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A positive psychology approach to understanding psychological experiences of adolescent mothers : what effect does intervention have and how does resilience contribute to their psychological wellbeing (2018)
Thesis
Edlington, B. L. (2018). A positive psychology approach to understanding psychological experiences of adolescent mothers : what effect does intervention have and how does resilience contribute to their psychological wellbeing. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221647

This portfolio thesis has three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical paper, and appendices.

Part one is a systematic literature review in which the empirical literature relating to interventions to improve psychological wellbeing in... Read More about A positive psychology approach to understanding psychological experiences of adolescent mothers : what effect does intervention have and how does resilience contribute to their psychological wellbeing.

Optimising the prescription of training for post-activation potentiation in rugby league players (2018)
Thesis
Scott, D. J. C. (2018). Optimising the prescription of training for post-activation potentiation in rugby league players. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221624

Maximum lower-body muscular strength and power are key determinants of successful performance in rugby league (Baker & Newton, 2009; Johnston, Gabbett, & Jenkins, 2014). Due to large amounts of concurrent energy system training and the congested fixt... Read More about Optimising the prescription of training for post-activation potentiation in rugby league players.

The detection and quantification of deer populations for impact management on Thorne Moors, Humberhead Peatlands nature reserve (2018)
Thesis
Logan, T. W. (2018). The detection and quantification of deer populations for impact management on Thorne Moors, Humberhead Peatlands nature reserve. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221579

Wildlife management often requires adjusting the density of a specific species within the environment and are usually justified around meeting the objectives of landowners. This study focussed upon Thorne Moors (Humberhead Peatlands NNR) and the ecol... Read More about The detection and quantification of deer populations for impact management on Thorne Moors, Humberhead Peatlands nature reserve.

Investigation of a novel micro-channel, mini-channel PV/T and thermal modules based solar heat pump systems (2018)
Thesis
Zhou, J. (2018). Investigation of a novel micro-channel, mini-channel PV/T and thermal modules based solar heat pump systems. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221494

Regarding the building energy consumption optimisation, there is a developmental trend to replace traditional fossil fuel sourced energy with, rapidly growing, clean renewable energy. The main source of energy consumption is from hot water, cooling a... Read More about Investigation of a novel micro-channel, mini-channel PV/T and thermal modules based solar heat pump systems.

Can the number of fire-related incidents in sheltered accommodation be attributed to the existence of a safety culture? (2018)
Thesis
Davies, P. (2018). Can the number of fire-related incidents in sheltered accommodation be attributed to the existence of a safety culture?. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221489

Research into fire-related incidents is based purely on figures and information obtained from the fire service involved. This is usually in the form of statistics based on demographics and not personalities or attributes of the people involved. This... Read More about Can the number of fire-related incidents in sheltered accommodation be attributed to the existence of a safety culture?.

A comprehensive model of the effects of training on learning and key outcomes (2018)
Thesis
Lee, K. Y. (2018). A comprehensive model of the effects of training on learning and key outcomes. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221407

Over the past decades, substantial changes have taken place in the world of work such as fast changing (labour) market developments, new production concepts, new technology, and increased commercialization, to name but a few. These changes call for r... Read More about A comprehensive model of the effects of training on learning and key outcomes.

High-performance geometric vascular modelling (2018)
Thesis
Qi, Q. (2018). High-performance geometric vascular modelling. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221353

Image-based high-performance geometric vascular modelling and reconstruction is an essential component of computer-assisted surgery on the diagnosis, analysis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. However, it is an extremely challenging task to e... Read More about High-performance geometric vascular modelling.

Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (2018)
Journal Article
Murray, C. J. L., Callender, C. S. K. H., Kulikoff, X. R., Srinivasan, V., Abate, D., Abate, K. H., Abay, S. M., Abbasi, N., Abbastabar, H., Abdela, J., Abdelalim, A., Abdel-Rahman, O., Abdi, A., Abdoli, N., Abdollahpour, I., Abdulkader, R. S., Abebe, H. T., Abebe, M., Abebe, Z., Abebo, T. A., …Lim, S. S. (2018). Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 392(10159), 1995-2051. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2818%2932278-5

© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license Background: Population estimates underpin demographic and epidemiological research and are used to track progress on numerous international in... Read More about Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

A review of priority criteria and decision-making methods applied in selection of sustainable city logistics initiatives and collaboration partners (2018)
Journal Article
Jamshidi, A., Jamshidi, F., Ait-Kadi, D., & Ramudhin, A. (2019). A review of priority criteria and decision-making methods applied in selection of sustainable city logistics initiatives and collaboration partners. International Journal of Production Research, 57(15-16), 5175-5193. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2018.1540892

Sustainable city logistics plans could significantly affect the quality of life in the urban environment. Evaluating sustainable city logistics initiatives such as urban distribution centres, congestion pricing, delivery timing and access restriction... Read More about A review of priority criteria and decision-making methods applied in selection of sustainable city logistics initiatives and collaboration partners.

Women's decision-making about birthplace choices: Booking for birth centre, hospital or home birth in the North of England (2018)
Journal Article
Lambert, C., Jomeen, J., & McSherry, W. (2018). Women's decision-making about birthplace choices: Booking for birth centre, hospital or home birth in the North of England. International journal of childbirth, 8(2), 115-134. https://doi.org/10.1891/2156-5287.8.2.115

Aim This paper presents findings from an Interpretive Phenomenological study that illuminates unique characteristics of the different social representations of antenatal primigravida and multigravida women who book to birth their babies in a birth ce... Read More about Women's decision-making about birthplace choices: Booking for birth centre, hospital or home birth in the North of England.

Mirtazapine added to SSRIs or SNRIs for treatment resistant depression in primary care: Phase III randomised placebo controlled trial (MIR) (2018)
Journal Article
Kessler, D. S., MacNeill, S. J., Tallon, D., Lewis, G., Peters, T. J., Hollingworth, W., Round, J., Burns, A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Anderson, I. M., Shepherd, T., Campbell, J., Dickens, C. M., Carter, M., Jenkinson, C., Macleod, U., Gibson, H., Davies, S., & Wiles, N. J. (2018). Mirtazapine added to SSRIs or SNRIs for treatment resistant depression in primary care: Phase III randomised placebo controlled trial (MIR). BMJ, 363, Article k4218. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4218

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of combining mirtazapine with Serotonin-Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI) or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants for patients in primary care who had not responded to an anti... Read More about Mirtazapine added to SSRIs or SNRIs for treatment resistant depression in primary care: Phase III randomised placebo controlled trial (MIR).

A mixed methods study of the factors associated with HIV testing among young people in Saudi Arabia (2018)
Journal Article
Almilaibary, A., & Hayter, M. (2018). A mixed methods study of the factors associated with HIV testing among young people in Saudi Arabia. Journal of AIDS and HIV Research, 10(6), 96-102. https://doi.org/10.5897/JAHR2017.0446

Despite recent progress in enhancing the accessibility of HIV-related health services worldwide, opportunities to diagnose patients are often missed due to genuine barriers at different levels. The aim of the study is to explore the factors that affe... Read More about A mixed methods study of the factors associated with HIV testing among young people in Saudi Arabia.

Changes in objectively measured activity behavior among women undergoing breast cancer treatment: Longitudinal cohort study (2018)
Journal Article
Keats, M., Rainham, D., Younis, T., Blanchard, C. M., & Forbes, C. C. (2018). Changes in objectively measured activity behavior among women undergoing breast cancer treatment: Longitudinal cohort study. Rehabilitation Oncology, 36(4), 198-205. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.REO.0000000000000137

Purpose: Activity behaviors of breast cancer survivors (BCSs) during treatment are unlikely to be at levels sufficient enough to gain health benefits. Previous activity research among BCSs has been mainly posttreatment and generally cross-sectional.... Read More about Changes in objectively measured activity behavior among women undergoing breast cancer treatment: Longitudinal cohort study.

Protocol for the IDEAL-2 longitudinal study: Following the experiences of people with dementia and their primary carers to understand what contributes to living well with dementia and enhances active life (2018)
Journal Article
Silarova, B., Nelis, S. M., Ashworth, R. M., Ballard, C., Bieńkiewicz, M., Henderson, C., …Clare, L. (2018). Protocol for the IDEAL-2 longitudinal study: Following the experiences of people with dementia and their primary carers to understand what contributes to living well with dementia and enhances active life. BMC public health, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6129-7

Background: There is a major need for longitudinal research examining the experiences of people with dementia and their primary carers, as relatively little is known about how the factors associated with capability to 'live well' vary over time. The... Read More about Protocol for the IDEAL-2 longitudinal study: Following the experiences of people with dementia and their primary carers to understand what contributes to living well with dementia and enhances active life.

UCISA 2018 TEL Survey Report (2018)
Report
Walker, R., Voce, J., Jenkins, M., Barrand, M., Hollinshead, L., Craik, A., Latif, F., Sherman, S., & Brown, V. UCISA 2018 TEL Survey Report. UCISA

UCISA has been surveying the sector on the application of technology enhanced learning (TEL) in our institutions for over eighteen years.

The changing language of past Surveys neatly reflects the evolving development of support provision for TEL... Read More about UCISA 2018 TEL Survey Report.

Analysing acculturation to sustainable food consumption behaviour in the social media through the lens of information diffusion (2018)
Journal Article
Choudhary, S., Nayak, R., Kumari, S., & Choudhury, H. (2019). Analysing acculturation to sustainable food consumption behaviour in the social media through the lens of information diffusion. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 145, 481-492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.10.009

Drawing on theories of acculturation and information diffusion, this paper examines whether social media usage, intergroup contacts and information dissemination influence the cultural adaptation of three ethnic groups, and its implications on sustai... Read More about Analysing acculturation to sustainable food consumption behaviour in the social media through the lens of information diffusion.

Genomic signatures of local adaptation to the degree of environmental predictability in rotifers (2018)
Journal Article
Franch-Gras, L., Hahn, C., García-Roger, E. M., Carmona, M. J., Serra, M., & Gómez, A. (2018). Genomic signatures of local adaptation to the degree of environmental predictability in rotifers. Scientific reports, 8(1), Article 16051. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34188-y

Environmental fuctuations are ubiquitous and thus essential for the study of adaptation. Despite
this, genome evolution in response to environmental fuctuations —and more specifcally to the
degree of environmental predictability– is still unknown. Sa... Read More about Genomic signatures of local adaptation to the degree of environmental predictability in rotifers.

Effects of acute insulin-induced hypoglycaemia on endothelial microparticles in adults with and without type 2 diabetes (2018)
Journal Article
Al-Qaissi, A., Papageorgiou, M., Deshmukh, H., Madden, L. A., Rigby, A., Kilpatrick, E. S., Atkin, S. L., & Sathyapalan, T. (2019). Effects of acute insulin-induced hypoglycaemia on endothelial microparticles in adults with and without type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 21(3), 533-540. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.13548

Aims
Endothelial microparticles (EMPs) are novel surrogate markers of endothelial injury and dysfunction that may be differentially produced in response to acute insulin‐induced hypoglycaemia in adults with and without type 2 diabetes.

What drives vertical fiscal interactions? Evidence from the 1980 Crude Oil Windfall Act (2018)
Journal Article
Perez-Sebastian, F., & Raveh, O. (2018). What drives vertical fiscal interactions? Evidence from the 1980 Crude Oil Windfall Act. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 73, 251-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.10.004

In economies with multi-level governments, why would a change in the fiscal rule of a government in one level lead to a fiscal response by a government in a different level? The literature focused primarily on the standard common-pool problem, while... Read More about What drives vertical fiscal interactions? Evidence from the 1980 Crude Oil Windfall Act.

Promoting independence in dementia: protocol for a feasibility trial of the PRIDE intervention for living well with dementia (2018)
Journal Article
Csipke, E., Yates, L., Cook, E. M., Leung, P., Charlesworth, G., Walton, H., Birt, L., & Orrell, M. (2018). Promoting independence in dementia: protocol for a feasibility trial of the PRIDE intervention for living well with dementia. International Journal of Clinical Trials, 5(4), 177-185. https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3259.ijct20184399

INTRODUCTION In the UK over 800,000 older people have dementia, which can lead to social exclusion, loss of identity and independence due to deterioration in cognition, activities of daily living, the double stigma of age and dementia, and the reduce... Read More about Promoting independence in dementia: protocol for a feasibility trial of the PRIDE intervention for living well with dementia.