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U-SAFT⁹⁰ simulates the internal and external loads of university-level soccer match play (2012)
Thesis
Guard, A. (2012). U-SAFT⁹⁰ simulates the internal and external loads of university-level soccer match play. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213623

Motion analysis has become more prevalent in contemporary soccer research, particularly within the elite sector. The study of motion-profiles can be used for identifying patterns in soccer match performance regarding both physical and technical eleme... Read More about U-SAFT⁹⁰ simulates the internal and external loads of university-level soccer match play.

The functional morphology of insect adhesive devices and its implications for ecology (2012)
Thesis
Orchard, M. J. (2012). The functional morphology of insect adhesive devices and its implications for ecology. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213620

The aim of this thesis is to gain a better understanding of the constraints that affect insect adhesion with an emphasis on biological constraints such as plant defences against insects and the influence of abiotic factors on insect foraging. In chap... Read More about The functional morphology of insect adhesive devices and its implications for ecology.

Adaptive intelligent personalised learning (AIPL) environment (2012)
Thesis
Costello, R. (2012). Adaptive intelligent personalised learning (AIPL) environment. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213466

As individuals the ideal learning scenario would be a learning environment tailored just for how we like to learn, personalised to our requirements. This has previously been almost inconceivable given the complexities of learning, the constraints wit... Read More about Adaptive intelligent personalised learning (AIPL) environment.

Managerial tacit knowledge transfer and the mediating role of leader-member-exchange and cognitive style (2012)
Thesis
Zurina binti Abdul Hamid. (2012). Managerial tacit knowledge transfer and the mediating role of leader-member-exchange and cognitive style. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213113

The ability of an organisation to transfer knowledge is one of the key sources of competitive advantage for many of today’s organisations (Argote, 2000). New knowledge is created through interactions between explicit and tacit knowledge (Nonaka and T... Read More about Managerial tacit knowledge transfer and the mediating role of leader-member-exchange and cognitive style.

Development of a heterogeneous microwave network, fade simulation tool applicable to networks that span Europe (2012)
Thesis
Basarudin, H. (2012). Development of a heterogeneous microwave network, fade simulation tool applicable to networks that span Europe. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212936

Radio communication systems operating at microwave frequencies are strongly attenuated by hydrometeors such as rain and wet snow (sleet). Hydrometeor attenuation dominates the dynamic fading of most types of radio links operating above 10 GHz, especi... Read More about Development of a heterogeneous microwave network, fade simulation tool applicable to networks that span Europe.

New lives in the ancestral homeland: return migration from South America to mainland Japan and Okinawa (2012)
Thesis
Horikawa, N. (2012). New lives in the ancestral homeland: return migration from South America to mainland Japan and Okinawa. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212403

This work presents a study of identity formation in migrants of Japanese and Okinawan descent who relocate from countries of South America to mainland Japan and to the island prefecture of Okinawa, initially to seek economic advantage. The migrants,... Read More about New lives in the ancestral homeland: return migration from South America to mainland Japan and Okinawa.

Spatial analysis of Amphibian road mortality levels in northern Portugal country roads (2012)
Journal Article
Matos, C., Sillero, N., & Argana, E. (2012). Spatial analysis of Amphibian road mortality levels in northern Portugal country roads. Amphibia-Reptilia, 33(3-4), 469-483. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-00002850

Animal mortality caused by vehicle collisions is one of the main ecological impacts of roads. Amphibians are the most affected group and road fatalities have a significant impact on population dynamics and viability. Several studies on Iberian amphib... Read More about Spatial analysis of Amphibian road mortality levels in northern Portugal country roads.

Content Net Neutrality – A Critique (2012)
Book Chapter
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2012). Content Net Neutrality – A Critique. In H. Demir (Ed.), Luciano Floridi’s Philosophy of Technology : Critical Reflections (151-167). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4292-5_8

This Essay takes issue with two prevailing arguments. The first endorses content net neutrality while the second holds that the Internet is a public domain with the widest possible scope for freedom of expression. I argue that some value screening of... Read More about Content Net Neutrality – A Critique.

Enclosure stories: narratives from Northamptonshire (2012)
Journal Article
McDonagh, B., & Daniels, S. (2012). Enclosure stories: narratives from Northamptonshire. cultural geographies, 19(1), 107-121. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474474011427361

This paper rethinks and revises enclosure narratives, thickening the concept of enclosure by researching a particular place and period: the English Midland county of Northamptonshire in the period between the 16th and the 19th centuries. It argues th... Read More about Enclosure stories: narratives from Northamptonshire.

ICDs in end-stage heart failure (2012)
Journal Article
Pettit, S. J., Browne, S., Hogg, K. J., Connelly, D. T., Gardner, R. S., May, C. R., Macleod, U., & Mair, F. S. (2012). ICDs in end-stage heart failure. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2(2), 94-97. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000176

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) reduce mortality in selected patients with chronic heart failure but prognostic benefit is likely to attenuate with progression to end-stage heart failure. The incidence of multiple futile ICD shocks bef... Read More about ICDs in end-stage heart failure.

Making a whig empire work: Transatlantic politics and the imperial economy in Britain and British America (2012)
Journal Article
Burnard, T. (2012). Making a whig empire work: Transatlantic politics and the imperial economy in Britain and British America. William and Mary Quarterly, 69(1), 51-56. https://doi.org/10.5309/willmaryquar.69.1.0051

Mercantilism has been an important organizing concept not only for Atlantic and early American history but for the disciplines of sociology, economics, and political science as well. What do scholars mean by mercantilism? This article demonstrates th... Read More about Making a whig empire work: Transatlantic politics and the imperial economy in Britain and British America.

The afterlife of Neda Ukraden: Negotiating space and memory through popular music after the fall of Yugoslavia, 1990-2008 (2012)
Book Chapter
Baker, C. (2012). The afterlife of Neda Ukraden: Negotiating space and memory through popular music after the fall of Yugoslavia, 1990-2008. In S. Fast, & K. Pegley (Eds.), Music, Politics, and Violence (60-82). Wesleyan University Press

© 2012 Wesleyan University Press. All rights reserved. An essay by Dubravka Ugrešic tells the story of the singer "Neda U.," who "came from Sarajevo, and her songwriter, N., [who] came from Zagreb." Neda "became⋯ a Serb" during the war in Croatia whe... Read More about The afterlife of Neda Ukraden: Negotiating space and memory through popular music after the fall of Yugoslavia, 1990-2008.

Obligations in commercial contracts: a matter of law or interpretation? (2012)
Journal Article
Mitchell, C. (2012). Obligations in commercial contracts: a matter of law or interpretation?. Current Legal Problems, 65(1), 455-488. https://doi.org/10.1093/clp/cus005

English commercial contract law is undergoing its own ‘interpretative turn’. According to Lord Hoffmann, disputes concerning implied terms in contracts and the extent of the defendant’s liability for loss on breach are resolved by searching for the m... Read More about Obligations in commercial contracts: a matter of law or interpretation?.

Gender differences in appraisal and coping: an examination of the situational and dispositional hypothesis (2012)
Journal Article
Polman, R., & Nicholls, A. (2012). Gender differences in appraisal and coping: an examination of the situational and dispositional hypothesis. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 43(1), 41640

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 appraisal and coping: an examination of the situational and dispositional hypothesis.

A History of the North Atlantic Fisheries - Vol. 2: From the 1850s to the Early Twenty-First Century (2012)
Book
Starkey, D., & Heidbrink, I. (Eds.). (2012). A History of the North Atlantic Fisheries - Vol. 2: From the 1850s to the Early Twenty-First Century. Bremen: Hauschild Verlag

The fisheries have hat a profound influence on the development of human societies in the North Atlantic region. Assuming countless forms over the ages, fishing activity has ranged across the vast expanse of an ocean that comprises a myriad of complex... Read More about A History of the North Atlantic Fisheries - Vol. 2: From the 1850s to the Early Twenty-First Century.