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Low-level visual processing of biological motion (1992)
Journal Article
Mather, G., Radford, K., & West, S. (1992). Low-level visual processing of biological motion. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 249(1325), 149-155. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1992.0097

Biological motion displays depict a moving human figure by means of just a few isolated points of light attached to to the major joints of the body. Naive observers readily interpret the moving pattern of dots as representing a human figure, despite... Read More about Low-level visual processing of biological motion.

Nagas in the museum: an anthropological study of the material culture of the hill peoples of the Assam-Burma border (1992)
Thesis
West, A. C. Nagas in the museum: an anthropological study of the material culture of the hill peoples of the Assam-Burma border. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213949

In many ways this thesis is concerned with the meaning of the term 'Naga' especially when it is applied in the identification of historical material culture held in British museums. In the examination of the development and use of Naga collections in... Read More about Nagas in the museum: an anthropological study of the material culture of the hill peoples of the Assam-Burma border.

The effect of chirality on ferroelectric and related liquid crystal systems (1992)
Thesis
Nishiyama, I. The effect of chirality on ferroelectric and related liquid crystal systems. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224352

Chirality in liquid crystal systems has been of interest over the past twenty years. Recently, exciting results have been obtained in various smectic phases, i.e., the discovery of "Abrikosov" phases (TGBa* phases) and of antiferroelectric and ferrie... Read More about The effect of chirality on ferroelectric and related liquid crystal systems.

All done by mirrors: reflectivity in the novels of Elizabeth Taylor (1912-75) (1992)
Thesis
Crompton, N. J. R. All done by mirrors: reflectivity in the novels of Elizabeth Taylor (1912-75). (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213904

Elizabeth Taylor's texts are elusive and allusive. Part 1 offers a biographical sketch of the writer, then applies theory, drawing on and adapting the work of Harold Bloom, Roman Ingarden, Michael Riffaterre, Linda Hutcheon and Patricia Waugh, among... Read More about All done by mirrors: reflectivity in the novels of Elizabeth Taylor (1912-75).

Line generalisation by repeated elimination of the smallest area (1992)
Preprint / Working Paper
Visvalingam, M., & Whyatt, J. D. Line generalisation by repeated elimination of the smallest area

This paper presents a new approach to line generalisation which uses the concept of "effective area " for progressive simplification of a line by point elimination. Two coastlines are used to compare the performance of this, with that of the widely u... Read More about Line generalisation by repeated elimination of the smallest area.

The London Committee and mobilization of public opinion against the slave trade (1992)
Journal Article
Oldfield, J. R. (1992). The London Committee and mobilization of public opinion against the slave trade. The Historical journal, 35(2), 331-343. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X00025826

During the late eighteenth century organized anti-slavery, in the shape of the campaign to end the African slave trade (1787–1807), became an unavoidable feature of political life in Britain. Drawing on previously unpublished material in the Josiah W... Read More about The London Committee and mobilization of public opinion against the slave trade.

The Chile Solidarity Campaign and British Government Policy Towards Chile 1973-1990 (1992)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, M. (1992). The Chile Solidarity Campaign and British Government Policy Towards Chile 1973-1990. European Review of Latin America and the Caribbean, 19

On 11th September 1973 the democratic Popular Unity government of Dr Salvador Allende was overthrown by a US-backed military coup, thus ending 160 years of almost unbroken democracy. The Junta embarked upon the neutralization of all opposition, a pro... Read More about The Chile Solidarity Campaign and British Government Policy Towards Chile 1973-1990.

International labour migration and urbanization in Saudi Arabia : the working and living experiences of Egyptian doctors and their families in Jeddah (1992)
Thesis
Al-Khazraj, Y. T. International labour migration and urbanization in Saudi Arabia : the working and living experiences of Egyptian doctors and their families in Jeddah. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217377

This thesis investigates the working and living experiences of temporary Egyptian migrant doctors and their families in Saudi Arabia's major urban centres. The empirical research was conducted in Jeddah city, the largest urban centre in the Western p... Read More about International labour migration and urbanization in Saudi Arabia : the working and living experiences of Egyptian doctors and their families in Jeddah.

Keralites in Abu Dhabi : a study of unskilled and semi-skilled Keralite migrant workers in the city of Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.) (1992)
Thesis
Alkobaisi, S. A. S. Keralites in Abu Dhabi : a study of unskilled and semi-skilled Keralite migrant workers in the city of Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.). (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217042

Based on fieldwork carried out mainly in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates and partly in Kerala (India), this is a contribution to the study of international labour migration between South Asia and the Middle East. The thesis investigates the process o... Read More about Keralites in Abu Dhabi : a study of unskilled and semi-skilled Keralite migrant workers in the city of Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.).

The evolution of accounting in Saudi Arabia: a study of its relevance to the social and economic environment (1992)
Thesis
Al-Rehaily, A. S. F. The evolution of accounting in Saudi Arabia: a study of its relevance to the social and economic environment. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211188

The need to study the evolution of accounting in its environmental setting in developing countries is increasingly recognised in the literature. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the evolution and status of accounting systems in developing cou... Read More about The evolution of accounting in Saudi Arabia: a study of its relevance to the social and economic environment.

Pathways and mechanisms of aeration in Phragmites australis (1992)
Thesis
Armstrong, J. Pathways and mechanisms of aeration in Phragmites australis. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217231

This thesis describes an investigation into the aeration pathways, resistances to gas-movement, mechanisms of internal aeration and the locations and quantities of oxygen efflux from the underground parts of the common reed Phragmites australis. The... Read More about Pathways and mechanisms of aeration in Phragmites australis.

External financial reporting in Indonesia and its implications for accounting development (1992)
Thesis
Hadori Yunus. External financial reporting in Indonesia and its implications for accounting development. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211973

The objective of this research is to explore the area of financial accounting, international accounting, and accounting technology transfer, with emphasis on accounting for developing
countries, specifically Indonesia.

Confining itself to externa... Read More about External financial reporting in Indonesia and its implications for accounting development.

Cancer mortality in the first degree relatives of young breast cancer patients (1992)
Journal Article
Anderson, K. E., Easton, D. F., Matthews, F. E., & Peto, J. (1992). Cancer mortality in the first degree relatives of young breast cancer patients. The British Journal of Cancer, 66(3), 599-602. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1992.321

In a retrospective cohort study, the mothers and sisters of 740 breast cancer patients aged under 36 at diagnosis have been studied for mortality and cancer incidence. Significantly increased breast cancer mortality was observed below age 60 (30 deat... Read More about Cancer mortality in the first degree relatives of young breast cancer patients.