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The article presents stories concerning market research as of September 2015. A paper by Andrew Cleary and Nigel Balmer has been selected as the winner of the 2015 Collaborative Award from the "International Journal of Market Research." The 2015 spring conference of the Association for Survey Computing (ASC) was held at Imperial College in London, England. The MRS ADAN Advanced Analytics Innovation Symposium was held in London.

The article offers information on the marketing research in emerging markets conference organized by the Indian Institute of Management in Noida, India on January 10-11, 2014. The event features various papers on topics including emerging economies, innovative research methods and marketing strategy innovations. It provides a preview of various awards from the journal "International Journal of Market Research" including the Young Research Writer, MRS Silver Medal & Innovation in Research Methods and the Collaborative awards. It also offers an overview of the papers within the issue on topics including behavioural economics, positioning strategies for political parties in Great Britain and the relationship between market research and social media.

This article offers an editorial outlining matters presented in this issue. The author speaks of the U.K.'s Marketing Research Society Jubilee Conference. Of particular interest was the presentation by Bill Blyth which raised a warning flag over mixed-mode research methods. The departure of the book review editor is noted. A brief overview of papers on consumer choice is presented.

The articel discusses the highlights of an initial open meeting hosted by the British Polling Council (BPC) and the Market Research Society (MRS) on June 19, 2015 regarding the performance of the opinion polls in Great Britain following the country's May 15, 2015 general election. Topics include the opening address by BPC president John Curtice on the impact of the polls on how the campaign was fought and pollster Martin Boon's view on sampling bias.

The article provides information on papers discussed at a meeting of the Section of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation of the Royal Society of Medicine held in Great Britain in 1984. The forum opened with a paper on primary multifocal fibrositis and chronic benzodiazepine. Doctor T. D. Kennedy presented a paper on crystal deposition in the knee and great toe joints of asymptomatic gout patients. Doctor A. N. Bamji introduced a follow-up study of the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis with radiotherapy.

Focuses on the different business conferences in Great Britain. Provision of regular forum for people researching on labor processes; Aspects of theory and research in information systems; Forum on the relationship of accounting to economics.

Introduction/Purpose: Aims: This paper details the impact of COVID-19 on foot and ankle activity in the UK. It describes regional variations and COVID-19 infection rate in patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery before, during and after the first national lock-down. Methods: Patients & Methods: This was a multicentre, retrospective, UK-based, national audit on foot and ankle patients who underwent surgery between 13th January and 31st July 2020. Data was examined pre-UK national lockdown, during lockdown (23rd March to 11th May 2020) and post-lockdown. All adult patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery in an operating theatre during the study period included from 43 participating centres in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Regional, demographic and COVID-19 related data were captured. Results: 6644 patients were included. In total 0.53% of operated patients contracted COVID-19 (n=35). The rate of COVID-19 infection was highest during lockdown (2.11%, n=16) and lowest after lockdown (0.16%, n=3). Overall mean activity during lockdown was 24.44% of pre-lockdown activity with decreases in trauma, diabetic and elective foot and ankle surgery; the change in elective surgery was most marked with only 1.73% activity during lock down and 10.72% activity post lockdown as compared to pre-lockdown. There was marked regional variation in numbers of cases performed, but the proportion of decrease in cases during and after lockdown was comparable between all regions. There was also a significant difference between rates of COVID-19 and timing of peak, cumulative COVID-19 infections between regions with the highest rate noted in South East England (3.21%). The overall national peak infection rate was 1.37%, occurring during the final week of lockdown. Conclusion: National surgical activity reduced significantly for all cases across the country during lockdown with only a slow subsequent increase in elective activity. The COVID-19 infection rate and peaks differed significantly across the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the post-modern era. deconstructing texts is a rewarding career option and Martin Parker is amongst its most assiduous exponents. His favourite role is that of referee: adjudicating debates "to help the participants to decide what they believe" before invariably declaring himself the winner. The first half of the article is a reasonably careful exposition of some of the arguments of warring materialist and post-structuralist factions. It is however, highly selective. Parker takes two "texts.": the first evaluates the course of the labor process debate. Particularly in the United Kingdom. This paper examined a number of different directions taken, allowing critiques to be developed of a return to Marx and Braverrnan, of post-structuralism and of new production paradigms of various types. When discussing aspects of the workplace debates, Parker is reasonably accurate. A central part of our critique of post-structuralist writings has been that, by focusing on identity formation as a largely existential process and by treating the workplace merely as a "local" site of disciplinary power, the distinctive characteristics of the employment relationship under capitalism.

The article presents information on papers about surgery discussed at a meeting of the Royal Society of Medicine held in Great Britain on January 29, 1986. One report suggests that during repeat biopsies of patients with prostate cancer, aneuploid tumours remain aneuploid while diploid tumours remain diploid even when progressive. Another study cites that people who smoke tend to be at risk to duodenal ulcer. A paper cites that platelets could be accumulated in endarterectomized artery five days after carotid surgery.

Information on the papers discussed during the meeting held by the Sections of Oncology, Proctology and Surgery of the Royal Society of Medicine on March 24, 1982 in Great Britain is presented. Clair Chilvers from the Institute of Can Research presented her paper "The epidemiology of colorectal cancer." Dr. Michael Hill spoke about the dietary factors in cancer of the colon, while Dr. Michael Moore presented the study on the aspects of cell-mediated immunity in colonic cancer.

The article highlights the outing of the Section of the History of Medicine of the Royal Society of Medicine held June 18, 1994. The author discusses the key factors contributing to the success of the outing. Mr. Douglas Johnson discussed Sir John Floyer's "Book of Country Receipts." Professor Isoble Grundy presented a paper entitled "Medical Advance? Medical History: Small innoculation and its after-effects."

The article presents information on papers related to viral infections cited at the meeting of the British Society of Immunology held in November 1985. One report suggests that the role of virologists in immunology is to discover ways in which a virus becomes persistent while an immunologist investigates why the immune system failed. Rubella virus can be detected in animals through their organs and secretions. In feline leukaemia virus, the provirus is incorporated into the host's DNA and is retained in new cell progeny.

The article highlights the meeting of the Forum on Lipids in Clinical Medicine that was held in Great Britain. Speaker D. N. Brindley presented a paper on hepatic lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. T. J. Peters of MRC Clinical Research Centre and his group provided an insight into the causes of fatty liver. J. Owen of Royal Free Hospital School discussed the surface composition of plasma lipoproteins.

The article provides information on the meeting entitled "Perspectives in Cancer Chemotherapy" in Great Britain. One of the speakers in the meeting was Dr. Margaret Fox of Christie Hospital & Holt Radium Institute. Fox introduced the topic of cell kinetics and drug action. Another speaker was Dr. John Smyth of Royal Marsden Hospital. He discussed the problem of designing drugs in the laboratory for future use in the clinic.

The article presents author's comments on the prevention of infection, by beating the bugs and improving the system.

The article presents abstracts on topics related to infection including the electronic compliance monitoring of hand sanitation among critical care staff, the predictors of severe and fatal influenza and the infection control colour-coded cards.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting of Great Britain's regulatory authority and Government at the Royal Society of Medicine on the new drug development for the pharmaceutical industry is presented. The meeting featured several executives from the pharmaceutical industry including David Jack, Tony Kennedy and Iain Ross.

The article focuses on a meeting of the National Health Service (NHS) of Great Britain. A paper was read by professor Raymond Hoffenburg on under-funding of the NHS. Another speaker named Lovell-Davies spoke on the value of untidy, unverifiable elements like the emotions of children and parents. Another speaker named David Willetts shared his views on decision-making in politics.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting held jointly by the Section of Epidemiology & Community Medicine and the Medical Section of the Royal Statistical Society in Great Britain regarding the post-marketing monitoring of drugs is presented. The post-marketing surveillance of drugs is necessary because the detection of significant adverse reactions may need many patients. The meeting featured medical experts including E. Snell, M. P. Vessey and D. G. McDevitt.

The article presents information on the papers discussed at a meeting of the Forum on Maternity and the Newborn held in Great Britain in June 6, 1984. The topics include benefits and hazards attributed to different positions in labour, results of a comparative study of conventional and alternative delivery positions and advantages of permitting mothers who preferred active birth to have a group of friends or relatives to assist them in hospital. One of the speakers was Doctor Peter Stewart.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting of the Royal Society of Medicine Section of Anaesthetics to mark the 90th birthday of Oxford University Emeritus Professor Robert Macintosh is presented. Professor M. K. Sykes discussed in his introduction the golden jubilee celebrations of the founding of the Department of Anaesthetics in Oxford. The meeting featured several experts in anaesthetics including James Parkhouse, R. H. G. Epstein, and Tom Boulton.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting of the Open Section of the Royal Society of Medicine on medical complaints and medical discipline in Great Britain is presented. According to Beulah Bewley, a senior lecturer in community medicine at Saint George's Hospital, a lot of complaints could be prevented at the outset if doctors would drink less and keep better notes. The meeting featured several experts in medicine including Bewley, Rosemary Rue, and Arnold Simanowitz.

The article offers information about several papers discussed at a symposium on the early development of vaccines and its efficacy in preventing the spread of communicable diseases. The symposium featured several papers by prominent people in the immunology and allergy practice including G. Schild, M. Mackett, and F. Hay, among others.

Information about several papers discussed at the inaugural meeting of the Forum on Medical Communication regarding medical communication in Great Britain is presented. The Forum was concerned not only with communication between doctors and patients, but also with the way in which mass communications reflected or influenced views about health and behavior towards it. The meeting featured other medical experts including Lawrence Goldie, Robert Murray and J. P. Griffin.

The article presents information on papers discussed at a meeting of the Forum on Mental Retardation held in Great Britain on May 31, 1984. The topics include clinical and epidemiological aspects of mental retardation, psychiatric aspects of ageing with mentally-ill patients and the link between Alzheimer's disease and Down's syndrome. Such topics were discussed by Doctors Graham Carter, Kenneth Day and Ivan Janota, respectively.

The article traces the history of the Section of Neurology of the British Royal Society of Medicine. Physicians interested in building a neurological society held a meeting in London, England in November 1885. The foundation of the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases and Epilepsy provided a centre for clinical neurology and neurophysiology studies. In April 1878, the "Brain, A Journal of Neurology" had been founded. In 1926, the Society of British Neurological Surgeons was established.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting of the Section of Medical Education of the Royal Society of Medicine on November 12, 1980 and February 11, 1981 in Great Britain is presented. Discussions are concerned on how health resources may be best allocated between the requirements for patient care services and the specific needs of learners. It featured various physicians including Robert Lowe, Malcolm Forsyth and John Woodall.

The article highlights the Royal Society of Medicine's Forum on Medical Communication. The general concern at the meeting is the role of counseling and communication within medical practice. The forum offered an opportunity to consider the hypothesized effects of skilled clinician-patient interaction. The research evidence relating to the predicted effects is reviewed.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting that assessed the performance of the National Health Service (NHS) of Open Section on October 19, 1987 is presented. It focuses on the tasks of NHS in running an efficient health service in Great Britain. Ian Kennedy, chairman of NHS, said that the society needs further understanding and improvement on its task in improving public health.

The article offers information about several papers discussed at a symposium on the concept, practice and implications of day care surgery in Great Britain. This conference was arranged and organized by the Royal Society of Medicine's Section of Plastic Surgery. Many of the speakers had contributed to the "Guidelines for Day Case Surgery" from The Royal College of Surgeons of England, and had been invited in order to reemphasize certain aspects of day care management.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting of Section of Occupational Medicine on February 27, 1986 on the demand for occupational physicians in Great Britain is presented. It discusses the reason for the demand for these specialists despite the fact that there are many more occupational physicians than neurologists or dermatologists in the country. The meeting featured several speakers including John Cullen, Gerard Vaughan, and Dorothy Radwanski.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting held by the Venous Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine in Great Britain regarding venous ulceration and post-thrombotic syndrome is presented. A. C. H. Watson discussed skin grafting for leg ulceration from the viewpoint of a plastic surgeon. The meeting also featured other several medical experts including J. A. A. Hunter, N. L. Browse and W. G. Tennant.

The article highlights the symposium on health care workers which was conducted by the National Health Service in Great Britain. In the symposium, speakers from various organizations discussed, concern for the occupational health care of health care workers. Among the speakers who participated in the symposium are Dr. John Lunn of St. Mary's Hospital and Dr. P. T. Penny of Somerset Health Authority.

The article focuses on issues discussed at the "Symposium on Psychological Influences and Illness: Hypnosis and Medicine" held at the Cavendish Conference Centre in Great Britain. The areas in which hypnosis could be shown to play an important part include control of pain and the place of hypnosis in psychiatric practice. Ernest Hilgard, professor of psychology at Stanford University in California, has conducted a lecture on the experimental aspects of pain control through hypnosis.

Information about several studies discussed during the meeting of the Royal Society of Medicine Section of Occupational Medicine that was held in Great Britain on February 19, 1980 is presented. Studies revealed that shift work can cause various diseases such as insomnia, fatigue, loss of appetite and gastrointestinal disorders. Other studies in applied psychology indicated that circadian rhythms can affect the worker's job performance.

The article highlights the Royal Society of Medicine, Section of Clinical Forensic Medicine's meeting on child abuse in Great Britain. Lawyer Allan Levy discussed the five main areas of the problem of child abuse. Social worker Sheena Cameron discussed the issues relating to child protection. Dr. Astrid Heger presented statistics concerning the prevalence of child sexual abuse.

The article presents information on the Autumn meeting of the Section of Clinical Forensic Medicine held in Great Britain. Robin Moffat, a well-known physician and one of the speakers stated that corporal punishment has been regarded as essential to the health, well-being and development of the individual. Richard Croxson, Manchester-based cardiologist addressed the meeting on the subject of "Insurance Medicine: Legal and Ethical Problems."

The article comments on trends in teaching the sociology of development in Great Britain. The way that a subject is taught and the kinds of development which are occurring within it give a strong clue as to the direction of academic thought in that subject. For this reason, a discussion of how the sociology of development is taught in Great Britain tells about more than the mere teaching of an option in some sociology degrees. It also tells something about the state of sociology as a discipline and supplies with some indication of the likely developments in that discipline in the near future. Following the British Sociological Association annual conference in 1972, a survey was carried out with a view to ascertaining exactly what was being taught in that slot in the curriculum called sociology of development, comparative sociology of developing societies, or modernization and development. All the institutions of Great Britain which had been represented at the B.S.A. conference were surveyed by means of a postal questionnaire.

The article presents information about a meeting on developments in health services research. One of the speakers was professor George Teeling-Smith, discussed the model of economic activity in reference to the National Health Service of Great Britain. Speaker Azim Lakhani discussed how outcome measures are being recognized as a means to assess benefits for patients in the sense of better health. Two other speakers were David Wilkin and Charles Shaw.

Information about several issues related to the presence of agriculture chemicals in food chain discussed at the 11th meeting of the Forum on Food and Health on December 3, 1987, is presented. Selwyn Gummer, minister of state for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Great Britain discussed the problem faced by legislation due to lay person's simplistic views. The Food and Environment Protection Act in the country aims at enhancing public confidence on the use of pesticides in food productivity.

The article examines the results of a study on the viability of fetal brain material when grafted into adult hosts discussed in the meeting of the Forum on Mental Retardation held at the Institute of Neurology in Great Britain. It describes scar formation in the brain after injury. Fetal or neonatal brain secretes fibroblast growth factor inhibitor. It enumerates the conditions in performing brain grafting. The processes involved in functional brain recovery after neuronal damage are identified.

The article focuses on the 7th meeting of the Forum on Maternity and the Newborn on the statistics and policy-making in the maternity services in Great Britain. First speaker Alison Macfarlane began by questioning the role of statistics in public policy-making in general, and the maternity services in particular. At the end of the meeting, each of the main speakers stated their advocacy concerning the place of delivery towards the year 2000.