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Fatigue strength of human cortical bone: Age, physical, and material heterogeneity effects (2008)
Journal Article
Zioupos, P., Gresle, M., & Winwood, K. (2008). Fatigue strength of human cortical bone: Age, physical, and material heterogeneity effects. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 86(3), 627-636. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.31576

Human bone is highly heterogeneous at the microscale and this heterogeneity has been thought to relate to some fracture scenarios. The fatigue strength of cortical bone has been shown to relate to its inner architecture (osteonal or fibrolamellar) an... Read More about Fatigue strength of human cortical bone: Age, physical, and material heterogeneity effects.

The globalisation discourse, neo-liberalism and its impact on the education and training of social workers (2008)
Thesis
Bates, J. The globalisation discourse, neo-liberalism and its impact on the education and training of social workers. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213934

This research is concerned with the implementation of the new degree in social work following the Care Standards Act of 2000. The degree was introduced against a backcloth of extraordinary changes in the provision of welfare, the practical delivery o... Read More about The globalisation discourse, neo-liberalism and its impact on the education and training of social workers.

The behavioural function of pheromones in crayfish (2008)
Thesis
Berry, F. C. The behavioural function of pheromones in crayfish. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212867

Pacifastacus leniusculus and Procambarus clarkii are highly invasive freshwater crayfish and are having detrimental impacts on native species and habitats throughout Europe. The application of pheromone baits have been proposed as a way of increasing... Read More about The behavioural function of pheromones in crayfish.

The co-crystallisation of sugars by the supersaturation process (2008)
Thesis
Geary, P. M. The co-crystallisation of sugars by the supersaturation process. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209378

Co-crystallising sugars by the supersaturation process was investigated using sucrose and lactose as the matrix sugars. The components to be cocrystallised with either sucrose or lactose were a variety of mono- and disaccharides along with sweeteners... Read More about The co-crystallisation of sugars by the supersaturation process.

The development and improvement of biocatalytic reactions (2008)
Thesis
Woodcock, L. L. The development and improvement of biocatalytic reactions. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209001

Conventional chemical processes often require a series of complex synthesis steps that utilise a great deal of energy and raw materials. There is a huge commitment by the chemical industry to search for 'green', environmentally friendly processes. Bi... Read More about The development and improvement of biocatalytic reactions.

The poetic oeuvre of 'Michael Field': Collaboration, aestheticism and desire in the writings of Katharine Harris Bradley (1846 - 1914) and Edith Emma Cooper (1862 - 1913) (2008)
Thesis
Mitton, M. W. The poetic oeuvre of 'Michael Field': Collaboration, aestheticism and desire in the writings of Katharine Harris Bradley (1846 - 1914) and Edith Emma Cooper (1862 - 1913). (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208965

The last few decades have witnessed an immense resurgence in critical and academic interest in the lives and writings of nineteenth-century women poets, many of whom had been forgotten or ignored for the greater part of the twentieth century. From th... Read More about The poetic oeuvre of 'Michael Field': Collaboration, aestheticism and desire in the writings of Katharine Harris Bradley (1846 - 1914) and Edith Emma Cooper (1862 - 1913).

The impact of thyroid dysfunction on cardiovascular risk (2008)
Thesis
Manuchehri, A. M. The impact of thyroid dysfunction on cardiovascular risk. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208961

Thyroid dysfunction syndromes (hypo and hyperthyroidism) have major impacts on the cardiovascular system. Whilst the short term effects of thyroid dysfunction on the cardiovascular system are clinically obvious and well studied, the long term effects... Read More about The impact of thyroid dysfunction on cardiovascular risk.

Community economic development? An examination of regional and sub-regional support networks for social enterprise (2008)
Thesis
Haigh, D. P. Community economic development? An examination of regional and sub-regional support networks for social enterprise. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208932

The development of social enterprise as a potential tool to assist local and community economic development, has led to a range of debates specifically about the social and entrepreneurial values they exhibit. These debates have led to more theoretic... Read More about Community economic development? An examination of regional and sub-regional support networks for social enterprise.

A multilayered agent society for flexible image processing (2008)
Thesis
Hassan, Q. M. A multilayered agent society for flexible image processing. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208882

Medical imaging is revolutionising the practise of medicine, and it is becoming an indispensable tool for several important tasks, such as, the inspection of internal structures, radiotherapy planning and surgical simulation. However, accurate and ef... Read More about A multilayered agent society for flexible image processing.

Extending the late holocene tephrochronology of the central Kenai Peninsula, Alaska (2008)
Journal Article
Blackford, J. J., & Payne, R. J. (2008). Extending the late holocene tephrochronology of the central Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Arctic, 61(3), 243-254. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic22

Tephrochronology, the reconstruction of past volcanic ash deposition, provides a valuable method for dating sediments and determining long-term volcanic history. Tephra layers are highly numerous in Alaska, but knowledge of their occurrence and distr... Read More about Extending the late holocene tephrochronology of the central Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.

Considering 'best practice': The social construction of teacher activity and pupil learning as performance (2008)
Journal Article
Adams, P. (2008). Considering 'best practice': The social construction of teacher activity and pupil learning as performance. Cambridge Journal of Education, 38(3), 375-392. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057640802299635

Since the 1997 election of the Labour Party to political power in the UK the foci for educational change have been widespread. One area that has received particularly intense scrutiny is that of teacher activity. In particular, the profession has see... Read More about Considering 'best practice': The social construction of teacher activity and pupil learning as performance.

Advanced multi-frame rate rendering techniques (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Springer, J. P., Lux, C., Reiners, D., & Froehlich, B. Advanced multi-frame rate rendering techniques. Presented at Proceedings - IEEE Virtual Reality

Multi-frame rate rendering is a parallel rendering technique that renders interactive parts of the scene on one graphics card while the rest of the scene is rendered asynchronously on a second graphics card. The resulting color and depth images of bo... Read More about Advanced multi-frame rate rendering techniques.

Translating Kyogen into Czech (2008)
Journal Article
Hýbl, O., & Drabek, P. (2008). Translating Kyogen into Czech. Engekigaku ronso : studies of theatre arts and performances, 9(3), 18 - 28

An article on the problems of translating and performing Kyogen into Czech, based on the experience of translating several classical Japanese farces into Czech.

‘Höfisches Retablissement: Der Hof Friedrichs des Großen nach dem Siebenjährigen Krieg', in: Friedrich300 - Colloquien, Friedrich der Große - eine perspektivische Bestandsaufnahme (2008) (2008)
Other
Biskup, T. (2008). ‘Höfisches Retablissement: Der Hof Friedrichs des Großen nach dem Siebenjährigen Krieg', in: Friedrich300 - Colloquien, Friedrich der Große - eine perspektivische Bestandsaufnahme (2008)

Der Hof blieb auch für Friedrich den Großen unabdingbar, um im höfisch strukturierten Europa des 18. Jahrhunderts Politik machen zu können. Finanzierung, Personaldecke und Infrastruktur des friderizianischen Hofes waren auch im Vergleich zu anderen H... Read More about ‘Höfisches Retablissement: Der Hof Friedrichs des Großen nach dem Siebenjährigen Krieg', in: Friedrich300 - Colloquien, Friedrich der Große - eine perspektivische Bestandsaufnahme (2008).

Remote by distance: Exploring distance education in Nurse Practitioner prescribing - Quality Use of Medicines for Nurse Practitioners Project. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dunn, S., Cashin, A., Anderson, D., Buckley, T., Browne, P., Nash, R., Rumble, R., Stuart, M., Sherratt, A., & Cook, K. (2008, September). Remote by distance: Exploring distance education in Nurse Practitioner prescribing - Quality Use of Medicines for Nurse Practitioners Project. Presented at 26th Annual Council of Remote Area Nurses Conference, Cairns, Australia

Contextual control of biconditional task performance: evidence for cue and response competition in rats (2008)
Journal Article
Haddon, J. . E., George, D. . N., & Killcross, S. (2008). Contextual control of biconditional task performance: evidence for cue and response competition in rats. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 61(9), 1307-1320. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470210701515819

A novel paradigm is presented that was designed to mimic aspects of cue and response competition seen in humans in conflict procedures such as the Stroop task. Rats were trained simultaneously on two biconditional discrimination tasks, one auditory a... Read More about Contextual control of biconditional task performance: evidence for cue and response competition in rats.

The impact of synchronous inter-networked teacher training in Information and Communication Technology integration (2008)
Journal Article
Martin, S., & Vallance, M. (2008). The impact of synchronous inter-networked teacher training in Information and Communication Technology integration. Computers & education, 51(1), 34-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2007.04.001

This paper summarises the outcomes of research that recorded and interpreted change in pre-service teachers' pedagogical beliefs when immersed in unique synchronous networked collaboration. The pre-service teachers were involved in the design and imp... Read More about The impact of synchronous inter-networked teacher training in Information and Communication Technology integration.

The rhetorics and myths of anti-piracy campaigns: criminalization, moral pedagogy and capitalist property relations in the classroom (2008)
Journal Article
Yar, M. (2008). The rhetorics and myths of anti-piracy campaigns: criminalization, moral pedagogy and capitalist property relations in the classroom. New Media and Society, 10(4), 605-623. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444807087911

Studying remixed texts with adolescents and young adults can open up space for important discussions of creativity, ethical appropriation, and media power. © 2013 International Reading Association.

Radiographic work-up and treatment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding (2008)
Journal Article
O'Grady, H., & Hartley, J. (2008). Radiographic work-up and treatment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 21(3), 188-192. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1080998

Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a common reason for hospital admission. Spontaneous cessation occurs in the majority of these patients; however, continued major bleeding is a difficult clinical problem. Emergency surgery, without prior knowledge... Read More about Radiographic work-up and treatment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding.