Browsing by Subject "United Kingdom"
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Barriers to and facilitators of interventions to counter publication bias: thematic analysis of scholarly articles and stakeholder interviews.
(BMC Health Serv Res, 2014-11-13)BACKGROUND: When the nature and direction of research results affect their chances of publication, a distortion of the evidence base - termed publication bias - results. Despite considerable recent efforts to implement measures ... -
Do You Want to Hear the Bad News? The Value of Diagnostic Tests for Alzheimer's Disease.
(Value Health, 2016-01)OBJECTIVE: The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains difficult. Lack of diagnostic certainty or possible distress related to a positive result from diagnostic testing could limit the application of new testing ... -
Early-life soy exposure and age at menarche.
(Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol, 2012-03)This study examines the timing of menarche in relation to infant-feeding methods, specifically addressing the potential effects of soy isoflavone exposure through soy-based infant feeding. Subjects were participants in the ... -
Genomics research: world survey of public funding.
(BMC Genomics, 2008-10-10)BACKGROUND: Over the past two decades, genomics has evolved as a scientific research discipline. Genomics research was fueled initially by government and nonprofit funding sources, later augmented by private research and ... -
International comparisons of the management of patients with non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the United States: The MINAP/NICOR, SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA, and ACTION Registry-GWTG/NCDR registries.
(Int J Cardiol, 2014-08-01)OBJECTIVES: To compare management of patients with acute non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in three developed countries with national ongoing registries. BACKGROUND: Results from clinical trials suggest ... -
Shale Gas Development and Housing Value in the United Kingdom: Impact of the 13th Onshore Licensing, 2008
(2015-04-17)While shale gas is a prospective energy source, it is known to bring environmental deficits to the drilling neighborhood. Because of such concerns, property values fluctuate upon the possibility of shale gas fracturing. ... -
Sustainability Planning for Baxter International Inc.: Climate Change Policies in the UK
(2014-04-23)Large, multinational companies are facing substantial costs and risks due to climate change-related government policies. While corporate sustainability efforts help reduce such costs and even create business opportunities, ... -
To smoke or to vape? E-cigarette regulation in the US, the UK, and Canada
(2018-12-05)E-cigarettes are hailed by some as a positive development in the war against smoking and reviled by others as a weapon used to addict a new generation to nicotine. This dichotomy highlights an important debate about e-cigarette ... -
Which factors should be included in triage? An online survey of the attitudes of the UK general public to pandemic triage dilemmas.
(BMJ open, 2020-12-08)<h4>Objective</h4>As cases of COVID-19 infections surge, concerns have renewed about intensive care units (ICUs) being overwhelmed and the need for specific triage protocols over winter. This study aimed to help inform triage ...
