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Effects of the pharmacological interventions and a structured education in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (2022)
Thesis
Abdalla, M. A. (2022). Effects of the pharmacological interventions and a structured education in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224300

Introduction Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous endocrine disorder that affects women of reproductive age and is associated with an array of metabolic disorders. Insulin resistance, increased body weight, dyslipidaemia and excess an... Read More about Effects of the pharmacological interventions and a structured education in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

The impact of conflict on the shadow economy and FDI : evidence from causal and spatial inference (2022)
Thesis
Alfar, A. J. K. (2022). The impact of conflict on the shadow economy and FDI : evidence from causal and spatial inference. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224283

Conflict affects governance policies, rendering them fewer effective tools, which motivates people to move into the informal sector. The shadow economy activities are labour intensive and suitable for adoption with low-return capital and small-scale... Read More about The impact of conflict on the shadow economy and FDI : evidence from causal and spatial inference.

Children’s perceptions of climate change in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam (2022)
Thesis
Halstead, F. (2022). Children’s perceptions of climate change in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224276

We are in the midst of a climate crisis (IPBES, 2022). Our reliance on burning fossil fuels as the primary energy source for the global economy is leading to atmospheric and oceanic heating, which is leading to a range of societal consequences includ... Read More about Children’s perceptions of climate change in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.

Attending responding becoming : a living-learning inquiry in a naturally inclusional playspace (2022)
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Gardiner, L. J. N. (2022). Attending responding becoming : a living-learning inquiry in a naturally inclusional playspace. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224223

Traditional scientific paradigms emphasise writing in the third person, effectively marginalising the subjective perspective of the researcher. Many systems thinking, cybernetics and complexity approaches are better in this regard, as they involve sy... Read More about Attending responding becoming : a living-learning inquiry in a naturally inclusional playspace.

HERstory: Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger. A Creative and Critical Exploration of the Role a Woman Played in Vincent van Gogh’s Rise to Fame (2022)
Thesis
Smailes, C. (2022). HERstory: Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger. A Creative and Critical Exploration of the Role a Woman Played in Vincent van Gogh’s Rise to Fame. (Thesis). Liverpool John Moores University. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4481731

Taking Nochlin’s view that, ‘We will need our wit and courage to make sure that women’s voices are heard, their work seen and written about’ (Nochlin, 2015, p. 321), this two-volume thesis by practice addresses why creative women became invisible in... Read More about HERstory: Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger. A Creative and Critical Exploration of the Role a Woman Played in Vincent van Gogh’s Rise to Fame.

Protecting non-heterosexual rights in Africa: reformed universalism, the African Charter and domestic constitutions in Africa (2022)
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Ezeah, F. (2022). Protecting non-heterosexual rights in Africa: reformed universalism, the African Charter and domestic constitutions in Africa. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224498

The right of non-heterosexual people to dignity, liberty and equality is an inviolable right that has gained momentum globally and has become a cornerstone of human rights movements around the world. But for non-heterosexual people in a majority of A... Read More about Protecting non-heterosexual rights in Africa: reformed universalism, the African Charter and domestic constitutions in Africa.

Towards "a good enough justice" : Gillian Rose, interpretive systemology, and the mandatory introduction of British values in schools (2022)
Thesis
Smith, A. (2022). Towards "a good enough justice" : Gillian Rose, interpretive systemology, and the mandatory introduction of British values in schools. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224402

Interpretive systemology is a systems approach asking researchers to explore different interpretations of a given social phenomenon or policy problem. While most systems approaches seek to support systemic intervention for social change, interpretive... Read More about Towards "a good enough justice" : Gillian Rose, interpretive systemology, and the mandatory introduction of British values in schools.

The impact of BBC Blue Planet II on awareness of and attitude to plastic pollution (2022)
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Mirzakhani, Z. (2022). The impact of BBC Blue Planet II on awareness of and attitude to plastic pollution. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4252332

This research study addresses the issue of environmental pollution caused by plastic waste, which has had extensive negative impact on the ecological systems and human life worldwide. Recent studies have found microplastics in every single aquatic sp... Read More about The impact of BBC Blue Planet II on awareness of and attitude to plastic pollution.

The potential impact of utilising social media platforms in Saudi higher education : academic practitioners perception (2022)
Thesis
Bugulah, O. A. (2022). The potential impact of utilising social media platforms in Saudi higher education : academic practitioners perception. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4200917

The use of social media has penetrated the field of education during the past decade, but it is still not widely accepted or used to support teaching and learning despite their potential usefulness. However, since the start of the Coron... Read More about The potential impact of utilising social media platforms in Saudi higher education : academic practitioners perception.

Late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental change in the northeastern Mediterranean: a diatom-based reconstruction from lacustrine sediments (2022)
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Seymour-Jones, R. F. Late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental change in the northeastern Mediterranean: a diatom-based reconstruction from lacustrine sediments. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4749956

Much of our understanding of Quaternary palaeoenvironmental change has been generated from long, continuous marine sediment and ice core sequences. These records span multiple glacial–interglacial cycles, providing an essential long-term perspective... Read More about Late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental change in the northeastern Mediterranean: a diatom-based reconstruction from lacustrine sediments.

Development of personalised optimisation of advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients with volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy (2022)
Thesis
Tambe, N. S. (2022). Development of personalised optimisation of advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients with volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224655

Background and Aim of the study: Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK. A significant number of these patients are diagnosed with inoperable advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Until recently, the standard of care for these pat... Read More about Development of personalised optimisation of advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients with volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy.

Making sense of ‘best start’ : exploring the early experiences of mothers in low-socioeconomic areas (2022)
Thesis
Miles, H. B. (2022). Making sense of ‘best start’ : exploring the early experiences of mothers in low-socioeconomic areas. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224605

The central concern of this thesis is to better understand how mothers in low- socioeconomic areas, in a city in the north of England experience early mothering. It is particularly interested in broadening understandings of how these lived experience... Read More about Making sense of ‘best start’ : exploring the early experiences of mothers in low-socioeconomic areas.

Epistolary Larkin : life, letters and the literary biography (2022)
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Devine, R. (2022). Epistolary Larkin : life, letters and the literary biography. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224248

‘Epistolary Larkin’ is the first comprehensive study to focus primarily on Philip Larkin’s letters as literary constructs. The publication of Anthony Thwaite’s Philip Larkin: Selected Letters 1940-1985 (1992) caused widespread division across the cri... Read More about Epistolary Larkin : life, letters and the literary biography.

Emerging environmental contaminants and human health : risk assessment of dietary exposure to microplastics (2022)
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Ntanopoulos, E. (2022). Emerging environmental contaminants and human health : risk assessment of dietary exposure to microplastics. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224197

Microplastics (MPs) are an emerging contaminant ubiquitous in the environment. There is growing concern regarding potential human health effects. A major human exposure route is hypothesised to be the dietary pathway via ingestion of contaminated foo... Read More about Emerging environmental contaminants and human health : risk assessment of dietary exposure to microplastics.

Appraising the curricula of UK non-medical prescribing programmes and its role in producing high-level prescribers (2022)
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Omer, U. N. (2022). Appraising the curricula of UK non-medical prescribing programmes and its role in producing high-level prescribers. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224134

In recent years, healthcare systems have sought to decrease workload pressures on doctors by expanding the authority to prescribe medications to other healthcare professionals. This authority is most advanced in the UK, where healthcare professionals... Read More about Appraising the curricula of UK non-medical prescribing programmes and its role in producing high-level prescribers.

Developing an evidence-based system to facilitate the predictive assessment and optimisation of older adults with cancer (2021)
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McKenzie, G. A. G. (2021). Developing an evidence-based system to facilitate the predictive assessment and optimisation of older adults with cancer. (Thesis). The University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4192792

Introduction: Older adults with cancer have worse outcomes than their younger counterparts, including higher postoperative complications, chemotherapy toxicity and treatment allocation to best supportive care. Oncogeriatric assessment (OGA) can provi... Read More about Developing an evidence-based system to facilitate the predictive assessment and optimisation of older adults with cancer.

Renewing approaches to understanding the minerals and waters at alkaline waste sites (2021)
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Bastianini, L. (2021). Renewing approaches to understanding the minerals and waters at alkaline waste sites. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224152

Highly alkaline (pH 9-12) waters can arise from a range of natural and anthropogenic processes. The latter include drainage waters from a range of globally significant anthropogenic by-products such as lime, cement and steel wastes, bauxite processin... Read More about Renewing approaches to understanding the minerals and waters at alkaline waste sites.

New routes to chiral-at-metal organometallic complexes and their application in asymmetric synthesis (2021)
Thesis
Shroot, S. (2021). New routes to chiral-at-metal organometallic complexes and their application in asymmetric synthesis. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224096

This project develops new organometallic frameworks, to target the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation and hydrosilylation of ketones, aiming for enhanced activity and substrate scope relative to current state-of-the-art. The anticancer activity of som... Read More about New routes to chiral-at-metal organometallic complexes and their application in asymmetric synthesis.

Investigation of graphene oxide-based composite material strategies as possible candidates for leading edge erosion protection of offshore wind turbines (2021)
Thesis
Glanville, L. B. L. (2021). Investigation of graphene oxide-based composite material strategies as possible candidates for leading edge erosion protection of offshore wind turbines. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224240

At present the current climate and energy crisis has highlighted the global need for more renewable energy generation. Offshore wind provides a reliable source of this green energy however the harsh environments these assets operate in result in freq... Read More about Investigation of graphene oxide-based composite material strategies as possible candidates for leading edge erosion protection of offshore wind turbines.