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Late Pleistocene to Holocene sedimentology, palaeoceanography and micropalaeontology of the Uruguayan continental slope (2019)
Thesis
McGuire, C. J. (2019). Late Pleistocene to Holocene sedimentology, palaeoceanography and micropalaeontology of the Uruguayan continental slope. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223202

This study utilises an extensive set of sediment cores collected from a largely unstudied contourite and turbidite depositional system located on the Uruguay continental margin to identify a method of distinguishing deposits in the deep sea that are... Read More about Late Pleistocene to Holocene sedimentology, palaeoceanography and micropalaeontology of the Uruguayan continental slope.

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 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.

Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality (2019)
Thesis
Grabher, B. (2019). Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223173

In the context of the transformative ambitions of event-based, culture-led urban regeneration, this thesis interrogates the production of cultures of gender equality in City/ Capital of Culture mega-events. Inspired by Donostia/ San Sebastián as Euro... Read More about Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.