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The development of a purposeless system approach (1999)
Thesis
Su, H. (1999). The development of a purposeless system approach. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219133

This thesis explores how one's understanding of the world may be broadened by consciously engaging rationalities in opposition. I conduct this exploration by considering the relationship between what I call one's "originating rationality" and its opp... Read More about The development of a purposeless system approach.

A modelling and networking architecture for distributed virtual environments with multiple servers. (1999)
Thesis
Chang, J. (1999). A modelling and networking architecture for distributed virtual environments with multiple servers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215463

Virtual Environments (VEs) attempt to give people the illusion of immersion that they are in a computer generated world. VEs allow people to actively participate in a synthetic environment. They range from a single-person running on a single computer... Read More about A modelling and networking architecture for distributed virtual environments with multiple servers..

The fourteenth-century sheriff : English local administration in the late Middle Ages (1999)
Thesis
Gorski, R. (. C. 1. (1999). The fourteenth-century sheriff : English local administration in the late Middle Ages. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210975

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the sheriffs appointed in fourteenth-century England, the period identified by both Stubbs and Maitland as having witnessed the shrievalty's final emasculation. This thesis is not a continuation of Morris' wor... Read More about The fourteenth-century sheriff : English local administration in the late Middle Ages.

The oxidation chemistry of the xylenes and related aromatic hydrocarbons (1999)
Thesis
Ellis, C. (1999). The oxidation chemistry of the xylenes and related aromatic hydrocarbons. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215045

The research was concerned with obtaining kinetic data and product information for the oxidation chemistry of the isomeric xylenes and benzyl radicals at 753K. A trace amount (0.01 % for kinetic study, 0.5% for product study) of each xylene was se... Read More about The oxidation chemistry of the xylenes and related aromatic hydrocarbons.

Perceptions of the role of the secondary school counsellor in Saudi Arabia (1999)
Thesis
Al-Ghamdi, S. A. (1999). Perceptions of the role of the secondary school counsellor in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215042

The role and function of the school counsellor has always been a matter of controversy and confusion. Commonly school counsellors neither fill their defined role nor meet all students' needs. In Saudi Arabia this is exacerbated by a lack of professio... Read More about Perceptions of the role of the secondary school counsellor in Saudi Arabia.

Health care and social justice evaluation : a critical and pluralist approach (1999)
Thesis
Vega-Romero, R. R. (1999). Health care and social justice evaluation : a critical and pluralist approach. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214868

This thesis proposes a critical, systemic and pluralist approach to evaluating health programs. It examines ways in which efforts to promote equality and plurality are undermined by the application of foundationalist and universal conceptions of soci... Read More about Health care and social justice evaluation : a critical and pluralist approach.

From legislation to legitimation : the role of the Portuguese parliament, 1983 to 1995 (1999)
Thesis
Leston-Bandeira, C. (1999). From legislation to legitimation : the role of the Portuguese parliament, 1983 to 1995. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217716

[From the introduction]; The main aim of this thesis is to contribute to knowledge about the Portuguese parliament, the Assembleia da Republica. Although already over twenty years old, this is still in many ways an unknown institution. There is very... Read More about From legislation to legitimation : the role of the Portuguese parliament, 1983 to 1995.

Primary school supervision in Pakistan : practice, purpose and potential (1999)
Thesis
Marland, H. G. (1999). Primary school supervision in Pakistan : practice, purpose and potential. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215059

The system of supervising government primary schools in Pakistan is a matter of continuing debate. The performance of supervisors is frequently criticised, and their ability to improve the quality of education in primary schools is questioned. Per... Read More about Primary school supervision in Pakistan : practice, purpose and potential.

Early limestone railways of south-east Wales (1999)
Thesis
Van Laun, J. (1999). Early limestone railways of south-east Wales. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213260

Although in one sense this is a study in regional or local history, its findings have much wider implications which are of national significance. Britain gave to the world the Industrial Revolution and, as a corollary, the railway. Evidence which thr... Read More about Early limestone railways of south-east Wales.

Medical informatics : the generic interchange of comprehensive health data (1999)
Thesis
Ellis, J. C. (1999). Medical informatics : the generic interchange of comprehensive health data. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211242

The objective of this project was to study the area of generic transfer of comprehensive medical data.The work presented in this thesis had as its main premise the belief that generic transfer of comprehensive medical data will help towards the goal... Read More about Medical informatics : the generic interchange of comprehensive health data.

The future direction of business education in Hong Kong secondary schools : issues and concerns (1999)
Thesis
Cheung, C. (1999). The future direction of business education in Hong Kong secondary schools : issues and concerns. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223225

This study analyses the development of business education in Hong Kong secondary schools. The analysis focuses on its past development, and issues and concerns in its future direction. Three questions were asked: Why has business education emerged as... Read More about The future direction of business education in Hong Kong secondary schools : issues and concerns.

The surveillance web : the rise and extent of visual surveillance in a northern city (1999)
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McCahill, M. (1999). The surveillance web : the rise and extent of visual surveillance in a northern city. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219142

Surveillance is something which has always existed. In the tribal cultures of preindustrial society, for example, the level of social surveillance was intense, because most people could see and hear just about everything that was going on in the camp... Read More about The surveillance web : the rise and extent of visual surveillance in a northern city.

Detection and differentiation on pathogenic Acanthamoeba (1999)
Thesis
Khan, N. A. (1999). Detection and differentiation on pathogenic Acanthamoeba. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217566

Acanthamoeba are free-living and opportunistic protozoa that are ubiquitous in nature. Human infection due to Acanthamoeba can involve the brain, skin, lung and eyes. However, eye infection, Acanthamoeba keratitis, is the most common infection. Acant... Read More about Detection and differentiation on pathogenic Acanthamoeba.

Embodying slavery in contemporary American literature : representations of slavery's enduring influence on women's corporeal identity in novels by Paule Marshall, Ellen Gilchrist, Ellen Douglas and Gloria Naylor. (1999)
Thesis
Rogers, S. E. (1999). Embodying slavery in contemporary American literature : representations of slavery's enduring influence on women's corporeal identity in novels by Paule Marshall, Ellen Gilchrist, Ellen Douglas and Gloria Naylor. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215051

Incompetent teachers in Irish voluntary secondary schools : principals' assessments, attitudes and reactions (1999)
Thesis
Carlile, O. (1999). Incompetent teachers in Irish voluntary secondary schools : principals' assessments, attitudes and reactions. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214403

This study attempts to identify, describe and quantify the problem of allegedly incompetent teachers in Irish voluntary secondary schools through the perceptions of their principals. Its central thesis is that the nature, extent and effects of teache... Read More about Incompetent teachers in Irish voluntary secondary schools : principals' assessments, attitudes and reactions.