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The early modern demographic dynamic : celibates and celibacy in seventeenth-century England (2001)
Thesis
Spicksley, J. M. (2001). The early modern demographic dynamic : celibates and celibacy in seventeenth-century England. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212130

Chapter One begins by locating the rise in celibacy within the demographic context of Tudor and Stuart England. The most prominent feature of population change in the seventeenth century was the stagnation that occurred around 1650, following on as i... Read More about The early modern demographic dynamic : celibates and celibacy in seventeenth-century England.

Determinants of job satisfaction of doctors and nurses in organised settings (hospitals and health centres) in Muscat Governorate, Sultanate of Oman (2001)
Thesis
Al Shafaee, M. A. M. (2001). Determinants of job satisfaction of doctors and nurses in organised settings (hospitals and health centres) in Muscat Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212125

Oman has inadequate health manpower, particularly doctors and nurses, as evident from the limited prospect for Omanization (employment of Omani nationals). Medical services in Oman have relied primarily on the recruitment of expatriate doctors and nu... Read More about Determinants of job satisfaction of doctors and nurses in organised settings (hospitals and health centres) in Muscat Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.

1977 protocol II additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and customary international law (2001)
Thesis
Kawai, T. (2001). 1977 protocol II additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and customary international law. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212189

Traditionally the laws of war, or widely known as international humanitarian law today, in principle did not cover civil wars but only wars between States. The Geneva Conventions were adopted in 1949 to increase the protection of victims in armed con... Read More about 1977 protocol II additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and customary international law.

Media agenda-building battles between Greenpeace and Shell : a rhetorical and discursive approach (2001)
Thesis
Bakir, T. V. (2001). Media agenda-building battles between Greenpeace and Shell : a rhetorical and discursive approach. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212144

The empirical focus of this research comprises the UK television news battles between Greenpeace (a highly media-aware International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO)), and the oil company Shell (a multinational corporation (MNC)). Specifically, t... Read More about Media agenda-building battles between Greenpeace and Shell : a rhetorical and discursive approach.

Ideal and practice : aspects of noble life in late Elizabethan and Jacobean England (2001)
Thesis
Danushevskaya, A. V. (2001). Ideal and practice : aspects of noble life in late Elizabethan and Jacobean England. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212103

The thesis investigates what sixteenth and seventeenth century humanists thought about the role of the nobility in society; their views about the proper education of the nobility (including its expected cost) and way of life they considered appropria... Read More about Ideal and practice : aspects of noble life in late Elizabethan and Jacobean England.

Exploring the relationship between case study and action research : case study research being organised on the Kaohsiung Harbour in Taiwan (2001)
Thesis
Hsu, C. (2001). Exploring the relationship between case study and action research : case study research being organised on the Kaohsiung Harbour in Taiwan. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217769

This dissertation reports on a case study investigation of the organisational setting of the Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau (KHB) in Taiwan. It reports on my methodological contribution in doing my study in a particular way, namely, by making use of my pos... Read More about Exploring the relationship between case study and action research : case study research being organised on the Kaohsiung Harbour in Taiwan.

Spirit of change : a quest for the heart of quality (2001)
Thesis
Garrod, J. P. (2001). Spirit of change : a quest for the heart of quality. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214260

Why do quality initiatives work in some organisations but not in others? In a quest to discover the heart of quality, this thesis sets change programmes within the context of a turbulent global environment, where learning to adapt is the key to survi... Read More about Spirit of change : a quest for the heart of quality.

A psychological investigation of autistic spectrum disorders : implications for the concept of Asperger syndrome (2001)
Thesis
Schura, R. J. D. (2001). A psychological investigation of autistic spectrum disorders : implications for the concept of Asperger syndrome. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212134

Asperger Syndrome was first described in 1944. Because of its similar presentation with autism it was subsumed under autistic spectrum disorders about 35 years later. The present study re-assessed Asperger's original article and identified specific d... Read More about A psychological investigation of autistic spectrum disorders : implications for the concept of Asperger syndrome.

Rural sustainability in Sarawak : (the role of adat and indigenous knowledge in promoting sustainable sago production in the coastal areas of Sarawak) (2001)
Thesis
Gapor, S. A. (2001). Rural sustainability in Sarawak : (the role of adat and indigenous knowledge in promoting sustainable sago production in the coastal areas of Sarawak). (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221471

Conventional development, a northern-inspired modernisation programme, is no longer seen as the only solution to rural development problems. It has been criticised for neglecting environmental issues and has failed to improve the lives of the rural p... Read More about Rural sustainability in Sarawak : (the role of adat and indigenous knowledge in promoting sustainable sago production in the coastal areas of Sarawak).

A matrix isolation study of main group and transition metal atom cryochemistry (2001)
Thesis
Harris, N. B. (2001). A matrix isolation study of main group and transition metal atom cryochemistry. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217412

The majority of the work described in this thesis is concerned with the isolation of transition metal and main group atoms in dilute reactive ligand matrices. The previously uncharacterised matrix isolated species were characterised using IR, UV-Vis-... Read More about A matrix isolation study of main group and transition metal atom cryochemistry.

An empirical study of the teaching and learning of speaking and listening skills in relation to work place needs with reference to the national curriculum, in some secondary schools in the County of Humberside (2001)
Thesis
Yusoff, N. (2001). An empirical study of the teaching and learning of speaking and listening skills in relation to work place needs with reference to the national curriculum, in some secondary schools in the County of Humberside. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216662

One broad question addressed in this research is "What are the links between the learning of speaking and listening skills in secondary school, and the future use of speaking and listening in the work place?" To facilitate the answer to the above... Read More about An empirical study of the teaching and learning of speaking and listening skills in relation to work place needs with reference to the national curriculum, in some secondary schools in the County of Humberside.

Monitoring and modelling hydrological response and sediment yield in a North York Moors catchment : an assessment of predictive uncertainty in a coupled hydrological-sediment yield model (2001)
Thesis
Ayoung, M. S. A. (2001). Monitoring and modelling hydrological response and sediment yield in a North York Moors catchment : an assessment of predictive uncertainty in a coupled hydrological-sediment yield model. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213717

A fully distributed coupled hydrological-sediment yield model was developed. An assessment was made of the predictive uncertainty in the individual model predictions, as well as the uncertainty propagated from the primary hydrological model to the se... Read More about Monitoring and modelling hydrological response and sediment yield in a North York Moors catchment : an assessment of predictive uncertainty in a coupled hydrological-sediment yield model.

The British theatre economics and management in the 1990s as an effect of Thatcherite capitalism (2001)
Thesis
Chun, B. (2001). The British theatre economics and management in the 1990s as an effect of Thatcherite capitalism. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211225

This thesis will examine theatrical changes which were taken place in Britain in the 1990s as an influence of Thatcherite capitalism. There are two bases in developing that subject. The first is that arts subsidy, namely, money, has been more respons... Read More about The British theatre economics and management in the 1990s as an effect of Thatcherite capitalism.

The heart of the head: the emotional dimension of leadership: an examination and analysis of the role emotional intelligence plays in successful secondary school and academy leadership. (2001)
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Allen, W. (2001). The heart of the head: the emotional dimension of leadership: an examination and analysis of the role emotional intelligence plays in successful secondary school and academy leadership. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211395

Education is currently in the midst of a serious crisis in terms of leadership sustainability, retention, recruitment and succession. There are those who would cite the constant barrage of educational change and reform, along with the over-emphasis o... Read More about The heart of the head: the emotional dimension of leadership: an examination and analysis of the role emotional intelligence plays in successful secondary school and academy leadership..

Factors impacting on the design, development and use of an effective pre-employment integrity test (2001)
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Coyne, I. J. (2001). Factors impacting on the design, development and use of an effective pre-employment integrity test. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222767

The aim of this thesis was to examine various factors that impact on the design, development and use of effective paper and pencil pre-employment integrity tests and to take these factors into account in the development of a personality-based test. F... Read More about Factors impacting on the design, development and use of an effective pre-employment integrity test.

Biochemical adaptations in cardiac hypertrophy (2001)
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Clarke, S. J. (2001). Biochemical adaptations in cardiac hypertrophy. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222088

Cardiac hypertrophy is the adaptive response of the heart to chronic overload. The metabolic adaptations that occur during hypertrophy are initially beneficial, but can ultimately deteriorate into heart failure. The mechanisms underlying this are unk... Read More about Biochemical adaptations in cardiac hypertrophy.

An empirical evaluation of the art education curriculum in primary schools in the city of Al-Madina in Saudi Arabia (2001)
Thesis
Mougharbel, F. T. (2001). An empirical evaluation of the art education curriculum in primary schools in the city of Al-Madina in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217085

This is an empirical evaluation study of the art education curriculum in Saudi Arabian primary school with special reference to primary schools in Al-Madena City. The study aims to explore the current art education curriculum in relation to classr... Read More about An empirical evaluation of the art education curriculum in primary schools in the city of Al-Madina in Saudi Arabia.

Gender issues, indigenous peoples and popular partication in Bolivia (2001)
Thesis
Clisby, S. (2001). Gender issues, indigenous peoples and popular partication in Bolivia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215691

[Explanatory note:] The following work is the culmination of a research process undertaken between December 1995 and September 1997 in various sites throughout Bolivia. Although the research process itself will be outlined more thoroughly in chapter... Read More about Gender issues, indigenous peoples and popular partication in Bolivia.