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Supporting disabled student nurses from registration to qualification: a review of the United Kingdom (UK) literature. (2011)
Journal Article
Storr, H., Wray, J., & Draper, P. (2011). Supporting disabled student nurses from registration to qualification: a review of the United Kingdom (UK) literature. Nurse education today, 31(8), e29-e33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.11.022

This paper reviews the UK evidence in relation to support for disabled student nurses from admission to qualification. The review was undertaken with a view to informing the provision of more effective support for disabled student nurses both within... Read More about Supporting disabled student nurses from registration to qualification: a review of the United Kingdom (UK) literature..

Prostate cancer stem cells: do they have a basal or luminal phenotype? (2011)
Journal Article
Maitland, N. J., Frame, F. M., Polson, E. S., Lewis, J. L., & Collins, A. T. (2011). Prostate cancer stem cells: do they have a basal or luminal phenotype?. Hormones and Cancer, 2(1), 47-61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-010-0058-y

The prostate is a luminal secretory tissue whose function is regulated by male sex hormones. Castration produces involution of the prostate to a reversible basal state, and as the majority of prostate cancers also have a luminal phenotype, drug-induc... Read More about Prostate cancer stem cells: do they have a basal or luminal phenotype?.

Objective measures of physical capability and subsequent health: A systematic review (2011)
Journal Article
Cooper, R., Kuh, D., Cooper, C., Gale, C. R., Lawlor, D. A., Matthews, F., & Hardy, R. (2011). Objective measures of physical capability and subsequent health: A systematic review. Age and ageing, 40(1), 14-23. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afq117

Background: measures of physical capability may be predictive of subsequent health, but existing published studies have not been systematically reviewed. We hypothesised that weaker grip strength, slower walking speed and chair rising and shorter sta... Read More about Objective measures of physical capability and subsequent health: A systematic review.

A European perspective on population studies of dementia (2011)
Journal Article
Brayne, C., Stephan, B. C., & Matthews, F. E. (2011). A European perspective on population studies of dementia. Alzheimer's & dementia, 7(1), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.12.003

The change in the world's age demographics and the predicted rise in the incidence of age-related diseases, including dementia, is a source of major public health concern. Major research effort in both the United States and Europe has been targeted t... Read More about A European perspective on population studies of dementia.

Epidemiological neuropathology: The MRC cognitive function and aging study experience (2011)
Journal Article
Wharton, S. B., Brayne, C., Savva, G. M., Matthews, F. E., Forster, G., Simpson, J., Lace, G., & Ince, P. G. (2011). Epidemiological neuropathology: The MRC cognitive function and aging study experience. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 25(2), 359-372. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2011-091402

We here describe the study-design major findings from the neuropathological component of the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Aging Study (MRC CFAS). MRC CFAS is a population-representative study of aging and health including more than... Read More about Epidemiological neuropathology: The MRC cognitive function and aging study experience.

Terminal decline from within- and between-person perspectives, accounting for incident dementia (2011)
Journal Article
Piccinin, A. M., Muniz, G., Matthews, F. E., & Johansson, B. (2011). Terminal decline from within- and between-person perspectives, accounting for incident dementia. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 66 B(4), 391-401. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbr010

Objective. The terminal cognitive decline hypothesis has been debated for almost 50 years. This hypothesis implies a change in rate of decline within an individual. Therefore, we examine the hypothesis from a within-person perspective using a time to... Read More about Terminal decline from within- and between-person perspectives, accounting for incident dementia.

Joint modeling of longitudinal change and survival (2011)
Journal Article
Terrera, G. M., Piccinin, A. M., Johansson, B., Matthews, F., & Hofer, S. M. (2011). Joint modeling of longitudinal change and survival. GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry, 24(4), 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9647/a000047

Joint longitudinal-survival models are useful when repeated measures and event time data are available and possibly associated. The application of this joint model in aging research is relatively rare, albeit particularly useful, when there is the po... Read More about Joint modeling of longitudinal change and survival.

Information and communication technology in Cyprus primary schools : a study of the integration process, teachers' use, and the influential factors (2011)
Thesis
Michaelides, M. Information and communication technology in Cyprus primary schools : a study of the integration process, teachers' use, and the influential factors. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215537

Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and specifically computer technology, was abruptly introduced in Cyprus primary schools in the early 1990s without ensuring that the facilitating conditions for its unhindered infusion into education’s... Read More about Information and communication technology in Cyprus primary schools : a study of the integration process, teachers' use, and the influential factors.

The development and course of heart failure after a myocardial infarction (2011)
Thesis
Torabi, A. The development and course of heart failure after a myocardial infarction. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213583

Introduction: Robust epidemiological data on the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) are hard to find, but synthesis of data from a number of sources indicates that the average hospital in the UK should admit about two patients with a first MI an... Read More about The development and course of heart failure after a myocardial infarction.

Surfactant properties of corrosion inhibitors (2011)
Thesis
El Moaty, I. S. Surfactant properties of corrosion inhibitors. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213043

Corrosion is one of the most common, costly and widespread industrial problems in the oil and gas production industry. Surfactant addition is one of many ways to inhibit the corrosion of metals, especially on hard-to-reach surfaces such as the inside... Read More about Surfactant properties of corrosion inhibitors.

Roles of coagulation factor XIII in the functions of blood platelets (2011)
Thesis
Magwenzi, S. G. Roles of coagulation factor XIII in the functions of blood platelets. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212965

Activated blood coagulation factor XIII (FXIIIa) is a transglutaminase that stabilises fibrin clots and associates with platelets. In the present study, the role of factor XIII (FXIII) in modulating physiological platelet functional responses includi... Read More about Roles of coagulation factor XIII in the functions of blood platelets.

Understanding primary school teachers' professional development needs for fostering inclusion in Cyprus (2011)
Thesis
Gerosimou, E. Understanding primary school teachers' professional development needs for fostering inclusion in Cyprus. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212856

The aim of this study was to develop an understanding about primary school teachers' professional development needs, for fostering inclusion in Cyprus. The study focused on teachers' experiences and the meanings that they hold about them. In particul... Read More about Understanding primary school teachers' professional development needs for fostering inclusion in Cyprus.

Conservation of freshwater biodiversity in key areas of the Colombian Amazon (2011)
Thesis
Portocarrero Aya, M. Conservation of freshwater biodiversity in key areas of the Colombian Amazon. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212051

Freshwater ecosystems maintain incredible ecological processes that support millions of species, including human beings. Important goods and services ranging from food and building materials to water cleansing, flood and erosion control, cycling of n... Read More about Conservation of freshwater biodiversity in key areas of the Colombian Amazon.

Military transformation on the Korean Peninsula : technology versus geography (2011)
Thesis
Lee, S. H. Military transformation on the Korean Peninsula : technology versus geography. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211980

This thesis provides an explanation of one RMA issue: the effectiveness of contemporary military technology against tough geography, based upon case studies in the Korean peninsula. The originality of the thesis is that it will provide a sound insigh... Read More about Military transformation on the Korean Peninsula : technology versus geography.

Hong Kong secondary schools music education with special reference to changing curricula in the years of 1998 to 2009 (2011)
Thesis
Chan, M. Y.-H. Hong Kong secondary schools music education with special reference to changing curricula in the years of 1998 to 2009. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211954

The thesis explores issues relating to the secondary music examination curriculum in Hong Kong between 1998 and 2009. In 1998 the number of candidates taking ABRSM and TCL examinations was 50406 but HKALE and HKCEE, the candidate numbers were 18 at A... Read More about Hong Kong secondary schools music education with special reference to changing curricula in the years of 1998 to 2009.

Assessment and improvement of access and quality in lower gastrointestinal endoscopy (2011)
Thesis
Maslekar, S. Assessment and improvement of access and quality in lower gastrointestinal endoscopy. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211914

Quality assurance in lower gastrointestinal endoscopy (LGE) is gaining increasing attention. Simultaneously, there is an increasing demand for LGE. The overall aims of this thesis were to identify methods of improving both the availability and the te... Read More about Assessment and improvement of access and quality in lower gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Do punitive ostracism experiences add to our understanding of obsessive compulsive beliefs and their relationship to obsessive compulsive symptoms?: an exploratory study and pilot of a new measure (2011)
Thesis
Middleton, S. E. Do punitive ostracism experiences add to our understanding of obsessive compulsive beliefs and their relationship to obsessive compulsive symptoms?: an exploratory study and pilot of a new measure. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211869

This study makes a case for a biopsychosocial model of OCD that draws together fragmented bodies of evidence and understandings from different academic fields. Evidence for biological and psychological contributions to the aetiology and maintenance o... Read More about Do punitive ostracism experiences add to our understanding of obsessive compulsive beliefs and their relationship to obsessive compulsive symptoms?: an exploratory study and pilot of a new measure.

Management of in-store replenishment systems : an exploratory study of European retailers (2011)
Thesis
Trautrims, A. Management of in-store replenishment systems : an exploratory study of European retailers. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211390

This thesis explores the management of in-store replenishment systems in retail companies. Making products available is at the core of the retail business. When a product is out-of-stock, consumers respond in different ways, eventually resulting in a... Read More about Management of in-store replenishment systems : an exploratory study of European retailers.

Biomechanics and quality of life in transtibial amputees during and following rehabilitation : a longitudinal study (2011)
Thesis
Barnett, C. T. (. T. Biomechanics and quality of life in transtibial amputees during and following rehabilitation : a longitudinal study. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211375

Following surgery, amputees must re-learn how to perform various movement tasks using altered lower limb mechanics. In order to optimise the process of re-learning these tasks and inform rehabilitation practice, an understanding of the longitudinal a... Read More about Biomechanics and quality of life in transtibial amputees during and following rehabilitation : a longitudinal study.

Roles of coagulation factor XIII in the functions of blood platelets (2011)
Thesis
Magwenzi, S. G. Roles of coagulation factor XIII in the functions of blood platelets. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211076

Haemostasis is initiated following blood vessel injury to preclude loss of blood. It involves concerted actions of blood platelets and soluble coagulation factors in forming blood clots at sites of vascular injury. Platelets are recruited from flowin... Read More about Roles of coagulation factor XIII in the functions of blood platelets.