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Raising awareness of amphibian chytridiomycosis will not alienate ecotourists visiting Madagascar (2010)
Journal Article
Wollenberg, K. C., Jenkins, R. K., Randrianavelona, R., Ralisata, M., Rampilamanana, R., Ramanandraibe, A., Ravoahangimalala, O. R., & Vences, M. (2010). Raising awareness of amphibian chytridiomycosis will not alienate ecotourists visiting Madagascar. EcoHealth, 7(2), 248-251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-010-0313-2

Chytridiomycosis (Bd) is contributing to amphibian extinctions worldwide but has so far not been detected in Madagascar. The high likelihood for Bd to spread to the island and efface this amphibian diversity and endemism hotspot requires respective c... Read More about Raising awareness of amphibian chytridiomycosis will not alienate ecotourists visiting Madagascar.

A cellular screening assay using analysis of metal-modified fluorescence lifetime (2010)
Journal Article
Cade, N. I., Fruhwirth, G., Archibald, S. J., Ng, T., & Richards, D. (2010). A cellular screening assay using analysis of metal-modified fluorescence lifetime. Biophysical journal, 98(11), 2752-2757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2010.03.016

Current methods for screening cell receptor internalization often require complex image analysis with limited sensitivity. Here we describe a novel bioassay based on detection of changes in global fluorescence lifetime above a gold substrate, with su... Read More about A cellular screening assay using analysis of metal-modified fluorescence lifetime.

Dementia risk prediction in the population: Are screening models accurate? (2010)
Journal Article
Stephan, B. C., Kurth, T., Matthews, F. E., Brayne, C., & Dufouil, C. (2010). Dementia risk prediction in the population: Are screening models accurate?. Nature Reviews Neurology, 6(6), 318-326. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2010.54

Early identification of individuals at risk of dementia will become crucial when effective preventative strategies for this condition are developed. Various dementia prediction models have been proposed, including clinic-based criteria for mild cogni... Read More about Dementia risk prediction in the population: Are screening models accurate?.

An historical study of unofficial parliamentary party groupings in the Conservative Party from 1830 (2010)
Thesis
Grant, L. (2010). An historical study of unofficial parliamentary party groupings in the Conservative Party from 1830. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213074

The public face of any organisation may not necessarily reflect the entirety of an organisation. There may be a highly developed infrastructure and knowledge of this infrastructure may be necessary to understand how the organisation actually operates... Read More about An historical study of unofficial parliamentary party groupings in the Conservative Party from 1830.

A holistic framework for environmental change: socio-environmental cohesion for sustainability (2010)
Thesis
Knowles, K. (2010). A holistic framework for environmental change: socio-environmental cohesion for sustainability. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211540

Research purpose: Environmental issues have become a regular debate within social, business and political arenas. The need to combine social, environmental and economic systems to achieve a sustainable future (Triple Bottom Line), is gaining prominen... Read More about A holistic framework for environmental change: socio-environmental cohesion for sustainability.

Evaluation of a one year long, non-dieting, physical activity based lifestyle intervention programme for clinically obese women (2010)
Thesis
Borkoles, E. (2010). Evaluation of a one year long, non-dieting, physical activity based lifestyle intervention programme for clinically obese women. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211507

Obesity is a heterogeneous, complex, and chronic condition with large individual differences. Lifestyle modification has been widely acknowledged as the primary treatment for obesity. Objective – This PhD examined the effects of a non-dieting exercis... Read More about Evaluation of a one year long, non-dieting, physical activity based lifestyle intervention programme for clinically obese women.

The role of parliaments in the resilience of non-democratic regimes : a case study of the Iranian parliament (Majles) (2010)
Thesis
Saeid, P. (2010). The role of parliaments in the resilience of non-democratic regimes : a case study of the Iranian parliament (Majles). (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209804

The new prominence of authoritarianism ushered in a series of new studies that seek to explain the reasons behind the longevity of these regimes. An integral part of these studies is that the institutional arrangements contributed to the survival of... Read More about The role of parliaments in the resilience of non-democratic regimes : a case study of the Iranian parliament (Majles).

Mate choice in the Polychaete nereis acuminata : the role of aggression and parental experience (2010)
Thesis
Storey, E. J. (2010). Mate choice in the Polychaete nereis acuminata : the role of aggression and parental experience. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209788

Nereis acuminata is a polychaete species with a unique life cycle. A male and female form a monogamous pair bond, the female lays eggs and dies. The male then fertilises the egg and undertakes sole parental care until the eggs hatch and larvae leave... Read More about Mate choice in the Polychaete nereis acuminata : the role of aggression and parental experience.

Sector variations in SMEs use of external business advice (2010)
Journal Article
Webber, D. J., Johnson, S., & Fargher, S. (2010). Sector variations in SMEs use of external business advice. Local Economy, 25(4), 339-355. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690942.2010.498959

This paper uses employer survey data to identify whether and why the probability that a firm uses external advice varies across sectors. The results suggest that the probability of a firm using external advice does vary across sectors and these secto... Read More about Sector variations in SMEs use of external business advice.

Robo-CAMAL: A BDI Motivational Robot (2010)
Journal Article
Davis, D., & Gwatkin, J. (2010). Robo-CAMAL: A BDI Motivational Robot. Paladyn, 1(2), 116-129. https://doi.org/10.2478/s13230-010-0010-4

Motivation is a central concept in the development of autonomous agents and robots. This paper describes an architecture that uses a psychological BDI model of reasoning, combined with a distributed multi-level model of motivation. The robot controll... Read More about Robo-CAMAL: A BDI Motivational Robot.

In Other News (2010)
Book Chapter
McKay, K. (2010). In Other News. In Hide (46 - 47). Humber Mouth Hull City Arts

Poem in Hide, an anthology published specially for the 2010 Humber Mouth Festival . A Humber Mouth Special Commission, published by Humber Mouth Hull City Arts, ISBN 978-0954568696

Medicine with Respect (MWR) Phase 1: implementing a pathway toward competency in medicine administration for mental health nurses (2010)
Journal Article
Hemingway, S., Magginis, R., Baxter, H., Smith, G., Turner, J., & White, J. (2010). Medicine with Respect (MWR) Phase 1: implementing a pathway toward competency in medicine administration for mental health nurses. Mental health nursing, 30(3), 12-16

This article reports the initial development and evaluation of stages 1 and 2 of the ‘stepped approach’ to ‘medicines management’ (MM) and concentrates on the collaboration between the University of Huddersfield and South West Yorkshire Partnership N... Read More about Medicine with Respect (MWR) Phase 1: implementing a pathway toward competency in medicine administration for mental health nurses.

Developing environmental supply chain performance measures (2010)
Journal Article
Shaw, S., Grant, D. B., & Mangan, J. (2010). Developing environmental supply chain performance measures. Benchmarking, 17(3), 320-339. https://doi.org/10.1108/14635771011049326

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review extant literature and present a proposed research agenda to examine whether environmental, i.e. green performance measures, can be integrated within an existing supply chain performance framework, expl... Read More about Developing environmental supply chain performance measures.

Migration (2010)
Book Chapter
French, R. (2010). Migration. In Hide (48 - 56). Humber Mouth Hull City Arts

Short story about bereavement, set in Far Ings Nature Reserve. A Humber Mouth Special Commission, published by Humber Mouth Hull City Arts, June 2010.

It's not their job to soldier: distinguishing civilian and military in soldiers' and interpreters' accounts of peacekeeping in 1990s Bosnia-Herzegovina (2010)
Journal Article
Baker, C. (2010). It's not their job to soldier: distinguishing civilian and military in soldiers' and interpreters' accounts of peacekeeping in 1990s Bosnia-Herzegovina. Journal of War and Culture Studies, 3(1), 137-150. https://doi.org/10.1386/jwcs.3.1.137_1

Peacekeeping operations throw the use of specialized military forces and the aim of accomplishing change in a civilian environment into contradiction. Organizations with cultures that facilitate warfighting have to reorient themselves towards achievi... Read More about It's not their job to soldier: distinguishing civilian and military in soldiers' and interpreters' accounts of peacekeeping in 1990s Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Social inhibition of return (2010)
Journal Article
Skarratt, P. A., Cole, G. G., & Kingstone, A. (2010). Social inhibition of return. Acta Psychologica, 134(1), 48-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.12.003

Responses to a target stimulus can be slower when it appears in the same rather than a different location to a previous event, an effect known as inhibition of return (IOR). Recently, it has been shown that when two people alternate responses to a ta... Read More about Social inhibition of return.

Regulation of autophagy by ATF4 in response to severe hypoxia (2010)
Journal Article
Rzymski, T., Milani, M., Pike, L., Buffa, F., Mellor, H. R., Winchester, L., Pires, I., Hammond, E., Ragoussis, I., & Harris, A. L. (2010). Regulation of autophagy by ATF4 in response to severe hypoxia. Oncogene, 29(31), 4424-4435. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2010.191

Activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) is a transcription factor induced under severe hypoxia and a component of the PERK pathway involved in the unfolded protein response (UPR), a process that protects cells from the negative consequences of endop... Read More about Regulation of autophagy by ATF4 in response to severe hypoxia.

Prediction of depression in late pregnancy (2010)
Journal Article
Jomeen, J., & Martin, C. (2010). Prediction of depression in late pregnancy. Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, 13(3), A186. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1098-3015%2810%2972908-9

Many countries in the South are in deep crises. The crises have spread despair. There is a danger of forgetting altogether the South's spectacular economic and social sprint for two generations since 1950. There was no parallel in the past to this up... Read More about Prediction of depression in late pregnancy.

Like Bees to Honey (2010)
Book
Smailes, C. (2010). Like Bees to Honey. London: HarperCollins Publishers

From publisher: Nina, her son Christopher in tow, flies to Malta for one last visit with her aging parents. Her previous attempt to see them ended in tears. Disowned for falling pregnant while at university in England, she was not allowed into th... Read More about Like Bees to Honey.