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Enacting sport policy : towards a micropolitical and emotional undertstanding of community sports coaching work (2016)
Thesis
Ives, B. (2016). Enacting sport policy : towards a micropolitical and emotional undertstanding of community sports coaching work. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219465

State agencies in many Western nations have utilised sport and physical activity as a means of facilitating various sporting and non-sporting policy outcomes. Surprisingly, however, there remains a dearth of empirical research addressing the working... Read More about Enacting sport policy : towards a micropolitical and emotional undertstanding of community sports coaching work.

The impact of corporate governance mechanism : audit committee financial experts on firm value from the perspective of the financial reporting process : evidence from US, UK and Germany (2016)
Thesis
Musa, M. (2016). The impact of corporate governance mechanism : audit committee financial experts on firm value from the perspective of the financial reporting process : evidence from US, UK and Germany. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219332

This PhD thesis contains four main essays on financial health and firm value, with a focus on the term board structure – unitary and dual. With the exception of Chapter 1 and Chapter 6, which set out the general introduction and conclusion, each of t... Read More about The impact of corporate governance mechanism : audit committee financial experts on firm value from the perspective of the financial reporting process : evidence from US, UK and Germany.

Moral luck : control, choice, and virtue (2016)
Thesis
Woodford, N. F. (2016). Moral luck : control, choice, and virtue. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219323

In this thesis I propose a solution to the problem of moral luck. It is sometimes assumed that luck has no bearing on morality. However, Bernard Williams and Thomas Nagel, in their papers entitled ‘Moral Luck’, show how this assumption could be erron... Read More about Moral luck : control, choice, and virtue.

Peripheral blood leukocyte immune responses in sarcoidosis (2016)
Thesis
Fraser, S. D. (2016). Peripheral blood leukocyte immune responses in sarcoidosis. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219296

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology with heterogeneous clinical manifestations. The disease is characterised by elevated Th1-like pro-inflammatory immune responses in tissue, whereas peripheral blood h... Read More about Peripheral blood leukocyte immune responses in sarcoidosis.

Investigating the role of microRNA-31 as a modulator of chemosensitivity in malignant leural mesothelioma (2016)
Thesis
Moody, H. L. (2016). Investigating the role of microRNA-31 as a modulator of chemosensitivity in malignant leural mesothelioma. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219227

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is associated with an extremely poor prognosis and the majority of patients are initially or rapidly become unresponsive to platinum-based chemotherapy. MicroRNA-31 (miR-31) is encoded on a genomic fragile site, 9... Read More about Investigating the role of microRNA-31 as a modulator of chemosensitivity in malignant leural mesothelioma.

The modulation of Transient Receptor Potential A1 channel by natural and novel semi-synthetic compounds via non-covalent modification (2016)
Thesis
Knaggs, J. D. (2016). The modulation of Transient Receptor Potential A1 channel by natural and novel semi-synthetic compounds via non-covalent modification. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219218

Transient Receptor Potential A1 (TRPA1) is commonly known as the detector of a broad range of noxious chemical agents both exogenous and endogenous. TRPA1 detects these chemicals through a reversible covalent modification mechanism that allows most e... Read More about The modulation of Transient Receptor Potential A1 channel by natural and novel semi-synthetic compounds via non-covalent modification.

Enacting sport policy : towards a micropolitical and emotional understanding of community sports coaching work (2016)
Thesis
Ives, B. (2016). Enacting sport policy : towards a micropolitical and emotional understanding of community sports coaching work. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219198

State agencies in many Western nations have utilised sport and physical activity as a means of facilitating various sporting and non-sporting policy outcomes. Surprisingly, however, there remains a dearth of empirical research addressing the working... Read More about Enacting sport policy : towards a micropolitical and emotional understanding of community sports coaching work.

Newer imaging modalities to identify high-risk ambulatory patients with heart failure (2016)
Thesis
Pellicori, P. (2016). Newer imaging modalities to identify high-risk ambulatory patients with heart failure. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219080

The lack of widely accepted objective measures of cardiac dysfunction other than left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) has hampered, and continues to hamper, clinical research in patients with heart failure (HF). Identifying patients at higher ri... Read More about Newer imaging modalities to identify high-risk ambulatory patients with heart failure.

Processing and patterning of metal organic frameworks and metal organic gels (2016)
Thesis
Akinola, T. O. (2016). Processing and patterning of metal organic frameworks and metal organic gels. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218967

Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), due to their unique properties, have attracted significant research interest in diverse areas such as drug delivery, gas adsorption catalysis and bio-sensing. Although these materials have valuable attributes for futu... Read More about Processing and patterning of metal organic frameworks and metal organic gels.

Novel photochromic liquid crystals (2016)
Thesis
Hussey, J. (2016). Novel photochromic liquid crystals. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218747

The combination of photochromic units and liquid crystal mesogens has over the years been investigated intensively. However the focus of this work has been on very few photochromic groups. The overall aim of this work is to combine photochromic group... Read More about Novel photochromic liquid crystals.

Percutaneous device closure of paravalvular leak (2016)
Journal Article
Calvert, P. A., Northridge, D. B., Malik, I. S., Shapiro, L., Ludman, P., Qureshi, S. A., Mullen, M., Henderson, R., Turner, M., Been, M., Walsh, K. P., Casserly, I., Morrison, L., Walker, N. L., Thomson, J., Spence, M. S., Mahadevan, V. S., Hoye, A., Maccarthy, P. A., Daniels, M. J., …Hildick-Smith, D. (2016). Percutaneous device closure of paravalvular leak. Circulation, 134(13), 934-944. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.022684

Background: Paravalvular leak (PVL) occurs in 5% to 17% of patients following surgical valve replacement. Percutaneous device closure represents an alternative to repeat surgery. Methods: All UK and Ireland centers undertaking percutaneous PVL closur... Read More about Percutaneous device closure of paravalvular leak.

Leading with emotional intelligence: Effective change implementation in today’s complex context (2016)
Book
Higgs, M., & Dulewicz, V. (2016). Leading with emotional intelligence: Effective change implementation in today’s complex context. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32637-5

Drawing on research into leadership and emotional intelligence, this book presents a framework that can lead to effective change implementation. Set against a backdrop of increasing complexity, volatility and uncertainty, the book responds to the nee... Read More about Leading with emotional intelligence: Effective change implementation in today’s complex context.

Arginine deprivation with pegylated Arginine Deiminase in patients with Argininosuccinate Synthetase 1-Deficient Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Randomized Clinical Trial (2016)
Journal Article
Szlosarek, P. W., Steele, J. P., Nolan, L., Gilligan, D., Taylor, P., Spicer, J., Lind, M., Mitra, S., Shamash, J., Phillips, M. M., Luong, P., Payne, S., Hillman, P., Ellis, S., Szyszko, T., Dancey, G., Butcher, L., Beck, S., Avril, N. E., Thomson, J., …Hackshaw, A. (2017). Arginine deprivation with pegylated Arginine Deiminase in patients with Argininosuccinate Synthetase 1-Deficient Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncology, 3(1), 58-66. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.3049

Importance: Preclinical studies show that arginine deprivation is synthetically lethal in argininosuccinate synthetase 1 (ASS1)-negative cancers, including mesothelioma. The role of the arginine-lowering agent pegylated arginine deiminase (ADI-PEG20)... Read More about Arginine deprivation with pegylated Arginine Deiminase in patients with Argininosuccinate Synthetase 1-Deficient Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Patient and carer experience of breathlessness (2016)
Book Chapter
Hutchinson, A. (2016). Patient and carer experience of breathlessness. In C. Bausewein, D. C. Currow, & M. J. Johnson (Eds.), Palliative Care in Respiratory Disease (102-110). European Respiratory Society. https://doi.org/10.1183/2312508X.10011615

© ERS 2016. Chronic breathlessness has wide-ranging, interrelated, physical, psychological, social and existential consequences for those living with it, and for family and friends who care for them. Despite this, the symptom often remains invisible... Read More about Patient and carer experience of breathlessness.

Vanadium removal and recovery from bauxite residue leachates by ion exchange (2016)
Journal Article
Gomes, H. I., Jones, A., Rogerson, M., Burke, I. T., & Mayes, W. M. (2016). Vanadium removal and recovery from bauxite residue leachates by ion exchange. Environmental science and pollution research, 23(22), 23034-23042. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7514-3

Bauxite residue is an important by-product of the alumina industry, and current management practices do not allow their full valorisation, especially with regard to the recovery of critical metals. This work aims to test the efficiency of ion exchang... Read More about Vanadium removal and recovery from bauxite residue leachates by ion exchange.

Exploring the hinterlands : avant-garde temporality, socialist realism, and Pogodin’s Aristocrats (2016)
Journal Article
Skinner, A. (2016). Exploring the hinterlands : avant-garde temporality, socialist realism, and Pogodin’s Aristocrats. Studies in Theatre and Performance, 36(3), 257-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682761.2016.1225184

Soviet socialist realism is frequently constructed as the death knell of the Russian avant-garde. The combination of vague instructions (mainly concerning the required effect of the work, rather than its formal construction) with severe consequences... Read More about Exploring the hinterlands : avant-garde temporality, socialist realism, and Pogodin’s Aristocrats.

Clinically relevant concentrations of opioids for in vitro studies (2016)
Journal Article
Boland, J. W., & Pockley, A. G. (2016). Clinically relevant concentrations of opioids for in vitro studies. Journal of Opioid Management, 12(5), 313-321. https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2016.0348

© 2016 Journal of Opioid Management, All Rights Reserved. Objectives: Numerous in vitro studies have evaluated the influence of opioids on many biological and immunological processes. The concentrations that have been used in these studies span a lar... Read More about Clinically relevant concentrations of opioids for in vitro studies.