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Spiritual inspiration for women of faith: scripture and the struggle for hope (2007)
Thesis
Trott, K. (2007). Spiritual inspiration for women of faith: scripture and the struggle for hope. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208298

Religion has always traditionally been a male dominated area and it is one of the few places where women are still excluded from full participation across the board. The belief systems we have today come from texts and scriptures written by a collect... Read More about Spiritual inspiration for women of faith: scripture and the struggle for hope.

Listeners' perceptual and emotional responses to tonal and atonal music (2007)
Thesis
Prior, H. M. (2007). Listeners' perceptual and emotional responses to tonal and atonal music. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208381

This thesis examines listeners' responses to tonal and atonal music through a combined model that encompasses music perception theories such as the cue abstraction mechanism, and both listener- and stimulus-based models of emotional responses to musi... Read More about Listeners' perceptual and emotional responses to tonal and atonal music.

Development of laboratory spine with artificial muscles (2007)
Thesis
Swamy, A. (2007). Development of laboratory spine with artificial muscles. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208435

There is an increasing demand for spinal surgery and a growing number of new spinal implants and surgical procedures being offered by orthopaedic companies. However, the testing of spinal implants and spinal instrumentation is problematic, with testi... Read More about Development of laboratory spine with artificial muscles.

The child and the adult in contemporary children's literature : Roald Dahl, Anne Fine, Diana Wynne Jones, J. K. Rowling (2007)
Thesis
O'Reilly, E. (2007). The child and the adult in contemporary children's literature : Roald Dahl, Anne Fine, Diana Wynne Jones, J. K. Rowling. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212583

The thesis explores the work of the above four contemporary children's writers, in relation to post-1960s Western society. I concentrate primarily on depictions of children, adults and relationships between the two, and the way in which these depicti... Read More about The child and the adult in contemporary children's literature : Roald Dahl, Anne Fine, Diana Wynne Jones, J. K. Rowling.

Questioning the efficacy of violence to achieve security : the 1991 Gulf War (2007)
Thesis
Thomas, C. (2007). Questioning the efficacy of violence to achieve security : the 1991 Gulf War. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214448

International Relations theory tends to assume that the use of violence is both necessary and effective. Supporters of non-violence however propose that violence is not effective to achieve ones aims. This study will question these contrasting perspe... Read More about Questioning the efficacy of violence to achieve security : the 1991 Gulf War.

A comparative investigation of organizational commitment in government, public, and private organizations in Qatar (2007)
Thesis
Al-Esmael, B. A. (2007). A comparative investigation of organizational commitment in government, public, and private organizations in Qatar. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217482

The purpose of this study was to investigate the antecedents and consequences of commitment in the developing nation of Qatar. Specifically, the influence of personal variables, job characteristics, organizational characteristics, and facets of job s... Read More about A comparative investigation of organizational commitment in government, public, and private organizations in Qatar.

Feasibility of selective multiple boosting in the planning of intracranial radiation therapy (2007)
Thesis
Walker, C. A. (2007). Feasibility of selective multiple boosting in the planning of intracranial radiation therapy. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208345

IMRT provides unprecedented means to sculpt radiation dose in three-dimensions, pledging potential to improve local disease control via conformal dose escalation as well as better normal tissue sparing via conformal avoidance. In this thesis, the fe... Read More about Feasibility of selective multiple boosting in the planning of intracranial radiation therapy.

Corruption as a rational choice: The case of the first post-independence government of Ghana: 1951-1966 (2007)
Thesis
Djaba-Mensah, S. (2007). Corruption as a rational choice: The case of the first post-independence government of Ghana: 1951-1966. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208370

Nearly half a century into the post-independence history of Sub-Saharan Africa, the continent continues to wallow in poverty, underdevelopment and misery. Many wonder why the vast natural resources the continent is endowed with have not been tapped t... Read More about Corruption as a rational choice: The case of the first post-independence government of Ghana: 1951-1966.

Berg’s response to swing in jazz: the composer’s use of rhythm, texture and timbre in this context (2007)
Thesis
Bamford-Milroy, I. (2007). Berg’s response to swing in jazz: the composer’s use of rhythm, texture and timbre in this context. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208624

This thesis strongly queries the idea of classical music and jazz as most associable through the idea of ‘syncopation’. Certainly, along with elements of instrumental timbre, that aspect has established a relationship, but only superficially. In the... Read More about Berg’s response to swing in jazz: the composer’s use of rhythm, texture and timbre in this context.

A study of outcomes following head injury among children and young adults in full-time education (2007)
Thesis
Pickering, A. (2007). A study of outcomes following head injury among children and young adults in full-time education. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209095

Head injuries are often claimed to account for more than one million attendances to emergency departments, across the United Kingdom, per year. A review of head injury epidemiology in the 1970's estimated the number of attendances to emergency depart... Read More about A study of outcomes following head injury among children and young adults in full-time education.

Conceptualising the constructive trust : a new approach and its specific application to acquisitive breaches of fiduciary obligation (2007)
Thesis
Hicks, A. D. (. D. (2007). Conceptualising the constructive trust : a new approach and its specific application to acquisitive breaches of fiduciary obligation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213657

In this thesis I examine the conceptual nature of the constructive trust. In particular I provide a critique of those contemporary theories which view the conceptual choice as one of clear alternatives between the "institutional" and "remedial" const... Read More about Conceptualising the constructive trust : a new approach and its specific application to acquisitive breaches of fiduciary obligation.

Sustainable strategic change in practice (2007)
Thesis
Roberts, J. (2007). Sustainable strategic change in practice. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213679

This investigation looks at what Head Teachers are doing to make strategic change sustainable. It seeks to determine the ways in which senior leaders are using strategic approaches to build in systems and procedures that will secure improvement over... Read More about Sustainable strategic change in practice.

Integrated marketing communications: implementation and application issues in consumer-focused companies (2007)
Thesis
Burgmann, I. (2007). Integrated marketing communications: implementation and application issues in consumer-focused companies. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213991

This thesis addresses the implementation and application of integrated marketing communications (hereinafter referred to as 'IMC'). The thesis is located within the field of marketing communications and focuses on IMC perceptions and practices within... Read More about Integrated marketing communications: implementation and application issues in consumer-focused companies.

A select concordance of some 400 middle English texts : a study of Wycliffite discourse with particular discussion of the issues of contemporary poverty, pious practice, substantive law, and anticlerical style (2007)
Thesis
Ringer, L. (2007). A select concordance of some 400 middle English texts : a study of Wycliffite discourse with particular discussion of the issues of contemporary poverty, pious practice, substantive law, and anticlerical style. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217127

The first part of this thesis, which is closely connected to the second part and reliant on the concordance data therein, considers a selection of vocabulary data from heterodox texts associated with the range of positions often referred to as Wyclif... Read More about A select concordance of some 400 middle English texts : a study of Wycliffite discourse with particular discussion of the issues of contemporary poverty, pious practice, substantive law, and anticlerical style.

The pains of custody: how young men cope through the criminal justice system (2007)
Thesis
Jones, H. L. (2007). The pains of custody: how young men cope through the criminal justice system. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209428

The aim of this study was to examine the hypothesis that ‘the different support needs of young males are not being adequately addressed as they proceed through the criminal justice system, with serious consequences in terms of personal harm’. In orde... Read More about The pains of custody: how young men cope through the criminal justice system.

The reasons and emotional processes of people who self harm : an exploratory study (2007)
Thesis
Coyne, E. (2007). The reasons and emotional processes of people who self harm : an exploratory study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212684

People who harm themselves present a number of clinical challenges for staff in managing the risks associated with their behaviours, providing appropriate interventions and preventing repetition. This research explored the reasons individuals hav... Read More about The reasons and emotional processes of people who self harm : an exploratory study.