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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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

A Food Monitoring System using Image Segmentation and Machine Learning (2019)
Thesis
Alatawi, M. I. (2019). A Food Monitoring System using Image Segmentation and Machine Learning. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4912448

In recent years, the number of people requiring dietary monitoring has risen, and dietary records are an essential part of the diagnosis and treatment of many health problems. This project designs and evaluates a food monitoring system for use in ins... Read More about A Food Monitoring System using Image Segmentation and Machine Learning.

The social impact of closed circuit television (CCTV) inside mental health wards (2019)
Thesis
Desai, S. (2019). The social impact of closed circuit television (CCTV) inside mental health wards. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222179

CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) camera use has been a feature of the mental health ward since the 1990s. However, how CCTV surveillance is simultaneously controlling and caring inside the mental health ward has been missing in sociological research.... Read More about The social impact of closed circuit television (CCTV) inside mental health wards.

Conservation of freshwater fishes in Saudi Arabia (2019)
Thesis
Alharthi, I. G. Z. (2019). Conservation of freshwater fishes in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223191

This study aims to gain fundamental knowledge to underpin the formulation of practical solutions to ensure the protection and conservation of Saudi Arabian fishes threatened by anthropogenic activities, whilst taking into account all users and stakeh... Read More about Conservation of freshwater fishes in Saudi Arabia.

Positron emision [i.e. emission] tomography (PET) in non-malignant chest diseases (2019)
Thesis
Aliyu, S. A. (2019). Positron emision [i.e. emission] tomography (PET) in non-malignant chest diseases. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222034

Molecular imaging is a functional imaging that identify disease in its earliest stages and determine the exact location of metabolically active tissue such as tumours. Often before symptoms occur or abnormalities can be detected with other diagnostic... Read More about Positron emision [i.e. emission] tomography (PET) in non-malignant chest diseases.

Child criminal exploitation : a new systemic model to improve professional assessment, investigation and intervention (2019)
Thesis
Barlow, C. H. (2019). Child criminal exploitation : a new systemic model to improve professional assessment, investigation and intervention. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222829

Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) means coercive control of a child in order for them to commit crimes on the behalf of another. Often, a child that is a victim of criminal exploitation is not recognised as such when they come to the attention of cri... Read More about Child criminal exploitation : a new systemic model to improve professional assessment, investigation and intervention.

Interaction between the Yorkshire coast static gear crustacean fishery and offshore wind energy development (2019)
Thesis
Roach, M. (2019). Interaction between the Yorkshire coast static gear crustacean fishery and offshore wind energy development. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222374

Globally the offshore wind energy sector has seen an increase in the number of and spatial scale of offshore wind farms in the last decade. Offshore wind farms can be seen as many EU member states answer to meeting their energy demands from renewable... Read More about Interaction between the Yorkshire coast static gear crustacean fishery and offshore wind energy development.

3D and 4D printing of metal-organic frameworks (2019)
Thesis
Marshall, E. S. (2019). 3D and 4D printing of metal-organic frameworks. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222431

This thesis describes the development of new composite materials by the 3D printing of metal- organic frameworks. The application of these composites in various settings is described.

Chapter 1 contains a review of the area of additive manufacturi... Read More about 3D and 4D printing of metal-organic frameworks.

Representations of disability : a study of how people with an impairment are portrayed in equality and diversity training in UK higher education institutions (2019)
Thesis
Kember, M. (2019). Representations of disability : a study of how people with an impairment are portrayed in equality and diversity training in UK higher education institutions. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222209

[From the introduction]:
The aim of this doctoral thesis was to consider how, if at all, professional staff development practitioners in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the United Kingdom (UK) design and deliver equality and diversity (E&D)... Read More about Representations of disability : a study of how people with an impairment are portrayed in equality and diversity training in UK higher education institutions.

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.

The molecular basis of circadian and seasonal rhythms in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis (2019)
Thesis
Chapman, E. C. (2019). The molecular basis of circadian and seasonal rhythms in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222565

Exposure to regular environmental oscillations such as day/night have allowed organisms to evolve biological mechanisms to adaptively anticipate and prepare for rhythmic environmental change. A network of gene-protein interactions between clock genes... Read More about The molecular basis of circadian and seasonal rhythms in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis.

The implementation of industrial wastewater management policies in Thailand : relationship between companies, the public and government (2019)
Thesis
Tiraprapa Ratanachoti. (2019). The implementation of industrial wastewater management policies in Thailand : relationship between companies, the public and government. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221880

Wastewater is a cause of environmental concern throughout the world; industry, municipalities and agriculture are major sources of wastewater. About 6.8 million cubic meters of industrial wastewater are produced per day in Thailand, which contributes... Read More about The implementation of industrial wastewater management policies in Thailand : relationship between companies, the public and government.

Capital punishment, 1700-1934 : a case study of Hull (2019)
Thesis
Harrison, T. P. (2019). Capital punishment, 1700-1934 : a case study of Hull. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4269960

[From the introduction:]
This thesis explores capital punishment from 1700-1934 in one English locality, Hull. A series of questions are addressed throughout this dissertation in order to understand the role of the criminal justice system in Hull. T... Read More about Capital punishment, 1700-1934 : a case study of Hull.