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Multicompartment thermoresponsive gels: Does the length of the hydrophobic side group matter? (2012)
Journal Article
Ward, M. A., & Georgiou, T. K. (2013). Multicompartment thermoresponsive gels: Does the length of the hydrophobic side group matter?. Polymer chemistry, 4(6), 1893-1902. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2py21032k

Multicompartment thermoresponsive gels are novel materials with fascinating self-assembly and interesting applications. The aim of this study was to investigate for the first time the effect of the length of the alkyl side group of a hydrophobic mono... Read More about Multicompartment thermoresponsive gels: Does the length of the hydrophobic side group matter?.

Records of girlhood volume two: an anthology of Nineteenth-Century women's childhoods (2012)
Book
Sanders, V. (2012). Records of girlhood volume two: an anthology of Nineteenth-Century women's childhoods. Routledge

In this sequel to her 2000 anthology, Sanders again brings together autobiographical accounts of childhood that show women making sense of the children they were and the women they have become. The collection includes children's authors (Frances Hodg... Read More about Records of girlhood volume two: an anthology of Nineteenth-Century women's childhoods.

Abstract P2-02-03: the collagen receptor Endo180: a metastatic plasma marker in breast cancer modulated by bisphosphonate treatment (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sturge, J., Caley, M., Purshouse, K., Fonseca, A.-V., Rodriguez-Teja, M., Kogianni, G., Waxman, J., & Palmieri, C. (2012, December). Abstract P2-02-03: the collagen receptor Endo180: a metastatic plasma marker in breast cancer modulated by bisphosphonate treatment. Presented at Abstracts: Thirty-Fifth Annual CTRC‐AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium‐‐ Dec 4‐8, 2012; San Antonio, TX

PTEN protein expression in malignant pleural mesothelioma (2012)
Journal Article
Agarwal, V., Campbell, A., Beaumont, K. L., Cawkwell, L., & Lind, M. J. (2013). PTEN protein expression in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Tumor Biology, 34(2), 847-851. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13277-012-0615-9

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is associated with poor prognosis and despite recent advances in chemotherapy, the median survival is still approximately 12 months. Loss of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) protein expression may lead to constitut... Read More about PTEN protein expression in malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Exogenous and endogenous crashes as phase transitions in complex financial systems (2012)
Journal Article
Fry, J. (2012). Exogenous and endogenous crashes as phase transitions in complex financial systems. European Physical Journal B : Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 85, Article 405. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2012-30234-8

In this paper we provide a unifying framework for a set of seemingly disparate models for exogenous and endogenous shocks in complex financial systems. Markets operate by balancing intrinsic levels of risk and return. This remains true even in the mi... Read More about Exogenous and endogenous crashes as phase transitions in complex financial systems.

The 12C +12C reaction and the impact on nucleosynthesis in massive stars (2012)
Journal Article
Pignatari, M., Hirschi, R., Wiescher, M., Gallino, R., Bennett, M., Beard, M., Fryer, C., Herwig, F., Rockefeller, G., & X. Timmes, F. (2013). The 12C +12C reaction and the impact on nucleosynthesis in massive stars. The Astrophysical journal, 762(1), Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/762/1/31

Despite much effort in the past decades, the C-burning reaction rate is uncertain by several orders of magnitude, and the relative strength between the different channels 12 C( 12 C, α) 20 Ne, 12 C( 12 C, p) 23 Na, and 12 C( 12 C, n) 23 Mg is poorly... Read More about The 12C +12C reaction and the impact on nucleosynthesis in massive stars.

Active Cognitive Lifestyle Is Associated with Positive Cognitive Health Transitions and Compression of Morbidity from Age Sixty-Five (2012)
Journal Article
Marioni, R. E., Valenzuela, M. J., van den Hout, A., Brayne, C., & Matthews, F. E. (2012). Active Cognitive Lifestyle Is Associated with Positive Cognitive Health Transitions and Compression of Morbidity from Age Sixty-Five. PLoS ONE, 7(12), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050940

Background: Three factors commonly used as measures of cognitive lifestyle are education, occupation, and social engagement. This study determined the relative importance of each variable to long term cognitive health in those with and without severe... Read More about Active Cognitive Lifestyle Is Associated with Positive Cognitive Health Transitions and Compression of Morbidity from Age Sixty-Five.

The electrochemical studies of the corrosion resistance behaviour of hydroxyapatite coatings on stainless steel fabricated by electrophoretic deposition (2012)
Journal Article
Chew, K. K., Zein, S. H. S., Ahmad, A. L., McPhail, D. S., & Abdullah, M. F. (2013). The electrochemical studies of the corrosion resistance behaviour of hydroxyapatite coatings on stainless steel fabricated by electrophoretic deposition. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 19(4), 1123-1129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2012.12.008

HA was coated on stainless steel (SS) 316L by using electrophoretic deposition to impart corrosion resistance upon SS 316L. Consequently, corrosion behaviour of HA coated SS 316L deposited from applied voltages 10. V to 60. V (denoted as HA/SS316L-10... Read More about The electrochemical studies of the corrosion resistance behaviour of hydroxyapatite coatings on stainless steel fabricated by electrophoretic deposition.

Pulsed extremely low-frequency magnetic fields stimulate microvesicle release from human monocytic leukaemia cells (2012)
Journal Article
Stratton, D., Lange, S., & Inal, J. M. (2013). Pulsed extremely low-frequency magnetic fields stimulate microvesicle release from human monocytic leukaemia cells. Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 430(2), 470-475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.12.012

Microvesicles are released from cell surfaces constitutively during early apoptosis or upon activation with various stimuli including sublytic membrane attack complex (MAC). This study shows that an alternating current, pulsed, extremely low-frequenc... Read More about Pulsed extremely low-frequency magnetic fields stimulate microvesicle release from human monocytic leukaemia cells.

A problem structuring method for ecosystem-based management : the DPSIR modelling process (2012)
Journal Article
Gregory, A. J., Atkins, J. P., Burdon, D., & Elliott, M. (2018). A problem structuring method for ecosystem-based management : the DPSIR modelling process. European journal of operational research, 227(3), 558-569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.11.020

The purpose of this paper is to learn from Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) theory to inform the development of Problem Structuring Methods (PSMs) both in general and in the specific context of marine management. The focus on marine management is impor... Read More about A problem structuring method for ecosystem-based management : the DPSIR modelling process.

A pilot randomised controlled trial to reduce suffering and emotional distress in patients with advanced cancer (2012)
Journal Article
Lloyd-Williams, M., Cobb, M., O'Connor, T., Dunn, L., & Shiels, C. (2013). A pilot randomised controlled trial to reduce suffering and emotional distress in patients with advanced cancer. Journal of affective disorders, 148(1), 141 - 145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.11.013

Introduction: A pilot trial was carried out to determine if a focussed narrative interview could alleviate the components of suffering and anxiety and depression in advanced cancer patients. InterventionPatients recruited were invited to participate... Read More about A pilot randomised controlled trial to reduce suffering and emotional distress in patients with advanced cancer.

Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles: Electrospinning and calcination of hydroxyapatite/polyvinyl butyral nanofibers and growth kinetics (2012)
Journal Article
Zakaria, S. M., Sharif Zein, S. H., Othman, M. R., & Jansen, J. A. (2013). Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles: Electrospinning and calcination of hydroxyapatite/polyvinyl butyral nanofibers and growth kinetics. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 101A(7), 1977-1985. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.34506

Electrospinning of hydroxyapatite (HA)/polyvinyl butyral solution resulted in the formation of fibers with average diameter of 937-1440 nm. These fibers were converted into HA nanoparticles with size < 100 nm after undergoing calcination treatment a... Read More about Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles: Electrospinning and calcination of hydroxyapatite/polyvinyl butyral nanofibers and growth kinetics.

Válka a smilstvo: bezútešné svety Troila a Kressidy (Love and lechery: the disconsolate worlds of Troilus and Cressida) (2012)
Book Chapter
Drábek, P., & Drabek, P. (2012). Válka a smilstvo: bezútešné svety Troila a Kressidy (Love and lechery: the disconsolate worlds of Troilus and Cressida). In Shakespeare: Troilus a Kressida (14 - 33). Národní divadlo

A critical essay on William Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, written for the programme notes for David Radok's production at the National Theatre in Prague. The text discusses the play as as well as its sources and later adaptations, including sev... Read More about Válka a smilstvo: bezútešné svety Troila a Kressidy (Love and lechery: the disconsolate worlds of Troilus and Cressida).

Blue or purple? Reflections on the future of the Labour Party (2012)
Journal Article
Beech, M., & Hickson, K. (2014). Blue or purple? Reflections on the future of the Labour Party. Political Studies Review, 12(1), 75-87. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-9302.2012.00288.x

The purpose of this article is to examine the future ideological direction of the Labour party by analysing two intellectual offerings that have appeared in the post-New Labour era: ‘Blue Labour’ and The Purple Book. First, the article sets out the s... Read More about Blue or purple? Reflections on the future of the Labour Party.

Gender differences in stress, appraisal, and coping during golf putting (2012)
Journal Article
Kaiseler, M., Polman, R. C., & Nicholls, A. R. (2012). Gender differences in stress, appraisal, and coping during golf putting. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 11(3), 258-272. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197x.2013.749004

Gender differences in coping in sport have received increased attention, but cross-sectional and retrospective designs of studies have provided equivocal results and limited conclusions in the area. To address this gap, two studies were conducted inv... Read More about Gender differences in stress, appraisal, and coping during golf putting.

Brief sensations : a critical study of Mary Elizabeth Braddon's short fiction (2012)
Thesis
Hatter, J. E. (2012). Brief sensations : a critical study of Mary Elizabeth Braddon's short fiction. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220635

In recent decades, there has been an upsurge in critical attention on the life and oeuvre of Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Most of the critical output, however, relates to Braddon’s sensation novels Lady Audley’s Secret (1861) and Aurora Floyd (1862) (with... Read More about Brief sensations : a critical study of Mary Elizabeth Braddon's short fiction.

Towards the synthesis of multifunctional constructs : coupling PET and PDT for the targeted diagnosis and therapy of CXCR4 expressing tumours (2012)
Thesis
Smith, R. (2012). Towards the synthesis of multifunctional constructs : coupling PET and PDT for the targeted diagnosis and therapy of CXCR4 expressing tumours. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219918

To establish accurate and early stage tumour diagnosis, quantitative molecular imaging modalities such as positron emission tomography (PET) are being employed. Molecular probes containing a positron emitting isotope (e.g. ¹⁸F, ⁶⁴Cu) are designed to... Read More about Towards the synthesis of multifunctional constructs : coupling PET and PDT for the targeted diagnosis and therapy of CXCR4 expressing tumours.

Exploring the interplay between biography, philosophy and contextual demands : a coach’s political use of video-based feedback (2012)
Thesis
Booroff, M. (2012). Exploring the interplay between biography, philosophy and contextual demands : a coach’s political use of video-based feedback. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219158

Background: While the use of performance analysis technology has become increasingly popular in professional football, there has been little research into its pedagogical use within this context. Initial research has predominantly conformed to the po... Read More about Exploring the interplay between biography, philosophy and contextual demands : a coach’s political use of video-based feedback.

Age-associated changes to calcium handling proteins across the whole heart (2012)
Thesis
Hatch, F. S. (2012). Age-associated changes to calcium handling proteins across the whole heart. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215591

Age is a major risk factor for the development of cardiac problems. The ageing process causes significant changes to cardiac structure and function. These are linked with the elderly heart’s diminished ability to respond to cardiac demand and associa... Read More about Age-associated changes to calcium handling proteins across the whole heart.

Taxonomic, systematic, morphological and biological studies on Palaemon Weber, 1795 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) (2012)
Thesis
Ashelby, C. W. (2012). Taxonomic, systematic, morphological and biological studies on Palaemon Weber, 1795 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae). (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214945

Palaemon is a large genus of marine, brackish and freshwater shrimps and are amongst the most familiar shrimps to scientists and amateur naturalists. Despite being familiar and widely reported they remain understudied. A series of studies was conceiv... Read More about Taxonomic, systematic, morphological and biological studies on Palaemon Weber, 1795 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae).