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The constitution of Afghanistan and women's rights (2005)
Journal Article
Shah, N. A. (2005). The constitution of Afghanistan and women's rights. Feminist legal studies, 13(2), 239-258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10691-005-7543-7

This article argues that women's human rights were and are being violated in Afghanistan regardless of who governs the country: Kings, secular rulers, Mujahideen or Taliban, or the incumbent internationally backed government of Karzai. The provisions... Read More about The constitution of Afghanistan and women's rights.

A molecular approach to detect hybridisation between crucian carp (Carassius carassius) and non-indigenous carp species (Carassius spp. and Cyprinus carpio) (2005)
Journal Article
Hänfling, B., Bolton, P., Harley, M., & Carvalho, G. R. (2005). A molecular approach to detect hybridisation between crucian carp (Carassius carassius) and non-indigenous carp species (Carassius spp. and Cyprinus carpio). Freshwater biology, 50(3), 403-417. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01330.x

1. Releases of non-native fish into the wild is an increasing problem posing considerable ecological and genetic threats through direct competition and hybridisation. 2. We employed six microsatellite markers to identify first generation hybrids and... Read More about A molecular approach to detect hybridisation between crucian carp (Carassius carassius) and non-indigenous carp species (Carassius spp. and Cyprinus carpio).

A systematic literature review of attrition between waves in longitudinal studies in the elderly shows a consistent pattern of dropout between differing studies (2005)
Journal Article
Chatfield, M. D., Brayne, C. E., & Matthews, F. E. (2005). A systematic literature review of attrition between waves in longitudinal studies in the elderly shows a consistent pattern of dropout between differing studies. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 58(1), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.05.006

Longitudinal studies of the elderly are complicated by the loss of individuals between waves due to death or other dropout mechanisms. Factors that affect dropout may well be similar from one study to another. This article systematically reviews all... Read More about A systematic literature review of attrition between waves in longitudinal studies in the elderly shows a consistent pattern of dropout between differing studies.

Diseases and impairments as risk factors for onset of disability in the older population in England and Wales: Findings from the medical research council cognitive function and ageing study (2005)
Journal Article
Spiers, N. A., Matthews, R. J., Jagger, C., Matthews, F. E., Boult, C., Robinson, T. G., & Brayne, C. (2005). Diseases and impairments as risk factors for onset of disability in the older population in England and Wales: Findings from the medical research council cognitive function and ageing study. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 60(2), 248-254. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/60.2.248

Background. This paper reports the association between self-reported diseases and impairments and 2-year onset of disability in a prospective study of people aged 65 years or older in five urban and rural centers in England and Wales (Medical Researc... Read More about Diseases and impairments as risk factors for onset of disability in the older population in England and Wales: Findings from the medical research council cognitive function and ageing study.

Challenges in the epidemiological investigation of the relationships between physical activity, obesity, diabetes, dementia and depression (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brayne, C., Gao, L., & Matthews, F. Challenges in the epidemiological investigation of the relationships between physical activity, obesity, diabetes, dementia and depression

There are many challenges facing epidemiologists wishing to investigate relationships between physical activity, obesity, diabetes, dementia and depression, all of which are complex fields in their own right. There is a large literature investigating... Read More about Challenges in the epidemiological investigation of the relationships between physical activity, obesity, diabetes, dementia and depression.

The incidence of dementia in England and Wales: Findings from the five identical sites of the MRC CFA study (2005)
Journal Article
Matthews, F., Brayne, C., Arie, T., Bond, J., Copeland, J., Day, N., Devakumar, D., Dewey, M., Fairbairn, A., Grimley-Evans, J., Huppert, F., Kay, D., McCracken, C., McKeith, I., Morgan, K., Paykel, G., Barnes, L., Chatfield, M., Esiri, M., Forster, G., …Parker, C. (2005). The incidence of dementia in England and Wales: Findings from the five identical sites of the MRC CFA study. PLoS Medicine, 2(8), 0753-0763. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020193

Background: Although incidence of dementia is known to vary between nations, variation within country has not been explored because most incidence studies are single site or have insufficient numbers to compare sites. Few countries have conducted mul... Read More about The incidence of dementia in England and Wales: Findings from the five identical sites of the MRC CFA study.

Brain donation for research: consent and re-consent post Alder Hey. (2005)
Journal Article
Barnes, L., Matthews, F. E., Barber, B., Davies, L., Lloyd, D., Brayne, C., & Parry, B. (2005). Brain donation for research: consent and re-consent post Alder Hey

Background: Recent scandals relating to the unconsented retention and use of human organs in the UK have led to widespread changes to governance and ethical frameworks for research throughout England and Wales. Ethics committees now ask for proof of... Read More about Brain donation for research: consent and re-consent post Alder Hey..

The preservation and degradation of wood in wetland archaeological and landfill sites (2005)
Thesis
Smith, R. J. The preservation and degradation of wood in wetland archaeological and landfill sites. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217989

This study has investigated the patterns and processes responsible for oak wood degradation in different burial environments by characterizing the biological, chemical and physical nature of sediments from a variety of 'in situ' wetland archaeologica... Read More about The preservation and degradation of wood in wetland archaeological and landfill sites.

Stress and coping among high-level adolescent golfers (2005)
Thesis
Nicholls, A. R. Stress and coping among high-level adolescent golfers. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213942

The overall purpose of this research programme was to examine how international adolescent golfers cope with performance related stressors. As such, three interrelated studies were designed to pursue this purpose.

The purpose of Study 1 was to exa... Read More about Stress and coping among high-level adolescent golfers.

Patterns of breast-feeding practice in Semarang, Indonesia: comparison between women in peri-urban area and urban area (2005)
Thesis
Margawati, A. Patterns of breast-feeding practice in Semarang, Indonesia: comparison between women in peri-urban area and urban area. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213337

Like many women in other developing countries, Indonesian women face cultural and gender inequalities; and high rates of maternal mortality and malnutrition are prevalent amongst Indonesian women. UNICEF (2000) showed that an estimated 450 women in I... Read More about Patterns of breast-feeding practice in Semarang, Indonesia: comparison between women in peri-urban area and urban area.

Factors influencing secondary school students' decisions to enter higher education : implications for higher education capacity in the Sultanate of Oman (2005)
Thesis
Al-Hashmi, S. Z. Factors influencing secondary school students' decisions to enter higher education : implications for higher education capacity in the Sultanate of Oman. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212562

The major goal of this study is to investigate the factors influencing Omani secondary school students' decisions to enter higher education, and the implications of such decisions for higher education provision.

A number of economic, sociological,... Read More about Factors influencing secondary school students' decisions to enter higher education : implications for higher education capacity in the Sultanate of Oman.

FDI and regulation with particular reference to entry of multinational supermarket firms into Malaysia (2005)
Thesis
Hasan, R. FDI and regulation with particular reference to entry of multinational supermarket firms into Malaysia. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212497

This dissertation has concentrated on a study of a particular class of foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational firms (MNFs), that of services and supermarket firms. This focus contrasts sharply with most previous works on FDI, which have co... Read More about FDI and regulation with particular reference to entry of multinational supermarket firms into Malaysia.

Mentorship at post-secondary teacher training level in Ghana : a case study analysis of the perceptions and experiences of mentors, link tutors and trainees (2005)
Thesis
Kankam, G. Mentorship at post-secondary teacher training level in Ghana : a case study analysis of the perceptions and experiences of mentors, link tutors and trainees. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212458

The need to prepare teacher trainees to have a sound grounding in the theory and practice of teaching to make them effective practitioners has long been recognised by teacher educators. This need has given rise to designing and implementing schoolbas... Read More about Mentorship at post-secondary teacher training level in Ghana : a case study analysis of the perceptions and experiences of mentors, link tutors and trainees.

Police powers, legal rights and pre-trial procedures in Saudi Arabia : a comparison with England and Wales (2005)
Thesis
Alshahrani, M. A. Police powers, legal rights and pre-trial procedures in Saudi Arabia : a comparison with England and Wales. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212446

The exercise of police powers is subject to rules and guidelines, and the event of police powers has occasioned considerable controversy since the inception of the 'new police'. On the one hand, the police clearly need powers to stop people on the st... Read More about Police powers, legal rights and pre-trial procedures in Saudi Arabia : a comparison with England and Wales.

Imagining England in Richard Morison's pamphlets against the Pilgrimage of Grace (1536) (2005)
Journal Article
Mottram, S. (2005). Imagining England in Richard Morison's pamphlets against the Pilgrimage of Grace (1536). Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 36, 41-67. https://doi.org/10.1353/cjm.2005.0004

This article contests the assumptions of the social historians Foucault, Anderson, Gellner, and Habermas, all of whom date the origins of nationhood in Western Europe to the eighteenth century, and argue that nationhood superseded empire at this time... Read More about Imagining England in Richard Morison's pamphlets against the Pilgrimage of Grace (1536).

The efficacy of knowledge management for personalised healthcare (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bali, R. K., Dwivedi, A., & Naguib, R. N. The efficacy of knowledge management for personalised healthcare. Presented at International Workshop on Personalised Health: The Integration of Innovative Sensing, Textiles, Information and Communication Technologies, Belfast, UK

This chapter examines some of the key issues surrounding the incorporation of the Knowledge Management (KM) paradigm for personalised healthcare. We discuss the complex nature of KM, some essential concepts necessary to make personalised healthcare a... Read More about The efficacy of knowledge management for personalised healthcare.

Clinical knowledge management: An overview of current understanding (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bali, R. K., & Dwivedi, A. Clinical knowledge management: An overview of current understanding

This chapter outlines contributions to a workshop for ICMCC 2005. We details some of the central issues surrounding the incorporation of the Knowledge Management (KM) paradigm for the healthcare and clinical sectors. The complex nature of KM is discu... Read More about Clinical knowledge management: An overview of current understanding.