All Outputs (20110)

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.

The dose-response validity of measures of training load in professional soccer players (2016)
Thesis
Svenson, R. P. (2016). The dose-response validity of measures of training load in professional soccer players. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220592

Introduction: There is currently a lack of research into the physical demands of soccer training despite it contributing towards 75-80% of weekly training load. A particular area requiring more focus is the does-response relationship between training... Read More about The dose-response validity of measures of training load in professional soccer players.

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.

The experience of resilience in older people living with chronic illness (2016)
Thesis
Buggins, S. (2016). The experience of resilience in older people living with chronic illness. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218727

This portfolio thesis consists of three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical paper and a set of appendices. Part one is a systematic literature review which synthesises the published qualitative literature investigating resilience i... Read More about The experience of resilience in older people living with chronic illness.

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?.

Recent hominim cranial form and function (2016)
Thesis
Godinho, R. M. A. C. (2016). Recent hominim cranial form and function. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218853

This thesis aims to assess if biting mechanics drives craniofacial morphology in recent hominins. To that end, a virtual functional morphology toolkit, that includes Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Geometric Morphometrics (GM), is used to simulate... Read More about Recent hominim cranial form and function.

Development of novel continuous flow reaction methodology for fine chemical production (2016)
Thesis
Alotaibi, M. (2016). Development of novel continuous flow reaction methodology for fine chemical production. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223586

At present, synthesising complex chemical compounds is a process that is facilitated by employing conventional batch based laboratory approaches. This path, which can to some extent be automated, frequently suffers from inefficient and uncontrollable... Read More about Development of novel continuous flow reaction methodology for fine chemical production.

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.

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.

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.

Automating industrial tasks through mechatronic systems - A review of robotics in industrial perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Iqbal, J., Islam, R. U., Abbas, S. Z., Khan, A. A., & Ajwad, S. A. (2016). Automating industrial tasks through mechatronic systems - A review of robotics in industrial perspective. Tehnički vjesnik – Technical Gazette, 23(3), 917-924. https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20140724220401

Pressing requirements of improved and enhanced productivity in industrial applications has necessitated deployment of robot to automate tasks. Manipulator based articulated robots for today’s industrial applications vary widely in terms of number of... Read More about Automating industrial tasks through mechatronic systems - A review of robotics in industrial perspective.

A study of the influence of economic and social leader-member exchange relationships on job performance, organizational citizenship behaviors and turnover intention : and the mediation effects of self-efficacy and social loafing (2016)
Thesis
Alkathiri, H. A. (2016). A study of the influence of economic and social leader-member exchange relationships on job performance, organizational citizenship behaviors and turnover intention : and the mediation effects of self-efficacy and social loafing. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218981

This research studied the influence of leader-member exchange (LMX) relationships on employee job performance, organizational citizenship behaviors, and turnover intention. Mediation effects of self-efficacy and social loafing are also examined. Lead... Read More about A study of the influence of economic and social leader-member exchange relationships on job performance, organizational citizenship behaviors and turnover intention : and the mediation effects of self-efficacy and social loafing.

Monitoring the response of head and neck tumour tissue to irradiation using a microfluidic-based approach (2016)
Thesis
Cheah, R. (2016). Monitoring the response of head and neck tumour tissue to irradiation using a microfluidic-based approach. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218576

Radiotherapy remains the standard treat74ment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), however, resistance remains a real clinical problem despite the improvements and development of new treatment strategies. Patient outcome could potential... Read More about Monitoring the response of head and neck tumour tissue to irradiation using a microfluidic-based approach.

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.

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.

Design and synthesis of iron oxide nanomaterials for biomedical applications (2016)
Thesis
Baghdadi, N. E. (2016). Design and synthesis of iron oxide nanomaterials for biomedical applications. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219152

Nanotechnology products have huge potential to be a part of the developments in various fields, including functional materials, electronics and medicine. Using nanomaterials in medical applications has been successful for disease diagnosis and drug d... Read More about Design and synthesis of iron oxide nanomaterials for biomedical applications.

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.