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Investigation of a novel solar assisted heat recovery heat pump system for building space heating and hot water supply (2020)
Thesis
Fan, Y. (2020). Investigation of a novel solar assisted heat recovery heat pump system for building space heating and hot water supply. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224261

With the rapid increment of energy consumption worldwide, the caused environmental contamination and global warming desperately necessitate the further development of renewable energy technologies. This study aims at presenting an in-depth investigat... Read More about Investigation of a novel solar assisted heat recovery heat pump system for building space heating and hot water supply.

Adaptation of ecological modernisation in China : a case study of eco-transformation of industrial areas in Changsha-Zhuzhou- Xiangtan urban agglomeration (2020)
Thesis
Deng, B. (2020). Adaptation of ecological modernisation in China : a case study of eco-transformation of industrial areas in Changsha-Zhuzhou- Xiangtan urban agglomeration. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222499

Since around 2010, Chinese central and local authorities have made increasingly vigorous efforts in curbing industrial pollution. One approach has been the eco-transformation policies for industrial areas. This thesis defines the eco-transformation o... Read More about Adaptation of ecological modernisation in China : a case study of eco-transformation of industrial areas in Changsha-Zhuzhou- Xiangtan urban agglomeration.

Untangling molecular food webs of non-native invertebrates and their communities (2020)
Thesis
Benucci, M. (2020). Untangling molecular food webs of non-native invertebrates and their communities. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222622

Invasive non-native species (INNS) are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss globally, however to what extent INNS predators modify and utilise the invaded communities is still debated. This is particularly the case for arthropod INNS whose tr... Read More about Untangling molecular food webs of non-native invertebrates and their communities.

Say-on-pay votes and their impact on CEO power, firm performance and firm strategic policies : evidence from Anglo-Saxon economies (2020)
Thesis
Joura, E. A. (2020). Say-on-pay votes and their impact on CEO power, firm performance and firm strategic policies : evidence from Anglo-Saxon economies. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222734

This thesis aims to provide additional insights into the understanding and the importance of various types of SOP votes. Motived by a new regulation called “Pay Ratio Disclosure” in the UK and the USA, and the subsequent changes of SOP regulation in... Read More about Say-on-pay votes and their impact on CEO power, firm performance and firm strategic policies : evidence from Anglo-Saxon economies.

A multi-dimensional framework of interactive value formation within complex, prolonged and technology-based self-services (2020)
Thesis
Luyen, V. T. (2020). A multi-dimensional framework of interactive value formation within complex, prolonged and technology-based self-services. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224527

Firms attempt to co-create superior perceived value and/or avoid value co-destruction. There is, however, no guarantee of success especially within the consumption of complex, prolonged and technology-based self-services. In such services, the proces... Read More about A multi-dimensional framework of interactive value formation within complex, prolonged and technology-based self-services.

Interpreting the changing Prehistoric landscape of the Western Yorkshire Wolds (2020)
Thesis
Whiteley, C. E. (2020). Interpreting the changing Prehistoric landscape of the Western Yorkshire Wolds. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223840

In 2015, a BA Dissertation in Archaeology demonstrated that by combining the data provided by remote sensing, with the results of excavations, it was possible to unravel data sets of original aerial photographic and geophysical plots to construct a c... Read More about Interpreting the changing Prehistoric landscape of the Western Yorkshire Wolds.

Perceptions of Chinese top-up students transitioning through a regional UK university : a longitudinal study using portrait methodology (2020)
Thesis
O'Dea, X. (2020). Perceptions of Chinese top-up students transitioning through a regional UK university : a longitudinal study using portrait methodology. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222640

This thesis seeks to gain a good understanding of the academic and social experiences of a group of Chinese top-up students when they are studying their top-up programme in a UK institution. It adopts the U curve model and Bottery’s variation of port... Read More about Perceptions of Chinese top-up students transitioning through a regional UK university : a longitudinal study using portrait methodology.

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.

Making music in the real world : a professional practice portfolio and reflective commentary (2019)
Thesis
McCallum, S. (2019). Making music in the real world : a professional practice portfolio and reflective commentary. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222595

This practice-as-research aims to explore the roles and working practice of a contemporary music practitioner. There are two elements included in the research: a musical portfolio and a written commentary. The creation of the musical portfolio is the... Read More about Making music in the real world : a professional practice portfolio and reflective commentary.

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.

An autoethnographic exploration of the working practices associated with women’s football performance analysis (2019)
Thesis
Wright, L. (2019). An autoethnographic exploration of the working practices associated with women’s football performance analysis. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223283

Background and Purpose Recent research has shown sports coaching, and performance analysis in particular, to be a non-linear process characterised by complexity, ambiguity and negotiated interaction between athletes and practitioners (Jones & Thomas... Read More about An autoethnographic exploration of the working practices associated with women’s football performance analysis.

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.

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.

Composing for improvisers : information flow, collaborative composition and individual freedom in large ensembles (2019)
Thesis
Freed, M. (2019). Composing for improvisers : information flow, collaborative composition and individual freedom in large ensembles. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222576

Rooted in the lineages of European ‘free’ improvisation, jazz, the New York ‘Downtown’ scene, Chicago’s AACM, and various ‘indeterminate’ approaches, this research project deals with the creation and evaluation of a portfolio of compositions, each of... Read More about Composing for improvisers : information flow, collaborative composition and individual freedom in large ensembles.

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.

The impact on high-fat diet on skeletal muscle stem cell recruitment in CD36 deficient mice (2019)
Thesis
Verpoorten, S. (2019). The impact on high-fat diet on skeletal muscle stem cell recruitment in CD36 deficient mice. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222387

The prevalence of obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases including impaired skeletal muscle regeneration. Given the importance of skeletal muscle function in the context of obesity, it is paramount to understand the... Read More about The impact on high-fat diet on skeletal muscle stem cell recruitment in CD36 deficient mice.

The body – human, humanoid and other – in young adult literature (2019)
Thesis
Anderson, L. (2019). The body – human, humanoid and other – in young adult literature. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223110

Although a relatively new category of literature, the rapid growth in popularity, diversity, and production of YA (Young Adult) literature over the preceding decades has prompted this thesis to focus on texts released between 1995-2015, a period that... Read More about The body – human, humanoid and other – in young adult literature.

Anglo-Prussian relations and the reciprocal production of status : ceremonial and diplomacy between London and Berlin, 1701-1714 (2019)
Thesis
Matthews, C. A. R. (2019). Anglo-Prussian relations and the reciprocal production of status : ceremonial and diplomacy between London and Berlin, 1701-1714. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222632

The period between the 1648 Peace of Westphalia and the 1713 Pacification of Utrecht-Rastatt-Baden saw a transition in European princely society from a hierarchically arranged political order to a bipartite system. This led many princes and states to... Read More about Anglo-Prussian relations and the reciprocal production of status : ceremonial and diplomacy between London and Berlin, 1701-1714.

An ethnographic exploration of an adolescent weight management and lifestyle change programme : experiences and perceptions of adolescents, parents, and trainers (2019)
Thesis
Jackson, F. R. (2019). An ethnographic exploration of an adolescent weight management and lifestyle change programme : experiences and perceptions of adolescents, parents, and trainers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222834

Introduction Adolescent obesity is complex yet little attention has been given to this age group. Adolescents experience dramatic biopsychosocial changes that affect their behaviours, attitudes, perceptions, and relationships. This period provides o... Read More about An ethnographic exploration of an adolescent weight management and lifestyle change programme : experiences and perceptions of adolescents, parents, and trainers.