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Molecular biaxiality determines the helical structure - infrared measurements of the molecular order in the nematic twist-bend phase of difluoro terphenyl dimer (2021)
Journal Article
Merkel, K., Loska, B., Welch, C., Mehl, G. H., & Kocot, A. (2021). Molecular biaxiality determines the helical structure - infrared measurements of the molecular order in the nematic twist-bend phase of difluoro terphenyl dimer. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 23(7), 4151-4160. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cp00187f

Fourier-transform infrared polarized spectroscopy was employed, to obtain the three components of the infrared absorbance for a series of bent-shaped dimers containing double fluorinated terphenyl core (DTC5Cn, n = 5, 7, 9, 11). The data were used to... Read More about Molecular biaxiality determines the helical structure - infrared measurements of the molecular order in the nematic twist-bend phase of difluoro terphenyl dimer.

Was a deterioration in ‘connectedness’ a leading indicator of the European sovereign debt crisis? (2021)
Journal Article
Hamill, P. A., Li, Y., Pantelous, A., Vigne, S. A., & Waterworth, J. (2021). Was a deterioration in ‘connectedness’ a leading indicator of the European sovereign debt crisis?. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Article 101300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2021.101300

This paper investigates network connectedness of European sovereign bond markets from 2005 to 2011. To overcome weaknesses in alternative methodologies to estimate network connectedness we adopt the unified methodology recommended by Diebold and Yilm... Read More about Was a deterioration in ‘connectedness’ a leading indicator of the European sovereign debt crisis?.

Group-based Tai Chi as therapy for alleviating experiences of social death in people with advanced, incurable disease: an ethnographic study (2021)
Journal Article
Bradshaw, A., Walker, L., Borgstrom, E., & Burke, S. M. (2022). Group-based Tai Chi as therapy for alleviating experiences of social death in people with advanced, incurable disease: an ethnographic study. Qualitative research in sport, exercise and health, 14(1), 84-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2021.1879918

Advanced, incurable disease is a highly stressful and traumatic life event that can lead to losses of social identity, social connectedness, and losses associated with bodily disintegration. The combination of these losses makes it difficult to remai... Read More about Group-based Tai Chi as therapy for alleviating experiences of social death in people with advanced, incurable disease: an ethnographic study.

Does a ‘natural environment’ increase growth and reduce the mortality of Litopenaeus vannamei within a closed aquaculture system (2021)
Thesis
Maidment-Blundell, A. (2021). Does a ‘natural environment’ increase growth and reduce the mortality of Litopenaeus vannamei within a closed aquaculture system. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223778

This investigation is into the ability to produce similar or increased levels of prawn growth and a reduction in mortality within two different enriched environments, compared to commercial standard of a bare environment. This is to address limitatio... Read More about Does a ‘natural environment’ increase growth and reduce the mortality of Litopenaeus vannamei within a closed aquaculture system.

Key success factors facilitating SME ecommerce in developing countries : evidence from Indonesia (2021)
Thesis
Saputra, H. (2021). Key success factors facilitating SME ecommerce in developing countries : evidence from Indonesia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223577

This research is mix method research (qualitative and quantitative) which have two main objectives observing the evidence from Indonesia. Firstly, to identify the key success factors facilitating SME ecommerce in developing countries especially in po... Read More about Key success factors facilitating SME ecommerce in developing countries : evidence from Indonesia.

Investigation of UV and IR Laser Processing of Single- Crystalline 4H:SiC and Characterisation of Laser Grown Graphene Derivatives (2021)
Thesis
Mohammed, A. F. (2021). Investigation of UV and IR Laser Processing of Single- Crystalline 4H:SiC and Characterisation of Laser Grown Graphene Derivatives. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223516

The formation of graphene (G) on the surface of silicon carbide (SiC) has gathered interest over recent years as a potential component in high power nano and microdevices. However, it is still in the early stages of research, therefore there are many... Read More about Investigation of UV and IR Laser Processing of Single- Crystalline 4H:SiC and Characterisation of Laser Grown Graphene Derivatives.

How does the health status of older migrants compare to the Canadian and Australian-born population? (2021)
Thesis
Kariuki, M. (2021). How does the health status of older migrants compare to the Canadian and Australian-born population?. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223445

Background: Despite Australia’s and Canada’s rich migration history and the well-known challenges posed by an ageing heterogenous migrant population, little attention has been paid to the health of older migrants in research, policy and practice.
Ai... Read More about How does the health status of older migrants compare to the Canadian and Australian-born population?.

Advanced nanotechnologies for overcoming antimicrobial resistance (2021)
Thesis
Weldrick, P. J. (2021). Advanced nanotechnologies for overcoming antimicrobial resistance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223262

Multidrug-resistant pathogens are prevalent in chronic wounds. There is an urgent need to develop novel antimicrobials and formulation strategies to overcome antibiotic resistance and provide a safe alternative to traditional antibiotics. Chapter 2 a... Read More about Advanced nanotechnologies for overcoming antimicrobial resistance.

Simulated marine plastics pollution weathering : a novel laboratory system for weathering plastics (2021)
Thesis
McCumskay, R. (2021). Simulated marine plastics pollution weathering : a novel laboratory system for weathering plastics. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223038

Over the last three years there has been a call for more environmentally relevant laboratory weathering experiments. These experiments would require well-defined reaction conditions and standardised reporting of both the rate of degradation and metho... Read More about Simulated marine plastics pollution weathering : a novel laboratory system for weathering plastics.

Antagonistic Judicial Review of Bangladesh: A good candidate for the Dialogic Model? (2021)
Journal Article
Chowdhury, M. J. A. (2021). Antagonistic Judicial Review of Bangladesh: A good candidate for the Dialogic Model?. Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law, 15(1), 529-554

The Dialogic Model of judicial review famously curved out of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982, and later endorsed by the UK Human Rights Act 1998, has inspired many judicial review - strong or weak - systems worldwide. This paper arg... Read More about Antagonistic Judicial Review of Bangladesh: A good candidate for the Dialogic Model?.

The Effects of Heat Exposure During Intermittent Exercise on Physical and Cognitive Performance Among Team Sport Athletes (2021)
Journal Article
Donnan, K., Williams, E. L., & Stanger, N. (2021). The Effects of Heat Exposure During Intermittent Exercise on Physical and Cognitive Performance Among Team Sport Athletes. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 128(1), 439-466. https://doi.org/10.1177/0031512520966522

This study investigated the effects of heat exposure on physical and cognitive performance during an intermittent exercise protocol so as to reflect the incremental fatigue experienced during team sports. Twelve well-trained male team sport players c... Read More about The Effects of Heat Exposure During Intermittent Exercise on Physical and Cognitive Performance Among Team Sport Athletes.

Direct observation of modal hybridization in nanofluidic fiber [Invited] (2021)
Journal Article
Gomes, A. D., Zhao, J. T., Tuniz, A., & Schmidt, M. A. (2021). Direct observation of modal hybridization in nanofluidic fiber [Invited]. Optical Materials Express, 11(2), 559-568. https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.413199

Hybrid-material optical fibers enhance the capabilities of fiber-optics technologies, extending current functionalities to several emerging application areas. Such platforms rely on the integration of novel materials into the fiber core or cladding,... Read More about Direct observation of modal hybridization in nanofluidic fiber [Invited].

Impact of increasing the availability of healthier vs. less-healthy food on food selection: a randomised laboratory experiment (2021)
Journal Article
Pechey, R., Sexton, O., Codling, S., & Marteau, T. M. (2021). Impact of increasing the availability of healthier vs. less-healthy food on food selection: a randomised laboratory experiment. BMC public health, 21(1), Article 132. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-10046-3

Background
Environmental cues shape behaviour, but few studies compare the impact of targeting healthier vs. less-healthy cues. One online study suggested greater impact on selection from increasing the number of less-healthy (vs. healthier) snacks.... Read More about Impact of increasing the availability of healthier vs. less-healthy food on food selection: a randomised laboratory experiment.

Victorian Stage Magic, Adventure and the Mutilated Body (2021)
Book Chapter
Wynne, C. (2021). Victorian Stage Magic, Adventure and the Mutilated Body. In C. Bloom (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Steam Age Gothic (691-710). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40866-4_37

The period of ‘high imperialism’ in the late nineteenth century converges with what was known as the ‘Golden Age’ of stage magic. I examine how imperial adventure narratives of the late century and stage magicians both deploy illusions to showcase We... Read More about Victorian Stage Magic, Adventure and the Mutilated Body.

From "Little Better than Slaves" to "Cowskin Heroes": Poor White People in Jamaica, 1655-1782 (2021)
Book
Burnard, T. (2021). From "Little Better than Slaves" to "Cowskin Heroes": Poor White People in Jamaica, 1655-1782. Berlin: EB-Verlag

The principal axes along which seventeenth and eighteenth-century Jamaica divided were those of colour and of freedom. By the late eighteenth century, it became axiomatic that all Protestant whites were free and that all blacks were either enslaved o... Read More about From "Little Better than Slaves" to "Cowskin Heroes": Poor White People in Jamaica, 1655-1782.

The earthquake cycle in the dry lower continental crust: insights from two deeply exhumed terranes (Musgrave Ranges, Australia and Lofoten, Norway) (2021)
Journal Article
Menegon, L., Campbell, L., Mancktelow, N., Camacho, A., Wex, S., Papa, S., …Pennacchioni, G. (2021). The earthquake cycle in the dry lower continental crust: insights from two deeply exhumed terranes (Musgrave Ranges, Australia and Lofoten, Norway). Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 379(2193), Article 20190416. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0416

This paper discusses the results of field-based geological investigations of exhumed rocks exposed in the Musgrave Ranges (Central Australia) and in Nusfjord (Lofoten, Norway) that preserve evidence for lower continental crustal earthquakes with foca... Read More about The earthquake cycle in the dry lower continental crust: insights from two deeply exhumed terranes (Musgrave Ranges, Australia and Lofoten, Norway).

Exploratory study into the relationship between the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and fibromyalgia (FM) using a quasiexperimental design (2021)
Journal Article
Mckay, P. G., Walker, H., Martin, C. R., & Fleming, M. (2021). Exploratory study into the relationship between the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and fibromyalgia (FM) using a quasiexperimental design. BMJ open, 11(2), Article e041947. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041947

Objective To explore the relationship between symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and fibromyalgia (FM). The hypothesis predicated that there would be no significant differences between the group’s symptom experi... Read More about Exploratory study into the relationship between the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and fibromyalgia (FM) using a quasiexperimental design.

Revascularisation of type 2 diabetics with coronary artery disease: Insights and therapeutic targeting of O-GlcNAcylation (2021)
Journal Article
Bolanle, I. O., Riches-Suman, K., Loubani, M., Williamson, R., & Palmer, T. M. (2021). Revascularisation of type 2 diabetics with coronary artery disease: Insights and therapeutic targeting of O-GlcNAcylation. Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2021.01.017

Background and Aim:
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) using autologous saphenous vein continues to be a gold standard procedure to restore the supply of oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscles in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with or with... Read More about Revascularisation of type 2 diabetics with coronary artery disease: Insights and therapeutic targeting of O-GlcNAcylation.

A double-blind randomized controlled trial for the effects of dry needling on upper limb dysfunction in patients with stroke (2021)
Journal Article
Tavakol, Z., Shariat, A., Ansari, N., Ghannadi, S., Honarpishe, R., Dommerholt, J., Noormohammadpour, P., & Ingle, L. (2021). A double-blind randomized controlled trial for the effects of dry needling on upper limb dysfunction in patients with stroke. Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research, 45(2-4), 115-124. https://doi.org/10.3727/036012921X16112663844923

Spasticity is one of the main complications of a stroke. This double-blind, randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the result of three sessions of dry needling (DN) versus sham DN on the affected upper limbs in post-stroke survivors. We recruit... Read More about A double-blind randomized controlled trial for the effects of dry needling on upper limb dysfunction in patients with stroke.