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Geographic profiling in biology.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013-07)
In Chapter one I introduce the subject of geographic profiling, its use in criminology
and its previous application to biology.
I go on in Chapter two to examine the original model and develop a likelihood-based
approach ...
Early neurogenesis in the flour beetle Tribolium castaneum
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013-06)
Insects exhibit considerable variety in their morphology and can be found in many diverse habitats. Despite these variations, early neurogenesis seems to be conserved in insects. In all species investigated to date it ...
Planet Formation in Radiatively Inefficient Protoplanetary Discs.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013)
I examine the effects on planetary system formation of radiatively
inefficient disc models where positive corotation torques may counter
the rapid inward migration of low-mass planets driven by Lindblad
torques. I use ...
Attention and individual behavioural variation in small-brained animals – using bumblebees and zebrafish as model systems
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013)
A vital ability for an animal is to filter the constant flow of sensory input from the
environment to focus on the most important information. Attention is used to
prioritize sensory input for adaptive responses. The ...
Failure of Rubber Components under Fatigue
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013)
Rubber components under cyclic loading conditions often are considered to
have failed as a result of the stiffness changing to an amount that makes the part no
longer useful. This thesis considers three distinctive but ...
Modification of silorane based dental resin and its chemical/mechanical characterization
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013)
It is desirable for a restorative dental material to have bioactive and adequate mechanical properties at the interface between the material and the tissue to prevent micro-leakage and ingress of bacteria. Current dental ...
Modelling Message-Oriented-Middleware Brokers using Autoregressive Models for Bottleneck Prediction.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013)
Message brokers are the backbone of modern publish subscribe messaging systems. These brokers
can degrade or fail for a variety of reasons. This research specifically looks at the detection,
prediction and mitigation of ...