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Choice and the composition of general practice patient registers
Choice of general practice (GP) in the National Health Service (NHS), the UKs universal healthcare
service, is a core element in the current trajectory of NHS policy. This paper uses an accessibility-based
approach to investigate the pattern of patient choice that exists for GPs in the London
Borough of Southwark. Using a spatial model of GP accessibility it is shown that particular population
groups make non-accessibility based decisions when choosing a GP. These patterns are assessed by
considering differences in the composition of GP patient registers between the current patient
register, and a modelled patient register configured for optimal access to GPs. The patient
population is classified in two ways for the purpose of this analysis: by geodemographic group, and
by ethnicity. The paper considers choice in healthcare for intra-urban areas, focusing on the role of
accessibility and equity
A Review of the South Pacific Tuna Baitfisheries: Small Pelagic Fisheries Associated with Coral-Reefs
A review is given of current information concerning small pelagic fishes exploited for tuna bait in the South Pacific. These fishes are usually caught over or near coral reefs using light attraction and lift nets. The most common and widespread species are anchovies (Engraulidae), sprats (Clupeidae), silversides (Atherinidae), and herrings (Clupeidae). Recorded yields ranged from 0.5 to 2.6t/km2, and methods are described to estimate potential yields empirically in the absence of catch data. Environmental effects on small pelagic fish production are discussed, and evidence is presented to suggest that rainfall markedly affects stolephorid anchovy production. Some species of small pelagic fish, such as Selar spp., Decapterus spp., and Herklotsichthys sp., have been fished traditionally by artisanal fishermen, but anchovy and sprat stocks were probably unexploited prior to pole-and-line tuna fishing in the South Pacific
Advance research on control systems for the Saturn launch vehicle Final report, Jan., 1964 - May, 1965
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Unchartered Territory for the Bluegrass State : Lessons to be learned from over a Quarter-century of State Charter School Legislation
Charter school success or failure is not simply a matter of chance. Both the existence and aggregate quality of charter schools in a state depend on the provisions of state charter school laws. These laws address a wide range of issues and vary from state to state. But the experiences of states with significant charter sectors, as well as those with innovative charter policies, provide important lessons for the charter school movement as a whole
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The depth of the convective boundary layer and implications for a Walker-like circulation on Mars
Radio science observations indicate that the depth of the martian convective boundary layer varies strongly with surface height, although the surface temperature does not. We show that this effect is reproduced in martian limited area models and in global climate models. The implications for the global circulation when convective boundary layer depth varies with location are considered
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Midwinter suppression of baroclinic storm activity on Mars: observations and models
We present results from assimilated analyses of observations from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer showing evidence for a regular suppression of baroclinic circumpolar storm activity in both hemispheres of Mars around winter solstice. General circulation model simulations are then used to elucidate the structure and possible causes of this suppression, for which the local ‘Eady growth rate’ appears to be a good predictor
Differential correction and preliminary orbit determination for lunar satellite orbits
Differential correction and preliminary orbit calculation for lunar satellite orbit
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