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Analytical chemistry of lanthanides (1986)
Thesis
Al-Sowdani, K. H. (1986). Analytical chemistry of lanthanides. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216227

The work described in this thesis consists of nine chapters.

The first chapter is a general introduction, where lanthanide elements and their application are presented. Candoluminescence is defined as a type of solid state luminescence excited by... Read More about Analytical chemistry of lanthanides.

Characteristics of a laser-generated acoustic source in solids (1986)
Thesis
Aindow, A. M. (1986). Characteristics of a laser-generated acoustic source in solids. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4421475

This thesis describes a combined experimental and theoretical study of acoustic generation in solids by laser irradiation.
Two basic types of laser acoustic source are identified, namely, the thermoelastic and the ablation source. Both sources are d... Read More about Characteristics of a laser-generated acoustic source in solids.

Aspects of lipid metabolism in oleaginous yeasts (1986)
Thesis
Holdsworth, J. E. (1986). Aspects of lipid metabolism in oleaginous yeasts. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217983

1. Phosphoketolase Studies
Pentulose 5-phosphate phosphoketolase (Pu5PPPK) was shown to be induced in nine yeasts grown on xylose. The enzyme was active with both xylulose 5-phosphate (Xu5P) and ribulose 5-phosphate (Ru5P) as assay substrate. Partia... Read More about Aspects of lipid metabolism in oleaginous yeasts.

The consumer and fair exchange : a theoretical appraisal of the Malawi Hire-Purchase Act (1986)
Thesis
Chilumpha, C. H. (1986). The consumer and fair exchange : a theoretical appraisal of the Malawi Hire-Purchase Act. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216769

Unfair exchange is a problem which the consumer who acquires goods under credit agreement may face. The goods may be misdescribed by the supplier or he may charge an excessive rate of interest for the credit allowance made to the consumer or the supp... Read More about The consumer and fair exchange : a theoretical appraisal of the Malawi Hire-Purchase Act.

Integrating sensors and actuators for robotic assembly (1986)
Thesis
Johnson, D. G. (1986). Integrating sensors and actuators for robotic assembly. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216772

This thesis addresses the problem of integrating sensors and actuators for closed-loop control of a robotic assembly cell. In addition to the problems of interfacing the physical components of the work-cell, the difficulties of representing sensory... Read More about Integrating sensors and actuators for robotic assembly.

The benthonic foraminifera across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in the Zin Valley, Negev, Israel (1986)
Thesis
Chepstow-Lusty, A. J. (1986). The benthonic foraminifera across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in the Zin Valley, Negev, Israel. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214839

Closely spaced samples from two sections of the marly Taqiye Formation in the Zin Valley (southern Israel), Ein Mor (EM) and Hor HaHar (HH) containing the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T) boundary, have been analysed for benthonic foraminifera within the fr... Read More about The benthonic foraminifera across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in the Zin Valley, Negev, Israel.

Critical attitudes to the novels of Thomas Hardy 1870-1985 (1986)
Thesis
Darcy, J. (1986). Critical attitudes to the novels of Thomas Hardy 1870-1985. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214257

In this thesis an examination is made of criticism of Thomas Hardy's novels from the earliest comments of his publishers and reviewers in the late nineteenth century to the apparently more sophisticated studies of the mid-1980's.

The thesis is org... Read More about Critical attitudes to the novels of Thomas Hardy 1870-1985.

Hydrological responses to moorland land-use change (1986)
Thesis
Dunn, C. E. (1986). Hydrological responses to moorland land-use change. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211680

Most documented investigations of the effects of land-use change on hydrological systems have considered the modification of forest areas. In this thesis, a headwater area in the North York Moors is used to examine the consequences of maintaining a l... Read More about Hydrological responses to moorland land-use change.

Relocation and high-rise living : a study of Singapore's public housing (1986)
Thesis
Tai, C. L. (1986). Relocation and high-rise living : a study of Singapore's public housing. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218958

Public housing in Singapore is one of the most significant development programmes in the state. It has been centrally planned and implemented by the Government not only to tackle housing problems and rebuild the decaying inner city areas, but also t... Read More about Relocation and high-rise living : a study of Singapore's public housing.

Ultralow interfacial tensions and microemulsion formation in oil-water-surfactant systems (1986)
Thesis
Binks, B. P. (1986). Ultralow interfacial tensions and microemulsion formation in oil-water-surfactant systems. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211452

The thesis is concerned with aspects of the surface and colloid chemistry of various oil+water systems containing pure surfactants. In alkane plus aqueous NaCI systems containing the surfactant diethylhexyl sodium sulphosuccinate (AOT) , the alkane-a... Read More about Ultralow interfacial tensions and microemulsion formation in oil-water-surfactant systems.

River planform, soil stratigraphy and the temporal and palaeoenvironmental significance of terraced valley fill deposits in upland Scotland, with specific reference to Glen Feshie, south-west Cairngorms (1986)
Thesis
Robertson-Rintoul, M. S. E. (1986). River planform, soil stratigraphy and the temporal and palaeoenvironmental significance of terraced valley fill deposits in upland Scotland, with specific reference to Glen Feshie, south-west Cairngorms. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217928

River terraces form prominent features of the valley floor morphology of many upland valleys in Scotland. Little is known, however, about valley floor landform development in many of these valleys. Previous studies have generally explained the terrac... Read More about River planform, soil stratigraphy and the temporal and palaeoenvironmental significance of terraced valley fill deposits in upland Scotland, with specific reference to Glen Feshie, south-west Cairngorms.

The influence of economic, political and socio-cultural factors on the development of health services in Saudi Arabia (1986)
Thesis
Alshammasi, A. A. A. (1986). The influence of economic, political and socio-cultural factors on the development of health services in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211698

In this thesis I examine the influence of economic, political and socio-cultural factors on the development of health services in Saudi Arabia. There are four main parts and a conclusion. In Part One I review the situation in developing countries. Ma... Read More about The influence of economic, political and socio-cultural factors on the development of health services in Saudi Arabia.

Two phase problems and two phase flow (1986)
Thesis
Kunda, W. (1986). Two phase problems and two phase flow. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213312

In section 1 of this thesis a two-dimensional mathematical model is used to investigate the circulation in a gas-bubble agitation system of a cylindrical vessel for the case of an orifice located at the centre of the base. The two-phase (liquid/gas)... Read More about Two phase problems and two phase flow.

The Late Quaternary palaeoecological history of the Great Wold Valley (1986)
Thesis
Bush, M. B. (1986). The Late Quaternary palaeoecological history of the Great Wold Valley. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211711

The paucity of polliniferous deposits on the British chalklands has left something of a vacuum in the known vegetational history of the British Isles. Conflicting ideas of the past landscape of the chalklands have been  presented by archaeologis... Read More about The Late Quaternary palaeoecological history of the Great Wold Valley.

The transformation of the small master economy in the boot and shoe industry 1887-1914 : with special reference to Northampton (1986)
Thesis
Brooker, K. B. (1986). The transformation of the small master economy in the boot and shoe industry 1887-1914 : with special reference to Northampton. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211693

The footwear industry is one of the important examples of late industrial transformation in nineteenth century  Britain. The aim here is to investigate shoe manufacturers' reactions to this period of structural and  organisational change. T... Read More about The transformation of the small master economy in the boot and shoe industry 1887-1914 : with special reference to Northampton.

Soviet/Vietnam relations, 1969 to 1978 (1986)
Thesis
Lord, S. M. (1986). Soviet/Vietnam relations, 1969 to 1978. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220777

The SRV occupy an ambiguous position in relation to the Soviet Union, conforming neither wholly to the status of an eastern bloc state nor to that of a developing country. Furthermore, the dynamics of the relationship ensure that the client patron re... Read More about Soviet/Vietnam relations, 1969 to 1978.

Bacteria in contrasting headwater streams (1986)
Thesis
Rimes, C. A. (1986). Bacteria in contrasting headwater streams. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218300

Suspended and epiphytic bacteria were studied in calcareous headstreams of the Yorkshire Wolds and in acid headstreams of the Galloway Hills.

Mean concentrations of suspended bacteria were marginally greater in the calcareous streams, while hetero... Read More about Bacteria in contrasting headwater streams.

Myths of place : the importance of landscape in the poetries of W.H. Auden and Seamus Heaney (1986)
Thesis
Houston, D. N. (1986). Myths of place : the importance of landscape in the poetries of W.H. Auden and Seamus Heaney. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214395

Numerous studies of landscape in the works of Wordsworth and his predecessors exist; very few books, however, are concerned with its significance in modern and contemporary poetry. Works on Auden and Heaney make reference to local elements, but do no... Read More about Myths of place : the importance of landscape in the poetries of W.H. Auden and Seamus Heaney.