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Determinants of PhD student satisfaction:
Understanding the determinants of PhD student satisfaction is likely to become increasingly vital for universities as student satisfaction rankings already ubiquitous at undergraduate and master degree levels extend more broadly...
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Characteristics and practices of school-based cluster randomised controlled trials for improving health outcomes in pupils in the United Kingdom
Abstract: Background: Cluster randomised trials (CRTs) are increasingly used to evaluate non-pharmacological interventions for improving child health. Although methodological challenges of CRTs are well documented, the...
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Characteristics and practices of school-based cluster randomised controlled trials for improving health outcomes in pupils in the UK
INTRODUCTION: Cluster randomised trials (CRTs) are studies in which groups (clusters) of participants rather than the individuals themselves are randomised to trial arms. CRTs are becoming increasingly relevant for evaluating...
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CSF tau and the CSF tau/ABeta ratio for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease dementia and other dementias in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
BACKGROUND: Research suggests that measurable change in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers occurs years in advance of the onset of clinical symptoms (Beckett 2010). In this review, we aimed to assess the ability of CSF tau...
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Systematic review of the characteristics of school-based feasibility cluster randomised trials of interventions for improving the health of pupils in the UK.
BACKGROUND: The last 20 years have seen a marked increase in the use of cluster randomised trials (CRTs) in schools to evaluate interventions for improving pupil health outcomes. Schools have limited resources and participating...
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Determinants of PhD student satisfaction:
Understanding the determinants of PhD student satisfaction is likely to become increasingly vital for universities as student satisfaction rankings already ubiquitous at undergraduate and master degree levels extend more broadly...
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Attainment, attendance, and school difficulties in UK primary schoolchildren with probable ADHD
Background. Among children aged 6–16, there is a clear association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and academic attainment. We wanted to know whether this association was replicated in younger...
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Reflections on the afterlives of a PhD thesis
M Hulme
Feb 08, 2022
Most readers of this essay will likely have written a PhD thesis, will be in the throes of writing one or perhaps be aspiring to write one. There is a huge literature on the practice and experience of PhD research: on designing...
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Annual Research Review: The impact of Covid-19 on psychopathology in children and young people worldwide
BACKGROUND: The high volume and pace of research has posed challenges to researchers, policymakers and practitioners wanting to understand the overall impact of the pandemic on children and young people's mental health. We aimed...
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Electronic clinical decision support tool for assessing stomach symptoms in primary care (ECASS)
Objective: To determine the feasibility of a definitive trial in primary care of electronic clinical decision support (eCDS) for possible oesophago-gastric (O-G) cancer. Design and setting: Feasibility study in 42 general...
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Evaluation of a programme of transferable skills development within the PhD
Recent years have seen an increasing emphasis placed upon the development of transferable skills within PhD degree programmes. This paper reports on steps taken to evaluate a programme of transferable skills development at a...
Published by: University of Cambridge
Pilot Study, Does It Really Matter? Learning Lessons from Conducting a Pilot Study for a Qualitative PhD Thesis
A Pilot Study (PS) is a small-scale research project conducted before the final full-scale study. A PS helps researchers to test in reality how likely the research process is to work, in order to help them decide how best to...
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