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MO‐D‐230A‐02: an immersive virtual environment for training of radiotherapy students and developing clinical experience (2006)
Journal Article
Beavis, A., Ward, J., Bridge, P., Appleyard, R., & Phillips, R. (2006). MO‐D‐230A‐02: an immersive virtual environment for training of radiotherapy students and developing clinical experience. Medical physics, 33(6 part 15), 2164-2165. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.2241428

Purpose: Radiotherapy equipment and techniques are rapidly developing and so efficient training is invaluable. However, the demands on clinical systems and the lack of trained personnel make it difficult to achieve. As an alternative approach we have... Read More about MO‐D‐230A‐02: an immersive virtual environment for training of radiotherapy students and developing clinical experience.

Help I'm surrounded (2006)
Journal Article
Mitchell, H. (2006). Help I'm surrounded. Scope an on-line journal of film studies,

A dimly lit auditorium, the smell of popcorn and hot-dogs accompanied by the sound of fizzy drinks slurped through straws; the lights dim and a hush of expectation descends, sound fades in from all around, drawing the audience into the illusion of an... Read More about Help I'm surrounded.

Supporting gestures: Breathing in piano performance (2006)
Book Chapter
King, E. (2006). Supporting gestures: Breathing in piano performance. In A. Gritten, & E. King (Eds.), Music and Gesture (142-164). Aldershot: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315091006

Existing research provides valuable insight into the importance of breathing for music performers and its function in supporting instrumentalists. The study of pianists’ breathing is perhaps a less obvious choice of subject than breathing by singers... Read More about Supporting gestures: Breathing in piano performance.

The division and size of gains from liberalization in service networks (2006)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K., & Whalley, J. (2006). The division and size of gains from liberalization in service networks. Review of International Economics, 14(3), 348-361. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9396.2006.00594.x

If two disjoint country service networks involving a small and large country are connected as part of international liberalization in the presence of network externalities, the per capita gain for the small country from access to a large network will... Read More about The division and size of gains from liberalization in service networks.

Ecophysiological strategies of Antarctic intertidal invertebrates faced with freezing stress (2006)
Journal Article
Barnes, D. K. A., Convey, P., Worland, M. R., & Waller, C. L. (2006). Ecophysiological strategies of Antarctic intertidal invertebrates faced with freezing stress. Polar Biology, 29(12), 1077-1083. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-006-0152-3

Recent studies have revealed a previously unanticipated level of biodiversity present in the Antarctic littoral. Here, we report research on the ecophysiological strategies adopted by intertidal species that permit them to survive in this environment... Read More about Ecophysiological strategies of Antarctic intertidal invertebrates faced with freezing stress.

Complexes of tungsten(IV,VI) derived from linked aryloxide ligands (2006)
Journal Article
Redshaw, C., & Humphrey, S. M. (2006). Complexes of tungsten(IV,VI) derived from linked aryloxide ligands. Polyhedron, 25(9), 1946-1954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2005.12.008

Biphenoxo complexes of tungsten(VI), [WCl4{CHR[C6H2(But)2O]2}] R = H (1), Me (2) are reduced by Na/Hg in the presence of PMe3 to give cis, trans-WCl2(PMe3)2{CHR[C6H2(But)2O]2} R = H (3), Me (4). Reaction of [WOCl4] with the biphenols 2,2′-CHR[C6H2(Bu... Read More about Complexes of tungsten(IV,VI) derived from linked aryloxide ligands.

A general route diversity model for convergent terrestrial microwave links (2006)
Journal Article
Paulson, K. S., Usman, I. S., & Watson, R. J. (2006). A general route diversity model for convergent terrestrial microwave links. Radio science, 41(3), https://doi.org/10.1029/2005RS003411

[1] This research examines route diversity as a fade mitigation technique in the presence of rain for convergent, terrestrial, microwave links. A general model is derived which predicts the joint distribution of rain attenuation on arbitrary pairs of... Read More about A general route diversity model for convergent terrestrial microwave links.

Investigation and treatment of faecal incontinence (2006)
Journal Article
Maslekar, S., Gardiner, A., Maklin, C., & Duthie, G. S. (2006). Investigation and treatment of faecal incontinence. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 82(968), 363-371. https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.2005.044099

Faecal incontinence is a debilitating condition affecting people of all ages, and significantly impairs quality of life. Proper clinical assessment followed by conservative medical therapy leads to improvement in more than 50% of cases, including pat... Read More about Investigation and treatment of faecal incontinence.

Use of factor analysis in Journal of Advanced Nursing: literature review (2006)
Journal Article
Watson, R., & Thompson, D. R. (2006). Use of factor analysis in Journal of Advanced Nursing: literature review. Journal of advanced nursing, 55(3), 330-341. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03915.x

Aim. This paper reports a review analysing the use of factor analysis in papers in Journal of Advanced Nursing. Background. Factor analysis is a multivariate statistical method for reducing large numbers of variables to fewer underlying dimensions. T... Read More about Use of factor analysis in Journal of Advanced Nursing: literature review.

White matter lesions in an unselected cohort of the elderly: Molecular pathology suggests origin from chronic hypoperfusion injury (2006)
Journal Article
Fernando, M. S., Simpson, J. E., Matthews, F., Brayne, C., Lewis, C. E., Barber, R., …Ince, P. G. (2006). White matter lesions in an unselected cohort of the elderly: Molecular pathology suggests origin from chronic hypoperfusion injury. Stroke, 37(6), 1391-1398. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000221308.94473.14

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE - "Incidental" MRI white matter (WM) lesions, comprising periventricular lesions (PVLs) and deep subcortical lesions (DSCLs), are common in the aging brain. Direct evidence of ischemia associated with incidental WM lesions (WML... Read More about White matter lesions in an unselected cohort of the elderly: Molecular pathology suggests origin from chronic hypoperfusion injury.

Tissue heterogeneity, composite architecture and fractal dimension effects in the fracture of ageing human bone (2006)
Journal Article
Zioupos, P., Kaffy, C., & Currey, J. D. (2006). Tissue heterogeneity, composite architecture and fractal dimension effects in the fracture of ageing human bone. International Journal of Fracture, 139(3-4), 407-424. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-006-6581-8

The mechanical characteristics of human bone, especially those relating to age, are of immense interest to everyone. A great amount of information has already been accumulated on the macromechanical/phenomenological aspects of bone behaviour and whil... Read More about Tissue heterogeneity, composite architecture and fractal dimension effects in the fracture of ageing human bone.

An evaluative analysis of the opinions of policy-makers, employers, teachers & students on college English education in improving the regional economic development of Guangxi, China (2006)
Thesis
Huang, B. (2006). An evaluative analysis of the opinions of policy-makers, employers, teachers & students on college English education in improving the regional economic development of Guangxi, China. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219187

With China's increasingly active involvement in the process of economic globalisation and international cooperation, college English education has played a more and more important role in developing high-quality talents for China's fast integration i... Read More about An evaluative analysis of the opinions of policy-makers, employers, teachers & students on college English education in improving the regional economic development of Guangxi, China.

Non-invasive and minimally invasive techniques for urodynamic stress incontinence of urine in women (2006)
Thesis
Ismail, S. I. M. F. (2006). Non-invasive and minimally invasive techniques for urodynamic stress incontinence of urine in women. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214280

1. Extra-corporeal magnetic energy stimulation of pelvic floor muscles for urodynamic stress incontinence; Objective: To assess the efficacy and practicalities of extra-corporeal magnetic energy stimulation of pelvic floor muscles as a non-invasiv... Read More about Non-invasive and minimally invasive techniques for urodynamic stress incontinence of urine in women.

The rules of procedure of commercial arbitration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (comparative study) (2006)
Thesis
Abuhimed, F. A. M. (2006). The rules of procedure of commercial arbitration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (comparative study). (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213994

This thesis is about solely the Saudi arbitration regulation (1983) and its implementation rules of 1985. It examines several fundamental questions: are the rules of procedure provided by the 1983 Regulations appropriate to the developments that have... Read More about The rules of procedure of commercial arbitration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (comparative study).

Tolerance and toleration: the experience of the Quakers in East Yorkshire c.1660-1699 (2006)
Thesis
Shaw, G. P. (2006). Tolerance and toleration: the experience of the Quakers in East Yorkshire c.1660-1699. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213927

[From the introduction]: This thesis examines the practice of tolerance and intolerance that surrounded the development of Quakerism in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the mid seventeenth century. It is important to offer a distinction between the t... Read More about Tolerance and toleration: the experience of the Quakers in East Yorkshire c.1660-1699.

School leadership: an examination of the role of the Irish primary school principal in a period of change and rationalisation (2006)
Thesis
Crowley, M. (2006). School leadership: an examination of the role of the Irish primary school principal in a period of change and rationalisation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212676

This thesis is set against a backdrop of major rationalisation in primary education in the Republic of Ireland which has heralded unprecedented change in the working lives of primary school principals. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the role of... Read More about School leadership: an examination of the role of the Irish primary school principal in a period of change and rationalisation.

Treatment for substance use problems among young offenders: Difficulties and dilemmas for implementation and evaluation in the UK (2006)
Journal Article
Hammersley, R., Reid, M., & Minkes, J. (2006). Treatment for substance use problems among young offenders: Difficulties and dilemmas for implementation and evaluation in the UK. Educational and Child Psychology, 23(2), 40-51

© The British Psychological Society 2006. Youth offending is assumed in part to be caused by substance use problems, consequently policy and practice in youth justice emphasise their treatment. We review four types of difficulty for substance use tre... Read More about Treatment for substance use problems among young offenders: Difficulties and dilemmas for implementation and evaluation in the UK.

‘Who the Devil taught thee so much Italian?’: Italian language learning and literary imitation in Early Modern England (2006)
Book
Lawrence, J. (2006). ‘Who the Devil taught thee so much Italian?’: Italian language learning and literary imitation in Early Modern England. Manchester: Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781847794390

This book offers a comprehensive account of the methods and practice of learning modern languages, particularly Italian, in late sixteenth and early seventeenth century England. It is the first study to suggest a fundamental connection between langua... Read More about ‘Who the Devil taught thee so much Italian?’: Italian language learning and literary imitation in Early Modern England.