‘Large folios of eternity’: A critical study of Ann Bathurst and her Meditations and Visions by White, J

“…It also offers insight into the events surrounding Bathurst’s various spiritual crises throughout her life, and the social, financial, and religious conditions under which she produced her work, including a series of remarkably heterodox undertakings in the 1680s which were quietly excluded from Meditations and Visions. …”

Foreign Direct Investment and R&D;: Substitutes or Complements - A Case of Indian Manufacturing After 1991 Reforms. by Sasidharan, S, Kathuria, V

“…Therefore, in order to compete with the MNCs the domestic firms have to undertake R&D; activities or obtain technology from other sources. …”

Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study by Gacaferi, H, COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative

“…After a ≥ 7 week delay in undertaking surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, patients with ongoing symptoms had a higher mortality than patients whose symptoms had resolved or who had been asymptomatic (6.0% (95%CI 3.2–8.7) vs. 2.4% (95%CI 1.4–3.4) vs. 1.3% (95%CI 0.6–2.0), respectively). …”

Activity, structures and connections: a framework for researching teaching practices in international HE by Tange, H

“…Hence, it is recommended that an investigation of social practice include considerations relating to 1) the setting in which action is performed; 2) the specific activities that agents undertake; and 3) the implicit or explicit norms that guide actors’ evaluation of their own and other agents’ performance. …”

The odd man out? Might climate explain the lower tree alpha-diversity of African rain forests relative to Amazonian rain forests? by Parmentier, I, Malhi, Y, Senterre, B, Whittaker, R, Alonso, A, Balinga, M, Bakayoko, A, Bongers, F, Chatelain, C, Comiskey, J, Cortay, R, Kamdem, M, Doucet, J, Gautier, L, Hawthorne, W, Issembe, Y, Kouame, F, Kouka, L, Leal, M, Lejoly, J, Lewis, S, Nusbaumer, L, Parren, M, Peh, K, Phillips, O

“…Our results point to the importance of controlling for variation in plot size and for gross differences in regional climates when undertaking comparative analyses between regions of how local diversity of forest varies in relation to other putative controlling factors. © 2007 The Authors.…”

Microeconomic foundations of knowledge-driven growth by Goddard, J

“…<p>This D.Phil, thesis undertakes a theoretical analysis of the microeconomic incentives for scientific and technical knowledge-creating activities at the firm-level, the channels by which these activities impinge on industrial change and economic growth, and the effectiveness of governmental policies formulated to influence these systemic linkages. …”

Protocol for a multi-site pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial: Surgery versus PhysiothErapist-leD exercise for traumatic tears of the rotator cuff (the SPeEDy study) by Littlewood, C, Wade, J, Butler-Walley, S, Lewis, M, Beard, D, Rangan, A, Bhabra, G, Kalogrianitis, S, Kelly, C, Mehta, S, Singh, HP, Smith, M, Tambe, A, Tyler, J, Foster, NE

“…Prior to this, we first need to undertake a pilot and feasibility RCT to address current uncertainties about recruitment, retention and number of and reasons for treatment crossover. …”

Technology-enhanced consultations in diabetes, cancer, and heart failure: protocol for the Qualitative Analysis of Remote Consultations (QuARC) project by Shaw, SE, Cameron, D, Wherton, J, Seuren, LM, Vijayaraghavan, S, Bhattacharya, S, A’Court, C, Morris, J, Greenhalgh, T

“…The Qualitative Analysis of Remote Consultations (QuARC) study will combine datasets and undertake detailed interactional microanalysis of up to 40 remote consultations undertaken by senior and junior doctors and nurse specialists, including consultations with adults with diabetes, women who have diabetes during pregnancy, people consulting for postoperative cancer surgery and community-based patients having routine heart failure reviews along with up to 25 comparable face-to-face consultations. …”

Defining the relationship between Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate and clinical disease: statistical models for disease burden estimation. by Patil, A, Okiro, E, Gething, P, Guerra, C, Sharma, S, Snow, R, Hay, S

“…Measuring the clinical incidence of malaria longitudinally is labour-intensive and impossible to undertake universally. There is a need, therefore, to define a relationship between clinical incidence and the easier and more commonly measured index of infection prevalence: the "parasite rate". …”

Women's voices in Old Norse-Icelandic poetry by Hurd, JA

“…<p>This thesis examines the multiplicity of ways in which Old Norse-Icelandic authors represented women’s voices in poetic form, in a wide variety of genres. It undertakes a detailed analysis of a selection of these verses, considering how they function as poetry, how they function in relation to their prose context, and the (literary) effect of the prose author’s attribution of the verses to a woman. …”

At-risk registers integrated into primary care to stop asthma crises in the UK (ARRISA-UK): Study protocol for a pragmatic, cluster randomised trial with nested health economic and... by Smith, JR, Musgrave, S, Payerne, E, Noble, M, Sims, EJ, Clark, AB, Barton, G, Pinnock, H, Sheikh, A, Wilson, AM, ARRISA-UK Group

“…<strong>Methods</strong>: We are undertaking a pragmatic, two-arm, multicentre, cluster randomised controlled trial, plus health economic and process evaluation. …”

The genetic regulation of Kranz anatomy in maize by Hughes, T

“…The increased yields associated with the C₄ pathway have lead to the suggestion that C₃ crops such as rice should be engineered to undertake C₄ photosynthesis, however, this goal is currently held back by a lack of understanding about how the development of Kranz anatomy is regulated. …”

Economic analysis of oral dexamethasone for symptom relief of sore throat: the UK TOAST study by Burns, RM, Wolstenholme, JL, Jawad, S, Williams, N, Thompson, M, Perera, R, Hay, AD, Heneghan, C, Little, P, Moore, M, Hayward, G

“…<strong>Objectives:</strong> To undertake an economic analysis assessing the cost-effectiveness of a single dose of oral dexamethasone compared with placebo for the relief of sore throat. …”

The nature of teaching and learning when using a painting as a central stimulus across the curriculum by Janes, K

“…</p> <p>Using a multiple within-case analysis approach, data was collected through interviews and a questionnaire from 25 teachers to explore teachers’ understanding of the Take One Picture scheme and their expectations for undertaking a project. This data, alongside data from log journals compiled by the teachers, was used to explore the operationalisation of projects teacher-by-teacher. …”

An ethnomethodologically-informed study of interaction in the MOOC by Zawilska, A

“…I find it can be difficult to learn how to undertake an ethnomethodologically-informed study. …”

Estimates of possible severe bacterial infection in neonates in sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia, and Latin America for 2012: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Seale, A, Blencowe, H, Berkley, J, al., E

“…To guide programme planning, we have undertaken the first estimates of neonatal pSBI, by sex and by region, for sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia, and Latin America.We included data for pSBI incidence in neonates of 32 weeks' gestation or more (or birthweight ≥1500 g) with livebirth denominator data, undertaking a systematic review and forming an investigator group to obtain unpublished data. …”

Landscape planning for the future: using fossil records to independently validate bioclimatic envelope models for economically valuable tree species in Europe by Macias-Fauria, M, Willis, K

“…The average area under the curve statistic showed strong model performance, indicating: (1) the strength of BEMs for modelling current and future distributions and, (2) the potential of fossil pollen records to undertake these approaches. European-scale 1°- gridded maps of probability of occurrence largely agreed with observed 20th-century distributions for most taxa, allowing the construction of past modelled species distributions.…”

Investigating the evaluation of higher education in Germany: a case study of educational science (Erziehungswissenschaft) in Baden-Württemberg by Harris-Huemmert, S

“…This thesis is an empirical qualitative case study of the work of an evaluation commission which was established by the Ministry of Culture, Research and Art in the German state of Baden-Württemberg in 2003 to undertake a cross-sectional examination of the quality of teaching and research in universities and teacher training colleges offering courses in Educational Science (Erziehungswissenschaft). …”

Protein language representation learning to predict SARS-CoV-2 mutational landscape by Batra, H

“…Early discovery of high-risk mutations is critical towards undertaking data-informed therapeutic design decisions and effective pandemic management. …”

The effects of surgical volumes and training centre status on outcomes following total joint replacement: analysis of the Hospital Episode Statistics for England. by Judge, A, Chard, J, Learmonth, I, Dieppe, P

“…The data have implications for private practice in the United Kingdom and for the current move to undertake TJRs in Independent Sector Treatment Centres.…”