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to PR management and developing sustainable
woodland sanitation methods for continued habitat
maintenance.
The Presentation of Asperger Syndrome in
Television Dramas: What can be done to improve
the scope of representation? | Shaina Paggett
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Asperger Syndrome - arguably the highest functioning
of Autism Spectrum Conditions - is commonly used
in television to provide an ‘alternative’ personality
type with whom the other characters can interact.
Despite this, many viewers diagnosed with Asperger
Syndrome continue to feel under-represented
and negatively stereotyped by the media. This
presentation shall examine the characters of Max
Braverman in NBC’s 'Parenthood' and Karla Bentham
in BBC drama 'Waterloo Road,' analysing the negative
impact media stereotypes can have on those with
Autism Spectrum Conditions and seeking to find
ways in which the autistic community could be better
represented by television dramas.
The use of Next-Generation Sequencing in
improving the cancer screening process by detecting
BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 mutations | Madalina-Iona
Pasca
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The Human Genome Project started in 1990 resulted
in the complete reading of the entire human genome
made of 3.3 billion DNA base pairs, leading to a
more complete understanding of how normal human
biology works and later on to the creation of new
technologies used to analyse genomic data from
patients with rare diseases and cancer. This review
will revolve around the impact that the use of next-
generation genetic sequencing (NGS) in medical
research focused on mutations of the coding region
of the BRCA 1 and 2 genes might have on the
process of cancer screening.
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Records of Palaeoclimate? In ice cores? It’s more
likely than you think | Shikha Rai
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Paleoclimatology studies the past climate of Earth,
proxy data such as ice core is a natural recorder used
to reconstructing these events. In 2011, ice core
dating was conducted on the West Antarctica Ice
Sheet to investigate climate from last glacial period
to modern conditions. The research showed that
the activation of methane source by the Greenland
stadial led to presence of methane gas in the ice
cores. The increased atmospheric CO2 was caused
by the methane source and anthropogenic activities
in late Holocene. The results have led to progress in
the environmental records from last glacial period to
Holocene.
How does the invasive species Rhododendron
ponticum impact small mammal populations on
Keele University campus? | Caroline Roper
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Invasive rhododendron species are often removed
from UK forests due to the degradation caused.
However, its benefits are often overlooked, such as
its impact on native mustelid (small mammal) species.
This study was carried out to show some of these
positive effects, with footprint tracking tunnels
placed under rhododendron and yew shrubs. The
study found that mustelid occurrence was higher in
rhododendron, but species richness remained the
same throughout. Further research would be required
to understand how this may affect the structure of
the population at Keele, including how increased
protection from shrubs may affects aerial predators in
the area.