All Outputs (904)

COSMIC (Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium): An international consortium to identify risk and protective factors and biomarkers of cognitive ageing and dementia in diverse ethnic and sociocultural groups (2013)
Journal Article
Sachdev, P. S., Lipnicki, D. M., Kochan, N. A., Crawford, J. D., Rockwood, K., Xiao, S., …Santabárbara, J. (2013). COSMIC (Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium): An international consortium to identify risk and protective factors and biomarkers of cognitive ageing and dementia in diverse ethnic and sociocultural groups. BMC Neurology, 13, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-13-165

Background: A large number of longitudinal studies of population-based ageing cohorts are in progress internationally, but the insights from these studies into the risk and protective factors for cognitive ageing and conditions like mild cognitive im... Read More about COSMIC (Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium): An international consortium to identify risk and protective factors and biomarkers of cognitive ageing and dementia in diverse ethnic and sociocultural groups.

Insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk marker evaluation in morbid obesity 12 months after bariatric surgery compared to weight-matched controls (2013)
Journal Article
Dawson, A. J., Sathyapalan, T., Sedman, P., Ajjan, R., Kilpatrick, E. S., & Atkin, S. L. (2014). Insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk marker evaluation in morbid obesity 12 months after bariatric surgery compared to weight-matched controls. Obesity Surgery, 24(3), 349-358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-013-1100-2

Background Insulin resistance (IR) after bariatric surgery is significantly lower than controls matched for bodymass index (BMI) and is indistinguishable from lean subjects however it is not known if this is the same for associated cardiovascular ris... Read More about Insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk marker evaluation in morbid obesity 12 months after bariatric surgery compared to weight-matched controls.

Fabrication of a TCEP-immobilised monolithic silica microchip for reduction of disulphide bonds in proteins (2013)
Journal Article
Alzahrani, E., & Welham, K. (2014). Fabrication of a TCEP-immobilised monolithic silica microchip for reduction of disulphide bonds in proteins. Analytical Methods, 6(2), 558-568. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ay41442f

Protein identification by mass spectrometry forms the cornerstone of proteomics. Commonly, the identification of proteins is based on digestion of proteins into peptides using proteolytic enzymes. Cleavage of the disulphide bonds in proteins before e... Read More about Fabrication of a TCEP-immobilised monolithic silica microchip for reduction of disulphide bonds in proteins.

First direct measurements of hydraulic jumps in an active submarine density current (2013)
Journal Article
Sumner, E. J., Peakall, J., Parsons, D. R., Wynn, R. B., Darby, S. E., Dorrell, R. M., …White, D. (2013). First direct measurements of hydraulic jumps in an active submarine density current. Geophysical research letters, 40(22), 5904-5908. https://doi.org/10.1002/2013gl057862

For almost half a century, it has been suspected that hydraulic jumps, which consist of a sudden decrease in downstream velocity and increase in flow thickness, are an important feature of submarine density currents such as turbidity currents and deb... Read More about First direct measurements of hydraulic jumps in an active submarine density current.

On the implementation of LIR: The case of simple linear regression with interval data (2013)
Journal Article
Cattaneo, M. E., & Wiencierz, A. (2014). On the implementation of LIR: The case of simple linear regression with interval data. Computational statistics, 29(3-4), 743-767. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-013-0459-9

This paper considers the problem of simple linear regression with interval-censored data. That is, n pairs of intervals are observed instead of the n pairs of precise values for the two variables (dependent and independent). Each of these inter... Read More about On the implementation of LIR: The case of simple linear regression with interval data.

Outcomes after open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in octogenarians: a 20-year, single-center experience (2013)
Journal Article
Barakat, H. M., Shahin, Y., Barnes, R., Chetter, I., & McCollum, P. (2014). Outcomes after open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in octogenarians: a 20-year, single-center experience. Annals of vascular surgery, 28(1), 80-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2013.07.006

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate morbidity, mortality, and survival in octogenarians undergoing open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAAs) in comparison to younger patients.MethodsThis investigation was a retrospe... Read More about Outcomes after open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in octogenarians: a 20-year, single-center experience.

Surface alignment, anchoring transitions, optical properties, and topological defects in the thermotropic nematic phase of organo-siloxane tetrapodes (2013)
Journal Article
Kim, Y., Senyuk, B., Shin, S., Kohlmeier, A., Mehl, G. H., & Lavrentovich, O. D. (2014). Surface alignment, anchoring transitions, optical properties, and topological defects in the thermotropic nematic phase of organo-siloxane tetrapodes. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 540(1), 20-41. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3SM52249K

We address the status of oxadiazole mesogens, C7 and C12, reported to show the biaxial nematic phase, by exploring material aspects (chemical stability, surface anchoring, optical and dielectric properties, topological defects) linked to the type of... Read More about Surface alignment, anchoring transitions, optical properties, and topological defects in the thermotropic nematic phase of organo-siloxane tetrapodes.

Nematic twist-bend phase with nanoscale modulation of molecular orientation (2013)
Journal Article
Borshch, V., Kim, Y. -., Xiang, J., Gao, M., Jákli, A., Panov, V. P., …Lavrentovich, O. D. (2013). Nematic twist-bend phase with nanoscale modulation of molecular orientation. Nature communications, 4, Article ARTN 2635. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3635

A state of matter in which molecules show a long-range orientational order and no positional order is called a nematic liquid crystal. The best known and most widely used (for example, in modern displays) is the uniaxial nematic, with the rod-like mo... Read More about Nematic twist-bend phase with nanoscale modulation of molecular orientation.

Women's experimental poetry in Britain 1970-2010: body, time and locale (2013)
Book
Kennedy, D. G., & Kennedy, C. (2013). Women's experimental poetry in Britain 1970-2010: body, time and locale. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press

The introduction to the recent anthology Infinite Difference: Other poetries by UK women poets noted ‘the still dismissive and gendered critical language often used to describe women's poetry'. This is certainly true in the case of British women's ex... Read More about Women's experimental poetry in Britain 1970-2010: body, time and locale.

Intrinsic conducting polymer current limiting device (2013)
Thesis
Jabarullah, N. H. (2013). Intrinsic conducting polymer current limiting device. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221442

This thesis investigates the development of novel intrinsic conducting polymer current limiting devices (CLDs), which are small self-resettable components used to protect circuitry in portable electronic appliances during situations of overcurrent. T... Read More about Intrinsic conducting polymer current limiting device.

An exploration of competency-based leadership development and its application in education exemplified by a case study of the East Riding of Yorkshire Local Authority (2013)
Thesis
Stork, D. A. (2013). An exploration of competency-based leadership development and its application in education exemplified by a case study of the East Riding of Yorkshire Local Authority. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221389

[Preamble]: The purpose of this research is to explore the potential value and application of a form of leadership and management development which has been hitherto largely the domain of the commercial and non-educational public sector: the use of... Read More about An exploration of competency-based leadership development and its application in education exemplified by a case study of the East Riding of Yorkshire Local Authority.

FDI locational determinants in transition economies : an interpretivist perspective : evidence from Syria (2013)
Thesis
Alajaty, M. (2013). FDI locational determinants in transition economies : an interpretivist perspective : evidence from Syria. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220410

In 2005, the Syrian government decided to move from a centrally planned economy to a more market-based one. This research explains why the Syrian government has taken this transitional decision and presents the institutional reforms carried out as a... Read More about FDI locational determinants in transition economies : an interpretivist perspective : evidence from Syria.

An empirical study of male and female leadership styles in a segregated work environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2013)
Thesis
Al-Shamrani, M. S. A. (2013). An empirical study of male and female leadership styles in a segregated work environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218828

Disparities between men‘s and women‘s leadership styles are particularly salient in contemporary organizations in which recent trends suggest leadership styles link to both sex and gender. Some research suggests leadership style is associated partly... Read More about An empirical study of male and female leadership styles in a segregated work environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The interaction of corporeality, social discourses and institutions on the transition process and transexual people's experiences of accessing health and social care services post 2004 (2013)
Thesis
Kirlew, M. I. (2013). The interaction of corporeality, social discourses and institutions on the transition process and transexual people's experiences of accessing health and social care services post 2004. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216913

Three-dimensional conversation : the shift to a public, asynchronous and persistent exchange in Malta (2013)
Thesis
Galea, K. (2013). Three-dimensional conversation : the shift to a public, asynchronous and persistent exchange in Malta. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216757

An observation of the evolution of the marketing messages of Telecommunications Company Vodafone between 2007 and 2013 sheds light on the significant changes that occurred in the communications arena throughout this period. The shift is not a hypothe... Read More about Three-dimensional conversation : the shift to a public, asynchronous and persistent exchange in Malta.

An exploration of public sector leadership in the context of Bangladeshi public sector reforms : the dilemmas of public sector leadership (2013)
Thesis
Masud, M. (2013). An exploration of public sector leadership in the context of Bangladeshi public sector reforms : the dilemmas of public sector leadership. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216276

The purpose of the research is to explore the significance and role of the Bangladeshi public sector leadership (PSL) in the context of public sector reforms (PSR). I examine how the adoption of the reforms depends on the interaction between the PSL... Read More about An exploration of public sector leadership in the context of Bangladeshi public sector reforms : the dilemmas of public sector leadership.

Towards an ab Initio, description of adsorbate vibrations (2013)
Thesis
Chulkov, S. (2013). Towards an ab Initio, description of adsorbate vibrations. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216106

This thesis investigates accurate theoretical prediction of anharmonic vibrational frequencies of molecules adsorbed on metal surfaces. Such adsorbed systems are composed of two parts with dierent electronic properties, the adsorbate and the surface.... Read More about Towards an ab Initio, description of adsorbate vibrations.

GLP-1R, a novel receptor in platelets; and the use of liraglutide in the treatment of obesity in women with PCOS (2013)
Thesis
Kahal, H. (2013). GLP-1R, a novel receptor in platelets; and the use of liraglutide in the treatment of obesity in women with PCOS. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215983

Studies investigating atherothrombotic risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), in particular platelet function and carotid intima-media wall thickness (cIMT), have been confounded by not adequately accounting for obesity. Liraglutide is... Read More about GLP-1R, a novel receptor in platelets; and the use of liraglutide in the treatment of obesity in women with PCOS.

EU public procurement, the social dimension and its building capacity (2013)
Thesis
Calleja, A. (2013). EU public procurement, the social dimension and its building capacity. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215869

This thesis attempts to prove how the flexible application of public procurement has the potential to realise a social model of integration in the European Union wherein the European citizen is the key actor in the integration process. The integra... Read More about EU public procurement, the social dimension and its building capacity.

Women's experience of pregnancy when post-birth surgery is indicated : a phenomenological study (2013)
Thesis
Spencer, A. (2013). Women's experience of pregnancy when post-birth surgery is indicated : a phenomenological study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215833

Background: Pregnant women who are told their unborn babies require postnatal surgery following the 20 week scan are likely to be distressed. There is a small body of research in this area that suggests pregnancy experience is fundamentally changed a... Read More about Women's experience of pregnancy when post-birth surgery is indicated : a phenomenological study.