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Collaborative learning in the music studio (2008)
Journal Article
King, A. (2008). Collaborative learning in the music studio. Music education research, 10(3), 423-438. https://doi.org/10.1080/14613800802280167

This article presents some of the findings from a mixed-methods case study that investigated collaborative learning for pairs of higher education students working in a music studio on a drum kit recording. A stratified purposive sampling technique wa... Read More about Collaborative learning in the music studio.

Laboratory studies of near-grazing impulsive sound propagating over rough water (2008)
Journal Article
Qin, Q., Lukaschuk, S., & Attenborough, K. (2008). Laboratory studies of near-grazing impulsive sound propagating over rough water. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 124(2), EL40-EL44. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2947627

Acoustic impulses due to an electrical spark source (main acoustic energy near 15 kHz) have been measured after propagating near to the water surface in a shallow container resting on a vibrating platform. Control of the platform vibration enabled co... Read More about Laboratory studies of near-grazing impulsive sound propagating over rough water.

Information systems continuance intention of web-based applications customers : the case of online banking (2008)
Journal Article
Vatanasombut, B., Igbaria, M., Stylianou, A. C., & Rodgers, W. (2008). Information systems continuance intention of web-based applications customers : the case of online banking. Information and Management, 45(7), 419-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2008.03.005

The proliferation of the Internet has not only allowed businesses to offer their products and services through web-based applications, but it has also undermined their ability to retain their customers. It has reduced search costs, opened up barriers... Read More about Information systems continuance intention of web-based applications customers : the case of online banking.

Wetland treatment at extremes of pH: A review (2008)
Journal Article
Mayes, W. M., Batty, L. C., Younger, P. L., Jarvis, A. P., Kõiv, M., Vohla, C., & Mander, U. (2009). Wetland treatment at extremes of pH: A review. The Science of the total environment, 407(13), 3944-3957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.06.045

Constructed wetlands are an established treatment technology for a diverse range of polluted effluents. There is a long history of using wetlands as a unit process in treating acid mine drainage, while recent research has highlighted the potential fo... Read More about Wetland treatment at extremes of pH: A review.

A prototype microfluidic chip using fluorescent yeast for detection of toxic compounds (2008)
Journal Article
García-Alonso, J., Greenway, G. M., Hardege, J. D., & Haswell, S. J. (2009). A prototype microfluidic chip using fluorescent yeast for detection of toxic compounds. Biosensors & bioelectronics, 24(5), 1508-1511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2008.07.074

A microfluidic chip has been developed to enable the screening of chemicals for environmental toxicity. The microfluidic approach offers several advantages over macro-scale systems for toxicity screening, including low cost and flexibility in design.... Read More about A prototype microfluidic chip using fluorescent yeast for detection of toxic compounds.

New insights into biological influence on the geochemistry of freshwater carbonate deposits (2008)
Journal Article
Rogerson, M., Pedley, H. M., Wadhawan, J. D., & Middleton, R. (2008). New insights into biological influence on the geochemistry of freshwater carbonate deposits. Geochimica et cosmochimica acta, 72(20), 4976-4987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2008.06.030

Ambient temperature freshwater carbonates ("tufas") have outstanding potential as palaeoclimate archives. However, it has proven difficult to constrain the behaviour of the geochemical parameters on which important proxy systems rely. Current thinkin... Read More about New insights into biological influence on the geochemistry of freshwater carbonate deposits.

Why embarrassment inhibits the acquisition and use of condoms: A qualitative approach to understanding risky sexual behaviour (2008)
Journal Article
Bell, J. (2009). Why embarrassment inhibits the acquisition and use of condoms: A qualitative approach to understanding risky sexual behaviour. Journal of Adolescence, 32(2), 379-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.01.002

This article is based on research commissioned by the UK Government's Teenage Pregnancy Unit. The Living on the Edge (LOTE) study qualitatively explored factors that shape young people's experiences and attitudes towards sexual behaviour and young pa... Read More about Why embarrassment inhibits the acquisition and use of condoms: A qualitative approach to understanding risky sexual behaviour.

Tissue factor-containing microparticles released from mesangial cells in response to high glucose and AGE induce tube formation in microvascular cells (2008)
Journal Article
Ettelaie, C., Su, S., Li, C., & Collier, M. E. W. (2008). Tissue factor-containing microparticles released from mesangial cells in response to high glucose and AGE induce tube formation in microvascular cells. Microvascular Research, 76(3), 152-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mvr.2008.07.007

Hyperglycaemia and the associated formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGE) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic vasculopathy. In addition to its role in coagulation, tissue factor (TF) is known to regulate vascular prolifera... Read More about Tissue factor-containing microparticles released from mesangial cells in response to high glucose and AGE induce tube formation in microvascular cells.

Mesogenic dipyrrins - building blocks for the fabrication of fluorescent and metal-containing materials (2008)
Journal Article
Wilson, C. J., James, L., Mehl, G. H., & Boyle, R. W. (2008). Mesogenic dipyrrins - building blocks for the fabrication of fluorescent and metal-containing materials. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 4582-4584. https://doi.org/10.1039/b806672h

A new class of mesogenic dipyrrins is reported and their use in the fabrication of fluorescent and metal-containing self assembling materials is demonstrated.

Thyroid function and cognitive decline in the MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (2008)
Journal Article
Hogervorst, E., Huppert, F., Matthews, F. E., & Brayne, C. (2008). Thyroid function and cognitive decline in the MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 33(7), 1013-1022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.05.008

Hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism have both been associated with cognitive impairment and dementia. The association between thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroid hormone or thyroxine (FT4) levels and cognition was investigated... Read More about Thyroid function and cognitive decline in the MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study.

Mild cognitive impairment in the older population: Who is missed and does it matter? (2008)
Journal Article
Stephan, B. C., Brayne, C., McKeith, I. G., Bond, J., & Matthews, F. E. (2008). Mild cognitive impairment in the older population: Who is missed and does it matter?. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 23(8), 863-871. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2013

Objectives: Classifications of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) vary in the precision of the defining criteria. Their value in clinical settings is different from population settings. This difference depending on setting is to be expected, but must be... Read More about Mild cognitive impairment in the older population: Who is missed and does it matter?.

Two-year progression from mild cognitive impairment to dementia: To what extent do different definitions agree? (2008)
Journal Article
Matthews, F. E., Stephan, B. C., McKeith, I. G., Bond, J., & Brayne, C. (2008). Two-year progression from mild cognitive impairment to dementia: To what extent do different definitions agree?. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56(8), 1424-1433. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01820.x

OBJECTIVES: To determine the 2-year outcome from 16 different current classifications of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a population-based sample. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study: baseline and 2-year follow-up phases. SETTING: Large-scale multic... Read More about Two-year progression from mild cognitive impairment to dementia: To what extent do different definitions agree?.

Exploring the relationship between policy generation and policy implementation : an investigation of testbed learning communities pilot (2008)
Thesis
Shore, R. (2008). Exploring the relationship between policy generation and policy implementation : an investigation of testbed learning communities pilot. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213003

This thesis explores the relationship between policy development and policy implementation with particular reference to the Testbed Learning Communities Pilot as outlined in the Skills Strategy (2003). The policy process, it is argued, is an importan... Read More about Exploring the relationship between policy generation and policy implementation : an investigation of testbed learning communities pilot.

Chemical communication in the European otter, Lutra lutra (2008)
Thesis
Davies, M. J. (2008). Chemical communication in the European otter, Lutra lutra. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209367

European otter (Lutra lutra) scent marks (spraint and anal sac secretion material) from captive and wild animals were analysed using solvent extraction and solid phase micro extraction (SPME). An ageing study (using SPME) mapped spraint chemical comp... Read More about Chemical communication in the European otter, Lutra lutra.

From narrative to spectacle: An examination of contemporary theatre performance (2008)
Thesis
Adams, K. (2008). From narrative to spectacle: An examination of contemporary theatre performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208944

Drawing on Debord and Baudrillard, this thesis takes its starting point the shift from text to image dominated representations of the world. It argues the parallel shifts in theatre practice and reception away from work which subordinates itself to t... Read More about From narrative to spectacle: An examination of contemporary theatre performance.

The use of immobilised crown ethers as in-situ protecting groups for organic synthesis within flow reactors (2008)
Thesis
Wild, P. G. (2008). The use of immobilised crown ethers as in-situ protecting groups for organic synthesis within flow reactors. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208618

Organic synthesis often requires one functional group of a bifunctionalised compound to be rendered temporarily inert to allow the selective reaction of another moiety. While protecting groups are used to remove the problem of the functional group in... Read More about The use of immobilised crown ethers as in-situ protecting groups for organic synthesis within flow reactors.

Early morning executive functioning during sleep deprivation is compromised by a PERIOD3 polymorphism (2008)
Journal Article
Groeger, J. A., Viola, A. U., Lo, J. C., von Schantz, M., Archer, S. N., & Dijk, D.-J. (2008). Early morning executive functioning during sleep deprivation is compromised by a PERIOD3 polymorphism. SLEEP, 31(8), 1159-1167. https://doi.org/10.5665/sleep/31.8.1159

Study Objectives: To contrast the effects of total sleep deprivation (TSD) on executive and non-executive function in volunteers homozygous for either the short or long variant of a variable number tandem repeat polymorphism in PERIOD3 , which is a... Read More about Early morning executive functioning during sleep deprivation is compromised by a PERIOD3 polymorphism.

Representations of Greek tragedy in ancient pottery : a theatrical perspective (2008)
Journal Article
Billing, C. M. (2008). Representations of Greek tragedy in ancient pottery : a theatrical perspective. New Theatre Quarterly, 24(3), 229-245. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266464X08000298

In this article, Christian M. Billing considers the relationship between representations of mythic narratives found on ancient pottery (primarily found at sites relating to the Greek colonies of south Italy in the fourth century BC, but also to certa... Read More about Representations of Greek tragedy in ancient pottery : a theatrical perspective.