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Autobiography, memory and the playwright (2014)
Thesis
Dickenson, S. J. (2014). Autobiography, memory and the playwright. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216486

The thesis is made up of two plays and a piece of writing that is a reflection and critical sharing of a developmental and critical process of writerly development. The thesis explores the use of memory and autobiography in playwriting and is concern... Read More about Autobiography, memory and the playwright.

'Ane instructioun for bairnis to be learnit in Scottis' :a study of Scots language in the Scottish secondary classroom (2014)
Thesis
Lowing, K. (2014). 'Ane instructioun for bairnis to be learnit in Scottis' :a study of Scots language in the Scottish secondary classroom. (Thesis). Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4174480

The Scots language has been historically marginalised in Scotland, arguably due to its lack of ‘capital’ (see Bailey, 1987 and Bourdieu, 1986). The European Union, under the Charter for Minority Languages, recognised Scots as a minority language in 2... Read More about 'Ane instructioun for bairnis to be learnit in Scottis' :a study of Scots language in the Scottish secondary classroom.

State estimation technique for a planetary robotic rover (2014)
Journal Article
Iqbal, J., Rehman-Saad, M., Malik, A., & Mahmood-Tahir, A. (2014). State estimation technique for a planetary robotic rover. Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, 58-68

Given the long traverse times and severe environmental constraints on a planet like Mars, the only option feasible now is to observe and explore the planet through more sophisticated planetary rovers. To achieve increasingly ambitious mission objecti... Read More about State estimation technique for a planetary robotic rover.

Das Haus Hannover, das Britische Empire und die Naturgeschichte. Gelehrte Praktiken zwischen Universität Göttingen, Weltreich und Dynastie (2014)
Book Chapter
Biskup, T. (2014). Das Haus Hannover, das Britische Empire und die Naturgeschichte. Gelehrte Praktiken zwischen Universität Göttingen, Weltreich und Dynastie. In R. G. Asch (Ed.), Hannover, Großbritannien und Europa: Erfahrungsraum Personalunion, 1714-1837. Wallstein

Content in ESOL: what do learners find useful and important? (2014)
Journal Article
Nickson, M. (2014). Content in ESOL: what do learners find useful and important?. Language Issues, 25(2), 17-24

This research investigated course content in ESOL classes by asking ESOL learners to evaluate the usefulness and importance to them of a range of topics which they may encounter in their language class. A survey was administered to 117 learners rangi... Read More about Content in ESOL: what do learners find useful and important?.

The first use of Fulton's K for assessing and comparing the conditions of inter-tidal fish populations (2014)
Journal Article
Barrett, C. J., Johnson, M., Hall, N. J., & Hull, S. (2016). The first use of Fulton's K for assessing and comparing the conditions of inter-tidal fish populations. Marine Ecology, 37(1), 42-45. https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12234

Fulton's K condition factor was applied, for the first time, to inter-tidal specimens of the shanny (Lipophrys pholis) and long-spined scorpion fish (Taurulus bubalis) from two English rocky shore and two Welsh rocky shore sites during summer 2010 an... Read More about The first use of Fulton's K for assessing and comparing the conditions of inter-tidal fish populations.

Spenser’s Dutch uncles: The family of love and the four translations of a theatre for worldlings (2014)
Book Chapter
Mottram, S. (2014). Spenser’s Dutch uncles: The family of love and the four translations of a theatre for worldlings. In J. Maria Perez Fernandez, & E. Wilson-Lee (Eds.), Translation and the Book Trade in Early Modern Europe (164-184). https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139942393.009

© José María Pérez Fernández and Edward Wilson-Lee 2014. A Theatre for Worldlings is a milestone work in more ways than one. Commonly regarded as the first English emblem book, it is “always to be remembered as containing the first printed verse of E... Read More about Spenser’s Dutch uncles: The family of love and the four translations of a theatre for worldlings.

‘Dark am I, yet lovely’: Tracing diabolical evil and femininities in gothic fusion tribal belly dance (2014)
Journal Article
Dearey, M. (2014). ‘Dark am I, yet lovely’: Tracing diabolical evil and femininities in gothic fusion tribal belly dance. Dance, movement & spiritualities, 1(3), 373-391. https://doi.org/10.1386/dmas.1.3.373_1

While belly dance as a dance genre has been recognised for its ‘ambivalence’ (Downey et al, 2010: 379) in terms of its empowerment of women’s identities and body types and essentialising of narrowly constructed femininities, it has nonetheless in the... Read More about ‘Dark am I, yet lovely’: Tracing diabolical evil and femininities in gothic fusion tribal belly dance.

Exploring GPs' experiences of using diagnostic tools for cancer: A qualitative study in primary care (2014)
Journal Article
Green, T., Martins, T., Hamilton, W., Rubin, G., Elliott, K., & Macleod, U. (2015). Exploring GPs' experiences of using diagnostic tools for cancer: A qualitative study in primary care. Family practice, 32(1), 101-105. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmu081

© The Author 2014. Background. The UK has an estimated 5-10 000 extra cancer deaths each year when compared to other European countries and diagnostic delays are thought to make a significant contribution to this. One of the initiatives in England in... Read More about Exploring GPs' experiences of using diagnostic tools for cancer: A qualitative study in primary care.

Caravaggio in film and literature: Popular culture's appropriation of a Baroque genius (2014)
Book
Rorato, L. (2014). Caravaggio in film and literature: Popular culture's appropriation of a Baroque genius. Maney Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315095967

© Modern Humanities Research Association and Taylor and Francis 2014. All rights reserved. The idea of writing a book about fictional representations of Caravaggio came to me as far back as 2004 when I was writing a paper on art as inauguration in Pi... Read More about Caravaggio in film and literature: Popular culture's appropriation of a Baroque genius.

‘It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a non-international armed conflict!’: cross-border hostilities between states and non-state actors (2014)
Book Chapter
Moir, L. (2014). ‘It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a non-international armed conflict!’: cross-border hostilities between states and non-state actors. In C. Harvey, J. Summers, & N. D. White (Eds.), Contemporary challenges to the laws of war (71-94). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107478725.007

© Cambridge University Press 2014. All rights reserved. A contention may, of course, arise between armed forces of a State and a body of armed individuals, but this is not war. [M]odern conflict often does not appear to fit nicely into the strict tra... Read More about ‘It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a non-international armed conflict!’: cross-border hostilities between states and non-state actors.

Experimental detection using cyclostationary feature detectors for cognitive radios (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zolfaghari, M., Fanan, A., Mehdawi, M., Riley, N. G., & Ammar, M. (2014, November). Experimental detection using cyclostationary feature detectors for cognitive radios. Presented at 2014 22nd Telecommunications Forum, TELFOR 2014 - Proceedings of Papers, Serbia, Belgrade

© 2014 IEEE. Signal detection is widely used in many applications. Some examples include Cognitive Radio (CR) and military intelligence. Without guaranteed signal detection, a CR cannot reliably perform its role. Spectrum sensing is currently one of... Read More about Experimental detection using cyclostationary feature detectors for cognitive radios.

Natural fractures in a United Kingdom shale reservoir analog, Cleveland Basin, northeast England (2014)
Journal Article
Imber, J., Armstrong, H., Clancy, S., Daniels, S., Herringshaw, L., McCaffrey, K., Rodrigues, J., Trabucho-Alexandre, J., & Warren, C. (2014). Natural fractures in a United Kingdom shale reservoir analog, Cleveland Basin, northeast England. AAPG Bulletin, 98(11), 2411-2437. https://doi.org/10.1306/07141413144

Faults and fractures within the well-exposed Lower Jurassic Cleveland Ironstone and Whitby Mudstone Formations may provide insights into the tectonic history of gas-prospective, Mississippian shale in northern England. Subvertical opening mode fractu... Read More about Natural fractures in a United Kingdom shale reservoir analog, Cleveland Basin, northeast England.

Our digital children (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Williams, P. (2014, November). Our digital children. Presented at Scarborough Education Forum

The power relationship between adults and children in the West is shifting. Factors of age and life experience are becoming counterbalanced by children’s affinity for burgeoning developments in digital technology, where skills developed in online gam... Read More about Our digital children.

Combining internal- and external-training-load measures in professional rugby league (2014)
Journal Article
Abt, G., Earle, K., Marshall, P., Nevill, A., & Weaving, D. (2014). Combining internal- and external-training-load measures in professional rugby league. International journal of sports physiology and performance : IJSPP, 9(6), 905-912. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2013-0444

Purpose: This study investigated the effect of training mode on the relationships between measures of training load in professional rugby league players. Methods: Five measures of training load (internal: individualized training impulse, session rati... Read More about Combining internal- and external-training-load measures in professional rugby league.

Lateglacial and Holocene climate and environmental change in the northeastern Mediterranean region: Diatom evidence from Lake Dojran (Republic of Macedonia/Greece) (2014)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Reed, J., Wagner, B., Francke, A., & Levkov, Z. (2014). Lateglacial and Holocene climate and environmental change in the northeastern Mediterranean region: Diatom evidence from Lake Dojran (Republic of Macedonia/Greece). Quaternary science reviews, 103(1), 51-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.09.004

The juncture between the west-east and north-south contrasting Holocene climatic domains across the Mediterranean is complex and poorly understood. Diatom analysis of Lake Dojran (Republic of Macedonia/Greece) provides a new insight into lake levels... Read More about Lateglacial and Holocene climate and environmental change in the northeastern Mediterranean region: Diatom evidence from Lake Dojran (Republic of Macedonia/Greece).

Networks and trans-cultural exchange: Slave trading in the South Atlantic, 1590-1867 (2014)
Book
Richardson, D. (2014). D. Richardson, & F. Ribeiro da Silva (Eds.). Networks and trans-cultural exchange: Slave trading in the South Atlantic, 1590-1867. Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004280588

Studies of the South Atlantic commercial world typically focus on connections between Angola and Brazil, and specifically on the flows of enslaved Africans from Luanda and the relations between Portuguese-Brazilian traders and other agents and their... Read More about Networks and trans-cultural exchange: Slave trading in the South Atlantic, 1590-1867.

Shaping plasmon beams via the controlled illumination of finite-size plasmonic crystals (2014)
Journal Article
Bouillard, J.-S., Segovia, P., Dickson, W., Wurtz, G. A., & Zayats, A. V. (2015). Shaping plasmon beams via the controlled illumination of finite-size plasmonic crystals. Scientific reports, 4(1), Article UNSP 7234. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep07234

Plasmonic crystals provide many passive and active optical functionalities, including enhanced sensing, optical nonlinearities, light extraction from LEDs and coupling to and from subwavelength waveguides. Here we study, both experimentally and numer... Read More about Shaping plasmon beams via the controlled illumination of finite-size plasmonic crystals.

Stabilization of boron carbide via silicon doping (2014)
Journal Article
Proctor, J. E., Bhakhri, V., Hao, R., Prior, T. J., Scheler, T., Gregoryanz, E., Chhowalla, M., & Giulani, F. (2015). Stabilization of boron carbide via silicon doping. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 27(1), Article 015401. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/27/1/015401

Boron carbide is one of the lightest and hardest ceramics, but its applications are limited by its poor stability against a partial phase separation into separate boron and carbon. Phase separation is observed under high non-hydrostatic stress (both... Read More about Stabilization of boron carbide via silicon doping.

International student mobility : the role of social networks (2014)
Journal Article
Beech, S. E. (2015). International student mobility : the role of social networks. Social & cultural geography, 16(3), 332-350. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2014.983961

Building upon recent work on higher education mobility, this paper contends that social networks of friendship and kinship are critical determinants for students deciding to study overseas, not just, as has hitherto been suggested, a complementary fa... Read More about International student mobility : the role of social networks.