All Outputs (1057)

Modelling an off-grid integrated renewable energy system for rural electrification in India using photovoltaics and anaerobic digestion (2014)
Journal Article
Castellanos, J., Walker, M., Poggio, D., Pourkashanian, M., & Nimmo, W. (2015). Modelling an off-grid integrated renewable energy system for rural electrification in India using photovoltaics and anaerobic digestion. Renewable energy, 74, 390-398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.08.055

This work describes the design optimisation and techno-economic analysis of an off-grid Integrated Renewable Energy System (IRES) designed to meet the electrical demand of a rural village location in West Bengal – India with an overall electrical req... Read More about Modelling an off-grid integrated renewable energy system for rural electrification in India using photovoltaics and anaerobic digestion.

Positive allosteric binding behavior of pyrene-appended triazole-modified thiacalix[4]arene-based fluorescent receptors (2014)
Journal Article
Tomiyasu, H., Shigyo, N., Ni, X.-L., Zeng, X., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2014). Positive allosteric binding behavior of pyrene-appended triazole-modified thiacalix[4]arene-based fluorescent receptors. Tetrahedron, 70(43), 7893-7899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2014.08.068

The novel heteroditopic receptors 5a∼c have been synthesized, which bear a thiacalix[4]arene in the 1,3-alternate conformation. Two urea moieties possessing various aryl groups with either electron-donating or -withdrawing groups at their p-positions... Read More about Positive allosteric binding behavior of pyrene-appended triazole-modified thiacalix[4]arene-based fluorescent receptors.

Lattice gerbe theory (2014)
Journal Article
Lipstein, A. E., & Reid-Edwards, R. A. (2014). Lattice gerbe theory. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014(9), Article ARTN 034. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09%282014%29034

We formulate the theory of a 2-form gauge field on a Euclidean spacetime lattice. In this approach, the fundamental degrees of freedom live on the faces of the lattice, and the action can be constructed from the sum over Wilson surfaces associated wi... Read More about Lattice gerbe theory.

Worldwide survey of chronic cough: A manifestation of enhanced somatosensory response (2014)
Journal Article
Morice, A. H., Jakes, A. D., Faruqi, S., Birring, S. S., Mcgarvey, L., Canning, B., Smith, J. A., Parker, S. M., Chung, K. F., Lai, K., Pavord, I. D., Van Den Berg, J., Song, W. J., Millqvist, E., Farrell, M. J., Mazzone, S. B., & Dicpinigaitis, P. (2014). Worldwide survey of chronic cough: A manifestation of enhanced somatosensory response. European respiratory journal, 44(5), 1149-1155. https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00217813

© ERS 2014. Reports from individual centres suggest a preponderance of females with chronic cough. Females also have heightened cough reflex sensitivity. Here we have reviewed the age and sex of unselected referrals to 11 cough clinics. To investigat... Read More about Worldwide survey of chronic cough: A manifestation of enhanced somatosensory response.

Kinematic modeling of the milky way using the rave and GCS stellar surveys (2014)
Journal Article
Sharma, S., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Binney, J., Freeman, K. C., Steinmetz, M., Boeche, C., Bienaymé, O., Gibson, B. K., Gilmore, G. F., Grebel, E. K., Helmi, A., Kordopatis, G., Munari, U., Navarro, J. F., Parker, Q. A., Reid, W. A., Seabroke, G. M., Siebert, A., Watson, F., Williams, M. E. K., …Zwitter, T. (2014). Kinematic modeling of the milky way using the rave and GCS stellar surveys. The Astrophysical journal, 793(1), 51. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/793/1/51

© 2014. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.. We investigate the kinematic parameters of the Milky Way disk using the Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE) and Geneva-Copenhagen Survey (GCS) stellar surveys. We do this by fitting a kin... Read More about Kinematic modeling of the milky way using the rave and GCS stellar surveys.

Efficacy of β blockers in patients with heart failure plus atrial fibrillation: An individual-patient data meta-analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Kotecha, D., Holmes, J., Krum, H., Altman, D. G., Manzano, L., Cleland, J. G., Lip, G. Y., Coats, A. J., Andersson, B., Kirchhof, P., Von Lueder, T. G., Wedel, H., Rosano, G., Shibata, M. C., Rigby, A., & Flather, M. D. (2014). Efficacy of β blockers in patients with heart failure plus atrial fibrillation: An individual-patient data meta-analysis. Lancet, 384(9961), 2235-2243. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2814%2961373-8

Background: Atrial fibrillation and heart failure often coexist, causing substantial cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. β blockers are indicated in patients with symptomatic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; however, the efficacy of... Read More about Efficacy of β blockers in patients with heart failure plus atrial fibrillation: An individual-patient data meta-analysis.

The Anglo-American 'special relationship' and the Middle East, 1945-1973 (2014)
Journal Article
Smith, S. C. (2014). The Anglo-American 'special relationship' and the Middle East, 1945-1973. Asian Affairs, 45(3), 425-448. https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2014.951567

It is widely recognised that the Anglo-American ‘special relationship’ fluctuated following the Second World War. A “Persistent rivalry” was especially evident in policy towards the Middle East and its oil. Immediately after the war, the American att... Read More about The Anglo-American 'special relationship' and the Middle East, 1945-1973.

Informative content of insider purchases: evidence from the financial crisis (2014)
Journal Article
Ozkan, A., & Trzeciakiewicz, A. (2014). Informative content of insider purchases: evidence from the financial crisis. Review of Behavioural Finance, 6(1), 26-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/RBF-01-2014-0008

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of insider trading on subsequent stock returns in the UK, with a specific focus on the impact of the global financial crisis of 2007-2008 on the relation between CEO and CFO stock purch... Read More about Informative content of insider purchases: evidence from the financial crisis.

Power and persuasion : the London West India Committee, 1783-1833 (2014)
Thesis
Osborne, A. G. (2014). Power and persuasion : the London West India Committee, 1783-1833. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221308

In 1783 the West India interest – absentee planters, merchants trading to the West Indies and colonial agents - organised into a formal lobbying group as a consequence of the government’s introduction of colonial and economic policies that were at od... Read More about Power and persuasion : the London West India Committee, 1783-1833.

Endothelial function response to different modes of acute and chronic exercise in both health and diseased populations (2014)
Thesis
Kirk, R. J. T. (2014). Endothelial function response to different modes of acute and chronic exercise in both health and diseased populations. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220509

Endothelial microparticles (EMP) offer an insight into the state of the endothelium and are known to be elevated in diseases characterised by endothelial dysfunction (ED) (Horstman et al., 2004; Vince et al., 2009a). EMP have also been shown to incre... Read More about Endothelial function response to different modes of acute and chronic exercise in both health and diseased populations.

Exploring the interaction between rivers and sand dunes : implications for fluvial-aeolian geomorphology (2014)
Thesis
Liu, B. (. S. (2014). Exploring the interaction between rivers and sand dunes : implications for fluvial-aeolian geomorphology. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217352

The interaction between fluvial and aeolian processes can significantly influence landforms. When rivers and sand dunes meet, the interaction of sediment transport between the two systems can lead to change in either one or both systems. However, the... Read More about Exploring the interaction between rivers and sand dunes : implications for fluvial-aeolian geomorphology.

Does parliamentary development assistance matter? : an examination of the aid effectiveness in parliamentary oversight (2014)
Thesis
Kabir, A. H. M. (2014). Does parliamentary development assistance matter? : an examination of the aid effectiveness in parliamentary oversight. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217342

As the central institution of democracy, parliaments embody the will of the people in government, and carry all their expectations that democracy will be truly responsive to their needs and help solve the most pressing problems that confront them in... Read More about Does parliamentary development assistance matter? : an examination of the aid effectiveness in parliamentary oversight.

Optimisation and control of muscular forces to maintain optimal compression loading in the femur (2014)
Thesis
Brown, A. F. (2014). Optimisation and control of muscular forces to maintain optimal compression loading in the femur. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217305

The aims of this study were to investigate the feasibility of maintaining compression in the femur as the dominant state of loading and to explore the impact of changes to the musculoskeletal system on this loading regime. The literature provides a w... Read More about Optimisation and control of muscular forces to maintain optimal compression loading in the femur.

An investigation into the perceived value of an early dementia diagnosis from the perspective of general practitioners and members of the lay public (2014)
Thesis
Grace, L. (2014). An investigation into the perceived value of an early dementia diagnosis from the perspective of general practitioners and members of the lay public. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217256

The following studies investigate possible factors underlying the variance in dementia diagnosis rates between Hull, East Riding and Sheffield PCT. The first study utilised qualitative approaches to explore the perceived importance of an early dement... Read More about An investigation into the perceived value of an early dementia diagnosis from the perspective of general practitioners and members of the lay public.

Fisheries management plan for the Yorkshire River Derwent (2014)
Thesis
Upsher, D. J. A. (2014). Fisheries management plan for the Yorkshire River Derwent. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217252

The European Union’s (EU) Water Framework Directive (WFD) necessitates that all Member States must aim to reach good ecological status or potential within inland and coastal waters by 2027. The River Derwent catchment is under substantial pressure (e... Read More about Fisheries management plan for the Yorkshire River Derwent.

The development of nuclear receptor imaging agents (2014)
Thesis
Allott, L. (2014). The development of nuclear receptor imaging agents. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217221

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a molecular imaging technique which allows visualisation and quantification of biomarkers by administering a positron-emitting molecular probe. The steroid hormone receptors for estrogen and progesterone are over... Read More about The development of nuclear receptor imaging agents.

Contextualising music at a cinematic Tudor court (2014)
Thesis
Fountain, D. G. (2014). Contextualising music at a cinematic Tudor court. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217154

Music plays an important function in the production of meaning in sound films. In particular, its role in the construction of historical sensibilities and musico-historical identities in film narratives is significant, capitalising on the underscore’... Read More about Contextualising music at a cinematic Tudor court.

Goal directed fluid therapy in colorectal surgery : strategies for the low risk patient (2014)
Thesis
Warnakulasuriya, S. R. (2014). Goal directed fluid therapy in colorectal surgery : strategies for the low risk patient. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217103

Morbidity and mortality following major surgery has considerable variation both nationally and globally, and hence considerable research has been focused on how post operative outcomes can be improved. In order to achieve improvement it is essential... Read More about Goal directed fluid therapy in colorectal surgery : strategies for the low risk patient.

Doing business underwater : flooding, entrepreneurship and resilience (2014)
Thesis
Messham, R. L. (2014). Doing business underwater : flooding, entrepreneurship and resilience. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216925

Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are extremely important to the health of the UK economy. Yet their continued survival is threatened by a plethora of risks on a daily basis. Floods affect more people and cause more economic losses than any o... Read More about Doing business underwater : flooding, entrepreneurship and resilience.

The validity, reliability and responsiveness of procedure based assessment in simulated vascular procedures (2014)
Thesis
Green, L. A. (2014). The validity, reliability and responsiveness of procedure based assessment in simulated vascular procedures. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216921

Introduction Procedure based assessment (PBA) has been shown to be valid and reliable in the workplace however whether this translates to the simulation setting has not yet been demonstrated. Therefore the aim of this thesis is to demonstrate that... Read More about The validity, reliability and responsiveness of procedure based assessment in simulated vascular procedures.