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Magnetoresistance signature of resonant states in electromigrated Ni nanocontacts (2011)
Journal Article
Beaufrand, J. B., Dayen, J. F., Kemp, N. T., Sokolov, A., & Doudin, B. (2011). Magnetoresistance signature of resonant states in electromigrated Ni nanocontacts. Applied physics letters, 98(14), 142504-1 - 142504-3. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3576939

Fundamental insight is reported into magnetoresistance properties of ballistic-type atomic size Ni nanojunctions obtained at low temperatures. Feedback-controlled electromigration was used to reveal the ballistic nature of the transport and stabilize... Read More about Magnetoresistance signature of resonant states in electromigrated Ni nanocontacts.

Determination of molecular vibrational state energies using the ab initio semiclassical initial value representation: application to formaldehyde (2011)
Journal Article
Wong, S. Y. Y., Benoit, D. M., Lewerenz, M., Brown, A., & Roy, P.-N. (2011). Determination of molecular vibrational state energies using the ab initio semiclassical initial value representation: application to formaldehyde. The Journal of chemical physics, 134(9), Article 094110. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3553179

We have demonstrated the use of ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) trajectories to compute the vibrational energy levels of molecular systems in the context of the semiclassical initial value representation (SC-IVR). A relatively low level of electr... Read More about Determination of molecular vibrational state energies using the ab initio semiclassical initial value representation: application to formaldehyde.

Islamic law and the law of armed conflict: The armed conflict in Pakistan (2011)
Book
Shah, N. A. (2011). Islamic law and the law of armed conflict: The armed conflict in Pakistan. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203830772

Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict: The Armed Conflict in Pakistan demonstrates how international law can be applied in Muslim states in a way that is compatible with Islamic law. Within this broader framework of compatible application, Niaz A... Read More about Islamic law and the law of armed conflict: The armed conflict in Pakistan.

The Response of Cranial Biomechanical Finite Element Models to Variations in Mesh Density (2011)
Journal Article
Bright, J. A., & Rayfield, E. J. (2011). The Response of Cranial Biomechanical Finite Element Models to Variations in Mesh Density. Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, 294(4), 610-620. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.21358

Finite element (FE) models provide discrete solutions to continuous problems. Therefore, to arrive at the correct solution, it is vital to ensure that FE models contain a sufficient number of elements to fully resolve all the detail encountered in a... Read More about The Response of Cranial Biomechanical Finite Element Models to Variations in Mesh Density.

Environmental Bargains: Power Struggles and Decision Making over British Columbia's and Tasmania's Old-Growth Forests (2011)
Journal Article
Affolderbach, J. (2011). Environmental Bargains: Power Struggles and Decision Making over British Columbia's and Tasmania's Old-Growth Forests. Economic geography, 87(2), 181-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1944-8287.2011.01107.x

Over the past few decades, conflicts over resources have increased in scale and intensity. They are frequently dominated by environmental nongovernmental organizations (ENGOs) that fight, boycott, lobby, and negotiate with other interest groups to pr... Read More about Environmental Bargains: Power Struggles and Decision Making over British Columbia's and Tasmania's Old-Growth Forests.

Sporopollenin capsules at fluid interfaces: Particle-stabilised emulsions and liquid marbles (2011)
Journal Article
Binks, B., Boa, A. N., Kibble, M. A., MacKenzie, G., & Rocher, A. (2011). Sporopollenin capsules at fluid interfaces: Particle-stabilised emulsions and liquid marbles. Soft matter, 7(8), 4017-4024. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sm01516d

Hollow particles of sporopollenin from spores of the plant Lycopodium clavatum have been prepared. These particles possess ionisable groups on their surface such that they become increasingly negatively charged with an increase in pH. The particles a... Read More about Sporopollenin capsules at fluid interfaces: Particle-stabilised emulsions and liquid marbles.

The association between late-life cognitive test scores and retrospective informant interview data (2011)
Journal Article
Marioni, R. E., Matthews, F. E., & Brayne, C. (2011). The association between late-life cognitive test scores and retrospective informant interview data. International Psychogeriatrics, 23(2), 274-279. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610210001201

Background: Cognitive assessment of older persons, particularly those with impairment, is hampered by measurement error and the ethical issues of testing people with dementia. A potential source of valuable information about end-of-life cognitive sta... Read More about The association between late-life cognitive test scores and retrospective informant interview data.

Integrating health promoting principles into the context of a standards based high school : an autobiographical action research case study (2011)
Thesis
Reale, V. N. (2011). Integrating health promoting principles into the context of a standards based high school : an autobiographical action research case study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218319

This thesis documents the evolution of a research journey which remains a work in progress. The primary goal of this study was to collaboratively create and lead a health promoting high school. This study has two distinct but intertwined areas of foc... Read More about Integrating health promoting principles into the context of a standards based high school : an autobiographical action research case study.

Investigating the concept, practice and strategy of human resource development in Saudi public organisations (2011)
Thesis
Battal, K. M. A. (2011). Investigating the concept, practice and strategy of human resource development in Saudi public organisations. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217291

This thesis explores how HRD is conducted in the under-researched context of the Arab Middle East, specifically in Saudi Arabian public organisations. Four research questions are addressed: how HRD is conceptualized by practitioners; what systems, pr... Read More about Investigating the concept, practice and strategy of human resource development in Saudi public organisations.

Challenges and resolutions to early years literacy approaches in two selected sites in Norway and England (2011)
Thesis
Beckley, P. (2011). Challenges and resolutions to early years literacy approaches in two selected sites in Norway and England. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215688

The study considered how contemporary global forces and drivers from international organisations led to the formulation, according to Kennedy (2006:299) of ‘universalised norms and best practices’. In order to explore this contention an aspect of pra... Read More about Challenges and resolutions to early years literacy approaches in two selected sites in Norway and England.

A new framework for the professional development and performance management of probationary constables (2011)
Thesis
Anderton, P. (2011). A new framework for the professional development and performance management of probationary constables. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212107

Policing, the enforcement of law and the keeping of order within society, is continually and increasingly under the public microscope. There are many varied and conflicting work doctrines, the control of which is partly directed by the chief officers... Read More about A new framework for the professional development and performance management of probationary constables.

Identification and functional characterization of the mitochondrial adenine nucleotide carriers of Trypanosoma brucei (2011)
Thesis
Pena Diaz, C. P. (2011). Identification and functional characterization of the mitochondrial adenine nucleotide carriers of Trypanosoma brucei. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211977

The Mitochondrial Carrier Family encloses a group of transmembrane proteins that transport metabolites across the mitochondrial inner membrane. The ADP/ATP carrier is the most widely studied MCF protein. It catalyzes the counter exchange of ADP for A... Read More about Identification and functional characterization of the mitochondrial adenine nucleotide carriers of Trypanosoma brucei.

Resource-based logistics (RBL) and logistics performance (2011)
Thesis
Karia, N. (2011). Resource-based logistics (RBL) and logistics performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211919

The increasing trends of logistics outsourcing have forced logistics service providers (LSPs) to more effectively leverage their productive resources to provide superior service performance. The current logistics literature has identified some strate... Read More about Resource-based logistics (RBL) and logistics performance.

The pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (2011)
Thesis
Fahim, A. (2011). The pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211904

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a restrictive pulmonary disorder of unknown aetiology with a relentless disease course and a median survival of 3 years after the diagnosis. It is the most common idiopathic interstitial lung disease (ILD) with... Read More about The pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

The creation of the European Environment Agency and its impact on national administrations in Germany, France and Britain (2011)
Thesis
Hoffmann, S. (2011). The creation of the European Environment Agency and its impact on national administrations in Germany, France and Britain. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211848

This thesis analyses the Europeanization of national environmental agencies by assessing the impact of the  European Environment Agency (EEA) and its main environmental information and observation network, the  Eionet, on three of its membe... Read More about The creation of the European Environment Agency and its impact on national administrations in Germany, France and Britain.

"Aquela loirinha, baixinha, não sabe dançar..." : an ethnographic account of the accomodation [i.e. accommodation] of whiteness within the discourse and practice of the Brazilian female sexual subject in Florianópolis, Brazil. (2011)
Thesis
Turner, J. T. M. (2011). "Aquela loirinha, baixinha, não sabe dançar..." : an ethnographic account of the accomodation [i.e. accommodation] of whiteness within the discourse and practice of the Brazilian female sexual subject in Florianópolis, Brazil. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211475

Performance evaluation of a micro turbo-expander for application in low-temperature solar electricity generation (2011)
Journal Article
Pei, G., Li, Y. Z., Li, J., & Ji, J. (2011). Performance evaluation of a micro turbo-expander for application in low-temperature solar electricity generation. Journal of Zhejiang University Science A, 12(3), 207-213. https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.A1000105

A micro turbo-expander capable of high working speed was specially manufactured for use in an organic Rankine cycle (ORC). A series of tests were executed to examine the performance of the machine. In the experiment, the machine was tested under diff... Read More about Performance evaluation of a micro turbo-expander for application in low-temperature solar electricity generation.

Review article: Reflux in cough and airway disease (2011)
Journal Article
Morice, A. H. (2011). Review article: Reflux in cough and airway disease. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 33(SUPPL. 1), 48-52. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.4581.x

Chronic cough was previously thought to be attributed to three main aetiologies; asthma, reflux and postnasal drip. There is little to differentiate these three different diagnoses in the patients with chronic cough in terms of histology, cytokine pr... Read More about Review article: Reflux in cough and airway disease.

Effect of the VWF promoter (GT) n repeat and single-nucleotide polymorphism c.-2527G>A on circulating von Willebrand factor levels under normal conditions (2011)
Journal Article
Hickson, N., Hampshire, D., Castaman, G., Eikenboom, J., Rodeghiero, F., Peake, I., & Goodeve, A. (2011). Effect of the VWF promoter (GT) n repeat and single-nucleotide polymorphism c.-2527G>A on circulating von Willebrand factor levels under normal conditions. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 9(3), 603-605. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.04161.x

Generalizing applied qualitative research on harm reduction: the example of a public injecting typology (2011)
Journal Article
Pearson, M., Parkin, S., & Coomber, R. (2011). Generalizing applied qualitative research on harm reduction: the example of a public injecting typology. Contemporary Drug Problems, 38(1), 61-91. https://doi.org/10.1177/009145091103800104

The small sample sizes and context-bound findings of qualitative research are commonly viewed as significant factors that limit its use (or “transferability”) in settings other than those in which the research was originally conducted. This perceived... Read More about Generalizing applied qualitative research on harm reduction: the example of a public injecting typology.