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Big data: A case study of disruption and government power [PDF]

, 2017
Although it is part of core government business to collect information about its citizens, ‘big data’ has increased the scale, speed and complexity of data collection and use to such an extent that it is arguably qualitatively different from the record ...
Galloway, Kathrine
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Rethinking brachycephaly: Anatomical implications and health considerations in lagomorphs

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Brachycephaly in domestic rabbits is increasingly perceived by welfare organizations as associated with significant health complications, particularly oral pathologies. Despite this perception, comparative anatomical research into rabbit brachycephaly is limited compared to that of dogs and cats, compelling an in‐depth examination of its ...
Helaina Cressy, Alice Nishigaki, Matthew C. Gage, Renato L. Previdelli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated out-of-hours care arrangements in England: observational study of progress towards single call access via NHS Direct and impact on the wider health system [PDF]

, 2005
Objectives: To assess the extent of service integration achieved within general practice cooperatives and NHS Direct sites participating in the Department of Health’s national “Exemplar Programme” for single call access to out-of-hours care via NHS ...
Burgess, A, George, S, Gerard, K, Lathlean, J, Lattimer, V, Smith, H, Surridge, H, Turnball, J   +7 more
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A pathway to improved maternity research in Northern Ireland? Novel linkage of Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study and Northern Ireland Maternity Services System

International Journal of Population Data Science
ObjectiveOur primary objective was to determine the social and demographic determinants of interpregnancy weight change. A secondary aim is to highlight the novel linkage of two data resources in Northern Ireland (NI) and the potential for transformative
Estelle Lowry, Neil Rowland
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Distinct effects of complement C4A and C4B copy number in Systemic Sclerosis serological and clinical subtypes

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objective Complement component 4 (C4), encoded by C4A and C4B within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on chromosome 6, regulates the immune response and clears immune complexes. Variable copy number (CN) of C4 genes and retroviral HERV‐K element influence its function.
Javier Martínez‐López, Carlos Rangel‐Peláez, Inmaculada Rodriguez‐Martin, Alfredo Guillen‐Del‐Castillo, Carmen P Simeón‐Aznar, José L Callejas, International SSc Group; PRECISESADs Clinical Consortium, Oliver Distler, Susanna M Proudman, Mandana Nikpour, Australian Scleroderma Interest Group (ASIG), Nicolas Hunzelmann, Gianluca Moroncini, Jeska K de Vries‐Bouwstra, Ariane L Herrick, Yannick Allanore, Marta E. Alarcon‐Riquelme, Lorenzo Beretta, Shervin Assassi, Christopher P Denton, Maureen D Mayes, Javier Martin, Marialbert Acosta‐Herrera, Martin Kerick   +23 more
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Surveillance of violence through health service interactions in Wales: A longitudinal national data linkage study.

International Journal of Population Data Science
Objective and ApproachThe study aimed to utilise multiple population-wide linked administrative, health, and survey data sources to identify victims from violence across various sociodemographic groups using healthcare service interactions. We calculated
Jane Lyons, Harri Doel, Richard Fry, Rhodri Johnson, A. Lacey, H. Strafford, Samantha Turner, R. Lyons, Lucy J Griffiths   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development of an ongoing national data collection on the educational outcomes of children in child protection services: a working paper [PDF]

This working paper provides an overview of a proposed national linked dataset on the educational activity and outcomes of children while in child protection services, to allow ongoing and longitudinal monitoring of the academic progress, and to ...

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Data resource profile : the Scottish national prescribing information system (PIS) [PDF]

, 2016
Data Resource Basics: The Prescribing Information System (PIS) covers the prescribed,dispensed and reimbursed prescriptions in community pharmacies from the 5.3 million residents in Scotland.
Alvarez-Madrazo, Samantha, Bennie, Marion, McTaggart, Stuart, Nangle, Clifford, Nicholson, Elizabeth   +4 more
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Defining Optimally Safe and Effective Blood Levels of Hydroxychloroquine in Lupus: An Important Step toward Precision Drug Monitoring

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Background Using hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) dose of 5 mg/kg/day in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with a higher risk of flares; HCQ blood level monitoring could be a better way to adjust HCQ dose. We studied the upper threshold for a reference range of HCQ levels to inform routine monitoring.
Shivani Garg, Benoît Blanchet, Yann Nguyen, Fauzia Hollnagel, Ada Clarke, Michelle Petri, Murray B. Urowitz, John G. Hanly, Caroline Gordon, Sang‐Cheol Bae, Juanita Romero‐Diaz, Jorge Sanchez‐Guerrero, Ann E. Clarke, Sasha Bernatsky, Daniel J. Wallace, David A. Isenberg, Anisur Rahman, Joan T. Merrill, Paul R. Fortin, Dafna D. Gladman, Ian N. Bruce, Ellen M. Ginzler, Mary Anne Dooley, Rosalind Ramsey‐Goldman, Susan Manzi, Andreas Jönsen, Graciela S. Alarcón, Ronald F. Van Vollenhoven, Cynthia Aranow, Véronique Le Guern, Meggan Mackay, Guillermo Ruiz‐Irastorza, S. Sam Lim, Murat Inanc, Kenneth C. Kalunian, Søren Jacobsen, Christine A. Peschken, Diane L. Kamen, Anca Askanase, Jill Buyon, Julie Chezel, Alicja Puszkiel, Nathalie Costedoat‐Chalumeau   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generation Scotland Teenage Recruitment – Creating, evaluating and evolving a study sign-up process in collaboration with study participants and young people

International Journal of Population Data Science
Objectives Generation Scotland (GS) is a family-based genetic epidemiology study. Initial recruitment was ~24,000 adult volunteers from across Scotland in 2006-11 with consent for medical record linkage and re-contact.
Robin Flaig, Sarah Robertson, Alex Wood, Liz Kirby, Rosie Tatham, Cathie Sudlow   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source