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3D characterisation of the Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al alloys by synchrotron X-ray microtomography and skeletonisation (2018)
Journal Article
Schlepütz, C. M., Zhao, Y., Du, W., Koe, B., Connolley, T., Irvine, S., Allan, P. K., Schlepütz, C. M., Zhang, W., Wang, F., Eskin, D. G., & Mi, J. (2018). 3D characterisation of the Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al alloys by synchrotron X-ray microtomography and skeletonisation. Scripta materialia, 146, 321-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.12.010

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Synchrotron X-ray microtomography and skeletonisation method were used to study the true 3D network structures and morphologies of the Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al-5.0%Cu-0.6%Mn alloys with 0.5% and 1.0% Fe. It was... Read More about 3D characterisation of the Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al alloys by synchrotron X-ray microtomography and skeletonisation.

Lost in delegation? (Dis)organizing for sustainability (2018)
Journal Article
Allen, S., Brigham, M., & Marshall, J. (2018). Lost in delegation? (Dis)organizing for sustainability. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 34(1), 29-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2017.11.002

Using actor-networks as our conceptual lens for appreciating complex sociomaterial interdependencies, we explore how a vision to “do things differently” for sustainability becomes enacted and significantly diluted at a major brownfield development pr... Read More about Lost in delegation? (Dis)organizing for sustainability.

Euthanasia and palliative sedation in Belgium (2018)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R., & Ely, E. W. (2018). Euthanasia and palliative sedation in Belgium. BMJ supportive & palliative care, 8(3), 307-313. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2017-001398

The aim of this article is to use data from Belgium to analyse distinctions between palliative sedation and euthanasia. There is a need to reduce confusion and improve communication related to patient management at the end of life specifically regard... Read More about Euthanasia and palliative sedation in Belgium.

Optimal and Robust Control of Multi DOF Robotic Manipulator: Design and Hardware Realization (2018)
Journal Article
Ajwad, S. A., Iqbal, J., Islam, R. U., Alsheikhy, A., Almeshal, A., & Mehmood, A. (2018). Optimal and Robust Control of Multi DOF Robotic Manipulator: Design and Hardware Realization. Cybernetics and Systems, 49(1), 77-93. https://doi.org/10.1080/01969722.2017.1412905

Robots have become an integral part of industrial automation. Their ultimate role and contribution in this sector is essentially a function of the associated control strategy to ensure precision, repeatability, and reliability, particularly in an env... Read More about Optimal and Robust Control of Multi DOF Robotic Manipulator: Design and Hardware Realization.

Atomic "bomb testing": The Elitzur-Vaidman experiment violates the Leggett-Garg inequality (2018)
Book Chapter
Robens, C., Alt, W., Emary, C., Meschede, D., & Alberti, A. (2018). Atomic "bomb testing": The Elitzur-Vaidman experiment violates the Leggett-Garg inequality. In Exploring the World with the Laser: Dedicated to Theodor Hänsch on his 75th Birthday (141-157). Exploring the World with the Laser: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64346-5_10

Elitzur and Vaidman have proposed a measurement scheme that, based on the quantum superposition principle, allows one to detect the presence of an object—in a dramatic scenario, a bomb—without interacting with it. It was pointed out by Ghirardi that... Read More about Atomic "bomb testing": The Elitzur-Vaidman experiment violates the Leggett-Garg inequality.

Non-Hawaiian lithostratigraphy of Louisville seamounts and the formation of high-latitude oceanic islands and guyots (2018)
Journal Article
Buchs, D. M., Williams, R., Sano, S.-I., & Wright, V. P. (2018). Non-Hawaiian lithostratigraphy of Louisville seamounts and the formation of high-latitude oceanic islands and guyots. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 356, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.12.019

Guyots are large seamounts with a flat summit that is generally believed to form due to constructional biogenic and/or erosional processes during the formation of volcanic islands. However, despite their large abundance in the oceans, there are still... Read More about Non-Hawaiian lithostratigraphy of Louisville seamounts and the formation of high-latitude oceanic islands and guyots.

The mower, the sower, and the mayor: Thomas Hardy and Hamo Thornycroft, encounters and affinities (2018)
Journal Article
Thomas, J. (2018). The mower, the sower, and the mayor: Thomas Hardy and Hamo Thornycroft, encounters and affinities. Word and Image, 34(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/02666286.2017.1327306

This essay explores the intellectual and creative friendship between Thomas Hardy and Hamo Thornycroft, who met in 1883 when they were engaged upon works that were to define their respective careers. Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge and Thornycroft’... Read More about The mower, the sower, and the mayor: Thomas Hardy and Hamo Thornycroft, encounters and affinities.

Using anthropocentrism to the benefit of other species (2018)
Journal Article
Wilson, V. Using anthropocentrism to the benefit of other species. Animal Sentience, 3(23), https://doi.org/10.51291/2377-7478.1381

Chapman & Huffman (2018) argue that we should not consider humans as unique or superior to other animals when we have the chance to explore the diversity of the traits of other species. This is a valid and progressive point in our approach to researc... Read More about Using anthropocentrism to the benefit of other species.

Costs, benefits and mechanisms of animalassisted therapy: adopting a change in perspective (2018)
Journal Article
Wilson, V. (2018). Costs, benefits and mechanisms of animalassisted therapy: adopting a change in perspective. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 17(4),

Animal-assisted therapy has progressed in recent years, helping a broad spectrum of people to tackle stress, loneliness and health problems, including those with life-long disabilities. For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), animal-assiste... Read More about Costs, benefits and mechanisms of animalassisted therapy: adopting a change in perspective.

Cognitive reserve as a moderator of the negative association between mood and cognition: Evidence from a population-representative cohort (2018)
Journal Article
Opdebeeck, C., Matthews, F. E., Wu, Y. T., Woods, R. T., Brayne, C., & Clare, L. (2018). Cognitive reserve as a moderator of the negative association between mood and cognition: Evidence from a population-representative cohort. Psychological Medicine, 48(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003329171700126X

Background Cognitive reserve (CR) has been associated with better cognitive function and lower risk of depression in older people, yet it remains unclear whether CR moderates the association between mood and cognition. This study aimed to investigate... Read More about Cognitive reserve as a moderator of the negative association between mood and cognition: Evidence from a population-representative cohort.

Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Case-control study (2018)
Journal Article
Richardson, K., Fox, C., Maidment, I., Steel, N., Loke, Y. K., Arthur, A., …Savva, G. M. (2018). Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Case-control study. BMJ, 361, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k1315

Objectives: To estimate the association between the duration and level of exposure to different classes of anticholinergic drugs and subsequent incident dementia. Design: Case-control study. Setting: General practices in the UK contributing to the Cl... Read More about Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Case-control study.

Evolution of dementia diagnosis over time (1988–2013): Evidence from French and English cohorts. Implication for secular trends analyses (2018)
Journal Article
Grasset, L., Matthews, F. E., Pérès, K., Foubert-Samier, A., Helmer, C., Dartigues, J. F., & Brayne, C. (2018). Evolution of dementia diagnosis over time (1988–2013): Evidence from French and English cohorts. Implication for secular trends analyses. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 10, 490-497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2018.07.005

Introduction: The aims of this study are to examine the evolution of clinical dementia diagnosis over 3 decades and to investigate secular trends of dementia. Methods: Four cohorts covering a period from 1988 to 2013 were used: the Personnes Agées Qu... Read More about Evolution of dementia diagnosis over time (1988–2013): Evidence from French and English cohorts. Implication for secular trends analyses.

'Phoenix polymers': Fire induced nanohardness in fibril-forming aromatic cyanate esters (2018)
Journal Article
Mooring, L., Thompson, S., Hall, S. A., Pani, S., Zioupos, P., Swan, M., …Hamerton, I. (2018). 'Phoenix polymers': Fire induced nanohardness in fibril-forming aromatic cyanate esters. RSC advances, 8(63), 36264-36271. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ra07449f

For the first time we present nanoindentation analysis of charred, cured aromatic cyanate esters, which exhibit outstanding mechanical properties when analysed under applied loads of 0.1-300 mN. Following charring (900 °C for 10 minutes to achieve gr... Read More about 'Phoenix polymers': Fire induced nanohardness in fibril-forming aromatic cyanate esters.

Shoots and leaves : exploring the impacts of civil society sustainable place-making projects working in deprived urban areas in the UK (2018)
Thesis
Ramsden, S. (2018). Shoots and leaves : exploring the impacts of civil society sustainable place-making projects working in deprived urban areas in the UK. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4354073

Sustainable place-making is a concept combining ‘place-making’ and ‘sustainable development’ to describe community-focused activities working towards environmental, social and economic aims (Franklin and Marsden 2015). This research critically analys... Read More about Shoots and leaves : exploring the impacts of civil society sustainable place-making projects working in deprived urban areas in the UK.

Applying Salutogenesis to the Experiences of Students with Disabilities in the Netherlands (2018)
Journal Article
Dell'Olio, M., Vaandrager, L., & Koelen, M. (2018). Applying Salutogenesis to the Experiences of Students with Disabilities in the Netherlands. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability (JPED), 31(1), 75-89

Students with disabilities face several barriers during their academic lives. However, as many of them manage to access a variety of resources, their experiences can be examined through the lens of salutogenesis, which is employed to analyze the mech... Read More about Applying Salutogenesis to the Experiences of Students with Disabilities in the Netherlands.

A case study of change facilitators for technology-enhanced learning in relation to one university’s strategic intent (2018)
Thesis
Korosec, M. D. (2018). A case study of change facilitators for technology-enhanced learning in relation to one university’s strategic intent. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4255572

Research into implementing change related to technology-enhanced learning in higher education includes researching the contributions and strategic action of individuals within an institution. Institutions may produce a structured strategic plan or a... Read More about A case study of change facilitators for technology-enhanced learning in relation to one university’s strategic intent.

Shoots and leaves : exploring the impacts of civil society sustainable place-making projects working in deprived urban areas in the UK (2018)
Thesis
Ramsden, S. W. (2018). Shoots and leaves : exploring the impacts of civil society sustainable place-making projects working in deprived urban areas in the UK. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222125

Sustainable place-making is a concept combining ‘place-making’ and ‘sustainable development’ to describe community-focused activities working towards environmental, social and economic aims (Franklin and Marsden 2015). This research critically analys... Read More about Shoots and leaves : exploring the impacts of civil society sustainable place-making projects working in deprived urban areas in the UK.