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The experiences of fathers in the perinatal period (2016)
Thesis
Reeves, E. E. (2016). The experiences of fathers in the perinatal period. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218750

This thesis portfolio is comprised of three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical study and a set of appendices. Part one is a systematic literature review in which existing empirical literature relating to fathers’ representations o... Read More about The experiences of fathers in the perinatal period.

Essays on economic growth in Africa (2016)
Thesis
Muhammad, K. (2016). Essays on economic growth in Africa. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219604

This thesis investigates economic growth in Africa using three empirical papers from a number of different angles. The thesis begins by investigating the effects of different natural resources on economic growth in Africa. Three exogenous natural... Read More about Essays on economic growth in Africa.

Exploring approaches to the generation and representation of heritage artefacts in video game contexts (2016)
Journal Article
Mundy, D., & Balela, M. S. (2016). Exploring approaches to the generation and representation of heritage artefacts in video game contexts. Asia Pacific Media Educator, 26(1), 99-112. https://doi.org/10.1177/1326365X16640347

© 2016, © 2016 University of Wollongong. Video games can allow players to explore environments, which are representative of, or contain elements of physical world cultures, for example, allowing a player to explore ancient Egypt in Pharaoh (Impressio... Read More about Exploring approaches to the generation and representation of heritage artefacts in video game contexts.

Conflict between background matching and social signalling in a colour-changing freshwater fish (2016)
Journal Article
Morrell, L. J., Kelley, J. L., & Rodgers, G. M. (2016). Conflict between background matching and social signalling in a colour-changing freshwater fish. Royal Society Open Science, 3(6), 160040. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160040

The ability to change coloration allows animals to modify their patterning to suit a specific function. Many freshwater fishes, for example, can appear cryptic by altering the dispersion of melanin pigment in the skin to match the visual background.... Read More about Conflict between background matching and social signalling in a colour-changing freshwater fish.

The impact of antenatal psychological group interventions on psychological well-being: A systematic review of the qualitative and quantitative evidence (2016)
Journal Article
Wadephul, F., Jones, C., & Jomeen, J. (2016). The impact of antenatal psychological group interventions on psychological well-being: A systematic review of the qualitative and quantitative evidence. Healthcare, 4(2), 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare4020032

Depression, anxiety and stress in the perinatal period can have serious, long-term consequences for women, their babies and their families. Over the last two decades, an increasing number of group interventions with a psychological approach have been... Read More about The impact of antenatal psychological group interventions on psychological well-being: A systematic review of the qualitative and quantitative evidence.

Submaximal fitness and mortality risk reduction in coronary heart disease: A retrospective cohort study of community-based exercise rehabilitation (2016)
Journal Article
Taylor, C., Tsakirides, C., Moxon, J., Moxon, J. W., Dudfield, M., Witte, K. K., …Carroll, S. (2016). Submaximal fitness and mortality risk reduction in coronary heart disease: A retrospective cohort study of community-based exercise rehabilitation. BMJ open, 6(6), Article e011125. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011125

Objectives To examine the association between submaximal cardiorespiratory fitness (sCRF) and all-cause mortality in a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) cohort. Design Retrospective cohort study of participants entering CR between 26 May 1993 and 16 Octob... Read More about Submaximal fitness and mortality risk reduction in coronary heart disease: A retrospective cohort study of community-based exercise rehabilitation.

Effective redress of grievance in data protection : an illusion? (2016)
Journal Article
Varney, M. (2016). Effective redress of grievance in data protection : an illusion?. Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 23(3), 550-567. https://doi.org/10.1177/1023263X1602300310

This article questions whether the current data protection legislative framework in the EU to provide effective redress of grievance for those who are affected by a breach of data protection law. It considers the extent to which the principle of effe... Read More about Effective redress of grievance in data protection : an illusion?.

Professionals' diagnostic and prognostic communication practices in cancer, and the mediating effect of illness perceptions on quality of life in brain tumour patients (2016)
Thesis
Smithson Evans, F. (2016). Professionals' diagnostic and prognostic communication practices in cancer, and the mediating effect of illness perceptions on quality of life in brain tumour patients. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219003

The portfolio has three parts. Part one is a systematic literature review, in which the empirical literature relating to general disclosure practices of clinicians regarding the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer is reviewed. Part two is an empirical... Read More about Professionals' diagnostic and prognostic communication practices in cancer, and the mediating effect of illness perceptions on quality of life in brain tumour patients.

Screening for depression in older adults (2016)
Thesis
Pocklington, C. (2016). Screening for depression in older adults. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219021

Despite being the most common mental disorder in older adults, depression is under-recognised. It poses diagnostic difficulties in this population for several reasons; for example, symptomatic and phenomenological differences, age-related biological... Read More about Screening for depression in older adults.

The role of interprofessional education within the medical undergraduate palliative care curriculum : a systematic review (2016)
Thesis
Jeffery, N. F. (2016). The role of interprofessional education within the medical undergraduate palliative care curriculum : a systematic review. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219351

INTRODUCTION: In the near future, population changes will impact on palliative care provision. We have to evolve to meet patients’ changing needs. Part of this evolution is to develop the role of the multidisciplinary team to provide patient-centred... Read More about The role of interprofessional education within the medical undergraduate palliative care curriculum : a systematic review.

The role of information and communication technologies in sociopolitical and ethnoreligious conflicts in Nigeria 2006-2014 (2016)
Thesis
Olabode, S. A. (2016). The role of information and communication technologies in sociopolitical and ethnoreligious conflicts in Nigeria 2006-2014. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223720

Conflict has been an integral part of Nigerian political life and has served as a catalyst for a progressive Nigerian society. From the precolonial era to the current period of democratization, conflict has also been a means through which dissident m... Read More about The role of information and communication technologies in sociopolitical and ethnoreligious conflicts in Nigeria 2006-2014.

Experimental study of the effect of inclination angle on the thermal performance of heat pipe photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems with wickless heat pipe and wire-meshed heat pipe (2016)
Journal Article
Hu, M., Zheng, R., Pei, G., Wang, Y., Li, J., & Ji, J. (2016). Experimental study of the effect of inclination angle on the thermal performance of heat pipe photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems with wickless heat pipe and wire-meshed heat pipe. Applied thermal engineering, 106, 651-660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.06.003

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Two different heat pipe photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems, namely, wickless heat pipe PV/T system and wire-meshed heat pipe PV/T system, were proposed. In this paper, the thermal performances of the two systems working on differ... Read More about Experimental study of the effect of inclination angle on the thermal performance of heat pipe photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems with wickless heat pipe and wire-meshed heat pipe.

Photochemical and evaporation behaviour of sunscreen formulations (2016)
Thesis
Marinopoulos, I. (2016). Photochemical and evaporation behaviour of sunscreen formulations. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219043

Sunscreens ensure protection of the human skin against the harmful effects of the UV radiation in the UVB (290 – 320 nm) and UVA (320 – 400 nm) wavelength ranges. They commonly contain one or more organic UV absorbers that absorb light in the wavelen... Read More about Photochemical and evaporation behaviour of sunscreen formulations.

Immigration, asylum, and cycles of European exclusion (2016)
Thesis
Jarvis, D. (2016). Immigration, asylum, and cycles of European exclusion. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219293

The hypothesis of this thesis is that hidden behind the European legal approach to issues of Immigration and asylum is the deeply embedded European philosophy of exclusion. The thesis argues that exclusion has its roots in historical interpretations... Read More about Immigration, asylum, and cycles of European exclusion.

Physical touch as a pathway to personhood in dementia care (2016)
Thesis
Heap, C. J. (2016). Physical touch as a pathway to personhood in dementia care. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219025

This thesis portfolio comprises three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical research paper, and appendices. In part one, the systematic literature review, empirical literature relating to the use of touch interventions in dementia ca... Read More about Physical touch as a pathway to personhood in dementia care.

DiPALS: Diaphragm pacing in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – A randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
McDermott, C. J., Bradburn, M. J., Maguire, C., Cooper, C. L., Baird, W. O., Baxter, S. K., …Shaw, P. J. (2016). DiPALS: Diaphragm pacing in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – A randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessment, 20(45), 1-218. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20450

Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease resulting in death, usually from respiratory failure, within 2–3 years of symptom onset. Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a treatment that when given to patients in respir... Read More about DiPALS: Diaphragm pacing in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – A randomised controlled trial.

Molecular wire based bio-electrochemical sensing systems (2016)
Thesis
Partington, L. I. (2016). Molecular wire based bio-electrochemical sensing systems. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219209

This thesis aims to develop rapid, quantitative point of care sensing systems that exploit molecular wire platforms to enable the electrochemical detection of multiple target biomarkers, thereby empowering new technologies for the diagnosis of variou... Read More about Molecular wire based bio-electrochemical sensing systems.

Music and Gesture (2016)
Book
King, E., & Gritten, A. (Eds.). (2016). Music and Gesture. Aldershot: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315091006

This volume showcases key theoretical ideas and practical considerations in the growing area of scholarship on musical gesture. The book constructs and explores the relations between music and gesture from a range of differing perspectives, identifyi... Read More about Music and Gesture.

A thematic synthesis of the experiences of adults living with hemodialysis (2016)
Journal Article
Reid, C., Seymour, J., & Jones, C. (2016). A thematic synthesis of the experiences of adults living with hemodialysis. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 11(7), 1206-1218. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.10561015

Background and objectives In-center dialysis patients spend significant amounts of time on the dialysis unit; additionally managing ESKD affects many aspects of life outside the dialysis unit. To improve the care provided to patients requiring hemodi... Read More about A thematic synthesis of the experiences of adults living with hemodialysis.

When worlds collide - examining the challenges faced by teacher education programmes combining professional vocational competence with academic study, lessons from further education to higher education (2016)
Journal Article
Shaw, A. (2016). When worlds collide - examining the challenges faced by teacher education programmes combining professional vocational competence with academic study, lessons from further education to higher education. Universal journal of educational research, 4(5), 1111-1116. doi:10.13189/ujer.2016.040521

This paper examines the challenges faced by higher education institutions in designing, teaching and quality assuring programmes of study which, of necessity, must combine the gaining of professional vocational competence with academic study. The pap... Read More about When worlds collide - examining the challenges faced by teacher education programmes combining professional vocational competence with academic study, lessons from further education to higher education.