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Supply chain risk management : harnessing organisational culture to optimise the management of risks along the supply chain (2014)
Thesis
Stolte, T. (2014). Supply chain risk management : harnessing organisational culture to optimise the management of risks along the supply chain. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217368

Disruptions to supply chains, whether they are natural, accidental or intentional, are increasingly distorting supply chain performance. Given that such disruptions are unlikely to decrease in the short term, supply chain risk mitigating solutions wi... Read More about Supply chain risk management : harnessing organisational culture to optimise the management of risks along the supply chain.

The prognostic value of advanced MR in gliomas (2014)
Thesis
Kenning, L. (2014). The prognostic value of advanced MR in gliomas. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216489

This work examines the prognostic value of advanced MR at selected time points during the early stages of treatment in glioma patients. In this thesis, serial imaging of glioma patients was conducted using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), dynamic cont... Read More about The prognostic value of advanced MR in gliomas.

What is the best practice that can be incorporated to assist the effective use of interactive whiteboard in primary classroom in Brunei Darussalam? (2014)
Thesis
Jamain, H. N. A.-A. B. H. (2014). What is the best practice that can be incorporated to assist the effective use of interactive whiteboard in primary classroom in Brunei Darussalam?. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216308

A step taken towards the use of technology in education in Brunei Darussalam has been by providing primary schools with technologies that can help support teaching in the classroom. This includes providing the interactive whiteboard (IWB). At the pre... Read More about What is the best practice that can be incorporated to assist the effective use of interactive whiteboard in primary classroom in Brunei Darussalam?.

An exploration of the motherhood decision (2014)
Thesis
Marklew, H. (2014). An exploration of the motherhood decision. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216272

The portfolio thesis is separated into three parts: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research, an empirical study and appendices. Part one is a meta-synthesis reviewing the published qualitative literature regarding the decision to remain childfree... Read More about An exploration of the motherhood decision.

An investigation of the internet banking (IB) adoption, use, and success in Saudia Arabia (SA) (2014)
Thesis
Al-Qahtani, M. E. (2014). An investigation of the internet banking (IB) adoption, use, and success in Saudia Arabia (SA). (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216122

This thesis attempts to empirically investigate the different factors that have relation with the adoption, use and success (Dependent variables) of Internet Banking (IB). It extended the previous marketing literature and TAM model by investigating d... Read More about An investigation of the internet banking (IB) adoption, use, and success in Saudia Arabia (SA).

Fabrication, functionalization and characterization of silica monolith for forensic chemistry applications (2014)
Thesis
Khattab, A. K. (2014). Fabrication, functionalization and characterization of silica monolith for forensic chemistry applications. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216084

The physiochemical properties of silica monolith make it an ideal base material for drugs extracting, pre-concentrating and separation from biological samples which can interact not only with molecules but also with ions and atoms. However, the fabri... Read More about Fabrication, functionalization and characterization of silica monolith for forensic chemistry applications.

Researching the development of problem-solving skills in undergraduate students and the effect of cognitive factors on performance (2014)
Thesis
Potter, N. M. (2014). Researching the development of problem-solving skills in undergraduate students and the effect of cognitive factors on performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216068

Solving problems is the motivating force behind many scientific endeavours. A student’s ability to solve problems is a key to their academic success. Problem-solving skills developed during a degree course are of significant value to graduate employe... Read More about Researching the development of problem-solving skills in undergraduate students and the effect of cognitive factors on performance.

Reconstructing palaeoenvironments of the White Peak region of Derbyshire, northern England (2014)
Thesis
Kitcher, S. J. (2014). Reconstructing palaeoenvironments of the White Peak region of Derbyshire, northern England. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216046

Sub-fossil pollen from Holocene tufa pool sediments is used to investigate middle – late Holocene environmental conditions in the White Peak region of the Derbyshire Peak District in northern England. The overall aim is to use pollen analysis to reso... Read More about Reconstructing palaeoenvironments of the White Peak region of Derbyshire, northern England.

Practical approaches to mining of clinical datasets : from frameworks to novel feature selection (2014)
Thesis
Poolsawad, N. (2014). Practical approaches to mining of clinical datasets : from frameworks to novel feature selection. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215841

Research has investigated clinical data that have embedded within them numerous complexities and uncertainties in the form of missing values, class imbalances and high dimensionality. The research in this thesis was motivated by these challenges to m... Read More about Practical approaches to mining of clinical datasets : from frameworks to novel feature selection.

Reputation by accident or design? : to what degree and under which circumstances may we expect a politician's reputation to be managed strategically - rather than tactically? : an exploration of current practice (2014)
Thesis
Schnee, C. (2014). Reputation by accident or design? : to what degree and under which circumstances may we expect a politician's reputation to be managed strategically - rather than tactically? : an exploration of current practice. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215805

Colonisation of a managed realignment site by fishes (2014)
Thesis
Parker-Mian, T. (2014). Colonisation of a managed realignment site by fishes. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222652

Increasing pressures for coastal land reclamation intended for the purpose of settlement, flood defence and industrial development have resulted in a loss of intertidal habitats on a global scale. The result of this can be seen in the south-east of E... Read More about Colonisation of a managed realignment site by fishes.

Rufius the Cinaedus & the 'pivot of authenticity' : representing ancient Roman sexuality in fiction (2014)
Thesis
Walton, S. (2014). Rufius the Cinaedus & the 'pivot of authenticity' : representing ancient Roman sexuality in fiction. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218685

The thesis includes a novel, Rufius the Cinaedus, and an exegesis, The ‘Pivot of Authenticity’: Representing Ancient Roman Sexuality in Fiction, which explores how I creatively engaged with the historical sources to write Rufius the Cinaedus, and the... Read More about Rufius the Cinaedus & the 'pivot of authenticity' : representing ancient Roman sexuality in fiction.

Preparation of porous polymeric scaffolds via high internal phase emulsion templating (2014)
Thesis
Alsuhaymi, L. (2014). Preparation of porous polymeric scaffolds via high internal phase emulsion templating. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218482

The aims of this project are to synthesise polymeric surfactants, investigate their ability to stabilise high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) and the structure of porous polymeric materials obtained after polymerising the oil phase of water-in-oil H... Read More about Preparation of porous polymeric scaffolds via high internal phase emulsion templating.

Computational composition strategies in audiovisual laptop performance (2014)
Thesis
Allik, A. (2014). Computational composition strategies in audiovisual laptop performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217107

We live in a cultural environment in which computer based musical performances have become ubiquitous. Particularly the use of laptops as instruments is a thriving practice in many genres and subcultures. The opportunity to command the most intricate... Read More about Computational composition strategies in audiovisual laptop performance.

The role of the Kinin-Kallikrein System in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (2014)
Thesis
Kashuba, E. (2014). The role of the Kinin-Kallikrein System in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216406

Background: Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is an incurable heterogeneous disease. The identification of reliable and cost effective biomarkers is therefore imperative. A comparative proteomic approach was previously employed to study protein ex... Read More about The role of the Kinin-Kallikrein System in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

Benthic community structure and function along salinity and elevation gradients in the Humber Estuary (2014)
Thesis
Jones, K. (2014). Benthic community structure and function along salinity and elevation gradients in the Humber Estuary. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216400

Biological Traits Analysis (BTA) is increasingly being applied together with taxonomic and structural analysis in marine and estuarine studies of the benthos, to link species characteristics to ecosystem function. An investigation was made of benthic... Read More about Benthic community structure and function along salinity and elevation gradients in the Humber Estuary.

The needs of stakeholders in the formation of a local children's university : an exploration through grounded theory of participant drivers and their underpinning features (2014)
Thesis
Overton, D. T. (2014). The needs of stakeholders in the formation of a local children's university : an exploration through grounded theory of participant drivers and their underpinning features. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216363

There are over ninety local Children’s Universities (CUs) throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. CUs aim to recognise the learning needs of children which are met through extracurricular and out of school provision. The performance of some local... Read More about The needs of stakeholders in the formation of a local children's university : an exploration through grounded theory of participant drivers and their underpinning features.

Immunomodulation within the head and neck tumour microenvironment (2014)
Thesis
Murray, P. F. (2014). Immunomodulation within the head and neck tumour microenvironment. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216127

Changes in the immune response have been implicated in the progression of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC). Evidence is emerging that processes within the tumour microenvironment can lead to immune modulation and subsequent tumour... Read More about Immunomodulation within the head and neck tumour microenvironment.