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Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the endangered Portuguese freshwater fish Squalius aradensis (Cyprinidae) (2003)
Journal Article
Mesquita, N., Cunha, C., Hänfling, B., Carvalho, G. R., Zé-Zé, L., Tenreiro, R., & Coelho, M. M. (2003). Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the endangered Portuguese freshwater fish Squalius aradensis (Cyprinidae). Molecular ecology notes, 3(4), 572-574. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00515.x

Here we describe the isolation and characterization of six polymorphic microsatellite loci for Squalius aradensis. The number of observed alleles per locus ranged from three to 16 and the observed heterozygosity from 0.22 to 0.95. These primers will... Read More about Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the endangered Portuguese freshwater fish Squalius aradensis (Cyprinidae).

The inequality of maternal health care in urban sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s (2003)
Journal Article
Magadi, M. A., Zulu, E. M., & Brockerhoff, M. (2003). The inequality of maternal health care in urban sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s. Population Studies, 57(3), 347-366. https://doi.org/10.1080/0032472032000137853

Numerous studies document the disadvantage in child health of the urban poor in African cities. This study uses Demographic and Health Survey data from 23 countries in sub‐Saharan Africa to examine whether the urban poor experience comparable disadva... Read More about The inequality of maternal health care in urban sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s.

Parental presence and adolescent reproductive health among the Nairobi urban poor (2003)
Journal Article
Ngom, P., Magadi, M. A., & Owuor, T. (2003). Parental presence and adolescent reproductive health among the Nairobi urban poor. Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 33(5), 369-377. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1054-139X%2803%2900213-1

Purpose: To investigate whether the presence of parents constitute a protective factor against adverse reproductive health outcomes for adolescents living in slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Methods: The data come from a cross-sectional survey that canvassed... Read More about Parental presence and adolescent reproductive health among the Nairobi urban poor.

Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of fecal incontinence secondary to pudendal neuropathy (2003)
Journal Article
Cundall, J. D., Gardiner, A., Chin, K., Laden, G., Grout, P., & Duthie, G. S. (2003). Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of fecal incontinence secondary to pudendal neuropathy. Diseases of the colon & rectum, 46(11), 1549-1554. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-004-6812-x

PURPOSE: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has several physiologic effects on damaged nerves in animal models, which lead to an improvement in neurologic function. Idiopathic fecal incontinence secondary to pudendal neuropathy is usually treated with biofeed... Read More about Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of fecal incontinence secondary to pudendal neuropathy.

Uncovered fields : Perspectives in First World War Studies (2003)
Book
(2003). J. MacLeod, & P. Purseigle (Eds.), Uncovered fields : Perspectives in First World War Studies. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789047402596

This volume presents original research on the military, social and cultural history of the First World War. Inspired by the reinvigoration of this subject area in the last decade, its chapters explore the stresses of waging a war, whose “totalizing l... Read More about Uncovered fields : Perspectives in First World War Studies.

Preparation and applications in confectionery of co-crystalline sugar products and a novel hydrated form of sucrose (2003)
Thesis
Maulny, A. (2003). Preparation and applications in confectionery of co-crystalline sugar products and a novel hydrated form of sucrose. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215093

The formation of the solid crystalline phase of sugars plays an important role in many food products. The conventional crystallisation of sucrose gives solid, dense cubic crystals that have a limited surface area. On the other hand, co-crystallisatio... Read More about Preparation and applications in confectionery of co-crystalline sugar products and a novel hydrated form of sucrose.

The history of Boné A.D. 1775-1795: the diary of Sultan Ahmad as-Salleh Syamsuddin (2003)
Thesis
Omar, R. (2003). The history of Boné A.D. 1775-1795: the diary of Sultan Ahmad as-Salleh Syamsuddin. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212301

This thesis uses an interdisciplinary approach, combining the findings of anthropology with historical and archival research, to evaluate Bugis diaries to provide historical information relating to the kingdom of Boné in the late eighteenth century.... Read More about The history of Boné A.D. 1775-1795: the diary of Sultan Ahmad as-Salleh Syamsuddin.

Is the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) confounded by scoring method during pregnancy and following birth? (2003)
Journal Article
Martin, C., & Jomeen, J. (2003). Is the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) confounded by scoring method during pregnancy and following birth?. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 21(4), 267-278. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830310001622088

The GHQ-12 has been recommended as a reliable screening instrument for psychological distress in all clinical groups. The usefulness of the GHQ-12 was evaluated in pregnant women experiencing pre-labour rupture of membrane (PROM) at term. The GHQ-12... Read More about Is the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) confounded by scoring method during pregnancy and following birth?.

REVERSE TIME TLM MODELING OF THERMAL PROBLEMS DESCRIBED BY THE HYPERBOLIC HEAT CONDUCTION EQUATION (2003)
Journal Article
Koay, A., Pulko, S., & Wilkinson, A. (2003). REVERSE TIME TLM MODELING OF THERMAL PROBLEMS DESCRIBED BY THE HYPERBOLIC HEAT CONDUCTION EQUATION. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B Fundamentals, 44(4), 347-363. https://doi.org/10.1080/713836408

A method for reverse-time transmission line matrix (TLM) modeling of thermal diffusion problems described by the hyperbolic heat conduction equation is presented. The method involves pulse scattering governed by the inverse of the usual scattering ma... Read More about REVERSE TIME TLM MODELING OF THERMAL PROBLEMS DESCRIBED BY THE HYPERBOLIC HEAT CONDUCTION EQUATION.

"We're all individuals": postmodernity and alternative health practices in Northern England (2003)
Thesis
McClean, S. D. (2003). "We're all individuals": postmodernity and alternative health practices in Northern England. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212390

This thesis explores the use and practice of crystal and spiritual healing - therapies located on the fringe of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) - and what these 'represent' in the context of a profound socio-cultural transformation, cha... Read More about "We're all individuals": postmodernity and alternative health practices in Northern England.

An investigation of alternating-direction implicit finite-difference time-domain (ADI-FDTD) method in numerical electromagnetics (2003)
Thesis
Ow, S. C. (2003). An investigation of alternating-direction implicit finite-difference time-domain (ADI-FDTD) method in numerical electromagnetics. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212278

In this thesis, the alternating-direction implicit method (ADI) is investigated in conjunction with the finite difference time-domain method (FDTD) to allow crossing of the Courant-Friedrich-Levy (CFL) stability criterion while maintaining stability... Read More about An investigation of alternating-direction implicit finite-difference time-domain (ADI-FDTD) method in numerical electromagnetics.

Trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice in Kenya (2003)
Journal Article
Magadi, M. A., & Curtis, S. L. (2003). Trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice in Kenya. Studies in Family Planning, 34(3), 149-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4465.2003.00149.x

This study uses data from the 1989, 1993, and 1998 Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys to examine trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice in Kenya. The analysis, based on two-level multinomial regression models, shows that, over time,... Read More about Trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice in Kenya.

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

From the introduction:
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. (2003). Spatial patterns and trophic modelling within the Lake Malawi Demersal fish community : conservation and fisheries applications. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from 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. (2003). Conformability analysis for the control of quality costs in electronic systems. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from 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.

Entertainment and education : a comparative study of an English and a German provincial theatre : the Städtische Bühnen in Münster and the Theatre Royal in York between 1925 and 1945. (2003)
Thesis
Heinrich, A. (2003). Entertainment and education : a comparative study of an English and a German provincial theatre : the Städtische Bühnen in Münster and the Theatre Royal in York between 1925 and 1945. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215772