AI in Radiology: C. Rainey et al. (2023) Restricted Dataset

Artificial intelligence decision support systems have been proposed to assist a struggling National Health Service (NHS) workforce in the United Kingdom. Its implementation in UK healthcare systems has been identified as a priority for deployment. Few studies have investigated the impact of the feedback from such systems on the end user. This study investigated the impact of two forms of AI feedback (saliency/heatmaps and AI diagnosis with percentage confidence) on student and qualified diagnostic radiographers’ accuracy when determining binary diagnosis on skeletal radiographs. The AI feedback proved beneficial to accuracy in all cases except when the AI was incorrect and for pathological cases in the student group. The self-reported trust of all participants decreased from the beginning to the end of the study. The findings of this study should guide developers in the provision of the most advantageous forms of AI feedback and direct educators in tailoring education to highlight weaknesses in human interaction with AI-based clinical decision support systems. All data analysis was conducted on SPSS® v 27 [27] and Microsoft® Excel® [28]. This dataset is restricted because of the personal nature of the responses. Access to the data may be applied for following instructions provided here. This work has been funded by the College of Radiographers Research Industry Partnership Research awards scheme (CoRIPS) no. 183

The Watching Pregnancy Project: an exploration of low back pain occurrence, symptoms and healthcare use in pregnant women

Introduction Many women experience low back pain (LBP) during pregnancy, which often persists after birth. Those affected have reported frustration that their symptoms are not taken seriously, along with limited availability of treatments to meet their needs. To our knowledge, no UK-based studies have prospectively investigated the extent of LBP as a problem for women both during pregnancy and after birth. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the extent and current management of this problem in a UK healthcare setting over four pre-defined study time points; two during pregnancy and two after birth. Materials and Methods A prospective observational cohort study followed a sample of pregnant women living in the UK, from 20 to 22-weeks’ gestation until six months after birth. All women attending their routine anomaly scan were informed of the study. Those with red flags, inflammatory / neurological disease, urinary tract infection (UTI) or otherwise deemed ineligible by their treating midwife, were excluded. A bespoke online questionnaire was distributed to consenting women to remotely collect demographic data and self-reported LBP history, symptom presentation, healthcare use and outcomes at four pre-defined study time-points, (i) 20 to 22-weeks’ and (ii) 31 to 34-weeks’ gestation, (iii) six weeks and (iv) six months after birth. At the end of the study women provided feedback about their experiences and an evaluation of the methods of recruitment and online data collection was carried out to inform a future, fully powered study. Results 307 women, from middle and upper socioeconomic groups, consented to participate and completed the first questionnaire. Women found the study procedures easy to follow with 50% completing the final questionnaire and 121 completing all four questionnaires. In the first questionnaire, 43% of women (N=132) reported having a history of LBP, with 46% of these currently experiencing LBP. Average composite pain scores ranged from 6.4 to 7.1/10 over the course of the study and were highest during the third trimester. Between 20 and 34 weeks´ gestation women reported a clinically important deterioration in health-related quality of life and back-specific function, along with high fear-avoidance beliefs between 31 to 34 weeks’ gestation. Women with a history of LBP were more likely to report symptoms 6-weeks after birth. Over 50% did not receive any treatment for their LBP. A significant proportion opted to self-medicate with painkillers, and many of those receiving physiotherapy for their LBP chose to self-refer. Conclusions Pregnant women, predominantly from affluent socioeconomic groups, were interested in taking part in this study and found the procedures easy to follow. A significant proportion had a history of LBP. The deterioration observed in function and health-related quality of life, along with high fear-avoidance beliefs about physical activity when pain symptoms were at their worst, could be contributing to the increasing socioeconomic burden of LBP. In addition, women’s use of over-the-counter painkillers for their LBP is concerning, given the considerable uncertainty about the effects of these on the unborn child. These findings would suggest that more research should be directed at ways of preventing LBP from becoming a problem for pregnant women, in particular reducing the risk factors for chronicity that may be perpetuating this often ‘trivialised’ problem

Columbia Glacier bedrock topography and ice thickness

Columbia Glacier bedrock topography and ice volume. Bedrock topography and ice thickness for 1957 and 2007 on a 100 m grid are provided in NetCDF format, referenced to WGS84 UTM Zone 6N. For details about the method and the datasets used, please see: McNabb, R., Hock, R., O’Neel, S., Rasmussen, L., Ahn, Y., Braun, M., . . . Truffer, M. (2012). Using surface velocities to calculate ice thickness and bed topography: A case study at Columbia Glacier, Alaska, USA. Journal of Glaciology, 58(212), 1151-1164. 10.3189/2012JoG11J24

ExBreasts data set

ExBreastS survey dataset for deposi

A study on the living condition and the housing problem in central Gondar, Ethiopia

This paper aims at analysis of the housing conditions of a historical city Gondar in Ethiopia. Although rich in historical relics within a historical core formulated in the course of an imperial period since the 17^ century, the central zone of Gondar is suffering from the deterioration of urban blocks generated by a series of modern master planning since 1930\u27s. Repeated field surveys in situ revealed the typological nature of built environment as well as social characteristics of inhabitants residing there. Dominance of female population, juxtaposition of shady occupation and historical monuments, concentration of the poor depending on the informal sector, are the main points abstracted from the surveys. Coordination within public housing is the key for the amelioration of actual situation

Dataset Supporting McClean and Hunter: 17a-Estradiol limits the impact of ibuprofen upon community respiration by streambed biofilms in a sub-urban stream. DOI: 10.1101/718924

Pharmaceuticals compounds such as the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen and the artificial estrogen 17a-estradiol are contaminants of emerging concern in freshwater systems. Globally, the use of these compounds is growing by around ~3 % per year, yet we know little about how interactions between different pharmaceuticals may affect aquatic ecosystems. Here we test how interactions between ibuprofen and 17a-estradiol affect the growth and community metabolism of streambed biofilms. Here we provide supporting data from contaminant exposure experimentsreporting how ibuprofen and estradiol affected biofilm biomass (ash free dry weigh), community respiration, net and gross primary production

A Study on the Trading Routes Connecting the Red Sea and Ethiopia as Serial Heritages

The Red Sea Area in north-east Africa, characterized by its specific geographical condition represented by deserts and highlands, has been the stage of interrelation among different political powers and cultural groups. The presence of imperial Ethiopia was decisive in the highland area while other powers such as Egypt and Turkey tried to dominate coastal area by way of navigation. Port cities like Suakin, Massawa, Zeila were thus established under the authority of Ottoman Empire or Egyptian rulers. These ports were connected to inland cities by caravan route. Inland post cities like Sennar, Adowa, and Harar flourished as relaying post and market. This paper aims at the analysis and the re-evaluation of the onceexisted network of such caravan routes by clarifying the urban formation of port and post cities, the identification of the routes, their transformation in the modern period and resulting decaying process. The rapid changes of transportation system in the 20^ century have made them out of fashion. Some of these cities have been menaced by severe deterioration, both in natural and social senses

Brexit and Young People News Media Archive (2016-2022)

A dataset of newspaper articles relating to Brexit and young people between 2016 and 2022

Using the Tea Bag Index to unravel how interactions between an antibiotic (Trimethoprim) and endocrine disruptor (17a-estradiol) affect aquatic microbial activity: Supporting Dataset 1

The constant release of complex mixture of pharmaceuticals, including antimicrobials and endocrine disruptors, into the aquatic environment. These have the potential to affect aquatic microbial metabolism and alter biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nutrients. We used the Tea Bag Index (TBI) for decomposition within a series of contaminant exposure experiments to test how interactions between an antibiotic (trimethoprim) and endocrine disruptor (17a-estradiol) affects microbial activity in an aquatic system. The TBI is a citizen science tool used to test microbial activity by measuring the differential degradation of green and rooibos tea as proxies for labile and recalcitrant organic matter decomposition. Here we present the raw data on pharmaceutical exposures and the mass loss of the Rooibos and Green tea bags within the experiment. From Tea Bag mass loss we then calculated the Stabilisation Factor (S) and Initial Decomposition Rate of the labile organic matter fraction