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Moving towards transparency and participation in the budgetary process : a case study of Sierra Leone (2009)
Thesis
Marah, K. (2009). Moving towards transparency and participation in the budgetary process : a case study of Sierra Leone. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209090

The international community has invested a significant amount of resources to limit corruption in developing countries and institute sound public finance management systems. This strategic approach has resulted in the emergence of anti-corruption com... Read More about Moving towards transparency and participation in the budgetary process : a case study of Sierra Leone.

Cue competition between shapes in human spatial learning (2009)
Thesis
Alexander, T. P. (. P. (2009). Cue competition between shapes in human spatial learning. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209079

In many species, including humans the basic ability to move to a goal is essential to survival. Central to understanding how this ability operates in the cognitive systems of humans and other animals is whether learning about spatial relationships fo... Read More about Cue competition between shapes in human spatial learning.

157nm F₂laser characterization and application to polymer ablation (2009)
Thesis
Zakaria, R. (2009). 157nm F₂laser characterization and application to polymer ablation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213026

The work in this thesis focuses on applications and characterization studies of the vacuum ultra-violet (VUV) 157nm F2 laser. The laser ablation properties of various polymeric materials, namely polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), the photo-resist SU-8, nyl... Read More about 157nm F₂laser characterization and application to polymer ablation.

Pandora : a logic for the qualitative analysis of temporal fault trees (2009)
Thesis
Walker, M. (. D. (2009). Pandora : a logic for the qualitative analysis of temporal fault trees. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209344

Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is a valuable systems analysis technique widely used in safety analysis and reliability engineering, but it is not without its faults; in particular, it struggles to analyse systems in which time plays an important role, bec... Read More about Pandora : a logic for the qualitative analysis of temporal fault trees.

Liquid crystals for light emitting diodes (2009)
Thesis
Liedtke, A. (2009). Liquid crystals for light emitting diodes. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209299

In this work a series of new semiconducting liquid crystals (LCs), which are applicable for organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), were investigated. Semiempirical calculations were carried out on monomers and anti-cofacial dimers built from our mole... Read More about Liquid crystals for light emitting diodes.

Hybrid framework for dynamic position determination in multisensor environments (2009)
Thesis
Liimatainen, S. P. (2009). Hybrid framework for dynamic position determination in multisensor environments. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209258

Information about a user's context is crucial in obtaining the goal of ubiquitous computing. This thesis introduces a new approach in for looking at a special case of context; location information. Making devices location-aware is the first step of p... Read More about Hybrid framework for dynamic position determination in multisensor environments.

Functional characterisation of cohesin subunit SMC3 and separase and their roles in the segregation of large and minichromosomes in Trypanosoma brucei (2009)
Thesis
Bessat, M. S. N. (2009). Functional characterisation of cohesin subunit SMC3 and separase and their roles in the segregation of large and minichromosomes in Trypanosoma brucei. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209099

The genome of the African trypanosome, Trypanosoma brucei, presents an unusual karyotype in which two main classes of chromosomes, large and small minichromosomes, need to be faithfully replicated and segregated during the cell cycle. Although the la... Read More about Functional characterisation of cohesin subunit SMC3 and separase and their roles in the segregation of large and minichromosomes in Trypanosoma brucei.

Implications for the selection and training of hostage negotiators, through an analysis of hostage negotiation data (2009)
Thesis
Kennett, R. J. (2009). Implications for the selection and training of hostage negotiators, through an analysis of hostage negotiation data. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219272

This thesis relates the empirical research to a broad background of globalisation and national policy relevant to this topic. It centres on identifying the implications for the selection and training of hostage negotiators and it seeks to achieve thi... Read More about Implications for the selection and training of hostage negotiators, through an analysis of hostage negotiation data.

Electroorganic synthesis in microreactors (2009)
Thesis
Aziz, T. N. (2009). Electroorganic synthesis in microreactors. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213937

At present, description of applications, using electrochemical micro reactor are rare. Such techniques are extremely desirable to pharmaceutical companies who are interested in the high throughput synthesis of combinatorial libraries for pharmaceutic... Read More about Electroorganic synthesis in microreactors.

The interaction of school and community : an analysis and comparative study of voluntary secondary schools, community/comprehensive schools and community colleges/vocational schools in Cork city and county (2009)
Thesis
McGrath, C. (2009). The interaction of school and community : an analysis and comparative study of voluntary secondary schools, community/comprehensive schools and community colleges/vocational schools in Cork city and county. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212847

This study attempts to investigate the interaction of school and community through a comparative study of second-level schools in Cork City and County. The Education Act 1998 sets the framework for the development of education as a partnership proces... Read More about The interaction of school and community : an analysis and comparative study of voluntary secondary schools, community/comprehensive schools and community colleges/vocational schools in Cork city and county.

Moving home : exploring older peoples' experiences of hospital discharge (2009)
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Whitfield, C. F. (2009). Moving home : exploring older peoples' experiences of hospital discharge. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212821

The overall aim of this research project is to investigate the impact of government policy, professional practice and social attitudes on the experiences of the older person leaving acute hospital care and returning to their own home. The project aim... Read More about Moving home : exploring older peoples' experiences of hospital discharge.

Drag performance, identity, and cultural perception (2009)
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Oughton, K. (2009). Drag performance, identity, and cultural perception. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209362

This is the first holistic study of English cross-dressed performers. It will situate drag performers within their cultural context in order to establish how their concerns, motivations, employment, communities, friendships, self-perception and artis... Read More about Drag performance, identity, and cultural perception.

Health systems thinking : the need for a more critical approach (2009)
Thesis
Sambo, L. G. (2009). Health systems thinking : the need for a more critical approach. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209315

The present study intends to bring more insights and added value to health systems thinking using systems ideas. It inquires about the current state of health systems thinking, analyses different strengths of alternative systems approaches, and sugge... Read More about Health systems thinking : the need for a more critical approach.

Advanced direct laser micro-structuring of polymers for optical and other applications (2009)
Thesis
Boehlen, K. L. (2009). Advanced direct laser micro-structuring of polymers for optical and other applications. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215949

Excimer laser ablation is a very well researched field, and there is a vast amount of publications on this subject. Many of them focus on the fundamentals of the ablation process and try to find models to describe the ablation mechanisms. This doctor... Read More about Advanced direct laser micro-structuring of polymers for optical and other applications.

Configurationally restricted bis-tetraazamacrocyclic complexes: chemokine receptor antagonists (2009)
Thesis
McRobbie, G. W. J. (2009). Configurationally restricted bis-tetraazamacrocyclic complexes: chemokine receptor antagonists. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213191

The chemokine receptor CXCR4 is a trans-membrane protein which has been implicated in many physiological and pathological processes including cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and most significantly HIV replication. CXCR4 plays a vital role in embryonic d... Read More about Configurationally restricted bis-tetraazamacrocyclic complexes: chemokine receptor antagonists.

Taking the war to Scotland and France : the supply and transportation of English armies by sea, 1320-60 (2009)
Thesis
Lambert, C. L. (. L. (2009). Taking the war to Scotland and France : the supply and transportation of English armies by sea, 1320-60. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212833

This thesis will examine the maritime resources available to Edward II and Edward III. As the majority of the ships utilised by the kings of this period were requisitioned merchant vessels, the inner process of this operation of raising a fleet needs... Read More about Taking the war to Scotland and France : the supply and transportation of English armies by sea, 1320-60.

The status of the world : rochdian creationism and peripatetic eternalism (2009)
Thesis
Benhabid, A. (2009). The status of the world : rochdian creationism and peripatetic eternalism. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212789

In this thesis, we aim to explore whether the world is eternal or created through the eyes of the Hellenes and especially Aristotle and the Muslim theologians led by Ibn Rochd. Such exploration would be a sort of comparative study between religion an... Read More about The status of the world : rochdian creationism and peripatetic eternalism.

Heidegger and the philosophy of life : Kantian and post-Kantian thinking in the work of the early Heidegger as the foundation for a new Lebensphilosophie (2009)
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Peckitt, M. G. (2009). Heidegger and the philosophy of life : Kantian and post-Kantian thinking in the work of the early Heidegger as the foundation for a new Lebensphilosophie. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209253

The publication of Sein und Zeit in 1927 by the very young Martin Heidegger, a mere thirty-eight at the time, radically changed philosophy in a fashion that made returning to the ways of doing philosophy prior to Sein und Zeit impossible. Heidegger's... Read More about Heidegger and the philosophy of life : Kantian and post-Kantian thinking in the work of the early Heidegger as the foundation for a new Lebensphilosophie.

Managed realignment in the Humber estuary: factors influencing sedimentation (2009)
Thesis
Clapp, J. (2009). Managed realignment in the Humber estuary: factors influencing sedimentation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209235

In September 2003 a managed realignment site was breached on the north bank of the Humber estuary at Paull Holme Strays (PHS). The site was breached as part of the Environment Agency Humber Flood Risk Management Strategy, with the main aims to create... Read More about Managed realignment in the Humber estuary: factors influencing sedimentation.