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View article: Untangling nutrient co‐regulation of ombrotrophic peatland development
Untangling nutrient co‐regulation of ombrotrophic peatland development Open
Ombrotrophic peatlands are the largest terrestrial store of global carbon (C). While hydroclimate controls over peatland development are well known, the importance of nutrient fluxes has been researched less. Atmospheric nutrient fluxes to…
View article: The gender wage gap across life: Effects of genetic predisposition towards higher educational attainment
The gender wage gap across life: Effects of genetic predisposition towards higher educational attainment Open
Using two polygenic scores (PGS) for educational attainment in a biomedical study of all those born in a single week in Great Britain in 1958 we show that the genetic predisposition for educational attainment is associated with labour mark…
View article: Teasing Tansley? A 'tremendus' caricature from the launch party for the Flora of the British Isles
Teasing Tansley? A 'tremendus' caricature from the launch party for the Flora of the British Isles Open
On the 24th March 1952 a celebratory luncheon was held to mark the publication of Clapham, Tutin and Warburg’s Flora of the British Isles. The cover of the menu shows a caricature of what appears to be the plant ecologist Arthur Tansley dr…
View article: Prevention and management of agitation in the neuroscience patient: Recommendations from Australasia
Prevention and management of agitation in the neuroscience patient: Recommendations from Australasia Open
Background Neuroscience patients can present with agitation due to a number of factors such as the presence of cerebral abnormalities, tumours, trauma, or medications. Agitation among neuroscience patients that escalates to violence and ag…
View article: Exploring the reasons for labour market gender inequality a year into the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the UK cohort studies
Exploring the reasons for labour market gender inequality a year into the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the UK cohort studies Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unexpected disruptions to Western countries which affected women more adversely than men. Previous studies suggest that gender differences are attributable to: women being over-represented in the most affec…
View article: UKRI MRC National Musculoskeletal Ageing Network: strategic prioritisation to increase healthy lifespan and minimise physical frailty
UKRI MRC National Musculoskeletal Ageing Network: strategic prioritisation to increase healthy lifespan and minimise physical frailty Open
The UKRI Medical Research Council National Musculoskeletal Ageing Network (Director: Professor Cyrus Cooper and Deputy-Director: Professor Nicholas Harvey) brings together, over a 2-year period, key UKRI MRC investments in musculoskeletal …
View article: Is pupil attainment higher in well-managed schools?
Is pupil attainment higher in well-managed schools? Open
Linking the Workplace Employment Relations Surveys 2004 and 2011 to administrative data on pupil attainment in England we examine whether secondary and primary schools who deploy more intensive human resource management (HRM) practices hav…
View article: Appendices.xlsx
Appendices.xlsx Open
Appendices for the paper submitted to LLCS
View article: Can Human Resource Management Improve Schools' Performance?
Can Human Resource Management Improve Schools' Performance? Open
Using data for British workplaces, we compare the associations between human resource management (HRM) practices and schools' performance, comparing those effects to the effects of HRM among private sector workplaces. We do so using measur…
View article: The Gender Gap in Wages over the Life Course: Evidence from a British Cohort Born in 1958
The Gender Gap in Wages over the Life Course: Evidence from a British Cohort Born in 1958 Open
Using data tracking all those born in a single week in Great Britain in 1958 through to their mid-50s we observe an inverse U-shaped gender wage gap (GWG) over their life-course: an initial gap in early adulthood widened substantially duri…
View article: Work-Life Imbalance in Extended Working Lives: Domestic Divisions of Labour and Partners’ Perceptions of Job Pressures of Non-Retiring Older Workers
Work-Life Imbalance in Extended Working Lives: Domestic Divisions of Labour and Partners’ Perceptions of Job Pressures of Non-Retiring Older Workers Open
Extending working lives prolongs existing patterns of time spent in work or with family into later life. Analysis of European Social Survey data shows a widening in inequitable domestic divisions of labour in households with post-retiremen…
View article: Responses to an Ageing Workforce: Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom
Responses to an Ageing Workforce: Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom Open
Background: An ageing workforce is a challenge for businesses that are increasingly expected to adapt workplaces to enable employees to remain in work longer. Emerging evidence highlights employer practices to attract or retain older worke…
View article: Water availability is a principal driver of large-scale land cover spatial heterogeneity in sub-Saharan savannahs
Water availability is a principal driver of large-scale land cover spatial heterogeneity in sub-Saharan savannahs Open
Context The heterogeneous mosaic nature of African savannah vegetation is a key aspect of its ecology. This study evaluates mosaic distributions and characteristics across sub-Saharan Africa, investigating the environmental drivers of mosa…
View article: Doi90/JSDM_Inference: Publication
Doi90/JSDM_Inference: Publication Open
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View article: Development and Implementation of a Resident Training Tracking Tool Targeted to Documentation of Milestone Fulfillment
Development and Implementation of a Resident Training Tracking Tool Targeted to Documentation of Milestone Fulfillment Open
Despite adoption of the 2015 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and American Board of Pathology (ABP) Milestones for the assessment of resident education, very few tools are available to organize the longitudinal …
View article: Are Schools Different? Wellbeing and Commitment Among Staff in Schools and Elsewhere
Are Schools Different? Wellbeing and Commitment Among Staff in Schools and Elsewhere Open
Using nationally representative linked employer-employee data for Britain in 2004 and 2011 we find school staff are more satisfied and more contented with their jobs than "like" employees in other workplaces. The differentials are largely …
View article: Assessing the Variance in Pupil Attainment: How Important is the School Attended?
Assessing the Variance in Pupil Attainment: How Important is the School Attended? Open
We explore the variation in pupil attainment at the end of secondary schooling in England. The paper links data on all schools and all pupils within these schools to analyse the role of the school in accounting for this variation. We analy…