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Evaluation of the psychometric properties and the clinical feasibility of a Chinese version of the Doloplus-2 scale among cognitively impaired older people with communication difficulty (2009)
Journal Article
Chen, Y.-H., Lin, L.-C., & Watson, R. (2010). Evaluation of the psychometric properties and the clinical feasibility of a Chinese version of the Doloplus-2 scale among cognitively impaired older people with communication difficulty. International journal of nursing studies, 47(1), 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.06.011

Background: Several behaviourally observed tools have been developed to assess pain among cognitively impaired older people with communication difficulty. However, no adequate pain observation instrument is available for this group in Taiwan. Objecti... Read More about Evaluation of the psychometric properties and the clinical feasibility of a Chinese version of the Doloplus-2 scale among cognitively impaired older people with communication difficulty.

Synthesis and characterisation of the quaternary nitride-fluoride Ce2MnN3F2-δ (2009)
Journal Article
Headspith, D. A., Sullivan, E., Greaves, C., & Francesconi, M. G. (2009). Synthesis and characterisation of the quaternary nitride-fluoride Ce2MnN3F2-δ. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 9273-9279. https://doi.org/10.1039/b908591b

Ce 2 MnN 3 F 2-δ has been synthesised via low-temperature fluorination of the ternary nitride Ce 2 MnN 3 . To the best of our knowledge, Ce 2 MnN 3 F 2-δ is the first quaternary nitride-fluoride to be reported. The reaction of Ce 2 MnN 3 with 10% F 2... Read More about Synthesis and characterisation of the quaternary nitride-fluoride Ce2MnN3F2-δ.

A cost-effectiveness analysis of a multimedia learning education program for stoma patients: A cost-effectiveness analysis of MLEP for stoma pateints (2009)
Journal Article
Lo, S., Wang, Y., Wu, L., Hsu, M., Chang, S., & Hayter, M. (2010). A cost-effectiveness analysis of a multimedia learning education program for stoma patients: A cost-effectiveness analysis of MLEP for stoma pateints. Journal of clinical nursing, 19(13-14), 1844-1854. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02931.x

Study aims: The purpose of this study was to compare the costs and effectiveness of enterostomal education using a multimedia learning education program (MLEP) and a conventional education service program (CESP). Background: Multimedia health educati... Read More about A cost-effectiveness analysis of a multimedia learning education program for stoma patients: A cost-effectiveness analysis of MLEP for stoma pateints.

Determination of interaction potentials of colloidal monolayers from the inversion of pair correlation functions: A two-dimensional predictor-corrector method (2009)
Journal Article
Law, A. D., & Buzza, D. M. A. (2009). Determination of interaction potentials of colloidal monolayers from the inversion of pair correlation functions: A two-dimensional predictor-corrector method. The Journal of chemical physics, 131(9), 094704 - 094704. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3216568

The structure and stability of colloidal monolayers depend crucially on the effective pair potential u (r) between colloidal particles. In this paper, we develop a two-dimensional (2D) predictor-corrector method for extracting u (r) from the pair cor... Read More about Determination of interaction potentials of colloidal monolayers from the inversion of pair correlation functions: A two-dimensional predictor-corrector method.

Reading the signs (2009)
Journal Article
Wray, J. (2009). Reading the signs. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 23(52), 61. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.23.52.61.s54

Nursing students with dyslexia perform better at university with tailored support, writes Jane Wray

Identifying and supporting nursing students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia can ensure they progress better than they would without hel... Read More about Reading the signs.

Estimating life expectancy in health and ill health by using a hidden markov model (2009)
Journal Article
Van Den Hout, A., Jagger, C., & Matthews, F. E. (2009). Estimating life expectancy in health and ill health by using a hidden markov model. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C, 58(4), 449-465. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9876.2008.00659.x

Summary. Population studies with longitudinal follow-up and mortality information can be used to estimate transitions between healthy and unhealthy states before death. When health is defined with respect to cognitive ability during old age, the traj... Read More about Estimating life expectancy in health and ill health by using a hidden markov model.

The effects of the glycaemic index of carbohydrate meals on metabolism, recovery and endurance performance (2009)
Thesis
Moore, L. J. S. (2009). The effects of the glycaemic index of carbohydrate meals on metabolism, recovery and endurance performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213085

The aim of this thesis was to investigate the effect that consuming pre- and post exercise meals, varying in GI, would have on physiological responses and subsequent endurance performance.

Study 1 investigated the effects of consuming either a low... Read More about The effects of the glycaemic index of carbohydrate meals on metabolism, recovery and endurance performance.

Developing GPS river flow tracers (GRiFTers) to investigate large scale river flow phenomena (2009)
Thesis
Stockdale, R.-J. (2009). Developing GPS river flow tracers (GRiFTers) to investigate large scale river flow phenomena. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213020

Existing flow measurement methods in natural gravel rivers are largely based on a series of point measurements detached from the dynamic nature of river flow. Traditional measurement methods are limited in many environments and locations due to an in... Read More about Developing GPS river flow tracers (GRiFTers) to investigate large scale river flow phenomena.

The role of macroalgal morphology and community structure on the accumulation of sediment and the subsequent effects on the dynamics of marine intertidal communities (2009)
Thesis
Churchill, H. R. (2009). The role of macroalgal morphology and community structure on the accumulation of sediment and the subsequent effects on the dynamics of marine intertidal communities. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212874

This study examines the influence of intertidal macroalgae on sediment accumulation, and the effect of sediment cover on intertidal community structure.

Three shores on the North Yorkshire coast, England, were used to investigate differences in th... Read More about The role of macroalgal morphology and community structure on the accumulation of sediment and the subsequent effects on the dynamics of marine intertidal communities.

'Wanton and torturing punishments' : patterns of discipline and punishment in the Royal Navy, 1783-1815 (2009)
Thesis
Dacam, J. H. (2009). 'Wanton and torturing punishments' : patterns of discipline and punishment in the Royal Navy, 1783-1815. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209462

The Royal Navy during the period between the end of the American Revolutionary War and the defeat of Napoleon had a record of success that was second to none, but it has long been held that this reputation was secured at the expense of its crews, who... Read More about 'Wanton and torturing punishments' : patterns of discipline and punishment in the Royal Navy, 1783-1815.

Dealt with on their merits? : the treatment of asylum seekers in the UK and France (2009)
Thesis
Mouncer, B. (2009). Dealt with on their merits? : the treatment of asylum seekers in the UK and France. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209398

This study examines the treatment of asylum seekers in the UK and France. The need for such a study arises from the apparent contradiction between, on the one hand, the commitment of EU states to give protection to people fleeing persecution (they ar... Read More about Dealt with on their merits? : the treatment of asylum seekers in the UK and France.

A systemic approach to collaborative implementation network structures: implementation of cultural tourism products in an English seaside context. (2009)
Thesis
Watts, M. (2009). A systemic approach to collaborative implementation network structures: implementation of cultural tourism products in an English seaside context. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209386

There seems to be a recognition within the domains of strategic policy processes that joint-working and joined-up thinking is desirable, useful and necessary to enable successful policy implementation. Despite this it appears that there are problems... Read More about A systemic approach to collaborative implementation network structures: implementation of cultural tourism products in an English seaside context..

The minster churches of Beverley, Ripon and Southwell 1066-c.1300 (2009)
Thesis
Sharp, I. S. (2009). The minster churches of Beverley, Ripon and Southwell 1066-c.1300. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209383

This work is concerned with the comparative study of three minster churches, those of Beverley, Ripon and Southwell, in the period 1066-c1300.

It will seek to establish the course of their institutional development in the period, the role they playe... Read More about The minster churches of Beverley, Ripon and Southwell 1066-c.1300.

Development of environmental water monitors based on hydrostatic and flourescence detection techniques (2009)
Thesis
Scott, R. M. (2009). Development of environmental water monitors based on hydrostatic and flourescence detection techniques. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209333

The research for this thesis led to the development of two environmental detectors, whose function was to identify predetermined threshold levels of the analyte. The research centred onto two types of analyte; immiscible and dissolved, both occurring... Read More about Development of environmental water monitors based on hydrostatic and flourescence detection techniques.

Identification of MRSA-specific peptides and expression of peptide containing recombinant proteins for targeted photodynamic therapy (2009)
Thesis
Vince, R. V. (2009). Identification of MRSA-specific peptides and expression of peptide containing recombinant proteins for targeted photodynamic therapy. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209328

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is an opportunistic pathogen capable of causing infection at multiple sites and is one of the predominant organisms found in chronic wounds, such as venous ulcers. Furthermore, there is an ever-increasing prevalence... Read More about Identification of MRSA-specific peptides and expression of peptide containing recombinant proteins for targeted photodynamic therapy.

Integrated DNA extraction and amplification on a microfluidic device (2009)
Thesis
Shaw, K. J. (. J. (2009). Integrated DNA extraction and amplification on a microfluidic device. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209278

An evaluation of DNA extraction and amplification performed in microfluidic systems was carried out, with the aim of integrating the two processes in a single microfluidic device. This integrated device will then be incorporated upstream of capillary... Read More about Integrated DNA extraction and amplification on a microfluidic device.

The environmental context of later prehistoric human activity in Orkney, Scotland (2009)
Thesis
Farrell, M. (2009). The environmental context of later prehistoric human activity in Orkney, Scotland. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209239

This thesis investigates concepts of marginality and the response of human populations to changing environmental conditions in prehistoric Orkney. Archaeological remains from the Orcadian Bronze Age are less visible than those from the Neolithic and... Read More about The environmental context of later prehistoric human activity in Orkney, Scotland.

A study of intellectual capital in the hospitality industry in the Caribbean (2009)
Thesis
Carrington, D. A. (2009). A study of intellectual capital in the hospitality industry in the Caribbean. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209215

In today's knowledge-based economy three important factors in an organisation are human capital (HC), relational capital (RC) and structural capital (SC) which are the elements that constitute intellectual capital (IC). Proponents of IC research sugg... Read More about A study of intellectual capital in the hospitality industry in the Caribbean.

The influence of mood on self-defining memories (2009)
Thesis
Raymond, K. A. (2009). The influence of mood on self-defining memories. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209207

The portfolio has three parts. Part one is a systematic literature review, in which the empirical literature relating to self-defining memories is reviewed. The term 'selfdefining memories' which was first coined by Singer and Moffitt (1991-1992), re... Read More about The influence of mood on self-defining memories.