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Synthesis and characterization of 2-(2-benzhydrylnaphthyliminomethyl)pyridylnickel halides: formation of branched polyethylene (2013)
Journal Article
Yue, E., Xing, Q., Zhang, L., Shi, Q., Cao, X.-P., Wang, L., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W.-H. (2014). Synthesis and characterization of 2-(2-benzhydrylnaphthyliminomethyl)pyridylnickel halides: formation of branched polyethylene. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 43(8), 3339-3346. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3dt53205d

A series of 2-(2-benzhydrylnaphthyliminomethyl)pyridine derivatives (L1–L3) was prepared and used to synthesize the corresponding bis-ligated nickel(II) halide complexes (Ni1–Ni6) in good yield. The molecular structures of representative complexes, n... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of 2-(2-benzhydrylnaphthyliminomethyl)pyridylnickel halides: formation of branched polyethylene.

The effect of cosmic magnetic fields on the metagalactic ionization background inferred from the Lyman α forest (2013)
Journal Article
Chongchitnan, S., & Meiksin, A. (2014). The effect of cosmic magnetic fields on the metagalactic ionization background inferred from the Lyman α forest. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 437(4), 3639-3646. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt2169

The sources which reionized the intergalactic medium by redshift ̃6 are still unknown. A severe constraint on the ionization process is the low emissivity required to maintain the ionization in the Lya forest. Simulation-calibrated observations sugge... Read More about The effect of cosmic magnetic fields on the metagalactic ionization background inferred from the Lyman α forest.

Red Hashar: Louis Lozowick’s Representations of the Sovietization of Central Asia (2013)
Book Chapter
Haran, B. (2013). Red Hashar: Louis Lozowick’s Representations of the Sovietization of Central Asia. In W. Carter, B. Haran, & F. J. Schwartz (Eds.), Re-New Marxist Art History (260-282). Art/Books Publishing

In 1931 the Russian-American artist Louis Lozowick travelled with members of the International Union of Revolutionary Writers to Tajikistan, one of the new Central Asian republics of the USSR. In Tajikistan, Lozowick chronicled the ‘sovietization’ of... Read More about Red Hashar: Louis Lozowick’s Representations of the Sovietization of Central Asia.

A novel hybrid SCCmec-mecC region in Staphylococcus sciuri (2013)
Journal Article
Harrison, E. M., Paterson, G. K., Holden, M. T. G., Ba, X., Rolo, J., Morgan, F. J. E., Pichon, B., Kearns, A., Zadoks, R. N., Peacock, S. J., Parkhill, J., & Holmes, M. A. (2014). A novel hybrid SCCmec-mecC region in Staphylococcus sciuri. The journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 69(4), 911-918. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkt452

Objectives Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus spp. results from the expression of an alternative penicillin-binding protein 2a (encoded by mecA) with a low affinity for β-lactam antibiotics. Recently, a novel variant of mecA known as mecC (form... Read More about A novel hybrid SCCmec-mecC region in Staphylococcus sciuri.

Contract law and contract practice: bridging the gap between legal reasoning and commercial expectation (2013)
Book
Mitchell, C. E. (2013). Contract law and contract practice: bridging the gap between legal reasoning and commercial expectation. Hart Publishing

An oft-repeated assertion within contract law scholarship and cases is that a good contract law (or a good commercial contract law) will meet the needs and expectations of commercial contractors. Despite the prevalence of this statement, relatively l... Read More about Contract law and contract practice: bridging the gap between legal reasoning and commercial expectation.

Calcium dysregulation in relation to Alzheimer-type pathology in the ageing brain (2013)
Journal Article
Garwood, C., Faizullabhoy, A., Wharton, S. B., Ince, P. G., Heath, P. R., Shaw, P. J., Baxter, L., Gelsthorpe, C., Forster, G., Matthews, F. E., Brayne, C., & Simpson, J. E. (2013). Calcium dysregulation in relation to Alzheimer-type pathology in the ageing brain. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 39(7), 788-799. https://doi.org/10.1111/nan.12033

Aims: Calcium dyshomeostasis is implicated in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease. However, much of the previous research has focused on changes in neuronal calcium signalling. In a recent microarray... Read More about Calcium dysregulation in relation to Alzheimer-type pathology in the ageing brain.

Service provision for autism in mainland China: Preliminary mapping of service pathways (2013)
Journal Article
Sun, X., Allison, C., Auyeung, B., Matthews, F. E., Baron-Cohen, S., & Brayne, C. (2013). Service provision for autism in mainland China: Preliminary mapping of service pathways. Social science & medicine, 98, 87-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.08.016

Few data on healthcare services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) are available from mainland China. This article is based on findings from 69 semi-structured interviews with parents of children with ASC in three intervention cent... Read More about Service provision for autism in mainland China: Preliminary mapping of service pathways.

Developing a novel approach for 3D visualisation of tarland (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, C., Miller, D., Jiang, Y., & Morrice, J. Developing a novel approach for 3D visualisation of tarland. Presented at 17th International Conference on Information Visualisation, 16-18 July 2013, London, UK

The objective of this paper is to report on the development of prototype models for use in raising public awareness of changes in rural areas, focusing on green spaces, and testing responses to scenarios of change. Specifically, the focus is on the d... Read More about Developing a novel approach for 3D visualisation of tarland.

Synthesis and characterisation of liquid crystal gold nanoparticles (2013)
Thesis
Tang, B. Synthesis and characterisation of liquid crystal gold nanoparticles. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219870

This thesis is focused on the design and synthesis of liquid crystal gold nanoparticles and all of the relevant molecular sub-structures.

In particular it is focused on the optimisation of the synthesis of nematic mesogens with thiolated functiona... Read More about Synthesis and characterisation of liquid crystal gold nanoparticles.

Development of an autonomous lab-on-a-chip system with ion separation and conductivity detection for river water quality monitoring (2013)
Thesis
Joly, E. P. Development of an autonomous lab-on-a-chip system with ion separation and conductivity detection for river water quality monitoring. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217540

This thesis discusses the development of a lab on a chip (LOC) ion separation for river water quality monitoring using a capacitively coupled conductivity detector (C⁴D) with a novel baseline suppression technique.

Our first interest was to be abl... Read More about Development of an autonomous lab-on-a-chip system with ion separation and conductivity detection for river water quality monitoring.

3D ultrasound in pregnancy : discourses, women's experiences and psychological understanding (2013)
Thesis
Wadephul, F. 3D ultrasound in pregnancy : discourses, women's experiences and psychological understanding. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217324

This study explores discourses around private three- and four-dimensional (3/4D) ultrasound scans in pregnancy, the experiences of women who have 3/4D scans and what impact these scans may have on pregnant women.

A critical discourse analysis of s... Read More about 3D ultrasound in pregnancy : discourses, women's experiences and psychological understanding.

Life in transit : travel narratives of the British governess (2013)
Thesis
Pearce, J. Life in transit : travel narratives of the British governess. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216116

Life in Transit: Travel Narratives of the British Governess argues that on entering the profession of governessing, women embarked on a new, more mobile existence of travel and relocation on a local and global scale. At a time when gentlewomen rarely... Read More about Life in transit : travel narratives of the British governess.

Identification of predictive biomarkers of resistance to radiotherapy in rectal cancer (2013)
Thesis
Mehmood, S. Identification of predictive biomarkers of resistance to radiotherapy in rectal cancer. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216079

Introduction and Aims:
Neoadjuvant radiotherapy (RT) provides local control of disease in rectal cancer, however, the ability to predict response to RT is limited. The aim of this study was to establish a novel radioresistant (RR) rectal cancer cell... Read More about Identification of predictive biomarkers of resistance to radiotherapy in rectal cancer.

Short term physiological changes secondary to exercise in intermittent claudication : short term physiological changes in claudication (2013)
Thesis
Gohil, R. Short term physiological changes secondary to exercise in intermittent claudication : short term physiological changes in claudication. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216063

Background: In patients with intermittent claudication (IC), supervised exercise programmes (SEP) improve walking distance and quality of life (QoL); however the mechanisms by which these benefits are achieved remain unclear.

Endothelial dysfuncti... Read More about Short term physiological changes secondary to exercise in intermittent claudication : short term physiological changes in claudication.

A novel method to develop nanoporous polymeric membranes using self-assembled magnetic nanoparticles as templates (2013)
Thesis
Ng, J. K. G. A novel method to develop nanoporous polymeric membranes using self-assembled magnetic nanoparticles as templates. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216058

Nanoporous membrane systems have received attention within the scientific community due to their potential in micro-fluidic devices and bio-medical applications over the past decades. The increasing interest in applications drives the development of... Read More about A novel method to develop nanoporous polymeric membranes using self-assembled magnetic nanoparticles as templates.

Jurisdiction over maritime piracy in international law (2013)
Thesis
Massarella, C. Jurisdiction over maritime piracy in international law. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216050

[From the introduction:]
This thesis is an examination of the international law of maritime piracy.1 Its purpose is to explore the content and dimensions of the international law of piracy, and to seek a positive doctrine of the law as it currently... Read More about Jurisdiction over maritime piracy in international law.

ABC terpolymers : micelles, polymersomes and stabilisation of water in water emulsions (2013)
Thesis
Ghasdian, N. ABC terpolymers : micelles, polymersomes and stabilisation of water in water emulsions. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215846

Polymersomes are vesicles formed from block copolymers. Their large internal volumes and thick walls make them very attractive for the encapsulation of different species. However, a major issue which prevents the use of polymersomes in most of the ap... Read More about ABC terpolymers : micelles, polymersomes and stabilisation of water in water emulsions.

To what extent does content and language integrated learning (CLIL) as a language-based project approach promote pupil motivation in the teaching of MFL in three secondary schools in England? (2013)
Thesis
Bower, K. S. To what extent does content and language integrated learning (CLIL) as a language-based project approach promote pupil motivation in the teaching of MFL in three secondary schools in England?. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215836

This research was undertaken at a critical time for language learning in England. From the government’s decision in 2004 to make languages optional in KS4, numbers studying modern foreign languages both in this key stage and within key stage 3 reduce... Read More about To what extent does content and language integrated learning (CLIL) as a language-based project approach promote pupil motivation in the teaching of MFL in three secondary schools in England?.