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The commercialisation of handicraft production among the Iban of Kapit division in Sarawak, Malaysia : constraints and potential (1996)
Thesis
Berma, M. (1996). The commercialisation of handicraft production among the Iban of Kapit division in Sarawak, Malaysia : constraints and potential. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211555

This study is concerned with Iban involvement in commercial handicraft production (CHP). Its aim has been to examine the possibilities of employment expansion through small-scale rural industrialisation in Sarawak, Malaysia and to discuss differentia... Read More about The commercialisation of handicraft production among the Iban of Kapit division in Sarawak, Malaysia : constraints and potential.

A cognitive approach to road recognition with novel feature indicators (1996)
Journal Article
Varley, D., Visvalingam, M., & Wright, C. (1996). A cognitive approach to road recognition with novel feature indicators. Computer Journal, 39(9), 751-756. https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/39.9.751

This paper outlines a simple strategy for recognition of prototypical cases of urban roads from their outline forms alone. Two new form indicators, namely exits and occupancy, are used together with average width to label regions as roads. They prove... Read More about A cognitive approach to road recognition with novel feature indicators.

The use of natural pressurised forced ventilation in plant micropropagation (1996)
Thesis
Zobayed, S. M. A. (1996). The use of natural pressurised forced ventilation in plant micropropagation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213295

A new, uncomplicated system for the forced ventilation of plants and cultures has been investigated in terms of both its efficiency of ventilation and its effects on the growth and physiology of various plant species, including cauliflower, tobacco,... Read More about The use of natural pressurised forced ventilation in plant micropropagation.

Telekom Malaysia : privatisation and strategic management (1996)
Thesis
Zainal Abdul Samad. (1996). Telekom Malaysia : privatisation and strategic management. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210851

This thesis is concerned with an evaluation of decisions and practices of the government of Malaysia and top management of Telekom Malaysia (TM) in the preparation for and after privatisation of the entity.The thesis shows that in reality the Malaysi... Read More about Telekom Malaysia : privatisation and strategic management.

Factors influencing the academic performance of undergraduate students of Sultan Qaboos University (Oman) learning in English, with special reference to attitude, motivation and academic self concept. (1996)
Thesis
Al-Nabhani, H. Z. A. (1996). Factors influencing the academic performance of undergraduate students of Sultan Qaboos University (Oman) learning in English, with special reference to attitude, motivation and academic self concept. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210814

Many official papers and research studies suggest that the low academic performance of science students in Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Oman may be due to their being taught in a foreign language, namely English. This belief has prompted the res... Read More about Factors influencing the academic performance of undergraduate students of Sultan Qaboos University (Oman) learning in English, with special reference to attitude, motivation and academic self concept..

Wozanazo : a bio-bibliographical survey of twentieth-century Black South African women writers (1996)
Thesis
Sobott-Mogwe, G. (1996). Wozanazo : a bio-bibliographical survey of twentieth-century Black South African women writers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215519

The canon of South African literature, as shaped by publishers, academics and past government education policies, reflects dominant race, class, language and gender biases. Knowledge of large areas of South African literature is still limited by such... Read More about Wozanazo : a bio-bibliographical survey of twentieth-century Black South African women writers.

The condition of sustainable development : a realist explanation of the causes of unsustainable development in the sugar industries of Barbados and Australia (1996)
Thesis
Drummond, I. 1. (1996). The condition of sustainable development : a realist explanation of the causes of unsustainable development in the sugar industries of Barbados and Australia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215457

This thesis is concerned with the idea of sustainable development. It is concerned to understand how the theory and practice of sustainable development might be progressed. The central tenet of the thesis is that unsustainable practices and events ar... Read More about The condition of sustainable development : a realist explanation of the causes of unsustainable development in the sugar industries of Barbados and Australia.

Museum, design, organisation: an exploration of spatialities and a project in modelling museum design activity (1996)
Thesis
Matthews, G. M. (1996). Museum, design, organisation: an exploration of spatialities and a project in modelling museum design activity. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211193

There were three stages in the process of narrowing and focussing the project. Initially the aim was nothing less than a 'paradigm shift' - to reframe the Praxis of Science as 'Design' using the museum as a microcosmic context  in which the comp... Read More about Museum, design, organisation: an exploration of spatialities and a project in modelling museum design activity.

The postmodern debate and the search for emancipation : rationality, the self and politics in the thought of Foucault, Derrida, Rorty and MacIntyre (1996)
Thesis
Kelly, A. J. (1996). The postmodern debate and the search for emancipation : rationality, the self and politics in the thought of Foucault, Derrida, Rorty and MacIntyre. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210806

The postmodern philosophical project, which aims to undermine the universalistic, metanarrational and transcendental aspects of traditional Western thought and to bring about an awareness of 'otherness' through deconstruction, has been dismissed out... Read More about The postmodern debate and the search for emancipation : rationality, the self and politics in the thought of Foucault, Derrida, Rorty and MacIntyre.

Using the diffusion of innovation model to influence practice: a case study (1996)
Journal Article
Pearcey, P., & Draper, P. (1996). Using the diffusion of innovation model to influence practice: a case study. Journal of advanced nursing, 23(4), 714-721. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb00042.x

There continue to be suggestions within the nursing literature that research findings are not being utilized in clinical practice The reasons for this are well documented However, less emphasis is given to ways to facilitate utilization It seemed pos... Read More about Using the diffusion of innovation model to influence practice: a case study.

Augmentative communication device design, implementation and evaluation (1996)
Thesis
Plant, R. R. (1996). Augmentative communication device design, implementation and evaluation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219810

The ultimate aim of this thesis was to design and implement an advanced software based Augmentative Communication Device (ACD) , or Voice Output Communication Aid NOCA), for non-vocal Learning Disabled individuals by applying current psychological mo... Read More about Augmentative communication device design, implementation and evaluation.

Perceptions of customer service in Malaysia : a study of the Pilgrims Management and Fund Board (1996)
Thesis
Ishak Haji Ismail. (1996). Perceptions of customer service in Malaysia : a study of the Pilgrims Management and Fund Board. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210802

This study measures expectations of customer service and perceptions of outcome for 183 customers and 81 employees in the Pilgrims Management and Fund Board in Malaysia.The data collection strategy used is that of the triangulation method. The findin... Read More about Perceptions of customer service in Malaysia : a study of the Pilgrims Management and Fund Board.

Rural industrialisation and policy formulation : a case study of North-East Thailand (1996)
Thesis
Suranart Khamanarong. (1996). Rural industrialisation and policy formulation : a case study of North-East Thailand. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221689

[From the introduction]: Governments throughout the developing world share the same wide objective of bringing development to their people (Cheema and Rondinelli, 1983, 10). However, just as there is no universally accepted definition of what 'devel... Read More about Rural industrialisation and policy formulation : a case study of North-East Thailand.

Adolescent problems, perspectives and school-based helping (1996)
Thesis
Branwhite, T. (1996). Adolescent problems, perspectives and school-based helping. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221099

This study describes a two-phase research project focused on English adolescents in full-time education, which set out to answer five main questions. These asked how secondary school students perceived themselves, how they perceived the helping resou... Read More about Adolescent problems, perspectives and school-based helping.