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An empirical investigation of the determinants influencing consumers' planned choices of eco-innovative materials (2016)
Journal Article
Osburg, V. S. (2016). An empirical investigation of the determinants influencing consumers' planned choices of eco-innovative materials. International journal of innovation and sustainable development, 10(4), 339-360. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijisd.2016.10000279

Wood-polymer composites (WPCs) are eco-innovative materials combining wood and plastics. Due to the novelty, little is known about consumer acceptance. Investigating the drivers of consumers’ WPC choices reveals consumers’ perception of the materials... Read More about An empirical investigation of the determinants influencing consumers' planned choices of eco-innovative materials.

Road towards Lean Six Sigma in service industry: a multi-factor integrated framework (2016)
Journal Article
Psychogios, A. G., & Tsironis, L. K. (2016). Road towards Lean Six Sigma in service industry: a multi-factor integrated framework. Business process management journal, 22(4), 812-834. https://doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-08-2015-0118

Purpose - This study adopted a multiple case-study approach, of three companies, in order to identify the factors affecting Lean Six Sigma (L6σ) implementation in service industry. Design/methodology/approach – Secondary data were collected through c... Read More about Road towards Lean Six Sigma in service industry: a multi-factor integrated framework.

Dedicated Bifurcation Stent for the Treatment of Bifurcation Lesions InvolvingLarge Side Branches: Outcomes From the Tryton Confirmatory Study (2016)
Journal Article
Généreux, P., Kumsars, I., Schneider, J. E., Lesiak, M., Redfors, B., Cornelis, K., …Leon, M. B. (2016). Dedicated Bifurcation Stent for the Treatment of Bifurcation Lesions InvolvingLarge Side Branches: Outcomes From the Tryton Confirmatory Study. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 9(13), 1338-1346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2016.03.042

Objectives: The aim of this study was to prospectively study and confirm the safety and efficacy of the Tryton Side Branch Stent in the treatment of coronary artery bifurcations involving large side branches (SBs). Background The TRYTON Pivotal rando... Read More about Dedicated Bifurcation Stent for the Treatment of Bifurcation Lesions InvolvingLarge Side Branches: Outcomes From the Tryton Confirmatory Study.

Identifying and managing constipation in older people (2016)
Journal Article
Lee, A. (2016). Identifying and managing constipation in older people. Nursing and Residential Care, 18(7), 366-368. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2016.18.7.366

Constipation is a major problem in residential care. It is a condition which, if left untreated, can result in major distress and health problems for sufferers. If the condition is not detected early, then resultant interventions become increasingly... Read More about Identifying and managing constipation in older people.

Mapping the nexus of transitional justice and peacebuilding (2016)
Journal Article
Baker, C., & Obradovic-Wochnik, J. (2016). Mapping the nexus of transitional justice and peacebuilding. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 10(3), 281-301. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2016.1199483

This paper explores the convergences and divergence between transitional justice and peace-building, by considering some of the recent developments in scholarship and practice. We examine the notion of ‘peace’ in transitional justice and the idea of... Read More about Mapping the nexus of transitional justice and peacebuilding.

Conflicting perceptions of the status of field biology and identification skills in UK education (2016)
Journal Article
Goulder, R., & Scott, G. W. (2016). Conflicting perceptions of the status of field biology and identification skills in UK education. Journal of Biological Education, 50(3), 233-238. https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2016.1202489

There is an enormous degree of engagement between people and the outdoors in the UK; 58% of the adult population of England, about 24 million people, make at least one visit a week to parks, urban green spaces, the countryside or other outdoor destin... Read More about Conflicting perceptions of the status of field biology and identification skills in UK education.

Classification of fracture and non-fracture groups by analysis of coherent X-ray scatter (2016)
Journal Article
Dicken, A. J., Evans, J. P. O., Rogers, K. D., Stone, N., Greenwood, C., Godber, S. X., …Zioupos, P. (2016). Classification of fracture and non-fracture groups by analysis of coherent X-ray scatter. Scientific reports, 6, Article 29011. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep29011

Osteoporotic fractures present a significant social and economic burden, which is set to rise commensurately with the aging population. Greater understanding of the physicochemical differences between osteoporotic and normal conditions will facilitat... Read More about Classification of fracture and non-fracture groups by analysis of coherent X-ray scatter.

The case of internationalizing banks and the knowledge transfer process (2016)
Thesis
Nomhwange, S. (2016). The case of internationalizing banks and the knowledge transfer process. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219275

Central to this thesis is the examination of cross border knowledge transfer mechanisms in multinational banks from emerging and advanced economies. Applying the Knowledge Based View, the Network theory, and Springboard perspective, this study advoca... Read More about The case of internationalizing banks and the knowledge transfer process.

Trauma, dissociation and psychosis : investigating the role of cognitive inhibition during threat processing (2016)
Thesis
Scane, C. M. (2016). Trauma, dissociation and psychosis : investigating the role of cognitive inhibition during threat processing. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218915

This Portfolio Thesis comprises three parts. Parts one and two are conceptually linked by their focus on the effect of anxiety on cognitive processes in psychosis. Part one is a systematic literature review. Biological views of psychoses such schi... Read More about Trauma, dissociation and psychosis : investigating the role of cognitive inhibition during threat processing.

Contextualising slavery : a framework for understanding the relationship between the enslaver and the enslaved (2016)
Thesis
Boyd, Z. B. (2016). Contextualising slavery : a framework for understanding the relationship between the enslaver and the enslaved. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222232

Current anti-slavery policies and interventions are overwhelmingly focused on slavery as a financial endeavour strictly for economic ease or gain; however, cases in which enslavers invest time, money and other resources into obtaining and maintaining... Read More about Contextualising slavery : a framework for understanding the relationship between the enslaver and the enslaved.

The clinical applications of cardiogoniometry in cardiovascular disease (2016)
Thesis
Brown, O. I. (2016). The clinical applications of cardiogoniometry in cardiovascular disease. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221318

Cardiogoniometry (CGM) is a method of 3-dimensional electrocardiographic assessment which has primarily been investigated to evaluate its role in diagnosing patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Previous work has suggested it has con... Read More about The clinical applications of cardiogoniometry in cardiovascular disease.

Collective viewings of value(s) and the struggle for what is valuable: The case of grassroots initiatives (2016)
Journal Article
Sotiropoulou, I. (2016). Collective viewings of value(s) and the struggle for what is valuable: The case of grassroots initiatives. World Review of Political Economy, 7(1), 56-84. https://doi.org/10.13169/worlrevipoliecon.7.1.0056

The article discusses the grassroots approaches to value(s) and valuing(s) as encountered in several schemes which exist in Greece over the last few years and whose members perform transactions without the use of any official currency. The main scope... Read More about Collective viewings of value(s) and the struggle for what is valuable: The case of grassroots initiatives.

A preliminary investigation of the hand-held fan and the Calming Hand for the management of chronic refractory breathlessness in patients with advanced malignant and non-malignant diseases (2016)
Thesis
Swan, F. E. S. (2016). A preliminary investigation of the hand-held fan and the Calming Hand for the management of chronic refractory breathlessness in patients with advanced malignant and non-malignant diseases. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219223

Background Chronic breathlessness is a devastating symptom of advanced cardio-respiratory diseases, with extensive consequences for patients and their family carers. Despite optimal management of the underlying disease, problems may persist. Non-phar... Read More about A preliminary investigation of the hand-held fan and the Calming Hand for the management of chronic refractory breathlessness in patients with advanced malignant and non-malignant diseases.

Exclusivity or Inclusivity: Two Orientations of Nationalism in Contemporary Chinese Confucian Studies (2016)
Journal Article
Wang, C. (2016). Exclusivity or Inclusivity: Two Orientations of Nationalism in Contemporary Chinese Confucian Studies. Exploration and contention, 2016(7), 61-65

当代中国的儒学研究与日益高涨的民族主义相伴而生。二者的关系应如何理解?民族主义可被视为现代性条件下的个体重建本体安全感的心理机制，具有两个取向：当以主权为导向时，它具有排斥性和侵略性；当以公民身份为导向时，它具有包容性和多元性。在中国语境下，一方面，... Read More about Exclusivity or Inclusivity: Two Orientations of Nationalism in Contemporary Chinese Confucian Studies.

Preoperative supervised exercise improves outcomes after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (2016)
Journal Article
Barakat, H. M., Shahin, Y., Khan, J. A., McCollum, P. T., & Chetter, I. C. (2016). Preoperative supervised exercise improves outcomes after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Annals of Surgery, 264(1), 47-53. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000001609

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of a preoperative medically supervised exercise program on outcomes after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. Background: Functional capacity is an important predictor of postopera... Read More about Preoperative supervised exercise improves outcomes after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Viscoelastically prestressed composites : towards process optimisation and application to morphing structures (2016)
Thesis
Wang, B. (. (2016). Viscoelastically prestressed composites : towards process optimisation and application to morphing structures. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219280

This thesis covers research that focuses on facilitating the industrial application of viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites (VPPMCs). With nylon 6,6 fibre as the reinforcement and polyester resin as the matrix material, unidirecti... Read More about Viscoelastically prestressed composites : towards process optimisation and application to morphing structures.

Bennett, Breen, and the Birdman of Alcatraz: A case study of collaborative censorship between the production code administration and the federal bureau of prisons (2016)
Journal Article
Eldridge, D. (2016). Bennett, Breen, and the Birdman of Alcatraz: A case study of collaborative censorship between the production code administration and the federal bureau of prisons. Film History, 28(2), 1-31. https://doi.org/10.2979/filmhistory.28.2.02

In bringing to the screen the life of murderer Robert Stroud in Birdman of Alcatraz (United Artists, 1962), filmmakers encountered official obstruction from the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, James V. Bennett. Campaigning for the release... Read More about Bennett, Breen, and the Birdman of Alcatraz: A case study of collaborative censorship between the production code administration and the federal bureau of prisons.

Framing jazz: thoughts on representation and embodiment (2016)
Book Chapter
Elsdon, P. (2016). Framing jazz: thoughts on representation and embodiment. In B. Heile, P. Elsdon, & J. Doctor (Eds.), Watching jazz: Encounters with jazz performance on screen (37-56). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199347650.003.0002

Abstract: Audiovisual representations of jazz performances provide us with more information than audio recordings. The camera not only allows us access to music performances, it also constructs vantage points by framing its subjects in specific ways.... Read More about Framing jazz: thoughts on representation and embodiment.