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Staff factors associated with perception of behaviour as 'challenging’ in residential and nursing homes (2000)
Journal Article
Moniz-Cook, E., Woods, R., & Gardiner, E. (2000). Staff factors associated with perception of behaviour as 'challenging’ in residential and nursing homes. Aging and Mental Health, 4(1), 48-54. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860055973

Three hundred and twenty-six staff, working in 14 residential and nursing homes across England, were asked to rate their ‘ease of management’ on 14 vignettes of challenging resident behaviour. Multiple regression was used to examine the correlates of... Read More about Staff factors associated with perception of behaviour as 'challenging’ in residential and nursing homes.

Numerical determination of the Titchmarsh-Weyl m-coefficient (2000)
Journal Article
(2000). Numerical determination of the Titchmarsh-Weyl m-coefficient. Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Physics / Zhurnal Vychislitel'noi Matematiki i Matematicheskoi Fiziki, 40(1), 108-117

A numerical method for calculating the Titchmarsh-Weyl mα(λ)-coefficient for the differential equation d2y/dx2+ [1 - q(x)]y = 0 is tested for the cases q(x) = x and x2, for which mα(λ) has a known analytic form in terms of special functions. An indep... Read More about Numerical determination of the Titchmarsh-Weyl m-coefficient.

Foreign exchange risk management by Malaysian public-listed multinational companies (2000)
Thesis
Angappan Regupathi. Foreign exchange risk management by Malaysian public-listed multinational companies. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217407

This research investigated 1.how Malaysian public-listed multinational companies manage foreign exchange (FX) risk, and 2.what factors influence the companies' inclinations to undertake particular FX risk management (FERM) activities. Data were colle... Read More about Foreign exchange risk management by Malaysian public-listed multinational companies.

An investigative study into the current understanding of autism and provision for autistic children in Kuwait (2000)
Thesis
Ashkanani, A. G. An investigative study into the current understanding of autism and provision for autistic children in Kuwait. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212117

Autism is a severe form of childhood psychopathology which has enormous impact on the child, his/her family, and the wider community. It challenges the
expertise of doctors, teachers and therapists.

In Kuwait, recognition of the disorder is still... Read More about An investigative study into the current understanding of autism and provision for autistic children in Kuwait.

A test for behavioral equivalence (2000)
Journal Article
Hou, M., Pugh, A. C., & Hayton, G. E. (2000). A test for behavioral equivalence. IEEE transactions on automatic control, 45(11), 2177-2182. https://doi.org/10.1109/9.887674

External equivalence of behavioral representations is investigated within an impulsive-smooth framework. As an attendant problem, initial-value consistency is also considered. Explicit necessary and sufficient conditions are derived. Applying the ext... Read More about A test for behavioral equivalence.

People and place: The extraordinary geographies of everyday life (2000)
Book
Holloway, L., & Hubbard, P. (2000). People and place: The extraordinary geographies of everyday life. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315838694

An innovative introduction to Human Geography, exploring different ways of studying the relationships between people and place, and putting people at the centre of human geography. The book covers behavioural, humanistic and cultural traditions, show... Read More about People and place: The extraordinary geographies of everyday life.

GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELLING OF UK TAX POLICY (2000)
Book Chapter
Bhattarai, K. (2000). GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELLING OF UK TAX POLICY. In S. Holly, & M. Weale (Eds.), Econometric Modelling: Techniques and Applications (69-93). Cambridge University Press

This paper discusses applied general equilibrium tax modelling, and initial applications to UK policy issues under an ESRC supported research project on General Equilibrium Modelling of UK Policy Issues. Future activity on the project will reflect th... Read More about GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELLING OF UK TAX POLICY.

Iterative closest geometric objects registration (2000)
Journal Article
Li, Q., & Griffiths, J. G. (2000). Iterative closest geometric objects registration. Computers & mathematics with applications, 40(10-11), 1171-1188. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0898-1221%2800%2900230-3

In this paper, closed-form solutions are obtained for registering two sets of line segments, triangle patches, or even general simple geometric objects that are defined by a set of ordered points. Based on these new registration approaches, the itera... Read More about Iterative closest geometric objects registration.

Developing the quality of personal and social education-related transition to to adulthood courses for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities (2000)
Thesis
Pavey, B. Developing the quality of personal and social education-related transition to to adulthood courses for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218409

The thesis examines the input offered to young people with LDD in further education, under the broad heading of transition to adulthood input. A range of research methods is used, combining to provide an understanding of what is offered in this work,... Read More about Developing the quality of personal and social education-related transition to to adulthood courses for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.

Changing dimensions of single European market : implications for the non-member countries : a case study on India's textile and clothing exports (2000)
Thesis
Pandian, S. G. Changing dimensions of single European market : implications for the non-member countries : a case study on India's textile and clothing exports. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215444

The implications of the single European market on India's exports of textile and clothing industries to the EU can be summarised in the following four statements:

1. The trade creation effect has been witnessed for many of India’s textile and clo... Read More about Changing dimensions of single European market : implications for the non-member countries : a case study on India's textile and clothing exports.

Preparation, type and stability of emulsions stabilised by solid particles (2000)
Thesis
Lumsdon, S. O. Preparation, type and stability of emulsions stabilised by solid particles. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213300

The preparation, type and stability of emulsions stabilised solely by solid silica particles has been investigated in detail using a combination of conductivity, stability, light diffraction, optical microscopy and contact angle measurements. The wet... Read More about Preparation, type and stability of emulsions stabilised by solid particles.

Musical improvisation as the place where being speaks : Heidegger, language and sources of Christian hope (2000)
Thesis
Love, A. L. Musical improvisation as the place where being speaks : Heidegger, language and sources of Christian hope. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211261

The thesis enters several under-examined areas. First, improvisatory music will be considered as a human phenomenon in the widest sense (Chapter 1 ), and a phenomenon destined to suffer relative decline in the cultural environment of the modern West... Read More about Musical improvisation as the place where being speaks : Heidegger, language and sources of Christian hope.

Seasonal patterns in the reproductive activity of barnacle-dwelling littorinids (2000)
Journal Article
Johnson, L. J., Mill, P. J., Hull, S. L., Ducrotoy, P., & Caley, K. J. (2000). Seasonal patterns in the reproductive activity of barnacle-dwelling littorinids. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 80(5), 821-826. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400002794

The reproductive activity of a population of barnacle-dwelling littorinids at Peak Steel, on the north east coast of England, was investigated. Variation in the number of mature males and females, expressed as a percentage of the whole population, sh... Read More about Seasonal patterns in the reproductive activity of barnacle-dwelling littorinids.

Richard, son of Richard: Richard III and political prophecy (2000)
Journal Article
Coote, L., & Thornton, T. (2000). Richard, son of Richard: Richard III and political prophecy. Historical research : the bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, 73(182), 321-330. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2281.00111

This article provides a new context for the politics surrounding the death of Edward IV, the accession of Edward V and his replacement in turn by Richard III. By examining prophecy texts, both those recorded at the time and those preserved in local t... Read More about Richard, son of Richard: Richard III and political prophecy.

Sketch-based evaluation of line filtering algorithms (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Visvalingam, M. (2000, October). Sketch-based evaluation of line filtering algorithms. Paper presented at GIScience 2000, Savannah, Georgia

CISRG research into algorithmic sketching seeks to revive interest in the lost art of landscape drawing as practised by Holmes,
Lobeck, Raisz and others. Dowson (1994) and Visvalingam and Dowson (1998) developed the P-stroke style for sketching.
V... Read More about Sketch-based evaluation of line filtering algorithms.

Primary schools at the crossroads : a study of primary schools abilities to implement educational change, with a particular focus on small primary schools (2000)
Thesis
Waugh, D. (. G. Primary schools at the crossroads : a study of primary schools abilities to implement educational change, with a particular focus on small primary schools. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216804

This thesis addresses the issue of primary schools' abilities to implement educational change and focuses, in particular, on small primary schools. A comparison is made between small and large primary schools, in order to determine whether there are... Read More about Primary schools at the crossroads : a study of primary schools abilities to implement educational change, with a particular focus on small primary schools.

Braiding and channel morphodynamics : the Brahmaputra-Jamuna river, Bangladesh (2000)
Thesis
Islam, M. N. Braiding and channel morphodynamics : the Brahmaputra-Jamuna river, Bangladesh. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216705

This study investigates the bar morphology, sediment properties and amount of sediment yield in relation to channel dynamics of the Brahmaputra-Jamuna River over a decadal timescale (1987-1997) using digital satellite images and field observations. T... Read More about Braiding and channel morphodynamics : the Brahmaputra-Jamuna river, Bangladesh.

The constitutional position of the British Civil Service : an assessment of the impact of managerialism on the notion of 'the servant of the Crown' via a case study of HM Prison Service (2000)
Thesis
Loh, I. J. P. The constitutional position of the British Civil Service : an assessment of the impact of managerialism on the notion of 'the servant of the Crown' via a case study of HM Prison Service. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215078

The institution of the civil service is of much contemporary interest here in Britain and elsewhere. The phenomenon of civil service reform forms a significant part of the wider movement to remould public services or in the now legendary phrase, to ‘... Read More about The constitutional position of the British Civil Service : an assessment of the impact of managerialism on the notion of 'the servant of the Crown' via a case study of HM Prison Service.