Cluster Analysis of Daily Cycling Flow Profiles during COVID-19 Lockdown in the UK by Matthew Burke, Dilum Dissanayake, Margaret Bell

“…An inductive loop network in Tyne and Wear, the UK provided cycle flow data from 25 sites. A paired sample t-test was carried out between the “Pre-COVID-19” baseline year and 2020 to determine how cycling volumes changed at each site. …”
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The Solid Phase Distribution and Bioaccessibility of Arsenic, Chromium, and Nickel in Natural Ironstone Soils in the UK by Joanna Wragg, Mark Cave, Sean Gregory

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Wastewater-based analysis of antimicrobial resistance at UK airports: Evaluating the potential opportunities and challenges by Margaret E. Knight, Kata Farkas, Matthew Wade, Gordon Webster, Daniel A. Pass, William Perry, Peter Kille, Andrew Singer, Davey L. Jones

“…This study investigates the abundance and diversity of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in wastewater samples collected from airport terminals (n = 132), aircraft (n = 25), and a connected wastewater treatment plant (n = 11) at three international airports in the UK (London Heathrow, Edinburgh and Bristol). A total of 76 ARGs were quantified using high throughput qPCR (HT-qPCR) while a subset of samples (n = 30) was further analysed by metagenomic sequencing. …”
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Impact of Duodopa on Quality of Life in Advanced Parkinson's Disease: A UK Case Series by T. Foltynie, C. Magee, C. James, G. J. M. Webster, A. J. Lees, P. Limousin

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Association of ultra-processed food-related metabolites with selected biochemical markers in the UK Biobank by Anthony Kityo, Byeonggeun Choi, Jung-Eun Lee, Chulho Kim, Sang-Ah Lee

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The interplay of sex and genotype in disease associations: a comprehensive network analysis in the UK Biobank by Vivek Sriram, Jakob Woerner, Yong-Yeol Ahn, Dokyoon Kim

“…Through comparison of sex-stratified disease-disease networks (DDNs)—where nodes represent diseases and edges represent their relationships—we investigate sex differences in patterns of polygenicity and pleiotropy between diseases. Results Using UK Biobank summary statistics, we built male- and female-specific DDNs for 103 diseases. …”
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Meeting the Challenge of Diabetes in Ageing and Diverse Populations: A Review of the Literature from the UK by Emma Wilkinson, Muhammad Waqar, Alan Sinclair, Gurch Randhawa

“…Complications of diabetes unequally affect particular groups in the UK older people, and people with a South Asian background are two population groups with increased risk whose numbers will grow in the future. …”
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How is suicide risk assessed in healthcare settings in the UK? A systematic scoping review. by Sophia E Fedorowicz, Robert C Dempsey, Naomi Ellis, Elliott Phillips, Christopher Gidlow

“…Eligible for inclusion were original research, written in English, exploring how suicide risk is assessed in the UK, related to administering or undergoing risk assessment for suicide, key concepts relating to those experiences, or directly exploring the experiences of administering or undergoing assessment. …”
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UK medical students’ mental health and their intention to drop out: a longitudinal study by Asta Medisauskaite, Antonia Rich, Milou Silkens, Neha Lagisetty

“…Hazardous drinking and bipolar symptoms did not predict students’ intention to drop out (p>0.05).Conclusions A substantial number of UK medical students experienced mental ill-health symptoms, about one in five medical students considers leaving medical school, and mental ill-health symptoms contributed to students’ intentions to leave their medical education. …”
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Career Choices and Career Progression of Junior Doctors in Dermatology: Surveys of UK Medical Graduates by Atena Barat, Michael J. Goldacre, Trevor W. Lambert

“…Objective. To report UK-trained doctors’ career choices for dermatology, career destinations, and factors influencing career pathways. …”
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UK policymaker and expert perspectives on the smoke-free generation policy: a qualitative study by Rachael L Murray, Joanne Morling, Nathan Davies, Tessa Langley, Manpreet Bains

“…Introduction The UK smoke-free generation (SFG) proposal seeks to ban the sale of tobacco products to those born in or after 2009. …”
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Sylvia Plath’s Poetry in Multiple Versions: A Case Study of UK School Anthologies by Julie Blake

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Principles of Lifeworld Led Public Health Practice in the UK and Sweden: Reducing Health Inequalities by Ann Hemingway, Liz Norton, Clara Aarts

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Key health impacts and support systems for informal carers in the UK: A thematic review by Susanna A Cottagiri, Peter Sykes

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The value of a collaborative community of practice to disseminate an inclusive pedagogy in a UK university by Alison Cornforth

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Incidence and risk factors for insulinoma diagnosed in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK by Kasper Kraai, Dan G. O’Neill, Lucy J. Davison, Dave C. Brodbelt, Sara Galac, Floryne O. Buishand

“…This study aimed to report incidence risk, breed predispositions and other demographic risk factors for insulinoma diagnosed in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK. The VetCompass Program supports research on anonymized electronic health records (EHRs) from dogs under UK veterinary care. …”
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The last giants: New evidence for giant Late Triassic (Rhaetian) ichthyosaurs from the UK. by Dean R Lomax, Paul de la Salle, Marcello Perillo, Justin Reynolds, Ruby Reynolds, James F Waldron

“…Giant ichthyosaurs with body length estimates exceeding 20 m were present in the latest Triassic of the UK. Here we report on the discovery of a second surangular from the lower jaw of a giant ichthyosaur from Somerset, UK. …”
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A Review of Healthcare Challenges in the UK and the US: Medical Errors, Aging, Private Healthcare and Governance by John S. Bolwell

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Research priorities for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a UK priority setting partnership by Tess Harris, Albert Ong, Paul J D Winyard, Richard N Sandford, Maryrose Tarpey, Hannah R Bridges, Wendy D Brown, Natasha L O’Brien, Ann C Daly, Bharat K Jindal, Gillian S Mundy, Albert J Power, John Sayer, Roslyn J Simms, Patricia D Wilson

“…The Polycystic Kidney Disease Charity began a priority setting partnership with the James Lind Alliance (JLA) in the UK in 2019–2020 to identify areas of uncertainty in the ADPKD care pathway and allow patients, carers and healthcare professionals to rank the 10 most important questions for research.Design The scope covered ADPKD diagnosis and management, identifying new treatments to prevent/slow disease progression and practical, integrated patient support (https://pkdcharity.org.uk/research/for-researchers/adpkd-research-priorities). …”
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Measures of Adiposity and Risk of Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the UK Biobank Study by Rebecca A. G. Christensen, Shelby L. Sturrock, Jasleen Arneja, Jennifer D. Brooks

“…To assess if body mass index (BMI) and high waist circumference (HWC) are associated with testing positive for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Methods. 9,386 UK Biobank study participants tested for SARS-CoV-2 from March 16th 2020 to June 29th 2020 were analyzed. …”
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