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Towards a sociology of 10–12 year olds? Emerging methodological issues in the ‘new’ social studies of childhood (2012)
Journal Article
McNamee, S., & Seymour, J. (2013). Towards a sociology of 10–12 year olds? Emerging methodological issues in the ‘new’ social studies of childhood. Childhood, 20(2), 156-168. https://doi.org/10.1177/0907568212461037

This article reports on an analysis of 320 empirical research articles published between 1993 and 2010 in three of the leading ‘childhood’ journals. The study looked to establish the potential samples used in accounts of empirical research studies wi... Read More about Towards a sociology of 10–12 year olds? Emerging methodological issues in the ‘new’ social studies of childhood.

Panic (2012)
Book
Tester, K. (2012). Panic. Routledge

Impending environmental catastrophe, threat of terrorism, viruses both biological and virtual, disease: there seem to be so many reasons to panic today. But what is panic and why does it happen? This book uses a range of literature from sociology, cu... Read More about Panic.

Values, priorities and responses: Comparing English headteachers' and Hong Kong principals' perceptions of their work (2012)
Journal Article
Bottery, M., Ngai, G., Wong, P. M., & Wong, P. H. (2013). Values, priorities and responses: Comparing English headteachers' and Hong Kong principals' perceptions of their work. School Leadership and Management, 33(1), 43-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2012.740798

This article investigates the perceptions of English headteachers and Hong Kong principals on the kinds of pressures that they believed affected the way they did their job, and in particular the degree to which they felt their governments were affect... Read More about Values, priorities and responses: Comparing English headteachers' and Hong Kong principals' perceptions of their work.

The Head and Neck Anatomy of Sea Turtles (Cryptodira: Chelonioidea) and Skull Shape in Testudines (2012)
Journal Article
Jones, M. E., Werneburg, I., Curtis, N., Penrose, R., O'Higgins, P., Fagan, M. J., & Evans, S. E. (2012). The Head and Neck Anatomy of Sea Turtles (Cryptodira: Chelonioidea) and Skull Shape in Testudines. PLoS ONE, 7(11), Article e47852. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047852

Background: Sea turtles (Chelonoidea) are a charismatic group of marine reptiles that occupy a range of important ecological roles. However, the diversity and evolution of their feeding anatomy remain incompletely known. Methodology/Principal Finding... Read More about The Head and Neck Anatomy of Sea Turtles (Cryptodira: Chelonioidea) and Skull Shape in Testudines.

Writing Wales, from the Renaissance to Romanticism (2012)
Book
Mottram, S., & Prescott, S. (2012). S. Prescott, & S. Mottram (Eds.), Writing Wales, from the Renaissance to Romanticism. Routledge

Writing Wales explores representations of Wales in English and Welsh literatures written across a broad sweep of history, from the union of Wales with England in 1536 to the beginnings of its industrialization at the turn of the nineteenth century. T... Read More about Writing Wales, from the Renaissance to Romanticism.

Co-gasification of crude glycerol with lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced syngas production (2012)
Journal Article
Skoulou, V. K., & Zabaniotou, A. A. (2013). Co-gasification of crude glycerol with lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced syngas production. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 99, 110-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2012.10.015

The present work concerns the co-gasification of crude glycerol (CG), a by-product of biodiesel industry, with locally available lignocellulosic biomass aiming at the production of syngas and further promotion of power production in dedicated bioener... Read More about Co-gasification of crude glycerol with lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced syngas production.

Exploring the psychological processes underlying touch: lessons from the Alexander Technique (2012)
Journal Article
Jones, T., & Glover, L. (2014). Exploring the psychological processes underlying touch: lessons from the Alexander Technique. Clinical psychology and psychotherapy : an international journal of theory & practice, 21(2), 140-153. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.1824

The experience of touch is significant; both in its positive implications and in how it attracts caution and controversy. Accordingly, physical contact within psychological therapy has been shown to improve well-being and the therapeutic relationship... Read More about Exploring the psychological processes underlying touch: lessons from the Alexander Technique.

Plunging fireworks: why do infalling galaxies light up on the outskirts of clusters? (2012)
Journal Article
Mahajan, S., Raychaudhury, S., & Pimbblet, K. A. (2012). Plunging fireworks: why do infalling galaxies light up on the outskirts of clusters?. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427(2), 1252-1265. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.22059.x

Integrated star formation rate (SFR) and specific star formation rate (SFR/M*), derived from the spectroscopic data obtained by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) data release 4 (DR4), are used to show that the star formation activity in galaxies (M... Read More about Plunging fireworks: why do infalling galaxies light up on the outskirts of clusters?.

Theoretical and experimental study of bubbly gas-water two phase flows through a Universal Venturi Tube (UVT) (2012)
Journal Article
Hasan, A. H. A. M., Hadawey, A., Al-Wahaibi, Y., Abdul-Karem, W., & Al-Raheem, K. F. (2012). Theoretical and experimental study of bubbly gas-water two phase flows through a Universal Venturi Tube (UVT). International journal of information and education technology, 2(1), 43-58

Unlike single phase flows, the relationship between the phase flow rate and the pressure drop across a differential pressure device (e.g. Venturi) in multiphase flow measurements is not simple and should include the phase volume fractions or the mass... Read More about Theoretical and experimental study of bubbly gas-water two phase flows through a Universal Venturi Tube (UVT).

A glimpse into nursing discursive behaviour in interprofessional online learning (2012)
Journal Article
Loke, J. C.-F., Coluquhoun, D., & Lee, K. W. (2012). A glimpse into nursing discursive behaviour in interprofessional online learning. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 3(3), 67 -79. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v3n3p67

Background: The importance of interprofessional learning to provide quality patient care has resulted in the increasing use of asynchronous computer mediated conferencing in healthcare programmes within universities. The asynchronicity based on typed... Read More about A glimpse into nursing discursive behaviour in interprofessional online learning.

Are investors willing to sacrifice cash for morality? (2012)
Journal Article
Berry, R. H., & Yeung, F. (2013). Are investors willing to sacrifice cash for morality?. Journal of Business Ethics, 117(3), 477-492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1529-6

The paper uses questionnaire responses provided by a sample of ethical investors to investigate willingness to sacrifice ethical considerations for financial reward. The paper examines the amount of financial reward necessary to cause an ethical inve... Read More about Are investors willing to sacrifice cash for morality?.

Main group coordination chemistry at low temperatures: A review of matrix isolated Group 12 to Group 18 complexes (2012)
Journal Article
Young, N. (2013). Main group coordination chemistry at low temperatures: A review of matrix isolated Group 12 to Group 18 complexes. Coordination chemistry reviews, 257(42891), 956 - 1010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2012.10.013

The available data on main group (Groups 12-18) Lewis acid-base, donor-acceptor, charge-transfer andvan der Waals complexes stabilised by matrix isolation techniques are presented, tabulated and evaluatedin conjunction with data from complementary ga... Read More about Main group coordination chemistry at low temperatures: A review of matrix isolated Group 12 to Group 18 complexes.

Private companies, culture and place in the development of Hull's maritime business sector, c.1860-1914 (2012)
Book Chapter
Barnard, M. G., & Starkey, D. J. (2012). Private companies, culture and place in the development of Hull's maritime business sector, c.1860-1914. In G. Harlaftis, S. Tenold, & J. M. Valdaliso (Eds.), The World’s Key Industry : History and Economics of International Shipping (200-219). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137003751_12

Skip Fischer has suggested that maritime historians often fail to situate their studies ‘within the broader debates that animate discussion and research in the larger [historical] profession’. While this may be true of many branches of the history di... Read More about Private companies, culture and place in the development of Hull's maritime business sector, c.1860-1914.

The neuropathological profile of mild cognitive impairment (MCI): A systematic review (2012)
Journal Article
Stephan, B. C., Hunter, S., Harris, D., Llewellyn, D. J., Siervo, M., Matthews, F. E., & Brayne, C. (2012). The neuropathological profile of mild cognitive impairment (MCI): A systematic review. Molecular Psychiatry, 17(11), 1056-1076. https://doi.org/10.1038/mp.2011.147

Whether mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has a distinct neuropathological profile that reflects an intermediate state between no cognitive impairment and dementia is not clear. Identifying which biological events occur at the earliest stage of progres... Read More about The neuropathological profile of mild cognitive impairment (MCI): A systematic review.

Islamic diplomatic law and international diplomatic law : a quest for compatibility (2012)
Thesis
Ismail, M.-B. A. (2012). Islamic diplomatic law and international diplomatic law : a quest for compatibility. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214601

Most literatures on international law have been observed to neglect or give scanty attention to the contribution of Islamic law towards the development of modern international law, particularly the principles relating to the diplomatic immunity and p... Read More about Islamic diplomatic law and international diplomatic law : a quest for compatibility.

Impairment of assets : an empirical investigation (2012)
Thesis
Andrews, R. C. (2012). Impairment of assets : an empirical investigation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214566

Asset impairment is a relatively new term in the corporate reporting arena. However, the concept of asset impairment relates closely to that of an asset write-down. Asset write-downs historically have been a feature of corporate reporting for many ye... Read More about Impairment of assets : an empirical investigation.

Perceptions of airline website credibility: an Egyptian perspective (2012)
Thesis
Elsantil, Y. G. E. (2012). Perceptions of airline website credibility: an Egyptian perspective. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214485

A website’s perceived credibility is a critical issue for consumers when making an online purchase. In general, customers prefer not to purchase items on websites until they feel confident in their credibility. This is critical for Egyptian users as... Read More about Perceptions of airline website credibility: an Egyptian perspective.

Male gamete morphology in relation to swimming velocity and fertilisation microenvironment (2012)
Thesis
Simpson, J. L. (2012). Male gamete morphology in relation to swimming velocity and fertilisation microenvironment. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214148

The heterogeneity of spermatozoa has been widely used to inform phylogenetic relationships among taxa, yet the reason such diversity has evolved, in relation to the sperms primary functional role in fertilisation and reproduction, is not well underst... Read More about Male gamete morphology in relation to swimming velocity and fertilisation microenvironment.

Optimising outcomes in the treatment of lower limb varicose veins (2012)
Thesis
Mekako, A. (2012). Optimising outcomes in the treatment of lower limb varicose veins. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214091

Varicose veins are dilated and tortuous subcutaneous veins, which affect a significant proportion of adults. They cause physical and emotional symptoms, and affect quality of life in sufferers. The management of varicose veins has evolved since the e... Read More about Optimising outcomes in the treatment of lower limb varicose veins.