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Exploring the Underdiagnosis and Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Conditions in Beijing (2015)
Journal Article
Sun, X., Allison, C., Matthews, F. E., Zhang, Z., Auyeung, B., Baron-Cohen, S., & Brayne, C. (2015). Exploring the Underdiagnosis and Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Conditions in Beijing. Autism Research, 8(3), 250-260. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1441

Previous studies reported that the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) in mainland China is much lower than estimates from developed countries (around 1%). The aim of the study is to apply current screening and standardized diagnostic inst... Read More about Exploring the Underdiagnosis and Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Conditions in Beijing.

On-chip electrically controlled routing of photons from a single quantum dot (2015)
Journal Article
Bentham, C., Itskevich, I. E., Coles, R. J., Royall, B., Clarke, E., O'Hara, J., …Wilson, L. R. (2015). On-chip electrically controlled routing of photons from a single quantum dot. Applied physics letters, 106(22), Article 221101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4922041

Electrical control of on-chip routing of photons emitted by a single InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dot (SAQD) is demonstrated in a photonic crystal cavity-waveguide system. The SAQD is located inside an H1 cavity, which is coupled to two photonic... Read More about On-chip electrically controlled routing of photons from a single quantum dot.

On ungrounded ground: a poet in residence at the dump (2015)
Journal Article
Wedgwood Clarke, J. (2015). On ungrounded ground: a poet in residence at the dump. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 8(2-3), 109-125 . https://doi.org/10.1386/jwcp.8.2-3.109_1

‘On ungrounded ground’ reflects upon a writer’s yearlong ‘residency’ at a landfill site and resource recovery facility. The article explores the significance of contemporary waste management within an archaeological, ecological and geological context... Read More about On ungrounded ground: a poet in residence at the dump.

Four-fingered lightweight exoskeleton robotic device accommodating different hand sizes (2015)
Journal Article
Iqbal, J., Tsagarakis, N. G., & Caldwell, D. G. (2015). Four-fingered lightweight exoskeleton robotic device accommodating different hand sizes. Electronics letters, 51(12), 888-890. https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2015.0850

A wearable hand exoskeleton (EXO) device that permits exertion of bidirectional forces on finger phalanges throughout the human finger workspace is proposed. The novelty of the proposed device lies in its direct-driven, portable and optimised mechani... Read More about Four-fingered lightweight exoskeleton robotic device accommodating different hand sizes.

Managing different roles : the experiences of female nursing reservists who have deployed with the UK armed forces (2015)
Thesis
Topp, K. D. (2015). Managing different roles : the experiences of female nursing reservists who have deployed with the UK armed forces. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217881

This thesis is divided into three parts. The first section is a systematic literature review focusing on the British literature regarding attitudes towards mental health in the military, and what stops British military personnel from accessing car... Read More about Managing different roles : the experiences of female nursing reservists who have deployed with the UK armed forces.

Knowing your body and being compassionate with yourself (2015)
Thesis
Campion, M. (2015). Knowing your body and being compassionate with yourself. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217681

This portfolio thesis consists of four parts, a systematic literature review; a mixed methods empirical paper; a qualitative empirical paper; and supporting appendices. Part One is a systematic review of the literature regarding how body awareness... Read More about Knowing your body and being compassionate with yourself.

The relationship between self-blame, self-compassion and psychological well-being for individuals living with chronic physical health conditions (2015)
Thesis
Glover, L. (2015). The relationship between self-blame, self-compassion and psychological well-being for individuals living with chronic physical health conditions. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217833

This portfolio thesis is comprised of three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical paper and a set of supporting appendices. Part one is a systematic literature review that summarises and critically appraises eleven studies exploring... Read More about The relationship between self-blame, self-compassion and psychological well-being for individuals living with chronic physical health conditions.

A synthesis of logic and biology in the design of dependable systems (2015)
Journal Article
Papadopoulos, Y. (2015). A synthesis of logic and biology in the design of dependable systems. IFAC Proceedings Volumes/ International Federation of Automatic Control, 28(7), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.06.465

The technologies of model-based design and dependability analysis in the design of dependable systems, including software intensive systems, have advanced in recent years. Much of this development can be attributed to the application of advances in f... Read More about A synthesis of logic and biology in the design of dependable systems.

A neuronal DNA damage response is detected at the earliest stages of Alzheimer's neuropathology and correlates with cognitive impairment in the Medical Research Council's Cognitive Function and Ageing Study ageing brain cohort (2015)
Journal Article
Simpson, J. E., Ince, P. G., Matthews, F. E., Shaw, P. J., Heath, P. R., Brayne, C., …Wharton, S. B. (2015). A neuronal DNA damage response is detected at the earliest stages of Alzheimer's neuropathology and correlates with cognitive impairment in the Medical Research Council's Cognitive Function and Ageing Study ageing brain cohort. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 41(4), 483-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/nan.12202

Aims: Population-based studies have shown that approximately 20% of the ageing population (aged 65 years and over) with dementia have little or no classical Alzheimer-type neuropathology. Cumulative DNA damage and a reduced capacity of DNA repair may... Read More about A neuronal DNA damage response is detected at the earliest stages of Alzheimer's neuropathology and correlates with cognitive impairment in the Medical Research Council's Cognitive Function and Ageing Study ageing brain cohort.

After the trawl : memory and afterlife in the wake of Hull's distant-water trawl fishery from 1976 (2015)
Thesis
Byrne, J. (2015). After the trawl : memory and afterlife in the wake of Hull's distant-water trawl fishery from 1976. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218622

From the late nineteenth century the city of Hull became synonymous with trawling. For almost a century its distant-water fishery developed as a strongly place-centered industry, concentrated in the western port district of Hessle Road. Here, amid... Read More about After the trawl : memory and afterlife in the wake of Hull's distant-water trawl fishery from 1976.

Data mining for heart failure : an investigation into the challenges in real life clinical datasets (2015)
Thesis
Kirke, L. (2015). Data mining for heart failure : an investigation into the challenges in real life clinical datasets. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218159

Clinical data presents a number of challenges including missing data, class imbalance, high dimensionality and non-normal distribution. A motivation for this research is to investigate and analyse the manner in which the challenges affect the perform... Read More about Data mining for heart failure : an investigation into the challenges in real life clinical datasets.

Research data management as a “wicked problem” (2015)
Journal Article
Awre, C., Baxter, J., Clifford, B., Colclough, J., Cox, A., Dods, N., …Zawadzki, M. (2015). Research data management as a “wicked problem”. Library review, 64(4-5), 356-371. https://doi.org/10.1108/LR-04-2015-0043

© 2015, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the usefulness of the concept to thinking about Research Data Management (RDM). The concept of “wicked problems” seeks to differentiate very complex, intracta... Read More about Research data management as a “wicked problem”.

Perceived influences of the self and others in diabetes (2015)
Thesis
Hare, J. (2015). Perceived influences of the self and others in diabetes. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217843

This portfolio has three parts. Part one is a systematic literature review, in which the existing research literature is reviewed for evidence of diabetes related social anxiety in adolescents. Part two is an empirical paper, which explores individua... Read More about Perceived influences of the self and others in diabetes.

An exploration into young people with type 1 diabetes perceptions of control (2015)
Thesis
Ward, C. L. (2015). An exploration into young people with type 1 diabetes perceptions of control. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218231

The portfolio thesis has three parts: Part one is a systematic literature review reviewing the literature on the relationship between parenting style and diabetes management in children and young people with type 1 diabetes. Seven papers were syst... Read More about An exploration into young people with type 1 diabetes perceptions of control.

The impact of macroalgae on mean and turbulent flow fields (2015)
Journal Article
Thomas, R. E., & Mclelland, S. J. (2015). The impact of macroalgae on mean and turbulent flow fields. Journal of hydrodynamics. Ser. B, 27(3), 427-435. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-6058%2815%2960500-5

© 2015 Publishing House for Journal of Hydrodynamics. In this paper, we attempt to quantify the mean and turbulent flow fields around live macroalgae within a tidal inlet in Norway. Two Laminaria digitata specimens ∼0.50m apart were selected for deta... Read More about The impact of macroalgae on mean and turbulent flow fields.

Synthesis and characterisation of novel azamacrocyclic chelators for biomedical applications : biological activity and radiolabelling (2015)
Thesis
Al-Zirgani, A. S. Z. (2015). Synthesis and characterisation of novel azamacrocyclic chelators for biomedical applications : biological activity and radiolabelling. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224050

Azamacrocyclic derivatives that contain nitrogen donors have been used for decades in analytical, industrial and medical applications. They are good hosts for metal ions, anions, neutral molecules and organic cation guests. Azamacrocyclic complexes t... Read More about Synthesis and characterisation of novel azamacrocyclic chelators for biomedical applications : biological activity and radiolabelling.

The development of RAF air power doctrine 1999-2013 (2015)
Thesis
Fedorchak, V. (2015). The development of RAF air power doctrine 1999-2013. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221582

In this thesis, the development of RAF air power doctrine in 1999-2013 is explored. Three issues of doctrine are explored in terms of the factors that influenced the preparation process. The four-factor model of doctrine preparation as developed by O... Read More about The development of RAF air power doctrine 1999-2013.

Experiences of the relationship between hospital staff and people who self-harm (2015)
Thesis
O'Connor, S. (2015). Experiences of the relationship between hospital staff and people who self-harm. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217359

The portfolio thesis consists of three parts: a systematic meta-synthesis, an empirical study, and appendices. Part one is a meta-synthesis of hospital staffs’ relationships with people who self-harm.The review aimed to gain an insight in to staff... Read More about Experiences of the relationship between hospital staff and people who self-harm.

Barriers to the success of women's income generating activities in rural Tanzania : a cultural perspective (2015)
Thesis
Mbwilo, L. J. (2015). Barriers to the success of women's income generating activities in rural Tanzania : a cultural perspective. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218039

In Tanzania and other developing countries entrepreneurship plays a vital role in the fight against poverty and unemployment. That’s why entrepreneurship should not be underestimated especially in rural areas where poverty is widespread. For instance... Read More about Barriers to the success of women's income generating activities in rural Tanzania : a cultural perspective.