All Outputs (1393)

CO₂/N₂ triggered switchable Pickering emulsions stabilized by alumina nanoparticles in combination with a conventional anionic surfactant (2017)
Journal Article
Xu, M., Zhang, W., Pei, X., Jiang, J., Cui, Z., & Binks, B. P. (2017). CO₂/N₂ triggered switchable Pickering emulsions stabilized by alumina nanoparticles in combination with a conventional anionic surfactant. RSC advances, 7(47), 29742-29751. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ra03722h

Stable n-decane-in-water Pickering emulsions were prepared using positively charged alumina nanoparticles in combination with a trace amount of the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as stabilizer. Particles were hydrophobized in situ by... Read More about CO₂/N₂ triggered switchable Pickering emulsions stabilized by alumina nanoparticles in combination with a conventional anionic surfactant.

Time to improve informed consent for dialysis: an international perspective (2017)
Journal Article
Murtagh, F. E., Brennan, F., Stewart, C., Burgess, H., Davison, S. N., Moss, A. H., Murtagh, F. E. M., Germain, M., Tranter, S., & Brown, M. (2017). Time to improve informed consent for dialysis: an international perspective. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 12(6), 1001-1009. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.09740916

The literature reveals that current nephrology practice in obtaining informed consent for dialysis falls short of ethical and legal requirements. Meeting these requirements represents a significant challenge, especially because the benefits and risks... Read More about Time to improve informed consent for dialysis: an international perspective.

Balancing freedom of expression and social responsibility on the internet (2017)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2017). Balancing freedom of expression and social responsibility on the internet. Philosophia, 45(3), 973-985. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-017-9856-6

This paper reflects on the articles submitted for the Symposium Confronting the Internet’s Dark Side. I discuss some of the criticisms of the book’s theory and my treatment of hate speech. The responsibilities of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) an... Read More about Balancing freedom of expression and social responsibility on the internet.

Charlie Hebdo : testing the limits of freedom of expression (2017)
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Shah, N. A. (2017). Charlie Hebdo : testing the limits of freedom of expression. Muslim World Journal of Human Rights, 14(1), 83-111. https://doi.org/10.1515/mwjhr-2017-0007

The right to freedom of expression is a qualified right: it allows expression that might ‘offend, shock or disturb’ but prohibits ‘insults’, ‘abusive attacks’ and ‘hate speech’. Applying the Convention test I argue that all cartoons of the Prophet Mu... Read More about Charlie Hebdo : testing the limits of freedom of expression.

J.S. Mill's boundaries of freedom of expression: a critique (2017)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2017). J.S. Mill's boundaries of freedom of expression: a critique. Philosophy : the journal of the British Institute of Philosophical Studies, 92(4), 565-596. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031819117000213

The essay opens with some background information about the period in which JS Mill wrote. The discussion revolves around the concept of blasphemy which Mill considered to be highly problematic. Tagging unpopular views as “blasphemous” amounted to abu... Read More about J.S. Mill's boundaries of freedom of expression: a critique.

Student perceptions of their autonomy at University (2017)
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Henri, D. C., Morrell, L. J., & Scott, G. W. (2018). Student perceptions of their autonomy at University. Higher Education, 75(3), 507-516. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-017-0152-y

© 2017, The Author(s). Learner autonomy is a primary learning outcome of Higher Education in many countries. However, empirical evaluation of how student autonomy progresses during undergraduate degrees is limited. We surveyed a total of 636 students... Read More about Student perceptions of their autonomy at University.

Improving Hospital at Home for frail older people: insights from a quality improvement project to achieve change across regional health and social care sectors (2017)
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Pearson, M., Hemsley, A., Blackwell, R., Pegg, L., & Custerson, L. (2017). Improving Hospital at Home for frail older people: insights from a quality improvement project to achieve change across regional health and social care sectors. BMC health services research, 17(1), Article ARTN 387. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2334-9

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Against a background of rising numbers of frail older people, there is a need to improve quality and safety of services whilst containing costs. Improving patient outcomes requires change across hospital and communit... Read More about Improving Hospital at Home for frail older people: insights from a quality improvement project to achieve change across regional health and social care sectors.

Stellar origin of 15N-rich presolar SiC grains of type AB: Supernovae with explosive hydrogen burning (2017)
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Liu, N., Nittler, L. R., Pignatari, M., Alexander, C. M. O., & Wang, J. (2017). Stellar origin of 15N-rich presolar SiC grains of type AB: Supernovae with explosive hydrogen burning. The Astrophysical journal, 842(1), L1. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aa74e5

© 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. We report C, N, and Si isotopic data for 59 highly 13 C-enriched presolar submicron-to micron-sized SiC grains from the Murchison meteorite, including eight putative nova grains (PNGs)... Read More about Stellar origin of 15N-rich presolar SiC grains of type AB: Supernovae with explosive hydrogen burning.

Crystal structures and gas adsorption behavior of new lanthanide-benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate frameworks (2017)
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Panyarat, K., Surinwong, S., Prior, T. J., Konno, T., & Rujiwatra, A. (2017). Crystal structures and gas adsorption behavior of new lanthanide-benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate frameworks. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 251, 155-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.06.003

Six new lanthanide metal organic complexes, i.e. [La2(NO2-BDC)3(H2O)4] (1) [Ln(L)0.5(NO2-BDC) (H2O)]·3H2O (Ln = Eu (2), Tb (3), Dy (4) and Ho (5); L = BDC2− or BDC2−/NO2-BDC2-) and [Tm(NO2-BDC)1.5(H2O)]·H2O (6), have been synthesized using mixed liga... Read More about Crystal structures and gas adsorption behavior of new lanthanide-benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate frameworks.

Accommodating minority shareholdings within the European Union Merger Control regime: advocating a more cooperative way forward (2017)
Journal Article
Davison, L. M. (2017). Accommodating minority shareholdings within the European Union Merger Control regime: advocating a more cooperative way forward. Liverpool Law Review, 38(3), 259-286. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10991-017-9201-y

The paper focuses upon a neglected area of EU merger control, the acquisition of minority shareholdings that have the potential to cause competitive harm at the European Union level, and which therefore should be vetted under EU law. Using economic t... Read More about Accommodating minority shareholdings within the European Union Merger Control regime: advocating a more cooperative way forward.

Universal switching of plasmonic signals using optical resonator modes (2017)
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McPolin, C. P., Olivier, N., Bouillard, J.-S., O'Connor, D. P., Krasavin, A. V., Dickson, W., Wurtz, G. A., & Zayats, A. V. (2017). Universal switching of plasmonic signals using optical resonator modes. Light Science & Applications, 6(6), e16237. https://doi.org/10.1038/lsa.2016.237

We propose and investigate, both experimentally and theoretically, a novel mechanism for switching and modulating plasmonic signals based on a Fano interference process, which arises from the coupling between a narrow-band optical Fabry-Pérot cavity... Read More about Universal switching of plasmonic signals using optical resonator modes.

The changing prevalence and incidence of dementia over time-current evidence (2017)
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Wu, Y. T., Beiser, A. S., Breteler, M. M., Fratiglioni, L., Helmer, C., Hendrie, H. C., …Brayne, C. (2017). The changing prevalence and incidence of dementia over time-current evidence. Nature Reviews Neurology, 13(6), 327-339. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2017.63

Dementia is an increasing focus for policymakers, civil organizations and multidisciplinary researchers. The most recent descriptive epidemiological research into dementia is enabling investigation into how the prevalence and incidence are changing o... Read More about The changing prevalence and incidence of dementia over time-current evidence.

To what extent do frameworks of reading development and the phonics screening check support the assessment of reading development in England? (2017)
Journal Article
Glazzard, J. (2017). To what extent do frameworks of reading development and the phonics screening check support the assessment of reading development in England?. English in Education, 51(2), 130-142. https://doi.org/10.1111/eie.12119

The purpose of this article is to question the suitability of the phonics screening check in relation to models and theories of reading development. The article questions the appropriateness of the check by drawing on theoretical frameworks which und... Read More about To what extent do frameworks of reading development and the phonics screening check support the assessment of reading development in England?.

Drosophila Short stop as a paradigm for the role and regulation of spectraplakins (2017)
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Voelzmann, A., Liew, Y. T., Qu, Y., Hahn, I., Melero, C., Sánchez-Soriano, N., & Prokop, A. (2017). Drosophila Short stop as a paradigm for the role and regulation of spectraplakins. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 69, 40-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.05.019

Spectraplakins are evolutionarily well conserved cytoskeletal linker molecules that are true members of three protein families: plakins, spectrins and Gas2-like proteins. Spectraplakin genes encode at least 7 characteristic functional domains which a... Read More about Drosophila Short stop as a paradigm for the role and regulation of spectraplakins.

Criminal reconciliation following the legislation : through the lenses of prosecutors in China (2017)
Thesis
Sun, Y. (2017). Criminal reconciliation following the legislation : through the lenses of prosecutors in China. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224069

Since 2012, the procedure of criminal reconciliation (CR) applied in public prosecution cases has developed from pilot projects in some district procuratorates to a statute-based procedure for use throughout China. The law now allows prosecutors to h... Read More about Criminal reconciliation following the legislation : through the lenses of prosecutors in China.

Being a Mongolian student in an ‘enclosed-wall’: an exploration of social identity construction of the Mongolian students in Minzu universities of China (2017)
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Wang, L. (2017). Being a Mongolian student in an ‘enclosed-wall’: an exploration of social identity construction of the Mongolian students in Minzu universities of China. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223962

Countries with domestic ethnic diversity confront many similar educational challenges: on one side, there is a need to address equalities in the public education system, thus ensuring that minority groups are able to access opportunities in education... Read More about Being a Mongolian student in an ‘enclosed-wall’: an exploration of social identity construction of the Mongolian students in Minzu universities of China.

Challenges and opportunities of e-fulfilment operations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (2017)
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Alotaibi, M. G. H. (2017). Challenges and opportunities of e-fulfilment operations in the Gulf Cooperation Council. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223361

Electronic commerce (EC) in scholarship and practice has been richly discussed. Consumers’ fulfilment is considered a potential factor for firms. EC involves different processes, from inbound to outbound, which have to maintain consistency of flow wi... Read More about Challenges and opportunities of e-fulfilment operations in the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Investigating the biological and clinical implications of Endo180 in breast cancer (2017)
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Wang, K. (2017). Investigating the biological and clinical implications of Endo180 in breast cancer. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222284

Endo180 is a 180 kDa type-1 transmembrane receptor that belongs to the mannose receptor family and interacts with extracellular / intracellular collagens. Endo180 expression is correlated with tumour grade, disease progression and poor prognosis in s... Read More about Investigating the biological and clinical implications of Endo180 in breast cancer.

Generation of model-based safety arguments from automatically allocated safety integrity levels (2017)
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Sorokos, I. (2017). Generation of model-based safety arguments from automatically allocated safety integrity levels. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222118

To certify safety-critical systems, assurance arguments linking evidence of safety to appropriate requirements must be constructed. However, modern safety-critical systems feature increasing complexity and integration, which render manual approaches... Read More about Generation of model-based safety arguments from automatically allocated safety integrity levels.

How do electronic musicians make their music? : creative practice through informal learning resources (2017)
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Wan, W. K. (2017). How do electronic musicians make their music? : creative practice through informal learning resources. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221045

The paper will explore the creative practices of professional electronic musicians through their interviews published in consumer materials, commonly perceived as informal learning resources. Drawing on data gathered from music technology and music c... Read More about How do electronic musicians make their music? : creative practice through informal learning resources.