cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
AN INVESTIGATION INTO PRODUCT DESIGN AND PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES WITHIN A JUST-IN-TIME MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT
Creators: name: RICHMOND, ROBIN JULIAN
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1993

description: This thesis describes the implementation of a Just-in-Time (JIT) cell on a greenfield site. It concentrates on a before and after implementation situation. Various production parameters are analysed to compare flowline performance before and after the implementation of JIT. The study is primarily concerned with the philosophies behind the Japanese management style of JIT and the practical use of JIT in a relatively small production line. Each area of JIT and its associated components are studied and, where practical, executed into practice within the production line. The study includes an investigation of the present manufacturing system and recommends improvements to aid manufacturing output. Total Quality Control, Set-up Reduction, Group Technology, Kanban, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and Value Analysis are tools used to assist the formation of the JIT cell. Results taken after implementation revealed that stock levels reduced by 25%. Shop floor area was reduced by 205 square metres and lead time reduced by 33%. Large arrears in orders were virtually eliminated six weeks after implementation. Warranty claims were greatly reduced. Quality Management greatly enhanced the product and cross-training of operatives was achieved.
Eupanthalis McIntosh 1876
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Phyllodocida
Acoetidae
Eupanthalis

description: Genus Eupanthalis McIntosh, 1876
Eupanthalis kinbergi McIntosh, 1876
DISTRIBUTION: CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Amoureux 1983c; Požar-Domac 1983, 1994; Cantone & Di Pietro 2002; Castelli et al. 2008.
REMARKS: All the Mediterranean records of the species need to be verified due to the confusion with Euarche tubifex Ehlers, 1887 (Barnich & Fiege 2003).
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Perilla frutescens Britton
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
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Perilla
Perilla frutescens

description: Mentha perilloides Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 736. 1767, nom. illeg.
["Habitat in India."] Sp. Pl. 2: 597 (1753). RCN: 4214.
 Replaced synonym: Ocimum frutescens L. (1753).
 Lectotype (Paton in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 74. 1993): [icon] " Ocymum Zeylanicum perenne, odoratissimum, latifolium " in Burman, Thes. Zeylan.: 174, t. 80, f. 1. 1737.
 Current name:  Perilla frutescens  (L.) Britton (Lamiaceae).
 Note: An illegitimate replacement name in Mentha for Ocimum frutescens L. (1753).
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 666, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
Panthalis Kinberg 1856
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Phyllodocida
Acoetidae
Panthalis

description: Genus Panthalis Kinberg, 1856
Panthalis oerstedi Kinberg, 1856
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Fauvel 1940; Katzmann 1972, 1973a, 1973f; Amoureux 1979; Zavodnik 1979; Amoureux 1983c; Katzmann 1983; Požar-Domac 1983, Županović & Jardas 1989; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Barnich & Fiege 2003; Castelli et al. 2008.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Corso Breve di Analisi di Bilancio - I vincoli al bilancio d’esercizio delle imprese
Creators: name: Navaroni, Matteo
name: Panigati, Mirko
Publisher: name: ----
Year: 2024
Subjects: Bilancio contabile e bilancio aziendale, bilancio quale documento vincolato, vincoli tecnico-contabili, logiche contabil, calcolo economico, il sistema di valori di bilancio, gerarchia dei vincoli vincoli posti dal codice civile.

description: Questa Lezione 2, dal titolo: I vincoli al bilancio d’esercizio delle imprese, dopo avere presentato la distinzione tra Bilancio Contabile e Bilancio Aziendale, esamina i «vincoli» al bilancio d’esercizio delle imprese.

Vengono esaminati distintamente i «vincoli contabili» e i «vincoli giuridici» posti dalle norme del Codice Civile.

L’Appendice 2-A approfondirà i «vincoli giuridici» presentando ai Vincoli Giuridici al Bilancio d’esercizio introdotte dal D.LGS. 139/2015.

This Lesson 2, entitled: The constraints on the financial statements of companies, after having presented the distinction between financial statements and corporate financial statements, examines the "constraints" on the financial statements of companies.

The «accounting constraints» and the «legal constraints» imposed by the provisions of the Civil Code are examined separately.

Appendix 2-A will delve into the "legal constraints" by presenting the Legal Constraints on the Financial Statements introduced by the Legislative Decree. 139/2015.
description: ----, Vol 15, No 2 (2024): ISSUE 2/2024
Polyodontes Renieri
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Phyllodocida
Acoetidae
Polyodontes

description: Genus Polyodontes Renieri in Blainville, 1828
Polyodontes maxillosus (Ranzani, 1817)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Carus 1884; Fauvel 1940; Vatova 1949a; Katzmann 1972; Požar-Domac 1994; Cantone & Di Pietro 2002; Barnich & Fiege 2003; Castelli et al. 2008.
OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Polyodontus maxillosus Ranzani, 1817.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Supporting the management of electronic engineering design teams through a dynamic contingency approach
Creators: name: Parsons, Richard David
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1998

description: The contribution to knowledge presented in this thesis is the dynamic contingency approach, supported through software, which supports the management of the early, conceptual stages of electronic engineering team design. 1he term contingency pertains to the design environment being in a contingent state, that is "dependent on uncertain issues" (Hayward & Sparkes, 1991). These issues are typically dynamic, that is ''pertaining to forces not in equilibrium, forces that produce motion" (Hayward & Sparkes, 1991). The concept for the dynamic contingency approach was developed through a soft systems analysis. This analysis drew upon an ethnographic study conducted in parallel with the present work by another researcher. Both the present work and the ethnographic study were carried out within a multidisciplinary research team in collaboration with an industrial partner (company A). This thesis discusses the evolution of this multidisciplinary research method, including the development of a software prototype (EDAPT), which enabled the requirements for the dynamic contingency approach to be established. Through this research method key issues were identified which affect the ability of design managers, and to a lesser extent design engineers, to adequately perceive the current situation of a design project; and to determine appropriate corrective responses to potential problem situations. The work indicates that this is particularly true when under pressure in such a complex, interdependent and dynamic environment. This thesis illustrates how the environment of design can be dependent upon these key issues which are often uncertain, that is, the environment is in a contingent state. Furthermore, the thesis depicts the dynamic nature of these issues. The dynamic contingency approach was developed in response to these issues in partnership with the industrial collaborator. The approach synthesises a variety of such issues to support the coordination of interdependencies, provide a view of the current project situation, alert stakeholders to potential problem situations, and present possible responses to potential problem situations. In short, what has been achieved is a design management worldview with sufficient detail to help people expect and anticipate what might happen, and how others may behave in a team design environment, together with the foundations for a system which enables and supports this perspective. In essence the approach provides a way of conceptualising the design environment which should enable improvements in the management of design teams at the early, conceptual stages of electronic engineering design projects.
0314 Another Realism: Ion Grigorescu, Photography and Document in 1970s Romania
Creators: name: Parvu, Ileana
Publisher: name: RIHA Journal
Year: 2024

description: In the Romanian context of the 1970s, how was it possible to produce a work of art that the authorities deemed too realistic? How can one understand the critique of an excess of realism when in 1971 the doctrine of Socialist Realism was re-established? This essay examines the notion of realism as forged by Romanian artist Ion Grigorescu. Drawing on recent writings in the theory of photography, it helps us understand how Grigorescu used the photographic medium to produce works, which, whilst adhering to realism’s principles, contravened the regime’s prescriptions. The use the artist made of the term "document" to circumvent official injunctions along with the national and international artistic sources of his work are among the questions addressed in this article to show how, even in a Communist country, dissent could walk on the paths of realism.
description: RIHA Journal, 2024: RIHA Journal
Mentha piperita 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
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mentha
Mentha piperita

description: Mentha piperita Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 576. 1753.
"Habitat in Anglia." RCN: 4205.
 Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 235, f. 6. 1980): [icon] " Mentha spicis brevioribus & habitioribus, foliis Menthae fuscae, sapore fervido Piperis " in Ray, Syn. Meth. Stirp. Brit., ed. 3: 234, t. 10, f. 2. 1724. - Typotype: Herb. Sherard No. 926 (OXF).
 Current name:  Mentha × piperita   L. (Lamiaceae).
 Note: Graham (in Watsonia 2: 31. 1951) wrongly regarded a specimen in Herb. Buddle (which would not have been seen by Linnaeus and is not original material) as "the type".
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 666, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
ELECTRICAL CONTACT BOUNCE AND THE CONTROL DYNAMICS OF SNAP-ACTION SWITCHES
Creators: name: McBRIDE, JOHN WILLIAM
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1986

description: Experimental and theoretical studies are made of a typical snap-action rocker switch, to establish the wear mechanisms in the pivoting contact. The rocker switch, used extensively in consumer goods, operates in the medium duty current range, (1 - 30 Amps). Highspeed photographic studies have shown that the main cause of wear is arcing, occurring during separation and bounce at the pivot contacts. To reduce the bounce a computer-based mathematical model of the system dynamics is developed and optimised; this results in recommended design changes. These changes are tested under full current endurance conditions, and show significant improvements in wear. The model of the switch dynamics relates the mathematics of motion to the bounce occuring at the pivot contact, without the influence of current. To show the effect of current and arcing, an automatic test system is developed for the controlled testing of electrical contacts. The system has the ability to evaluate arc energy, bounce times, and contact resistance. The results presented detail the influence of d.c current on contact bounce time, and identify the importance of the subsequent bounce time; which is defined for a single make operation, as the total duration of the bounces occurring after the first bounce. To compare the erosion profiles of the switch and test system, the system is operated under full load current endurance conditions, to evaluate wear. This comparison shows that the wear in the real switch contacts is greater, as result of the additional contact movement of slip and rolling.
Acrocirrus Grube 1873
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Terebellida
Acrocirridae
Acrocirrus

description: Genus Acrocirrus Grube, 1873
* Acrocirrus frontifilis (Grube, 1860)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Stossich 1883; Carus 1884; Grube 1860, 1861; Lorenz 1863; Amoureux 1975; Požar- Domac 1994; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Cantone & Di Pietro 2002; Castelli et al. 2008. OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Heterocirrus frontifilis Grube, 1860.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Avaliação da 3ª unidade
Creators: name: Allesandra, Marianne
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 461008
subject: Organisation of information and knowledge resources
classificationCode: 461001
subject: Digital curation and preservation
classificationCode: 461003
subject: Human information interaction and retrieval

description: O presente registro, é uma declaração de presença que comprova o comparecimento da discente em aula, ademais, tende-se a relatar determinados assuntos apresentados em classe. Este documento tem o caráter de avaliar a 3ª unidade da disciplina de Tecnologia da Informação I.
Macrochaeta Grube 1850
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Terebellida
Acrocirridae
Macrochaeta

description: Genus Macrochaeta Grube, 1850
Macrochaeta clavicornis (M. Sars, 1835)
DISTRIBUTION: CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Katzmann 1973a, 1983; Požar-Domac 1983, 1986; Špan et al. 1989; Castelli et al. 2008.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
HYGIENIC FEATURES OF GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLES FROM RESTRICTED SOIL IN UZBEKISTAN
Creators: name: Voronina, N.V.
name: Shamsutdinova, M.A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This article examines the hygienic features of greenhouse vegetable production using restricted soil in Uzbekistan. With the increasing demand for high-quality vegetables, greenhouse production has become a vital part of Uzbekistan’s agricultural strategy. However, the unique climatic and soil conditions in the region pose specific challenges related to hygiene and food safety. This study investigates the sanitary practices, soil management techniques, and environmental controls employed in Uzbek greenhouses to ensure the production of safe and healthy vegetables. Through a combination of field observations, laboratory analyses, and surveys of local agricultural practices, the research identifies key hygienic practices that mitigate contamination risks. The findings highlight the importance of rigorous hygiene protocols and soil management strategies in maintaining the quality and safety of greenhouse-grown vegetables. Recommendations for improving current practices and policy implications are also discussed to enhance the sustainability and safety of greenhouse vegetable production in Uzbekistan.
Amage Malmgren 1866
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Terebellida
Ampharetidae
Amage

description: Genus Amage Malmgren, 1866
* Amage adspersa (Grube, 1863)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Grube 1863, 1864; Stossich 1883; Fauvel 1934, Vatova 1935; Fauvel 1940; Vatova 1949a; Scaccini 1967; Bellan 1969; Zavodnik 1971; Marcuzzi 1972; Katzmann 1972, 1973a; Amoureux 1976; Fassari 1983; Katzmann 1983; Stjepčević et al. 1984; Požar-Domac 1986; Aleffi et al. 1988; Špan et al. 1989; Požar- Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995, 1997; Martinelli et al. 1998; Aleffi et al. 2003; Forni et al. 2004; Simonini et al. 2005, 2007; Solis-Weiss et al. 2007; Castelli et al. 2008.
NEW RECORDS: BM44, BM53, BM54.
OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Sabellides adspersa Grube, 1863.
® Amage gallasii (Marion, 1876)
DISTRIBUTION: NA.
NEW RECORDS: BM34, BM47.
REMARKS: These are the first records from the Adriatic Sea. DEPOSITED MATERIAL: BM34, 24.11.2009., 1 spec. (PMR-17637).
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Ampharete Malmgren 1866
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Terebellida
Ampharetidae
Ampharete

description: Genus Ampharete Malmgren, 1866
? Ampharete acutifrons (Grube 1860)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Vatova 1949a; Laubier 1962; Gamulin-Brida et al. 1968; Bellan 1969; Orel & Mennea 1969; Zavodnik 1971, Katzmann 1972; Marcuzzi 1972; Cognetti-Varriale & Zunarelli-Vandini 1978; Zavodnik et al. 1978; Amoureux 1979; Zavodnik 1979; Orel et al. 1982; Amoureux 1983a; Avčin & Vrišer 1983; Fassari 1983; Stjepčević et al. 1984; Gillet 1985/1986; Ambrogi et al. 1987; Orel et al. 1987; Zavodnik & Vidaković 1987; Aleffi et al. 1988; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995, 1997; Martinelli et al. 1998; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Crema et al. 2001; Ceschia et al. 2002; Aleffi et al. 2003; Simonini et al. 2004; Solis-Weiss et al. 2004, Occhipinti-Ambrogi et al. 2005; Simonini et al. 2005b; Boscolo et al. 2006; Simonini et al. 2007; Solis-Weiss et al. 2007; Castelli et al. 2008.
OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Ampharete grubei Malmgren, 1866.
REMARKS: This species was previously the only Ampharete species reported for the Adriatic Sea. Based on personal findings from the region, where all Ampharete specimens (including the ones reported as A. acutifrons in Mikac et al. 2011 and Musco et al. 2011) were actually revealed to belong to A. lindstroemi Hessle, 1917, I assume that previous A. acutifrons from the Adriatic were possibly confused with A. lindstroemi and that species might be absent from the region. Parapar (1993) questioned the presence of A. acutifrons in the Mediterranean.
® Ampharete lindstroemi Hessle, 1917
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Mikac et al. 2011; Musco et al. 2011.
NEW RECORDS: BM11, BM12, BM13, BM17, BM19, BM20, BM21, BM22, BM27, BM28, BM34, BM38, BM39, BM40, BM41, BM42, BM43, BM45, BM46, BM47, BM48, BM49, BM50, BM51, BM52, BM53, BM54, BM65, BM66, BM91, BM92, BM97, BM96, BM98, BM99, BM100, BM101.
OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Ampharete acutifrons (Grube 1860).
REMARKS: These are the first records of the species in the Adriatic Sea. See Remarks under A. acutifrons. DEPOSITED MATERIAL: BM52, 26.10.2003., 7 spec. (PMR-17608).
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on pages 15-16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Amphicteis Grube 1850
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Terebellida
Ampharetidae
Amphicteis

description: Genus Amphicteis Grube, 1850
Amphicteis gunneri (M. Sars, 1835)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Fauvel 1940; Vatova 1942, 1949a; Gamulin-Brida et al 1968; Bellan 1969; Zavodnik 1971; Katzmann 1972, 1973a, 1973b, 1973f; Avčin et al. 1974; Bellan 1976; Amoureux 1976, 1983a; Avčin & Vrišer 1983; Fassari 1983; Katzmann 1983; Požar-Domac 1983, Stjepčević et al. 1984; Gillet 1985/1986; Požar- Domac 1986; Zavodnik & Zavodnik 1986; Zavodnik & Vidaković 1987; Aleffi et al. 1988; Špan et al. 1989; Županović & Jardas 1989; Gherardi et al. 1993; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995, 1997; Martinelli et al. 1998; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Cantone & Di Pietro 2002; Aleffi et al. 2003; Solis-Weiss et al. 2007; Castelli et al. 2008; Mikac et al. 2011; Musco et al. 2011.
NEW RECORDS: BM11, BM28, BM42, BM43, BM45, BM46, BM48, BM52, BM53, BM54, BM66, BM97, BM99.
Amphicteis midas (Gosse, 1855)
DISTRIBUTION: NA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Crema et al. 1993; Martinelli et al. 1998; Castelli et al. 2008. NEW RECORDS: BM34, BM45, BM47, BM49.
REMARKS: According to Castelli et al. (1995) some specimens previously determined as Amphicteis gunneri (M. Sars, 1835) might actually belong to A. midas (Gosse, 1855); thus the distribution of the latter may be wider, extending also to the CA and SA.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
VISION-BASED URBAN NAVIGATION PROCEDURES FOR VERBALLY INSTRUCTED ROBOTS
Creators: name: KYRIACOU, THEOCHARIS
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2004

description: The work presented in this thesis is part of a project in instruction based learning (IBL) for mobile robots were a robot is designed that can be instructed by its users through unconstrained natural language. The robot uses vision guidance to follow route instructions in a miniature town model. The aim of the work presented here was to determine the functional vocabulary of the robot in the form of "primitive procedures". In contrast to previous work in the field of instructable robots this was done following a "user-centred" approach were the main concern was to create primitive procedures that can be directly associated with natural language instructions. To achieve this, a corpus of human-to-human natural language instructions was collected and analysed. A set of primitive actions was found with which the collected corpus could be represented. These primitive actions were then implemented as robot-executable procedures. Natural language instructions are under-specified when destined to be executed by a robot. This is because instructors omit information that they consider as "commonsense" and rely on the listener's sensory-motor capabilities to determine the details of the task execution. In this thesis the under-specification problem is solved by determining the missing information, either during the learning of new routes or during their execution by the robot. During learning, the missing information is determined by imitating the commonsense approach human listeners take to achieve the same purpose. During execution, missing information, such as the location of road layout features mentioned in route instructions, is determined from the robot's view by using image template matching. The original contribution of this thesis, in both these methods, lies in the fact that they are driven by the natural language examples found in the corpus collected for the IDL project. During the testing phase a high success rate of primitive calls, when these were considered individually, showed that the under-specification problem has overall been solved. A novel method for testing the primitive procedures, as part of complete route descriptions, is also proposed in this thesis. This was done by comparing the performance of human subjects when driving the robot, following route descriptions, with the performance of the robot when executing the same route descriptions. The results obtained from this comparison clearly indicated where errors occur from the time when a human speaker gives a route description to the time when the task is executed by a human listener or by the robot. Finally, a software speed controller is proposed in this thesis in order to control the wheel speeds of the robot used in this project. The controller employs PI (Proportional and Integral) and PID (Proportional, Integral and Differential) control and provides a good alternative to expensive hardware.
Mentha pulegium 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
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mentha
Mentha pulegium

description: Mentha pulegium Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 577. 1753.
"Habitat in Angliae, Galliae, Helvetiae inundatis." RCN: 4211.
 Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 237, f. 10. 1980): Herb. Linn. No. 730.19 (LINN).
 Current name:  Mentha pulegium  L. (Lamiaceae).
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 666, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
Anobothrus Levinsen 1884
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Terebellida
Ampharetidae
Anobothrus

description: Genus Anobothrus Levinsen, 1884
Anobothrus gracilis (Malmgren, 1866)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Katzmann 1973a, 1983; Martinelli et al. 1998; Požar-Domac 1994; Cantone & Di Pietro 2002; Castelli et al. 2008.
NEW RECORDS: Station SJ107 (corresponding to BM54; see Table 1), in 1991 by E. Zahtila (unpublished data). OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Sosane gracilis (Malmgren, 1866).
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Mentha verticillata 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
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mentha
Mentha verticillata

description: Mentha sativa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 805. 1763, nom. illeg.
"Habitat in Europa australi." RCN: 4206.
 Replaced synonym: Mentha verticillata L. (1759).
 Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 238, f. 14. 1980): Miller, Herb. Linn. No. 730.13 (LINN).
 Current name:  Mentha verticillata  L. (Lamiaceae).
 Note: An illegitimate replacement name for M. verticillata L. (1759).
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 666, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
LUMINANCE DESIGN A SIMULATION USING COLOUR TELEVISION
Creators: name: Gilderdale, D. J.
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1982

description: A successful lighting design usually results from the skill of the designer in applying professional experience. However, successful designs have been achieved using numerical prediction. It is probable that a blend of both these elements will give the optimum result. Whatever the design approach, the end product will be judged, at least in part, on its aesthetic merits. The first chapter of this thesis introduces the possibility of using a digital computer in conjunction with a colour television monitor to calculate and display the luminance distribution in a lighted room; a system which may offer advantages both for the experienced designer and the student of lighting design. The display system is described briefly, along with some possible shortcomings. An account is given of the methods used for inter-reflection calculation. These inter-reflection calculations are then developed to include colour and techniques of photometric and colorimetric measurement with reference to the television display. A complete description of the display system hardware is also given. This display system as initially designed uses chromaticity as the criterion for colour reproduction. The shortcomings of this approach are discussed. Techniques for perceived colour measurement are described and the results presented for the colour perceived from some simple display images. The possibility of perceived colour prediction is examined and measured colours are compared with those predicted by a non-linear model. Finally, the applications of the display are discussed, both in an educational and design context. Some possible developments and improvements are also outlined.
Mentha spicata 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
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mentha
Mentha spicata

description: Mentha spicata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 576. 1753.
"Habitat in Dania, Germania, Anglia, Gallia." RCN: 4202.
 Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 234. 1980): Herb. Clifford: 306, Mentha 1 (BM-000646003).
 Generitype of Mentha Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 165. 1929).
 Current name:  Mentha spicata  L. (Lamiaceae).
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 666, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
COMPUTER MODELLING OF MARINE TRAFFIC BEHAVIOUR
Creators: name: Davis, Paul Vernon
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1981

description: The increase in marine traffic has resulted in the need for traffic routing schemes in areas of high vessel density. In order to assess the viability of a scheme before it is brought into use a simulation study can be used. This thesis describes the construction of a computer model to simulate the behaviour of mariners using the concepts of domains and arenas to control their actions. The arena is an area around a ship where one navigator takes account of another ship's presence. The domain is the area around his ship which a navigator wishes to keep clear of other vessels and stationary objects. The model is validated against data gathered in the Dover Strait from the coastguard radar station at St. Margaret's Bay and from experiments conducted in a radar training simulator. The model is shown to produce realistic results for vessels overtaking one another and for vessels meeting with a collision risk 96 per cent of situations can be realistically simulated.
The Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fibre With Glass Fibre Hybrid Reinforced Plastics
Creators: name: Summerscales, John
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1983

description: Merged with duplicate record 10026.1/2475 on 15.03.2017 by CS (TIS)
description: Fibre composite hybrid materials are generally plastics reinforced with two different fibre species. The combination of these three materials (in this thesis they are carbon fibres, glass fibres and polyester resin) allows a balance to be achieved between the properties of the two monofibre composites. Over the fifteen years since the introduction of continuous carbon fibre as a reinforcement, there has been considerable speculation about the "hybrid effect", a synergistic strengthening of reinforced plastics with two fibres when compared with the strength predicted from a weighted average from the component composites. A new equation is presented which predicts the extent of the hybrid effect. Experiments with a variety of carbon-glass hybrids were undertaken to examine the validity of the theory and the effect of the degree of inter-mixing of the fibres. The classification and quantification of the hybrid microstructures was examined with a view to crosscorrelation of the intimacy of mixing and the strength. Mechanical tests were monitored with acoustic emission counting and acoustic emission amplitude distribution equipment. Some specimens were subjected to one thermal cycle to liquid nitrogen temperature prior to testing. Fracture surfaces were examined in the scanning electron microscope. Numerical analysis by finite element methods was attempted. A constant strain triangular element was used initially, but in the later analyses the PAFEC anisotropic isoparametric quadrilateral elements were used. The system was adapted so that a \Ir singularity could be modelled, and post processor software was written to allow nodal averaging of the stresses and the presentation of this data graphically as stress contour maps.
Auchenoplax Ehlers 1887
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Terebellida
Ampharetidae
Auchenoplax

description: Genus Auchenoplax Ehlers, 1887
Auchenoplax crinita Ehlers, 1887
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Martinelli et al. 1998; Cantone & Di Pietro 2002; Castelli et al. 2008. NEW RECORDS: BM53.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Examining parental alcohol misuse as a moderator of genetic and environmental influences on early midlife physical and psychological health outcomes
Creators: name: Lumpe, Erin Marie
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2024

description: Purpose: Parental alcohol misuse is associated with increased substance use behaviors and poorer physical and psychological health in offspring. However, the mechanisms behind these associations are not well established. We examined gene-environment interaction as one potential mechanism, and tested whether parental alcohol misuse moderated genetic and environmental influences on early midlife (age 35) substance use, physical and psychological health outcomes. Methods: The sample included 235 monozygotic (MZ) and 300 dizygotic (DZ) twin pairs (59% female) from a longitudinal, population-based study of Finnish twins, FinnTwin12. Parental alcohol misuse was measured at twins’ age 12 assessment with the Malmo-modified Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MmMAST). At age 35, twins reported their substance use (alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis), physical health (self-rated health; physical fitness; recurrent pain in stomach, head, neck and shoulders, and low back; and sleep quality), and psychological health (life satisfaction and depression). Using a sex-limited biometric twin model, we examined parental alcohol misuse as a moderator of genetic and environmental influences on early midlife substance use, physical and psychological health outcomes. Results: Parental alcohol misuse was weakly associated with greater early midlife alcohol misuse, nicotine use, cannabis use, low back pain, and depression (r = .06 - .16). Parental alcohol misuse amplified additive genetic influences and attenuated shared environmental influences on early midlife alcohol misuse, with greater genetic variability in females compared to males. In contrast, parental alcohol misuse amplified additive genetic influences on cannabis use in females, and attenuated genetic influences on cannabis use in males. In both males and females, parental alcohol misuse amplified unique environmental influences on cannabis use. Parental alcohol misuse moderated etiological influences on stomach pain with no evidence of sex differences; however, due to lack of power, the source and direction of moderation could not be determined. Parental alcohol misuse did not moderate genetic and environmental influences on other early midlife domains. Conclusion: We found mixed evidence for gene-environment effects between parental alcohol misuse and genetic influences on early midlife health outcomes. These analyses provide a mechanistic understanding of parental alcohol misuse associations with early midlife substance use and a non-specific indicator of general health (i.e., stomach pain).
Precision Control of a Sensorless Brushless Direct Current Motor System
Creators: name: Knight, Matthew John
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2002

description: Sensorless control strategies were first suggested well over a decade ago with the aim of reducing the size, weight and unit cost of electrically actuated servo systems. The resulting algorithms have been successfully applied to the induction and synchronous motor families in applications where control of armature speeds above approximately one hundred revolutions per minute is desired. However, sensorless position control remains problematic. This thesis provides an in depth investigation into sensorless motor control strategies for high precision motion control applications. Specifically, methods of achieving control of position and very low speed thresholds are investigated. The developed grey box identification techniques are shown to perform better than their traditional white or black box counterparts. Further, fuzzy model based sliding mode control is implemented and results demonstrate its improved robustness to certain classes of disturbance. Attempts to reject uncertainty within the developed models using the sliding mode are discussed. Novel controllers, which enhance the performance of the sliding mode are presented. Finally, algorithms that achieve control without a primary feedback sensor are successfully demonstrated. Sensorless position control is achieved with resolutions equivalent to those of existing stepper motor technology. The successful control of armature speeds below sixty revolutions per minute is achieved and problems typically associated with motor starting are circumvented.
A KNOWLEDGE BASED SUPPORT TOOL FOR THE EARLY STAGES OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DESIGN
Creators: name: SCOTHERN, DEAN GRANT CURTIS
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1991

description: A desire to produce a design support system for the early stages of electronic engineering design, has led to the conception of the Plymouth Engineer's Design Assistant (PEDA), pulling together experience from the three fields of computing, psychology and electronic engineering. The basic emphasis of this tool has been to use psychological techniques to analyze the cognitive aspects of designers in action and then make recommendations for design tool improvement. The results of the complementary psychological research, and other relevant literature are examined and potential avenues to realizing an improving design explored. A new idealized abstract representation of early electronic engineering is proposed, which is more in line witli the cognitive needs of designers, thus enabling the production of more capable design tools. The main points of the representation are discussed, and comparisons with other approaches and tools drawn. The abstract representation is then taken and used to form a specific implementation as the core to the PEDA tool. An overview of the PEDA tool is given, followed by a discussion regarding the important aspects of the implementation. Important issues and problems raised during the course of the research are discussed, together with suggestions for future work.
Lysippe Malmgren 1866
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Terebellida
Ampharetidae
Lysippe

description: Genus Lysippe Malmgren, 1866
Lysippe labiata Malmgren, 1866
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Bellan 1969; Zavodnik 1971; Katzmann 1972, 1973a, 1983; Požar-Domac 1994; Martinelli et al. 1998; Castelli et al. 2008.
NEW RECORDS: BM44, BM46, BM48, BM49, BM50, BM51, BM53.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
STATISTICAL ASPECTS OF FETAL SCREENING
Creators: name: DONOVAN, CHRISTINE M
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1995

description: This thesis discusses the current screening algorithm that is used to detect fetal Down's syndrome. The algorithm combines a model for predicting age related risks and a model for appropriately transformed serum concentrations to produce estimates of risks. A discriminant analysis is used to classify pregnancies as either unaffected or Down's syndrome. The serum concentrations vary with gestational age and the relationship between serum concentrations and gestational age is modelled using regression. These models are discussed and alternative models for these relationships are offered. Concentration values are generally expressed in terms of multiples of the medians for unaffected pregnancies, or MoM values, which involves grouping the concentrations into weekly bins. Transformations of the MoM values are used in the model for predicting risks. The transformed values are equivalent to the residuals of the fitted regression models. This thesis directly models the residuals rather than converting the data to MoM values. This approach avoids the need to group gestational dates into completed weeks. The performance of the algorithm is assessed in terms the detection rates and false positive rates. The performance rates are prone to considerable sampling error. Simulation methods are used to calculate standard errors for reported detection rates. The bias in the rates is also investigated using bootstrapping techniques. The algorithm often fails to recognize abnormalities other than Down's syndrome and frequently associates them with low risks. A solution to the problem is offered that assigns an index of atypicality to each pregnancy, to identify those pregnancies that are atypical of unaffected pregnancies, but are also unlike Down's syndrome pregnancies. Nonparametric techniques for estimating the class conditional densities of transformed serum values are used as an alternative to the conventional parametric techniques of estimation. High quality density estimates are illustrated and these are used to compute nonparametric likelihood ratios that can be used in the probability model to predict risks. The effect of errors in the methods of recording gestational dates on the parameter estimates that are used in the discriminant analysis is also considered.
PROPERTY-MICROSTRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIPS IN GFRP
Creators: name: Guild, Felicity Jean
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1978

description: Merged with duplicate record 10026.1/2347 on 14.02.2017 by CS (TIS)
description: This work consists of an investigation into the microstructure and mechanical behaviour of glass fibre reinforced polyester resin beams. The volume fraction occupied by glass fibres was 20-30%, which is that typically used in boat building. The beams tested were all unidirectional, with fibres oriented parallel or perpendicular to the long axis of the beam. Various techniques have been developed which may be applicable to other composite materials. The microstructure of the beams was investigated by observation of cross-sections using a Quantimet 720 Image Analysing Computer. Volume fractions and the distribution. of fibre cross-sectional areas were measured. Methods have been developed for the quantitative definition of the microstructure, in terms of the fibre arrangement. Cracks were grown in four-point flexural loading while monitoring acoustic emission. The acoustic emission circuit was built in the laboratory, and designed to monitor fibre failures only, one count being associated with one fibre failure. The processes of crack growth were further investigated by observation of fracture surfaces using a scanning electron microscope and measurement of crack profiles. The factors controlling the processes of crack growth have been elucidated. The material condition was monitored by specific damping capacity measurements. A free-free rig with excitation at the ends of the beam was developed. In addition measurements were made using a cantilever rig. Simple analyses involving the solution of the classical wave equation were carried out; a receptance analysis was also developed which allows the undamaged and cracked portions of the beam to be separated in the analysis. Invisible cracks, which had been indicated by acoustic emission, were successfully detected in both rigs. The correlation between recorded acoustic emissions and specific damping capacity measurements supports the validity of both techniques. Some correlation between properties and measured microstructures has been obtained here. These quantitative methods for the measurement of the microstructure of composite materials should prove very useful in a wide range of applications.
Melinna Malmgren 1866
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Terebellida
Ampharetidae
Melinna

description: Genus Melinna Malmgren, 1866
Melinna cristata (M. Sars, 1851) DISTRIBUTION: SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Kiseleva 1964.
Melinna monoceroides Fauvel, 1936
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Katzmann 1973a, 1973f, 1983; Martinelli et al. 1998; Požar-Domac 1994; Castelli et al. 2008.
Melinna palmata Grube 1870
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Marenzeller 1874; Stossich 1876, 1883; Carus 1884; Graeffe 1905; Vatova 1931b, Fauvel 1934; Vatova 1935; Fauvel 1938; Fauvel 1940; Vatova 1940a, 1943, 1949 b; Laubier 1962; Orel & Menea 1969; Banse 1970; Marcuzzi 1972; Katzmann 1972, 1973a; Avčin et al. 1974; Giordani-Soika & Perin 1974; Matjašić & Štirn 1975; Amoureux 1976; Bellan 1976; Cognetti-Varriale & Zunarelli-Vandini 1978; Zavodnik et al. 1978; Amoureux 1979; Zavodnik 1979; Amoureux 1983a, 1983c; Avčin & Vrišer 1983; Fassari 1983; Katzmann 1983; Bedulli et al. 1984; Del Piero et al. 1984; Stjepčević et al. 1984; Parisi et al. 1985; Zavodnik et al. 1985; Gillet 1985/1986; Ambrogi et al. 1987; Zavodnik & Vidaković 1987; Aleffi et al. 1988; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995; Zahtila 1997; Mancinelli et al. 1998; Martinelli et al. 1998; Pranovi et al. 2000; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Crema et al. 2001; Piscitelli et al. 2001; Sfriso et al. 2001; Maggiore 2002; Cantone & Di Pietro 2002; Aleffi et al. 2003; Solis-Weiss et al. 2004; Simonini et al. 2004, 2005a, 2005b; Zavodnik et al. 2006; Simonini et al. 2007; Prevedelli et al. 2007; Solis-Weiss et al. 2007; Castelli et al. 2008; La Porta et al. 2011.
NEW RECORDS: BM11, BM12, BM13, BM16, BM17, BM18, BM19, BM20, BM28, BM34, BM43, BM44, BM46, BM50, BM51, BM52, BM53, BM54, BM65, BM66, BM69, BM74, BM75, BM90, BM91, BM92, BM97, BM98, BM99, BM100.
OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Melinna adriatica Marenzeller, 1874.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 17, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663