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Beyond desktop point and click: Immersive walkthrough of aerospace structures (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Courter, D., Springer, J. P., Neumann, C., Cruz-Neira, C., & Reiners, D. (2010, March). Beyond desktop point and click: Immersive walkthrough of aerospace structures. Presented at 2010 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, USA

There are a number of 3D applications that have shown the benefits of using visualization techniques for virtual prototyping and education in aerospace engineering. However,these applications typically run only on desktop computers and user interacti... Read More about Beyond desktop point and click: Immersive walkthrough of aerospace structures.

A randomised trial of high vs low intensity training in breathing techniques for breathless patients with malignant lung disease: A feasibility study (2010)
Journal Article
Barton, R., English, A., Nabb, S., Rigby, A. S., & Johnson, M. J. (2010). A randomised trial of high vs low intensity training in breathing techniques for breathless patients with malignant lung disease: A feasibility study. Lung Cancer, 70(3), 313-319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.03.007

Background: Breathlessness remains a refractory symptom in malignant lung disease. Breathing training is an effective, non-pharmacological intervention but it is unclear how this should be delivered. This feasibility study aimed to assess recruitment... Read More about A randomised trial of high vs low intensity training in breathing techniques for breathless patients with malignant lung disease: A feasibility study.

Fish assemblage diversity and dynamics in the Venice lagoon (2010)
Journal Article
Franzoi, P., Franco, A., & Torricelli, P. (2010). Fish assemblage diversity and dynamics in the Venice lagoon. Rendiconti Lincei, 21(3), 269-281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-010-0079-z

Fish fauna is an important component of transitional waters biodiversity. Different ways of using these systems and their resources can be identified, and fish fauna of transitional waters can be categorized accordingly into several functional groups... Read More about Fish assemblage diversity and dynamics in the Venice lagoon.

Captive labour: asylum seekers, migrants and employment in UK Immigration Removal Centres (2010)
Journal Article
Burnett, J., & Chebe, F. (2010). Captive labour: asylum seekers, migrants and employment in UK Immigration Removal Centres. Race & class, 51(4), 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306396810363051

The steady growth in the use of immigration detention under the UK's New Labour government has been, it is argued here, mirrored by the concurrent development of a new form of labour market within immigration removal centres (IRCs). This market has g... Read More about Captive labour: asylum seekers, migrants and employment in UK Immigration Removal Centres.

'His mam, my dad, my girlfriend, loads of people used to bring him up': the value of social support for (ex) offender fathers (2010)
Journal Article
Walker, L. (2010). 'His mam, my dad, my girlfriend, loads of people used to bring him up': the value of social support for (ex) offender fathers. Child & family social work, 15(2), 238-247. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2009.00664.x

This research analyses key findings from qualitative research conducted with (ex) offender fathers and their probation officers. This paper focuses on the critical role of family and social support for (ex) offender fathers who seek to build and main... Read More about 'His mam, my dad, my girlfriend, loads of people used to bring him up': the value of social support for (ex) offender fathers.

Lesions to the ventral, but not the dorsal, medial prefrontal cortex enhance latent inhibition (2010)
Journal Article
George, D. N., Duffaud, A. M., Pothuizen, H. H., Haddon, J. E., & Killcross, S. (2010). Lesions to the ventral, but not the dorsal, medial prefrontal cortex enhance latent inhibition. The European journal of neuroscience, 31(8), 1474-1482. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07178.x

The acquisition of a conditioned response to a stimulus when it is paired with a reinforcer is retarded if the stimulus has previously been repeatedly pre-exposed in the absence of the reinforcer. This effect, called latent inhibition, has previously... Read More about Lesions to the ventral, but not the dorsal, medial prefrontal cortex enhance latent inhibition.

Genetics and cardiac channelopathies (2010)
Journal Article
Campuzano, O., Beltrán-Álvarez, P., Iglesias, A., Scornik, F., Pérez, G., & Brugada, R. (2010). Genetics and cardiac channelopathies. Genetics in Medicine, 12(5), 260-267. https://doi.org/10.1097/GIM.0b013e3181d81636

Sudden cardiac death is a major contributor to mortality in industrialized nations; in fact, it is the cause of more deaths than acquired immune deficiency syndrome, lung and breast cancer, and stroke together. Frequently, the autopsy becomes the pri... Read More about Genetics and cardiac channelopathies.

Cisplatin plus gemcitabine versus gemcitabine for biliary tract cancer (2010)
Journal Article
Valle, J., Wasan, H., Palmer, D. H., Cunningham, D., Anthoney, A., Maraveyas, A., …Bridgewater, J. (2010). Cisplatin plus gemcitabine versus gemcitabine for biliary tract cancer. New England Journal of Medicine, 362(14), 1273-1281. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0908721

BACKGROUND:There is no established standard chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer. We initially conducted a randomized, phase 2 study involving 86 patients to compare cisplatin plus gemcitabine with gemcit... Read More about Cisplatin plus gemcitabine versus gemcitabine for biliary tract cancer.

The mid-Capitanian (Middle Permian) mass extinction and carbon isotope record of South China (2010)
Journal Article
Bond, D. P. G., Wignall, P. B., Wang, W., Izon, G., Jiang, H. S., Lai, X. L., Sun, Y. D., Newton, R. J., Shao, L. Y., Védrine, S., & Cope, H. (2010). The mid-Capitanian (Middle Permian) mass extinction and carbon isotope record of South China. Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology, 292(1-2), 282-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.03.056

Conodont, C isotope and fossil and facies data are presented for the Capitanian (Middle Permian) mass extinction record seen in platform carbonates (Maokou and Wuchiaping formations) of South China, where limestones interdigitate with the volcanic su... Read More about The mid-Capitanian (Middle Permian) mass extinction and carbon isotope record of South China.

The effect of crossing legs on blood pressure in hypertensive patients (2010)
Journal Article
Pinar, R., Ataalkin, S., & Watson, R. (2010). The effect of crossing legs on blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Journal of clinical nursing, 19(9-10), 1284-1288. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03148.x

Aims: The aim of this study was to examine whether there is any difference between BP readings with patients crossing a leg at the knee level and uncrossing during BP measurement. Background: It is clear that numerous factors influence an individual'... Read More about The effect of crossing legs on blood pressure in hypertensive patients.

Clima organizacional: uma revisão histórica do construto (2010)
Journal Article
Menezes, I., & Passos Gomes, A. C. (2010). Clima organizacional: uma revisão histórica do construto. Psicologia em revista, 16(1), 158-179. https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1678-9563.2010v16n1p158

Clima organizacional pode ser caracterizado como um conjunto de percepções compartilhadas por trabalhadores sobre diferentes aspectos do ambiente organizacional, sendo um dos construtos mais investigados no campo do comportamento organizacional. Este... Read More about Clima organizacional: uma revisão histórica do construto.

Influence of nanoparticle addition to Winsor surfactant microemulsion systems (2010)
Journal Article
Binks, B., Fletcher, P., & Tian, L. (2010). Influence of nanoparticle addition to Winsor surfactant microemulsion systems. Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 363(1-3), 8-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.03.045

The influence of adding negatively charged silica nanoparticles to multiphase Winsor microemulsion systems of cationic surfactant/alcohol cosurfactant is reported. It is found that the particles do not change the salt-induced progression of Winsor sy... Read More about Influence of nanoparticle addition to Winsor surfactant microemulsion systems.

Astrocyte phenotype in relation to Alzheimer-type pathology in the ageing brain (2010)
Journal Article
Simpson, J. E., Ince, P. G., Lace, G., Forster, G., Shaw, P. J., Matthews, F., …Wharton, S. B. (2010). Astrocyte phenotype in relation to Alzheimer-type pathology in the ageing brain. Neurobiology of Aging, 31(4), 578-590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2008.05.015

Astrocyte pathology occurs in association with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and in brain ageing, but is poorly characterised. We sought to define the detailed cellular pathology of astrocytes, the extent of population variation and the relationship to Al... Read More about Astrocyte phenotype in relation to Alzheimer-type pathology in the ageing brain.

Estimating stroke-free and total life expectancy in the presence of non-ignorable missing values (2010)
Journal Article
van den Hout, A., & Matthews, F. E. (2010). Estimating stroke-free and total life expectancy in the presence of non-ignorable missing values. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A, (Statistics in society), 173(2), 331-349. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-985X.2009.00610.x

A continuous time three-state model with time-dependent transition intensities is formulated to describe transitions between healthy and unhealthy states before death. By using time continuously, known death times can be taken into account. To deal w... Read More about Estimating stroke-free and total life expectancy in the presence of non-ignorable missing values.

Prospects and politics of professional power in England: an exploration of the state of teaching as a profession following the birth of the General Teaching Council for England (2010)
Thesis
Wilkinson, G. P. (2010). Prospects and politics of professional power in England: an exploration of the state of teaching as a profession following the birth of the General Teaching Council for England. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213187

This thesis examines the status of teaching as a profession following the establishment of the General Teaching Council for England in 2000. After developing a theoretical framework for analysing the concept of profession, and addressing some of the... Read More about Prospects and politics of professional power in England: an exploration of the state of teaching as a profession following the birth of the General Teaching Council for England.

An exploration of modal, serial, stochastic, electroacoustic and computer aided compositional techniques and their application into a series of original compositions (2010)
Thesis
Sakellarides, L. (2010). An exploration of modal, serial, stochastic, electroacoustic and computer aided compositional techniques and their application into a series of original compositions. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213093

The text is divided into two parts preceded by an introduction. The introduction focuses on some general issues that relate to musical composition: More specifically, it discusses the motivation of a composer and the goals he tries to achieve. The fi... Read More about An exploration of modal, serial, stochastic, electroacoustic and computer aided compositional techniques and their application into a series of original compositions.

Magnetic forces for surface-based bioanalysis in microfluidic devices (2010)
Thesis
Peyman, S. A. (2010). Magnetic forces for surface-based bioanalysis in microfluidic devices. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213006

Biochemical analysis is a critical part of clinical diagnostics, forensic science and environmental monitoring. Typically, this form of analysis involves the use of bioanalytical procedures which are extremely sensitive and highly specific. However,... Read More about Magnetic forces for surface-based bioanalysis in microfluidic devices.

How national diversity shapes the future of a genuine common European security and defence policy (2010)
Thesis
Klein, R. (2010). How national diversity shapes the future of a genuine common European security and defence policy. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212246

One of the innovations of the Treaty of Lisbon has been the renaming of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP): since December 2009 the EU does not only have a Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), it also has a Common Security and Defe... Read More about How national diversity shapes the future of a genuine common European security and defence policy.

The production of early modern dramatic space: practices, places and perceptions. (2010)
Thesis
Benson, S. (2010). The production of early modern dramatic space: practices, places and perceptions. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209484

From the introduction:This dissertation explores the nature and development of dramatic space in early modern England. Arguing that essential to its quality and character was the early modern player’s ability to produce highly creative and productive... Read More about The production of early modern dramatic space: practices, places and perceptions..