Doctoral College: Recent submissions
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Conservation of the hazel dormouse on the edge of the species’ range
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 29 April 2024)Species declines are both widespread and worsening, and climate change is predicted to become one of the biggest drivers. Populations living at the edge of species’ distributional ranges are projected to be particularly ... -
The importance of metabolic activity in governing DC capability to mediate fungal allergic inflammation
(University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, 15 April 2024)Constant exposure to Aspergillus fumigatus (Af) spores can cause allergic inflammation, leading to diseases such as asthma, which affects ~260 million people worldwide. A specific lung-resident dendritic cell (DC) subset ... -
Diversity and generalisation error in classification ensembles
(University of Exeter Computer Science, 22 April 2024)Ensembles are important tools in machine learning because they are often more accurate than single predictors. Although it has been shown that an accurate ensemble would benefit from having both accurate and diverse ... -
Life and Mind: Between Phenomenology, Enactivism, and the Free Energy Principle
(University of Exeter Department of Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy and Anthropology, 22 April 2024)In this thesis, I explore the relationship between the project of the naturalisation of phenomenology and the enactive conception of life and mind. Often, to naturalise phenomenology is interpreted as integrating ... -
Simulating intermittent water supply systems under uncertainty
(University of Exeter Engineering, 22 April 2024)Intermittent water supply (IWS) systems are widely practiced around the world due to a lack of water resources, and economic and political factors. This practice leads to inequitable supply among consumers, water quality ...