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Group size and individual 'personality' influence emergence times in hermit crabs (2018)
Journal Article
Broadhurst, H. E., & Morrell, L. J. (2018). Group size and individual 'personality' influence emergence times in hermit crabs. Bioscience Horizons, 11, Article hzy011. https://doi.org/10.1093/biohorizons/hzy011

Many animals benefit from aggregating due to the anti-predator effects associated with living in groups. Hermit crabs are known to form groups, or ‘clusters’, which may occur at sites of high shell availability. Clustering may also have anti-predator... Read More about Group size and individual 'personality' influence emergence times in hermit crabs.

Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions to identify maternal distress in Dutch pregnant women (2018)
Journal Article
Fontein-Kuipers, Y., & Jomeen, J. (2019). Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions to identify maternal distress in Dutch pregnant women. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 14(1), 33-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-06-2018-0034

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions for routine screening of maternal distress in Dutch antenatal care. Design/methodology/approach: In this cohor... Read More about Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions to identify maternal distress in Dutch pregnant women.

‘This feels like a whole new thing’: a case study of a new LGBTQ-affirming school and its role in developing ‘inclusions’ (2018)
Journal Article
Hope, M. A., & Hall, J. J. (2018). ‘This feels like a whole new thing’: a case study of a new LGBTQ-affirming school and its role in developing ‘inclusions’. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 22(12), 1320-1332. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2018.1427152

The notion of inclusive education has multiple meanings and the precise definition remains contested. In particular, the debate rages as to whether it is appropriate for some schools to offer specialised provision to particular cohorts of students ra... Read More about ‘This feels like a whole new thing’: a case study of a new LGBTQ-affirming school and its role in developing ‘inclusions’.

Heterogeneous agent models in financial markets: A nonlinear dynamics approach (2018)
Journal Article
He, X. Z., Li, Y., & Zheng, M. (2019). Heterogeneous agent models in financial markets: A nonlinear dynamics approach. International review of financial analysis, 62, 135-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2018.11.016

Studies on financial markets have accumulated consistent evidences of stylized facts and anomalies, which can be characterized by stochastic switching among different co-existing market states but yet difficult to reconcile with traditionally rationa... Read More about Heterogeneous agent models in financial markets: A nonlinear dynamics approach.

Hidden morbidity: the results of a collaborative community chronic obstructive pulmonary disease screening initiative (2018)
Journal Article
Crooks, M. G., Thompson, J. L., Cummings, H., Watkins, K., Jackson, N., Platten, S., …Faruqi, S. (2019). Hidden morbidity: the results of a collaborative community chronic obstructive pulmonary disease screening initiative. Clinical Respiratory Journal, 13(1), 43-49. https://doi.org/10.1111/crj.12978

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often goes unrecognised resulting in people living with the disease without a diagnosis. We investigated the characteristics, symptom burden and flow of participants in a community COPD screening initiativ... Read More about Hidden morbidity: the results of a collaborative community chronic obstructive pulmonary disease screening initiative.

Inequalities in living well with dementia—The impact of deprivation on well-being, quality of life and life satisfaction: Results from the improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life study (2018)
Journal Article
Wu, Y. T., Clare, L., Jones, I. R., Martyr, A., Nelis, S. M., Quinn, C., …Matthews, F. E. (2018). Inequalities in living well with dementia—The impact of deprivation on well-being, quality of life and life satisfaction: Results from the improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life study. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 33(12), 1736-1742. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4998

Objectives: Area level factors, such as deprivation and urban/rural settings, have been associated with variation in local resources and services and health inequality in later life. The aim of this study is to investigate the potential impact of dep... Read More about Inequalities in living well with dementia—The impact of deprivation on well-being, quality of life and life satisfaction: Results from the improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life study.

Sensory attenuation in Parkinson’s disease is related to disease severity and dopamine dose (2018)
Journal Article
Wolpe, N., Zhang, J., Nombela, C., Ingram, J. N., Wolpert, D. M., Rowe, J. B., …Villis, L. (2018). Sensory attenuation in Parkinson’s disease is related to disease severity and dopamine dose. Scientific reports, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33678-3

Abnormal initiation and control of voluntary movements are among the principal manifestations of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the processes underlying these abnormalities and their potential remediation by dopamine treatment remain poorly under... Read More about Sensory attenuation in Parkinson’s disease is related to disease severity and dopamine dose.

Erratum to: Sensory attenuation in Parkinson’s disease is related to disease severity and dopamine dose (Scientific Reports, (2018), 8, 1, (15643), 10.1038/s41598-018-33678-3) (2018)
Journal Article
Wolpe, N., Zhang, J., Nombela, C., Ingram, J. N., Wolpert, D. M., Tyler, L. K., …Rowe, J. B. (2018). Erratum to: Sensory attenuation in Parkinson’s disease is related to disease severity and dopamine dose (Scientific Reports, (2018), 8, 1, (15643), 10.1038/s41598-018-33678-3). Scientific reports, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35439-8

The original version of this Article contained an error in the order of author names, which were incorrectly listed as ‘Noham Wolpe, Jiaxiang Zhang, Cristina Nombela, James N. Ingram, Daniel M. Wolpert, James B. Rowe & Cam-CAN’. This error has now be... Read More about Erratum to: Sensory attenuation in Parkinson’s disease is related to disease severity and dopamine dose (Scientific Reports, (2018), 8, 1, (15643), 10.1038/s41598-018-33678-3).

Identification of cardiac signals in ambulatory ECG data (2018)
Thesis
Torabi, M. (2018). Identification of cardiac signals in ambulatory ECG data. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223481

The Electrocardiogram (ECG) is the primary tool for monitoring heart function. ECG signals contain vital information about the heart which informs diagnosis and treatment of cardiac conditions. The diagnosis of many cardiac arrhythmias require long t... Read More about Identification of cardiac signals in ambulatory ECG data.

Synthesis and characterization of Schiff-base complexes as medical imaging precursors (2018)
Thesis
Alqarni, S. A. A. (2018). Synthesis and characterization of Schiff-base complexes as medical imaging precursors. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222935

Schiff-base compounds have been utilized in the medical field as antibiotics, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and antiviral agents. The presence of nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur atoms in chelating Schiff-base compounds showed great biological activities... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of Schiff-base complexes as medical imaging precursors.

Synthesis of new calixarene-based scandium precursors for medical imaging (2018)
Thesis
Alamri, M. A. R. (2018). Synthesis of new calixarene-based scandium precursors for medical imaging. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222917

Targeted radionuclide therapy is a new and an effective approach for cancer imaging and therapy complementary to the existing methods. In the last decade, the use of metal complexes in imaging and therapy has gained commonality in most clinical situa... Read More about Synthesis of new calixarene-based scandium precursors for medical imaging.

Effects of exercise on working, short term, and semantic memory selfevaluation, and performance in young, and older adults (2018)
Thesis
Aygun, D. (2018). Effects of exercise on working, short term, and semantic memory selfevaluation, and performance in young, and older adults. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221722

Studies have suggested that cognitive abilities decrease with age. However, research with young people have illustrated that young adults perform better on series of cognitive tests compared to older adults, demonstrating declining memory and cogniti... Read More about Effects of exercise on working, short term, and semantic memory selfevaluation, and performance in young, and older adults.

An assessment of the impact of corporate governance practices on the values of firms in the United Kingdom and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : a comparative study using the Ethical Process Thinking Model (EPTM) (2018)
Thesis
ALHarbi, A. (2018). An assessment of the impact of corporate governance practices on the values of firms in the United Kingdom and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : a comparative study using the Ethical Process Thinking Model (EPTM). (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221685

There are many scandals and collapses of companies around the world, and there has been a renewed interest in the impact of corporate governance on the firm value. According to the literature on corporate governance, the roles of regulat... Read More about An assessment of the impact of corporate governance practices on the values of firms in the United Kingdom and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : a comparative study using the Ethical Process Thinking Model (EPTM).

An existential phenomenology of eating disorders in older people : an ontological reflection and analysis (2018)
Thesis
Warriner, S. (2018). An existential phenomenology of eating disorders in older people : an ontological reflection and analysis. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221619

[From the introduction:] This thesis is an interdisciplinary project of philosophy, specifically the use of an existential phenomenological method, applied to a health and social care topic under the broader research theme of ‘wellbeing’. It will... Read More about An existential phenomenology of eating disorders in older people : an ontological reflection and analysis.

Rapid biodiversity monitoring of freshwater ponds using environmental DNA : traversing the aquatic-terrestrial boundary in pondscapes (2018)
Thesis
Harper, L. R. (2018). Rapid biodiversity monitoring of freshwater ponds using environmental DNA : traversing the aquatic-terrestrial boundary in pondscapes. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221591

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is transforming biodiversity monitoring in aquatic ecosystems with immense potential to inform their conservation and management. eDNA analysis is rapid, non-invasive, cost-efficient, and often more accurate and sens... Read More about Rapid biodiversity monitoring of freshwater ponds using environmental DNA : traversing the aquatic-terrestrial boundary in pondscapes.

Freedom and reinvention : the experience of disengagement from education for young people and their educators (2018)
Thesis
Dean, C. (2018). Freedom and reinvention : the experience of disengagement from education for young people and their educators. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221563

The aims of this study were firstly to investigate the concept of disengagement with a focus on how society can be seen to problematise young people who are disengaged from mainstream education. Secondly, the study scrutinised the effects of this pro... Read More about Freedom and reinvention : the experience of disengagement from education for young people and their educators.

Modern welfare and traditions of reciprocity : Parahita organizations and emergent ecologies of redistribution in rural Myanmar (2018)
Thesis
Griffiths, M. P. (2018). Modern welfare and traditions of reciprocity : Parahita organizations and emergent ecologies of redistribution in rural Myanmar. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221398

Recent discourse on citizenship and identity in Myanmar has been dominated by practices of othering and exclusion, often amplifying historically constructed notions of ethnicity and belonging. Notions of citizenship, both in terms of the right to bel... Read More about Modern welfare and traditions of reciprocity : Parahita organizations and emergent ecologies of redistribution in rural Myanmar.

Identification and functional characterisation of putative mitochondrial nucleotide transporters from the human pathogen Trypanosome brucei (2018)
Thesis
Alshegifi, M. (2018). Identification and functional characterisation of putative mitochondrial nucleotide transporters from the human pathogen Trypanosome brucei. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221223

Trypanosoma brucei is a medically important protozoan parasite that causes African sleeping sickness in humans. Although disease treatment is possible, it is hindered by the limited availability of effective drugs and the rapid emergence of drug resi... Read More about Identification and functional characterisation of putative mitochondrial nucleotide transporters from the human pathogen Trypanosome brucei.

The (music) educator as producer (2018)
Journal Article
King, A. (2018). The (music) educator as producer. Journal of Music, Technology and Education, 11(3), 235-249. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmte.11.3.235_1

Music technology has been an active part of the Higher Education (HE) curricula for several decades but it is perhaps the last few decades that have witnessed the proliferation of courses at tertiary level, or at least certainly in the United Kingdom... Read More about The (music) educator as producer.