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3D perception from binocular vision for a low cost humanoid robot NAO (2015)
Journal Article
Nefti-Meziani, S., Manzoor, U., Davis, S., & Pupala, S. K. (2015). 3D perception from binocular vision for a low cost humanoid robot NAO. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 68, 129-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2014.12.016

Depth estimation is a classical problem in computer vision and after decades of research many methods have been developed for 3D perception like magnetic tracking, mechanical tracking, acoustic tracking, inertial tracking, optical tracking using mark... Read More about 3D perception from binocular vision for a low cost humanoid robot NAO.

Principal component analysis of atrial fibrillation: Inclusion of posterior ECG leads does not improve correlation with left atrial activity (2015)
Journal Article
Raine, D., Langley, P., Shepherd, E., Lord, S., Murray, S., Murray, A., & Bourke, J. P. (2015). Principal component analysis of atrial fibrillation: Inclusion of posterior ECG leads does not improve correlation with left atrial activity. Medical engineering & physics, 37(2), 251-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2014.12.008

Background Lead V₁ is routinely analysed due to its large amplitude AF waveform. V₁ correlates strongly with right atrial activity but only moderately with left atrial activity. Posterior lead V₉ correlates strongest with left atrial activity. Aims (... Read More about Principal component analysis of atrial fibrillation: Inclusion of posterior ECG leads does not improve correlation with left atrial activity.

Does having more women on the board impact firms' acquisition behavior? (2015)
Journal Article
Bozionelos, N., & Afanassieva, M. (2015). Does having more women on the board impact firms' acquisition behavior?. The Academy of Management perspectives, 29(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2015.0038

Is there a difference between how women and men behave as board directors when they are deciding whether to acquire other firms? And do boards with larger representations of women act differently when they consider buying other firms and deciding how... Read More about Does having more women on the board impact firms' acquisition behavior?.

Re-Os isotope and platinum group elements of a FOcal ZOne mantle source, Louisville Seamounts Chain, Pacific ocean (2015)
Journal Article
Tejada, M. L. G., Hanyu, T., Ishikawa, A., Senda, R., Suzuki, K., Fitton, G., & Williams, R. (2015). Re-Os isotope and platinum group elements of a FOcal ZOne mantle source, Louisville Seamounts Chain, Pacific ocean. Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems G³, 16(2), 486-504. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GC005629

The Louisville Seamount Chain (LSC) is, besides the Hawaiian-Emperor Chain, one of the longest-lived hotspot traces. We report here the first Re-Os isotope and platinum group element (PGE) data for Canopus, Rigil, and Burton Guyots along the chain, w... Read More about Re-Os isotope and platinum group elements of a FOcal ZOne mantle source, Louisville Seamounts Chain, Pacific ocean.

Sounding Scarborough : research study on the soundscape of Scarborough (2015)
Thesis
Linsdell, C. J. (2015). Sounding Scarborough : research study on the soundscape of Scarborough. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218149

The portfolio presented functions as an artistic response to the soundscape of Scarborough. The thesis presents a set of soundscape research projects which seek out the core elements that make up Scarborough's individual acoustic identity. The resear... Read More about Sounding Scarborough : research study on the soundscape of Scarborough.

River dunes in unsteady conditions (2015)
Thesis
Unsworth, C. A. (2015). River dunes in unsteady conditions. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217884

This thesis explores the nature of river dunes in unsteady conditions. River dune research has two main philosophical approaches that are necessitated by the nature of dunes; they are individually dynamic features emergent from the interaction betwee... Read More about River dunes in unsteady conditions.

A systems approach to leadership development in the Dubai Police : using soft systems methodology (SSM) (2015)
Thesis
Alzaffin, M. (2015). A systems approach to leadership development in the Dubai Police : using soft systems methodology (SSM). (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220341

The Dubai Police, striving to meet the needs of one of the most rapidly developing communities in the world, found themselves struggling to satisfy the needs of an expanding and increasingly diverse population as well as dealing with the expectations... Read More about A systems approach to leadership development in the Dubai Police : using soft systems methodology (SSM).

Cellulose/titanium dioxide nanocomposites and silicon diimide gel as a stationery phase for chromatography (2015)
Thesis
Sajedin, S. M. (2015). Cellulose/titanium dioxide nanocomposites and silicon diimide gel as a stationery phase for chromatography. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217198

There were two main aims of this thesis, both of which involved the synthesis, often using environmentally friendly (green) methods involving water as the solvent and reagent, and the analysis and determination of the physical properties of novel ino... Read More about Cellulose/titanium dioxide nanocomposites and silicon diimide gel as a stationery phase for chromatography.

An empirical assessment of consumption practices in a revolutionary epoch : the case of Egypt and Libya (2015)
Thesis
Al-Abdin, A. (2015). An empirical assessment of consumption practices in a revolutionary epoch : the case of Egypt and Libya. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217298

The aim of this thesis was to determine the impact of the recent and ongoing Arab Spring phenomenon on consumption practices in Egypt (Cairo) and Libya (Tripoli). The purpose behind the research was to empirically analyse how the Arab Spring has been... Read More about An empirical assessment of consumption practices in a revolutionary epoch : the case of Egypt and Libya.

Acting Beckett : towards a poetics of performance (2015)
Thesis
Head, A. J. N. (2015). Acting Beckett : towards a poetics of performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216680

Samuel Beckett’s writing stalks the progress of twentieth century art and culture. Seen as both symptomatic of the practices of high Modernism, as well as influential within the fragmented tropes of postmodernity, his drama is often referred to as ex... Read More about Acting Beckett : towards a poetics of performance.

Black writing in Britain, 1770-1830 (2015)
Thesis
Hanley, R. (2015). Black writing in Britain, 1770-1830. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222291

This thesis examines the lives and works of six black authors whose writings were published in Britain between 1770 and 1830: Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, Ignatius Sancho, Ottobah Cugoano, Boston King, John Jea and Robert Wedderburn. It challenges the existin... Read More about Black writing in Britain, 1770-1830.

Bacon and Bergson on Time and Motion (2015)
Journal Article
Arya, R. (2015). Bacon and Bergson on Time and Motion. Visual culture in Britain, 16, 67--85. https://doi.org/10.1080/14714787.2015.990331

The bearing of Bergsonian thought on Bacon{\textquoteright}s paintings has become apparent as a result of Deleuze{\textquoteright}s study, Francis Bacon: Logique de la sensation (1981). But aside from Deleuze{\textquoteright}s application, there is a... Read More about Bacon and Bergson on Time and Motion.

A reduced astrocyte response to β-amyloid plaques in the ageing brain associates with cognitive impairment (2015)
Journal Article
Mathur, R., Ince, P. G., Minett, T., Garwood, C. J., Shaw, P. J., Matthews, F. E., …Wharton, S. B. (2015). A reduced astrocyte response to β-amyloid plaques in the ageing brain associates with cognitive impairment. PLoS ONE, 10(2), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118463

Aims β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques are a key feature of Alzheimer's disease pathology but correlate poorly with dementia. They are associated with astrocytes which may modulate the effect of Aβ-deposition on the neuropil. This study characterised the astroc... Read More about A reduced astrocyte response to β-amyloid plaques in the ageing brain associates with cognitive impairment.

The deliberative and epistemic dimension of legitimate authoritative directives (2015)
Book Chapter
Hatzistavrou, A. (2015). The deliberative and epistemic dimension of legitimate authoritative directives. In G. Pavlakos, & V. Rodriguez-Blanco (Eds.), Reasons and Intentions in Law and Practical Agency (140-158). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107707573.010

What reasons do legitimate authoritative directives generate in their subjects? Raz identifies two relevant reasons: (a) a first-order reason to do as directed; and (b) a second-order, exclusionary reason not to be motivated by at least some of the f... Read More about The deliberative and epistemic dimension of legitimate authoritative directives.

The Uncanny and mannequins (2015)
Book Chapter
Davis, A. M., & Pagnoni Berns, F. G. (2015). The Uncanny and mannequins. In F. Pascuzzi, & B. Cracchiolo (Eds.), Dreamscapes in Italian Cinema (19-34). Fairleigh Dickinson University Press/Rowman & Littlefield

Student mental wellbeing in higher education: Good practice guide (2015)
Book
Working Group for the Promotion of Mental Well-Being in Higher Education, Louise-Lawrence, J., Alcorn, R., Barden, N., Butlin, J., Ruth Caleb, D., …Withers, M. (2015). Student mental wellbeing in higher education: Good practice guide. London: Universities UK

Universities UK Mental Wellbeing in HE Working Group (2015). . London: Universities UK.

STEMing the growth of primary science (2015)
Journal Article
Dockerty, K. (2015). STEMing the growth of primary science. Primary science review : the primary science journal of the ASE, 11-13

Kelly Dockerty looks at the implications for teacher training and the findings of the CBI report Tomorrow’s world: Inspiring primary scientists.

Women’s experiences of commercial three-dimensional ultrasound scans (2015)
Journal Article
Glover, L., Jomeen, J., & Wadephul, F. (2015). Women’s experiences of commercial three-dimensional ultrasound scans. MIDIRS midwifery digest, 25(4), 433-438

Ultrasound has become a routine part of UK maternity care and has a range of diagnostic and screening purposes. The last two decades have seen the development of three-dimensional (3D) scans, which use computer software to produce a seemingly 3D imag... Read More about Women’s experiences of commercial three-dimensional ultrasound scans.

Rumour and reputation in the early modern English family (2015)
Book Chapter
Capern, A. L. (2015). Rumour and reputation in the early modern English family. In C. Walker, & H. Kerr (Eds.), 'Fama' and her sisters: Gossip and rumour in Early Modern Europe (85-113). Brepols. https://doi.org/10.1484/M.EER-EB.4.00081

This article explores the role of rumour, or the hearsay and gossip that circulated in a community, in eroding or maintaining reputations within and across families; it considers the nature of gossip, including the way it carried gender connotations,... Read More about Rumour and reputation in the early modern English family.