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2-Aldiminophenoxytitanium chloride complexes: Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene (co-)polymerization behavior (2012)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., Wang, Y., Redshaw, C., Hao, X., & Sun, W. H. (2012). 2-Aldiminophenoxytitanium chloride complexes: Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene (co-)polymerization behavior. Journal of organometallic chemistry, 715, 119-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.05.048

A series of trichlorotitanium 2-aldiminophenoxylate complexes (C1-C6) was synthesized by the stoichiometric reaction of TiCl 4(THF) 2 with the potassium salts of 6-alkyl-2-aldiminophenolates derived from ligands (L1-L6) bearing a bulky benzhydryl sub... Read More about 2-Aldiminophenoxytitanium chloride complexes: Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene (co-)polymerization behavior.

An exploratory randomised controlled trial of a premises-level intervention to reduce alcohol-related harm including violence in the United Kingdom (2012)
Journal Article
Moore, S. C., Murphy, S., Moore, S. N., Brennan, I., Byrne, E., Shepherd, J., & Moore, L. (2012). An exploratory randomised controlled trial of a premises-level intervention to reduce alcohol-related harm including violence in the United Kingdom. BMC public health, 12(412), Article ARTN 412. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-412

Background To assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of a licensed premises intervention to reduce severe intoxication and disorder; to establish effect sizes and identify appropriate approaches to the development and maintenance of... Read More about An exploratory randomised controlled trial of a premises-level intervention to reduce alcohol-related harm including violence in the United Kingdom.

Storm over San Isidro: "Civic Community" and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Nineteenth Century Philippines (2012)
Journal Article
Bankoff, G. (2012). Storm over San Isidro: "Civic Community" and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Nineteenth Century Philippines. Journal of historical sociology, 25(3), 331-351. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6443.2012.01422.x

Using a detailed archival account of a typhoon?induced flood, this paper examines Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as practised in a late nineteenth century provincial town in the Philippines. Culture is an important determinant when considering DRR for... Read More about Storm over San Isidro: "Civic Community" and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Nineteenth Century Philippines.

Developing a musculoskeletal model of the primate skull: Predicting muscle activations, bite force, and joint reaction forces using multibody dynamics analysis and advanced optimisation methods (2012)
Journal Article
Shi, J., Curtis, N., Fitton, L. C., O'Higgins, P., & Fagan, M. J. (2012). Developing a musculoskeletal model of the primate skull: Predicting muscle activations, bite force, and joint reaction forces using multibody dynamics analysis and advanced optimisation methods. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 310, 21-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.06.006

An accurate, dynamic, functional model of the skull that can be used to predict muscle forces, bite forces, and joint reaction forces would have many uses across a broad range of disciplines. One major issue however with musculoskeletal analyses is t... Read More about Developing a musculoskeletal model of the primate skull: Predicting muscle activations, bite force, and joint reaction forces using multibody dynamics analysis and advanced optimisation methods.

The disproportionate high risk of HIV infection among the urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa (2012)
Journal Article
Magadi, M. A. (2013). The disproportionate high risk of HIV infection among the urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS and Behavior, 17(5), 1645-1654. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-012-0217-y

The link between HIV infection and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is rather complex and findings from previous studies remain inconsistent. While some argue that poverty increases vulnerability, existing empirical evidence largely support the vi... Read More about The disproportionate high risk of HIV infection among the urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa.

The effect of a 3-month supervised exercise programme on gait parameters of patients with peripheral arterial disease and intermittent claudication (2012)
Journal Article
King, S., Vanicek, N., Mockford, K. A., & Coughlin, P. A. (2012). The effect of a 3-month supervised exercise programme on gait parameters of patients with peripheral arterial disease and intermittent claudication. Clinical biomechanics, 27(8), 845-851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.05.002

Background The management of peripheral arterial disease with intermittent claudication includes angioplasty, pharmaceutical therapy, risk factor modification and exercise therapy. Supervised exercise programmes are used sporadically but may improve... Read More about The effect of a 3-month supervised exercise programme on gait parameters of patients with peripheral arterial disease and intermittent claudication.

Dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of post-combustion chemical absorption CO? capture plant (2012)
Journal Article
Biliyok, C., Lawal, A., Wang, M., & Seibert, F. (2012). Dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of post-combustion chemical absorption CO? capture plant. International journal of greenhouse gas control, 9, (428-445). doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.05.001. ISSN 1750-5836

Development of dynamic models for post-combustion CO? capture using monoethanolamine solvent has been reported in the literature. Such models are only validated at steady-state, which means the models can predict process performance at different oper... Read More about Dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of post-combustion chemical absorption CO? capture plant.

Romancing the ordeal : representations of pain and suffering in Middle English metrical romances (2012)
Thesis
Tasdelen, P. (2012). Romancing the ordeal : representations of pain and suffering in Middle English metrical romances. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218815

This thesis concentrates on the representations of pain and suffering in forty-five Middle English metrical romances. This excludes certain Arthurian and non-anonymous material. It comprises an introduction, five chapters, and an index of themes rela... Read More about Romancing the ordeal : representations of pain and suffering in Middle English metrical romances.

Policing internet fraud in Saudi Arabia : the mediation of risk in a theocratic society (2012)
Thesis
Algarni, A. F. (2012). Policing internet fraud in Saudi Arabia : the mediation of risk in a theocratic society. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218221

This thesis aims to contribute to current debates on the policing of Internet fraud by introducing the Saudi Arabian experience. Drawing on the findings of field research focusing on the capital city of Riyadh, this study assesses the extent to which... Read More about Policing internet fraud in Saudi Arabia : the mediation of risk in a theocratic society.

Disadvantage as impairment of the will (2012)
Thesis
Magee, S. (2012). Disadvantage as impairment of the will. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214489

This thesis argues that unfair social disadvantage is best conceived as the relative impairment of the will of the person when that will is directed towards a valuable end. That valuable end is self-realisation. The term ‘self-realisation’ signifies... Read More about Disadvantage as impairment of the will.

Rethinking the role of the Internet in sustaining democratic participation in Zimbabwe (2012)
Thesis
Mutsvairo, B. (2012). Rethinking the role of the Internet in sustaining democratic participation in Zimbabwe. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214470

Political parties have increasingly turned to computer technology since the 1980s both for internal organisational purposes as well as for direct communication with members and voters. In today’s globalised world, the growth of digital media is bring... Read More about Rethinking the role of the Internet in sustaining democratic participation in Zimbabwe.

The Royal Navy and the suppression of the Atlantic slave trade c.1807-1867 : anti-slavery, empire and identity (2012)
Thesis
Wills, M. (2012). The Royal Navy and the suppression of the Atlantic slave trade c.1807-1867 : anti-slavery, empire and identity. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214103

This thesis examines the Royal Navy’s efforts to suppress the transatlantic slave trade between 1807 and the mid-1860s. The role of the West Africa squadron in detaining slave ships embarking from the West African coast was instrumental in the transf... Read More about The Royal Navy and the suppression of the Atlantic slave trade c.1807-1867 : anti-slavery, empire and identity.

Isokinetic muscular strength and performance in youth football : relationships with age, seasonal variation and injury (2012)
Thesis
Forbes, H. S. (2012). Isokinetic muscular strength and performance in youth football : relationships with age, seasonal variation and injury. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214064

The primary aim of the current project was to investigate the isokinetic muscular strength and performance of elite male youth footballers, and the relationships with age, seasonal variation and injury. A secondary aim was to use the information gath... Read More about Isokinetic muscular strength and performance in youth football : relationships with age, seasonal variation and injury.

Estimating the international tourism demand for Egypt : 'an econometric approach' (2012)
Thesis
Nosier, S. A. H. (2012). Estimating the international tourism demand for Egypt : 'an econometric approach'. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214055

The thesis aims to identify the main factors that significantly affect tourism demand for Egypt. Both time series data and panel data are used to model and forecast tourism demand for Egypt from all origins, as well as three individual regions of ori... Read More about Estimating the international tourism demand for Egypt : 'an econometric approach'.

A study on employee choice of retirement schemes : empirical evidence from Malaysian public universities (2012)
Thesis
Tolos, H. (2012). A study on employee choice of retirement schemes : empirical evidence from Malaysian public universities. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214042

Retirement systems are generally classified into two categories, namely, defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plans. These plans differ in the method used to determine the benefits, or in the distribution of risk. While reducing the pro... Read More about A study on employee choice of retirement schemes : empirical evidence from Malaysian public universities.

The influence of knowledge sharing on performance among Malaysian public sector managers and the moderating role of individual personality (2012)
Thesis
Abdul Manaf, H. (2012). The influence of knowledge sharing on performance among Malaysian public sector managers and the moderating role of individual personality. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213603

There have been recent calls for further research into the sharing of managerial tacit knowledge to enhance individual and organisational performance. This, due to a lack of knowledge of current practices of knowledge sharing, especially in developin... Read More about The influence of knowledge sharing on performance among Malaysian public sector managers and the moderating role of individual personality.

Family caregiver responses to dementia (2012)
Thesis
Jarvis, A. T. (2012). Family caregiver responses to dementia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213557

This portfolio thesis consists of three parts: Part one is a systematic review of extant literature aiming to present an understanding of the factors associated with psychological wellbeing amongst family caregivers of individuals with dementia. P... Read More about Family caregiver responses to dementia.

A qualitative investigation of the experiences of nursing staff working in a secure personality disorder unit (2012)
Thesis
Abel, S. E. (2012). A qualitative investigation of the experiences of nursing staff working in a secure personality disorder unit. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213547

The portfolio has three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical study and a set of Appendixes. Part one A systematic literature review, reviewing the empirical literature relating to staff attitudes towards patients with a personalit... Read More about A qualitative investigation of the experiences of nursing staff working in a secure personality disorder unit.