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5. The Role of Labour Market Information in Guiding Educational and Occupational Choices. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 229

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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (France), Hofer, Andrea-Rosalinde, Zhivkovikj, Aleksandra, and Smyth, Roger

Abstract

Governments recognise that careers guidance, underpinned by accurate labour market information, can help learners make post-secondary education choices that match their interests, aptitudes and abilities, and lead to rewarding employment. For this reason, they have invested in building linked education/employment information systems and other information resources which are displayed on websites targeted to learners and their families. However, researchers and governments agree that these efforts are often ineffective in informing learners' decisions -- access to information is not sufficient to provide effective support to student choice. Drawing upon the insights of behavioural economics, this paper examines how learners access and use information, and what this implies for the design of public study and career choice websites that aim to effectively support student choice. The report also takes stock of the career guidance websites in use in the majority of OECD countries, and sets out to provide actionable advice for policy makers to guide the design of effective information policy levers that support student choice.

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2020
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Holland, Finbarr and Smyth, Roger

Published
2019

38. The Impact of Fundus Autofluorescence on the Management of Age-related Macular Degeneration

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Smyth, Roger John and Smyth, Roger John

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Background: Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) has been described as a topographical map of fluorophores that accumulate within the retinal pigment epithelium as a result of disease. Study aims: To evaluate whether FAF offers information relevant to age-related macular degeneration over that gathered via colour fundus photography (CFP) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods: Ninety-three patients were imaged via CFP, OCT and FAF and the results analysed using Orange Data Mining artificial intelligence and SPSS software. Results: Pupillary dilation makes a significant improvement to FAF image quality. Nuclear sclerotic cataract of > 1.5 on the World Health Organisation scale indicates that there is ≃85% probability that the FAF image will not be of high quality. At > 1.9 there is ≃50% probability of the image not being clinically useful as defined by a novel grading scale. Age was negatively associated with FAF comfort. There is ≥ 90% probability of an abnormal FAF result for an eye with any of the following: > 50 small, > 40 intermediate, > 20 large drusen. Age > 92 years. > 30 packet years of smoking. Any pigmentary abnormalities. ≃80% for any reticular pseudodrusen (RPD). FAF results can be predicted via CFP and OCT data using machine learning with informedness of up to 70.2% and area under the curve (AUC) of 0.903. For transfer learning to be useful within primary care, image pre-processing is likely to be required. Geographic atrophy and pigment epithelial detachments appear to be linked to a patchy FAF pattern. RPD are linked to a reticular FAF pattern. Principle component analysis indicates that drusen were responsible for the greatest percentage of variability in this study’s data (38.6%). Conclusions: Clinical impact: FAF results can be predicted from CFP/OCT via machine learning with 70.2% informedness and AUC of 0.903. Drusen number/size were the most informative variables.

Published
2023

40. The Effects of Type of Institution Attended on Graduate Earnings in New Zealand: A Cross-Field Comparison

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Smyth, Roger and Strathdee, Rob

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This paper presents research on the returns to tertiary education for individuals who graduated between 1997 and 2008 with bachelor degrees from universities and polytechnics in New Zealand based on their experiences post study. It examines data on their post-study earnings drawn from two longitudinal datasets linking administrative data on individuals' tertiary education records to their earnings. An advantage of this research is that it reports on differences in the earnings of those who studied in specific fields of study at polytechnics and universities. The data are used to help shed light on the importance of reputational capital in reproducing social classes. (Contains 4 notes, 3 tables, and 2 figures.)

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2010
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44. HWE-2 Recidivism post liver transplantation: A 27 year follow up

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Campbell, Iona, primary, Scott, Jennifer, additional, McDowell, Hannah, additional, Robertson, Andrew, additional, Alkanti, Sreedevi, additional, Bate, Rosenne, additional, Black, Jayne, additional, Pearson, Kelsey, additional, Simpson, Kenneth, additional, and Smyth, Roger, additional

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2021
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46. Trends in referrals to liaison psychiatry teams from UK emergency departments for patients over 65

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Bradbury, Sarah, primary, Crowther, George, additional, Chinnasamy, Manimegalai, additional, Shaw, Laura, additional, Ormerod, Sara, additional, Wilkinson, Alison, additional, Chubb, Rebecca, additional, Daher, Mazen, additional, Kumar, Pramod, additional, Gaskin, Andrew, additional, Williams, Karen, additional, Brown, Angus, additional, Stebbings, Eleanor, additional, Sahu, Sunita, additional, Smyth, Roger, additional, Kinsler, Hilary, additional, O'Connor, Stephen, additional, Wells, Andrew, additional, Overshott, Ross, additional, Junaid, Kehinde, additional, Mordekar, Aparna, additional, Humphries, Jenny, additional, James, Karen, additional, Mittal, Shweta, additional, Dasari, Sarita, additional, Grant-Peterkin, Hugh, additional, Campbell, Niall, additional, West, Robert, additional, Tadros, Professor George, additional, and Sampson, Elizabeth, additional

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2021
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47. Trends in referrals to liaison psychiatry teams from UK emergency departments for patients over 65

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Crowther, George, primary, Chinnasamy, Manimegalai, additional, Bradbury, Sarah, additional, Shaw, Laura, additional, Ormerod, Sara, additional, Wilkinson, Alison, additional, Chubb, Rebecca, additional, Daher, Mazen, additional, Kumar, Pramod, additional, Gaskin, Andrew, additional, Williams, Karen, additional, Brennan‐Tovey, Justine, additional, Brown, Angus, additional, Stebbings, Eleanor, additional, Sahu, Sunita, additional, Smyth, Roger, additional, Kinsler, Hilary, additional, O'Connor, Stephen, additional, Wells, Andrew, additional, Overshott, Ross, additional, Junaid, Kehinde, additional, Mordekar, Aparna, additional, Humphries, Jenny, additional, James, Karen, additional, Mittal, Shweta, additional, Dasari, Sarita, additional, Grant‐Peterkin, Hugh, additional, Campbell, Niall, additional, West, Robert, additional, Tadros, George, additional, and Sampson, Elizabeth L., additional

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2021
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48. How does investment in tertiary education improve outcomes for New Zealanders?

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Nair, Bhaskaran, Smart, Warren, and Smyth, Roger

Subjects
Rate of return -- Analysis -- Economic aspects, Federal aid to education -- Analysis -- Economic aspects, Universities and colleges -- New Zealand -- Economic aspects, Education -- New Zealand -- Influence, Investments -- Analysis -- Economic aspects, Return on investment, Government, Political science
Abstract

Abstract Recent research conducted by the Ministry of Education implies that the level of tertiary study has a bigger impact on people's earnings than the completion of a qualification. However, [...]

Published
2007

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