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Environmental aspects of industrial/hazardous waste description and characterization from chemical & petrochemical industries in developing arid region : a case study of Yanbu (2001)
Thesis
Elkomi, M. B. A. (2001). Environmental aspects of industrial/hazardous waste description and characterization from chemical & petrochemical industries in developing arid region : a case study of Yanbu. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221532

The management of industrial waste represents a significant challenge in terms of both quantity and type of wastes (particularly hazardous wastes) produced. In addition the relevance of current waste management practices in the developed wet countrie... Read More about Environmental aspects of industrial/hazardous waste description and characterization from chemical & petrochemical industries in developing arid region : a case study of Yanbu.

The role of costs in tax evasion : non-selfish attitudes or percuniary motivations? (2001)
Thesis
Vergé, T., Ratto, M. L., & Centre for Market and Public Organisation (University of Bristol). (2001). The role of costs in tax evasion : non-selfish attitudes or percuniary motivations?. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215438

In this thesis we examined the role of non-selfish attitudes in determining tax evasion. We contrasted the argument of the standard approach according to which tax payers choose the amount of income to declare (being motivated merely by monetary cons... Read More about The role of costs in tax evasion : non-selfish attitudes or percuniary motivations?.

A critical systems thinking approach for the planning of information technology in the information society (2001)
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Córdoba-Pachon, J. (2001). A critical systems thinking approach for the planning of information technology in the information society. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212176

This thesis presents a view of the situation of Information and Communications Technology Planning (ICTP) from the perspective of Critical Systems Thinking (CST). Nowadays with the increasing use of information and communications technologies and the... Read More about A critical systems thinking approach for the planning of information technology in the information society.

Transnational lives and their boundaries : expatriates in Jakarta, Indonesia (2001)
Thesis
Fechter, A. (2001). Transnational lives and their boundaries : expatriates in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210167

This thesis investigates the lives of Euro-Americans expatriates, who are posted by multinational companies for a period between 1 to 5 years to the city of Jakarta, Indonesia. The main argument of this thesis is that expatriates' transnational lives... Read More about Transnational lives and their boundaries : expatriates in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Using multisystemic treatment for treating juveniles with serious deliquent behaviour in the social observation home in Riyadh city in Saudi Arabia (2001)
Thesis
Al-Ghadyan, S. A. (2001). Using multisystemic treatment for treating juveniles with serious deliquent behaviour in the social observation home in Riyadh city in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210162

This study was conducted to examine the use of multisystemic treatment for treating juveniles with serious delinquency, as a new approach within the Saudi Arabian context.Multisystemic treatment addresses behaviour problems as multidetermined by inte... Read More about Using multisystemic treatment for treating juveniles with serious deliquent behaviour in the social observation home in Riyadh city in Saudi Arabia.

Fish-based assessment of ecological health of English lowland rivers (2001)
Thesis
Rahman, M. K. (2001). Fish-based assessment of ecological health of English lowland rivers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217241

Riverine fisheries in England are under pressure from a variety of activities, including increasing intensification of land-use, urbanisation, rising demands for water abstraction, pollution, proliferation of exotic species, climate change and recrea... Read More about Fish-based assessment of ecological health of English lowland rivers.

Interaction of stress-raising features in aerostructures (2001)
Thesis
Graham, R. H. (2001). Interaction of stress-raising features in aerostructures. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212379

It is widely accepted that fatigue is responsible for 90% of all unscheduled component failures, and is therefore a key research area for the aerospace industry. The basis of successful design against fatigue relies on the accurate and consistent det... Read More about Interaction of stress-raising features in aerostructures.

The schlemiel and anomie : the fool in society (2001)
Thesis
Edgar, R. C. (2001). The schlemiel and anomie : the fool in society. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210149

This thesis examines the character of the schlemiel in comparative Jewish and Gentile American literature and cinema. It is the central claim that whilst the schlemiel is a strong Jewish character type this figure also appears in the texts of other s... Read More about The schlemiel and anomie : the fool in society.

Nurses' management of deliberate self-harm in an acute residential setting (2001)
Thesis
Steere, C. J. (2001). Nurses' management of deliberate self-harm in an acute residential setting. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216793

The study aimed to address the question of what represents the most therapeutic response when a client self-harms on an acute inpatient mental health unit. The null hypothesis was that nurse response type would have no bearing on how long it was befo... Read More about Nurses' management of deliberate self-harm in an acute residential setting.

The assessment of comprehension skills and development of a programme for enhancing comprehension skills for fourth grade students in the State of Qatar (2001)
Thesis
Al-Suwaidi, A. A. (2001). The assessment of comprehension skills and development of a programme for enhancing comprehension skills for fourth grade students in the State of Qatar. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216668

This study aimed to explore the reading comprehension learning needs of fourth grade pupils in Qatar; to identify and test assessment techniques that may be helpful in studying reading comprehension; and to investigate the effects on reading comprehe... Read More about The assessment of comprehension skills and development of a programme for enhancing comprehension skills for fourth grade students in the State of Qatar.

Minorities and the construction of a nation in post-socialist Laos (2001)
Thesis
Pholsena, V. (2001). Minorities and the construction of a nation in post-socialist Laos. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213353

In the Introduction [Chapter 1] I first introduce the concept of 'nation' by stressing its 'fuzziness', and by reviewing Western and non-western interpretations of its definition. I then briefly review some pertinent events in Laos' recent history. I... Read More about Minorities and the construction of a nation in post-socialist Laos.

Spectral theory of Herglotz functions and their compositions, and the Schrödinger equation (2001)
Thesis
Christodoulides, Y. T. (2001). Spectral theory of Herglotz functions and their compositions, and the Schrödinger equation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4227168

In this thesis we generalize the theory of value distribution associated to a Herglotz function. Compositions of Herglotz functions are studied, and some results regarding the integral representation of a composed Herglotz function are obtained. Prop... Read More about Spectral theory of Herglotz functions and their compositions, and the Schrödinger equation.

Design and analysis of an acoustic random spherical volumetric array (2001)
Thesis
Rigelsford, J. M. (2001). Design and analysis of an acoustic random spherical volumetric array. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219778

Acoustic arrays have been widely studied and can be used for a variety of applications. Existing acoustic array systems have mainly utilised linear and planar geometries. Such geometries have limited scan angles and can suffer from beam broadening an... Read More about Design and analysis of an acoustic random spherical volumetric array.

The effect of three interventions on the self-esteem, behaviour and other affective variables for a group of children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in a local authority residential special school (2001)
Thesis
Ogier, R. (2001). The effect of three interventions on the self-esteem, behaviour and other affective variables for a group of children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in a local authority residential special school. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217038

This thesis investigates the effect of three separate interventions of social skills, cooperative learning and self-talk (positive self-referent verbal statements - PSRVS) on the self-esteem, behaviour and other affective variables on a small group o... Read More about The effect of three interventions on the self-esteem, behaviour and other affective variables for a group of children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in a local authority residential special school.

Beyond factual to formulated silhouettes (2001)
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Whelan, J. C. (2001). Beyond factual to formulated silhouettes. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215750

When sketching terrain, a view-dependent framework of silhouette-related cues is required. This framework is prominent in manual sketches and is especially important in small-scale depictions viewed obliquely from above. Occluding contours, namely th... Read More about Beyond factual to formulated silhouettes.