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Characteristics, Interventions, and Outcomes of Women Who Used a Birthing Pool: A Prospective Observational Study (2012)
Journal Article
Burns, E. E., Boulton, M. G., Cluett, E., Cornelius, V. R., & Smith, L. A. (2012). Characteristics, Interventions, and Outcomes of Women Who Used a Birthing Pool: A Prospective Observational Study. Birth, 39(3), 192-202. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-536X.2012.00548.x

Background: Birthing pools are integrated into maternity care in the United Kingdom and are a popular care option for women in midwifery-led units and at home. The objective of this study was to describe and compare maternal characteristics, intrapar... Read More about Characteristics, Interventions, and Outcomes of Women Who Used a Birthing Pool: A Prospective Observational Study.

Social Capital and Community Group Participation: Examining 'Bridging' and 'Bonding' in the Context of a Healthy Living Centre in the UK (2012)
Journal Article
Kirkby-Geddes, E., King, N., & Bravington, A. (2013). Social Capital and Community Group Participation: Examining 'Bridging' and 'Bonding' in the Context of a Healthy Living Centre in the UK. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 23(4), 271-285. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2118

Social capital has been widely advocated as a way of understanding and building community participation in the interest of health improvement. However, the concept as proposed by Putnam, has been criticised for presenting an overly romanticised accou... Read More about Social Capital and Community Group Participation: Examining 'Bridging' and 'Bonding' in the Context of a Healthy Living Centre in the UK.

Risk estimation of cardiovascular patients using Weka (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bohacik, J., Davis, D., & Benedikovic, M. Risk estimation of cardiovascular patients using Weka. Presented at International Conference on Open Source Software in Education, Research and IT Solution, Zilina, Slovakia

Cardiovascular diseases remain the most prevalent cause of deaths worldwideand their prevention requires major life-style changes using limited health-care resources.Remote decision support for cardiovascular patients seems to allow them to lead a pr... Read More about Risk estimation of cardiovascular patients using Weka.

Introduction to Dee Brown's "Folktales of the Native American" (2012)
Book Chapter
Porter, J. (2012). Introduction to Dee Brown's "Folktales of the Native American". In Folktales of the Native American. Folio Society

An up to the minute introduction to one of the great classics of American ethnography reissued and beautifully illustrated by the Folio Society.

Neuropathological profile of mild cognitive impairment from a population perspective (2012)
Journal Article
Stephan, B. C., Matthews, F. E., Hunter, S., Savva, G. M., Bond, J., McKeith, I. G., Ince, P., & Brayne, C. (2012). Neuropathological profile of mild cognitive impairment from a population perspective. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 26(3), 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0b013e31822fc24d

Whether the neuropathological profile of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) reflects an intermediate state between normal aging and dementia is not clear. Identifying which phenomena initiate disease and which occur secondary to the neuropathological pr... Read More about Neuropathological profile of mild cognitive impairment from a population perspective.

Proteomic identification and validation of biomarkers associated with resistance to radiotherapy in breast cancer (2012)
Thesis
ElFadl, D. Proteomic identification and validation of biomarkers associated with resistance to radiotherapy in breast cancer. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218629

Background:
Breast cancer is an important health issue. The majority of patients present with early stage cancer and are therefore candidates for breast conserving surgery and radiotherapy. A proportion will suffer from local recurrence, which may b... Read More about Proteomic identification and validation of biomarkers associated with resistance to radiotherapy in breast cancer.

Women in management : identifying constraints on progression into senior management in the public sector in Saudi Arabia (2012)
Thesis
Abalkhail, J. M. A. Women in management : identifying constraints on progression into senior management in the public sector in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217149

Within a global context of huge social, political and economic changes, this research explores the phenomenon of female under-representation in senior management in the public sector in Saudi Arabia. In recent years, the participation of women in the... Read More about Women in management : identifying constraints on progression into senior management in the public sector in Saudi Arabia.

Laser structuring of materials for biomedical applications (2012)
Thesis
Haq, B. S. Laser structuring of materials for biomedical applications. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215953

Laser processing methods have become very appealing for the fabrication of micro/nano structures. To fabricate 3D structures with high resolution and
arbitrary complexity, several material deposition processes are in use. By using appropriate mouldi... Read More about Laser structuring of materials for biomedical applications.

The psychology of anterior cruciate ligament injury rehabilitation amongst professional rugby union players (2012)
Thesis
Carson, F. The psychology of anterior cruciate ligament injury rehabilitation amongst professional rugby union players. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215624

[From the introduction:]
Within professional contact sports, injury has been reported frequently by athletes as causing stress (Anshel, 2001; Noblet & Gifford, 2002). Particularly within rugby union where injury has been reported as one of the top f... Read More about The psychology of anterior cruciate ligament injury rehabilitation amongst professional rugby union players.

Lower limb ischaemia and its treatment : the impact on physical function, balance and quality of life (2012)
Thesis
Mockford, K. A. (. A. Lower limb ischaemia and its treatment : the impact on physical function, balance and quality of life. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214748

Improving functional outcomes of elderly, high risk, populations is of enormous public health importance with both high social and economic value. Lower limb ischaemia is a chronic and disabling condition with increasing prevalence among elderly popu... Read More about Lower limb ischaemia and its treatment : the impact on physical function, balance and quality of life.

Molecular imaging of gene transduction in cardiac transplantation (2012)
Thesis
Rao, V. P. Molecular imaging of gene transduction in cardiac transplantation. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214665

This thesis is based on a series of experiments aimed at designing a model of gene transfer to the transplanted heart. The use of viral vector-based gene therapy to target pathological processes following cardiac transplantation faces many challenges... Read More about Molecular imaging of gene transduction in cardiac transplantation.

The use of knowledge discovery databases in the identification of patients with colorectal cancer (2012)
Thesis
Cowley, J. B. The use of knowledge discovery databases in the identification of patients with colorectal cancer. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214496

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common forms of malignancy with 35,000 new patients diagnosed annually within the UK. Survival figures show that outcomes are less favourable within the UK when compared with the USA and Europe with 1 in 4 patient... Read More about The use of knowledge discovery databases in the identification of patients with colorectal cancer.

Proteomic identification of putative biomarkers of radiotherapy resistance (2012)
Thesis
Scaife, L. Proteomic identification of putative biomarkers of radiotherapy resistance. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214086

Background
Currently, tumour response to radiotherapy cannot be predicted meaning that those patients with tumours resistant to the therapy endure the harmful side effects associated with ionising radiation in the absence of therapeutic gain. The ai... Read More about Proteomic identification of putative biomarkers of radiotherapy resistance.

Mathematical modelling of bone remodelling at the cellular level and the interaction between myeloma cells and the bone microenvironment (2012)
Thesis
Ji, B. (. Mathematical modelling of bone remodelling at the cellular level and the interaction between myeloma cells and the bone microenvironment. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213597

After an initial phase of growth and development, bone undergoes a continuous cycle of repair, renewal and optimization, by a process termed remodelling. Bone remodelling is the coordinated processes of resorption by osteoclasts and formation by oste... Read More about Mathematical modelling of bone remodelling at the cellular level and the interaction between myeloma cells and the bone microenvironment.

An exploration of the internal/external brand orientations of David Cameron’s Conservative Party (2012)
Thesis
Pich, C. An exploration of the internal/external brand orientations of David Cameron’s Conservative Party. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213476

The majority of research in political branding has tended to adopt a measurable, singular, quantitative approach (French and Smith 2010; Schneider 2004). Furthermore research in this area deserves more attention (Peng and Hack 2009; Rawson 2007; Schn... Read More about An exploration of the internal/external brand orientations of David Cameron’s Conservative Party.

Genetic factors affecting establishment during invasions : the introduction of the topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) and the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Europe (2012)
Thesis
Simon, A. Genetic factors affecting establishment during invasions : the introduction of the topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) and the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Europe. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213470

The study of biological invasions is a major research topic, both because of the ecological and economical damage caused by invasive species and also as a great natural experiment to study evolutionary responses of non-native populations to their new... Read More about Genetic factors affecting establishment during invasions : the introduction of the topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) and the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Europe.

Development of Monte-Carlo simulations for III-V semiconductors employing an analytic band-structure (2012)
Thesis
Naylor, D. R. (. R. Development of Monte-Carlo simulations for III-V semiconductors employing an analytic band-structure. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213458

The thesis is primarily concerned with the III-V-N semiconductors Gallium Nitride (GaN) and the dilute nitride Gallium Nitrogen Arsenide (GaNAs) and the effect that the band structure has on electron transport in these materials. Ensemble Monte-Carlo... Read More about Development of Monte-Carlo simulations for III-V semiconductors employing an analytic band-structure.

Interactions between sources of alignment in human spatial learning (2012)
Thesis
Carter, P. Interactions between sources of alignment in human spatial learning. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213436

Without the ability to learn about the world around us, and the relative location of objects within it, we would be unable to make our way from one location or goal to another. This ability to learn spatially and navigate is essential and therefore s... Read More about Interactions between sources of alignment in human spatial learning.