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Human error in the design of a safety-critical system (2003)
Thesis
Shryane, N. Human error in the design of a safety-critical system. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223154

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This thesis is an investigation into some o f the causes and possible remedies to the problem of human error in a complex human-machine system. The system in question is engaged in the design of computer software for the contr... Read More about Human error in the design of a safety-critical system.

Spatial patterns and trophic modelling within the Lake Malawi Demersal fish community : conservation and fisheries applications (2003)
Thesis
Darwall, W. R. T. Spatial patterns and trophic modelling within the Lake Malawi Demersal fish community : conservation and fisheries applications. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222489

Lake Malawi has a complex, highly speciose, fish community supporting a diverse fishery of great importance as a food source for subsistence communities and to local and national economies. The fish community is also of international importance to sc... Read More about Spatial patterns and trophic modelling within the Lake Malawi Demersal fish community : conservation and fisheries applications.

Conformability analysis for the control of quality costs in electronic systems (2003)
Thesis
Johnson, D. R. Conformability analysis for the control of quality costs in electronic systems. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219800

The variations embodied in the production of electronic systems can cause that system to fail to conform to its specification with respect to Critical to Quality features. As a consequence of such failures the system manufacture may incur significant... Read More about Conformability analysis for the control of quality costs in electronic systems.

Increasing the use of research findings in four allied health professions (2003)
Thesis
Bannigan, K. Increasing the use of research findings in four allied health professions. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215668

The research-practice gap persists in the allied health professions because they perceive or experience barriers to research utilisation. The focus of this work was on overcoming these barriers to increase research utilisation in four allied health p... Read More about Increasing the use of research findings in four allied health professions.

Evaporation rates from emulsions stabilised by surfactants and nanoparticles (2003)
Thesis
Askargorta, I. A. Evaporation rates from emulsions stabilised by surfactants and nanoparticles. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214264

This thesis is concerned with the evaporation rates of emulsions stabilised by either surfactant molecules or nm-size solid particles. Understanding of the mechanisms of the evaporation process plus the control of the rate limiting step of each mecha... Read More about Evaporation rates from emulsions stabilised by surfactants and nanoparticles.

Postoperative pain : nursing management and organisational commitment (2003)
Thesis
Briggs, E. V. Postoperative pain : nursing management and organisational commitment. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213109

Postoperative pain management has been the subject of several national reports (Royal College of Surgeons of England and College of Anaesthetists, 1990; Audit Commission, 1997; Clinical Standards Advisory Group, 2000) that have each made recommendati... Read More about Postoperative pain : nursing management and organisational commitment.

Disability and citizenship: an emancipatory study of professionals' attitudes to disabled people (2003)
Thesis
Garbutt, R. S. Disability and citizenship: an emancipatory study of professionals' attitudes to disabled people. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212430

The research described in this thesis had two main aims. First, to examine the concept of citizenship and to develop it in relation to the experiences of disabled people. Secondly, and of equal importance, to test an emancipatory methodology within a... Read More about Disability and citizenship: an emancipatory study of professionals' attitudes to disabled people.

Negotiating childhood: the gendered experiences of street children and children in difficult circumstances in Tanzania (2003)
Thesis
Evans, R. M. C. Negotiating childhood: the gendered experiences of street children and children in difficult circumstances in Tanzania. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212364

Within the context of national levels of poverty, structural adjustment policies and the AIDS epidemic, this thesis analyses the experiences of children and young people in difficult circumstances in Tanzania from a gender perspective. Using the soci... Read More about Negotiating childhood: the gendered experiences of street children and children in difficult circumstances in Tanzania.

Ecotourism, conservation and sustainability : a case study of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Indonesia. (2003)
Thesis
Cochrane, J. E. Ecotourism, conservation and sustainability : a case study of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Indonesia. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212321

The relationship between tourism and conservation was investigated in the Indonesian national park of Bromo Tengger Semeru, in East Java. Beforehand, the salient features and contradictions of sustainability, tourism and protected areas management we... Read More about Ecotourism, conservation and sustainability : a case study of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Indonesia..

A simple, rare, truly elect soul : the troubled life of Richard Waldo Sibthorp, 1792-1897 (2003)
Thesis
Trott, M. J. A simple, rare, truly elect soul : the troubled life of Richard Waldo Sibthorp, 1792-1897. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212297

In what follows it is argued that Richard Sibthorp suffered unfairly, although quite predictably, at the hands of contemporary commentators and that his biographers have too readily reflected their bewilderment. Examined more closely, his life raises... Read More about A simple, rare, truly elect soul : the troubled life of Richard Waldo Sibthorp, 1792-1897.

English for specific purposes (ESP) in four technological and vocational higher education institutions in Taiwan, with particular reference to the Department of Applied Foreign Languages (2003)
Thesis
Su, H.-H. English for specific purposes (ESP) in four technological and vocational higher education institutions in Taiwan, with particular reference to the Department of Applied Foreign Languages. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212270

This thesis examines problems in the teaching of English for Specific Purposes(ESP) in four technological and vocational higher education institutions in Taiwan,with particular reference to the Department of Applied Foreign Languages - English (DAFL-... Read More about English for specific purposes (ESP) in four technological and vocational higher education institutions in Taiwan, with particular reference to the Department of Applied Foreign Languages.

Evaluation and analysis of wear in progressive cavity pumps (2003)
Thesis
Whittaker, L. V. Evaluation and analysis of wear in progressive cavity pumps. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212266

Progressive cavity pumps are used in the transportion of slurries. The pumping element consists of a single helical rotor, which intermeshes with a double helical resilient stator, to create the moving cavities that transport the slurry. Both compone... Read More about Evaluation and analysis of wear in progressive cavity pumps.

GPI-anchored uPAR requires Endo180 for rapid directional sensing during chemotaxis (2003)
Journal Article
Sturge, J., Wienke, D., East, L., Jones, G. E., & Isacke, C. M. (2003). GPI-anchored uPAR requires Endo180 for rapid directional sensing during chemotaxis. Journal of Cell Biology, 162(5), 789-794. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200302124

Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and its receptor (uPAR) play an important role in cell guidance and chemotaxis during normal and pathological events. uPAR is GPI-anchored and the mechanism by which it transmits intracellular polarity cues... Read More about GPI-anchored uPAR requires Endo180 for rapid directional sensing during chemotaxis.

Adaptive strategies of territory formation (2003)
Journal Article
Morrell, L. J., & Kokko, H. (2003). Adaptive strategies of territory formation. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 54(4), 385-395. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-003-0663-7

How do territorial animals gain ownership of an area? Early modelling has considered the evolution of fighting when the winner can claim the right to the resource. Recently, alternative hypotheses have been offered where repeated interactions lead to... Read More about Adaptive strategies of territory formation.

Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence: a 34-year follow-up after forceps delivery (2003)
Journal Article
Bollard, R. C., Gardiner, A., Duthie, G. S., & Lindow, S. W. (2003). Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence: a 34-year follow-up after forceps delivery. Diseases of the colon & rectum, 46(8), 1083-1088. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-004-7284-8

PURPOSE: This study was designed to determine the long-term outcome of forceps delivery in terms of evidence of anal sphincter injury and the incidence of fecal and urinary incontinence. METHODS: Women who delivered in 1964 were evaluated by using en... Read More about Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence: a 34-year follow-up after forceps delivery.

Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence (2003)
Journal Article
Lindow, S., Gardiner, A., & Duthie, G. (2003). Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence. Diseases of the colon & rectum, 46(8), 1083 - 1088

Purpose: This study was designed to determine the long-term outcome of forceps delivery in terms of evidence of anal sphincter injury and the incidence of fecal and urinary incontinence. Methods: Women who delivered in 1964 were evaluated by using en... Read More about Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence.