All Outputs (3463)

Loss and the archive: a creative and critical exploration (2019)
Thesis
Sadler, C. (2019). Loss and the archive: a creative and critical exploration. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223975

This thesis is a creative and critical exploration of loss and the archive. It uses modern and contemporary theories of loss and poetics to argue that the challenge for language in response to loss is to try and work out what can be effectively said.... Read More about Loss and the archive: a creative and critical exploration.

The predictors of and experiences in the use of maternal healthcare services by unmarried youth in Uganda (2019)
Thesis
Agaba, P. (2019). The predictors of and experiences in the use of maternal healthcare services by unmarried youth in Uganda. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222986

Introduction
Uganda has a high maternal mortality rate combined with poor use of maternal health services among unmarried youth. Improved use of maternal health services by unmarried youth would help reduce maternal deaths in the country. A better u... Read More about The predictors of and experiences in the use of maternal healthcare services by unmarried youth in Uganda.

Evaluation of small molecule inhibitors of Pin1 for their effects on tissue factor within tumour cells (2019)
Thesis
Adeniran, O. I. (2019). Evaluation of small molecule inhibitors of Pin1 for their effects on tissue factor within tumour cells. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222358

Most standard anticancer drugs are non-selective in their cytotoxicity towards cancerous versus normal cells. Therefore, there is a need for the development of selective and targeted anticancer agents. Previous studies have reported upregulation of t... Read More about Evaluation of small molecule inhibitors of Pin1 for their effects on tissue factor within tumour cells.

Impacts of taxation and financial development in Thailand : CGE and econometric analyses (2019)
Thesis
Chonlakan Benjasak. (2019). Impacts of taxation and financial development in Thailand : CGE and econometric analyses. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223691

The primary focus of this thesis is to investigate the impacts of tax reform, energy consumption and financial development on the growth and efficiency of the Thai economy. There are three main objectives, which are (i) to evaluate the impacts of ref... Read More about Impacts of taxation and financial development in Thailand : CGE and econometric analyses.

Extending the flood record - assessing the uncertainty and viability of palaeoflood data (2019)
Thesis
Moloney, J. L. (2019). Extending the flood record - assessing the uncertainty and viability of palaeoflood data. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222112

This study assesses the uncertainty and viability of palaeoflood records in relation to the British database, which is a collection of radiocarbon dated geomorphological fluvial deposits used to infer the flood-frequency record during the Holocene. T... Read More about Extending the flood record - assessing the uncertainty and viability of palaeoflood data.

In search of the millennial : is there a distinctive millennial identity and what might this mean for our understanding of identity in organisations? : a study of emerging identities in Mexican young adults (2019)
Thesis
Huett, R. D. (2019). In search of the millennial : is there a distinctive millennial identity and what might this mean for our understanding of identity in organisations? : a study of emerging identities in Mexican young adults. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222687

Ideas of selfhood in contemporary society are increasingly understood in terms of generational membership (Rudolph, Rauvola & Zacher, 2018; Howe & Strauss, 2000). Popular discourses of generational identity offer individuals alternatives for self- de... Read More about In search of the millennial : is there a distinctive millennial identity and what might this mean for our understanding of identity in organisations? : a study of emerging identities in Mexican young adults.

Living precarity, enduring bias : exploring the gendered experiences of UK early career academics (2019)
Thesis
Shand, L. E. (2019). Living precarity, enduring bias : exploring the gendered experiences of UK early career academics. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222554

This research explores the gendered lives of Early Career Academics (ECAs) within the gender regime of the neoliberal university and examines the commonalities and differences of their lived experience. Overall, participants lives were characterised... Read More about Living precarity, enduring bias : exploring the gendered experiences of UK early career academics.

Maturity-status bio-banding as a tool for ongoing talent (de)selection of academy soccer players using a multi-disciplinary approach (2019)
Thesis
MacMaster, C. (2019). Maturity-status bio-banding as a tool for ongoing talent (de)selection of academy soccer players using a multi-disciplinary approach. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222839

This repeated measures design study aimed to provide a greater understanding of the physical, psychological, technical and tactical responses of youth soccer players to maturity status bio-banding within small sided games, as a potential tool for tal... Read More about Maturity-status bio-banding as a tool for ongoing talent (de)selection of academy soccer players using a multi-disciplinary approach.

Examining the role of digital mediation in women’s sexual identity : a constructivist grounded theory study (2019)
Thesis
MacRae, S. E. (2019). Examining the role of digital mediation in women’s sexual identity : a constructivist grounded theory study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222729

This thesis outlines findings from a study exploring how women over 35 conceptualise their sexual identities in the digital age. As the literature lacked qualitative analysis of this aspect of adult women’s lives the research was designed using princ... Read More about Examining the role of digital mediation in women’s sexual identity : a constructivist grounded theory study.

The cardiovascular effects of watercress on human health and performance (2019)
Thesis
Burke, R. R. (2019). The cardiovascular effects of watercress on human health and performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222526

The purpose of this thesis is to assess an alternative dietary nitrate supplement as a possible ergogenic aid and to evaluate its therapeutic potential upon cardiovascular markers in healthy young and old age populations. The first experimental chapt... Read More about The cardiovascular effects of watercress on human health and performance.

The role of soft tissues and minor osseous structures in cranial biomechanics (2019)
Thesis
Sellés de Lucas, V. (2019). The role of soft tissues and minor osseous structures in cranial biomechanics. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222601

Finite element analysis is now widely recognised as an invaluable technique to investigate and understand cranial biomechanics since it can incorporate the complexity of a skull’s geometry, its construction, different materials and complex loadings.... Read More about The role of soft tissues and minor osseous structures in cranial biomechanics.

An inquiry into the constructed meanings attributed to the notion of 'excellence' in a VET college professionalisation programme (2019)
Thesis
De Kock, S. (2019). An inquiry into the constructed meanings attributed to the notion of 'excellence' in a VET college professionalisation programme. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222518

The thesis aims to investigate the meanings given to the notion Excellence as used in the name “de Excellente Docent” (The Excellent Teacher) given to a professionalisation programme in a VET college.

Based on the understanding that meaning is con... Read More about An inquiry into the constructed meanings attributed to the notion of 'excellence' in a VET college professionalisation programme.

Evaluation of the use of ICT to support students’ learning and communication in a Saudi Arabian higher education institution : conflicts, contrasts and tensions in lecturers’ perspectives (2019)
Thesis
Alabadi, N. (2019). Evaluation of the use of ICT to support students’ learning and communication in a Saudi Arabian higher education institution : conflicts, contrasts and tensions in lecturers’ perspectives. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222810

This thesis explores lecturers’ views on the main issues surrounding their use of information and communications technology (ICT) to support students’ learning and communication in Jeddah University. It also identifies lecturers’ pedagogical beliefs... Read More about Evaluation of the use of ICT to support students’ learning and communication in a Saudi Arabian higher education institution : conflicts, contrasts and tensions in lecturers’ perspectives.

Relational and psychological aspects of the experience of chronic fatigue syndrome for patients and their significant others : a grounded theory study (2019)
Thesis
Cunnah, K. J. (2019). Relational and psychological aspects of the experience of chronic fatigue syndrome for patients and their significant others : a grounded theory study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223559

Social processes have been investigated as a maintaining factor in chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephamyelitis (CFS/ME), and the responses of the significant others (SOs) of people with CFS/ME (PwCFS/ME) have been shown to be asso... Read More about Relational and psychological aspects of the experience of chronic fatigue syndrome for patients and their significant others : a grounded theory study.

A systemic study of learners' knowledge sharing and collaborative skills development : a case study in a British business school (2019)
Thesis
Pour Mohammad, S. (2019). A systemic study of learners' knowledge sharing and collaborative skills development : a case study in a British business school. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222378

Knowledge management, as Leistner (2010) argues, is a “misnomer”. Knowledge cannot be managed since it relates to prior experience and is present merely in the mind of individuals (p. 4). We can manage knowledge flow, but not the knowledge itself. Le... Read More about A systemic study of learners' knowledge sharing and collaborative skills development : a case study in a British business school.

Investigating domestic violence through human rights lens in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2019)
Thesis
Alosaimi, S. E. (2019). Investigating domestic violence through human rights lens in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222930

Domestic violence can happen to anyone, but women and children in most cases of abuse are the victims. Despite considerable scholarship on domestic violence, Saudi Arabia remains an anomaly in terms of the Kingdom’s approach to domestic violence from... Read More about Investigating domestic violence through human rights lens in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Constraint and creative decision making in the composition of concert works, film and video-game soundtracks (2019)
Thesis
Marshall, G. A. (2019). Constraint and creative decision making in the composition of concert works, film and video-game soundtracks. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222714

This PhD research investigates the types, implications and origins of constraint within the contexts of various music composition projects. It then presents the practical value of this deeper understanding as a contemporary music composer.

To expl... Read More about Constraint and creative decision making in the composition of concert works, film and video-game soundtracks.

An investigation into the measurement and management of frailty in surgical patients (2019)
Thesis
Trotter, J. M. (2019). An investigation into the measurement and management of frailty in surgical patients. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222672

Aims
This thesis intends to investigate a method of identification of frailty in the surgical population, CT defined sarcopenia, and a possible method to attenuate its effects in the preoperative period, prehabilitation.

Methods
845 patients tha... Read More about An investigation into the measurement and management of frailty in surgical patients.

Understanding temporal variability in fish and eel movements to minimise the likelihood of entrainment at water pumping stations (2019)
Thesis
Norman, J. (2019). Understanding temporal variability in fish and eel movements to minimise the likelihood of entrainment at water pumping stations. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222522

Rivers in the United Kingdom have been subject to extensive modification to meet societal demands for navigation, drinking water, industry, hydropower, drainage, and abstraction. This heavy pressure on river resources has resulted in many constrained... Read More about Understanding temporal variability in fish and eel movements to minimise the likelihood of entrainment at water pumping stations.

Household waste management in a South African township (2019)
Thesis
Pewa, M. K. P. (2019). Household waste management in a South African township. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222743

South Africa emerged from apartheid in 1994 as a nation divided by race and class. The apartheid laws enforced separate development, which disadvantaged the black African population; especially the Xhosa people in rural Eastern Cape and the Zulu peop... Read More about Household waste management in a South African township.