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Choice, control and contemporary childbirth: understanding through women's stories (2010)
Book
Jomeen, J. (2010). Choice, control and contemporary childbirth: understanding through women's stories. Radcliffe Publishing Ltd

Current maternity policy advocates choice and control for women in maternity care, and promotes women as active childbirth consumers and decision-makers. However, evidence that women receive true choice within contemporary maternity services is lacki... Read More about Choice, control and contemporary childbirth: understanding through women's stories.

Mokken scaling analyses of the Personal Disturbance Scale (DSSI/sAD) in large clinical and non-clinical samples (2010)
Journal Article
Bedford, A., Watson, R., Henry, J. D., Crawford, J. R., & Deary, I. J. (2011). Mokken scaling analyses of the Personal Disturbance Scale (DSSI/sAD) in large clinical and non-clinical samples. Personality and individual differences, 50(1), 38-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.08.017

The responses of a predominantly British sample of 479 persons undergoing psychiatric treatment (as in-, out and day patients), and two British samples from the general population, on the Personal Disturbance Scale (DSSI/sAD), were separately subject... Read More about Mokken scaling analyses of the Personal Disturbance Scale (DSSI/sAD) in large clinical and non-clinical samples.

The influence of parasitism on fish population success (2010)
Journal Article
Longshaw, M., Frear, P. A., Nunn, A. D., Cowx, I. G., & Feist, S. W. (2010). The influence of parasitism on fish population success. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 17(5), 426-434. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2400.2010.00741.x

The influence of parasitism on first-year growth and recruitment success of two cyprinid species in the Yorkshire Ouse catchment, England, was investigated using a 14-year dataset. This study demonstrated a significant role of parasitism in growth an... Read More about The influence of parasitism on fish population success.

Cognitive motor interference while walking: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2010)
Journal Article
Al-Yahya, E., Dawes, H., Smith, L., Dennis, A., Howells, K., & Cockburn, J. (2011). Cognitive motor interference while walking: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 35(3), 715-728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.08.008

Dual-task methodology has been increasingly used to assess cognitive motor interference while walking. However, whether the observed dual-task-related gait changes are systematically related to methodological variations remains unclear and researcher... Read More about Cognitive motor interference while walking: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The social marketing of giving: a framework for public policy intervention (2010)
Journal Article
Sargeant, A., Shang, J., & Shabbir, H. (2010). The social marketing of giving: a framework for public policy intervention. Public management review, 12(5), 635-662. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719031003633953

Despite significant government efforts to bolster individual philanthropy, giving by individuals (as a percentage of household income) has remained remarkably static and participation in many western countries is declining. This article explores the... Read More about The social marketing of giving: a framework for public policy intervention.

Commentary on East L, Jackson D, Peters K & O’Brien L (2010) Disrupted sense of self: young women and sexually transmitted infections. Journal of Clinical Nursing 19, 1995-2003 (2010)
Journal Article
Hayter, M. (2010). Commentary on East L, Jackson D, Peters K & O’Brien L (2010) Disrupted sense of self: young women and sexually transmitted infections. Journal of Clinical Nursing 19, 1995-2003. Journal of clinical nursing, 19(19-20), 2952-2953. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03429.x

Synthesis and characterisation of alkylaluminium benzimidazolates and their use in the ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone (2010)
Journal Article
Shen, M., Huang, W., Zhang, W., Hao, X., Sun, W. H., & Redshaw, C. (2010). Synthesis and characterisation of alkylaluminium benzimidazolates and their use in the ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 39(41), 9912-9922. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0dt00514b

The stoichiometric reactions of 2-(benzimidazol-2-yl)-6-methylpyridine (L1) or 8-(benzimidazol-2-yl)quinaldine (L2) with trialkylaluminium reagents R 3Al (R = Me, Et and iBu) afforded the corresponding dialkylaluminium benzimidazolate complexes R2AlL... Read More about Synthesis and characterisation of alkylaluminium benzimidazolates and their use in the ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone.

Is there evidence for a shift in fish growth and recruitment success linked to climate change? (2010)
Journal Article
Nunn, A. D., Frear, P. A., Lee, M., & Cowx, I. G. (2010). Is there evidence for a shift in fish growth and recruitment success linked to climate change?. Journal of fish biology, 77(8), 1780-1792. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02751.x

This study investigated whether a putative shift in climate regime in the North Atlantic in the 1990s coincided with changes in the growth and recruitment of roach Rutilus rutilus in the north-east of England. The relationships between R. rutilus gro... Read More about Is there evidence for a shift in fish growth and recruitment success linked to climate change?.

Further evaluation of the criterion validity of the Severe Impairment Battery for the assessment of cognitive functioning in adults with Down Syndrome (2010)
Journal Article
Hutchinson, N., & Oakes, P. (2011). Further evaluation of the criterion validity of the Severe Impairment Battery for the assessment of cognitive functioning in adults with Down Syndrome. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 24(2), 172-180. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00600.x

Background People with Down Syndrome are at significant risk of developing Alzheimer's disease as they get older and early assessment, diagnosis and intervention is essential. Neuro-psychological measures of cognitive functioning play an important pa... Read More about Further evaluation of the criterion validity of the Severe Impairment Battery for the assessment of cognitive functioning in adults with Down Syndrome.

Mokken scaling of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS) (2010)
Journal Article
Thompson, D. R., & Watson, R. (2011). Mokken scaling of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS). Journal of evaluation in clinical practice, 17(1), 156-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01415.x

Aims The purpose of this study was to examine the hierarchical and cumulative nature of the 35 items of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS), a disease-specific health-related quality of life measure. Method Data from 668 pa... Read More about Mokken scaling of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS).

A new in vitro screening bioassay for the ecotoxicological evaluation of the estrogenic responses of environmental chemicals using roach (Rutilus rutilus) liver explant culture (2010)
Journal Article
Gerbron, M., Geraudie, P., Rotchell, J., & Minier, C. (2010). A new in vitro screening bioassay for the ecotoxicological evaluation of the estrogenic responses of environmental chemicals using roach (Rutilus rutilus) liver explant culture. Environmental Toxicology, 25(5), 510-516. https://doi.org/10.1002/tox.20596

There is growing evidence that many chemicals released in the environment are able to disturb the normal endocrinology of organisms affecting the structure and function of their reproductive system. This has prompted the scientific community to devel... Read More about A new in vitro screening bioassay for the ecotoxicological evaluation of the estrogenic responses of environmental chemicals using roach (Rutilus rutilus) liver explant culture.

Synthesis and properties of novel columnar liquid crystals based on symmetrical and non-symmetrical 1,3,5-trisubstituted benzene derivatives (2010)
Journal Article
Stackhouse, P. J., Wilson, A., Lacey, D., & Hird, M. (2010). Synthesis and properties of novel columnar liquid crystals based on symmetrical and non-symmetrical 1,3,5-trisubstituted benzene derivatives. Liquid crystals, 37(9), 1191-1203. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2010.490647

In this structure-property correlation study we have investigated a number of novel disc-shaped compounds incorporating a 1,3,5-trisubstituted benzene at the central core. All the materials with peripheral arms attached through an ester linkage exhib... Read More about Synthesis and properties of novel columnar liquid crystals based on symmetrical and non-symmetrical 1,3,5-trisubstituted benzene derivatives.

The OECD and economic governance: Invisibility and impotence? (2010)
Book Chapter
Woodward, R. (2010). The OECD and economic governance: Invisibility and impotence?. In K. Martens, & A. P. Jakobi (Eds.), Mechanisms of OECD Governance: International Incentives for National Policy-Making? (53-74). Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199591145.003.0003

Chapter 3 sketches the OECD's role in economic governance, in particular the pursuit of its obligation to promote policies which maximize economic growth. While the OECD's work in the economic field evolves, its mechanisms of economic governance have... Read More about The OECD and economic governance: Invisibility and impotence?.

Belonging among disaporic African communities in the UK: plurilocal homes and simultaneity of place attachments (2010)
Journal Article
Waite, L., & Cook, J. (2011). Belonging among disaporic African communities in the UK: plurilocal homes and simultaneity of place attachments. Emotion, space and society, 4(4), 238-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2010.08.001

This paper compares the emotional attachments to place(s) of first and second generation African migrants in the UK. Qualitative studies from the field of migration studies have tended to examine generational cohorts in isolation from one another rat... Read More about Belonging among disaporic African communities in the UK: plurilocal homes and simultaneity of place attachments.

Inpatient staff perceptions in providing care to individuals with co-occurring mental health problems and illicit substance use (2010)
Journal Article
Howard, V., & Holmshaw, J. (2010). Inpatient staff perceptions in providing care to individuals with co-occurring mental health problems and illicit substance use. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 17(10), 862-872. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01620.x

The extent of illicit substance use within inpatient mental health settings is becoming a major cause of concern. This poses growing challenges not only for the management of inpatient units, but also for providing continuity of care. Service users w... Read More about Inpatient staff perceptions in providing care to individuals with co-occurring mental health problems and illicit substance use.

The effect of schooling on teenage childbearing: evidence using changes in compulsory education laws (2010)
Journal Article
Silles, M. A. (2011). The effect of schooling on teenage childbearing: evidence using changes in compulsory education laws. Journal of Population Economics, 24(2), 761-777. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-010-0334-8

A strong negative correlation is often found between schooling and teenage childbearing. The question at the center of this research is whether this correlation represents a causal relation. This paper uses changes in compulsory schooling laws in Gre... Read More about The effect of schooling on teenage childbearing: evidence using changes in compulsory education laws.

Polymorphisms in LMNA and near a SERPINA gene cluster are associated with cognitive function in older people (2010)
Journal Article
Cluett, C., Brayne, C., Clarke, R., Evans, G., Matthews, F., Rubinsztein, D. C., …Melzer, D. (2010). Polymorphisms in LMNA and near a SERPINA gene cluster are associated with cognitive function in older people. Neurobiology of Aging, 31(9), 1563-1568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2008.08.020

A recent genome-wide association (GWA) study of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) identified 15 novel single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) independent of ApoE. We hypothesised that variants associated with LOAD are also associated with poor cog... Read More about Polymorphisms in LMNA and near a SERPINA gene cluster are associated with cognitive function in older people.

Monocyte heat shock protein 72 at rest and in response to environmental and exercise stress : implications for cross tolerance in vivo (2010)
Thesis
Taylor, L. (2010). Monocyte heat shock protein 72 at rest and in response to environmental and exercise stress : implications for cross tolerance in vivo. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217280

The human body endures stress on a daily basis, with many occupational and recreational activities beset with such challenges to homeostasis. These challenges include that of exercise and exposure to challenging environments (hypoxia and hyperbaria).... Read More about Monocyte heat shock protein 72 at rest and in response to environmental and exercise stress : implications for cross tolerance in vivo.

'Moral discipline', state power and surveillance : the rise and operation of CCTV surveillance in Riyadh (2010)
Thesis
Alhadar, I. (2010). 'Moral discipline', state power and surveillance : the rise and operation of CCTV surveillance in Riyadh. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216001

The employment of CCTV in contemporary control policy has produced various perspectives and debates in an attempt to understand this phenomenon. In non-western countries, however, there has to date been no academic writing on the topic of CCTV. This... Read More about 'Moral discipline', state power and surveillance : the rise and operation of CCTV surveillance in Riyadh.