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Risk factors for trachomatous trichiasis in children: cross-sectional household surveys in Southern Sudan (2009)
Journal Article
Ngondi, J., Reacher, M. H., Matthews, F. E., Brayne, C., Gatpan, G., Becknell, S., …Emerson, P. M. (2009). Risk factors for trachomatous trichiasis in children: cross-sectional household surveys in Southern Sudan. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 103(3), 305-314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.08.024

We have previously documented blinding trachoma to be a serious public health problem in Southern Sudan, with an unusually high prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) among children. We aimed to investigate risk factors for TT in children in Sout... Read More about Risk factors for trachomatous trichiasis in children: cross-sectional household surveys in Southern Sudan.

Prevalence, correlates and course of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in the population (2009)
Journal Article
Savva, G. M., Zaccai, J., Matthews, F. E., Davidson, J. E., McKeith, I., & Brayne, C. (2009). Prevalence, correlates and course of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in the population. British Journal of Psychiatry, 194(3), 212-219. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.108.049619

Background Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are major contributors to the burden of dementia. Aims To describe the prevalence, correlates and course of BPSD in the population of England and Wales. Method The prevalence of 12... Read More about Prevalence, correlates and course of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in the population.

Advanced direct laser micro-structuring of polymers for optical and other applications (2009)
Thesis
Boehlen, K. L. (2009). Advanced direct laser micro-structuring of polymers for optical and other applications. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215949

Excimer laser ablation is a very well researched field, and there is a vast amount of publications on this subject. Many of them focus on the fundamentals of the ablation process and try to find models to describe the ablation mechanisms. This doctor... Read More about Advanced direct laser micro-structuring of polymers for optical and other applications.

Configurationally restricted bis-tetraazamacrocyclic complexes: chemokine receptor antagonists (2009)
Thesis
McRobbie, G. W. J. (2009). Configurationally restricted bis-tetraazamacrocyclic complexes: chemokine receptor antagonists. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213191

The chemokine receptor CXCR4 is a trans-membrane protein which has been implicated in many physiological and pathological processes including cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and most significantly HIV replication. CXCR4 plays a vital role in embryonic d... Read More about Configurationally restricted bis-tetraazamacrocyclic complexes: chemokine receptor antagonists.

Taking the war to Scotland and France : the supply and transportation of English armies by sea, 1320-60 (2009)
Thesis
Lambert, C. L. (. L. (2009). Taking the war to Scotland and France : the supply and transportation of English armies by sea, 1320-60. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212833

This thesis will examine the maritime resources available to Edward II and Edward III. As the majority of the ships utilised by the kings of this period were requisitioned merchant vessels, the inner process of this operation of raising a fleet needs... Read More about Taking the war to Scotland and France : the supply and transportation of English armies by sea, 1320-60.

The status of the world : rochdian creationism and peripatetic eternalism (2009)
Thesis
Benhabid, A. (2009). The status of the world : rochdian creationism and peripatetic eternalism. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212789

In this thesis, we aim to explore whether the world is eternal or created through the eyes of the Hellenes and especially Aristotle and the Muslim theologians led by Ibn Rochd. Such exploration would be a sort of comparative study between religion an... Read More about The status of the world : rochdian creationism and peripatetic eternalism.

Heidegger and the philosophy of life : Kantian and post-Kantian thinking in the work of the early Heidegger as the foundation for a new Lebensphilosophie (2009)
Thesis
Peckitt, M. G. (2009). Heidegger and the philosophy of life : Kantian and post-Kantian thinking in the work of the early Heidegger as the foundation for a new Lebensphilosophie. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209253

The publication of Sein und Zeit in 1927 by the very young Martin Heidegger, a mere thirty-eight at the time, radically changed philosophy in a fashion that made returning to the ways of doing philosophy prior to Sein und Zeit impossible. Heidegger's... Read More about Heidegger and the philosophy of life : Kantian and post-Kantian thinking in the work of the early Heidegger as the foundation for a new Lebensphilosophie.

Managed realignment in the Humber estuary: factors influencing sedimentation (2009)
Thesis
Clapp, J. (2009). Managed realignment in the Humber estuary: factors influencing sedimentation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209235

In September 2003 a managed realignment site was breached on the north bank of the Humber estuary at Paull Holme Strays (PHS). The site was breached as part of the Environment Agency Humber Flood Risk Management Strategy, with the main aims to create... Read More about Managed realignment in the Humber estuary: factors influencing sedimentation.

Continuing professional education: the experiences and perceptions of nurses working in perioperative patient care (2009)
Thesis
Tame, S. L. (2009). Continuing professional education: the experiences and perceptions of nurses working in perioperative patient care. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209083

This thesis presents a holistic description of perioperative nurses' experiences and perceptions of continuing professional education (CPE), from their decisions to study and experiences as students, to the outcomes realised from formal post-registra... Read More about Continuing professional education: the experiences and perceptions of nurses working in perioperative patient care.

Colloidal structures with novel functions (2009)
Thesis
Kang, N. (2009). Colloidal structures with novel functions. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208981

Over the last two decades, many kinds of environmentally responsive materials based on the chemical nature of gels and adsorption of surfactants at various interfaces are proposed. For the development of colloidal systems showing novel func... Read More about Colloidal structures with novel functions.

Financial bubbles: A learning effect modelling approach (2009)
Book Chapter
Hsieh, T. H., Li, Y., & McKillop, D. G. (2009). Financial bubbles: A learning effect modelling approach. In A. Brabazon, & M. O'Neill (Eds.), Natural computing in computational finance (117-135). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-95974-8_7

This chapter studies financial bubbles by incorporating a learning effect into the coordination game model which was articulated by Ozdenoren and Yuan [36]. Monte Carlo simulation is then utilised to analyse how the addition of a learning effect impa... Read More about Financial bubbles: A learning effect modelling approach.

T-cell receptor proximal signaling via the Src-family kinases, Lck and Fyn, influences T-cell activation, differentiation, and tolerance (2009)
Journal Article
Salmond, R. J., Filby, A., Qureshi, I., Caserta, S., & Zamoyska, R. (2009). T-cell receptor proximal signaling via the Src-family kinases, Lck and Fyn, influences T-cell activation, differentiation, and tolerance. Immunological reviews, 228(1), 9-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-065x.2008.00745.x

T-cell development in the thymus and activation of mature T cells in secondary lymphoid organs requires the ability of cells to respond appropriately to environmental signals at multiple stages of their development. The process of thymocyte selection... Read More about T-cell receptor proximal signaling via the Src-family kinases, Lck and Fyn, influences T-cell activation, differentiation, and tolerance.

Laser venous interventions (2009)
Journal Article
Carradice, D., & Chetter, I. (2009). Laser venous interventions. Vascular Disease Management, 6(2), 41 - 46

Solutions for PCR, cloning and sequencing errors in population genetic analysis (2009)
Journal Article
Cummings, S. M., McMullan, M., Joyce, D. A., & van Oosterhout, C. (2010). Solutions for PCR, cloning and sequencing errors in population genetic analysis. Conservation genetics, 11(3), 1095-1097. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-009-9864-6

PCR and sequencing artefacts can seriously bias population genetic analyses, particularly of populations with low genetic variation such as endangered vertebrate populations. Here, we estimate the error rates, discuss their population genetics implic... Read More about Solutions for PCR, cloning and sequencing errors in population genetic analysis.

Environmental flows from dams: the water framework directive (2009)
Journal Article
Acreman, M., Aldrick, J., Binnie, C., Black, A., Cowx, I., Dawson, H., …Wood, P. (2009). Environmental flows from dams: the water framework directive. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 162(1), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1680/ensu.2009.162.1.13

The EU water framework directive (WFD) provides a template for sustainable water management across Europe. The WFD requires the development of procedures to ensure appropriate mitigation of anthropogenic impacts on river ecosystems resulting from wat... Read More about Environmental flows from dams: the water framework directive.

Narrating regional identity in tourism – sketches from the Austrian Danube valley (2009)
Journal Article
Ploner, J. (2009). Narrating regional identity in tourism – sketches from the Austrian Danube valley. Language and Intercultural Communication, 9(1), 2-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708470802684465

This article sketches the processes of regionalisation in the realm of present day tourism. By exploring issues of ‘regional culture’ and ‘diversity’ in Austria, and more particular, in the highly symbolic Danube valley ‘Wachau’, the article shows ho... Read More about Narrating regional identity in tourism – sketches from the Austrian Danube valley.

The causal effect of education on health: evidence from the United Kingdom (2009)
Journal Article
Silles, M. A. (2009). The causal effect of education on health: evidence from the United Kingdom. Economics of education review, 28(1), 122-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.02.003

Numerous economic studies have shown a strong positive correlation between health and years of schooling. The question at the centre of this research is whether the correlation between health and education represents a causal relation. This paper use... Read More about The causal effect of education on health: evidence from the United Kingdom.

A puzzle of ideas and policy: Gordon Brown as prime minister (2009)
Journal Article
Beech, M. (2009). A puzzle of ideas and policy: Gordon Brown as prime minister. Policy studies : the journal of the Policy Studies Institute, 30(1), 5-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442870802576124

This article argues that Gordon Brown as prime minister is a puzzle of ideas and policy. This observation is most notably supported by his failure to espouse an ideological narrative for his government. Brown the intellectually literate Labour leader... Read More about A puzzle of ideas and policy: Gordon Brown as prime minister.

Exogenous and endogenous factors impacting student performance in undergraduate accounting modules (2009)
Journal Article
Guney, Y. (2009). Exogenous and endogenous factors impacting student performance in undergraduate accounting modules. Accounting education, 18(1), 51-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/09639280701740142

The objective of this study is to explore cross-sectionally the potential determinants of academic performance in undergraduate accounting modules for non-accounting degree students. The econometric model employs both student-oriented endogenous fact... Read More about Exogenous and endogenous factors impacting student performance in undergraduate accounting modules.