ICESAT VALIDATION OF TANDEM-X I-DEMS OVER THE UK by L. Feng, J.-P. Muller

“…The accuracy of the TanDEM-X iDEM in UK was obtained as follows: against ICESat GLA14 elevation data, TanDEM-X iDEM has −0.028±3.654 m over England and Wales and 0.316 ± 5.286 m over Scotland for 12 m, −0.073 ± 6.575 m for 30 m, and 0.0225 ± 9.251 m at 90 m. …”
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Innovations in Learning and Development by Hayat Al Khatib

“…The Open University was rated “top university in England and Wales” for student satisfaction in 2005, 2006 and 2012.  …”
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The UK Foot and Ankle COVID-19 National (FAlCoN) Audit – Regional Variations in COVID-19 Infection and National Foot and Ankle Surgical Activity by Lyndon W. Mason, Karan Malhotra MRCS, Jitendra Mangwani MBBS,MS(Orth),FRCS(Tr&Orth)

“…All adult patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery in an operating theatre during the study period included from 43 participating centres in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Regional, demographic and COVID-19 related data were captured. …”
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Effective removal of iron, nutrients, micropollutants, and faecal bacteria in constructed wetlands cotreating mine water and sewage treatment plant effluent by Jidapa Plaimart, Kishor Acharya, Adrian Blackburn, Wojciech Mrozik, Russell J. Davenport, David Werner

“…Regulators in England and Wales have set new targets under the Environment Act 2021 for freshwater quality by 2038 that include halving the length of rivers polluted by harmful metals from abandoned mines and reducing phosphorus loadings from treated wastewater by 80%. …”
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Linkage, evaluation and analysis of national electronic healthcare data: application to providing enhanced blood-stream infection surveillance in paediatric intensive care. by Katie Harron, Harvey Goldstein, Angie Wade, Berit Muller-Pebody, Roger Parslow, Ruth Gilbert

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Data on PICU admissions in England and Wales for 2003-2010 were extracted from the Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network. …”
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Association of childhood out-of-home care status with all-cause mortality up to 42-years later: Office of National Statistics Longitudinal Study by Emily T. Murray, Rebecca Lacey, Barbara Maughan, Amanda Sacker

“…Conclusions In this large, nationally representative study of dependent children resident in England and Wales, those who had been in care during childhood had a higher risk of mortality long after they had left care on average, mainly from unnatural causes. …”
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Attrition and bias in the MRC cognitive function and ageing study: an epidemiological investigation by Matthews Fiona E, Chatfield Mark, Freeman Carol, McCracken Cherie, Brayne Carol, CFAS MRC

“…The MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing study (MRC CFAS) is a population based longitudinal study in five centres with identical methodology in England and Wales each recruiting approximately 2,500 individuals. …”
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Understanding sexual violence and factors related to police outcomes by Kari Davies, Ruth Spence, Emma Cummings, Maria Cross, Miranda A. H. Horvath

“…In the year ending March 2020, an estimated 773,000 people in England and Wales were sexually assaulted. These types of crimes have lasting effects on victims’ mental health, including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. …”
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Minimising barriers to dental care in older people by Gallagher Jennifer E, Scambler Sasha, Wright Desmond, Borreani Elena

“…Health organisations in England and Wales are exploring new ways to commission and provide dental care services in general and for vulnerable groups in particular. …”
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The advocacy for pedestrian safety study: cluster randomised trial evaluating a political advocacy approach to reduce pedestrian injuries in deprived communities. by Ronan A Lyons, Denise Kendrick, Elizabeth M L Towner, Carol Coupland, Mike Hayes, Nicola Christie, Judith Sleney, Sarah Jones, Richard Kimberlee, Sarah E Rodgers, Samantha Turner, Mariana Brussoni, Yana Vinogradova, Tinnu Sarvotham, Steven Macey

“…To determine whether advocacy targeted at local politicians leads to action to reduce the risk of pedestrian injury in deprived areas.Cluster randomised controlled trial.239 electoral wards in 57 local authorities in England and Wales.617 elected local politicians.Intervention group politicians were provided with tailored information packs, including maps of casualty sites, numbers injured and a synopsis of effective interventions.25-30 months post intervention, primary outcomes included: electoral ward level: percentage of road traffic calmed; proportion with new interventions; school level: percentage with 20 mph zones, Safe Routes to School, pedestrian training or road safety education; politician level: percentage lobbying for safety measures. …”
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Management of UK priority invasive alien plants: a systematic review protocol by Philip A. Martin, Gorm E. Shackelford, James M. Bullock, Belinda Gallardo, David C. Aldridge, William J. Sutherland

“…In the planned review we aim to assess how management interventions to control nine priority invasive alien plants species in England and Wales affect environmental outcomes. These species are: Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) Nuttall’s waterweed (Elodea nuttallii), Chilean rhubarb (Gunnera tinctoria), Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), Floating pennywort (Hydrocotyle ranunculoides), Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), Curly waterweed (Lagarosiphon major), American skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanus), Parrot’s feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum). …”
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Domestic homicide review (DHR) : case analysis by Sharp-Jeffs, Nicola, Kelly, Liz

“…Crime statistics for England and Wales (Flatley, 2016) show that 332 women and 78 men were killed by their partners/ex-partners between March 2012 and March 2015 – the time period within which the domestic violence homicides analysed in this report took place. …”
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Carbon footprint of non-melanoma skin cancer surgery by Ang, K, Jovic, M, Malin, I, Ali, SR, Whitaker, S, Whitaker, IS

“…The carbon footprints for non-melanoma skin cancer surgery in England and Wales were then estimated. Results: The mean carbon emissions for non-melanoma skin cancer surgery ranged from 29.82 to 34.31 kgCO₂eq. …”

Consistent etiology of severe, frequent psychotic experiences and milder, less frequent manifestations: a twin study of specific psychotic experiences in adolescence. by Zavos, H, Freeman, D, Haworth, C, McGuire, P, Plomin, R, Cardno, A, Ronald, A

“…DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Structural equation model-fitting, including univariate and bivariate twin models, liability threshold models, DeFries-Fulker extremes analysis, and the Cherny method, was used to analyze a representative community sample of 5059 adolescent twin pairs (mean [SD] age, 16.31 [0.68] years) from England and Wales. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Psychotic experiences assessed as quantitative traits (self-rated paranoia, hallucinations, cognitive disorganization, grandiosity, and anhedonia, as well as parent-rated negative symptoms). …”

Cardiac mortality among 200,000 five-year survivors of cancer diagnosed aged 15-39 years: the teenage and young adult cancer survivor study by Henson, K, Reulen, R, Winter, D, Bright, C, Fidler, M, Frobisher, C, Guha, J, Wong, K, Kelly, J, Edgar, A, McCabe, M, Whelan, J, Cutter, D, Darby, S, Hawkins, M

“…METHODS: The Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Survivor Study cohort comprises 200 945 5-year survivors of cancer diagnosed at 15 to 39 years of age in England and Wales from 1971 to 2006, and followed to 2014. …”

The genetic structure of the British populations and their surnames by Bodmer, W, Winney, B

“…</p> <br/> <p>When investigating smaller geographic area, a good example of hidden heterogeneity is ‘Little England beyond Wales’ (Watkin 1956; 1960). This is the region of south Pembrokeshire that is linguistically and toponymically different from the rest of the region, most likely due to settlement of Vikings in the 9th century AD(Loyn 1976) and/or Flemish farmers, settled by Henry I in the early 12th century (MacKintosh 1866). …”

Diffusion of effects of the ASSIST school‐based smoking prevention intervention to non‐participating family members: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial by White, J, Holliday, J, Daniel, R, Campbell, R, Moore, L

“…</p> <p><strong>Setting</strong> England and Wales.</p> <p><strong>Participants</strong> A total of 10 730 students aged 12–13 years in 59 schools assigned using stratified block randomization to the control (29 schools, 5372 students) or intervention (30 schools, 5358 students) condition.…”

Impact of achieving primary care targets in Type 2 diabetes on health outcomes and healthcare costs by Keng, M, Tsiachristas, A, Leal, J, Gray, A, Mihaylova, B

“…<p><strong>Aims</strong><br/> In England and Wales, the National Diabetes Audit (NDA) assesses the quality of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) management in primary care using treatment targets for HbA1c ≤ 58mmol/mol, total cholesterol &lt; 5mmol/L, and blood pressure ≤ 140/80mmHg. …”

An independent external validation and evaluation of QRISK cardiovascular risk prediction: a prospective open cohort study. by Collins, G, Altman, D

“…SETTING: 274 practices from England and Wales contributing to the THIN database. PARTICIPANTS: 1.07 million patients, registered between 1 January 1995 and 1 April 2006, aged 35-74 years (5.4 million person years) with 43 990 cardiovascular events. …”

Social and ethnic differences in attendance for antenatal care in England. by Rowe, R, Magee, H, Quigley, M, Heron, P, Askham, J, Brocklehurst, P

“…Compared with all women giving birth in 2005 in England and Wales, the survey sample contained fewer women aged &lt;20 years (5.8% vs 6.9%), more women aged &gt;35 years (24.1% vs 19.6%) and fewer women who were born outside the UK (14.8% vs 20.8%). …”