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Postoperative pain : nursing management and organisational commitment (2003)
Thesis
Briggs, E. V. (2003). Postoperative pain : nursing management and organisational commitment. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213109

Postoperative pain management has been the subject of several national reports (Royal College of Surgeons of England and College of Anaesthetists, 1990; Audit Commission, 1997; Clinical Standards Advisory Group, 2000) that have each made recommendati... Read More about Postoperative pain : nursing management and organisational commitment.

Disability and citizenship: an emancipatory study of professionals' attitudes to disabled people (2003)
Thesis
Garbutt, R. S. (2003). Disability and citizenship: an emancipatory study of professionals' attitudes to disabled people. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212430

The research described in this thesis had two main aims. First, to examine the concept of citizenship and to develop it in relation to the experiences of disabled people. Secondly, and of equal importance, to test an emancipatory methodology within a... Read More about Disability and citizenship: an emancipatory study of professionals' attitudes to disabled people.

Negotiating childhood: the gendered experiences of street children and children in difficult circumstances in Tanzania (2003)
Thesis
Evans, R. M. C. (2003). Negotiating childhood: the gendered experiences of street children and children in difficult circumstances in Tanzania. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212364

Within the context of national levels of poverty, structural adjustment policies and the AIDS epidemic, this thesis analyses the experiences of children and young people in difficult circumstances in Tanzania from a gender perspective. Using the soci... Read More about Negotiating childhood: the gendered experiences of street children and children in difficult circumstances in Tanzania.

Ecotourism, conservation and sustainability : a case study of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Indonesia. (2003)
Thesis
Cochrane, J. E. (2003). Ecotourism, conservation and sustainability : a case study of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Indonesia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212321

The relationship between tourism and conservation was investigated in the Indonesian national park of Bromo Tengger Semeru, in East Java. Beforehand, the salient features and contradictions of sustainability, tourism and protected areas management we... Read More about Ecotourism, conservation and sustainability : a case study of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Indonesia..

A simple, rare, truly elect soul : the troubled life of Richard Waldo Sibthorp, 1792-1897 (2003)
Thesis
Trott, M. J. (2003). A simple, rare, truly elect soul : the troubled life of Richard Waldo Sibthorp, 1792-1897. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212297

In what follows it is argued that Richard Sibthorp suffered unfairly, although quite predictably, at the hands of contemporary commentators and that his biographers have too readily reflected their bewilderment. Examined more closely, his life raises... Read More about A simple, rare, truly elect soul : the troubled life of Richard Waldo Sibthorp, 1792-1897.

English for specific purposes (ESP) in four technological and vocational higher education institutions in Taiwan, with particular reference to the Department of Applied Foreign Languages (2003)
Thesis
Su, H. (2003). English for specific purposes (ESP) in four technological and vocational higher education institutions in Taiwan, with particular reference to the Department of Applied Foreign Languages. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212270

This thesis examines problems in the teaching of English for Specific Purposes(ESP) in four technological and vocational higher education institutions in Taiwan,with particular reference to the Department of Applied Foreign Languages - English (DAFL-... Read More about English for specific purposes (ESP) in four technological and vocational higher education institutions in Taiwan, with particular reference to the Department of Applied Foreign Languages.

Evaluation and analysis of wear in progressive cavity pumps (2003)
Thesis
Whittaker, L. V. (2003). Evaluation and analysis of wear in progressive cavity pumps. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212266

Progressive cavity pumps are used in the transportion of slurries. The pumping element consists of a single helical rotor, which intermeshes with a double helical resilient stator, to create the moving cavities that transport the slurry. Both compone... Read More about Evaluation and analysis of wear in progressive cavity pumps.

The Sultanate of Banten AD 1750-1808: a social and cultural history (2003)
Thesis
Boontharm, D. (2003). The Sultanate of Banten AD 1750-1808: a social and cultural history. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212642

There are two contrasting scenes in the history of Banten: a history of a prosperous port sultanate in the sixteenth and seventeenth century, and a history of a dark and oppressed nineteenth-century society. The eighteenth century represents a gap be... Read More about The Sultanate of Banten AD 1750-1808: a social and cultural history.

Substance use and psycholsis: an exploratory study (2003)
Thesis
Baldwin, A. (2003). Substance use and psycholsis: an exploratory study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212235

The needs of individuals who have a diagnosis of psychosis and use substances pose one of the greatest challenges faced by mental health services today (Department of Health, 2002). A large amount of research has been undertaken attempting to underst... Read More about Substance use and psycholsis: an exploratory study.

An investigation into implicit emotional memory with concurrent midazolam amnesia following colonoscopy (2003)
Thesis
Beckett, J. (2003). An investigation into implicit emotional memory with concurrent midazolam amnesia following colonoscopy. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218510

The aim of this study was to investigate whether implicit emotional memory could be demonstrated in patients undergoing a colonoscopy with midazolam sedation. It was hypothesised that the distress associated with a noxious non-surgical procedure woul... Read More about An investigation into implicit emotional memory with concurrent midazolam amnesia following colonoscopy.

The effect of personality on the adjustment to residential care for those with dementia (2003)
Thesis
Hilton, A. C. (2003). The effect of personality on the adjustment to residential care for those with dementia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217911

It has been suggested that personality may affect the adjustment to residential care for those with dementia. However, many theorists have stated that personality changes due to dementia. Therefore this study investigates personality modes (namely au... Read More about The effect of personality on the adjustment to residential care for those with dementia.

Physical characterisation of the geometry and microfluidic flow within microreactors (2003)
Thesis
Broadwell, I. (2003). Physical characterisation of the geometry and microfluidic flow within microreactors. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217458

We have investigated the physical properties of glass microreactors. These devices contain a network of micron-sized channels and have application in chemical synthesis. To perform chemical reactions in a micro reactor one requires an understanding o... Read More about Physical characterisation of the geometry and microfluidic flow within microreactors.

Evaluation of rolling contact fatigue resistance for coated components (2003)
Thesis
Yang, Y. (2003). Evaluation of rolling contact fatigue resistance for coated components. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215760

The thesis reviews and studies current evaluation mechanisms, techniques and machines for testing rolling contact fatigue failure resistance and load capacity of coated components. The thesis investigates both normal and accelerated rolling contact f... Read More about Evaluation of rolling contact fatigue resistance for coated components.

The experience of bereavement for individuals with learning disabilities : a qualitative study (2003)
Thesis
Hamlin, A. L. (2003). The experience of bereavement for individuals with learning disabilities : a qualitative study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214270

The aim of the investigation was to explore with individuals with learning disabilities their experiences of bereavement. Little research has been carried out in this area, and of the projects that have investigated bereavement in this population man... Read More about The experience of bereavement for individuals with learning disabilities : a qualitative study.

Continual exposure to trauma in the emergency services: an investigation into the psychological effects on new recruits (2003)
Thesis
Miller, C. (2003). Continual exposure to trauma in the emergency services: an investigation into the psychological effects on new recruits. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212305

The main aim of this study was to investigate the psychological effects of continual exposure to trauma on new recruits to the emergency services. Changes over a three-month period, in which trainee ambulance technicians were continually exposed to t... Read More about Continual exposure to trauma in the emergency services: an investigation into the psychological effects on new recruits.

Saudara (1928-1941): its contribution to the debate on issues in Malay society and the development of a Malay world-view (2003)
Thesis
Wan Suhana binti Wan Sulong. (2003). Saudara (1928-1941): its contribution to the debate on issues in Malay society and the development of a Malay world-view. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212293

This thesis attempts to contribute to the social history of Malaya, and of the Malay community within Malaya, in the all-important decade before the Second World War. The major source that it uses for this purpose is the Malay periodical Saudara, whi... Read More about Saudara (1928-1941): its contribution to the debate on issues in Malay society and the development of a Malay world-view.

An exploration of adolescents' thoughts about their sexually abusive behaviour : a qualitative study (2003)
Thesis
Halford, S. P. (2003). An exploration of adolescents' thoughts about their sexually abusive behaviour : a qualitative study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212258

This study aimed to explore adolescent sex offenders' thoughts about their sexuallyabusive behaviour and to understand their perspective of cognitive distortion using Interpretative Phenomenology qualitative methodology. Five participants convicted o... Read More about An exploration of adolescents' thoughts about their sexually abusive behaviour : a qualitative study.

Identifying person preference in individuals with a profound learning disability and high support needs (2003)
Thesis
McBride, K. (2003). Identifying person preference in individuals with a profound learning disability and high support needs. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212250

This research attempts to answer the demands from previous literature to extend the use of systematic preference testing, and to enable people to make choices by enhancing the modes of communication of preference. It looks at the viability of systema... Read More about Identifying person preference in individuals with a profound learning disability and high support needs.

The experience of problems, help needed and help received in offenders with a learning disability: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (2003)
Thesis
Sterland, J. (2003). The experience of problems, help needed and help received in offenders with a learning disability: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212231

Previous research has indicated that offenders with a learning disability have higher rates of adverse life experiences in childhood and that there is a period of time when they begin to exhibit problems when intervention could be attempted coupled w... Read More about The experience of problems, help needed and help received in offenders with a learning disability: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.