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The Perspectives Study: From Evidence to Guidance on Patient Recruitment to Clinical Research in Intensive Care Units, 2016-2019
No full textClinical research in intensive care units (ICUs) is essential for improving treatments for critically ill patients. However, invitations to participate in clinical research in this situation pose numerous challenges. ICU studies frequently take place within a narrow time window and patients will often be unconscious and unable to consent. Consent must, therefore, be sought from representatives or proxies of a patient, usually the patient's relatives. Conversations about research participation in this setting will be difficult, as relatives are often overwhelmed and some will feel uneasy about making decisions on behalf of their loved ones. In some circumstances, legislation allows doctors act as representatives so patients can be enrolled in research. Despite these and other distinctive practices in recruitment and consent to ICU research, prior to the Perspectives study there was little good quality evidence and guidance on stakeholders’ perspectives to inform how recruitment and consent is carried out in ICU studies. Knowledge of stakeholder perspectives was needed to avoid basing recruitment and consent processes on presumptions about peoples’ experience of ICU research. The Perspectives study explored the views of stakeholders with recent first-hand experience of ICU treatment and research to inform approaches to recruitment and consent. Established social science methods and empirical ethics were employed to balance the interests of the various stakeholders and justify recommendations. The findings were used to inform good practice guidance on recruitment and consent to future ICU studies. Researchers and an expert Advisory Group of key stakeholders (including patients, relatives, ICU doctors, nurses and research regulators) contributed throughout the process of developing the guidance bringing different viewpoints to interpreting the evidence and informing the guidance
Drosophila biarmipes
No full textA photography collection (lateral, ventral, and dorsal images) of Drosophila biarmipes. Part of a collection of photographs at Drosophoto.co
Drosophila bifasciata
No full textA photography collection (lateral, ventral, and dorsal images) of Drosophila bifasciata. Part of a collection of photographs at Drosophoto.co
Drosophila melanogaster
No full textA photography collection (lateral, ventral, and dorsal images) of Drosophila melanogaster. Part of a collection of photographs at Drosophoto.co
3D reactive inkjet printing of peptide-based hydrogels for corneal tissue engineering
No full textData of properties of two polymer inks: poly-e-lysine and gellan gum in varying concentrations. Prepared for publication based on reactive inkjet printing for a hydrogel application. Includes: contact angle, viscosity and surface tension of inks and the percentage light transmittance of printed and cast hydrogels for a corneal application
Quality and Outcomes Framework Indicators: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence (QOF_4_04)
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This indicator measures the percentage of patients with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Patients are of all ages, and numbers are given since 2005, across areas of England.
Technical description
The percentage of patients with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. GP practices reporting >30% chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence are excluded from the calculation. QOF data by GP practice and year were provided by the data owners. These data were used to calculate weighted averages of the indicator by Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)
Housing Indicators: Local Authority Affordable Housing Supply - Total Affordable Dwellings Completions (HS_14_01)
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The Total Affordable Dwellings Completions present information on the amount of total completions of additional affordable dwellings provided by each Local Authority in England annually since 1991.
Technical description
The Total Affordable Dwellings Completions is an estimate, calculated by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, of the total amount of affordable dwelling that are added each year per Local Authority (LA). The information is presented either as starts-on-site or completions; for this indicator, only completions were considered. The Total Affordable Dwellings is the sum of Social rent, Affordable rent, Intermediate rent (including London Living rent), Affordable home ownership, Shared ownership and London Affordable rent dwellings. Completions here includes new build, acquisitions and homes where the cost is met by a private developer. In some years, some figures could not be broken down below national level, so the sum of the local authority figures may not equal the total for England figure. Note that not all types of additional affordable dwellings were present since 1991, and some types were introduced later. Values are presented on the basis of financial years, i.e. from April 1st to March 31st. Total Affordable Dwellings figures were calculated for both Lower Tier Local Authorities (HS_14_01L) and Upper Tier Local Authorities (HS_14_01U). Figures from historic LA geography have been referenced to the 2018 LA geography. This includes changes in name/codes, merges, or splits of old LAs to new LAs
Prescribing indicators - Asthma-bronchodilators (P_1_09)
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This indicator measures the number of Asthma–bronchodilators that are prescribed on a quarterly basis by all practices in England, including GP practices. Numbers are given for the total number of items prescribed/dispensed and the total net ingredient cost (NIC) across areas of England.
Technical description
The data covers NHS prescriptions of Asthma–bronchodilators (BNF codes with prefix "0301") written in England and dispensed in the community in the UK. Prescriptions written in England but dispensed outside England are included. The data includes prescriptions written by GPs and other non-medical prescribers (such as nurses and pharmacists) who are attached to GP practices.
To allocate the prescribed items to each LSOA area, the Patients registered at a GP practice at Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) level was used. Patients Registered at a GP Practice dataset is a quarterly publication by NHS Digital and provides the count of patients by gender.
Additional information about the GP Practice Prescribing Chemical-level Data and Patients Registered at a GP Practice can be found at:
GP Practice Prescribing Chemical-level Data: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/practice-level-prescribing-data
Patients Registered at a GP Practice: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/patients-registered-at-a-gp-practic
Local Authority Finance: Gross Current Expenditure - Cultural and related services (FIN_07_26)
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This indicator describes the annual gross service expenditure for Cultural and related services provided by every Local Authority in England since 2007. The gross expenditure describes the total spending by Local Authorities associated with delivering these services.
Technical description
The indicator was compiled from annual revenue outturn estimates of Local Authority (LA) revenue expenditure and financing. The Cultural and related services expenditure includes employee costs and running expenses for these services. Expenditure values are given on the basis of financial years, i.e. from April 1st to March 31st. Values are expressed in thousands (£). Since some services are provided in Upper Tier and others in Lower Tier LAs, individual spending figures from Upper Tier LAs were distributed to Lower Tier LAs based on annual population ratios (indicator FIN_07_26L), and Lower Tier LA spending was distributed to Upper Tier LAs by aggregating (indicator FIN_07_26U). Expenditure values from historic LA geography have been referenced to the 2018 LA geography. This includes changes in name/codes, merges, or splits of old LAs to new LAs based on population ratios for that year. The service expenditure is expressed as the total amount as well as per capita, for direct comparisons. However, expenditure figures were not adjusted for inflation
Models, Scripts and Example Data set for the paper 'Towards the Determination of Safe Operating Envelopes for Autonomous UAS in Offshore Inspection Missions'
No full textAbstract: A drive to reduce costs, carbon emissions, and the number of required personnel in the offshore energy industry, has led to proposals for the increased use of autonomous/robotic systems for many maintenance tasks. There are questions over how such missions can be shown to be safe. A corollary exists in the manned aviation world for helicopter-ship operations where a test pilot attempts to operate from a ship under a range of wind conditions and provides subjective feedback on the level of difficulty encountered. This defines the ship-helicopter operating limit envelope (SHOL). Due to the cost of creating a SHOL there has been considerable research activity to demonstrate that much of this process can be performed virtually. Unmanned vehicles however have no test pilot to provide feedback. This paper therefore explores the possibility of adapting manned simulation techniques to the unmanned world to demonstrate that a mission is safe. Through flight modelling and simulation techniques it is shown that operating envelopes can be created for an oil-rig inspection task and that, by using variable performance specifications, these can be tailored to suit the level of acceptable risk. The operating envelopes produced provide condensed and intelligible information regarding the environmental conditions under which the UAS can perform the task
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