READER'S DIGEST : TOURING GUIDE TO BRITAIN / by Reader's Digest Association, editor 8349

EL PROYECTO LABORISTA DE DESCENTRALIZACIÓN DEMOCÁTICA DE INGLATERRA by Ramon Galindo Caldés

“…This article considers the principal decentralisation policy undertaken duringthe second labour legislature in Great Britain (2001-2005), namely, the proposalthat the region of North East England be given a democratic assembly.The principal policy in Labour’s first legislature was devolution for Scotlandand Wales—ratified through their respective referendums—and for the Londonmetropolitan area. …”
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Ground characterisation for PISA pile testing and analysis by Zdravković, L, Jardine, R, Taborda, D, Abadias, D, Burd, H, Byrne, B, Gavin, K, Houlsby, G, Igoe, D, Liu, T, Martin, C, McAdam, R, Muir Wood, A, Potts, D, Skov Gretlund, J, Ushev, E

“…PISA involved large-scale pile tests in overconsolidated glacial till at Cowden, north-east England, and in dense, normally consolidated marine sand at Dunkirk, northern France. …”

The energy flexibility divide: an analysis of whether energy flexibility could help reduce deprivation in Great Britain by Savelli, I, Morstyn, T

“…By contrast, other areas such as North and North-East England tend to offer lower-value flexibility, and therefore the benefit would be smaller. …”

Assessing the geographic origin of the invasive grey squirrel using DNA sequencing: Implications for management strategies by Claire D. Stevenson-Holt, William Sinclair

“…The results indicate that individuals in north Cumbria are derived from individuals from Scotland and North East England. Other individuals in north Cumbria share a unique haplotype with south Cumbria and Lancashire suggesting a southerly origin and movement around or over the Cumbrian Mountain range which is thought of as a barrier to movements. …”
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Children's understandings’ of obesity, a thematic analysis by Amy L. Fielden, Elizabeth Sillence, Linda Little

“…Participants were selected from Reception (4–5 years old) and Year 6 (10–11 years old), and attended a school in an area of Sunderland, in North East England. Participants were separated according to age and gender, resulting in four focus groups, run across two sessions. …”
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Classics for All North. The view from Liverpool by Alice Case, Maria Haley

“…In June 2019 the Classics for All Hubs in the North of England (Blackpool, Liverpool, Durham/North-East England and Manchester/Leeds) met together in Leeds and agreed to combine our forces, rebranding ourselves as Classics for All North. …”
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CO2 payback time for a wind farm on afforested peatland in the UK by J.T. Mitchell, J. Grace, G.P. Harrison

“…To examine the relative impacts, an estimate was made of the CO2 payback time for a wind farm hypothetically sited on an afforested peatland in north-east England known as Harwood Forest. The location is representative of many potential wind farm sites, and was chosen for this study because its carbon fluxes and stores have been extensively characterised. …”
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Could parental rules play a role in the association between short sleep and obesity in young children? by Jones, C, Pollard, T, Summerbell, C, Ball, H

“…Participants were 3-year-old children and their parents, recruited at nursery schools in socioeconomically deprived and non-deprived areas of a North-East England town. Parents were interviewed to assess their use of sleep, television-viewing and dietary rules, and given diaries to document their child's sleep for 4 days/5 nights. …”

HEAT REFRACTION AND HEAT-PRODUCTION IN AND AROUND GRANITE PLUTONS IN NORTHEAST ENGLAND by England, P, Oxburgh, E, Richardson, S

“…Existing surface heat flow determinations in north-east England indicate a difference in thermal structure between the Alston block of the North Pennines and the coastal regions. …”

The experiences of older adult members of a combined lunch club and assisted shopping group and the perceived value in their occupational lives: A qualitative study by Aaron Walton, Tracy Collins

“…This qualitative research explores the experiences of members of a combined lunch club and assisted shopping group based in North‐East England to understand the perceived value in their lives from an occupational perspective. …”
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Should UK Pneumococcal Vaccine Eligibility Criteria Include Alcohol Dependency in Areas with High Alcohol-Related Mortality? by John D. Mooney, Michael Imarhiagbe, Jonathan Ling

“…We propose therefore that alcohol dependency (now referred to as alcohol use disorder), should be re-considered an indicator condition for receiving pneumococcal vaccine in North East England, where mortality from pneumococcal disease has been rising and which already has an excessive burden of alcohol-related mortality.…”
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Explaining variation in GP referral rates for x-rays for back pain by Bond Senga, Lecouturier Jan, Baker Rachel

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 29 GPs with high and low referral rates for LSX in North East England. Thematic analysis used constant comparative techniques.…”
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Beyond trust: Amplifying unheard voices on concerns about harm resulting from health data-sharing by Stephanie Mulrine, Mwenza Blell, Madeleine Murtagh

“…Aim: We set out to gather data about the perspectives on health data-sharing of people living in North East England who have been underrepresented within other public engagement activities and who are marginalized in society. …”
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'I take my tablets with the whiskey': A qualitative study of alcohol and medication use in mid to later life. by Catherine Haighton, Jess Kidd, Amy O'Donnell, Graeme Wilson, Karen McCabe, Jonathan Ling

“…METHODS:Twenty-four interviews (12 men/12 women, ages 51-90 years) and three focus groups (n = 27, 6 men/21 women, ages 50-95 years) from three branches of Age UK and two services for alcohol problems in North East England. RESULTS:Older people in this study often combined alcohol and medication, frequently without discussing this with their family doctor. …”
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A cross-sectional study of the nutritional status of community-dwelling people with idiopathic Parkinson's disease by Turnbull Elizabeth J, Porter Bob, Gray William K, Jaafar Ahmed F, Walker Richard W

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>People diagnosed with idiopathic PD from within two PD prevalence study sites in North-East England were asked to participate in this study. …”
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Performing collaborative research: a dramaturgical reflection on an institutional knowledge brokering service in the North East of England by Peter van der Graaf, Janet Shucksmith, Rosemary Rushmer, Avril Rhodes, Mark Welford

“…This paper reflects on this process within the AskFuse service, which was launched in June 2013 by Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, in North East England. The paper outlines the challenges and opportunities faced by both academics and health practitioners collaborating through the service. …”
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Provenancing Archaeological Wool Textiles from Medieval Northern Europe by Light Stable Isotope Analysis (δ13C, δ15N, δ2H). by Isabella C C von Holstein, Penelope Walton Rogers, Oliver E Craig, Kirsty E H Penkman, Jason Newton, Matthew J Collins

“…Degradation in archaeological wool samples, examined by elemental and amino acid composition, was greater in samples from Iceland (Reykholt) than in samples from north-east England (York, Newcastle) or northern Germany (Hessens). …”
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Networks Amongst Syrians: Situated Migrant Positionalities and the Impact on Relational Embedding by Francesca Speed, Tracy Scurry, Peter Edward, Mona Moufahim

“…By drawing on in‐depth interview data from 31 men and women living in North East England, we explore how varying social categories—or positionalities—intersect and shape personal networks and feelings of attachment amongst Syrians. …”
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A spatial analysis of lime resources and their potential for improving soil magnesium concentrations and pH in grassland areas of England and Wales by T. Bide, E. L. Ander, M. R. Broadley

“…Areas of potential demand for Mg-rich agricultural lime include areas in south east Wales, the Midlands and North East England. Although, areas where this may be an effective solution to low soil Mg values are restricted by the availability of suitable products. …”
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