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A study into the factors that encourage candidates to apply or discourage them from applying for principal positions in Catholic second level schools in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (2005)
Thesis
Healy, K. G. (2005). A study into the factors that encourage candidates to apply or discourage them from applying for principal positions in Catholic second level schools in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218598

This ex post facto piece of research, conducted in Catholic voluntary secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland, and Catholic grant maintained and voluntary grammar schools in Northern Ireland, is an exploration of contemporary leadership successi... Read More about A study into the factors that encourage candidates to apply or discourage them from applying for principal positions in Catholic second level schools in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Silica and ionisable latex particles as novel emulsifiers (2005)
Thesis
Rodrigues-Ramos, J. A. (2005). Silica and ionisable latex particles as novel emulsifiers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218693

This thesis is concerned with the use of silica and latex particles as novel emulsifiers III solid-stabilised emulsions. This project was sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, a world leading pharmaceutical company interested in the research and development... Read More about Silica and ionisable latex particles as novel emulsifiers.

The Nationale Volksarmee in German reunification : aspects of policy and process (2005)
Thesis
Chang, C. (2005). The Nationale Volksarmee in German reunification : aspects of policy and process. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220300

Disposing of the Nationale Volksarmee (NVA), the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was viewed as the initial step of a comprehensive German post Cold War defence reform programme. The author of this study intends to challenge a ge... Read More about The Nationale Volksarmee in German reunification : aspects of policy and process.

Illness and nursing in the Brontë narratives (2005)
Thesis
Kawasaki, A. (2005). Illness and nursing in the Brontë narratives. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221698

This thesis investigates from narratological and historical perspectives how illness paradoxically enriches the narratives of the Brontë sisters and how the three writers actively and creatively employed illness as a source of their literary imaginat... Read More about Illness and nursing in the Brontë narratives.

Police powers, legal rights and pre-trial procedures in Saudi Arabia : a comparison with England and Wales (2005)
Thesis
Alshahrani, M. A. (2005). Police powers, legal rights and pre-trial procedures in Saudi Arabia : a comparison with England and Wales. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212446

The exercise of police powers is subject to rules and guidelines, and the event of police powers has occasioned considerable controversy since the inception of the 'new police'. On the one hand, the police clearly need powers to stop people on the st... Read More about Police powers, legal rights and pre-trial procedures in Saudi Arabia : a comparison with England and Wales.

Mentorship at post-secondary teacher training level in Ghana : a case study analysis of the perceptions and experiences of mentors, link tutors and trainees (2005)
Thesis
Kankam, G. (2005). Mentorship at post-secondary teacher training level in Ghana : a case study analysis of the perceptions and experiences of mentors, link tutors and trainees. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212458

The need to prepare teacher trainees to have a sound grounding in the theory and practice of teaching to make them effective practitioners has long been recognised by teacher educators. This need has given rise to designing and implementing schoolbas... Read More about Mentorship at post-secondary teacher training level in Ghana : a case study analysis of the perceptions and experiences of mentors, link tutors and trainees.

FDI and regulation with particular reference to entry of multinational supermarket firms into Malaysia (2005)
Thesis
Hasan, R. (2005). FDI and regulation with particular reference to entry of multinational supermarket firms into Malaysia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212497

This dissertation has concentrated on a study of a particular class of foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational firms (MNFs), that of services and supermarket firms. This focus contrasts sharply with most previous works on FDI, which have co... Read More about FDI and regulation with particular reference to entry of multinational supermarket firms into Malaysia.

Factors influencing secondary school students' decisions to enter higher education : implications for higher education capacity in the Sultanate of Oman (2005)
Thesis
Al-Hashmi, S. Z. (2005). Factors influencing secondary school students' decisions to enter higher education : implications for higher education capacity in the Sultanate of Oman. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212562

The major goal of this study is to investigate the factors influencing Omani secondary school students' decisions to enter higher education, and the implications of such decisions for higher education provision. A number of economic, sociological,... Read More about Factors influencing secondary school students' decisions to enter higher education : implications for higher education capacity in the Sultanate of Oman.

Patterns of breast-feeding practice in Semarang, Indonesia: comparison between women in peri-urban area and urban area (2005)
Thesis
Margawati, A. (2005). Patterns of breast-feeding practice in Semarang, Indonesia: comparison between women in peri-urban area and urban area. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213337

Like many women in other developing countries, Indonesian women face cultural and gender inequalities; and high rates of maternal mortality and malnutrition are prevalent amongst Indonesian women. UNICEF (2000) showed that an estimated 450 women in I... Read More about Patterns of breast-feeding practice in Semarang, Indonesia: comparison between women in peri-urban area and urban area.

Stress and coping among high-level adolescent golfers (2005)
Thesis
Nicholls, A. R. (2005). Stress and coping among high-level adolescent golfers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213942

The overall purpose of this research programme was to examine how international adolescent golfers cope with performance related stressors. As such, three interrelated studies were designed to pursue this purpose. The purpose of Study 1 was to exa... Read More about Stress and coping among high-level adolescent golfers.

The preservation and degradation of wood in wetland archaeological and landfill sites (2005)
Thesis
Smith, R. J. (2005). The preservation and degradation of wood in wetland archaeological and landfill sites. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217989

This study has investigated the patterns and processes responsible for oak wood degradation in different burial environments by characterizing the biological, chemical and physical nature of sediments from a variety of 'in situ' wetland archaeologica... Read More about The preservation and degradation of wood in wetland archaeological and landfill sites.

The link between mental health, social and emotional vulnerability and life chances: school based early identification of socially and emotionally vulnerable adolescents in a deprived urban community (2004)
Thesis
Kendall, H. J. (2004). The link between mental health, social and emotional vulnerability and life chances: school based early identification of socially and emotionally vulnerable adolescents in a deprived urban community. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212438

The objectives of this work are to: - Explore the concept of adolescent vulnerability; - Establish easily administered, reliable means of early identification of the most vulnerable; and - Suggest some school level interventions. This researc... Read More about The link between mental health, social and emotional vulnerability and life chances: school based early identification of socially and emotionally vulnerable adolescents in a deprived urban community.

Aspects of Portuguese rule in the Arabian Gulf, 1521-1622 (2004)
Thesis
Salman, M. H. (2004). Aspects of Portuguese rule in the Arabian Gulf, 1521-1622. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212490

This study deals with Portuguese rule over the Arabian Gulf from 1521, after the occupation of Hormuz, Bahrain and Qatif, to 1622 when Portuguese power declined after the capture of Hormuz by an English-Persian alliance. The work is organised into... Read More about Aspects of Portuguese rule in the Arabian Gulf, 1521-1622.

Evaluation of narrative interview as an assessment method (2004)
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Chheda, B. M. B. (2004). Evaluation of narrative interview as an assessment method. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215123

This thesis examines the role of the narrative interview as an assessment method. The main aim of the study was to ascertain the value of subjective and holistic methods of assessment in facilitating and enabling psychological processes. Traditional... Read More about Evaluation of narrative interview as an assessment method.

Identity, war and the state in India : the case of the Nagas (2004)
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Franke, M. (2004). Identity, war and the state in India : the case of the Nagas. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216761

This thesis is a political history of the Nagas of the Naga hills, from the 1820s to the 1960s. By drawing on a wealth of primary sources unutilised hithero, and an extensive contextualisation with comparative and theoretical literature, it seeks to... Read More about Identity, war and the state in India : the case of the Nagas.

The integration of information and communication technology into basic education schools in Oman: a study of teachers' use of ICT and the influence of related factors (2004)
Thesis
Al-Majeeni, A. O. (2004). The integration of information and communication technology into basic education schools in Oman: a study of teachers' use of ICT and the influence of related factors. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212454

This study investigates teachers' use of Information and Communication technology (ICT) in Basic Education schools in Oman. The introduction of ICT was a reform in the education system embarked upon in 1998 which aimed to transfer the schools from th... Read More about The integration of information and communication technology into basic education schools in Oman: a study of teachers' use of ICT and the influence of related factors.

Interaction with rule-bound systems : introducing a new 'ideal type' problem context (2004)
Thesis
Clayton, J. W. O. C. S. T. (2004). Interaction with rule-bound systems : introducing a new 'ideal type' problem context. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214864

This PhD thesis introduces a new ideal-type problem context of rule-bound systems. The thesis has been generated through a belief in the ability of metaphor to make the abstract visible, its capacity to make the unfamiliar familiar, and its effective... Read More about Interaction with rule-bound systems : introducing a new 'ideal type' problem context.

Pre-treatment of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass with hyperbaric oxygen : a prospective randomised double-blind evaluation of inflammatory response and neurocognitive outcome (2004)
Thesis
Alex, J. (2004). Pre-treatment of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass with hyperbaric oxygen : a prospective randomised double-blind evaluation of inflammatory response and neurocognitive outcome. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215128

Over the past few decades, implementation of findings from scientific research and incorporation of technological advances into practice have produced a significant reduction in the morbidity and mortality from coronary revascularisation. Despite the... Read More about Pre-treatment of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass with hyperbaric oxygen : a prospective randomised double-blind evaluation of inflammatory response and neurocognitive outcome.