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Auditory processing and its relation to cognitive and language ability across the autism spectrum
(Life Sciences, 2015-04)Individuals with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) often demonstrate enhanced discrimination of basic perceptual information such as pitch. This thesis investigated whether this enhanced perceptual tendency is limited to ... -
Retinal and choroidal oximetry using snapshot multispectral imaging
(Life Sciences, 2015-04)The principal aim of the research was to validate and develop a non-invasive multispectral imaging technique of measuring oxygen saturation in retinal and choroidal vasculature. The Image replicating imaging spectrometer ... -
Ecotoxicity of silver nanoparticles on estuarine and coastal bacterial communities
(Life Sciences, 2015-05)The increasing use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as a biocidal agent and their potential accumulation in coastal environments may threaten non-target natural environmental bacterial communities. For this reason the ... -
Subcellular dynamics of the Arabidopsis MPK4 signaling pathway
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Molecular analysis of starch utilization in solventogenic Clostridium
(School of Life Sciences, 2018-01)Solventogenic clostridia were commonly used in the 1900’s for the production of acetone, butanol and ethanol for various industries through ABE fermentation prior to being phased out in the late 1950’s and 60’s due to ...