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Characterisation and ionisation modelling of matrices in MALDI mass spectrometry (1998)
Thesis
Allwood, D. A. (1998). Characterisation and ionisation modelling of matrices in MALDI mass spectrometry. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223836

Experimental investigation of several matrix molecules commonly used in matrix- assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) mass spectrometry has provided the basis for modelling matrix ionisation within MALDI. Improvements in sample preparation, an... Read More about Characterisation and ionisation modelling of matrices in MALDI mass spectrometry.

An assessment of the relationships between the surface soil properties and components of slope and vegetation in the Upper Wadi Bishah Basin, Saudi Arabia (1998)
Thesis
Al-Qahtani, M. H. (1998). An assessment of the relationships between the surface soil properties and components of slope and vegetation in the Upper Wadi Bishah Basin, Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214313

This study, the first of its kind undertaken in Saudi Arabia, investigates and evaluates the condition of soil and vegetation and the relationship between them, as well as their relationship with slope components in the Upper Wadi Bishah basin, south... Read More about An assessment of the relationships between the surface soil properties and components of slope and vegetation in the Upper Wadi Bishah Basin, Saudi Arabia.

Questioning video game use : an exploration of the spatial and gender aspects of children's leisure (1998)
Thesis
McNamee, S. A. (1998). Questioning video game use : an exploration of the spatial and gender aspects of children's leisure. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218972

This thesis explores the gendered and spatial aspects of children's leisure through an examination of the ownership and use of computer and video games. The study used a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods involving a questionnaire survey de... Read More about Questioning video game use : an exploration of the spatial and gender aspects of children's leisure.

Synthesis of side-chain liquid crystal polymers by cycloplymerisation (1998)
Thesis
Buxton, I. P. (1998). Synthesis of side-chain liquid crystal polymers by cycloplymerisation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223910

This project has involved the introduction of a new series of polymer backbones in the synthesis of side-chain liquid crystal (SCLC) polymers. This novel method involves the cyclopolymerisation of suitably substituted non-conjugated dienes to produce... Read More about Synthesis of side-chain liquid crystal polymers by cycloplymerisation.

E.C. competition law in an era of modern telecommunications (1998)
Thesis
Fiske, J. W. (1998). E.C. competition law in an era of modern telecommunications. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212209

This thesis examines competition law in the context of the changing telecommunications sector. Its purpose is to facilitate a re-assessment of contemporary competition law and policy by raising questions about its interpretation. This is principally... Read More about E.C. competition law in an era of modern telecommunications.

Fault simulation for structural testing of analogue integrated circuits (1998)
Thesis
Spinks, S. J. (1998). Fault simulation for structural testing of analogue integrated circuits. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215056

In this thesis the ANTICS analogue fault simulation software is described which provides a statistical approach to fault simulation for accurate analogue IC test evaluation. The traditional figure of fault coverage is replaced by the average probabil... Read More about Fault simulation for structural testing of analogue integrated circuits.

The agriculture-water interface : policy integration and the environment (1997)
Thesis
Williams, S. E. (1997). The agriculture-water interface : policy integration and the environment. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209929

Although current environmental policies may prove successful against narrowly defined criteria of economic, social or environmental sustainability, it is by no means certain that the sustainability of inter-dependent economic and environmental system... Read More about The agriculture-water interface : policy integration and the environment.

The reform of urban policing in Victorian England : a study of Kingston upon Hull from 1836 to 1866 (1997)
Thesis
Welsh, D. R. (1997). The reform of urban policing in Victorian England : a study of Kingston upon Hull from 1836 to 1866. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211410

Chapter 1 introduces the economy, society and politics of Hull in the nineteenth century, concentrating on the middle decades of the century. The characteristics of the old police system in the early 1830s are analysed in chapter 2, along with the pr... Read More about The reform of urban policing in Victorian England : a study of Kingston upon Hull from 1836 to 1866.

Critical systems thinking, theory and practice : a case study of an intervention in two British local authorities (1997)
Thesis
Munlo, I. (1997). Critical systems thinking, theory and practice : a case study of an intervention in two British local authorities. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212722

This thesis reports an intervention informed by critical systems thinking. The intervention drew upon a variety of systems and operational research methods to systemically explore the problems facing housing services for older people. Stakeholders we... Read More about Critical systems thinking, theory and practice : a case study of an intervention in two British local authorities.

"Errant in time and space" : a reading of Leonora Carrington's major literary works (1997)
Thesis
Salmerón Cabañas, J. (1997). "Errant in time and space" : a reading of Leonora Carrington's major literary works. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216573

Part One deals with Carrington's association with the Surrealist movement and looks at her texts as dreams/nightmares. Born in 1917, Carrington arrived in Paris just before her twentieth birthday. The opening chapter deals chiefly with biographical m... Read More about "Errant in time and space" : a reading of Leonora Carrington's major literary works.

A critical process for the evaluation of methodology (1997)
Thesis
Ho, C.-H. (1997). A critical process for the evaluation of methodology. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213342

This thesis uses Critical Systems Thinking (CST) as a basic philosophy to explore how to create a critical process for evaluating methodology. CST is different from the other two mainstreams of systems thinking (Hard Systems Thinking and Soft Systems... Read More about A critical process for the evaluation of methodology.

Late quarternary montane vegetation dynamics in Bwindi-impenetrable forest, central Africa (1997)
Thesis
Marchant, R. (1997). Late quarternary montane vegetation dynamics in Bwindi-impenetrable forest, central Africa. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217081

Mubwindi Swamp in the Rukiga Highlands of south west Uganda is today surrounded by dense stands of moist lower montane forest. A survey of the present-day vegetation combined with an investigation of the surface pollen spectra indicate pollen accumul... Read More about Late quarternary montane vegetation dynamics in Bwindi-impenetrable forest, central Africa.

The application of time encoded signals to automated machine condition classification using neural networks (1997)
Thesis
Lucking, W. (1997). The application of time encoded signals to automated machine condition classification using neural networks. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210518

This thesis considers the classification of physical states in a simplified gearbox using acoustical data and simple time domain signal shape characterisation techniques allied to a basic feedforward multi-layer perceptron neural network. A novel ext... Read More about The application of time encoded signals to automated machine condition classification using neural networks.