Results 171 to 180 of about 571,313 (302)

Predictors of authorised, unauthorised and persistent absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the factors associated with persistent absenteeism (an absence rate of 10% or higher) and authorised and unauthorised absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland. Using linked administrative data, the analysis focuses on secondary school stages S1–S6 in three academic years.
Silvia Behrens, Morag Treanor, Patricio Troncoso, Bethany Lee‐Shield, Emma Russell, Lee Williamson, Cecilia Macintyre   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scottish GP walk-in centres: access at the expense of continuity? [PDF]

Br J Gen Pract
Hughes LD, McCartney M, Sullivan F.
europepmc   +1 more source

“They say we're a rights‐respecting school but nobody knows what that really means”: Children's rights implementation in a Scottish secondary school

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Education has been an enduring feature of international human rights law since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and is the only human right that is compulsory for children. Appearing in all major human rights treaties, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, education is multidimensional and a multiplier of ...
Amy Hanna
wiley   +1 more source

Public health impacts of increasing the minimum unit price for alcohol in Scotland: A model-based appraisal. [PDF]

PLoS Med
Holmes J, Morris D, Gillespie D, Brennan A, Leeming G, Chen RKL, Wilson L, Angus C.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Still dealing with paracetamol overdoses: epidemiology and quality of data collected in the Scottish health system from 2010 to 2023. [PDF]

J Public Health (Oxf)
Ali N, Radley A, De Paoli G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Early evolutionary history of the seed

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The seed is an essential stage in the life history of gymnospermous and angiospermous plants, facilitating both their survival and dispersal. We reappraise knowledge of the evolutionary history of the gymnospermous seed, from its origin in the late Devonian through to the well‐known end‐Permian extinctions – an interval encompassing the ...
Richard M. Bateman, Alan R. T. Spencer, Jason Hilton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Northern Peatlands in Transition in the 21st Century - Land Use, Status, Policies and Future Trajectories: Comparisons Between Finland, Ireland and Scotland. [PDF]

Environ Manage
Lampela M, Renou-Wilson F, Andersen R, Wilson D, Artz RRE, Clilverd H, Turunen J, Tolvanen A, Maanavilja L, Laine AM.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola, David Brankovits, Tiziana Di Lorenzo, Isabel R. Amorim, Raluca Ioana Bancila, Adrià Bellvert, Enrico Bernard, Anna Blomberg, Paulo A.V. Borges, Martina Cappelletti, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira, Rosalina Gabriel, Diana M. P. Galassi, Laura Garzoli, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Grant C. Hose, Kathryn L. Korbel, Simone Martino, Ana Z Miller, Nataša Mori, Veronica Nanni, Giuseppe Nicolosi, Mattia Saccò, Troy S. Sakihara, Marconi Souza Silva, Anne E. Tamalavage, Maja Zagmajster, Efraín Chávez, Christian Griebler, Pedro Cardoso, Alejandro Martínez   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

UK Antimicrobial Registry: Virtual Registry-an innovative surveillance approach for monitoring the real-world use and effectiveness of newly licensed antimicrobials in Scotland. [PDF]

JAC Antimicrob Resist
Goswami C, Turgal E, Mueller T, Bennie M, Parr R, Jones GT, Seaton RA, Jenkins D, Baltas I, Sneddon J, Sandoe JAT, Garraghan F, Brown NM, Macfarlane GJ, Kurdi A.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainability‐Oriented Innovation and Circular Economy Transitions: Evidence From the UK Textile and Clothing Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a circular economy (CE) in the textile and clothing (TC) industry is frequently attributed to sustainability‐oriented innovation (SOI), yet empirical understanding of the systemic conditions under which SOI enables CE remains underdeveloped.
Krishnendu Saha, Narain Gupta, Deniz E. Yoruk, Vikas Kumar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source