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Women in leadership : an empirical study of barriers to women’s participation at senior management positions in Nigerian banks (2022)
Thesis
Ademola-Thomas, A. S. (2022). Women in leadership : an empirical study of barriers to women’s participation at senior management positions in Nigerian banks. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224553

Globally, women have advanced in education, professional certification and skills and have become more visible in the workspace. Women have registered their presence significantly at lower to middle management; however, they have continued to be unde... Read More about Women in leadership : an empirical study of barriers to women’s participation at senior management positions in Nigerian banks.

Constitutional institutions are splendid things : an analysis of the Conservative Party's constitutional positions From 1832 To 2020 (2022)
Thesis
Pitt, D. (2022). Constitutional institutions are splendid things : an analysis of the Conservative Party's constitutional positions From 1832 To 2020. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4269857

The Conservative Party is the most electorally successful party in British policies. It has been the party of Government more than its political rivals. This is an important fact for the study of the British constitution or the policies of any Britis... Read More about Constitutional institutions are splendid things : an analysis of the Conservative Party's constitutional positions From 1832 To 2020.

Investigating the impact of interstitial fluid flow on cancer biology (2022)
Thesis
Pyne, E. S. (2022). Investigating the impact of interstitial fluid flow on cancer biology. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4251436

Despite major advances in our understanding of cancer progression mechanisms, cancer remains a leading cause of death in the UK and globally. Solid tumours are complex, and heterogeneous, existing in a dynamic microenvironment subjected to a variety... Read More about Investigating the impact of interstitial fluid flow on cancer biology.

A Foucauldian Analysis of Parents and Players Experiences at Elite Youth Football Academies (2022)
Thesis
Brooks, J. T. A Foucauldian Analysis of Parents and Players Experiences at Elite Youth Football Academies. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4247133

One consequence of living in a ‘surveillance society’ is that it has legitimised viewing and treating the body as a machine within the high-performance sports environment (Mills & Denison, 2013). A dominant discourse that encourages normalised observ... Read More about A Foucauldian Analysis of Parents and Players Experiences at Elite Youth Football Academies.

Investigating the role Of CBX2 to promote cell growth in triple negative breast cancer (2022)
Thesis
Bilton, L. (2022). Investigating the role Of CBX2 to promote cell growth in triple negative breast cancer. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4240594

Breast cancer is the uncontrolled proliferation of breast cells and is one of the most common cancers in the UK. It is a complex disease that can be divided into different subtypes based upon the presence or lack of hormone receptors, namely the oest... Read More about Investigating the role Of CBX2 to promote cell growth in triple negative breast cancer.

How does grain size distribution impact the mobility and deposition of analogue pyroclastic density currents? (2022)
Thesis
Johnston, T. (2022). How does grain size distribution impact the mobility and deposition of analogue pyroclastic density currents?. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224880

Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) are hot, density-driven flows of gas, rock and ash generated during explosive volcanic eruptions or from the collapse of lava domes. PDCs are able to travel for tens of km, traversing topographic barriers hundreds... Read More about How does grain size distribution impact the mobility and deposition of analogue pyroclastic density currents?.

Theatre Translation Through Collaboration : Dramaturgical Approaches to the Translation of Two Czech Plays in Dramatic Space (2022)
Thesis
Daníčková, E. (2022). Theatre Translation Through Collaboration : Dramaturgical Approaches to the Translation of Two Czech Plays in Dramatic Space. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4200851

This thesis is an investigation of rehearsal-based, collaborative approaches to theatre translation of two Czech plays, translated into English and staged in the UK. The two Practice as Research projects involved theatre translations of the plays Pok... Read More about Theatre Translation Through Collaboration : Dramaturgical Approaches to the Translation of Two Czech Plays in Dramatic Space.

Human Factors in the Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms (2022)
Thesis
Uzuegbunam, T. D. (2022). Human Factors in the Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4192750

Current maintenance planning strategies and decision support tools used in the operations and maintenance of offshore wind farms rarely account for the welfare of technicians and their ability to do work upon arrival. This create... Read More about Human Factors in the Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms.

Age-Associated Changes in Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels Within the Right Atrium Predispose the Elderly to Atrial Fibrillation (2022)
Thesis
Isaac, E. S. (2022). Age-Associated Changes in Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels Within the Right Atrium Predispose the Elderly to Atrial Fibrillation. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4508137

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide with sufferers of the condition facing significant morbidity and mortality. Ageing alone is identified as the most significant risk factor for developing the arrhythmia. As such... Read More about Age-Associated Changes in Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels Within the Right Atrium Predispose the Elderly to Atrial Fibrillation.

Tele-rehabilitation following Covid-19: a sub analysis dependant on level of respiratory intervention during hospitalisation (2022)
Thesis
Hyde, L. E. (2022). Tele-rehabilitation following Covid-19: a sub analysis dependant on level of respiratory intervention during hospitalisation. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4321390

Introduction: Tele-rehabilitation has been shown to be effective in improving exercise capacity, quality of life, fatigue and mood in patients discharged from hospital following Covid-19 infection. It remains unknown however whether the level interve... Read More about Tele-rehabilitation following Covid-19: a sub analysis dependant on level of respiratory intervention during hospitalisation.

Exploring post-traumatic growth and thriving in ambulance personnel (2022)
Thesis
Abdo, M. (2022). Exploring post-traumatic growth and thriving in ambulance personnel. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224643

The portfolio thesis is composed of three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical
paper, and appendices.
Part one is a systematic literature review, exploring the facilitators and prevalence rates of post-traumatic growth in ambulance p... Read More about Exploring post-traumatic growth and thriving in ambulance personnel.

Supporting positive experiences in caregivers of people living with dementia (2022)
Thesis
Walton, J. A. (2022). Supporting positive experiences in caregivers of people living with dementia. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224540

This thesis is divided into three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical paper, and a set of appendices relating to both research projects.
Part One is a systematic literature review relating to wellbeing enhancing interventions for car... Read More about Supporting positive experiences in caregivers of people living with dementia.

Lazarus Junction: Crossing the Divide. The Influence of Crime Procedural Tropes on the Construction of Supernatural Urban Fantasy (2022)
Thesis
Dobson, D. L. (2022). Lazarus Junction: Crossing the Divide. The Influence of Crime Procedural Tropes on the Construction of Supernatural Urban Fantasy. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4247127

This thesis considers the influence of crime procedural tropes in the writing of Lazarus Junction: Crossing the Divide. It considers the intrusion of the city, and examines how Lazarus Junction seeks to portray a world threatened by a malevolent forc... Read More about Lazarus Junction: Crossing the Divide. The Influence of Crime Procedural Tropes on the Construction of Supernatural Urban Fantasy.

Sending Foucault on loan to the lower leagues : a disciplinary analysis of the loan system in professional football (2022)
Thesis
Olde Wolbers, E. (2022). Sending Foucault on loan to the lower leagues : a disciplinary analysis of the loan system in professional football. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4311846

While transitions in sports have been thoroughly researched, specifically that of retirement (Wylleman & Lavallee, 2004; Park, Lavallee, & Tod, 2013), little focus has been given to the temporary transition such as the loan system in professional foo... Read More about Sending Foucault on loan to the lower leagues : a disciplinary analysis of the loan system in professional football.

Virtual patient-specific treatment verification using machine learning methods to assist the dose deliverability evaluation of radiotherapy prostate plans (2022)
Thesis
Quintero Mejía, P. A. (2022). Virtual patient-specific treatment verification using machine learning methods to assist the dose deliverability evaluation of radiotherapy prostate plans. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224661

Machine Learning (ML) methods represent a potential tool to support and optimize virtual patient-specific plan verifications within radiotherapy workflows. However, previously reported applications did not consider the actual physical implications in... Read More about Virtual patient-specific treatment verification using machine learning methods to assist the dose deliverability evaluation of radiotherapy prostate plans.

Establishing a novel 3-dimensional microfluidic model of bunyavirus Infection to characterise exosome release from tumour cells (2022)
Thesis
Marsh, D. (2022). Establishing a novel 3-dimensional microfluidic model of bunyavirus Infection to characterise exosome release from tumour cells. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224638

The order Bunyavirales represents the largest and most diverse taxonomic grouping of negative-sense RNA viruses, some of which are associated with significant diseases in humans and livestock. The global emergence of these viruses is exacerbated by t... Read More about Establishing a novel 3-dimensional microfluidic model of bunyavirus Infection to characterise exosome release from tumour cells.

Studies on skeletal muscle stem cell biology of the apolipoprotein E deficient mice (2022)
Thesis
Barlow, J. J. (2022). Studies on skeletal muscle stem cell biology of the apolipoprotein E deficient mice. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224384

Skeletal muscle has tremendous adaptive and regenerative ability, this is achieved through a resource of stem cells which remain present in adults. These cells remain quiescent until activated by myogenic factors, at which point they proliferate and... Read More about Studies on skeletal muscle stem cell biology of the apolipoprotein E deficient mice.

The effect of acute itch on the motor evoked potential : an investigation using transcranial magnetic brain stimulation (2022)
Thesis
Page, M. L. (2022). The effect of acute itch on the motor evoked potential : an investigation using transcranial magnetic brain stimulation. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4270500

research into the functioning of the brain during itch has revealed significant activity in the motor cortex, however, the role of the motor cortex during itch is not completely known. It is theorised to be involved in the planning of scratching move... Read More about The effect of acute itch on the motor evoked potential : an investigation using transcranial magnetic brain stimulation.

Advanced biomedical applications of cell clusteroids based on aqueous twophase Pickering emulsion systems (2022)
Thesis
Wang, A. (2022). Advanced biomedical applications of cell clusteroids based on aqueous twophase Pickering emulsion systems. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4249064

The development of in vitro models for advancing the research of cell biology and cell physiology is of great importance to the fields of biotechnology, cancer study, drug testing, toxicity study. The emerging field includes tissue engineering and re... Read More about Advanced biomedical applications of cell clusteroids based on aqueous twophase Pickering emulsion systems.

Conceptualizing political campaign messaging in an election - the case study of the 2016 presidential election in Ghana (2022)
Thesis
Adutwum, S. (2022). Conceptualizing political campaign messaging in an election - the case study of the 2016 presidential election in Ghana. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4247155

Political campaign messaging is acclaimed as one of the three critical success factors in winning a competitive election. With Ghana’s virtual two-party political system, formulating attractive campaign message for election becomes imperative. This s... Read More about Conceptualizing political campaign messaging in an election - the case study of the 2016 presidential election in Ghana.