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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.

Walking and talking : topographies of memory in Kingston-upon-Hull (2010)
Thesis
Roberts, T. (2010). Walking and talking : topographies of memory in Kingston-upon-Hull. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212896

This thesis explores the relationships between different memory narratives within the unglamorous, everyday spaces of the city, drawing upon ideas of memory as a fluid and dynamic process that is under constant negotiation. It is increasingly argued... Read More about Walking and talking : topographies of memory in Kingston-upon-Hull.

Coping with stress through bibliotherapy : the effects of reading Zhuang Zi’s fables for Taiwan college students (2010)
Thesis
Fu, N. H.-W. (2010). Coping with stress through bibliotherapy : the effects of reading Zhuang Zi’s fables for Taiwan college students. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211730

The term “Bibliotherapy” was first coined in 1916. It was mainly used in hospitals for veterans and psychiatric patients before the 1970s (Alexander & Buggie, 1976). Later on, bibliotherapy was applied in the developmental and psychotherapeutic field... Read More about Coping with stress through bibliotherapy : the effects of reading Zhuang Zi’s fables for Taiwan college students.

`I had imagined myself into being': storytelling girls in children's fiction from the beginning and end of the twentieth century (2010)
Thesis
Snelling, S. L. (2010). `I had imagined myself into being': storytelling girls in children's fiction from the beginning and end of the twentieth century. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211481

This thesis is a text-based study of storytelling girls in children's fiction from the beginning and end of the twentieth century, providing close readings of three texts from each of these periods. Books in Part One are drawn from the canon of class... Read More about `I had imagined myself into being': storytelling girls in children's fiction from the beginning and end of the twentieth century.

Hybrid climbing bodies: the climbing assemblage and the technologically mediated engagements and ascensions of rock climbers (2010)
Thesis
Barratt, P. R. (2010). Hybrid climbing bodies: the climbing assemblage and the technologically mediated engagements and ascensions of rock climbers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211457

This thesis contributes an Actor Network Theory inspired approach to the study of rock climbing to argue that climbers are more-than-human fusions comprised of the human and non-human. The research explores this notion of hybrid climbers, which I te... Read More about Hybrid climbing bodies: the climbing assemblage and the technologically mediated engagements and ascensions of rock climbers.

The use of enzymes, isomerisable lipid analogues and small molecules to modulate the structure and dynamics of lipid bilayer (2010)
Thesis
Batchelor, R. (2010). The use of enzymes, isomerisable lipid analogues and small molecules to modulate the structure and dynamics of lipid bilayer. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211370

A series of experiments were carried out to assess the effects and interactions of isomerisable lipid analogues, small molecules, and enzyme catalysed substrates on the structure and dynamics of lipid bilayers.

Modulation of Enzyme Activity Usin... Read More about The use of enzymes, isomerisable lipid analogues and small molecules to modulate the structure and dynamics of lipid bilayer.

An evaluation of factors that affect glycaemic control and its measurements in diabetes mellitus (2010)
Thesis
Ng, J. M. (2010). An evaluation of factors that affect glycaemic control and its measurements in diabetes mellitus. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210961

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a complex and challenging disorder for the health care provider. Delayed detection and poor glycaemic control are both associated with a significant increase in the risk of patient morbidity and mortality. With almost 1 in 2... Read More about An evaluation of factors that affect glycaemic control and its measurements in diabetes mellitus.

Trust me, I'm a student : an exploration through grounded theory of the student experience in two small schools (2010)
Thesis
Hope, M. A. (2010). Trust me, I'm a student : an exploration through grounded theory of the student experience in two small schools. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210951

The majority of literature about democratic education has been written from the perspective of teachers or educators. This thesis is different. It has a clear intention to listen to and learn from the experiences of students.

Empirical research was... Read More about Trust me, I'm a student : an exploration through grounded theory of the student experience in two small schools.

An ethnographic study of lunchtime experiences in primary school dining rooms (2010)
Thesis
Pike, J. (2010). An ethnographic study of lunchtime experiences in primary school dining rooms. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210122

The issue of school meals has recently come to the fore of UK government policy with reforms to school food occupying a pivotal position in ameliorating public health and educational concerns, from tackling the "obesity epidemic" to improving childre... Read More about An ethnographic study of lunchtime experiences in primary school dining rooms.

Polymorphic social organisation in a eusocial insect : the ultimate and proximate causes (2010)
Thesis
Gill, R. J. (2010). Polymorphic social organisation in a eusocial insect : the ultimate and proximate causes. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209722

A fundamental variable in cooperative breeding animal species is the degree to which reproduction is partitioned among group members - termed reproductive skew.  Understanding the causes for variation in skew contributes to our understanding of... Read More about Polymorphic social organisation in a eusocial insect : the ultimate and proximate causes.

New public management and administrative reforms in the Kingdom of Bahrain : implementing performance and programme-based budgeting (2010)
Thesis
Ali, F. M. (2010). New public management and administrative reforms in the Kingdom of Bahrain : implementing performance and programme-based budgeting. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209714

This research explores the opportunity for administrative reform in the government of Bahrain. In particular it offers an awareness and better understanding of how political elites construe and enact the principles of “NPM” in public sector organisat... Read More about New public management and administrative reforms in the Kingdom of Bahrain : implementing performance and programme-based budgeting.

Electro-optical method of distinguishing recyclable plastics (2010)
Thesis
Ee Yee, L. C. (2010). Electro-optical method of distinguishing recyclable plastics. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209592

The UK produces 3 million tonnes of plastic waste each year, of which 85% is landfilled, 8% is incinerated and only 7% recycled. Recycling just one plastic bottle saves enough energy to power a 60W light bulb for six hours. Our local East Riding of Y... Read More about Electro-optical method of distinguishing recyclable plastics.

Optical wireless communications (2010)
Thesis
Muhammad, I. U. (2010). Optical wireless communications. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209588

The phenomenal global demand for wireless communication links with greater bandwidths is motivating engineers world over to come up with alternatives communication links. One of such system that has received a great deal of attention and has shown ev... Read More about Optical wireless communications.