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Understanding the help seeking behaviour of cardiac patients with erectile dysfunction: An exploratory study (2008)
Thesis
Orchard, A. (2008). Understanding the help seeking behaviour of cardiac patients with erectile dysfunction: An exploratory study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208838

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined by the World Health Organisation as "a continuous or repetitive inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfying sexual activity". It is a sexual disorder that affects many men and is particu... Read More about Understanding the help seeking behaviour of cardiac patients with erectile dysfunction: An exploratory study.

Strategic management in the public sector: An interpretive study of the application of strategic management practices in the local authorities in Malaysia (2008)
Thesis
Yusoff, M. (2008). Strategic management in the public sector: An interpretive study of the application of strategic management practices in the local authorities in Malaysia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208751

This research examines strategic management practices in local government in Malaysia. It offers an understanding of how actors construe and enact principles of strategic management in their organisations. Taking a qualitative and interpretive approa... Read More about Strategic management in the public sector: An interpretive study of the application of strategic management practices in the local authorities in Malaysia.

Repeat pregnancies in teenage mothers (2008)
Thesis
Tomlinson, K. (2008). Repeat pregnancies in teenage mothers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208705

There has been very little research into repeat pregnancy in teenage mothers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of pregnant teenage mothers who were expecting their second child. Six pregnant teenage mothers were in... Read More about Repeat pregnancies in teenage mothers.

Post-traumatic growth following life-threatening illness (2008)
Thesis
Toland, E. (2008). Post-traumatic growth following life-threatening illness. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208700

The experience of a heart attack (MI) can be an event that causes distress severe enough to satisfy DSM-IV criteria for trauma in some individuals. However, research has shown that positive outcomes can also follow traumatic events; this has been def... Read More about Post-traumatic growth following life-threatening illness.

Recovery oriented services : strategies and barriers (2008)
Thesis
Talbot, L. (2008). Recovery oriented services : strategies and barriers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208697

Objectives: To explore the experiences of staff working in a recovery oriented service, with particular focus on the elements which help and hinder the provision of the service.Design: A qualitative approach was taken, in which interviews were used t... Read More about Recovery oriented services : strategies and barriers.

Mood and memory : explantaions and exploration (2008)
Thesis
Nutt, R. (2008). Mood and memory : explantaions and exploration. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208693

The differences between bipolar-diagnosed and non-clinical control participants were investigated for three memory processes: mood-dependent memory, mood-congruent memory and autobiographical memory perception. Fifty-eight participants generated six... Read More about Mood and memory : explantaions and exploration.

The experience of bereavement for people with intellectual disabilities (2008)
Thesis
Handley, E. (2008). The experience of bereavement for people with intellectual disabilities. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208689

Previous research investigating the bereavement experiences of people with Intellectual Disabilities found that carers do not always prepare people for deaths or include them in mourning rituals. It has also been found that some carers lack confidenc... Read More about The experience of bereavement for people with intellectual disabilities.

An exploration of future orientation in adolescents' decisions to continue or terminate a pregnancy (2008)
Thesis
Bell, E. R. (2008). An exploration of future orientation in adolescents' decisions to continue or terminate a pregnancy. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208685

This study explores aspects of the future in adolescents' choices to continue or terminate pregnancy. Future orientation (FO) (e.g. Seginer, 2005) and reasons for pregnancy resolution were investigated using a researcher constructed and administered... Read More about An exploration of future orientation in adolescents' decisions to continue or terminate a pregnancy.

Reward-oriented processes in bipolar disorder (2008)
Thesis
Babiker, N. T. (2008). Reward-oriented processes in bipolar disorder. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208681

There is thought to be a link between characteristic reward-oriented processes in bipolar disorder and dysregulation in the behavioural activation system (BAS). This study aimed to assess differences between bipolar and healthy control individuals i... Read More about Reward-oriented processes in bipolar disorder.

Should depressed people focus on their low mood? Adaptive and maladaptive processing modes in unipolar depression (2008)
Thesis
Sanders, W. A. (2008). Should depressed people focus on their low mood? Adaptive and maladaptive processing modes in unipolar depression. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208677

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is hypothesised to reduce the risk of depressive relapse by teaching participants to adopt a mindful rather than a ruminative mode of information processing. This study aimed to examine the effects of state... Read More about Should depressed people focus on their low mood? Adaptive and maladaptive processing modes in unipolar depression.

Fine-scale modelling of rain fields for radio network simulation (2008)
Thesis
Zhang, X. (2008). Fine-scale modelling of rain fields for radio network simulation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208671

Electromagnetic waves at microwave frequencies are strongly scattered by rain. Rain fade is the mechanism that limits the performance of terrestrial microwave telecommunication systems. To predict the Quality of Service (QoS) at a node in heterogeneo... Read More about Fine-scale modelling of rain fields for radio network simulation.

Positive experiences in older people with early stage dementia (2008)
Thesis
Radbourne, E. L. (2008). Positive experiences in older people with early stage dementia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208661

This thesis is divided into 3 parts:Part 1 is a systematic literature review entitled ‘Living Positively with Dementia’. The notion that people living with dementia can have positive experiences in spite of - or even because of - their illness remain... Read More about Positive experiences in older people with early stage dementia.

Parenting a child with cancer: positive psychology and coping (2008)
Thesis
Chasle, L. F. (2008). Parenting a child with cancer: positive psychology and coping. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208644

This portfolio has three parts. Part one comprises a systematic literature review, in which the empirical literature relating to coping of parents of children with cancer is reviewed. Twelve studies were included in the review and from these studies,... Read More about Parenting a child with cancer: positive psychology and coping.

Emotional regulation in borderline personality disorder (2008)
Thesis
Simpson, P. (. R. (2008). Emotional regulation in borderline personality disorder. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208641

This paper reviews the theoretical, conceptual and empirical literature relating to emotional regulation in borderline personality disorder. A number of issues relating to the disorder are discussed, including problems with the categorical system of... Read More about Emotional regulation in borderline personality disorder.

Investigating the neuropsychology of theory of mind and designing a new test of theory of mind in acquired brain injury (2008)
Thesis
Martin, C. (2008). Investigating the neuropsychology of theory of mind and designing a new test of theory of mind in acquired brain injury. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208638

In Part 1 the Literature on the Neuropsychology of Theory of Mind (ToM) was investigated in a Systematic Literature Review of scanning and Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) lesion studies. The quality of study methodologies and the tests used to assess ToM... Read More about Investigating the neuropsychology of theory of mind and designing a new test of theory of mind in acquired brain injury.

The design, synthesis and mesomorphic properties of discotic liquid crystals (2008)
Thesis
Stackhouse, P. J. (2008). The design, synthesis and mesomorphic properties of discotic liquid crystals. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208629

Discotic liquid crystal research is now more than 30 years old, however it is still early days compared with the well-established area of calamitic liquid crystal research which dates back for more than a century. Since the 1990’s there has been grea... Read More about The design, synthesis and mesomorphic properties of discotic liquid crystals.

Dispositional resistance to change: Measurement equivalence and the link to personal values across 17 nations (2008)
Journal Article
González, L., Hřebíčková, M., Kordačová, J., Mlačić, B., Ferić, I., Topić, M. K., van Dam, K., Bozionelos, N., Arciniega, L., Armenakis, A., Barkauskiene, R., Bayazit, M., Fujimoto, Y., Han, J., Hetland, H., Jimmieson, N., Mitsuhashi, H., Ohly, S., Oreg, S., Saksvik, I., …Vakola, M. (2008). Dispositional resistance to change: Measurement equivalence and the link to personal values across 17 nations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93(4), 935-944. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.93.4.935

The concept of dispositional resistance to change has been introduced in a series of exploratory and confirmatory analyses through which the validity of the Resistance to Change (RTC) Scale has been established (S. Oreg, 2003). However, the vast majo... Read More about Dispositional resistance to change: Measurement equivalence and the link to personal values across 17 nations.

Phylogenetic analysis of the ecology and evolution of mammalian sleep (2008)
Journal Article
Capellini, I., Barton, R. A., McNamara, P., Preston, B. T., & Nunn, C. L. (2008). Phylogenetic analysis of the ecology and evolution of mammalian sleep. Evolution, 62(7), 1764-1775. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00392.x

The amount of time asleep varies greatly in mammals, from 3 h in the donkey to 20 h in the armadillo. Previous comparative studies have suggested several functional explanations for interspecific variation in both the total time spent asleep and in r... Read More about Phylogenetic analysis of the ecology and evolution of mammalian sleep.

Phylogeography and local endemism of the native Mediterranean brine shrimp Artemia salina (Branchiopoda : Anostraca) (2008)
Journal Article
Muñoz, J., Gómez, A., Green, A. J., Figuerola, J., Amat, F., & Rico, C. (2008). Phylogeography and local endemism of the native Mediterranean brine shrimp Artemia salina (Branchiopoda : Anostraca). Molecular ecology, 17(13), 3160-3177. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03818.x

There has been a recent appreciation of the ecological impacts of zooplanktonic species invasions. The North American brine shrimp Artemia franciscana is one such alien invader in hyper-saline water ecosystems at a global scale. It has been shown to... Read More about Phylogeography and local endemism of the native Mediterranean brine shrimp Artemia salina (Branchiopoda : Anostraca).