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Palaeohydrology and archaeology in raised mires: a case study from Kilnagarnagh (2005)
Thesis
Bermingham, N. C. (2005). Palaeohydrology and archaeology in raised mires: a case study from Kilnagarnagh. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212509

This thesis concerns the palaeohydrological reconstruction of a raised mire in Kilnagamagh, Co. Offaly, Ireland in order to investigate environmental influences on human activity in mires as represented by archaeological deposits, and the mire's pote... Read More about Palaeohydrology and archaeology in raised mires: a case study from Kilnagarnagh.

Towards a Buddhist systems methodology (BSM): developing the theory of BSM and testing it in a Taiwanese Buddhist organization (2005)
Thesis
Shen, C. (2005). Towards a Buddhist systems methodology (BSM): developing the theory of BSM and testing it in a Taiwanese Buddhist organization. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212481

In the twentieth century, systems thinking developed in the West from a recognition that a new way of thinking was needed to deal with complexity. In the East, Buddhism offers a powerful perspective to observe the world and its problems, and has been... Read More about Towards a Buddhist systems methodology (BSM): developing the theory of BSM and testing it in a Taiwanese Buddhist organization.

Moving through life as a twin : the negotiation of twin identity across the life course (2005)
Thesis
Bacon, K. 1. (2005). Moving through life as a twin : the negotiation of twin identity across the life course. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216777

This thesis examines twins' negotiations of identity across the lifecourse. Split into two main parts - structuring contexts and agency contexts - it draws upon Jenkins' theory of social identity to examine the interplay between structure and agency... Read More about Moving through life as a twin : the negotiation of twin identity across the life course.

The development of advanced practice nursing in Thailand : passage and process (2005)
Thesis
Langkarpint, P. (2005). The development of advanced practice nursing in Thailand : passage and process. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216648

This thesis examined the development of advanced practice nursing in Thailand. The research focused on the perceptions of advanced practice nursing among Thai health care professionals and the factors affecting Thai nurses who are in the process of p... Read More about The development of advanced practice nursing in Thailand : passage and process.

Management education and development processes : an analysis of their effectiveness in the workplace (2005)
Thesis
O'Hare, D. M. (2005). Management education and development processes : an analysis of their effectiveness in the workplace. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212557

This thesis examines management educational and development processes and critically analyses the quantitative and qualitative effectiveness of the results of those processes in the workplace context. The collated data, which forms the primary resear... Read More about Management education and development processes : an analysis of their effectiveness in the workplace.

New insights into Bedouin culture : a study of three Bedouin descent groups in Northeast Egypt (2005)
Thesis
Issa, H. K. (2005). New insights into Bedouin culture : a study of three Bedouin descent groups in Northeast Egypt. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212503

The ethnographic study on which this thesis is based was carried on from September 2002 through August 2003 among three Bedouin descent groups in northeast Egypt and Sinai. Through a cognitive anthropological approach, reflexivity and hermeneutics, a... Read More about New insights into Bedouin culture : a study of three Bedouin descent groups in Northeast Egypt.

The sacred motets of Henry Du Mont (1610-1684) : aspects of classification, dating and performance (2005)
Thesis
Smith, A. E. (2005). The sacred motets of Henry Du Mont (1610-1684) : aspects of classification, dating and performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216570

The music of Henry Du Mont fell ,into oblivion soon after his death. Although the rediscovery of his life and music began, with Quittard's 1906 publication, it is only in the last twenty years that Du Mont's importance in the development of sacred mu... Read More about The sacred motets of Henry Du Mont (1610-1684) : aspects of classification, dating and performance.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Economic interaction between China and the Malacca Straits region, tenth to fourteenth centuries A.D. (2005)
Thesis
Heng, D. T. S. (2005). Economic interaction between China and the Malacca Straits region, tenth to fourteenth centuries A.D. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212468

There are nine chapters in the present study. Chapter one consists of the introduction. Chapters two to four contain brief surveys of the sources from which the present study draws much of its primary information. Chapter five details the changes in... Read More about Economic interaction between China and the Malacca Straits region, tenth to fourteenth centuries A.D..

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.