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Association patterns and foraging behaviour in natural and artificial guppy shoals (2008)
Journal Article
Morrell, L. J., Croft, D. P., Dyer, J. R. G., Chapman, B. B., Kelley, J. L., Laland, K. N., & Krause, J. (2008). Association patterns and foraging behaviour in natural and artificial guppy shoals. Animal behaviour, 76(3), 855-864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.02.015

Animal groups are often nonrandom assemblages of individuals that tend to be assorted by factors such as sex, body size, relatedness and familiarity. Laboratory studies using fish have shown that familiarity among shoal members confers a number of be... Read More about Association patterns and foraging behaviour in natural and artificial guppy shoals.

Active differences: disability and identity beyond postmodernism (2008)
Journal Article
Conroy, C. (2008). Active differences: disability and identity beyond postmodernism. Contemporary Theatre Review, 18(3), 341-354. https://doi.org/10.1080/10486800802123625

This article looks at the recent examples of the uses disabled performers have made of freaks. It examines the strategy of linking freaks and disabled political subjects through the discussion of three performances: Graeae and Fittings' production of... Read More about Active differences: disability and identity beyond postmodernism.

Double phase inversion of emulsions stabilized by a mixture of CaCO3 nanoparticles and sodium dodecyl sulphate (2008)
Journal Article
Cui, Z. G., Shi, K. Z., Cui, Y. Z., & Binks, B. P. (2008). Double phase inversion of emulsions stabilized by a mixture of CaCO3 nanoparticles and sodium dodecyl sulphate. Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 329(1-2), 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.06.049

The interaction between unmodified CaCO3 nanoparticles and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) in aqueous solution and the subsequent emulsification of the mixed dispersions are studied by means of zeta potential measurements, adsorption and emulsion chara... Read More about Double phase inversion of emulsions stabilized by a mixture of CaCO3 nanoparticles and sodium dodecyl sulphate.

Wild dances and dying wolves : simulation, essentialization, and national identity at the Eurovision Song Contest (2008)
Journal Article
Baker, C. (2008). Wild dances and dying wolves : simulation, essentialization, and national identity at the Eurovision Song Contest. Popular Communication, 6(3), 173-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/15405700802198113

This paper examines Eurovision as a site for the public representation of the nation and explores the tendency towards simulation in such representations. The contest’s transnational audience and implication in commercial practices create pressures t... Read More about Wild dances and dying wolves : simulation, essentialization, and national identity at the Eurovision Song Contest.

A dynamic explanation for the origin of the western Mediterranean organic-rich layers (2008)
Journal Article
Rogerson, M., Cacho, I., Jimenez-Espejo, F., Reguera, M. I., Sierro, F. J., Martinez-Ruiz, F., Frigola, J., & Canals, M. (2008). A dynamic explanation for the origin of the western Mediterranean organic-rich layers. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 9(7), n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007gc001936

The eastern Mediterranean sapropels are among the most intensively investigated phenomena in the paleoceanographic record, but relatively little has been written regarding the origin of the equivalent of the sapropels in the western Mediterranean, th... Read More about A dynamic explanation for the origin of the western Mediterranean organic-rich layers.

Genetic tests of ancient asexuality in Root Knot Nematodes reveal recent hybrid origins (2008)
Journal Article
Lunt, D. H. (2008). Genetic tests of ancient asexuality in Root Knot Nematodes reveal recent hybrid origins. BMC evolutionary biology, 8(1), 194. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-8-194

Background. The existence of "ancient asexuals", taxa that have persisted for long periods of evolutionary history without sexual recombination, is both controversial and important for our understanding of the evolution and maintenance of sexual repr... Read More about Genetic tests of ancient asexuality in Root Knot Nematodes reveal recent hybrid origins.

A new approach to amino acid racemization in enamel: testing of a less destructive sampling methodology (2008)
Journal Article
Griffin, R. C., Moody, H., Penkman, K. E. H., Fagan, M. J., Curtis, N., & Collins, M. J. (2008). A new approach to amino acid racemization in enamel: testing of a less destructive sampling methodology. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 53(4), 910-916. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00753.x

Aspartic acid racemization has been found to be an accurate measure of age at death for recent forensic material. This paper examines the practicality of using acid etching of the tooth surface to extract amino acids from the enamel for racemization... Read More about A new approach to amino acid racemization in enamel: testing of a less destructive sampling methodology.

Different pathways that suggest whether auditors' going concern opinions are ethically based (2008)
Journal Article
Rodgers, W., Guiral, A., & Gonzalo, J. A. (2009). Different pathways that suggest whether auditors' going concern opinions are ethically based. Journal of Business Ethics, 86(3), 347-361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-008-9851-8

Several critics have reopened the continuing debate regarding the credibility of the auditing profession in part because of auditors' reluctance to issue warning signals to investors. At the root of auditors' lack of independence issues are conflicts... Read More about Different pathways that suggest whether auditors' going concern opinions are ethically based.

Physical and chemical properties of sporopollenin exine particles (2008)
Thesis
Barrier, S. (2008). Physical and chemical properties of sporopollenin exine particles. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213615

The chemical structure of sporopollenin was extensively reviewed, along with some considerations pertaining to its physical and biological properties. A comparative study is presented of extraction protocols to isolate exines from L. clavatum, in par... Read More about Physical and chemical properties of sporopollenin exine particles.

Cardiometabolic aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome (2008)
Thesis
Cho, L. W. (2008). Cardiometabolic aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213102

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder affecting 6-7% of the population. It is characterised by chronic anovulation and hyperandrogenism with the clinical manifestation of oligomenorrhoea, hirsutism and acne. A ten to twenty... Read More about Cardiometabolic aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Paternal postpartum distress : a discourse analytic study (2008)
Thesis
Wilson, C. C. (2008). Paternal postpartum distress : a discourse analytic study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212811

This portfolio thesis comprises of three parts: a systematic review paper, an empirical report and appendices.

Part one is a systematic review in which the literature relating to the empirical paper is reviewed. Literature concerning the prevalenc... Read More about Paternal postpartum distress : a discourse analytic study.

Working towards parent-school partnership: An action research project in an urban primary school (2008)
Thesis
Healy, M. A. (2008). Working towards parent-school partnership: An action research project in an urban primary school. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209139

This dissertation describes an action research project undertaken in an urban primary school. This action research project aimed to improve partnership with parents in the school, including parents whose children may be at risk of educational disadva... Read More about Working towards parent-school partnership: An action research project in an urban primary school.

A legal analysis of the development of arbitration in Oman with special reference to the enforcement of international arbitral awards (2008)
Thesis
Al-Siyabi, M. K. A. (2008). A legal analysis of the development of arbitration in Oman with special reference to the enforcement of international arbitral awards. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209116

In our time, international arbitration is increasingly considered as the most effective dispute settlement mechanism, and hence a necessary tool for promoting international trade and investment. Thus, treaties and laws have been adopted, and speciali... Read More about A legal analysis of the development of arbitration in Oman with special reference to the enforcement of international arbitral awards.

Graded titanium based coatings by combining thermal spray and PVD technologies (2008)
Thesis
Casadei, F. (2008). Graded titanium based coatings by combining thermal spray and PVD technologies. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208929

There is a rapid growth in demand for improved surface performance in many priority industrial sectors. There have also been rapid developments in methods of surface engineering and in tribological understanding. There is accordingly an exciting oppo... Read More about Graded titanium based coatings by combining thermal spray and PVD technologies.

British perceptions of the Balkan Slavs: Professional and popular categorizations before 1914 (2008)
Thesis
Suonpaa, M. P. (2008). British perceptions of the Balkan Slavs: Professional and popular categorizations before 1914. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208890

The purpose of this thesis is to deepen our understanding about the ways in which the Balkan Slavs were perceived and represented in Britain between 1856 and 1914 by concentrating on religious, military, commercial and satirical discourses. These spe... Read More about British perceptions of the Balkan Slavs: Professional and popular categorizations before 1914.

Spatial and temporal genetic variation in small and declining populations of Atlantic salmon (2008)
Thesis
Welters, R. (2008). Spatial and temporal genetic variation in small and declining populations of Atlantic salmon. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208886

Atlantic salmon is protected under national and European legislation but most populations are declining. The research investigated population size, habitat quality, population structure and stability over time using Atlantic salmon parr in the River... Read More about Spatial and temporal genetic variation in small and declining populations of Atlantic salmon.

Issues of scale in nuclear graphite components (2008)
Thesis
Holt, M. (2008). Issues of scale in nuclear graphite components. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208861

A conceptual model for the determination of the effect of specimen size on the strength of nuclear graphites was developed using abstraction techniques and finite element Analysis (FEA). The model was designed to be able to predict the response of nu... Read More about Issues of scale in nuclear graphite components.