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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.

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.

Embedded control system for autarep - a novel autonomous articulated robotic educational platform (2014)
Journal Article
Iqbal, U., Samad, A., Nissa, Z., & Iqbal, J. (2014). Embedded control system for autarep - a novel autonomous articulated robotic educational platform. Tehnički vjesnik – Technical Gazette, 21(6), 1255-1261

This research introduces an open-source framework, AUTonomous Articulated Robotic Educational Platform (AUTAREP). The platform is centred on a 6 Degree Of Freedom (DOF) arm with multiple feedbacks to ensure precision and autonomy. The sensory system... Read More about Embedded control system for autarep - a novel autonomous articulated robotic educational platform.

A comprehensive state-of-the-art on control of industrial articulated robots (2014)
Journal Article
Ajwad, S. A., Ullah, M. I., Baizid, K., & Iqbal, J. (2014). A comprehensive state-of-the-art on control of industrial articulated robots. Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association, 20(4), 499-521

Incredible applications of robotic manipulators especially in the industrial sector have drawn attention to substitute classical control techniques with more sophisticated intelligent approaches. This, consequently, has motivated robotics community t... Read More about A comprehensive state-of-the-art on control of industrial articulated robots.

Online decision support system for finished lamb production (2014)
Journal Article
Morris, W., & Mishra, N. (2014). Online decision support system for finished lamb production. International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 6(3), 209-221. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSEM.2014.064296

© Copyright 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. This paper describes the design and application of a decision support system to assist sheep farmers, allowing them to assess the impact of lambing date, feeding system and the price of concentrate feed... Read More about Online decision support system for finished lamb production.

Location and the conceptualization of historical frameworks: Early American history and its multiple reconfigurations in the United States and in Europe (2014)
Book Chapter
Burnard, T., & Vidal, C. (2014). Location and the conceptualization of historical frameworks: Early American history and its multiple reconfigurations in the United States and in Europe. In N. Barreyre, M. Heale, S. Tuck, & C. Vidal (Eds.), Historians across borders : writing American history in a global age (141-162). Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520279278.003.0007

This chapter examines early American history (often known as Atlantic history, a recently burgeoning field) and its multiple reconfigurations from the 1960s in order to analyze the impact of location on the conceptualization of historical frameworks.... Read More about Location and the conceptualization of historical frameworks: Early American history and its multiple reconfigurations in the United States and in Europe.

GPU accelerating technique for rendering implicitly represented vasculatures (2014)
Journal Article
Hong, Q., Wang, B., Li, Q., Li, Y., & Wu, Q. (2014). GPU accelerating technique for rendering implicitly represented vasculatures. Bio-medical materials and engineering, 24(1), 1351-1357. https://doi.org/10.3233/BME-130938

With the flooding datasets of medical Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), implicit modeling techniques are increasingly applied to reconstruct the human organs, especially the vasculature. However, displaying implicitly rep... Read More about GPU accelerating technique for rendering implicitly represented vasculatures.

A continuous updating rule for imprecise probabilities (2014)
Book
Cattaneo, M. E. G. V. (2014). A. Laurent, O. Strauss, B. Bouchon-Meunier, & R. Yager (Eds.), A continuous updating rule for imprecise probabilities. Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08852-5_44

The paper studies the continuity of rules for updating imprecise probability models when new data are observed. Discontinuities can lead to robustness issues: this is the case for the usual updating rules of the theory of imprecise probabilities. An... Read More about A continuous updating rule for imprecise probabilities.

Maxitive Integral of Real-Valued Functions (2014)
Journal Article
Cattaneo, M. E. G. V. (2014). Maxitive Integral of Real-Valued Functions. Communications in computer and information science, 442 CCIS(PART 1), 226-235. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08795-5_24

The paper pursues the definition of a maxitive integral on all real-valued functions (i.e., the integral of the pointwise maximum of two functions must be the maximum of their integrals). This definition is not determined by maxitivity alone: additio... Read More about Maxitive Integral of Real-Valued Functions.

Development and validation of a new bariatric-specific health-related quality of life instrument ′′bariatric and obesity-specific survey (BOSS)′′ (2014)
Journal Article
Tayyem, R., Atkinson, J., & Martin, C. (2014). Development and validation of a new bariatric-specific health-related quality of life instrument ′′bariatric and obesity-specific survey (BOSS)′′. Journal of postgraduate medicine, 60(4), 357-361. https://doi.org/10.4103/0022-3859.143952

Background: There is a lack of a psychometrically robust bariatric-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) tool. Aim: A single centre, prospective study to develop and validate a new bariatric-specific 81-item self-report HRQOL instrument cal... Read More about Development and validation of a new bariatric-specific health-related quality of life instrument ′′bariatric and obesity-specific survey (BOSS)′′.

Impact of the uncertainty in α-captures on 22Ne on the weak s-process in massive stars (2014)
Journal Article
Nishimura, N., Hirschi, R., Pignatari, M., Herwig, F., Beard, M., Imbriani, G., …Wiescher, M. (2014). Impact of the uncertainty in α-captures on 22Ne on the weak s-process in massive stars. AIP conference proceedings, 1594(1), 146-151. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4874059

Massive stars at solar metallicity contribute to the production of heavy elements with atomic masses between A = 60 and A = 90 via the so-called weak s-process (which takes place during core He and shell C burning phases). Furthermore, recent studies... Read More about Impact of the uncertainty in α-captures on 22Ne on the weak s-process in massive stars.

A predator-prey based mathematical model of the bone remodelling cycle: Exploring the relationship between the model parameters and biochemical factors (2014)
Journal Article
Ji, B., Yang, Q., Genever, P. G., Patton, R. J., & Fagan, M. J. (2014). A predator-prey based mathematical model of the bone remodelling cycle: Exploring the relationship between the model parameters and biochemical factors. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 228(10), 1035-1042. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954411914554633

© IMechE 2014. Bone remodelling is a vital process which enables bone to repair, renew and optimize itself. Disorders in the bone remodelling process are inevitably manifested in bone-related diseases, such as hypothyroidism, primary hyperparathyroid... Read More about A predator-prey based mathematical model of the bone remodelling cycle: Exploring the relationship between the model parameters and biochemical factors.