Background: The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the development of numerous recommendations for pra... more Background: The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the development of numerous recommendations for practice and policy for specialist palliative care provided by hospices in United Kingdom (UK), as hospices were significantly affected by the pandemic and protections put in place. The aim of this review is to identify and synthesise recommendations or implications for policy and practice that have been generated for adult hospice specialist palliative care during the first 24 months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: AMED, BNI, CINAHL, EMBASE, EMCARE, HMIC, Medline, PsycINFO, PubMed databases were searched for peer-reviewed papers, as well as hand searchers for grey literature. Literature relating to hospices and Covid-19 in the UK were included and a thematic synthesis of recommendations for hospice policy and practice was undertaken. Results: 858 articles were identified with 12 meeting the inclusion criteria. Fifty-eight recommendations or implications were identified: 31 for policy, 2...
This report outlines the findings from the Gauging Attitudes to OA and OA Support Survey. The dat... more This report outlines the findings from the Gauging Attitudes to OA and OA Support Survey. The data collection took place during April-May 2014, and received 109 responses, primarily from Warwick Business School (WBS), Physics and Warwick Medical School (WMS). The findings suggest a good deal of support for the principles of OA, and indeed positive responses for University support provided for OA. There is a need to review funding options available to researchers for Gold OA, further develop APC payment processes, and certain areas of OA advocacy. The review needs are taken forward in the Recommendations section to be used by the Library for overall developmental work.
Climate change is expected to impact oceanic ecosystem functioning in the upcoming decades, ocean... more Climate change is expected to impact oceanic ecosystem functioning in the upcoming decades, ocean acidification and global warming being the most important factors which will shape the future ocean dynamics (Jackson 2008). In the experiments presented here we used an innovative approach that consisted of extending the number of treatments across a wide range of carbon dioxide partial pressure (pCO 2) levels and two temperatures which allowed to test lower and upper thresholds of biological production. Growth, calcification and POC production rates showed an optimum curve response to increasing pCO 2 , with an almost doubling in production rates at 20°C and opt imum rates for pCO 2 levels of ~290-599 µatm at 15°C and ~488-1052 µatm pCO 2 at 20°C. PIC and POC cellular quotas showed changes to increasing pCO 2 but no effect from increasing temperature. Results obtained from the combined effect of global warming and increasing pCO 2 from these experiments might contribute to shape biogeochemical modeling formulations in the near future. Seawater Carbonate system The seawater carbonate system is composed of four measurable parameters, from which any two are sufficient to calculate the others given temperature, salinity and pressure (Sarmiento and Gruber 2006).These four parameters are dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), pH and CO 2 partial pressure (pCO 2). DIC and TA are preferably used because they are considered conservative quantities with respect to changes in state and will be the only ones described here.
Introduction: An increasing number of people with COPD are under 65yrs.The aim of this study was ... more Introduction: An increasing number of people with COPD are under 65yrs.The aim of this study was to ascertain the social and financial impact of COPD on this age group.The country level data are presented from a multi-country cross-sectional survey. Method: 2426 respondents from Brazil, China, Germany, Turkey, UK and US were recruited utilising a mixed methods design. Data was collected on the financial impact of COPD on individuals and their families, including effect on household income, ability to maintain lifestyles, planning for the future, and social impact. Results: 49% (1180) males, m 56.4yrs,and 29% employed.Respondents felt unable to plan for the future or maintain lifestyles.Over 1/3 felt household income had decreased,17% a burden to friends and family, and 26% unable to care for children/family as before.Over 50% went out less, and similar numbers felt embarrassed by their cough.Over half felt their condition had stopped them achieving life goals or dreams. Conclusions: Respondents felt they were restricted by their COPD in terms of achieving life goals, socialising with others and providing usual family care. The results confirm the high social impact of COPD and financial concerns are of particular importance for working age patients.
Multimedia applications have to receive sufficient resource allocations to maintain their desired... more Multimedia applications have to receive sufficient resource allocations to maintain their desired levels of Quality of Service (QoS). On the other hand, in mobile environments, the devices on which these applications must run have to minimize power consumption to prolong battery life. Our work focuses on the QoS issues in the event-driven distribution of multimedia streams between mobile users, where a source provides interactive video in the form of streams of data events to multiple remote sinks. This paper addresses the power-aware execution of event handlers at such event sinks. In particular, an adaptive approach to the dynamic selection of a suitable CPU clock frequency of a mobile device is shown superior to non-adaptive power management. This approach (a) minimizes power consumption while also (b) guaranteeing that a given event handler finishes its execution within application-specific timing constraints. This is realized by dynamically measuring the progress of event handler functions and then using this information to readjust the clock frequency for the current event and to select appropriate clock frequencies for future events.
Aim: Globally, COPD affects around 210 million people, and half of these are thought to be aged 4... more Aim: Globally, COPD affects around 210 million people, and half of these are thought to be aged 40-651. More patients with COPD retire early compared to other people of the same age with other respiratory conditions2. It is suggested that there is a positive relationship ...
Background: Approximately 210 million people are estimated to have chronic obstructive pulmonary ... more Background: Approximately 210 million people are estimated to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] worldwide. The burden of disease is known to be high, though less is known about those of a younger age. The aim of this study was to investigate the wider personal, economic and societal burden of COPD on a cross country working-age cohort. Methods: A crosscountry [Brazil, China, Germany, Turkey, US, UK] cross-sectional survey methodology was utilised to answer the research questions. 2426 participants aged 45-67 recruited via a number of recruitment methods specific to each country completed the full survey. Inclusion criteria were a recalled physician diagnosis of COPD, a smoking history of > 10 pack years and the use of COPD medications in the previous 3 months prior to questioning. The survey included items from the validated Work Productivity and Activity Impairment [WPAI] scale and the EuroQoL 5 Dimension [EQ-5D] scale. Disease severity was measured using the 5-point MRC [Medical Research Council] dyspnoea scale as a surrogate measure. Results: 64% had either moderate [n = 1012] or severe [n = 521] COPD, although this varied by country. 75% of the cohort reported at least one comorbid condition. Quality of life declined with severity of illness [mild, mean EQ-5D score = 0.84; moderate 0.58; severe 0.41]. The annual cost of healthcare utilisation [excluding treatment costs and diagnostic tests] per
Background The prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions is 17% and is set to rise with the ageing... more Background The prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions is 17% and is set to rise with the ageing population. A number of studies suggest the positive impact of nurse education and training on primary health care delivery in long-term conditions. Rationale There is little evidence of the management of musculoskeletal conditions by practice nurses and their training needs. The aim of this study was to measure practice nurses’ confidence, knowledge and ability to manage musculoskeletal conditions, and therefore to indicate the training need. Methodology At Education for Health 182 responses were gained from students and alumni. The data were collected via SurveyMonkey email survey during January to early February 2011 (n=150) and face-to-face surveys (n=32) during February and March 2011. Results Confidence, knowledge and ability to manage musculoskeletal conditions was low among practice nurses. The majority said they were not at all or only slightly confident (n=120/180, 67%) in pro...
This report describes the diversity of experiences informal carers for people with life-limiting ... more This report describes the diversity of experiences informal carers for people with life-limiting illnesses who were supported by hospices in the West Midlands during the pandemic. It is one of four cohort reports – the others focus on patients, frontline hospice staff, and senior managers respectively – that form the evidence base for a Policy Report into the impact of Covid-19 on hospices. In these reports we address the nine key themes that were identified as potentially important in our previous collaborative knowledge synthesis (MacArtney et al., 2021) and seek to address some of the policy gaps we identified in our review of recommendations for hospice practice and policy (Langen-Datta et al., 2022). Together these outputs are the result of an Economic and Social Research Council funded study (grant number: ES/W001837/1). This is one of the first studies to contribute an in-depth exploration of hospice-based experiences of the pandemic to the growing body of knowledge about the...
This report describes the diversity of experiences of people with life-limiting illnesses who wer... more This report describes the diversity of experiences of people with life-limiting illnesses who were supported by hospices in the West Midlands during the pandemic. It is one of four cohort reports – the others focus on patients, carers, and frontline hospice staff respectively – that form the evidence base for a Policy Report into the impact of Covid-19 on hospices. In these reports we address the nine key themes that were identified as potentially important in our previous collaborative knowledge synthesis (MacArtney et al., 2021) and seek to address some of the policy gaps we identified in our review of recommendations for hospice practice and policy (van Langen-Datta et al., 2022). Together these outputs are the result of an Economic and Social Research Council funded study (grant number: ES/W001837/1) that is one of the first studies to contribute an in-depth exploration of hospice-based experiences of the pandemic to the growing body of knowledge about the effectiveness and effe...
This report describes the diversity of experiences of people with life-limiting illnesses who wer... more This report describes the diversity of experiences of people with life-limiting illnesses who were supported by hospices in the West Midlands during the pandemic. It is one of four cohort reports – the others focus on carers, frontline hospice staff, and senior managers respectively – that form the evidence base for a Policy Report into the impact of Covid-19 on hospices. In these reports we address the nine key themes that were identified as potentially important in our previous collaborative knowledge synthesis (MacArtney et al., 2021) and seek to address some of the policy gaps we identified in our review of recommendations for hospice practice and policy (Langen-Datta et al., 2022). Together these outputs are the result of an Economic and Social Research Council funded study (grant number: ES/W001837/1) that is one of the first studies to contribute an in-depth exploration of hospice-based experiences of the pandemic to the growing body of knowledge about the effectiveness and e...
This report describes the diversity of experiences of hospice staff who worked in operational rol... more This report describes the diversity of experiences of hospice staff who worked in operational roles in hospices in the West Midlands during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is one of four cohort reports – the others focus on patients, carers, and senior managers respectively – that form the evidence base for a Policy Report into the impact of Covid-19 on hospices. In these reports we address the nine key themes that were identified as potentially important in our previous collaborative knowledge synthesis (MacArtney et al., 2021) and seek to address some of the policy gaps we identified in our review of recommendations for hospice practice and policy (van Langen-Datta et al., 2022). Together these outputs are the result of an Economic and Social Research Council funded study (grant number: ES/W001837/1). This is one of the first studies to contribute an in-depth exploration of hospice-based experiences of the pandemic to the growing body of knowledge about the effectiveness and effects of ...
Background: The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the development of numerous recommendations for pra... more Background: The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the development of numerous recommendations for practice and policy for specialist palliative care provided by hospices in United Kingdom (UK), as hospices were significantly affected by the pandemic and protections put in place. The aim of this review is to identify and synthesise recommendations or implications for policy and practice that have been generated for adult hospice specialist palliative care during the first 24 months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: AMED, BNI, CINAHL, EMBASE, EMCARE, HMIC, Medline, PsycINFO, PubMed databases were searched for peer-reviewed papers, as well as hand searchers for grey literature. Literature relating to hospices and Covid-19 in the UK were included and a thematic synthesis of recommendations for hospice policy and practice was undertaken. Results: 858 articles were identified with 12 meeting the inclusion criteria. Fifty-eight recommendations or implications were identified: 31 for policy, 2...
This report outlines the findings from the Gauging Attitudes to OA and OA Support Survey. The dat... more This report outlines the findings from the Gauging Attitudes to OA and OA Support Survey. The data collection took place during April-May 2014, and received 109 responses, primarily from Warwick Business School (WBS), Physics and Warwick Medical School (WMS). The findings suggest a good deal of support for the principles of OA, and indeed positive responses for University support provided for OA. There is a need to review funding options available to researchers for Gold OA, further develop APC payment processes, and certain areas of OA advocacy. The review needs are taken forward in the Recommendations section to be used by the Library for overall developmental work.
Climate change is expected to impact oceanic ecosystem functioning in the upcoming decades, ocean... more Climate change is expected to impact oceanic ecosystem functioning in the upcoming decades, ocean acidification and global warming being the most important factors which will shape the future ocean dynamics (Jackson 2008). In the experiments presented here we used an innovative approach that consisted of extending the number of treatments across a wide range of carbon dioxide partial pressure (pCO 2) levels and two temperatures which allowed to test lower and upper thresholds of biological production. Growth, calcification and POC production rates showed an optimum curve response to increasing pCO 2 , with an almost doubling in production rates at 20°C and opt imum rates for pCO 2 levels of ~290-599 µatm at 15°C and ~488-1052 µatm pCO 2 at 20°C. PIC and POC cellular quotas showed changes to increasing pCO 2 but no effect from increasing temperature. Results obtained from the combined effect of global warming and increasing pCO 2 from these experiments might contribute to shape biogeochemical modeling formulations in the near future. Seawater Carbonate system The seawater carbonate system is composed of four measurable parameters, from which any two are sufficient to calculate the others given temperature, salinity and pressure (Sarmiento and Gruber 2006).These four parameters are dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), pH and CO 2 partial pressure (pCO 2). DIC and TA are preferably used because they are considered conservative quantities with respect to changes in state and will be the only ones described here.
Introduction: An increasing number of people with COPD are under 65yrs.The aim of this study was ... more Introduction: An increasing number of people with COPD are under 65yrs.The aim of this study was to ascertain the social and financial impact of COPD on this age group.The country level data are presented from a multi-country cross-sectional survey. Method: 2426 respondents from Brazil, China, Germany, Turkey, UK and US were recruited utilising a mixed methods design. Data was collected on the financial impact of COPD on individuals and their families, including effect on household income, ability to maintain lifestyles, planning for the future, and social impact. Results: 49% (1180) males, m 56.4yrs,and 29% employed.Respondents felt unable to plan for the future or maintain lifestyles.Over 1/3 felt household income had decreased,17% a burden to friends and family, and 26% unable to care for children/family as before.Over 50% went out less, and similar numbers felt embarrassed by their cough.Over half felt their condition had stopped them achieving life goals or dreams. Conclusions: Respondents felt they were restricted by their COPD in terms of achieving life goals, socialising with others and providing usual family care. The results confirm the high social impact of COPD and financial concerns are of particular importance for working age patients.
Multimedia applications have to receive sufficient resource allocations to maintain their desired... more Multimedia applications have to receive sufficient resource allocations to maintain their desired levels of Quality of Service (QoS). On the other hand, in mobile environments, the devices on which these applications must run have to minimize power consumption to prolong battery life. Our work focuses on the QoS issues in the event-driven distribution of multimedia streams between mobile users, where a source provides interactive video in the form of streams of data events to multiple remote sinks. This paper addresses the power-aware execution of event handlers at such event sinks. In particular, an adaptive approach to the dynamic selection of a suitable CPU clock frequency of a mobile device is shown superior to non-adaptive power management. This approach (a) minimizes power consumption while also (b) guaranteeing that a given event handler finishes its execution within application-specific timing constraints. This is realized by dynamically measuring the progress of event handler functions and then using this information to readjust the clock frequency for the current event and to select appropriate clock frequencies for future events.
Aim: Globally, COPD affects around 210 million people, and half of these are thought to be aged 4... more Aim: Globally, COPD affects around 210 million people, and half of these are thought to be aged 40-651. More patients with COPD retire early compared to other people of the same age with other respiratory conditions2. It is suggested that there is a positive relationship ...
Background: Approximately 210 million people are estimated to have chronic obstructive pulmonary ... more Background: Approximately 210 million people are estimated to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] worldwide. The burden of disease is known to be high, though less is known about those of a younger age. The aim of this study was to investigate the wider personal, economic and societal burden of COPD on a cross country working-age cohort. Methods: A crosscountry [Brazil, China, Germany, Turkey, US, UK] cross-sectional survey methodology was utilised to answer the research questions. 2426 participants aged 45-67 recruited via a number of recruitment methods specific to each country completed the full survey. Inclusion criteria were a recalled physician diagnosis of COPD, a smoking history of > 10 pack years and the use of COPD medications in the previous 3 months prior to questioning. The survey included items from the validated Work Productivity and Activity Impairment [WPAI] scale and the EuroQoL 5 Dimension [EQ-5D] scale. Disease severity was measured using the 5-point MRC [Medical Research Council] dyspnoea scale as a surrogate measure. Results: 64% had either moderate [n = 1012] or severe [n = 521] COPD, although this varied by country. 75% of the cohort reported at least one comorbid condition. Quality of life declined with severity of illness [mild, mean EQ-5D score = 0.84; moderate 0.58; severe 0.41]. The annual cost of healthcare utilisation [excluding treatment costs and diagnostic tests] per
Background The prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions is 17% and is set to rise with the ageing... more Background The prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions is 17% and is set to rise with the ageing population. A number of studies suggest the positive impact of nurse education and training on primary health care delivery in long-term conditions. Rationale There is little evidence of the management of musculoskeletal conditions by practice nurses and their training needs. The aim of this study was to measure practice nurses’ confidence, knowledge and ability to manage musculoskeletal conditions, and therefore to indicate the training need. Methodology At Education for Health 182 responses were gained from students and alumni. The data were collected via SurveyMonkey email survey during January to early February 2011 (n=150) and face-to-face surveys (n=32) during February and March 2011. Results Confidence, knowledge and ability to manage musculoskeletal conditions was low among practice nurses. The majority said they were not at all or only slightly confident (n=120/180, 67%) in pro...
This report describes the diversity of experiences informal carers for people with life-limiting ... more This report describes the diversity of experiences informal carers for people with life-limiting illnesses who were supported by hospices in the West Midlands during the pandemic. It is one of four cohort reports – the others focus on patients, frontline hospice staff, and senior managers respectively – that form the evidence base for a Policy Report into the impact of Covid-19 on hospices. In these reports we address the nine key themes that were identified as potentially important in our previous collaborative knowledge synthesis (MacArtney et al., 2021) and seek to address some of the policy gaps we identified in our review of recommendations for hospice practice and policy (Langen-Datta et al., 2022). Together these outputs are the result of an Economic and Social Research Council funded study (grant number: ES/W001837/1). This is one of the first studies to contribute an in-depth exploration of hospice-based experiences of the pandemic to the growing body of knowledge about the...
This report describes the diversity of experiences of people with life-limiting illnesses who wer... more This report describes the diversity of experiences of people with life-limiting illnesses who were supported by hospices in the West Midlands during the pandemic. It is one of four cohort reports – the others focus on patients, carers, and frontline hospice staff respectively – that form the evidence base for a Policy Report into the impact of Covid-19 on hospices. In these reports we address the nine key themes that were identified as potentially important in our previous collaborative knowledge synthesis (MacArtney et al., 2021) and seek to address some of the policy gaps we identified in our review of recommendations for hospice practice and policy (van Langen-Datta et al., 2022). Together these outputs are the result of an Economic and Social Research Council funded study (grant number: ES/W001837/1) that is one of the first studies to contribute an in-depth exploration of hospice-based experiences of the pandemic to the growing body of knowledge about the effectiveness and effe...
This report describes the diversity of experiences of people with life-limiting illnesses who wer... more This report describes the diversity of experiences of people with life-limiting illnesses who were supported by hospices in the West Midlands during the pandemic. It is one of four cohort reports – the others focus on carers, frontline hospice staff, and senior managers respectively – that form the evidence base for a Policy Report into the impact of Covid-19 on hospices. In these reports we address the nine key themes that were identified as potentially important in our previous collaborative knowledge synthesis (MacArtney et al., 2021) and seek to address some of the policy gaps we identified in our review of recommendations for hospice practice and policy (Langen-Datta et al., 2022). Together these outputs are the result of an Economic and Social Research Council funded study (grant number: ES/W001837/1) that is one of the first studies to contribute an in-depth exploration of hospice-based experiences of the pandemic to the growing body of knowledge about the effectiveness and e...
This report describes the diversity of experiences of hospice staff who worked in operational rol... more This report describes the diversity of experiences of hospice staff who worked in operational roles in hospices in the West Midlands during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is one of four cohort reports – the others focus on patients, carers, and senior managers respectively – that form the evidence base for a Policy Report into the impact of Covid-19 on hospices. In these reports we address the nine key themes that were identified as potentially important in our previous collaborative knowledge synthesis (MacArtney et al., 2021) and seek to address some of the policy gaps we identified in our review of recommendations for hospice practice and policy (van Langen-Datta et al., 2022). Together these outputs are the result of an Economic and Social Research Council funded study (grant number: ES/W001837/1). This is one of the first studies to contribute an in-depth exploration of hospice-based experiences of the pandemic to the growing body of knowledge about the effectiveness and effects of ...
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