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Oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning in marine protected areas: System complexity, analysis and challenges (2018)
Journal Article
Burdon, D., Barnard, S., Boyes, S. J., & Elliott, M. (2018). Oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning in marine protected areas: System complexity, analysis and challenges. Marine pollution bulletin, 135, 739-758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.07.077

Many offshore oil and gas production facilities are nearing the end of their operational life, with decommissioning now becoming a global challenge. The compatibility of decommissioning operations to marine protected areas (MPAs) creates further chal... Read More about Oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning in marine protected areas: System complexity, analysis and challenges.

Social ties, homophily and heterophily in urban sustainability transitions: User practices and solar water heater diffusion in China (2018)
Journal Article
Yu, Z., & Gibbs, D. (2018). Social ties, homophily and heterophily in urban sustainability transitions: User practices and solar water heater diffusion in China. Energy research & social science ERSS, 46, 236-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.07.029

This paper aims to explore the potential of latecomer cities in sustainability transitions from the demand side. The case study investigates the role of users and their social ties in influencing the popularisation of solar water heaters in a latecom... Read More about Social ties, homophily and heterophily in urban sustainability transitions: User practices and solar water heater diffusion in China.

mTORC1 and IRS1: Another Deadly Kiss (2018)
Journal Article
Ardestani, A., & Maedler, K. (2018). mTORC1 and IRS1: Another Deadly Kiss. Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 29(11), 737-739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tem.2018.07.003

Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex (mTORC)1 is the major regulator of metabolism at the cellular and organismal level. mTORC1-mediated regulatory feedback loops enable adaptation to nutrient and growth factor availability and metabolic demand. I... Read More about mTORC1 and IRS1: Another Deadly Kiss.

Methods to solve half-plane partial slip contact problems (2018)
Journal Article
Hills, D., Ramesh, R., Barber, J., & Moore, M. (2018). Methods to solve half-plane partial slip contact problems. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 155, 155-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2018.07.019

There exists a family of methods for finding the extent of partial slip in contact problems between elastically similar bodies, capable of idealisation by half-planes. Closed form solutions are given to problems subject to a constant normal load and... Read More about Methods to solve half-plane partial slip contact problems.

Development and assessment of integrating parabolic trough collectors with gas turbine trigeneration system for producing electricity, chilled water, and freshwater (2018)
Journal Article
Dabwan, Y. N., Gang, P., Li, J., Gao, G., & Feng, J. (2018). Development and assessment of integrating parabolic trough collectors with gas turbine trigeneration system for producing electricity, chilled water, and freshwater. Energy, 162, 364-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.07.211

The main objective of the present work is to investigate the possible modifications of a gas turbine trigeneration plant via integrating it with a parabolic trough collector (PTC) technology. This plant produces 45461 m3/day of freshwater and 2300 kg... Read More about Development and assessment of integrating parabolic trough collectors with gas turbine trigeneration system for producing electricity, chilled water, and freshwater.

Thin Implicit Utah Teapot: Design for Additive Manufacturing (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Qi, Q., & Li, Q. (2018, July). Thin Implicit Utah Teapot: Design for Additive Manufacturing. Presented at The 18th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology

© 2018 IEEE. Converting a surface-based geometric object into a thin solid is an essential requirement for additive manufacturing. Although offset surface and thickening techniques have been widely used for this task, it is in general difficult to mo... Read More about Thin Implicit Utah Teapot: Design for Additive Manufacturing.

A novel TOPSIS–CBR goal programming approach to sustainable healthcare treatment (2018)
Journal Article
Malekpoor, H., Mishra, N., & Kumar, S. (2018). A novel TOPSIS–CBR goal programming approach to sustainable healthcare treatment. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-018-2992-y

© 2018, The Author(s). Cancer is one of the most common diseases worldwide and its treatment is a complex and time-consuming process. Specifically, prostate cancer as the most common cancer among male population has received the attentions of many re... Read More about A novel TOPSIS–CBR goal programming approach to sustainable healthcare treatment.

The composition of R. G. Collingwood's The New Leviathan (2018)
Journal Article
Connelly, J., & Johnson, P. (2019). The composition of R. G. Collingwood's The New Leviathan. British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 27(1), 114-133. https://doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2018.1494540

Collingwood's The New Leviathan is a difficult text. It comprises philosophy, political theory, political opinion and history in what is sometimes an uneasy amalgam. Despite its being the culmination of thirty years of work in ethics and political th... Read More about The composition of R. G. Collingwood's The New Leviathan.

Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition (2018)
Journal Article
Karp, D. S., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Meehan, T. D., Martin, E. A., DeClerck, F., Grab, H., Gratton, C., Hunt, L., Larsen, A. E., Martínez-Salinas, A., O’Rourke, M. E., Rusch, A., Poveda, K., Jonsson, M., Rosenheim, J. A., Schellhorn, N. A., Tscharntke, T., Wratten, S. D., Zhang, W., Iverson, A. L., …Zou, Y. (2018). Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(33), E7863-E7870. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1800042115

The idea that noncrop habitat enhances pest control and represents a win–win opportunity to conserve biodiversity and bolster yields has emerged as an agroecological paradigm. However, while noncrop habitat in landscapes surrounding farms sometimes b... Read More about Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition.

Researching good practices to overcome prison. Deinstitutionalisation of mental hospitals and slavery abolition: what works? (2018)
Journal Article
Santorso, S. (2018). Researching good practices to overcome prison. Deinstitutionalisation of mental hospitals and slavery abolition: what works?. Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Criminais, 144(1), 553-572

Abstract: In this article, my purpose is to frame and analyse two experiences of dismantling oppressive institutions to have a better understanding of the possible and effective prison abolitionism praxis. For that purpose, I will consider two specif... Read More about Researching good practices to overcome prison. Deinstitutionalisation of mental hospitals and slavery abolition: what works?.

Modeling sediment movement and channel response to rainfall variability after a major earthquake (2018)
Journal Article
Xie, J., Wang, M., Liu, K., & Coulthard, T. J. (2018). Modeling sediment movement and channel response to rainfall variability after a major earthquake. Geomorphology, 320, 18-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.07.022

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. The 2008 Wenchuan Ms 8.0 earthquake caused severe destruction in the mountainous areas of Sichuan Province, China. Landslips and mass movements led to substantial amounts of loose sediment accumulating in valleys that subsequentl... Read More about Modeling sediment movement and channel response to rainfall variability after a major earthquake.

EPR study of the polydomain structure of the twist-bend nematic phase of CB9CB in the bulk (2018)
Journal Article
Bacchiocchi, C., Tamba, M.-G., Mehl, G. H., Arcioni, A., Miglioli, I., & Zannoni, C. (2018). EPR study of the polydomain structure of the twist-bend nematic phase of CB9CB in the bulk. Liquid crystals, 45(13-15), 2109-2120. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2018.1501110

EPR spin probe spectra of the liquid crystal phases exhibited, in the bulk, by the 1″,9″-bis(4-
cyanobiphenyl-4’-yl)nonane (CB9CB) bent-shape dimer showed that, on cooling from the isotropic
phase, this material forms a uniaxial nematic phase with a... Read More about EPR study of the polydomain structure of the twist-bend nematic phase of CB9CB in the bulk.

The effects of language skills on economic assimilation of female immigrants in the United States (2018)
Journal Article
Antonia Silles, M. (2018). The effects of language skills on economic assimilation of female immigrants in the United States. The Manchester school, 86(6), 789-815. https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12231

This paper uses recent data from the American Community Survey between 2010 and 2015 to investigate the effect of language skills on women's economic assimilation who immigrated to the United States as children. The problem of endogenous language acq... Read More about The effects of language skills on economic assimilation of female immigrants in the United States.

The Operations of the RAF and Luftwaffe during Operation Dynamo (The Evacuation of Dunkirk), 26 May–4 June 1940 (2018)
Thesis
Raffal, H. (2018). The Operations of the RAF and Luftwaffe during Operation Dynamo (The Evacuation of Dunkirk), 26 May–4 June 1940. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4508185

Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of over 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk between 26 May and 4 June 1940, has been widely studied there has, however, been little analysis of the Royal Air Force and Luftwaffe’s operations during the evacuation. This... Read More about The Operations of the RAF and Luftwaffe during Operation Dynamo (The Evacuation of Dunkirk), 26 May–4 June 1940.

Myocardial energy metabolism in patients undergoing cardiac surgery (2018)
Thesis
Haqzad, Y. S. (2018). Myocardial energy metabolism in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221969

In chapter 1, short and long term outcomes were assessed in diabetic phenotypes. The phenotypes have been propensity matched for factors that significantly contribute to outcomes. Tablet controlled diabetics have worse short and long term outcomes co... Read More about Myocardial energy metabolism in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

An evaluation of the effectiveness of standard form contracts in meeting the expectations and needs of business users (2018)
Thesis
Bull, D. (2018). An evaluation of the effectiveness of standard form contracts in meeting the expectations and needs of business users. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221923

It has long been recognised that business users pay limited attention to the content of the contracts they use and the process of forming and executing a contract. This is especially true of standard form contracts used across millions of business tr... Read More about An evaluation of the effectiveness of standard form contracts in meeting the expectations and needs of business users.

Risk exposure and performance in the banking sector : a comparative investigation of Islamic, conventional, and Islamic window banks (2018)
Thesis
Al-Ismaili, A. M. A. (2018). Risk exposure and performance in the banking sector : a comparative investigation of Islamic, conventional, and Islamic window banks. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221917

The core business of banks involves the operation of a payment system. They are also perceived as primary sources of credit and a safe location for individuals and businesses that want to deposit cash. As a system, the banks play the role of facilita... Read More about Risk exposure and performance in the banking sector : a comparative investigation of Islamic, conventional, and Islamic window banks.

Mapping the edge : a practice-led exploration of the poetics of the northern coastline (2018)
Thesis
Harrison, H. L. (2018). Mapping the edge : a practice-led exploration of the poetics of the northern coastline. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221738

This thesis challenges the idea of writing a non-inflected poetry of place. I explore language as a form of cartographic gesture which is analogous to the construction of place through language in the process of making poetry. I explore the selectivi... Read More about Mapping the edge : a practice-led exploration of the poetics of the northern coastline.

Characterisation of laser processed bio-compatible materials and the realisation of electro optical diffraction gratings (2018)
Thesis
Aesa, A. A. (2018). Characterisation of laser processed bio-compatible materials and the realisation of electro optical diffraction gratings. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221019

Laser processing methods using excimer lasers have become very attractive for processing materials and the fabrication of micro and nano optical components. Diffraction gratings are used in a wide range of applications and require different fabricati... Read More about Characterisation of laser processed bio-compatible materials and the realisation of electro optical diffraction gratings.