edwardsi is distributed in western and central China only, thus, the species in Myanmar could possibly be another cryptic species distributed throughout the southern China (Li et al. 2019). Further taxonomic identification for this species is needed in Myanmar.
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 161, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
I am a Camera, Subverted: Reflexivity, Sexuality, and Filming Styles in Bob Fosse’s 'Sweet Charity' (1969), 'Cabaret' (1972), and 'All That Jazz' (1979)
Creators: name: Downes, Steven
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Sweet Charity (1969), Cabaret (1972), All That Jazz (1979), Bob Fosse, reflexivity in musical films, sexuality in musical films
subject: ResM

description: The musical films of Bob Fosse, 'Sweet Charity' (1969), 'Cabaret' (1972), and 'All That Jazz' (1979) offer a radical alternative to the ‘arcadian’ musical format with edgier and darker themes as a response to the rapidly developing socio-politico climate and the sexual revolution. However, although 'Cabaret' remains well documented, his other musical films 'Sweet Charity' and 'All That Jazz', remain primarily neglected in academia, which I will rectify. Moreover, while many prolific writers and scholars, including Laura Mulvey and Rick Altman, have previously analysed the movie and film musical from a heteronormative male gaze perspective, this is at odds with Fosse’s approach to filmmaking, which often subverts such a hypothesis. My line of enquiry consequently developed to explore the link between filming styles and representations of gender and sexuality in Fosse’s films over a ten-year period and observe the various shifts in register. This approach eschews the more bibliographical texts, monographs, and documentaries about Fosse, allowing me to study his films critically from a unique perspective. Using a variety of methodologies and theories, including the social history of art, semiotics, feminism, formalism, and film studies, I will analyse selected case studies where the intersection between filming styles and representations of sexuality are most pertinent/interesting to my central argument. In the process, I will often refer to the terminologies ‘visual reflexivity’ and ‘theatrical reflexivity’ to explore this phenomenon and examine how they interact with gender in 'Sweet Charity', 'Cabaret', and 'All That Jazz' through techniques such as film editing and camera angles, as well as performative arts. Furthermore, Fosse’s radical use of cinematic space, including altered states of consciousness, is also explored coinciding with the backstage musicals’ shift from the ‘book musical’ to ‘concept musical’, in line with modern audiences’ expectations and avant-garde approaches to the genre.
Responding to Reading Difficulties: An Exploration from Different Professional Perspectives
Creators: name: Unlu, Ezgi
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Reading difficulty
subject: PhD

description: The study was designed to explore educators’ perspectives on reading difficulties and their choice of teaching strategies for students with reading difficulties. The study aimed to understand how educators form their professional perspectives on reading difficulties, how this relates to their understanding of the concept of ‘dyslexia’ and how this informs their teaching methods. Furthermore, the study has explored the extent to which these chosen teaching strategies are inclusive and meet the needs of all students. A qualitative case study was used to generate data to address the research questions and achieve the aims of this study. Data were generated from semi-structured interviews with thirteen educators from different contexts and career stages, classroom observations in two primary schools in England, and a dyslexia training session online. Thematic data analysis was used to interpret the data and identify themes related to the educators’ understanding of the reading difficulty and pedagogy for students with reading difficulty (Braun and Clarke, 2006). Braun and Clarke's six steps were followed for analysing the data. Furthermore, multi-layer analysis (Robbins, 2007) was used to incorporate findings from three aspects of my theoretical framework: Rogoff’s (1995) three planes of analysis, Tobin’s (1999) comparative classroom ethnography, and models of disability. My study suggests that teachers’ understanding of reading difficulties is influenced by different models of disability at different levels of their thinking, which then also influences their choice of teaching strategies to respond to reading difficulties. My study findings also suggest that students with reading difficulties are not given enough opportunities to voice their needs and feelings, and it is recommended that spaces be provided for individuals to reflect and for all stakeholders to talk and share their reflections. In addition, my study recommends that student teachers should be prepared for working with students who have reading difficulties in their future classrooms by developing an understanding and knowledge of inclusive pedagogy and how this relates to teaching children how to read. This can also be extended to teachers who are currently working in schools to develop a better understanding of how to support all children to learn to read.
Leopoldamys herberti
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Leopoldamys
Leopoldamys herberti

description: 84. Leopoldamys herberti (Kloss, 1916)
Common name: Herbert ’ s Long-tailed Giant Rat
Myanmar name:
Distribution: Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Southeastern Myanmar.
Remarks: This species was sometimes considered as L. neilli (Balakirev et al. 2013); therefore, further taxonomic identification is needed in Myanmar.
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 161, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
Leopoldamys vociferans
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Leopoldamys
Leopoldamys vociferans

description: 85. Leopoldamys vociferans (G.S. Miller, 1900)
Common name: Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat Myanmar name:
Distribution: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. In Myanmar, recorded in Lampi Marine National Park (Bisi et al. 2019) and possibly distributed in Tanintharyi Region.
Remarks: Balakirev et al. (2013) revealed the absence of proper L. sabanus in continental Indochina, we assumed that the species in Southern Myanmar as L. vociferans. Further taxonomic identification is needed.
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 161, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
Maxomys surifer
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Maxomys
Maxomys surifer

description: 86. Maxomys surifer (Miller, 1900)
Common name: Indomalayan Spiny Rat
Myanmar name:
Distribution: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Southern Myanmar (recorded in Lampi Marine NP; Bisi et al. 2019).
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 161, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
Maxomys whiteheadi
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Maxomys
Maxomys whiteheadi

description: 87. Maxomys whiteheadi (Thomas, 1894)
Common name: Whitehead ’ s Sundaic Spiny Rat
Myanmar name:
Distribution: Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo, and various adjacent islands. In Myanmar, possibly distributed in the Southern peninsular area (Pimsai et al. 2014).
Remarks: This species is categorized as vulnerable by the IUCN; however, not yet listed under the protection status of Myanmar.
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 161, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARTY SYSTEMS AND THE DETERMINANTS OF PARTISAN VOTING IN ENGLISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 1973-1998
Creators: name: WARE, LAWRENCE
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2002

description: This thesis takes a quantitative approach to the study of the development of party systems in English local government following its reorganisation in the early 1970s. Aggregate data, including local election results and census information, are used to identify the determinants of partisan support and the subsequent effects upon variations in local party systems. The study develops the first major classification of local party systems between 1973 and 1998, focussing principally upon factors accounting for variations in the evolution of such systems. This study provides the first clear evidence that the operation of local electoral systems contributes towards the production and maintenance of two-party dominance. However, in contrast to the national parliamentary situation, the two parties are not restricted to Conservative and Labour. The thesis highlights how third parties, particularly the Liberals, became a significant part of the local party system in a relatively large number of cases. Variations in electoral arrangements between local authorities, including differences in district magnitude and the nature of the electoral cycle, permit examination of their effects upon local party systems within a common national political culture. The effects of these variations are shown to either benefit or discriminate against the Liberals. Using aggregate data and methods of linear regression, the thesis analyses patterns of partisan voting in local government. It shows that socioeconomic factors such as class, housing and employment, theoretically identified as important for parliamentary elections, are related also to local voting for the three main parties, although the relationships are weaker for the Liberals than for the traditional two main parties. Confirmation of these findings is provided by the application of methods designed to solve the problems of ecological inference.
Micromys erythrotis
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Micromys
Micromys erythrotis

description: 88. Micromys erythrotis (Blyth, 1856)
Common name: Indochinese Harvest Mouse
Myanmar name:
Distribution: China, India, Laos, Vietnam and Northern Myanmar (Chen et al. 2023).
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 161, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
Micromys pygmaeus
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Micromys
Micromys pygmaeus

description: 89. Micromys pygmaeus (Milne-Edwards, 1874)
Common name: Himalaya Mouse
Myanmar name:
Distribution: Middle-to-high elevations of the Himalayas and Hengduan Mountains (1600 – 3800 m) and possibly in Northern Myanmar (Chen et al. 2023).
Remarks: This species is previously considered a subspecies of M. minutus or M. erythrotis (Chen et al. 2023). Further taxonomic identification and geographical distribution is needed in Myanmar.
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 161, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
Macrocnemum jamaicense Linnaeus 1759
Creators: name: Jarvis, Charlie
Publisher: name: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Rubiaceae
Macrocnemum
Macrocnemum jamaicense

description: Macrocnemum jamaicense Linnaeus, Plantarum Jamaicensium Pugillus: 31. 1759.
["Habitat in Jamaica."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 244 (1762). RCN: 1355.
Type not designated.
 Original material: Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 227.1 (LINN).
 Generitype of Macrocnemum P. Browne.
 Current name:  Macrocnemum jamaicense  L. (Rubiaceae).
description: Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), pp. 651-689 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 651, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
George Morland (1763-1804) and the representation of social types
Creators: name: Yeomans, Heather
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: George Morland
subject: Genre Painting
subject: Rural
subject: Gypsy's
subject: Travellers
subject: Slavery
subject: ResM

description: George Morland was an eighteenth century artist, who was very popular not only during his lifetime, but in the following hundred years as well. He then fell out of popularity after changes in fashion and trends following the First World War. His paintings contain scenes of rural communities, families, animals, travellers, seaside communities as well as the slave trade, they cover a wide range of eighteenth century social types. Morland lived a ‘bohemian’ lifestyle which allowed him to get to know the people he depicted, living within the communities. His paintings have been analysed in detail in only a few texts from the last fifty years, whereas he had numerous books and articles written on his life and works in the immediate years after his death and into the early twentieth century. A lot of scholarly work on Morland has been based on his biography rather than more modern research methods, which have only been applied in a few texts since 1980. I will be using these texts, new and old to analyse paintings which have been well researched as well as those which have often been overlooked. I hope to show that Morland represented a wide range of subjects, that his images are more than simple images of rural peasants and that they deserve more scholarly attention.
Millardia kathleenae Thomas 1914
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Millardia
Millardia kathleenae

description: 90. Millardia kathleenae Thomas, 1914
Common name: Burmese Soft-furred Rat, Popa Soft-furred Rat
Myanmar name:
Distribution: Only occur in the Central Myanmar (Mount Popa, near the type locality of Bagan, but absent from surrounding areas; Musser and Carleton 2005).
Remarks: This species is endemic to Myanmar.
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 161, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
REFLECTIONS ON THE IHEART PROGRAMME BY DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS: Self-confidence, Mental Wellbeing and Resilience
Creators: name: TUMKAYA, GULSAH SELIN
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Self-confidence, Mental wellbeing, Resilience, Student teacher, Iheart programme, Inclusive practices
subject: PhD

description: To promote social justice and educational equity for all students, teachers are given a significant place in international policy and literature as essential agents of change. Training teachers for inclusive practices necessitates building their self-confidence to increase their understanding of how they may use their resources to support children and adolescents, as well as boost their self-confidence. Teachers’ resilience to overcome difficulties may also have a crucial role in increasing the effectiveness of inclusive practices. This is because, despite agreement about the benefits of inclusive education, the number of teachers leaving their jobs increases daily. The aim of the project, therefore, was to support student teachers to bring to light their innate resilience and mental wellbeing and increase their self-confidence while working in schools and early year’s settings using the Iheart Project of Plymouth University experience. The Iheart Project was designed as a 10-week course. Student teachers in the first and second years of study at Plymouth Institute of Education participated voluntarily in the programme. This research was conducted using mixed methods and is focused particularly on students specialising in teaching children with special educational needs. Data were initially collected by using existing standardised scales namely Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive Practice and Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing. Besides the scales, researcher diaries, feedback forms, Iheart website documents and interviews with key individuals involved in developing and participating in the programme were also used. Findings suggest that caution should be exercised when considering programmes designed from a particular ontological and pedagogical standpoint, but the interactive activities and some of the techniques used in the Iheart Project can nonetheless be useful to increase student teachers’ self-confidence and mental wellbeing in the school environment. It is anticipated that aspects of the training that student teachers received within the Iheart Project are likely to make a positive contribution to their professional lives as they develop effective inclusive practices in mainstream settings.
Mus booduga
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Mus
Mus booduga

description: 91. Mus booduga (Gray, 1837)
Common name: Little Indian Field Mouse Myanmar name:
Distribution: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar (possibly distributed in the Central area and Western Chin State).
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on pages 161-162, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
'Mercy, Tenderness, and Compassion': A Study into the Inclusion of Acts of Communal and Familial Support within Seventeenth-Century Quaker Records of Sufferings
Creators: name: Wadman, Toni
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: ResM

description: This thesis explores the inclusion of encounters of communal and familial compassion and support within seventeenth century Quaker records of sufferings. Whilst previous academic works have used these accounts of communal support to highlight the social integration of Friends within their local communities, little focus has been placed upon the purpose or reasoning behind their presence within Quaker suffering records. This thesis, therefore, examines how Friends perceived and understood these encounters as well as the reasoning and motivation behind their inclusion in their accounts of sufferings. To help answer these questions, this project consults the Original Records of Sufferings, handwritten records and letters detailing accounts of sufferings and persecution, along with the spiritual autobiographies and journals of several early Friends. Through the study of these sources, this thesis argues that the recording of communal sympathy served firstly a rhetorical and persuasive purpose, both to validate their positions as martyrs, and as a way for Friends to repackage themselves as peaceful and supported members of their communities, therefore creating a narrative of injustice surrounding their persecution. Secondly, this thesis argues that the recording of these encounters also held an affective and emotive meaning to these Friends, as they navigated communal and familial relationships post conversion to Quakerism. Finally, whilst several academic works have reasoned that through the documenting and collating of accounts of persecution suffering became an integral part of early modern Quaker identity, little consideration has been paid to the recording of encounters of kindness and support. Therefore, this thesis places its focus upon this and concludes that through the memorialising, collating and disseminating of these encounters Friends were attempting to create another facet of Quaker identity that argued against the negative portrayal given by official and polemical tracts, and highlighted their ability to find support and integration within their local communities despite their difference in faith.
AN INVESTIGATION OF TWICE EXCEPTIONALITY (2E) IN THE UK CONTEXT: THE PARADOXICAL COMBINATION OF EXCEPTIONALITIES
Creators: name: Demir, Yunus Emre
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: twice-exceptionality, gifted students with paradoxical exceptionalities, special education
subject: PhD

description: Twice-exceptionality (2E) refers to individuals who possess both exceptional intellectual abilities and disabilities. This qualitative exploratory study primarily investigated the experiences of 2E learners and teachers who have previously taught, or currently teach, students with twice-exceptionality. The study examined such lived experiences with reference to philosophical, sociological and socio-cultural theoretical concepts. A combination of interviews and self-administered questionnaires was utilised for data collection following a protracted recruitment process in COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic conditions which, it was assumed, had limited consent to participate to seven teachers and five students based primarily in Plymouth. An indicative content analysis of the students` data and reflexive thematic analysis of teachers` data illustrated the importance of acknowledging of paradoxical combinations of ability and disability with additional conditions (e.g., eating disorders and depression). Socialisation difficulties in 2E students with autism and organisational skill problems in high potential students with ADHD were identified. Some teachers observed different characteristics in 2E students such as overconfidence and creative writing skills. However, it was also found that participating teachers were unaware of aspects of 2E and tended to avoid classifying their students as 2E or gifted. Thus, the generation of data on the lack of awareness of 2E provided an additional benefit and contribution to knowledge. The study emphasised the importance of tailored support and inclusive practices, intending to ensure that the voices of 2E students and teachers are heard and to determine their needs. With reference to empirical data and the existing literature, it will contribute the recognition and broader understanding of twice exceptionality, offering valuable insights for educational practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. Further research into this complex intersection of issues in diversity, inclusion, and twice-exceptionality is encouraged to enhance inclusivity and educational systems for 2E individuals.
Mus caroli Bonhote 1902
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Mus
Mus caroli

description: 92. Mus caroli Bonhote, 1902
Common name: Ryukyu Mouse, Ricefield Mouse Myanmar name:
Distribution: Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar (from Central to Southern area).
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 162, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
Mus cervicolor Hodgson 1845
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Mus
Mus cervicolor

description: 93. Mus cervicolor Hodgson, 1845
Common name: Fawn-colored Mouse
Myanmar name:
Distribution: Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar (from Central to Northern area).
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 162, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
Acetabularia acetabulum P. C. Silva
Creators: name: Jarvis, Charlie
Publisher: name: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Chlorophyta
Chlorophyceae
Dasycladales
Polyphyaceae
Acetabularia
Acetabularia acetabulum

description: Madrepora acetabulum Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 1: 793. 1758.
"Habitat in O. Europaeo, Americano."
 Basionym of: Tubularia acetabulum (L.) L. (1767).
 Lectotype (John in Spencer & al. in Taxon, in press): [icon] “Acetabulum” in Tournefort, Inst. Rei Herb.: 569, t. 338. 1700.
 Current name:  Acetabularia acetabulum  (L.) P.C. Silva (Dasycladaceae).
description: Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), pp. 651-689 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 651, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
Mus lepidoides Fry 1931
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Mus
Mus lepidoides

description: 95. Mus lepidoides Fry, 1931
Common name: Little Burmese Field Mouse
Myanmar name:
Distribution: Only occur in the Central area of Myanmar along the Irrawaddy River (Mount Popa is the type locality of this species; Shimada et al. 2010).
Remarks: This species is recognized as distinct species from M. booduga and from all other species of Mus and endemic to Myanmar (Shimada et al. 2010).
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 162, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
Mus cookii Ryley 1914
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Mus
Mus cookii

description: 94. Mus cookii Ryley, 1914
Common name: Cook ’ s Mouse
Myanmar name:
Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam and Northeastern Myanmar (recorded in Gokteik, Shan State).
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 162, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939
Magnolia virginiana Linnaeus 1753
Creators: name: Jarvis, Charlie
Publisher: name: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliales
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana

description: Magnolia glauca (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1081. 1759.
["Habitat in Virginia, Pensylvania."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 755 (1762). RCN: 3982.
 Basionym: Magnolia virginiana L. var. glauca L. (1753).
 Lectotype (Dandy, Sloane Herbarium: 112. 1958): [icon] " Magnolia Lauri folio, subtus albicante" in Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 1: 39, t. 39. 1730.
 Current name:  Magnolia virginiana  L. (Magnoliaceae).
 Note: Tobe (in Hunt, Magnolias: 180. 1998) provides an illustration of the lectotype.
description: Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), pp. 651-689 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 651, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758
Creators: name: Thu, Aye Myat
name: Lwin, Ye Htet
name: Quan, Rui-Chang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Mus
Mus musculus

description: 96. Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758
Common name: House Mouse
Myanmar name:
Distribution: Spread throughout the world in association with humans. In Myanmar, widely distributed throughout the country.
description: Published as part of Thu, Aye Myat, Lwin, Ye Htet & Quan, Rui-Chang, 2024, Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist, pp. 147-197 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 88 (3) on page 162, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0098, http://zenodo.org/record/13913939