Exploring the Challenges Faced by Health Care Professionals Working with People Living with Dementia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic in the English West Midlands Region by Mandu Stephen Ekpenyong, Farai Pfende, Mathew Nyashanu

“… Context: The challenges faced by health care professionals working with people living with dementia amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the English West Midlands region. Objective: This study explored the challenges faced by health care professionals working with people living with dementia amid the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Drawing and detailing by automated procedures : papers presented at a symposium held at Birmingham University on 13 April 1970 and organized by West Midlands Region of the Concrete Society

Building internet capabilities in SMEs by Chapman, P, James-Moore, M, Szczygiel, M, Thompson, D

“…The effectiveness of this methodology was examined during its application in 21 SME automotive component suppliers in the West Midlands region of England. This exercise found that 90 per cent of firms continued to use their Internet based ICT capability after a year.…”

Cluster randomised controlled trial of expert system based on the transtheoretical ("stages of change") model for smoking prevention and cessation in schools. by Aveyard, P, Cheng, K, Almond, J, Sherratt, E, Lancashire, R, Lawrence, T, Griffin, C, Evans, O

“…SETTING: 52 schools in the West Midlands region. PARTICIPANTS: 8352 students in year 9 (age 13-14 years) at those schools. …”

Evaluation of Climate Change Resilience of Urban Road Network Strategies by Siama Begum, Rachel S. Fisher, Emma J. S. Ferranti, Andrew D. Quinn

“…Recommendations and findings from other literature are used to establish a set of evaluation criteria to compare the maturity of highway network management strategies for the West Midlands region. The evaluation of the policy documents is used to rank the maturity of the strategies, and recommendations are made to local authorities to highlight where the strategies could be improved. …”
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Is it as easy as young people claim for them to buy cigarettes?: Comparing the results of realistic test purchases with those from trading standards test purchases by Croghan, E, Aveyard, P, Johnson, C

“…Design/methodology/approach - Six volunteer young people visited shops around the West Midlands region and attempted to buy cigarettes. They conducted the attempt in as realistic fashion as possible. …”

Research in primary care: extent of involvement and perceived determinants among practitioners from one English region. by Jowett, S, Macleod, J, Wilson, S, Hobbs, F

“…We surveyed all (n = 2770) service GPs in the West Midlands Region in order to quantify their research involvement and to explore determinants of this. …”

Where can offenders be found when they are not committing crimes? A cross-sectional survey of British police officers on non-crime locations by John Denley, Barak Ariel, Marcus Felson

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Variation in NHS utilisation of vault smear tests in women post-hysterectomy: A study, using routinely collected datasets by Wilson Sue, Macleod John, Stokes-Lampard Helen J

“…</p> <p>Methods/Design</p> <p>All women resident in the West Midlands region, of the United Kingdom, who had a hysterectomy operation between 1st April 2002 and 30th March 2003 will be identified from the Hospital Episodes Statistics database which also contains proxy data on deprivation status, derived from postcode and self declared ethnicity. …”
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Effectiveness of an e-learning course in evidence-based medicine for foundation (internship) training. by Hadley, J, Kulier, R, Zamora, J, Coppus, S, Weinbrenner, S, Meyerrose, B, Decsi, T, Horvath, A, Nagy, E, Emparanza, J, Arvanitis, T, Burls, A, Cabello, J, Kaczor, M, Zanrei, G, Pierer, K, Kunz, R, Wilkie, V, Wall, D, Mol, B, Khan, K

“…METHODS: We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial to compare a clinically integrated e-learning EBM course (intervention) to a lecture-based course (control) among postgraduate trainees at foundation or internship level in seven teaching hospitals in the UK West Midlands region. Knowledge gain among participants was measured with a validated instrument using multiple choice questions. …”

Traffic Noise Assessment Using Intelligent Acoustic Sensors (Traffic Ear) and Vehicle Telematics Data by Omid Ghaffarpasand, Anwar Almojarkesh, Sophie Morris, Elizabeth Stephens, Alaa Chalabi, Usamah Almojarkesh, Zenah Almojarkesh, Francis D. Pope

“…It was applied to vehicles travelling on roads in the West Midlands region of the UK. The results showed that the reduction in traffic engine noise over the whole of the study road was over 8% during rush hours, while the weekday–weekend effect had a deterioration effect of almost half. …”
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Colorectal cancer in ulcerative colitis: a cohort study of primary referrals from three centres. by Gyde, SN, Prior, P, Allan, R, Stevens, A, Jewell, D, Truelove, S, Lofberg, R, Brostrom, O, Hellers, G

“…A retrospective cohort of 823 patients with ulcerative colitis who resided at the time of diagnosis in one of three defined geographical areas (West Midlands region, Oxford region, England and Stockholm County, Sweden) was assembled. …”

Evaluation of the accuracy of serum MMP-9 as a test for colorectal cancer in a primary care population. by Wilson, S, Wakelam, M, Hobbs, R, Ryan, A, Dunn, J, Redman, V, Patrick, F, Colbourne, L, Martin, A, Ismail, T

“…METHODS/DESIGN: People aged 50 to 69 years, who registered in participating general practices in the West Midlands Region, will be asked to complete a questionnaire that asks about symptoms. …”

Using digital tools in clinical, health and social care research: a mixed-methods study of UK stakeholders by Mark T Elliott, Mark Evans, Theodoros N Arvanitis, Sophie Clohessy, Umer Rashid, Carly Craddock, Carla T Toro

“…Interviews were audiorecorded, transcribed and analysed thematically.Setting, participants To explore the digital tools used since the pandemic, survey participants (researchers and related staff (n=41), research and development staff (n=25)), needed to have worked on clinical, health or social care research studies over the past 2 years (2020–2022) in an employing organisation based in the West Midlands region of England (due to funding from a regional clinical research network (CRN)). …”
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The Clinical Teaching Fellow role: views of the Heads of Academy in the West Midlands by Isobel Marion Harris, Sheila Greenfield, Derek J Ward, Alice J Sitch, Jayne Parry

“…This study aimed to explore the views of HoAs in the West Midlands region regarding CTFs employed at their Trusts. …”
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The Clinical Teaching Fellow role: exploring expectations and experiences by Isobel Marion Harris, Heather McNeilly, Derek J. Ward, Alice J. Sitch, Jayne Parry, Sheila Greenfield

“…Methods CTFs working in Trusts in the West Midlands region registered as students on the Education for Healthcare Professionals Post Graduate Certificate course at the University of Birmingham in August 2019 took part in a survey and a focus group. …”
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Evaluation of the accuracy of serum MMP-9 as a test for colorectal cancer in a primary care population by Wilson, S, Wakelam, M, Hobbs, R, Ryan, A, Dunn, J, Redman, V, Patrick, F, Colbourne, L, Martin, A, Ismail, T

“…<br/><br/> <b>Methods/Design:</b> People aged 50 to 69 years, who registered in participating general practices in the West Midlands Region, will be asked to complete a questionnaire that asks about symptoms. …”

Prevalence of the use of cancer related self-tests by members of the public: a community survey by Wilson, S, Greenfield, S, Pattison, H, Ryan, A, McManus, R, Fitzmaurice, D, Marriott, J, Chapman, C, Clifford, S

“…Adults registered in participating general practices in the West Midlands Region, will be asked to complete a questionnaire that will collect socio-demographic information and basic data regarding previous and potential future use of self-test kits. …”

Modelling the Impact of National vs. Local Emission Reduction on PM_2.5 in the West Midlands, UK Using WRF-CMAQ by Andrea Mazzeo, Jian Zhong, Christina Hood, Stephen Smith, Jenny Stocker, Xiaoming Cai, William J. Bloss

“…The modelling system WRF-CMAQ was used to simulate the impact of emissions reductions in the West Midlands region of the UK, evaluating the change in total PM_2.5 and in its primary and secondary components. …”
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PB1786: COMPARISON OF OPTICAL GENOME MAPPING WITH STANDARD OF CARE TESTING TO INVESTIGATE GENOMIC ABNORMALITIES IN LEUKAEMIAS: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH GENOMIC LABOR... by M. Muraru, A. Skowronska, S. Dyer, A. Beggs, J. Woodley, C. Poxon, J. Mason

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