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Robust fault tolerant control of induction motor system (2018)
Thesis
Wang, Z. (2018). Robust fault tolerant control of induction motor system. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220950

Research into fault tolerant control (FTC, a set of techniques that are developed to increase plant availability and reduce the risk of safety hazards) for induction motors is motivated by practical concerns including the need for enhanced reliabilit... Read More about Robust fault tolerant control of induction motor system.

Negative body image and cognitive biases to body size (2018)
Thesis
Szostak, N. M. (2018). Negative body image and cognitive biases to body size. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220455

This thesis explored the relationship between cognitive biases to body size and one’s developed levels of body image concerns and weight status. Women with higher body image concerns were hypothesised to process body-related information in a biased f... Read More about Negative body image and cognitive biases to body size.

The generation of an immunosuppressive microenvironment by soluble factors in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (2018)
Thesis
Roberts, E. R. (2018). The generation of an immunosuppressive microenvironment by soluble factors in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220880

Tumour infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) in head neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are enriched in Treg, a finding confirmed in the current study, which is thought to be a contributing factor to immunosuppression and tumour evasion. Soluble factors r... Read More about The generation of an immunosuppressive microenvironment by soluble factors in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

The impact of CSR on the stakeholders of oil miltinational corporation in Niger Delta, Nigeria (2018)
Thesis
Edu, F. A. (2018). The impact of CSR on the stakeholders of oil miltinational corporation in Niger Delta, Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220937

This study examines the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of oil companies in developing countries, focusing on the conflict surrounding Shell Oil Company in the Niger Delta. Western literature presents CSR as a philanthropic or moral but largely... Read More about The impact of CSR on the stakeholders of oil miltinational corporation in Niger Delta, Nigeria.

Optical sensor for the analysis of biomarkers (2018)
Thesis
Al-Shemary, R. S. (2018). Optical sensor for the analysis of biomarkers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220996

The continuous measurement of biomarkers such as proteins and hormones in blood and serum are the cornerstone of healthcare monitoring and optimising treatment plans. Often such biomarkers are present in minute concentrations. Conventional analysis m... Read More about Optical sensor for the analysis of biomarkers.

Shoots and leaves : exploring the impacts of civil society sustainable place-making projects working in deprived urban areas in the UK (2018)
Thesis
Ramsden, S. W. (2018). Shoots and leaves : exploring the impacts of civil society sustainable place-making projects working in deprived urban areas in the UK. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222125

Sustainable place-making is a concept combining ‘place-making’ and ‘sustainable development’ to describe community-focused activities working towards environmental, social and economic aims (Franklin and Marsden 2015). This research critically analys... Read More about Shoots and leaves : exploring the impacts of civil society sustainable place-making projects working in deprived urban areas in the UK.

Shoots and leaves : exploring the impacts of civil society sustainable place-making projects working in deprived urban areas in the UK (2018)
Thesis
Ramsden, S. (2018). Shoots and leaves : exploring the impacts of civil society sustainable place-making projects working in deprived urban areas in the UK. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4354073

Sustainable place-making is a concept combining ‘place-making’ and ‘sustainable development’ to describe community-focused activities working towards environmental, social and economic aims (Franklin and Marsden 2015). This research critically analys... Read More about Shoots and leaves : exploring the impacts of civil society sustainable place-making projects working in deprived urban areas in the UK.

Nanogap capacitive biosensor for label-free aptamer-based protein detection (2018)
Thesis
Namhil, Z. G. (2018). Nanogap capacitive biosensor for label-free aptamer-based protein detection. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220514

Recent advances in nanotechnology offer a new platform for the label free detection of biomolecules at ultra-low concentrations. Nano biosensors are emerging as a powerful method of improving device performance whilst minimizing device size, cost and... Read More about Nanogap capacitive biosensor for label-free aptamer-based protein detection.

Determining the role of moral and global-local framing on the anti-consumption of halal endorsed products (2017)
Thesis
Colmekcioglu, N. (2017). Determining the role of moral and global-local framing on the anti-consumption of halal endorsed products. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4266540

Increasingly pluralistic, multi-ethnic and diverse marketplaces have become an important and characteristic trend of globalised and developed economic marketplaces, the world over. Despite the obvious advantages of this marketplace multi-culturalism,... Read More about Determining the role of moral and global-local framing on the anti-consumption of halal endorsed products.

Doctors' moral beliefs and public policy (2017)
Thesis
Wardman, D. T. (2017). Doctors' moral beliefs and public policy. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220499

In this thesis, I address three related questions:

• First, suppose we legalise some controversial medical practice tomorrow. Should we respect the moral objections of those doctors who object to the practice? I argue that we should indeed respect... Read More about Doctors' moral beliefs and public policy.

Ambitwistor strings in ambitwistor space (2017)
Thesis
Carabine, N. (2017). Ambitwistor strings in ambitwistor space. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220737

This thesis is a recount of the research I undertook in the academic year 2016-2017 and the background work I learned from reading and attending lecture courses. Sections 2 and 3 are background sections providing an introduction to the concepts and m... Read More about Ambitwistor strings in ambitwistor space.

Implicit and explicit attitudinal consequences of false autobiographical memories and beliefs (2017)
Thesis
Howe, D. (. (2017). Implicit and explicit attitudinal consequences of false autobiographical memories and beliefs. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221340

Previous research has reliably demonstrated that people can form false memories or beliefs of certain events from their personal past, and that these false memories and beliefs can have effects on attitudes and behaviour. When someone forms a false m... Read More about Implicit and explicit attitudinal consequences of false autobiographical memories and beliefs.

Near infrared fluorescence probes : towards applications in fluorescence guided surgery (2017)
Thesis
Cheng, H. Y. (2017). Near infrared fluorescence probes : towards applications in fluorescence guided surgery. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220740

Surgery has been a popular method for the treatment of cancers, in particular solid tumours; but the surgical margins for cancerous tissues are often indistinct and in most cases, the poor identification of residual cancer tissues can result in re-ex... Read More about Near infrared fluorescence probes : towards applications in fluorescence guided surgery.

Three empirical studies on market efficiency – evidence from the Pakistan stock exchange (2017)
Thesis
Ahmed, R. (2017). Three empirical studies on market efficiency – evidence from the Pakistan stock exchange. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223306

The thesis is comprised of three interrelated empirical chapters on the Pakistan stock exchange which effects on the market efficiency. In the first empirical chapter, ‘Is the Market Efficient – Evidence from Pakistan stock exchange’. It is evaluatin... Read More about Three empirical studies on market efficiency – evidence from the Pakistan stock exchange.

Bio-signal data gathering, management and analysis within a patient-centred health care context (2017)
Thesis
Munnoch, R. A. (2017). Bio-signal data gathering, management and analysis within a patient-centred health care context. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220461

The healthcare service is under pressure to do more with less, and changing the way the service is modelled could be the key to saving resources and increasing efficacy. This change could be possible using patient-centric care models. This model woul... Read More about Bio-signal data gathering, management and analysis within a patient-centred health care context.

The effect of positive episodic simulation on future event predictions in non-depressed, dysphoric, and depressed individuals (2017)
Thesis
Boland, J. (2017). The effect of positive episodic simulation on future event predictions in non-depressed, dysphoric, and depressed individuals. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221178

Previous research demonstrates that depressed individuals have difficulties with prospection. For example, compared to non-depressed individuals, they predict negative events as more likely to happen, and positive events as less likely to happen, in... Read More about The effect of positive episodic simulation on future event predictions in non-depressed, dysphoric, and depressed individuals.

Development and application of a computational model for scour around offshore wind turbine foundations (2017)
Thesis
Collins, C. (2017). Development and application of a computational model for scour around offshore wind turbine foundations. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220744

There is a constant requirement to understand scour especially regarding its prevention, due to the potential impact and disastrous consequences. The installation of offshore wind turbines is haunted by scour mitigation and at the start of the offsho... Read More about Development and application of a computational model for scour around offshore wind turbine foundations.

Contested pasts, forgotten voices : remembering and representing slavery in South Africa (2017)
Thesis
North, S. (2017). Contested pasts, forgotten voices : remembering and representing slavery in South Africa. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220492

The transition to democracy in South Africa after 1994 saw president Nelson Mandela proclaim South Africa a ‘rainbow nation’. This in theory signalled a new respect for diverse histories, which museums and other heritage projects were expected to ref... Read More about Contested pasts, forgotten voices : remembering and representing slavery in South Africa.

Environmental DNA : from detection of priority invasive species to monitoring entire macroinvertebrate communities in freshwater ecosystems (2017)
Thesis
Blackman, R. C. (2017). Environmental DNA : from detection of priority invasive species to monitoring entire macroinvertebrate communities in freshwater ecosystems. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220731

Freshwater ecosystems are among the most threatened habitats on Earth, facing challenges from a range of anthropogenic pressures. Accurate biodiversity assessment is essential to identify these pressures prior to irreversible damage. Current monitori... Read More about Environmental DNA : from detection of priority invasive species to monitoring entire macroinvertebrate communities in freshwater ecosystems.