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Roles of TRIM24 in macrophage activation and experimental visceral leishmaniasis (2024)
Thesis
Muscutt, E. W. (2024). Roles of TRIM24 in macrophage activation and experimental visceral leishmaniasis. (Thesis). University of Hull and University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4557553

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) causes immune and haematological dysfunction and is fatal in >95% of cases if left untreated. While macrophages are vital for efficient Leishmania parasite clearance, parasite-macrophage interactions are critical for VL pr... Read More about Roles of TRIM24 in macrophage activation and experimental visceral leishmaniasis.

Understanding persistent military corruption in a developing country: The case of Nigeria (2024)
Thesis
Onyia, P. (2023). Understanding persistent military corruption in a developing country: The case of Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4565111

Since Nigeria gained political independence from Britain on 1st October 1960, corruption has been a recurring and debilitating issue in her armed forces (Mbara, 2021). In spite of the pervasiveness and endemic nature of military corruption in Nigeria... Read More about Understanding persistent military corruption in a developing country: The case of Nigeria.

The Role of The Coriolis Force on Deep Marine Gravity Currents in Sinuous Channels (2024)
Thesis
Nilufan, X. (2023). The Role of The Coriolis Force on Deep Marine Gravity Currents in Sinuous Channels. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4564869

Gravity currents can be generated by density differences created by high suspended sediment concentrations in the form of turbidity currents, which can also transport significant volumes of near surface waters into the deep ocean. These flows are oft... Read More about The Role of The Coriolis Force on Deep Marine Gravity Currents in Sinuous Channels.

Considering elite adolescent academy footballers’ pathways: A socio-cultural examination of elite players’ day-to-day practices, relationships and experiences (2024)
Thesis
Barnes, R. (2022). Considering elite adolescent academy footballers’ pathways: A socio-cultural examination of elite players’ day-to-day practices, relationships and experiences. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4571298

Background Within their day-to-day practices, it has been observed that elite academy soccer players experience various forms of symbolic violence (Cushion & Jones, 2006) whilst also accepting traditional workplace norms within an environment that is... Read More about Considering elite adolescent academy footballers’ pathways: A socio-cultural examination of elite players’ day-to-day practices, relationships and experiences.

The efficacy of virtual reality in professional soccer (2024)
Thesis
Greenhough, B. (2024). The efficacy of virtual reality in professional soccer. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500542

Professional soccer clubs have taken an interest to virtual reality, however, only a paucity of evidence exists to support its use in the soccer training ground environment. Further, several soccer virtual reality companies have begun providing solut... Read More about The efficacy of virtual reality in professional soccer.

Gender influence on career progression to leadership for Maltese Female Nursing Managers (2024)
Thesis
Sciberras, . M. (2023). Gender influence on career progression to leadership for Maltese Female Nursing Managers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4617807

Aim: The aim of this study is to explore what gender issues hamper the career progression of Charge Nurses and Deputy Charge Nurses to leadership positions in the Maltese State Healthcare System. Background: Women are underrepresented in headship po... Read More about Gender influence on career progression to leadership for Maltese Female Nursing Managers.

Taming ‘Black Swans’: A Schmittian Perspective on State-led Crisis Management (2024)
Thesis
Jones, M. (2024). Taming ‘Black Swans’: A Schmittian Perspective on State-led Crisis Management. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500680

Using a design-thinking approach to state-led crisis management, this thesis seeks to resolve the contemporary problem of Black Swans; that is, crises that are unprecedented, unexpected, unpredictable, and uncertain. Due to their nature and composit... Read More about Taming ‘Black Swans’: A Schmittian Perspective on State-led Crisis Management.

The role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing for identifying possible silent myocardial ischaemia in people with coronary heart disease (2024)
Thesis
Nickolay, T. (2024). The role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing for identifying possible silent myocardial ischaemia in people with coronary heart disease. (Thesis). University of Hull and University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4659878

This thesis investigates the utility of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in assessing and managing patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), particularly focusing on the significance of oxygen pulse (O2Pulse) inflections as a marker for myo... Read More about The role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing for identifying possible silent myocardial ischaemia in people with coronary heart disease.

Reconciling British child deportation to Australia 1913-1970: apologies, memorials, and family reunions (2023)
Thesis
Baker, J. (2023). Reconciling British child deportation to Australia 1913-1970: apologies, memorials, and family reunions. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500549

In 1986, Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, received a letter from a former child migrant called Mary, who had been deported to Australia at the age of six. Mary pleaded with Humphreys to help her be reunited with her birth family.... Read More about Reconciling British child deportation to Australia 1913-1970: apologies, memorials, and family reunions.

An exploration of lasting responses to inpatient child and adolescent mental health care (2023)
Thesis
White, T. (2023). An exploration of lasting responses to inpatient child and adolescent mental health care. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500725

This thesis portfolio comprises three parts: Part One: Systematic Literature Review Part one contains a systematic literature review which explores the experiences of caregivers who have a child they are directly caring for admitted to an inpatient... Read More about An exploration of lasting responses to inpatient child and adolescent mental health care.

Interaction as Freedom, Tradition, and Mentorship: a performer-centred investigation into interaction in jazz performance (2023)
Thesis
Banks, D. (2022). Interaction as Freedom, Tradition, and Mentorship: a performer-centred investigation into interaction in jazz performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4565247

The purpose of this thesis is twofold: to construct a performer-centred autoethnographic methodology and to re-examine interaction in jazz performance utilising this methodology to recast interaction and position it as a means by which an ensemble's... Read More about Interaction as Freedom, Tradition, and Mentorship: a performer-centred investigation into interaction in jazz performance.

Investigating Synovial Sarcoma, X breakpoint proteins in ovarian cancer (2023)
Thesis
Grayson, K. (2023). Investigating Synovial Sarcoma, X breakpoint proteins in ovarian cancer. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4571233

Ovarian cancer (OC) affects around 7500 women in the UK every year, but despite this, there is no effective screening strategy or standard treatment. There is a strong correlation between OC prognosis and the stage of diagnosis. If diagnosed during s... Read More about Investigating Synovial Sarcoma, X breakpoint proteins in ovarian cancer.

Addressing Complexity and Intelligence in Systems Dependability Evaluation (2023)
Thesis
Aslansefat, K. (2023). Addressing Complexity and Intelligence in Systems Dependability Evaluation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500562

Engineering and computing systems are increasingly complex, intelligent, and open adaptive. When it comes to the dependability evaluation of such systems, there are certain challenges posed by the characteristics of “complexity” and “intelligence”. T... Read More about Addressing Complexity and Intelligence in Systems Dependability Evaluation.

Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010 (2023)
Thesis
Tiplady, J. (2023). Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500690

This thesis is an evaluation of the secondary education and attainment policies of the New Labour governments, from 1997 to 2010, and of the extent to which that improved educational outcomes for white working-class boys in England. The study begins... Read More about Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010.

An investigation into Teachers’ Cognition: Saudi English teachers’ Instructional Practices in the use of Code Switching. (2023)
Thesis
Abdulhafiz, S. S. A. (2023). An investigation into Teachers’ Cognition: Saudi English teachers’ Instructional Practices in the use of Code Switching. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4448571

Research on teacher cognition and language instruction has recently attracted attention among researchers in the field of language teaching. Educational research has also revealed that the study of teacher cognition about all aspects of their work ca... Read More about An investigation into Teachers’ Cognition: Saudi English teachers’ Instructional Practices in the use of Code Switching..

Lost in Translation? Exploring the journey from press releases to news articles during volcanic crises, and its impact on perceptions (2023)
Thesis
Jones, E. M. (2023). Lost in Translation? Exploring the journey from press releases to news articles during volcanic crises, and its impact on perceptions. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4448192

The world in which we communicate has changed rapidly in recent years; information from official bodies can be posted, shared, translated, re-interpreted and disseminated rapidly via online news outlets and social media. The increased use of the inte... Read More about Lost in Translation? Exploring the journey from press releases to news articles during volcanic crises, and its impact on perceptions.

Partnerships: its importance in the development of Iraq (2023)
Thesis
Al-Jabori, M. A. (2023). Partnerships: its importance in the development of Iraq. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4443557

This doctoral thesis comprehensively examines the multifaceted challenges faced by Iraq in its ongoing post-war reconstruction and development phase after the US invasion in 2003. A significant impediment to progress lies in the pervasive lack of rob... Read More about Partnerships: its importance in the development of Iraq.

Development of analytical workflows for measurement of metal pollution in freshwater with citizen scientists (2023)
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Sari, M. (2023). Development of analytical workflows for measurement of metal pollution in freshwater with citizen scientists. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4459145

The emergence of heavy metals, such as nickel (Ni2+) and zinc (Zn2+), as freshwater contaminant poses an environmental and public health risk. However, the current monitoring process lacks robustness and the spatiotemporal range, impeded by relativel... Read More about Development of analytical workflows for measurement of metal pollution in freshwater with citizen scientists.

The role of WSB-1 as a BRCAness biomarker in breast cancer (2023)
Thesis
Li, . C. (2023). The role of WSB-1 as a BRCAness biomarker in breast cancer. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4436228

Background Radiotherapy currently has become one of the major therapeutic approaches in the treatments for cancers. However, hypoxia presents a significant challenge to the effectiveness of radiotherapy and is associated with radio-resistance. Previ... Read More about The role of WSB-1 as a BRCAness biomarker in breast cancer.