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Aspects of the New Commonwealth immigration question and its impacts: a study in policy making and elite politics, 1968-1981 (2013)
Thesis
Nolan, M. R. (2013). Aspects of the New Commonwealth immigration question and its impacts: a study in policy making and elite politics, 1968-1981. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216052

[Author's synopsis]:
This thesis offers an analysis of policy making on aspects of the New Commonwealth immigration issue in Britain between 1968 and 1981. It concerns three formally distinct but profoundly interlocking issues: immigration control i... Read More about Aspects of the New Commonwealth immigration question and its impacts: a study in policy making and elite politics, 1968-1981.

Improving the quality of care for patients with faecal incontinence (2013)
Thesis
Hussain, Z. I. (2013). Improving the quality of care for patients with faecal incontinence. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216013

Objective:
Up to 0.5–1.0% of adults will experience varying degrees of faecal incontinence that affects their quality of life. The management of a patient with faecal incontinence is often difficult in spite of a diversity of treatment options for s... Read More about Improving the quality of care for patients with faecal incontinence.

Phenotypic and functional characterisation of regulatory T cells in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (2013)
Thesis
Drennan, S. (2013). Phenotypic and functional characterisation of regulatory T cells in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215991

Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. Despite advances in therapy, the five year survival rate remains poor. The presence of regulatory T cells (Tregs) may be a mechanism by which head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC... Read More about Phenotypic and functional characterisation of regulatory T cells in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Examination of the up-regulation and transfer of tissue factor to endothelial cells by tumour-derived microparticles (2013)
Thesis
Mah, P. M. (2013). Examination of the up-regulation and transfer of tissue factor to endothelial cells by tumour-derived microparticles. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215976

Overexpression of tissue factor and its release as microparticles is a common feature of aggressive cancer. Furthermore, increased levels of tissue factor have been detected in the tumour associated microvascular endothelial cells. The accumulation o... Read More about Examination of the up-regulation and transfer of tissue factor to endothelial cells by tumour-derived microparticles.

Impacts of ocean acidification on fitness and chemical communication in a model marine invertebrate, Nereis succinea (2013)
Thesis
Hartley, C. J. (2013). Impacts of ocean acidification on fitness and chemical communication in a model marine invertebrate, Nereis succinea. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215736

Oceanic uptake of anthropogenically produced atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) alters carbonate chemistry and increases the acidity of seawater. Current forecasts estimate the pH of our oceans will drop by 0.3-0.4 pH units by the turn of the century.... Read More about Impacts of ocean acidification on fitness and chemical communication in a model marine invertebrate, Nereis succinea.

Mitochondrial ATP production and energy-buffering in the human pathogen Trypanosoma brucei (2013)
Thesis
Gao, F. (2013). Mitochondrial ATP production and energy-buffering in the human pathogen Trypanosoma brucei. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215678

The mitochondrion plays a vital role in the cellular energy (ATP) provision of the human pathogen Trypanosoma brucei. ATP is produced in the mitochondrial matrix from ADP and inorganic phosphate by substrate-level and oxidative phosphorylation. To ma... Read More about Mitochondrial ATP production and energy-buffering in the human pathogen Trypanosoma brucei.

Involuntary retrieval from autobiographical memory and the nature of cues (2013)
Thesis
Batool, I. (2013). Involuntary retrieval from autobiographical memory and the nature of cues. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215627

The present thesis starts by exploring the possibility of eliciting involuntary autobiographical memories (ABMs) in the laboratory, as a preliminary step in studying the retrieval process of involuntary ABMs. The main aim of the thesis is to test whe... Read More about Involuntary retrieval from autobiographical memory and the nature of cues.

Video-based coaching of running technique : a case study in elite level rugby league (2013)
Thesis
Wyatt, J. (2013). Video-based coaching of running technique : a case study in elite level rugby league. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214992

Background: The use of video-based performance analysis has become an integral part of the coaching process in elite sport (James, 2006). However, despite the wide-spread use of video-based analysis by coaches, especially in elite level sport, there... Read More about Video-based coaching of running technique : a case study in elite level rugby league.

Ensemble-characterisation of satellite rainfall uncertainty and its impacts on the hydrological modelling of a sparsely gauged basin in Western Africa (2013)
Thesis
Skinner, C. J. (2013). Ensemble-characterisation of satellite rainfall uncertainty and its impacts on the hydrological modelling of a sparsely gauged basin in Western Africa. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214727

Many areas of the planet lack the infrastructure required to make accurate and timely estimations of rainfall. This problem is especially acute in sub-Saharan Africa, where a paucity of rain recording radar and sufficiently dense raingauge networks c... Read More about Ensemble-characterisation of satellite rainfall uncertainty and its impacts on the hydrological modelling of a sparsely gauged basin in Western Africa.

An empirical study of the role of emotional intelligence and effective leadership in a workplace environment of change (2013)
Thesis
Mukhuty, S. (2013). An empirical study of the role of emotional intelligence and effective leadership in a workplace environment of change. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214693

This thesis investigates the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI), leadership styles and outcomes of leadership, within the workplace environment of the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK; which is endemic with change (Allen, 2009; I... Read More about An empirical study of the role of emotional intelligence and effective leadership in a workplace environment of change.

Membrane permeation from solutions, particle dispersions and particle-stabilised emulsions (2013)
Thesis
Johnson, A. J. (2013). Membrane permeation from solutions, particle dispersions and particle-stabilised emulsions. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214551

This thesis is primarily concerned with understanding how the rate and extent of membrane permeation of a drug is affected by switching the donor delivery vehicle for different permeants and membranes. The project is funded by an industrial Collabora... Read More about Membrane permeation from solutions, particle dispersions and particle-stabilised emulsions.

Plenum window insertion loss in the presence of a line source - A scale model study (2013)
Journal Article
Tong, Y. G., & Tang, S. K. (2013). Plenum window insertion loss in the presence of a line source - A scale model study. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 133(3), 1458-1467. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4788996

The acoustical insertion losses of plenum windows installed on a building facade in the presence of a non-parallel line source are studied by using a 1:4 scaled down model in a semi-anechoic chamber in the present investigation. Two types of insertio... Read More about Plenum window insertion loss in the presence of a line source - A scale model study.

IODP Expedition 330 : drilling the Louisville Seamount Trail in the SW Pacific (2013)
Journal Article
Koppers, A. A., Yamazaki, T., Geldmacher, J., Anderson, L., Beier, C., Buchs, D. M., Chen, L. H., Cohen, B. E., Deschamps, F., Dorais, M. J., Ebuna, D., Ehmann, S., Fitton, J. G., Fulton, P. M., Ganbat, E., Gee, J. S., Hamelin, C., Hanyu, T., Hoshi, H., Kalnins, L., …Williams, R. (2013). IODP Expedition 330 : drilling the Louisville Seamount Trail in the SW Pacific. Scientific Drilling, 11-22. https://doi.org/10.5194/sd-15-11-2013

Deep-Earth convection can be understood by studying hotspot volcanoes that form where mantle plumes rise up and intersect the lithosphere, the Earth's rigid outer layer. Hotspots characteristically leave age-progressive trails of volcanoes and seamou... Read More about IODP Expedition 330 : drilling the Louisville Seamount Trail in the SW Pacific.

Geographical modelling of patient episode flows and hospital catchment populations: a case study in Northern Ireland (2013)
Journal Article
Hindle, A. J., Hindle, G. A., & Hindle, T. (2013). Geographical modelling of patient episode flows and hospital catchment populations: a case study in Northern Ireland. Health Systems, 2(1), 53-60. https://doi.org/10.1057/hs.2012.13

© 2012, Copyright © 2012, Operational Research Society Ltd. This paper describes the development of a decision support framework, which contributed to the strategic management of radical changes in hospital services in Northern Ireland. The approach... Read More about Geographical modelling of patient episode flows and hospital catchment populations: a case study in Northern Ireland.

New targets for the immunotherapy of colon cancer - Does reactive disease hold the answer (2013)
Journal Article
Boncheva, V., Bonney, S. A., Brooks, S. E., Tangney, M., O'Sullivan, G., Mirnezami, A., & Guinn, B. A. (2013). New targets for the immunotherapy of colon cancer - Does reactive disease hold the answer. Cancer Gene Therapy, 20(3), 157-168. https://doi.org/10.1038/cgt.2013.5

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in both men and women, posing a serious demographic and economic burden worldwide. In the United Kingdom, CRC affects 1 in every 20 people and it is often detected once well establ... Read More about New targets for the immunotherapy of colon cancer - Does reactive disease hold the answer.

A comparison of the quality of life of vulnerable young males with severe emotional and behaviour difficulties in a residential setting and young males in mainstream schooling: QoL of vulnerable young males (2013)
Journal Article
Carroll, D., Duffy, T., & Martin, C. R. (2014). A comparison of the quality of life of vulnerable young males with severe emotional and behaviour difficulties in a residential setting and young males in mainstream schooling: QoL of vulnerable young males. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 21(1), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12042

Accessible summary: The findings from this study reveal that the notion of anticipated and deleterious differences in quality of life (QoL) between children with severe emotional and behavioural problems and those without such difficulties is not sup... Read More about A comparison of the quality of life of vulnerable young males with severe emotional and behaviour difficulties in a residential setting and young males in mainstream schooling: QoL of vulnerable young males.

p38 alpha phosphorylates serine 258 within the cytoplasmic domain of tissue factor and prevents its incorporation into cell-derived microparticles (2013)
Journal Article
Ettelaie, C., ElKeeb, A. M., Maraveyas, A., & Collier, M. E. W. (2013). p38 alpha phosphorylates serine 258 within the cytoplasmic domain of tissue factor and prevents its incorporation into cell-derived microparticles. BBA - Molecular Cell Research, 1833(3), 613-621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.11.010

We previously showed that the phosphorylation of Ser253 within the cytoplasmic domain of human tissue factor (TF) initiates the incorporation and release of this protein into cell-derived microparticles. Furthermore, subsequent phosphorylation of Ser... Read More about p38 alpha phosphorylates serine 258 within the cytoplasmic domain of tissue factor and prevents its incorporation into cell-derived microparticles.

'What say the citizens?' in Shakespeare's Richard III? (2013)
Journal Article
Kaegi, A. (2013). 'What say the citizens?' in Shakespeare's Richard III?. Journal of Early Modern Studies, 2, 91-116. https://doi.org/10.13128/JEMS-2279-7149-2

Shakespeare's residency in London coincided with a period in which the City underwent unprecedented demographic growth and commercial expansion. By the 1590s two thirds to three quarters of the adult males resident in the City were citizens, at the t... Read More about 'What say the citizens?' in Shakespeare's Richard III?.

Heterogeneous photocatalysis: Recent advances and applications (2013)
Journal Article
Ibhadon, A. O., & Fitzpatrick, P. (2013). Heterogeneous photocatalysis: Recent advances and applications. Catalysts, 3(1), 189-218. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal3010189

Semiconductor heterogeneous photocatalysis, the subject of this review, is a versatile, low-cost and environmentally benign treatment technology for a host of pollutants. These may be of biological, organic and inorganic in origin within water and ai... Read More about Heterogeneous photocatalysis: Recent advances and applications.