Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (1363)

Is health-related quality of life the same for elderly polish migrants, Turkish migrants and German natives? Testing the reliability and construct validity of the Sf-36 health survey in a cross-cultural comparison (2017)
Journal Article
Buchcik, J., Westenhöfer, J., Fleming, M., & Martin, C. R. (2017). Is health-related quality of life the same for elderly polish migrants, Turkish migrants and German natives? Testing the reliability and construct validity of the Sf-36 health survey in a cross-cultural comparison. Cogent psychology, 4(1), Article 1280984. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2017.1280984

© 2017 The Author(s). Objective: The Sf-36 is the most widely used instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with the most convincing evidence of both internal consistency and test–retest reliability. In addition, it is appropriate... Read More about Is health-related quality of life the same for elderly polish migrants, Turkish migrants and German natives? Testing the reliability and construct validity of the Sf-36 health survey in a cross-cultural comparison.

Diagnostic accuracy of fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurement in predicting cough-variant asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis in adults with chronic cough: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Song, W. J., Kim, H. J., Shim, J. S., Won, H. K., Kang, S. Y., Sohn, K. H., Kim, B. K., Jo, E. J., Kim, M. H., Kim, S. H., Park, H. W., Kim, S. S., Chang, Y. S., Morice, A. H., Lee, B. J., & Cho, S. H. (2017). Diagnostic accuracy of fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurement in predicting cough-variant asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis in adults with chronic cough: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 140(3), 701-709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2016.11.037

© 2017 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Background Individual studies have suggested the utility of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) measurement in detecting cough-variant asthma (CVA) and eosinophilic bronchitis (EB) in patie... Read More about Diagnostic accuracy of fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurement in predicting cough-variant asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis in adults with chronic cough: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The emergence of a security discipline in the post 9-11 discourse of US security organisations (2017)
Journal Article
Hunter, D., & MacDonald, M. (2017). The emergence of a security discipline in the post 9-11 discourse of US security organisations. Critical Discourse Studies, 14(2), 206-222. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405904.2016.1268185

This paper explores two views of the changes that have occurred in the US security services as a result of their post 9/11 reform. The first is Bigo’s (2008) suggestion that agencies worldwide have become enmeshed in shared activity so as to constitu... Read More about The emergence of a security discipline in the post 9-11 discourse of US security organisations.

Timing of 29 Pulsars Discovered in the PALFA Survey (2017)
Journal Article
Lyne, A. G., Stappers, B. W., Bogdanov, S., Ferdman, R. D., Freire, P. C., Kaspi, V. M., …Machenschalk, B. (2017). Timing of 29 Pulsars Discovered in the PALFA Survey. The Astrophysical journal, 834(2), Article 137. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/834/2/137

We report on the discovery and timing observations of 29 distant long-period pulsars found in the ongoing Arecibo L-band Feed Array pulsar survey. Following discovery with the Arecibo Telescope, confirmation and timing observations of these pulsars o... Read More about Timing of 29 Pulsars Discovered in the PALFA Survey.

William E. Connolly's politics of complexity: a critique (2017)
Journal Article
Fear, C. (2017). William E. Connolly's politics of complexity: a critique. Review of Politics, 79(1), 73-98. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034670516000735

Copyright © University of Notre Dame 2017. In recent years, William E. Connolly has argued that the phenomenon of complexity in the physical sciences carries radical implications for political theory: namely, that political theorists should now be re... Read More about William E. Connolly's politics of complexity: a critique.

On cost-effective reuse of components in the design of complex reconfigurable systems (2017)
Journal Article
Aizpurua, J. I., Papadopoulos, Y., Muxika, E., Chiacchio, F., & Manno, G. (2017). On cost-effective reuse of components in the design of complex reconfigurable systems. Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 33(7), 1387-1406. https://doi.org/10.1002/qre.2112

Design strategies that benefit from the reuse of system components can reduce costs while maintaining or increasing dependability—we use the term dependability to tie together reliability and availability. D3H2 (aDaptive Dependable Design for systems... Read More about On cost-effective reuse of components in the design of complex reconfigurable systems.

Reading comprehension: a computerised intervention with primary-age poor readers (2017)
Journal Article
Horne, J. (2017). Reading comprehension: a computerised intervention with primary-age poor readers. Dyslexia, 23(2), 119-140. https://doi.org/10.1002/dys.1552

The current study investigates the effectiveness of a computerized reading comprehension programme on the reading accuracy, reading comprehension and reading rate of primary-age poor readers. There is little published literature relating to computeri... Read More about Reading comprehension: a computerised intervention with primary-age poor readers.

i-process Nucleosynthesis and Mass Retention Efficiency in He-shell Flash Evolution of Rapidly Accreting White Dwarfs (2017)
Journal Article
Denissenkov, P. A., Herwig, F., Battino, U., Ritter, C., Pignatari, M., Jones, S., & Paxton, B. (2017). i-process Nucleosynthesis and Mass Retention Efficiency in He-shell Flash Evolution of Rapidly Accreting White Dwarfs. Astrophysical journal. Letters, 834(2), L10. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/834/2/l10

© 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. Based on stellar evolution simulations, we demonstrate that rapidly accreting white dwarfs (WDs) in close binary systems are an astrophysical site for the intermediate neutron-capture pr... Read More about i-process Nucleosynthesis and Mass Retention Efficiency in He-shell Flash Evolution of Rapidly Accreting White Dwarfs.

A natural language-based presentation of cognitive stimulation to people with dementia in assistive technology : a pilot study (2017)
Journal Article
Cuayahuitl, H., Dethlefs, N., Milders, M., Cuayáhuitl, H., Al-Salkini, T., & Douglas, L. (2017). A natural language-based presentation of cognitive stimulation to people with dementia in assistive technology : a pilot study. Informatics for Health and Social Care, 42(4), 349-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538157.2016.1255627

Currently, an estimated 36 million people worldwide are affected by Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. In the absence of a cure, non-pharmacological interventions, such as cognitive stimulation, which slow down the rate of deterioration can be... Read More about A natural language-based presentation of cognitive stimulation to people with dementia in assistive technology : a pilot study.

Sequence stratigraphy, basin morphology and sea-level history for the Permian Kapp Starostin formation of Sbalbard, Norway (2017)
Journal Article
Bond, D. P. G., Blomeier, D. P. G., Dustira, A. M., Wignall, P. B., Collins, D., Goode, T., Groen, R. D., Buggisch, W., & Grasby, S. E. (2017). Sequence stratigraphy, basin morphology and sea-level history for the Permian Kapp Starostin formation of Sbalbard, Norway. Geological magazine, 155(5), 1023-1039. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756816001126

Based on seven measured sections from Svalbard, the marine strata of the Permian Kapp Starostin Formation are arranged into seven transgressive-regressive sequences (TR1-TR7) of c. 4-5 Ma average duration, each bound by a maximum regressive surface.... Read More about Sequence stratigraphy, basin morphology and sea-level history for the Permian Kapp Starostin formation of Sbalbard, Norway.

Unlocking behaviors of long term service consumers : the role of action inertia (2017)
Journal Article
Leppäniemi, M., Jayawardhena, C., Karjaluoto, H., & Harness, D. (2017). Unlocking behaviors of long term service consumers : the role of action inertia. Journal of Service Theory and Practice, 27(1), 270-291. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTP-06-2015-0127

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the antecedents of word-of-mouth (WOM) in long term service settings. Specifically, we examine the moderating role of action inertia in the relationships between satisfaction and repatronage intention... Read More about Unlocking behaviors of long term service consumers : the role of action inertia.

Sport management student as producer: embedding critical management studies in sport through contemporary pedagogy (2017)
Journal Article
Zervas, K., & Glazzard, J. (2018). Sport management student as producer: embedding critical management studies in sport through contemporary pedagogy. Sport, Education and Society, 23(9), 928-937. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2016.1276052

In recent years there has been growing interest over the role of major sport events and the sports industry. The aftermath of 2008 global crisis exposed the myth of ‘end of history’ and raised several questions over the role of management and organis... Read More about Sport management student as producer: embedding critical management studies in sport through contemporary pedagogy.

Digital Scholars in a Mobile World. Post-event report on a Symposium held at the University of Hull - Exploring work-life balance in increasingly mobile and digitised academic environments (2017)
Report
Ploner, J., & Gouseti, A. (2017). Digital Scholars in a Mobile World. Post-event report on a Symposium held at the University of Hull - Exploring work-life balance in increasingly mobile and digitised academic environments. London: EPSRC Balance Network

The aim of this one-day symposium was to critically explore the largely under-researched links between mobility, technology and work/life balance in contemporary academic/Higher Education settings.
Contributions were provided both by emerging and es... Read More about Digital Scholars in a Mobile World. Post-event report on a Symposium held at the University of Hull - Exploring work-life balance in increasingly mobile and digitised academic environments.

A techno-economic comparison of Fischer–Tropsch and fast pyrolysis as ways of utilizing sugar cane bagasse in transportation fuels production. (2017)
Journal Article
Michailos, S., Parker, D., & Webb, C. (2017). A techno-economic comparison of Fischer–Tropsch and fast pyrolysis as ways of utilizing sugar cane bagasse in transportation fuels production. Chemical engineering research & design : transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, 118, 206-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2017.01.001

Due to limited biomass availability, the establishment of optimal route biofuel value chains (one conversion route for each feedstock) is a key prerequisite for a feasible bioenergy sector. This way, biorefineries can take advantage of the economies... Read More about A techno-economic comparison of Fischer–Tropsch and fast pyrolysis as ways of utilizing sugar cane bagasse in transportation fuels production..

Structured Abstract: Purveyors of Pixie Dust, Being “Mickey Mouse Minded” Through Merchandise and People Management (2017)
Book Chapter
Williams, C. H., & Davis, A. (2017). Structured Abstract: Purveyors of Pixie Dust, Being “Mickey Mouse Minded” Through Merchandise and People Management. In M. Stieler (Ed.), Creating Marketing Magic and Innovative Future Marketing Trends (743-747). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45596-9_143

In 1931, Roy Disney Sr. noted that “The sale of a doll to any member of a household is a daily advertisement in that household for our cartoons and keeps them all ‘Mickey Mouse-Minded’”. That the Disney Company was aware of the significance of mercha... Read More about Structured Abstract: Purveyors of Pixie Dust, Being “Mickey Mouse Minded” Through Merchandise and People Management.

Sampling frequency and the performance of different types of technical trading rules (2017)
Journal Article
Hudson, R., McGroarty, F., & Urquhart, A. (2017). Sampling frequency and the performance of different types of technical trading rules. Finance research letters, 22, 136-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2016.12.015

The predictive ability of technical trading rules has been studied in great detail however many papers group all technical trading rules together into one basket. We argue that there are two main types of technical trading rules, namely rules based o... Read More about Sampling frequency and the performance of different types of technical trading rules.

Water-soluble hybrid materials based on {Mo₆X₈}⁴⁺ (X = Cl, Br, I) cluster complexes and sodium polystyrene sulfonate (2017)
Journal Article
Solovieva, A. O., Vorotnikov, Y. A., Svezhentseva, E. V., Kurskaya, O. G., Brylev, K. A., Tsygankova, A. R., Edeleva, M. V., Gyrylova, S. N., Shestopalov, M. A., Mironov, Y. V., Shestopalov, A. M., Efremova, O. A., Brylev, K., Edeleva, M., Gyrylova, S., Kitamura, N., Kurskaya, O., Mironov, Y., Shestopalov, A., Shestopalov, M., …Vorotnikov, Y. (2017). Water-soluble hybrid materials based on {Mo₆X₈}⁴⁺ (X = Cl, Br, I) cluster complexes and sodium polystyrene sulfonate. New journal of chemistry = Nouveau journal de chimie, 41(4), 1670-1676. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6nj03469a

Development of water-soluble forms of octahedral molybdenum clusters {Mo₆X₈}⁴⁺ (X = Cl, Br, I) is strongly motivated by the tremendous potential that these complexes have for biological applications, namely as agents for bioimaging and photodynamic t... Read More about Water-soluble hybrid materials based on {Mo₆X₈}⁴⁺ (X = Cl, Br, I) cluster complexes and sodium polystyrene sulfonate.

A study of the interaction between inverted cucurbit[7]uril and symmetric viologens (2017)
Journal Article
Gao, Z., Chen, L., Gao, Z.-Z., Bai, D., Chen, L.-X., Tao, Z., Xiao, X., Prior, T. J., & Redshaw, C. (2017). A study of the interaction between inverted cucurbit[7]uril and symmetric viologens. RSC advances, 7(1), 461-467. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ra24780f

The interaction between inverted cucuribit[7]uril (iQ[7]) and a series of symmetric viologen derivatives bearing aliphatic substituents of variable length, namely dicationic dialkyl-4,4′-bipyridinium guests where the alkyl is CH₃(CH₂)n with n = 0 to... Read More about A study of the interaction between inverted cucurbit[7]uril and symmetric viologens.

Fast life history traits promote invasion success in amphibians and reptiles (2017)
Journal Article
Allen, W. L., Street, S. E., & Capellini, I. (2017). Fast life history traits promote invasion success in amphibians and reptiles. Ecology letters, 20(2), 222-230. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12728

Competing theoretical models make different predictions on which life history strategies facilitate growth of small populations. While ‘fast’ strategies allow for rapid increase in population size and limit vulnerability to stochastic events, ‘slow’... Read More about Fast life history traits promote invasion success in amphibians and reptiles.