All Outputs (235)

General method of preparation of mesoporous M/Si3N4 nano-composites via a non-aqueous sol-gel route (2005)
Journal Article
Cheng, F., Kelly, S. M., Young, N. A., Clark, S., Francesconi, M. G., Lefebvre, F., & Bradley, J. S. (2005). General method of preparation of mesoporous M/Si3N4 nano-composites via a non-aqueous sol-gel route. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 5662-5664. https://doi.org/10.1039/b511790a

We report a general method for the preparation of transition-metal silicon nitride nanocomposites; for example, mesoporous Pd-Si 3 N 4 nanocomposite materials with high surface area were prepared by pyrolysis of a silicon palladium imide-chloride co... Read More about General method of preparation of mesoporous M/Si3N4 nano-composites via a non-aqueous sol-gel route.

Assessing the validity and responsiveness of disease-specific quality of life instruments in intermittent claudication (2005)
Journal Article
Mehta, T., Venkatasubramaniam, A., Chetter, I., & McCollum, P. (2006). Assessing the validity and responsiveness of disease-specific quality of life instruments in intermittent claudication. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 31(1), 46 - 52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.08.028

PurposeTo recommend a suitable disease-specific quality of life (QOL) instrument for use in intermittent claudication (IC) based on validity and responsiveness.MethodsSeventy claudicants completed two generic (SF36 and EUROQOL) and three disease-spec... Read More about Assessing the validity and responsiveness of disease-specific quality of life instruments in intermittent claudication.

The scope of tolerance: Studies on the costs of free expression and freedom of the press (2005)
Book
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2005). The scope of tolerance: Studies on the costs of free expression and freedom of the press. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203003411

© 2006 Raphael Cohen-Almagor. All rights reserved. One of the dangers in any political system is that the principles that underlie and characterize it may, through their application, bring about its destruction. Liberal democracy is no exception. Mor... Read More about The scope of tolerance: Studies on the costs of free expression and freedom of the press.

The CREE project - Investigating user requirements for searching within institutional environments (2005)
Journal Article
Awre, C., Hanganu, G., Ingram, C., Brett, T., & Dolphin, I. (2005). The CREE project - Investigating user requirements for searching within institutional environments. D-Lib magazine : the magazine of the Digital Library Forum, 11(10), https://doi.org/10.1045/october2005-awre

The Contextual Resource Evaluation Environment (CREE) project has investigated user requirements for the presentation of a range of different Internet-based search tools in a variety of local institutional environments, enabling access to the search... Read More about The CREE project - Investigating user requirements for searching within institutional environments.

Responding to change : shipping deployments in the Baltic trade of the Tyne, 1860-1880 (2005)
Thesis
Osler, A. (. (2005). Responding to change : shipping deployments in the Baltic trade of the Tyne, 1860-1880. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224398

This thesis explores two related propositions: that shipping providers engaged in the Baltic Trade of the Tyne, 1860-1880, responded rationally to change; and, that the role of the Baltic trade in the development of Britain’s steam-powered merchant m... Read More about Responding to change : shipping deployments in the Baltic trade of the Tyne, 1860-1880.

A case study to investigate the application of programme evaluation theory to the Metropolitan Police Diversity Training Programme (2005)
Thesis
Hills, A. (2005). A case study to investigate the application of programme evaluation theory to the Metropolitan Police Diversity Training Programme. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216984

The Metropolitan Police Diversity Training Programme was a major part of the Metropolitan Police Service's response to the requirement for change brought about by the failures in the investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence. The training progr... Read More about A case study to investigate the application of programme evaluation theory to the Metropolitan Police Diversity Training Programme.

The geography of health services, case study of Medina, Saudi Arabia (2005)
Thesis
Al-Ahmadi, A. H. S. (2005). The geography of health services, case study of Medina, Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213346

This study examines health services in Medina in relation to the delivery system, the spatial distribution of health services, accessibility and effectiveness of utilization, including satisfaction with the services. A total of 500 patient questionna... Read More about The geography of health services, case study of Medina, Saudi Arabia.

A critique of participatory development in Pakistan (2005)
Thesis
Ali, J. (2005). A critique of participatory development in Pakistan. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212637

This study, a critical analysis of participatory development, was empirically conducted within a participatory development NGO in Pakistan, namely the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP). It critically analysed participatory development in relation... Read More about A critique of participatory development in Pakistan.

The regulation of tourism business activity in the transitional Vietnamese economy (2005)
Thesis
Bennett, J. W. P. (2005). The regulation of tourism business activity in the transitional Vietnamese economy. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212548

This thesis examines the extent to which regulation theory provides an appropriate theoretical framework for analysing the development of capitalist economic relations and activities in transitional economies. The investigation uses secondary sources... Read More about The regulation of tourism business activity in the transitional Vietnamese economy.

Communicative action in information security systems: an application of social theory in a technical domain (2005)
Thesis
Drake, P. D. (2005). Communicative action in information security systems: an application of social theory in a technical domain. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212514

This thesis is about grounding an increasingly common practice in an established theory where no explicit theory currently exists. The common practice that is the subject of this study is information security. It is commonly held that information se... Read More about Communicative action in information security systems: an application of social theory in a technical domain.

The influence of hippocampal lesions on the discrimination of structure and on spatial memory in pigeons (Columba livia). (2005)
Journal Article
Pearce, J. M., George, D. N., Haselgrove, M., Erichsen, J. T., & Good, M. A. (2005). The influence of hippocampal lesions on the discrimination of structure and on spatial memory in pigeons (Columba livia). Behavioral Neuroscience, 119(5), 1316-1330. https://doi.org/10.1037/0735-7044.119.5.1316

Pigeons (Columba livia) were trained with a spatial structural discrimination, which was based on the spatial relationship among the components of a pattern, and a feature-binding structural discrimination, which was based on how different visual fea... Read More about The influence of hippocampal lesions on the discrimination of structure and on spatial memory in pigeons (Columba livia)..

What kind of political socialization in secondary schools is needed in Hong Kong in the 21st Century? (2005)
Thesis
Ngai, G. S.-K. (2005). What kind of political socialization in secondary schools is needed in Hong Kong in the 21st Century?. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4269850

In 1842, when Hong Kong became a British colony, it was only a small number of remote villages. By the time Hong Kong returned to China, in 1997, it had become a major international commercial and financial centre. Under British rule, the Chinese pop... Read More about What kind of political socialization in secondary schools is needed in Hong Kong in the 21st Century?.

Reading the rhetoric of nationhood in two reformation pamphlets by Richard Morison and Nicholas Bodrugan (2005)
Journal Article
Mottram, S. (2005). Reading the rhetoric of nationhood in two reformation pamphlets by Richard Morison and Nicholas Bodrugan. Renaissance Studies, 19(4), 523-540. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-4658.2005.00116.x

This article seeks to redress a contemporary critical trend amongst social historians concerned to date the dawn of nationalism on our Western political horizons from the twilight period of empire at the end of the eighteenth century. It does so by e... Read More about Reading the rhetoric of nationhood in two reformation pamphlets by Richard Morison and Nicholas Bodrugan.

Use of shallow water habitats by fish assemblages in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (2005)
Journal Article
Franco, A., Franzoi, P., Malavasi, S., Riccato, F., Torricelli, P., & Mainardi, D. (2006). Use of shallow water habitats by fish assemblages in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 66(1-2), 67-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2005.07.020

The present study investigates the different uses and the functional roles of shallow habitats for fish fauna in the Venice Lagoon, by applying the functional guilds approach. Temporal (seasons) and spatial (location) changes within the lagoon show d... Read More about Use of shallow water habitats by fish assemblages in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon.

The factor structure of the SF-36 in early pregnancy (2005)
Journal Article
Jomeen, J., & Martin, C. R. (2005). The factor structure of the SF-36 in early pregnancy. Journal of psychosomatic research, 59(3), 131-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.02.018

Objective: The concept of Quality of Life (QoL) has emerged as an important psychological dimension within pregnancy. The current study sought to establish the psychometric properties of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36) Version 2 in e... Read More about The factor structure of the SF-36 in early pregnancy.

The Rise of ‘New’ Policy Instruments in Comparative Perspective: Has Governance Eclipsed Government? (2005)
Journal Article
Jordan, A., Wurzel, R. K. W., & Zito, A. (2005). The Rise of ‘New’ Policy Instruments in Comparative Perspective: Has Governance Eclipsed Government?. Political studies, 53(3), 477-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.2005.00540.x

Governance is a term in good currency, but there are still too few detailed empirical analyses of the precise extent to which it has or has not eclipsed government. This article explores the temporal and spatial characteristics of the governance tran... Read More about The Rise of ‘New’ Policy Instruments in Comparative Perspective: Has Governance Eclipsed Government?.

Labyrinths : navigating Daedalus' legacy : the role of labyrinths in selected contemporary fiction (2005)
Thesis
Cox, K. 1. (2005). Labyrinths : navigating Daedalus' legacy : the role of labyrinths in selected contemporary fiction. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212579

This study initially engages in an historical survey of the varying key realisations of labyrinths and their applications from antiquity through to the beginnings of the twentieth century. The shifting cultural significance of the labyrinth and its d... Read More about Labyrinths : navigating Daedalus' legacy : the role of labyrinths in selected contemporary fiction.

Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: self-perceptions and the concept of bother (2005)
Journal Article
Gannon, K., Glover, L., O'Neill, M., & Emberton, M. (2005). Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: self-perceptions and the concept of bother. BJU international, 96(6), 823-827. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05720.x

OBJECTIVE To explore the meaning that men attach to their experiences of having lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and to understand 'bother' in the context of those meanings. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixteen men with symptoms suggestive of LUTS and/or... Read More about Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: self-perceptions and the concept of bother.

Pharmacological properties of motion vision in goldfish measured with the optomotor response (2005)
Journal Article
Mora-Ferrer, C., Hausselt, S., Hoffmann, R. S., Ebisch, B., Schick, S., Wollenberg, K., Schneider, C., Teege, P., & Jürgens, K. (2005). Pharmacological properties of motion vision in goldfish measured with the optomotor response. Brain research, 1058(1-2), 17-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2005.07.073

In goldfish, the retinal pathways involved in motion coding have been demonstrated to have an L-cone dominated action spectrum (S. Schaerer, C. Neumeyer, Motion detection in goldfish investigated with the optomotor response is "color blind", Vision R... Read More about Pharmacological properties of motion vision in goldfish measured with the optomotor response.

The effects of structural and functional damage to limbic structures on cognitive abilities (2005)
Thesis
Minhas, S. (2005). The effects of structural and functional damage to limbic structures on cognitive abilities. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222097

Functional and degenerative damage to regions of the limbic system are often associated with cognitive impairments in different aspects of memory. Neuroimaging studies in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have reporte... Read More about The effects of structural and functional damage to limbic structures on cognitive abilities.