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Using external fields to control the behaviour of anisotropic particles at liquid interfaces (2016)
Thesis
Newton, B. J. (2016). Using external fields to control the behaviour of anisotropic particles at liquid interfaces. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219525

In this thesis we use analytical theory and high resolution finite element simulations (using the program ‘Surface Evolver’) to consider the influence of an external magnetic field on the orientation and self-assembly of rod-like magnetic particles.... Read More about Using external fields to control the behaviour of anisotropic particles at liquid interfaces.

Towards metal based anti-cancer agents : synthesis, structure, and biological studies (2016)
Thesis
Miller-Shakesby, D. M. (2016). Towards metal based anti-cancer agents : synthesis, structure, and biological studies. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219487

The most successful metal currently utilized in anti-cancer therapeutics is platinum. Despite its success though, cisplatin and other platinum derivatives have major limitations including high rates of drug resistance, a variety of side effects and a... Read More about Towards metal based anti-cancer agents : synthesis, structure, and biological studies.

Exploring entrepreneurial motivations and barriers : a study of female business owners in Pakistan (2016)
Thesis
Tariq, J. (2016). Exploring entrepreneurial motivations and barriers : a study of female business owners in Pakistan. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219447

Female entrepreneurship, with a focus on mothers is a relatively unexplored topic in the context of Pakistan, yet it is a significant growing theme of literature on female entrepreneurship in the western context (Ekinsmyth, 2013). This study seeks... Read More about Exploring entrepreneurial motivations and barriers : a study of female business owners in Pakistan.

A class act : class and taste in the work of Grayson Perry (2016)
Thesis
Walsh, S. J. (2016). A class act : class and taste in the work of Grayson Perry. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219438

[Summary]: Part One (Chapters 1- 3) discusses the theoretical and historical development of our ideas about class and the intersections of class and taste. Part Two (Chapters 4-8) focuses on Perry’s work. Chapter One explores the differing conceptio... Read More about A class act : class and taste in the work of Grayson Perry.

Classification of breast malignancy using optimised advanced diffusion-weighted imaging : and surgical planning for breast tumour resection using MR-guided focused ultrasound (2016)
Thesis
Purvis, N. L. (2016). Classification of breast malignancy using optimised advanced diffusion-weighted imaging : and surgical planning for breast tumour resection using MR-guided focused ultrasound. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219311

Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Imaging (IVIM) is a non-invasive MR-imaging technique that enables the measurement of cellularity and vascularity using diffusion-weighted (DW)-imaging. IVIM has been applied to various cancer types including breast cance... Read More about Classification of breast malignancy using optimised advanced diffusion-weighted imaging : and surgical planning for breast tumour resection using MR-guided focused ultrasound.

A cognitive approach to how children understand the concept of death as scientific knowledge (2016)
Thesis
Zamka, G. I. (2016). A cognitive approach to how children understand the concept of death as scientific knowledge. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218921

This study focuses on children’s cognitive understanding of the concept of death from a scientific perspective. The investigation is conducted through the sub-concepts of understanding death - irreversibility, inevitability, universality and non-func... Read More about A cognitive approach to how children understand the concept of death as scientific knowledge.

Fraudulent financial reporting : an application of fraud models to Malaysian public listed companies (2016)
Thesis
Mohamed Yusof, K. (2016). Fraudulent financial reporting : an application of fraud models to Malaysian public listed companies. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218892

There have been great concerns among stakeholders on how fraudulent financial reporting (FFR) can affect the reputation of public-listed companies (PLCs). The post Enron era has witnessed many FFR cases around the globe. FFR has impacted many countri... Read More about Fraudulent financial reporting : an application of fraud models to Malaysian public listed companies.

Bursa Malaysia index series revision effects on market microstructure (2016)
Thesis
Abd Karim, M. N. B. (2016). Bursa Malaysia index series revision effects on market microstructure. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218879

This thesis presents three interrelated empirical chapters on the Bursa Malaysia index series revisions effects on market microstructure. In the first empirical chapter, “The Effect of Changes in the Composition of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Indices on... Read More about Bursa Malaysia index series revision effects on market microstructure.

The role of scavenger receptors in oxidised low-density lipoprotein induced platelet hyperactivity (2016)
Thesis
Woodward, C. (2016). The role of scavenger receptors in oxidised low-density lipoprotein induced platelet hyperactivity. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218666

Increased platelet hyperactivity is a common consequence of hyperlipidemia and is associated with increased risk of acute coronary syndromes. Platelet interaction with oxidised low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) is believed to play a crucial role in pla... Read More about The role of scavenger receptors in oxidised low-density lipoprotein induced platelet hyperactivity.

Comprehensive evidence-based review on European antitussives (2016)
Journal Article
Morice, A., & Kardos, P. (2016). Comprehensive evidence-based review on European antitussives. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 3(1), Article e000137. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2016-000137

© 2016 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Acute cough caused by viral respiratory tract infections is probably the most common illness to afflict mankind. Despite the widespread but ineffective prescribing of antibiotics, there is no specific... Read More about Comprehensive evidence-based review on European antitussives.

Pan-STARRS and PESSTO search for an optical counterpart to the LIGO gravitational-wave source GW150914 (2016)
Journal Article
Smartt, S. J., Chambers, K. C., Smith, K. W., Huber, M. E., Young, D. R., Cappellaro, E., Wright, D. E., Coughlin, M., Schultz, A. S. B., Denneau, L., Flewelling, H., Heinze, A., Magnier, E. A., Primak, N., Rest, A., Sherstyuk, A., Stalder, B., Stubbs, C. W., Tonry, J., Waters, C., …Goggia, T. (2016). Pan-STARRS and PESSTO search for an optical counterpart to the LIGO gravitational-wave source GW150914. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 462(4), 4094-4116. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1893

We searched for an optical counterpart to the first gravitational wave source discovered by LIGO (GW150914), using a combination of the Pan-STARRS1 wide-field telescope and the PESSTO spectroscopic follow-up programme. As the final LIGO sky maps chan... Read More about Pan-STARRS and PESSTO search for an optical counterpart to the LIGO gravitational-wave source GW150914.

Processing and exploitation of multisensor optical data for coastal water applications-The HIGHROC project (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ruddick, K., Brockmann, C., Créach, V., De Keukelaere, L., Doxaran, D., Forster, R., Jaccard, P., Knaeps, E., Lebreton, C., Ledang, A. B., Nechad, B., Norli, M., Novoa, S., Ody, A., Pringle, N., Sorensen, K., Stelzer, K., Van Der Zande, D., & Vanhellemont, Q. Processing and exploitation of multisensor optical data for coastal water applications-The HIGHROC project

The FP7/HIGHROC ("HIGH spatial and temporal Resolution Ocean Colour") Project is developing the next generation of optical products for coastal water services. These products are based on both mainstream ocean colour sensors (Sentinel-3/OLCI, VIIRS)... Read More about Processing and exploitation of multisensor optical data for coastal water applications-The HIGHROC project.

Geometrical structures of chemically decomposed thick and thin disk populations (2016)
Book Chapter
Kawata, D., Brook, C., Rahimi, A., & Gibson, B. (2017). Geometrical structures of chemically decomposed thick and thin disk populations.

We summarize the thick and thin disk formation commonly seen in cosmological N-body simulations. As suggested in Brook et al. (2004), a hierarchical clustering scenario causes multiple minor gas-rich mergers, and leads to the formation of a kinematic... Read More about Geometrical structures of chemically decomposed thick and thin disk populations.

Moving beyond value conflicts : systemic problem structuring in action (2016)
Preprint / Working Paper
Midgley, G. Moving beyond value conflicts : systemic problem structuring in action

Value conflicts can become entrenched in a destructive pattern of mutual stigmatization, which inhibits the emergence of new understandings of the situation and actions for improvement. In extreme cases, such patterns can even lead to violence. This... Read More about Moving beyond value conflicts : systemic problem structuring in action.

Scenario analysis and disaster preparedness for port and maritime logistics risk management (2016)
Journal Article
Kwesi-Buor, J., Menachof, D. A., & Talas, R. (2019). Scenario analysis and disaster preparedness for port and maritime logistics risk management. Accident analysis and prevention, 123, 433-447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2016.07.013

System Dynamics (SD) modelling is used to investigate the impacts of policy interventions on industry actors’ preparedness to mitigate risks and to recover from disruptions along the maritime logistics and supply chain network. The model suggests a b... Read More about Scenario analysis and disaster preparedness for port and maritime logistics risk management.

Do not say a word! Conceptualizing employee silence in a long-term crisis context (2016)
Journal Article
Prouska, R., & Psychogios, A. (2018). Do not say a word! Conceptualizing employee silence in a long-term crisis context. The international journal of human resource management, 29(5), 885-914. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2016.1212913

Although research has emphasized the organizational and individual factors that influence employee voice and silence at work, it is less known how employee voice/silence is affected by the economic context, particularly when this context is one of in... Read More about Do not say a word! Conceptualizing employee silence in a long-term crisis context.

AIDS-affected young people's access to livelihood assets: Exploring 'new variant famine' in rural southern Africa (2016)
Journal Article
Ansell, N., Hajdu, F., van Blerk, L., & Robson, E. (2016). AIDS-affected young people's access to livelihood assets: Exploring 'new variant famine' in rural southern Africa. Journal of rural studies, 46, 23-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.05.008

Southern Africa’s exceptionally high HIV prevalence and recurrent food crises prompted De Waal and Whiteside (2003) to hypothesise a 'new variant famine' (NVF) in which inability to access food is driven by the effects of AIDS. Among the tentative ex... Read More about AIDS-affected young people's access to livelihood assets: Exploring 'new variant famine' in rural southern Africa.