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Monsters of History: Tyranny, Torture and the Gothic (2019)
Thesis
Crofts, M. R. Monsters of History: Tyranny, Torture and the Gothic. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4739178

The Gothic tyrant is a figure that not only plays a vital role in generating fear and manipulating the balance of power in Gothic fiction, but one that has survived throughout the mode’s changing form. It is tyranny that frequently turns Gothic tales... Read More about Monsters of History: Tyranny, Torture and the Gothic.

The development of a multimodal imaging agent for the management of diabetes mellitus type 2 (2019)
Thesis
Garrod, A. J. (2019). The development of a multimodal imaging agent for the management of diabetes mellitus type 2. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221898

Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disorder with multiple aetiologies with an estimated 422 million people with the condition, which is characterised by the chronic presence of hyperglycaemia and dysfunction in carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism... Read More about The development of a multimodal imaging agent for the management of diabetes mellitus type 2.

The effect of human rhinovirus-16 on thermo-TRP channels, hypotonic activation and ATP release (2019)
Thesis
Atkinson, S. K. (2019). The effect of human rhinovirus-16 on thermo-TRP channels, hypotonic activation and ATP release. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221658

Human rhinovirus (RV-16) infections are major cause of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and are associated with acute exacerbations of asthma and COPD. URTIs are associated with excessive production of mucus within the airway, particularly i... Read More about The effect of human rhinovirus-16 on thermo-TRP channels, hypotonic activation and ATP release.

Modern welfare and traditions of reciprocity : Parahita organizations and emergent ecologies of redistribution in rural Myanmar (2018)
Thesis
Griffiths, M. P. (2018). Modern welfare and traditions of reciprocity : Parahita organizations and emergent ecologies of redistribution in rural Myanmar. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221398

Recent discourse on citizenship and identity in Myanmar has been dominated by practices of othering and exclusion, often amplifying historically constructed notions of ethnicity and belonging. Notions of citizenship, both in terms of the right to bel... Read More about Modern welfare and traditions of reciprocity : Parahita organizations and emergent ecologies of redistribution in rural Myanmar.

Freedom and reinvention : the experience of disengagement from education for young people and their educators (2018)
Thesis
Dean, C. (2018). Freedom and reinvention : the experience of disengagement from education for young people and their educators. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221563

The aims of this study were firstly to investigate the concept of disengagement with a focus on how society can be seen to problematise young people who are disengaged from mainstream education. Secondly, the study scrutinised the effects of this pro... Read More about Freedom and reinvention : the experience of disengagement from education for young people and their educators.

Identification and functional characterisation of putative mitochondrial nucleotide transporters from the human pathogen Trypanosome brucei (2018)
Thesis
Alshegifi, M. (2018). Identification and functional characterisation of putative mitochondrial nucleotide transporters from the human pathogen Trypanosome brucei. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221223

Trypanosoma brucei is a medically important protozoan parasite that causes African sleeping sickness in humans. Although disease treatment is possible, it is hindered by the limited availability of effective drugs and the rapid emergence of drug resi... Read More about Identification and functional characterisation of putative mitochondrial nucleotide transporters from the human pathogen Trypanosome brucei.

Effects of exercise on working, short term, and semantic memory selfevaluation, and performance in young, and older adults (2018)
Thesis
Aygun, D. (2018). Effects of exercise on working, short term, and semantic memory selfevaluation, and performance in young, and older adults. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221722

Studies have suggested that cognitive abilities decrease with age. However, research with young people have illustrated that young adults perform better on series of cognitive tests compared to older adults, demonstrating declining memory and cogniti... Read More about Effects of exercise on working, short term, and semantic memory selfevaluation, and performance in young, and older adults.

Rapid biodiversity monitoring of freshwater ponds using environmental DNA : traversing the aquatic-terrestrial boundary in pondscapes (2018)
Thesis
Harper, L. R. (2018). Rapid biodiversity monitoring of freshwater ponds using environmental DNA : traversing the aquatic-terrestrial boundary in pondscapes. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221591

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is transforming biodiversity monitoring in aquatic ecosystems with immense potential to inform their conservation and management. eDNA analysis is rapid, non-invasive, cost-efficient, and often more accurate and sens... Read More about Rapid biodiversity monitoring of freshwater ponds using environmental DNA : traversing the aquatic-terrestrial boundary in pondscapes.

An assessment of the impact of corporate governance practices on the values of firms in the United Kingdom and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : a comparative study using the Ethical Process Thinking Model (EPTM) (2018)
Thesis
ALHarbi, A. (2018). An assessment of the impact of corporate governance practices on the values of firms in the United Kingdom and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : a comparative study using the Ethical Process Thinking Model (EPTM). (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221685

There are many scandals and collapses of companies around the world, and there has been a renewed interest in the impact of corporate governance on the firm value. According to the literature on corporate governance, the roles of regulat... Read More about An assessment of the impact of corporate governance practices on the values of firms in the United Kingdom and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : a comparative study using the Ethical Process Thinking Model (EPTM).

Identification of cardiac signals in ambulatory ECG data (2018)
Thesis
Torabi, M. (2018). Identification of cardiac signals in ambulatory ECG data. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223481

The Electrocardiogram (ECG) is the primary tool for monitoring heart function. ECG signals contain vital information about the heart which informs diagnosis and treatment of cardiac conditions. The diagnosis of many cardiac arrhythmias require long t... Read More about Identification of cardiac signals in ambulatory ECG data.

Synthesis and characterization of Schiff-base complexes as medical imaging precursors (2018)
Thesis
Alqarni, S. A. A. (2018). Synthesis and characterization of Schiff-base complexes as medical imaging precursors. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222935

Schiff-base compounds have been utilized in the medical field as antibiotics, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and antiviral agents. The presence of nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur atoms in chelating Schiff-base compounds showed great biological activities... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of Schiff-base complexes as medical imaging precursors.

An existential phenomenology of eating disorders in older people : an ontological reflection and analysis (2018)
Thesis
Warriner, S. (2018). An existential phenomenology of eating disorders in older people : an ontological reflection and analysis. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221619

[From the introduction:] This thesis is an interdisciplinary project of philosophy, specifically the use of an existential phenomenological method, applied to a health and social care topic under the broader research theme of ‘wellbeing’. It will... Read More about An existential phenomenology of eating disorders in older people : an ontological reflection and analysis.

Synthesis of new calixarene-based scandium precursors for medical imaging (2018)
Thesis
Alamri, M. A. R. (2018). Synthesis of new calixarene-based scandium precursors for medical imaging. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222917

Targeted radionuclide therapy is a new and an effective approach for cancer imaging and therapy complementary to the existing methods. In the last decade, the use of metal complexes in imaging and therapy has gained commonality in most clinical situa... Read More about Synthesis of new calixarene-based scandium precursors for medical imaging.

Evaluation of new PET tracers for receptor tumour imaging (2018)
Thesis
Miranda, C. (2018). Evaluation of new PET tracers for receptor tumour imaging. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4193339

PET imaging can be used to non-invasively characterise biological processes at the molecular and cellular levels. The oestrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) are important biomarkers in the diagnosis, prognosis and follow-up of the the... Read More about Evaluation of new PET tracers for receptor tumour imaging.

An empirical analysis of top management team strategic cognition, managerial attributes, audit committee effectiveness and their implications for corporate risk and performance (2018)
Thesis
Attah-Boakye, R. (2018). An empirical analysis of top management team strategic cognition, managerial attributes, audit committee effectiveness and their implications for corporate risk and performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223366

The events of the global financial crisis have hastened the refinement of existing corporate governance regulations and the development of new ones to strengthen corporate governance mechanisms. However, critics of this approach argue that strengthen... Read More about An empirical analysis of top management team strategic cognition, managerial attributes, audit committee effectiveness and their implications for corporate risk and performance.

Thermal chemical conversion of plastics waste for production of carbon nanotubes (2018)
Thesis
Liu, X. (2018). Thermal chemical conversion of plastics waste for production of carbon nanotubes. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223301

With continuous growth for more than 50 years, global plastics production increased to 336 million tonnes in 2016, and over 27 million tonnes of post-consumer plastic wastes were produced. Waste management is necessary to minimise the plastic waste i... Read More about Thermal chemical conversion of plastics waste for production of carbon nanotubes.

High-performance geometric vascular modelling (2018)
Thesis
Qi, Q. (2018). High-performance geometric vascular modelling. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221353

Image-based high-performance geometric vascular modelling and reconstruction is an essential component of computer-assisted surgery on the diagnosis, analysis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. However, it is an extremely challenging task to e... Read More about High-performance geometric vascular modelling.

The detection and quantification of deer populations for impact management on Thorne Moors, Humberhead Peatlands nature reserve (2018)
Thesis
Logan, T. W. (2018). The detection and quantification of deer populations for impact management on Thorne Moors, Humberhead Peatlands nature reserve. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221579

Wildlife management often requires adjusting the density of a specific species within the environment and are usually justified around meeting the objectives of landowners. This study focussed upon Thorne Moors (Humberhead Peatlands NNR) and the ecol... Read More about The detection and quantification of deer populations for impact management on Thorne Moors, Humberhead Peatlands nature reserve.

How successful were President Obama’s efforts in climate diplomacy? (2018)
Thesis
Samoraj, J. L. (2018). How successful were President Obama’s efforts in climate diplomacy?. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222045

This thesis explores the possibility of combating climate change as a result of climate diplomacy exercised by President Obama. The aim is to examine President Obama’s actions through a method of norm-centred constructivism. This thesis’ core researc... Read More about How successful were President Obama’s efforts in climate diplomacy?.

Can the number of fire-related incidents in sheltered accommodation be attributed to the existence of a safety culture? (2018)
Thesis
Davies, P. (2018). Can the number of fire-related incidents in sheltered accommodation be attributed to the existence of a safety culture?. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221489

Research into fire-related incidents is based purely on figures and information obtained from the fire service involved. This is usually in the form of statistics based on demographics and not personalities or attributes of the people involved. This... Read More about Can the number of fire-related incidents in sheltered accommodation be attributed to the existence of a safety culture?.