All Outputs (1067)

TDP-43 pathology in the population: Prevalence and associations with dementia and age (2014)
Journal Article
Keage, H. A., Hunter, S., Matthews, F. E., Ince, P. G., Hodges, J., Hokkanen, S. R., …Brayne, C. (2014). TDP-43 pathology in the population: Prevalence and associations with dementia and age. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 42(2), 641-650. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-132351

Objective: We aimed to determine the prevalence of transactive response DNA-binding protein of 43 kDA (TDP-43) neuronal inclusions in a population-based sample, and associations with age group at death (≤90 and >90 years) and clinical dementia status... Read More about TDP-43 pathology in the population: Prevalence and associations with dementia and age.

Dementia: Time trends and policy responses (2014)
Journal Article
Wu, Y. T., Matthews, F. E., & Brayne, C. (2014). Dementia: Time trends and policy responses. Maturitas, 79(2), 191-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.06.020

In recent years, dementia has been considered a public health priority and become a topic of major political interest. Recent reviews and studies have reported with varying degrees of alarm an impending and existing "dementia epidemic" with increasin... Read More about Dementia: Time trends and policy responses.

Assessing environmental features related to mental health: A reliability study of visual streetscape images (2014)
Journal Article
Wu, Y. T., Nash, P., Barnes, L. E., Minett, T., Matthews, F. E., Jones, A., & Brayne, C. (2014). Assessing environmental features related to mental health: A reliability study of visual streetscape images. BMC public health, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1094

Background: An association between depressive symptoms and features of built environment has been reported in the literature. A remaining research challenge is the development of methods to efficiently capture pertinent environmental features in rele... Read More about Assessing environmental features related to mental health: A reliability study of visual streetscape images.

Development, appraisal, validation and implementation of a consensus protocol for the assessment of cerebral amyloid angiopathy in post-mortem brain tissue (2014)
Journal Article
Love, S., Chalmers, K., Ince, P., Esiri, M., Attems, J., Jellinger, K., …Kehoe, P. G. (2014). Development, appraisal, validation and implementation of a consensus protocol for the assessment of cerebral amyloid angiopathy in post-mortem brain tissue. American Journal of Neurodegenerative Disease, 3(1), 19-32

In a collaboration involving 11 groups with research interests in cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), we used a two-stage process to develop and in turn validate a new consensus protocol and scoring scheme for the assessment of CAA and associated vasc... Read More about Development, appraisal, validation and implementation of a consensus protocol for the assessment of cerebral amyloid angiopathy in post-mortem brain tissue.

The Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (Cam-CAN) study protocol: A cross-sectional, lifespan, multidisciplinary examination of healthy cognitive ageing (2014)
Journal Article
Shafto, M. A., Tyler, L. K., Dixon, M., Taylor, J. R., Rowe, J. B., Cusack, R., …Matthews, F. E. (2014). The Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (Cam-CAN) study protocol: A cross-sectional, lifespan, multidisciplinary examination of healthy cognitive ageing. BMC Neurology, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-014-0204-1

Background: As greater numbers of us are living longer, it is increasingly important to understand how we can age healthily. Although old age is often stereotyped as a time of declining mental abilities and inflexibility, cognitive neuroscience revea... Read More about The Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (Cam-CAN) study protocol: A cross-sectional, lifespan, multidisciplinary examination of healthy cognitive ageing.

Mutation of the Arabidopsis LON2 peroxisomal protease enhances pexophagy (2014)
Journal Article
Bartel, B., Farmer, L. M., Rinaldi, M. A., Young, P. G., Danan, C. H., & Burkhart, S. E. (2014). Mutation of the Arabidopsis LON2 peroxisomal protease enhances pexophagy. Autophagy, 10(3), 518-519. https://doi.org/10.4161/auto.27565

Peroxisomes are critical organelles housing various, often oxidative, reactions. Pexophagy, the process by which peroxisomes are selectively targeted for destruction via autophagy, is characterized in yeast and mammals but had not been reported in pl... Read More about Mutation of the Arabidopsis LON2 peroxisomal protease enhances pexophagy.

The market valuation of intellectual capital : a study of the relationship between IC and the market to book ratios of 20 companies of the tourism and leisure sector of the LSE (2014)
Thesis
Delannoy, A. (2014). The market valuation of intellectual capital : a study of the relationship between IC and the market to book ratios of 20 companies of the tourism and leisure sector of the LSE. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221952

Through the growing interest on Intellectual capital the last ten years, this work explores relationship between IC and market valuation. This dissertation highlights the Value Added by Intellectual Capital in market prices of 20 companies of the Tra... Read More about The market valuation of intellectual capital : a study of the relationship between IC and the market to book ratios of 20 companies of the tourism and leisure sector of the LSE.

Exploring the implementation of total quality management in Saudi Arabia (2014)
Thesis
Alotaibi, M. N. (2014). Exploring the implementation of total quality management in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221778

The study explores the implementation of Total Quality Management in Saudi Arabia. Particularly, it investigates the factors affecting the implementation of TQM in the educational sector, ‘the Ministry of Education’, to fill a gap of knowledge in the... Read More about Exploring the implementation of total quality management in Saudi Arabia.

Slavery, memory and orality : analysis of song texts from northern Ghana (2014)
Thesis
Saboro, E. (2014). Slavery, memory and orality : analysis of song texts from northern Ghana. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217687

This thesis explores memories of slavery and the slave trade among the Bulsa and Kasena of northern Ghana and focuses on late nineteenth century internal slave trafficking. Previous studies on memories of the slave trade in Ghana have focused on the... Read More about Slavery, memory and orality : analysis of song texts from northern Ghana.

A study of talent management in the context of Chinese private-owned enterprises (2014)
Thesis
Zhang, S. (2014). A study of talent management in the context of Chinese private-owned enterprises. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217440

Talent Management (TM) is still a new research field in China’s context. TM like other management disciplines is often embedded in a certain institutional context and influenced by certain social norms, cultural factors and government policies. TM is... Read More about A study of talent management in the context of Chinese private-owned enterprises.

To assess the relationships between physical and performance characteristics with the external demands of match play in professional u18 soccer players. (2014)
Thesis
Hunter, F. (2014). To assess the relationships between physical and performance characteristics with the external demands of match play in professional u18 soccer players. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217269

The aim of the study was to examine the change of intensity distribution when applying arbitrary (ARB) and 4 different individualised (IND) techniques to soccer match time motion data.

53 match observations (5Hz GPS) from 12 full time u18 elite so... Read More about To assess the relationships between physical and performance characteristics with the external demands of match play in professional u18 soccer players..

Mergers and acquisitions and institutional ownership in the United Kingdom (2014)
Thesis
Yang, S. (2014). Mergers and acquisitions and institutional ownership in the United Kingdom. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216858

This thesis focuses on the topic of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the UK from 2000 to 2010. This thesis investigates and clarifies the determinants of takeover strategies employed by acquirers including, deal payment method, choice of target, in... Read More about Mergers and acquisitions and institutional ownership in the United Kingdom.

Biomarkers of neurohormonal activation, on-going myocardial damage, haemostasis and inflammation in patients with stable chronic heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction and potential novel treatment (2014)
Thesis
Loh, P. H. (2014). Biomarkers of neurohormonal activation, on-going myocardial damage, haemostasis and inflammation in patients with stable chronic heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction and potential novel treatment. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216350

The prognosis of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) remains poor despite the progress in modern therapy. Btype natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a useful diagnostic and most consistent prognostic... Read More about Biomarkers of neurohormonal activation, on-going myocardial damage, haemostasis and inflammation in patients with stable chronic heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction and potential novel treatment.

Paper microfluidics for clinical diagnostics using colourimetric detection methods (2014)
Thesis
Dawson, A. L. (2014). Paper microfluidics for clinical diagnostics using colourimetric detection methods. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216333

Microfluidics is a technology currently aiming to advance the medical devices currently available in the developing and developed world through simultaneously creating point-of-care devices which are “as good” or better than current methods at a chea... Read More about Paper microfluidics for clinical diagnostics using colourimetric detection methods.

Knowledge sharing and professional online communities acceptance : an integrated model (2014)
Thesis
Montash, M. A. (2014). Knowledge sharing and professional online communities acceptance : an integrated model. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216137

This study aims to advance empirical research in the realm of the use of professional online communities for knowledge sharing. Use of these communities is likely to be influenced not only by social factors but also by cognitive and technological fac... Read More about Knowledge sharing and professional online communities acceptance : an integrated model.

Identification of factors predictive of outcome following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for obesity (2014)
Thesis
Adams, S. T. (2014). Identification of factors predictive of outcome following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for obesity. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215980

INTRODUCTION: Worldwide obesity levels have doubled since 1980. Bariatric surgery is the only effective long-term treatment however its results remain highly patient, procedure and surgeon dependent. This study aimed to assess the impact of a range o... Read More about Identification of factors predictive of outcome following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for obesity.

What are the support needs of experienced headteachers and what are the preferred support mechanisms to facilitate headship sustainability? : a study across five local authorities (2014)
Thesis
Asquith, J. C. (2014). What are the support needs of experienced headteachers and what are the preferred support mechanisms to facilitate headship sustainability? : a study across five local authorities. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215854

And another thing … The House of Lords: Reform, not elect (2014)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2014). And another thing … The House of Lords: Reform, not elect. In B. Jones, & P. Norton (Eds.), Politics UK (368-369). (8th ed.). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315740720

Design and comparison of two control strategies for multi-DOF articulated robotic arm manipulator (2014)
Journal Article
ul Islam, R., Iqbal, J., & Khan, Q. (2014). Design and comparison of two control strategies for multi-DOF articulated robotic arm manipulator. Journal of Control Engineering and Applied Informatics, 16(2), 28-39

This paper is aimed at mathematical modeling and design of a robust control strategy for a multi Degree Of Freedom (DOF) manipulator. A novel AUTonomous Articulated Robotic Educational Platform (AUTAREP), centered on a 6 DOF arm, is introduced in the... Read More about Design and comparison of two control strategies for multi-DOF articulated robotic arm manipulator.

A unified SLAM solution using partial 3D structure (2014)
Journal Article
Riaz Un Nabi Jafri, S., Iqbal, J., Khan, H., & Chellali, R. (2014). A unified SLAM solution using partial 3D structure. Elektronika Ir Elektrotechnika, 20(9), 3-8. https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.eee.20.9.8707

Good quality of environment mapping demands modelling the associated environment nearly to its 3D originality. This paper presents a unified Simultaneous Localisation And Mapping (SLAM) solution based on partial 3D structure. As compared to existing... Read More about A unified SLAM solution using partial 3D structure.