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Exploratory evaluation of variation in statin take up amongst high risk patients in Nottingham City
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This report is from a small qualitative study evaluating variation in statin take up following risk assessment as part of the UK's NHS Health Checks programme. Previous studies at the practice level have found lower than expected take up of statins f... Read More about Exploratory evaluation of variation in statin take up amongst high risk patients in Nottingham City.
This document gives the search strategy and statistical analysis plan for the following study. "A systematic review of the use of Cochrane reviews in clinical guidelines, for lower respiratory disease, in children in the United Kingdom".
This is part 2 of a document giving the search strategy and statistical analysis plan for the following study. "A systematic review of the use of Cochrane reviews in clinical guidelines, for lower respiratory disease, in children in the United Kin... Read More about A systematic review of the use of Cochrane reviews in clinical guidelines, for lower respiratory disease, in children in the United Kingdom: analysis plan part 2.
Practical guidance for judges, lawyers, forensic scientists and expert witnesses on the logical analysis of DNA profiles, and their probative value in criminal proceedings. Explains technical aspects of DNA profiling and how this information should b... Read More about Assessing the probative value of DNA evidence: guidance for judges, lawyers, forensic scientists and expert witnesses.
Intergenerational interpretation of the Internet of Things
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This report investigates how different generations within a household interpret individual members’ data generated by the Internet of Things (IoT). Adopting a mixed methods approach, we are interested in interpretations of the IoT by teenagers, thei... Read More about Intergenerational interpretation of the Internet of Things.
Exploration of the ordering for a sequential airport ground movement algorithm
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Guiding aircraft around the airport's surface while ensuring conflict-free routings is an important problem at airports. Sequential routing and scheduling algorithms can be advantageous for providing fast online solutions for decision support systems... Read More about Exploration of the ordering for a sequential airport ground movement algorithm.
This report looks at the scope of current OA practice and the opportunities it offers for innovation in scholarly communication methods. Among the questions it discusses are: • Why are some researchers still reluctant to embrace open access? • Wh... Read More about Current issues in research communications: adding value and sharing research - 3rd report to JISC, December 2010.
This report looks at some of the drivers of interest in open access and the initiatives being taken in response. In particular it addresses the following questions: • Is Green or Gold open access likely to be the more cost effective for HE institut... Read More about Current issues in research communications: open access and institutional benefit - 2nd report to JISC, July 2010.
This report identifies some significant issues in the practice of research communication, with special reference to methods of promoting open access to research outputs. In particular it addresses the following questions: • Can open access offer fi... Read More about Current issues in research communications: open access and the research economy - 1st report to JISC, March 2010.
The role of management practices in closing the productivity gap
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There is no doubt that management practices are linked to the productivity and performance of a company. However, research findings are mixed. This paper provides a multi-disciplinary review of the current evidence of such a relationship and offers s... Read More about The role of management practices in closing the productivity gap.
IWAVE: Interactive Web-based Algorithm Visualization Environment
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This report discusses one of the challenges faced in the teaching and learning of introductory computer programming. The demographic of students has changed considerably in recent years, and teaching styles must adapt accordingly to suit the change... Read More about IWAVE: Interactive Web-based Algorithm Visualization Environment.
Employment Retention Policy
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This Report investigates the potential for a statutory model of employment retention leave. A Private Members Bill (HC Bill 2006-07) [79] currently in progress through Parliament would, if enacted, offer disabled employees the right to paid leave for... Read More about Employment Retention Policy.
Contingency and Event in China's New Documentary Film Movement
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This paper addresses the issue of contingency and the event vis-a-vis private and public documentaries. In China, the private and the public documentary form are often understood as mutually antagonistic, with the former defining itself explicitly ag... Read More about Contingency and Event in China's New Documentary Film Movement.
Innovative Social Policies for Gender Equality at Work
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The project asked about policies to support work-family reconciliation among low-waged women in England. How are low-waged women constrained in their choices by limited and fragmentary social policies? We identified innovative social policies availab... Read More about Innovative Social Policies for Gender Equality at Work.
BioHEL: Bioinformatics-oriented Hierarchical Evolutionary Learning
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This technical report briefly describes our recent work in the iterative rule learning approach (IRL) of evolutionary learning/genetics-based machine learning. This approach was initiated by the SIA system. A more recent example is HIDER. Our approac... Read More about BioHEL: Bioinformatics-oriented Hierarchical Evolutionary Learning.
A Note on Collaborating Adversaries in the Srinathan-Kumar-Rangan Transmission Protocol
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We show, by means of brief demonstration, that the underlying transmission protocol in [1] cannot determine dishonest paths when adversaries collaborate. Hence, this method of tolerating mixed adversaries on an asynchronous network is flawed.