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An exploration of epileptic and nonepileptic seizures : an interpretative phenomenological analytic study (2010)
Thesis
Featherstone, V. A. (2010). An exploration of epileptic and nonepileptic seizures : an interpretative phenomenological analytic study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212911

Background Differentiating epileptic seizures from non epileptic seizures (NES) has always been difficult. Seizures can look very similar, substantial physical injury and incontinence can occur in both conditions and people can have both conditions... Read More about An exploration of epileptic and nonepileptic seizures : an interpretative phenomenological analytic study.

Humoral immunity in colorectal cancer : evaluation of the anti-p53 and anti-hTERT auto-antibody responses (2010)
Thesis
Suppiah, A. (2010). Humoral immunity in colorectal cancer : evaluation of the anti-p53 and anti-hTERT auto-antibody responses. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212808

Carcinogenesis is a multi-factorial and multi-aetiological process involving suppressions, alterations and re-activation of key biomolecular markers. Some of these changes are recognised by the humoral system and are known as Tumour Associated Antige... Read More about Humoral immunity in colorectal cancer : evaluation of the anti-p53 and anti-hTERT auto-antibody responses.

Beneficiaries' satisfaction with the Cooperative Health Insurance System (CHIS) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : a case study of Riyadh City (2010)
Thesis
Almobarak, F. A. (2010). Beneficiaries' satisfaction with the Cooperative Health Insurance System (CHIS) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : a case study of Riyadh City. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211037

In 2005, Saudi Arabia implemented the Cooperative Health Insurance System (CHIS) for the purpose of shifting the financial burden of running health care services from the Ministry of Health (MOH) to the private sector. The aim of this study was to in... Read More about Beneficiaries' satisfaction with the Cooperative Health Insurance System (CHIS) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : a case study of Riyadh City.

The implementation of cooperative learning: a case study of cooperative learning in a networked learning community (2010)
Thesis
Jolliffe, W. (2010). The implementation of cooperative learning: a case study of cooperative learning in a networked learning community. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211013

This thesis presents a case study of the implementation of cooperative learning in a networked learning community of two secondary schools and eight primary schools in the north of England. How this came about in a context of national educational pre... Read More about The implementation of cooperative learning: a case study of cooperative learning in a networked learning community.

An inductive exploration of group learning and knowledge generation through group reflection and psychoanalysis (2010)
Thesis
Shepherd, G. J. (2010). An inductive exploration of group learning and knowledge generation through group reflection and psychoanalysis. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209825

This thesis aims to explore a rather simple question in relation to the process of how knowledge is generated within the organisational group. The question posed and pursued using an inductive methodological approach is "how do groups learn?" This d... Read More about An inductive exploration of group learning and knowledge generation through group reflection and psychoanalysis.

Birds and people in towns and cities : an exploration of human-bird relations in urban areas (2010)
Thesis
Pedley, D. J. (2010). Birds and people in towns and cities : an exploration of human-bird relations in urban areas. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209813

Urban nature conservation and sustainability discourses regularly state a desire to bring more ‘nature’ and wildlife into towns and cities - for the perceived good of both people and wildlife. Yet many wildlife species that already live in urban area... Read More about Birds and people in towns and cities : an exploration of human-bird relations in urban areas.

Retention of Panjet-applied alcian blue by cyprinids (2010)
Journal Article
Bolland, J. D., Cowx, I. G., & Lucas, M. C. (2010). Retention of Panjet-applied alcian blue by cyprinids. Journal of fish biology, 76(4), 1015-1018. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02525.x

Panjet-applied alcian blue did not produce a reliable long-term ( > 5 months) mark. Average time to mark loss was 9·5 months for chub Leuciscus cephalus, 6·0 months for dace Leuciscus leuciscus and 11·1 months for roach Rutilus rutilus. Growth rate... Read More about Retention of Panjet-applied alcian blue by cyprinids.

The residential market of Hong Kong: rational or irrational? (2010)
Journal Article
Xiao, Q., & Liu, Y. (2010). The residential market of Hong Kong: rational or irrational?. Applied economics, 42(7), 923-933. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840701720960

The current study attempts to investigate the proposition that Hong Kong residential market is only driven by a rational speculative bubble, in addition to fundamentals. The fundamentals are chosen according to the present value model, but will accou... Read More about The residential market of Hong Kong: rational or irrational?.

The time course of lexical access in morphologically complex words (2010)
Journal Article
Holle, H., Gunter, T. C., & Koester, D. (2010). The time course of lexical access in morphologically complex words. NeuroReport, 21(5), 319-323. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNR.0b013e328335b3e0

Compounding, the concatenation of words (e.g. dishwasher), is an important mechanism across many languages. This study investigated whether access of initial compound constituents occurs immediately or, alternatively, whether it is delayed until the... Read More about The time course of lexical access in morphologically complex words.

The Effects of Observation and Gender on Psychogenic Symptoms (2010)
Journal Article
Mazzoni, G., Foan, L., Hyland, M. E., & Kirsch, I. (2010). The Effects of Observation and Gender on Psychogenic Symptoms. Health Psychology, 29(2), 181-185. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017860

Objective: To assess the effects of modeling and its interaction with gender in the production of psychogenic symptoms. Design: Healthy volunteers were asked to inhale an inert substance described as a suspected environmental toxin that had been repo... Read More about The Effects of Observation and Gender on Psychogenic Symptoms.

Age-related reduction in daytime sleep propensity and nocturnal slow wave sleep (2010)
Journal Article
Dijk, D.-J., Groeger, J. A., Stanley, N., & Deacon, S. (2010). Age-related reduction in daytime sleep propensity and nocturnal slow wave sleep. SLEEP, 33(2), 211-223

Objective:To investigate whether age-related and experimental reductions in SWS and sleep continuity are associated with increased daytime sleep propensity.Methods:Assessment of daytime sleep propensity under baseline conditions and following experim... Read More about Age-related reduction in daytime sleep propensity and nocturnal slow wave sleep.

Mokken scaling and principal components analyses of the CORE-OM in a large clinical sample (2010)
Journal Article
Bedford, A., Watson, R., Lyne, J., Tibbles, J., Davies, F., & Deary, I. J. (2010). Mokken scaling and principal components analyses of the CORE-OM in a large clinical sample. Clinical psychology and psychotherapy : an international journal of theory & practice, 17(1), 51-62. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.649

In a sample of 543 adult National Health Service (NHS) patients referred to a Psychological Therapies Service, the responses to the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (COREOM) self-report questionnaire were examined using convent... Read More about Mokken scaling and principal components analyses of the CORE-OM in a large clinical sample.

Expectations and experiences of child branch nursing students (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wright, J. (2010, February). Expectations and experiences of child branch nursing students. Paper presented at RCN Joint Education Forum Conference

Attrition from nursing programmes is of major concern for both Higher Education Institutions and NHS Trusts. The national figures imply that attrition within healthcare students is below that of students embarking upon other undergraduate programmes... Read More about Expectations and experiences of child branch nursing students.

Cost utility analysis of a randomised control trial of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), supervised exercise programme (SEP) and combined treatment (PTA plus SEP) for patients with intermittent claudication (IC) due to femoropopliteal disease (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mazari, F., Abdul Rahman, H., Khan, J., McCollum, P., Gulati, S., Mehta, T., & Chetter, I. Cost utility analysis of a randomised control trial of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), supervised exercise programme (SEP) and combined treatment (PTA plus SEP) for patients with intermittent claudication (IC) due to femoropopliteal disease

Using the serious mental illness health improvement profile [HIP] to identify physical problems in a cohort of community patients: a pragmatic case series evaluation (2010)
Journal Article
Shuel, F., White, J., Jones, M., & Gray, R. (2010). Using the serious mental illness health improvement profile [HIP] to identify physical problems in a cohort of community patients: a pragmatic case series evaluation. International journal of nursing studies, 47(2), 136-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.06.003

Background and objectives: The physical health of people with serious mental illness is a cause of growing concern to clinicians. Life expectancy in this population may be reduced by up to 25 years and patients often live with considerable physical m... Read More about Using the serious mental illness health improvement profile [HIP] to identify physical problems in a cohort of community patients: a pragmatic case series evaluation.