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Discipline and disorder in English prisons : aspects of policy and resistance 1840-1920 (1998)
Thesis
Brown, A. (1998). Discipline and disorder in English prisons : aspects of policy and resistance 1840-1920. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215283

This thesis is an historical examination of English prisons from 1840 to 1920 which approaches the complexity of this institution from the perspective of the disturbances which occurred within it. The primary aim is not to analyse the form and extent... Read More about Discipline and disorder in English prisons : aspects of policy and resistance 1840-1920.

Theoretical and empirical analysis and discussion of the administrative and economic pattern of investment in education with particular reference to Greek primary education (1998)
Thesis
Saiti, A. (1998). Theoretical and empirical analysis and discussion of the administrative and economic pattern of investment in education with particular reference to Greek primary education. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212717

This thesis is concerned with an examination of the administrative system and economic pattern of investment in regard to primary education in Greece. Greek public education, fully supported and controlled by the State, is organised vertically int... Read More about Theoretical and empirical analysis and discussion of the administrative and economic pattern of investment in education with particular reference to Greek primary education.

Competitive positioning strategies for Malaysian wooden furniture businesses (1998)
Thesis
Rosli, M. (1998). Competitive positioning strategies for Malaysian wooden furniture businesses. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210573

This research is concerned with the applications of strategic management concepts and practices by Malaysian wooden furniture businesses in managing linkages in the value web and formulating competitive positioning strategies. For the purpose of the... Read More about Competitive positioning strategies for Malaysian wooden furniture businesses.

Rights, parents, children, and communities : some educational implications (1998)
Thesis
Flanagan, F. M. (1998). Rights, parents, children, and communities : some educational implications. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210496

In this work I wish to address some philosophical difficulties regarding the extension of rights to children. In particular I wish to draw attention to the difference between the freedom rights which are traditionally assigned to rational, autonomous... Read More about Rights, parents, children, and communities : some educational implications.

Nature and the Victorian entrepreneur : soap, sunlight and subjectivity (1998)
Thesis
Bergin, J. P. (1998). Nature and the Victorian entrepreneur : soap, sunlight and subjectivity. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210134

At the heart of any philosophical exercise lies an understanding, be it explicated or taken for granted, of Nature. This thesis explores how Nature may have come to be understood as it is in our everyday life in the late twentieth century.The life an... Read More about Nature and the Victorian entrepreneur : soap, sunlight and subjectivity.

Synthesis of side-chain liquid crystal polymers by cycloplymerisation (1998)
Thesis
Buxton, I. P. (1998). Synthesis of side-chain liquid crystal polymers by cycloplymerisation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223910

This project has involved the introduction of a new series of polymer backbones in the synthesis of side-chain liquid crystal (SCLC) polymers. This novel method involves the cyclopolymerisation of suitably substituted non-conjugated dienes to produce... Read More about Synthesis of side-chain liquid crystal polymers by cycloplymerisation.

Questioning video game use : an exploration of the spatial and gender aspects of children's leisure (1998)
Thesis
McNamee, S. A. (1998). Questioning video game use : an exploration of the spatial and gender aspects of children's leisure. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218972

This thesis explores the gendered and spatial aspects of children's leisure through an examination of the ownership and use of computer and video games. The study used a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods involving a questionnaire survey de... Read More about Questioning video game use : an exploration of the spatial and gender aspects of children's leisure.

An assessment of the relationships between the surface soil properties and components of slope and vegetation in the Upper Wadi Bishah Basin, Saudi Arabia (1998)
Thesis
Al-Qahtani, M. H. (1998). An assessment of the relationships between the surface soil properties and components of slope and vegetation in the Upper Wadi Bishah Basin, Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214313

This study, the first of its kind undertaken in Saudi Arabia, investigates and evaluates the condition of soil and vegetation and the relationship between them, as well as their relationship with slope components in the Upper Wadi Bishah basin, south... Read More about An assessment of the relationships between the surface soil properties and components of slope and vegetation in the Upper Wadi Bishah Basin, Saudi Arabia.

The clinical skills of community psychiatric nurses working with patients who have severe and enduring mental health problems: an empirical analysis (1998)
Journal Article
Devane, S. M., Haddock, G., Lancashire, S., Baguley, I., Butterworth, T., Tarrier, N., …Molyneux, P. (1998). The clinical skills of community psychiatric nurses working with patients who have severe and enduring mental health problems: an empirical analysis. Journal of advanced nursing, 27(2), 253-260. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00516.x

This study describes the use of reliable scales to rate the clinical skills of mental health nurses when working with individuals and families with severe mental health problems. The Cognitive Therapy Scale and the Schizophrenia Family Work Scale wer... Read More about The clinical skills of community psychiatric nurses working with patients who have severe and enduring mental health problems: an empirical analysis.

Reduced total antioxidant capacity predicts ischaemia-reperfusion injury after femorodistal bypass (1998)
Journal Article
Spark, J., Chetter, I., Gallavin, I., Kester, R., Guillou, P., & Scott, D. (1998). Reduced total antioxidant capacity predicts ischaemia-reperfusion injury after femorodistal bypass. British journal of surgery, 85(2), 221-225. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00542.x

BackgroundAntioxidant defence systems are essential to protect the body from harmful free radicals released following ischaemia-reperfusion. The aim of this study was to examine the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of patients with chronic critical l... Read More about Reduced total antioxidant capacity predicts ischaemia-reperfusion injury after femorodistal bypass.

Fault simulation for structural testing of analogue integrated circuits (1998)
Thesis
Spinks, S. J. (1998). Fault simulation for structural testing of analogue integrated circuits. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215056

In this thesis the ANTICS analogue fault simulation software is described which provides a statistical approach to fault simulation for accurate analogue IC test evaluation. The traditional figure of fault coverage is replaced by the average probabil... Read More about Fault simulation for structural testing of analogue integrated circuits.

E.C. competition law in an era of modern telecommunications (1998)
Thesis
Fiske, J. W. (1998). E.C. competition law in an era of modern telecommunications. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212209

This thesis examines competition law in the context of the changing telecommunications sector. Its purpose is to facilitate a re-assessment of contemporary competition law and policy by raising questions about its interpretation. This is principally... Read More about E.C. competition law in an era of modern telecommunications.

Are errors in false belief tasks symptomatic of a broader difficulty with counterfactuality? (1998)
Journal Article
Riggs, K. J., Peterson, D. M., Robinson, E. J., & Mitchell, P. (1998). Are errors in false belief tasks symptomatic of a broader difficulty with counterfactuality?. Cognitive Development, 13(1), 73-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0885-2014%2898%2990021-1

When children acknowledge false belief they are handling a counterfactual situation. In three experiments 3-and 4-year-old children were given false belief tasks and physical state tasks which required similar handling of counterfactual situations bu... Read More about Are errors in false belief tasks symptomatic of a broader difficulty with counterfactuality?.

A comparison of T2 and gadolinium enhanced MRI with CT myelography in cervical radiculopathy (1998)
Journal Article
Bartlett, R. J., Gardiner, E., & Hill, C. R. (1998). A comparison of T2 and gadolinium enhanced MRI with CT myelography in cervical radiculopathy. British Journal of Radiology, 71(841), 11-19. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.71.841.9534693

Two MRI strategies which have been reported to be effective in assessing cervical exit foramina, were prospectively compared with CT myelography in 20 patients with cervical radiculopathy. The first strategy utilized 3D T2(*) images, the second gadol... Read More about A comparison of T2 and gadolinium enhanced MRI with CT myelography in cervical radiculopathy.