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Aspects of Portuguese rule in the Arabian Gulf, 1521-1622 (2004)
Thesis
Salman, M. H. (2004). Aspects of Portuguese rule in the Arabian Gulf, 1521-1622. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212490

This study deals with Portuguese rule over the Arabian Gulf from 1521, after the occupation of Hormuz, Bahrain and Qatif, to 1622 when Portuguese power declined after the capture of Hormuz by an English-Persian alliance. The work is organised into... Read More about Aspects of Portuguese rule in the Arabian Gulf, 1521-1622.

The link between mental health, social and emotional vulnerability and life chances: school based early identification of socially and emotionally vulnerable adolescents in a deprived urban community (2004)
Thesis
Kendall, H. J. (2004). The link between mental health, social and emotional vulnerability and life chances: school based early identification of socially and emotionally vulnerable adolescents in a deprived urban community. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212438

The objectives of this work are to: - Explore the concept of adolescent vulnerability; - Establish easily administered, reliable means of early identification of the most vulnerable; and - Suggest some school level interventions. This researc... Read More about The link between mental health, social and emotional vulnerability and life chances: school based early identification of socially and emotionally vulnerable adolescents in a deprived urban community.

GP exercise referral schemes: improving the patient's experience (2004)
Journal Article
Wormald, H., & Ingle, L. (2004). GP exercise referral schemes: improving the patient's experience. The Health education journal, 63(4), 362-373. https://doi.org/10.1177/001789690406300407

Objective: The main objective of this study was to explore patients' perceptions of general practitioner (GP) exercise referral (ER) schemes with a view to providing a better service for future patients. Design: A qualitative focus group methodology.... Read More about GP exercise referral schemes: improving the patient's experience.

Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives (2004)
Journal Article
Young, E., Eddleston, J., Ingleby, S., Streets, J., McJanet, L., Wang, M., & Glover, L. (2005). Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives. Intensive care medicine, 31(1), 86-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2495-y

Objective: This study gathered data on symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients and relatives after discharge from intensive care and examined whether the intensive care population differ from an elective cardiac surgery group with regards to t... Read More about Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives.

Early results of a rotational flap to treat chronic anal fissures (2004)
Journal Article
Singh, M., Sharma, A., Gardiner, A., & Duthie, G. S. (2005). Early results of a rotational flap to treat chronic anal fissures. International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 20(4), (339-342). doi:10.1007/s00384-004-0663-8. ISSN 0179-1958

Background: Treatment of anal fissures has changed dramatically in the past decade. Only a few fail to respond to medical therapy. Sphincterotomy and anal dilatation have fallen out of favour due to the risk of incontinence. Island flaps have been pr... Read More about Early results of a rotational flap to treat chronic anal fissures.

Rectal irrigation for relief of functional bowel disorders (2004)
Journal Article
Gardiner, A., Marshall, J., & Duthie, G. (2004). Rectal irrigation for relief of functional bowel disorders. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 19(9), 39-42. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2004.11.19.9.39.c3755

This article examines the use of rectal irrigation for the symptomatic relief of functional bowel disorders in certain groups of patients. The authors undertook a study of 80 patients and conclude that it is a valuable treatment for some patients.

Bridging the gap between mechanistic and adaptive explanations of territory formation (2004)
Journal Article
Morrell, L. J., & Kokko, H. (2005). Bridging the gap between mechanistic and adaptive explanations of territory formation. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 57(4), 381-390. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-004-0859-5

How animals divide space can have fundamental implications for the population dynamics of territorial species. It has recently been proposed that space can be divided if animals tend to avoid fight locations, rather than the winner of fights gaining... Read More about Bridging the gap between mechanistic and adaptive explanations of territory formation.

Self-esteem and mental health during early pregnancy (2004)
Journal Article
Jomeen, J., & Martin, C. R. (2005). Self-esteem and mental health during early pregnancy. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 9(1-2), 92-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cein.2004.09.001

Objective.The relationship of self-esteem to other indicators of psychological distress such as anxiety and depression has seldom been explored in relation to antenatal care. However, there is increasing evidence that low self-esteem has a significan... Read More about Self-esteem and mental health during early pregnancy.

Pre-treatment of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass with hyperbaric oxygen : a prospective randomised double-blind evaluation of inflammatory response and neurocognitive outcome (2004)
Thesis
Alex, J. (2004). Pre-treatment of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass with hyperbaric oxygen : a prospective randomised double-blind evaluation of inflammatory response and neurocognitive outcome. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215128

Over the past few decades, implementation of findings from scientific research and incorporation of technological advances into practice have produced a significant reduction in the morbidity and mortality from coronary revascularisation. Despite the... Read More about Pre-treatment of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass with hyperbaric oxygen : a prospective randomised double-blind evaluation of inflammatory response and neurocognitive outcome.

Interaction with rule-bound systems : introducing a new 'ideal type' problem context (2004)
Thesis
Clayton, J. W. O. C. S. T. (2004). Interaction with rule-bound systems : introducing a new 'ideal type' problem context. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214864

This PhD thesis introduces a new ideal-type problem context of rule-bound systems. The thesis has been generated through a belief in the ability of metaphor to make the abstract visible, its capacity to make the unfamiliar familiar, and its effective... Read More about Interaction with rule-bound systems : introducing a new 'ideal type' problem context.

The integration of information and communication technology into basic education schools in Oman: a study of teachers' use of ICT and the influence of related factors (2004)
Thesis
Al-Majeeni, A. O. (2004). The integration of information and communication technology into basic education schools in Oman: a study of teachers' use of ICT and the influence of related factors. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212454

This study investigates teachers' use of Information and Communication technology (ICT) in Basic Education schools in Oman. The introduction of ICT was a reform in the education system embarked upon in 1998 which aimed to transfer the schools from th... Read More about The integration of information and communication technology into basic education schools in Oman: a study of teachers' use of ICT and the influence of related factors.

Controllability and elimination of impulsive modes in descriptor systems (2004)
Journal Article
Hou, M. (2004). Controllability and elimination of impulsive modes in descriptor systems. IEEE transactions on automatic control, 49(10), 1723-1729. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2004.835392

As a refined notion, impulsive-mode controllability is suggested for the general class of linear continuous descriptor systems. This notion reveals rich properties of the general descriptor systems in terms of admissibility of initial conditions, adm... Read More about Controllability and elimination of impulsive modes in descriptor systems.

High pressure as a tool to tune electronic coupling in self-assembled quantum dot nanostructures (2004)
Journal Article
Itskevich, I. E., Rybchenko, S. I., Andreev, A. D., Cahill, J., Tartakovskii, A. I., Skolnick, M. S., …Hopkinson, M. (2004). High pressure as a tool to tune electronic coupling in self-assembled quantum dot nanostructures. physica status solidi (b), 241(14), 3257-3262. https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.200405235

High pressure provides an efficient way of controlling the electronic properties of semiconductor nanostructures. We use pressure to tune electronic coupling in stacks of self-assembled quantum dots (SAQDs). The coupling occurs as soon as the distanc... Read More about High pressure as a tool to tune electronic coupling in self-assembled quantum dot nanostructures.

Sequential activation of microcircuits underlying somatosensory-evoked potentials in rat neocortex (2004)
Journal Article
Jellema, T., Brunia, C. H. M., & Wadman, W. J. (2004). Sequential activation of microcircuits underlying somatosensory-evoked potentials in rat neocortex. Neuroscience, 129(2), 283-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.07.046

Evoked cortical field potentials are widely used in neurophysiological studies into cortical functioning, but insight in the underlying neural mechanisms is severely hampered by ambiguities in the interpretation of the field potentials. The present s... Read More about Sequential activation of microcircuits underlying somatosensory-evoked potentials in rat neocortex.

Implementing industrial ecology? Planning for eco-industrial parks in the USA (2004)
Journal Article
Gibbs, D., & Deutz, P. (2005). Implementing industrial ecology? Planning for eco-industrial parks in the USA. Geoforum, 36(4), 452-464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2004.07.009

Despite the widespread incorporation of sustainable development into policy discourses, actually achieving the 'win-win-win' scenario of economic, environmental and social development continues to be problematic. Advocates of industrial ecology sugge... Read More about Implementing industrial ecology? Planning for eco-industrial parks in the USA.

Longitudinal examination of neurocognitive function and community functioning in patients with recent onset and chronic schizophrenia (2004)
Thesis
Roberts, K. H. (2004). Longitudinal examination of neurocognitive function and community functioning in patients with recent onset and chronic schizophrenia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217464

Introduction The importance of quantifying the impact of illness on functional abilities is well recognised. Previous research has indicated that the cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia may have considerable functional significance (G... Read More about Longitudinal examination of neurocognitive function and community functioning in patients with recent onset and chronic schizophrenia.