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Displaying the ‘professional self’: the impact of social workers' performance and practice on kinship carers' own children (2016)
Journal Article
Cooper, K. (2017). Displaying the ‘professional self’: the impact of social workers' performance and practice on kinship carers' own children. Child & family social work, 22(2), 914-922. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12311

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Limited research has been conducted in relation to social work and the impact upon kinship carers' own children in a UK context. This paper argues that pressure from government policy imperatives and organizational prio... Read More about Displaying the ‘professional self’: the impact of social workers' performance and practice on kinship carers' own children.

Enhanced exercise and regenerative capacity in a mouse model that violates size constraints of oxidative muscle fibres (2016)
Journal Article
Omairi, S., Matsakas, A., Degens, H., Kretz, O., Hansson, K. A., Solbrå, A. V., Bruusgaard, J. C., Joch, B., Sartori, R., Giallourou, N., Mitchell, R., Collins-Hooper, H., Foster, K., Pasternack, A., Ritvos, O., Sandri, M., Narkar, V., Swann, J. R., Huber, T. B., & Patel, K. (2016). Enhanced exercise and regenerative capacity in a mouse model that violates size constraints of oxidative muscle fibres. eLife, 5(AUGUST), Article 16940. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.16940

A central tenet of skeletal muscle biology is the existence of an inverse relationship between the oxidative fibre capacity and its size. However, robustness of this relationship is unknown. We show that superimposition of Estrogen-related receptor g... Read More about Enhanced exercise and regenerative capacity in a mouse model that violates size constraints of oxidative muscle fibres.

Stabilisation of metastable polymorphs: the case of paracetamol form III (2016)
Journal Article
Telford, R., Seaton, C. C., Clout, A., Buanz, A., Gaisford, S., Williams, G. R., Prior, T. J., Okoye, C. H., Munshi, T., & Scowen, I. J. (2016). Stabilisation of metastable polymorphs: the case of paracetamol form III. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 52(81), 12028-12031. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cc05006a

The design of a melt synthesis of the first air-stable formulation of the metastable form III of paracetamol is derived from thermospectroscopic and thermo-diffraction experiments. Melt crystallisation in the presence of b-1,4-saccharides produces fo... Read More about Stabilisation of metastable polymorphs: the case of paracetamol form III.

Integrated plasmonic circuitry on a vertical-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor laser platform (2016)
Journal Article
McPolin, C. P., Bouillard, J.-S., Vilain, S., Krasavin, A. V., Dickson, W., O'Connor, D., Wurtz, G. A., Justice, J., Corbett, B., & Zayats, A. V. (2016). Integrated plasmonic circuitry on a vertical-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor laser platform. Nature communications, 7, 12409. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12409

Integrated plasmonic sources and detectors are imperative in the practical development of plasmonic circuitry for bio- and chemical sensing, nanoscale optical information processing, as well as transducers for high-density optical data storage. Here... Read More about Integrated plasmonic circuitry on a vertical-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor laser platform.

Harriet Martineau and the birth of disciplines: Nineteenth-Century intellectual powerhouse (2016)
Book
Sanders, V. (2016). V. Sanders, & G. Weiner (Eds.), Harriet Martineau and the birth of disciplines: Nineteenth-Century intellectual powerhouse. Routledge

One of the foremost writers of her time, Harriet Martineau established her reputation by writing a hugely successful series of fictional tales on political economy whose wide readership included the young Queen Victoria. She went on to write fiction... Read More about Harriet Martineau and the birth of disciplines: Nineteenth-Century intellectual powerhouse.

Quantifying salinity-induced changes on estuarine benthic fauna: The potential implications of climate change (2016)
Journal Article
Little, S., Wood, P. J., & Elliott, M. (2017). Quantifying salinity-induced changes on estuarine benthic fauna: The potential implications of climate change. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 198(part B), 610-625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2016.07.020

© 2016 Coastal and estuarine systems worldwide are under threat from global climate change, with potential consequences including an increase in salinities and incursion of saltwater into areas currently subject to tidal and non-tidal freshwater regi... Read More about Quantifying salinity-induced changes on estuarine benthic fauna: The potential implications of climate change.

Angle resolved photoelectron spectroscopy of two-color XUV-NIR ionization with polarization control (2016)
Journal Article
Düsterer, S., Hartmann, G., Babies, F., Beckmann, A., Brenner, G., Buck, J., Costello, J., Dammann, L., Fanis, A. D., Geßler, P., Glaser, L., Ilchen, M., Johnsson, P., Kazansky, A. K., Kelly, T. J., Mazza, T., Meyer, M., Nosik, V. L., Sazhina, I. P., Scholz, F., …Kabachnik, N. M. (2016). Angle resolved photoelectron spectroscopy of two-color XUV-NIR ionization with polarization control. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 49(16), 165003. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/49/16/165003

Electron emission caused by extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation in the presence of a strong near infrared (NIR) field leads to multiphoton interactions that depend on several parameters. Here, a comprehensive study of the influence of the angle betwe... Read More about Angle resolved photoelectron spectroscopy of two-color XUV-NIR ionization with polarization control.

The role of audio-visual feedback in a thought-based control of a humanoid robot: a BCI study in healthy and spinal cord injured people (2016)
Journal Article
Tidoni, E., Gergondet, P., Fusco, G., Kheddar, A., & Aglioti, S. M. (2017). The role of audio-visual feedback in a thought-based control of a humanoid robot: a BCI study in healthy and spinal cord injured people. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 25(6), 772-781. https://doi.org/10.1109/tnsre.2016.2597863

© 2016 IEEE. The efficient control of our body and successful interaction with the environment are possible through the integration of multisensory information. Brain-computer interface (BCI) may allow people with sensorimotor disorders to actively i... Read More about The role of audio-visual feedback in a thought-based control of a humanoid robot: a BCI study in healthy and spinal cord injured people.

Hadley circulation and precipitation changes controling black shale deposition in the Late Jurassic Boreal Seaway (2016)
Journal Article
Armstrong, H. A., Wagner, T., Herringshaw, L. G., Farnsworth, A. J., Lunt, D. J., Harland, M., Imber, J., Loptson, C., & Atar, E. F. (2016). Hadley circulation and precipitation changes controling black shale deposition in the Late Jurassic Boreal Seaway. Paleoceanography, 31(8), 1041-1053. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015pa002911

New climate simulations using the HadCM3L model with a paleogeography of the Late Jurassic (155.5 Ma) and proxy-data corroborate that warm and wet tropical-like conditions reached as far north as the UK sector of the Jurassic Boreal Seaway (~35°N). T... Read More about Hadley circulation and precipitation changes controling black shale deposition in the Late Jurassic Boreal Seaway.

Re-evaluation of the ¹⁶O(n, γ)¹⁷O cross section at astrophysical energies and its role as a neutron poison in the s-process (2016)
Journal Article
Mohr, P., Heinz, C., Pignatari, M., Dillmann, I., Mengoni, A., & Käppeler, F. (2016). Re-evaluation of the ¹⁶O(n, γ)¹⁷O cross section at astrophysical energies and its role as a neutron poison in the s-process. The Astrophysical journal, 827(1), Article ARTN 29. https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/827/1/29

The doubly magic nucleus ¹⁶O has a small neutron-capture cross section of just a few tens of microbarns in the astrophysical energy region. Despite this, ¹⁶O plays an important role as a neutron poison in the astrophysical slow neutron capture (s) pr... Read More about Re-evaluation of the ¹⁶O(n, γ)¹⁷O cross section at astrophysical energies and its role as a neutron poison in the s-process.

Midwives’ views, experiences and feelings of confidence surrounding vaginal breech birth: A qualitative study (2016)
Journal Article
Sloman, R., Wanat, M., Burns, E., & Smith, L. (2016). Midwives’ views, experiences and feelings of confidence surrounding vaginal breech birth: A qualitative study. Midwifery, 41, 61-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.07.015

© 2016 Objective to explore midwives’ views, experiences and feelings of confidence surrounding vaginal breech birth (VBB). Design a qualitative study was conducted with 12 participants using three focus group discussions. Data were transcribed verba... Read More about Midwives’ views, experiences and feelings of confidence surrounding vaginal breech birth: A qualitative study.

Evaporation of particle-stabilised emulsion sunscreen films (2016)
Journal Article
Binks, B. P., Fletcher, P. D., Johnson, A. J., Marinopoulos, I., Crowther, J. M., & Thompson, M. A. (2016). Evaporation of particle-stabilised emulsion sunscreen films. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8(33), 21201-21213. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b06310

We recently showed (Binks et al., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b02696) how evaporation of sunscreen films consisting of solutions of molecular UV filters leads to loss of UV light absorption and derived sun protection facto... Read More about Evaporation of particle-stabilised emulsion sunscreen films.

A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition: III. Evaluation against international best practice and recommendations for the future (2016)
Journal Article
Hallett, C. S., Valesini, F., & Elliott, M. (2016). A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition: III. Evaluation against international best practice and recommendations for the future. Environmental science & policy, 66, 282-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.015

In this final component of a three-part review, we present a national synthesis and evaluation of approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition across Australia. Progress is evaluated against objective criteria that together... Read More about A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition: III. Evaluation against international best practice and recommendations for the future.

Medical students writing on death, dying and palliative care : a qualitative analysis of reflective essays (2016)
Journal Article
Boland, J. W., Dikomitis, L., & Gadoud, A. (2016). Medical students writing on death, dying and palliative care : a qualitative analysis of reflective essays. BMJ supportive & palliative care, 6(4), 486-492. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001110

Background: Medical students and doctors are becoming better prepared to care for patients with palliative care needs and support patients at the end of life. This preparation needs to start at medical school. Objective: To assess how medical student... Read More about Medical students writing on death, dying and palliative care : a qualitative analysis of reflective essays.

Non-standard methodology in organic synthesis : mechanochemistry with macrocycles and sporopollenin (2016)
Thesis
Abdulwahaab, B. H. (2016). Non-standard methodology in organic synthesis : mechanochemistry with macrocycles and sporopollenin. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224065

Glyoxal-bridged bisaminal tetraazamacrocyclic derivatives of 1,4,7,10 tetraazacyclododecane (cyclen) and 1,4,8,11- tetraazacyclotetradecane (cyclam) can be N-functionalized to incorporate coordinating groups or for conjugation to biomolecules. Herein... Read More about Non-standard methodology in organic synthesis : mechanochemistry with macrocycles and sporopollenin.

Development a portable system for monitoring chemicals pollutants in environmental river water samples (2016)
Thesis
Oiaidha, Z. O. (2016). Development a portable system for monitoring chemicals pollutants in environmental river water samples. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224046

Environmental pollution has become a serious problem around the world that influences all living organisms directly and indirectly. The growing world population is accompanied by developments in several fields including industry, agriculture and tech... Read More about Development a portable system for monitoring chemicals pollutants in environmental river water samples.

An investigation into how Web 2.0 technologies can be used to enhance the educational supervision of teachers (2016)
Thesis
Alghamdi, M. (2016). An investigation into how Web 2.0 technologies can be used to enhance the educational supervision of teachers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220715

The concept of educational supervision has witnessed significant development in recent years and many studies in this field have demonstrated how computers and the internet have been employed in the process. However, the researcher has found no studi... Read More about An investigation into how Web 2.0 technologies can be used to enhance the educational supervision of teachers.

Radiation response of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma using early markers of apoptosis and proliferation, utilising a microfluidic approach (2016)
Thesis
Srivastava, R. (2016). Radiation response of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma using early markers of apoptosis and proliferation, utilising a microfluidic approach. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220297

Introduction The purpose of this study was to assess the response to irradiation of HNSCC tissue samples maintained in a microfluidic device, utilising early markers of apoptosis and proliferation. Materials and Methods Rat liver had initially b... Read More about Radiation response of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma using early markers of apoptosis and proliferation, utilising a microfluidic approach.

Improving the management of change requests in construction of large building projects in Saudi Arabia (2016)
Thesis
Alsahly, F. F. M. (2016). Improving the management of change requests in construction of large building projects in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219707

One of the challenges faced by project managers is frequent change requests, which usually lead to changes in the scope of a project. Change has been said to be inevitable, and without change everything stagnates. However, ad hoc changes can be adver... Read More about Improving the management of change requests in construction of large building projects in Saudi Arabia.

Monte-Carlo simulations of Gunn diodes and hot-phonon effects in bulk semiconductors (2016)
Thesis
Appleyard, N. (2016). Monte-Carlo simulations of Gunn diodes and hot-phonon effects in bulk semiconductors. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219588

This thesis uses Monte Carlo simulations to investigate electron transport in GaAs, its ternary In0.₅₃Ga₀.₄₇As and GaN. Ensemble Monte Carlo methods are used to determine the effects of a non-equilibrium phonon distribution on the transport propertie... Read More about Monte-Carlo simulations of Gunn diodes and hot-phonon effects in bulk semiconductors.