All Outputs (106)

Cognitive and anatomical correlates of neglect for peripersonal and extrapersonal space (2008)
Thesis
Aimola, L. (2008). Cognitive and anatomical correlates of neglect for peripersonal and extrapersonal space. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213065

Spatial neglect is a neurological disorder where patients typically fail to orient or respond to events on their left side. Moreover, recent studies suggest that the severity of neglect may depend specifically on whether stimuli are presented within... Read More about Cognitive and anatomical correlates of neglect for peripersonal and extrapersonal space.

Part-time study, full-time lives: Stories of success from part-time undergraduate students (2008)
Thesis
Medhurst, P. W. (2008). Part-time study, full-time lives: Stories of success from part-time undergraduate students. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208976

This thesis is concerned with part-time undergraduate students within the higher education system in England. In particular it focusses on the strategies this group of students employ to complete their degrees successfully. I place the experience of... Read More about Part-time study, full-time lives: Stories of success from part-time undergraduate students.

Free trade and economic growth of Egypt (2008)
Thesis
Negem, S. H. H. (2008). Free trade and economic growth of Egypt. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208875

Free trade relations have become an important issue in both trade and development literature since the 1950s. From this period, 1950-1959, until the end of the 1960s, the economy of Egypt was protected as a result of the adoption of import substituti... Read More about Free trade and economic growth of Egypt.

Investigating the biomechanics of a lizard skull using advanced computer modelling techniques with experimental validation (2008)
Thesis
Moazen, M. (2008). Investigating the biomechanics of a lizard skull using advanced computer modelling techniques with experimental validation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208870

Lizard skulls vary greatly in shape and construction, and radical changes in skull form during evolution have made this an intriguing subject of research. The mechanics of feeding have surely been affected by this change in skull form, but whether th... Read More about Investigating the biomechanics of a lizard skull using advanced computer modelling techniques with experimental validation.

A study to define the key factors that lead to school improvement in the secondary sector (2008)
Thesis
Metcalfe, G. (2008). A study to define the key factors that lead to school improvement in the secondary sector. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213181

This research has a focus on the identification of the key factors which bring about whole-school improvement in secondary schools. These are a set of dynamic processes which are evidenced in eight secondary schools in the north of England, rather th... Read More about A study to define the key factors that lead to school improvement in the secondary sector.

An examination of poor readers' approaches to recognising printed words (2008)
Thesis
Warhurst, A. C. (2008). An examination of poor readers' approaches to recognising printed words. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209156

This thesis aimed to explore the approaches to reading made by poor readers. An examination was made of a compensated adult dyslexic, DB, who did not show the degree of impairment in phonological awareness skills generally reported in studies, yet wh... Read More about An examination of poor readers' approaches to recognising printed words.

Teachers' perceptions of current assessment practices in public secondary schools in the State of Qatar (2008)
Thesis
Qassim, J. A. S. (2008). Teachers' perceptions of current assessment practices in public secondary schools in the State of Qatar. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208893

This study investigated factors related to teachers' assessment practices in public secondary schools in the State of Qatar. It sought to explore practices in relation to selected variables, through teachers' survey responses and focus group intervie... Read More about Teachers' perceptions of current assessment practices in public secondary schools in the State of Qatar.

Automatic generation of high level fault simulation models for analogue circuits (2008)
Thesis
Xia, L. (2008). Automatic generation of high level fault simulation models for analogue circuits. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208715

High level modelling (HLM) for operational amplifiers (op amps) has been previously carried out successfully using models generated by published automated model generation (AMG) approaches. Furthermore, high level fault modelling (HLFM) has been sho... Read More about Automatic generation of high level fault simulation models for analogue circuits.

The alignment of the Saudi legal system with the international rules of electronic commerce (2008)
Thesis
Almasoud, S. (2008). The alignment of the Saudi legal system with the international rules of electronic commerce. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214875

This thesis deals with fundamental questions of compatibility and adaptation in the regulation of electronic commerce as it impacts on the norms and precepts of Islamic law. It finds that in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the response of the religio... Read More about The alignment of the Saudi legal system with the international rules of electronic commerce.

Chemometric methods for the analysis of process spectra using minimal reference data (2008)
Thesis
Pedge, N. I. (2008). Chemometric methods for the analysis of process spectra using minimal reference data. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208971

To construct a spectroscopic multivariate calibration model, a set of representative mixture spectra (independent variables) and the corresponding reference values for the property of interest (dependent variables) must be obtained. For a dynamic sys... Read More about Chemometric methods for the analysis of process spectra using minimal reference data.

Effect of fatigue on hamstring strain injury risk in soccer (2008)
Thesis
Small, K. A. (2008). Effect of fatigue on hamstring strain injury risk in soccer. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208939

Hamstring strains are one of the primary injuries within modern soccer match-play. The injury is well recognised by medical personnel, coaches and athletes as a major concern causing significant financial costs and lost time from training and matches... Read More about Effect of fatigue on hamstring strain injury risk in soccer.

Psychological factors in social relationships and home functioning of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (2008)
Thesis
Orr, B. (2008). Psychological factors in social relationships and home functioning of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208843

Background: Emotional expressivity has received recent research attention in studying behavioural outcomes, in non-clinical samples and clinical samples alike. However, it has not been tested with chronic fatigue syndrome patients, to see if positive... Read More about Psychological factors in social relationships and home functioning of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Analogues of bredinin: Synthesis of 5-hydroxyimidazoles from acyclic precursors (2008)
Thesis
Middleton, D. F. (2008). Analogues of bredinin: Synthesis of 5-hydroxyimidazoles from acyclic precursors. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208664

Compared to 1-substituted-5-aminoimidazoles relatively few 1-substituted-5-hydroxyimidazoles have been reported; however, an interesting 1-substituted-5-hydroxyimidazole is the immunosuppressive agent bredinin, which shows antiviral, antimalarial, an... Read More about Analogues of bredinin: Synthesis of 5-hydroxyimidazoles from acyclic precursors.

The globalisation discourse, neo-liberalism and its impact on the education and training of social workers (2008)
Thesis
Bates, J. (2008). The globalisation discourse, neo-liberalism and its impact on the education and training of social workers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213934

This research is concerned with the implementation of the new degree in social work following the Care Standards Act of 2000. The degree was introduced against a backcloth of extraordinary changes in the provision of welfare, the practical delivery o... Read More about The globalisation discourse, neo-liberalism and its impact on the education and training of social workers.

The behavioural function of pheromones in crayfish (2008)
Thesis
Berry, F. C. (2008). The behavioural function of pheromones in crayfish. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212867

Pacifastacus leniusculus and Procambarus clarkii are highly invasive freshwater crayfish and are having detrimental impacts on native species and habitats throughout Europe. The application of pheromone baits have been proposed as a way of increasing... Read More about The behavioural function of pheromones in crayfish.

The co-crystallisation of sugars by the supersaturation process (2008)
Thesis
Geary, P. M. (2008). The co-crystallisation of sugars by the supersaturation process. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209378

Co-crystallising sugars by the supersaturation process was investigated using sucrose and lactose as the matrix sugars. The components to be cocrystallised with either sucrose or lactose were a variety of mono- and disaccharides along with sweeteners... Read More about The co-crystallisation of sugars by the supersaturation process.

The development and improvement of biocatalytic reactions (2008)
Thesis
Woodcock, L. L. (2008). The development and improvement of biocatalytic reactions. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209001

Conventional chemical processes often require a series of complex synthesis steps that utilise a great deal of energy and raw materials. There is a huge commitment by the chemical industry to search for 'green', environmentally friendly processes. Bi... Read More about The development and improvement of biocatalytic reactions.

The poetic oeuvre of 'Michael Field': Collaboration, aestheticism and desire in the writings of Katharine Harris Bradley (1846 - 1914) and Edith Emma Cooper (1862 - 1913) (2008)
Thesis
Mitton, M. W. (2008). The poetic oeuvre of 'Michael Field': Collaboration, aestheticism and desire in the writings of Katharine Harris Bradley (1846 - 1914) and Edith Emma Cooper (1862 - 1913). (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208965

The last few decades have witnessed an immense resurgence in critical and academic interest in the lives and writings of nineteenth-century women poets, many of whom had been forgotten or ignored for the greater part of the twentieth century. From th... Read More about The poetic oeuvre of 'Michael Field': Collaboration, aestheticism and desire in the writings of Katharine Harris Bradley (1846 - 1914) and Edith Emma Cooper (1862 - 1913).

The impact of thyroid dysfunction on cardiovascular risk (2008)
Thesis
Manuchehri, A. M. (2008). The impact of thyroid dysfunction on cardiovascular risk. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208961

Thyroid dysfunction syndromes (hypo and hyperthyroidism) have major impacts on the cardiovascular system. Whilst the short term effects of thyroid dysfunction on the cardiovascular system are clinically obvious and well studied, the long term effects... Read More about The impact of thyroid dysfunction on cardiovascular risk.

Community economic development? An examination of regional and sub-regional support networks for social enterprise (2008)
Thesis
Haigh, D. P. (2008). Community economic development? An examination of regional and sub-regional support networks for social enterprise. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208932

The development of social enterprise as a potential tool to assist local and community economic development, has led to a range of debates specifically about the social and entrepreneurial values they exhibit. These debates have led to more theoretic... Read More about Community economic development? An examination of regional and sub-regional support networks for social enterprise.