All Outputs (3401)

Development of a skin-on-a-chip platform for the study of wound healing (2022)
Thesis
Talar, K. (2022). Development of a skin-on-a-chip platform for the study of wound healing. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4508234

Wound healing abnormalities and non-healing chronic wounds are a major clinical problem, primarily affecting diabetic and elderly patients. Wound management associated costs resulted in a £5.3 billion financial burden to the NHS between 2012 and 2013... Read More about Development of a skin-on-a-chip platform for the study of wound healing.

On the transport mechanisms, ecological interactions and fate of microplastics in aquatic environments (2022)
Thesis
Mendrik, F. (2022). On the transport mechanisms, ecological interactions and fate of microplastics in aquatic environments. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224632

Microplastics are now persistent throughout aquatic systems globally and can cause a range of ecological damage. The transport of microplastics is influenced by the polymer type, in addition to physical, biological, and chemical gradients plastic par... Read More about On the transport mechanisms, ecological interactions and fate of microplastics in aquatic environments.

Establishing a flow-based system for repressing target gene expression in a microfluidic device using a glioblastoma spheroid model (2022)
Thesis
Hosni Ep Ben Daoud, I. (2022). Establishing a flow-based system for repressing target gene expression in a microfluidic device using a glioblastoma spheroid model. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224543

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a deadly disease with poor prognosis. The gold standard treatment is surgery followed by chemoradiotherapy almost always including Temozolomide. Despite extensive research for new therapeutic approaches relapse after treatment s... Read More about Establishing a flow-based system for repressing target gene expression in a microfluidic device using a glioblastoma spheroid model.

Exploring lived experiences of health and dementia through poetic inquiry (2022)
Thesis
Amponsem, S. (2022). Exploring lived experiences of health and dementia through poetic inquiry. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224469

This portfolio thesis consists of three parts. Part one is a systematic literature review, part two is an empirical paper and part three forms the supporting appendices. Together, they offer an exploration of the use of poetic inquiry in health resea... Read More about Exploring lived experiences of health and dementia through poetic inquiry.

Study of new technological implications to improve food productivity and security in Ghana : case insights into the use of drones in cocoa farming (2022)
Thesis
Afranie, S. B. (2022). Study of new technological implications to improve food productivity and security in Ghana : case insights into the use of drones in cocoa farming. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224464

Since the early 1980’s, in developed countries such as Japan and the United States of America, several technological applications have been used experimentally to boost food production and enhance farming practices, especially in areas which are not... Read More about Study of new technological implications to improve food productivity and security in Ghana : case insights into the use of drones in cocoa farming.

Research into the health and safety culture within Shell Plc in the UK retail forecourt market compared to other UK retail forecourt businesses (2022)
Thesis
Price, R. J. (2022). Research into the health and safety culture within Shell Plc in the UK retail forecourt market compared to other UK retail forecourt businesses. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224458

Shell is an organisation with a health and safety reputation second to none in the field of Oil exploration, extraction, refining and delivery as fuel for the retail forecourt industry. They have a robust set of rules that governs how health and saf... Read More about Research into the health and safety culture within Shell Plc in the UK retail forecourt market compared to other UK retail forecourt businesses.

Exploring the barriers to compassion for postpartum mothers and their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022)
Thesis
Cackett, H. (2022). Exploring the barriers to compassion for postpartum mothers and their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224421

This portfolio thesis comprises of three parts: Part One: Systematic Literature Review The systematic literature review explored the psychological experiences of postpartum mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic search of 5 electronic d... Read More about Exploring the barriers to compassion for postpartum mothers and their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Investigating modularity and transparency within bioinspired connectionist architectures using genetic and epigenetic models (2022)
Thesis
Lacey, G. A. (2022). Investigating modularity and transparency within bioinspired connectionist architectures using genetic and epigenetic models. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224286

Machine learning algorithms allow computers to deal with incomplete data in tasks such as speech recognition and object detection. Some machine learning algorithms take inspiration from biological systems due to useful properties such as robustness,... Read More about Investigating modularity and transparency within bioinspired connectionist architectures using genetic and epigenetic models.

An investigation into practices and determinants of the circular economy in the food by-product management using multiple case research design (2022)
Thesis
Do, N. Q. (2022). An investigation into practices and determinants of the circular economy in the food by-product management using multiple case research design. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224255

Food waste is one of the biggest global challenges in our modern time due to its serious environmental, economic, social and ethical implications. There is a pressing concern to address this challenge globally, which prompts governments, industries a... Read More about An investigation into practices and determinants of the circular economy in the food by-product management using multiple case research design.

Ecological Responses to Climate Change: Using the Common Ragworm (Hediste diversicolor) as an Indicator for Benthic Ecosystems (2022)
Thesis
James, J. (2022). Ecological Responses to Climate Change: Using the Common Ragworm (Hediste diversicolor) as an Indicator for Benthic Ecosystems. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4192688

Climate change is projected to have a negative impact on biodiversity over the next century. Similar drivers of change have been observed in the geological past and were also associated with loss of species, particularly in the marine environment. Th... Read More about Ecological Responses to Climate Change: Using the Common Ragworm (Hediste diversicolor) as an Indicator for Benthic Ecosystems.

The detection and assessment of malnutrition, sarcopenia and cachexia, in older adults with cancer (2022)
Thesis
Bullock, A. F. (2022). The detection and assessment of malnutrition, sarcopenia and cachexia, in older adults with cancer. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4484119

Background: Older adults with cancer are a complex and growing population requiring tailored care to achieve optimum treatment outcomes. However, their care is complicated by underrecognised and under-treated nutrition-related wasting disorders: mal... Read More about The detection and assessment of malnutrition, sarcopenia and cachexia, in older adults with cancer.

A case study of collaborative learning among preparatory year students and their teachers at Hail University in Saudi Arabia (2022)
Thesis
Alali, F. (2022). A case study of collaborative learning among preparatory year students and their teachers at Hail University in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4302369

The concept of collaborative learning (CL) relates to the educational use of small groups, in which students work together to maximise their learning and to teach and learn from each other as much as possible, after receiving guidelines and instructi... Read More about A case study of collaborative learning among preparatory year students and their teachers at Hail University in Saudi Arabia.

A Review Of The Combined Stress From PH And Microplastic Derived Odours On The Carcinus Maenas Olfactory Capacity (2022)
Thesis
Ohnstad, H. (2022). A Review Of The Combined Stress From PH And Microplastic Derived Odours On The Carcinus Maenas Olfactory Capacity. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4297845

In recent years, a large amount of research has been done on climate change, which predicts ocean acidification (OA) will end up causing a significant drop in the pH of the oceans by the end of the 21st century. Research carried out looking at pH red... Read More about A Review Of The Combined Stress From PH And Microplastic Derived Odours On The Carcinus Maenas Olfactory Capacity.

Dwarf galaxies with AGN and their environments in observations and simulations (2022)
Thesis
Kristensen, M. T. (2022). Dwarf galaxies with AGN and their environments in observations and simulations. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224649

This thesis is a study of dwarf galaxies with active galactic nucleis (AGN) characteristics, their environments, and identification of them in both observations and simulations. More specifically, it attempts to answer the questions of what environme... Read More about Dwarf galaxies with AGN and their environments in observations and simulations.

A whole school approach to understanding complex developmental trauma (2022)
Thesis
Mears, J. (2022). A whole school approach to understanding complex developmental trauma. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224429

This portfolio thesis consists of three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical report and supporting appendices. Part one is a systematic literature review exploring looked after children’s psychological experiences of education across... Read More about A whole school approach to understanding complex developmental trauma.

How Does a Population Residing in a UK Town Perceive Hospice Care Provision? A Qualitative Study of Milton Keynes and its Hospice (2022)
Thesis
Bayley, Z. How Does a Population Residing in a UK Town Perceive Hospice Care Provision? A Qualitative Study of Milton Keynes and its Hospice. (Thesis). Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4291068

Hospice care in the UK is a complex service delivered through different streams of provision, managed and funded by independent charities within specific geographical catchment areas. These different service providers provide their own forms of care... Read More about How Does a Population Residing in a UK Town Perceive Hospice Care Provision? A Qualitative Study of Milton Keynes and its Hospice.

Anisotropic particles at liquid interfaces (2022)
Thesis
Morgan, S. O. (2022). Anisotropic particles at liquid interfaces. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224664

In this thesis we study the adsorption dynamics and self-assembly of anisotropic particles at a liquid-liquid interface. Firstly, we couple a Langevin dynamics model with the high-resolution finite element analysis software package Surface Evolver, w... Read More about Anisotropic particles at liquid interfaces.

Attentional bias in itch & psoriasis (2022)
Thesis
Etty, S. E. (2022). Attentional bias in itch & psoriasis. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224537

Attentional bias to threat is known to be altered in people with anxiety, however this phenomenon in people experiencing acute itch and people with psoriasis has not been well investigated. Attention is known to modulate itch intensity, however, the... Read More about Attentional bias in itch & psoriasis.

Experience(s) of spiritual capital : towards a process perspective on embodiment and enculturation (2022)
Thesis
Cross, S. (2022). Experience(s) of spiritual capital : towards a process perspective on embodiment and enculturation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224474

This project interrogates notions of spiritual through a lens of process theology and asks how it might be developed. The project offers a practical theology which draws from Bourdieu’s theory of practise to conceive of spiritual capital as necessary... Read More about Experience(s) of spiritual capital : towards a process perspective on embodiment and enculturation.

Identification of the molecular pathways involved in paediatric and adult acute myeloid leukaemia (2022)
Thesis
Brown, E. (2022). Identification of the molecular pathways involved in paediatric and adult acute myeloid leukaemia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224412

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) affects 3100 people every year in the UK, around 1% of whom are under 19 years of age. Despite improvements in immunotherapeutic treatment opportunities for AML, the rates of survival particularly in adults remain poor.... Read More about Identification of the molecular pathways involved in paediatric and adult acute myeloid leukaemia.