MbyRes Dissertations
Recent Submissions
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‘What shaped people's initial and sustained engagement in nature based physical activities? How were people's experiences shaped by varied life circumstances, identities, and backgrounds?’
(University of Exeter Sport and Health Sciences, 14 April 2025)Objective: This study explored personal stories of engagement and motivation to participate in nature-based physical activity interventions in later life, focusing on individual life biographies and experiences. Design: ... -
Investigating Factors that Influence the Effectiveness of Adult Lepidoptera Eyespots
(University of Exeter The Centre for Ecology and Conservation, 3 February 2025)Eyespots, generally defined as circular markings composed of contrasting colours to the surrounding body, are a widespread anti-predator defence mechanism in lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). This colour strategy has ... -
Investigating antibiotic susceptibility and persister formation in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
(University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, 2 December 2024)Antibiotic resistance is mediated by virulence mechanisms. While genetic antibiotic resistance can be detected by standard susceptibility assays, subpopulations of phenotypically resistant cells, such as antibiotic persisters, ... -
Postprandial acid-base regulation in air-breathing and water-breathing fish
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 25 November 2024)Aquatic foods are crucial to food security and nutrition for billions of people, their production-related industries support livelihoods, economies and cultures all around the world. Understanding the physiological costs ... -
Cell-free synthesis of bacteriophages
(University of Exeter Biosciences, 28 October 2024)Antimicrobial resistance is a global health crisis, for which alternative therapeutics to antibiotic drugs are urgently needed. One promising alternative, phage therapy, uses bacteriophages to kill bacteria. However, ...