Hovercraft in the United Kingdom - A Review of Significant Events in 1964 and Some Likely Developments in the Near Future

Migration is a process which results in an increase or a decrease of population. When analysing the immigration policy of the United Kingdom, it is important to be aware of two key factors which influenced it: the country’s location and its colonial history. As an island, the UK has developed a very strong system of border control while at the same time there is limited control within its borders which can be demonstrated e.g. by the absence of identity cards. The aim of this article is to evaluate immigration into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland based on available statistical data between 2004 and 2012. The data will be also used for a forecast of development of the numbers of immigrants from different countries and for illustrating possible immigration trends in the future. The article will mainly focus on a question whether in the near future the UK will experience an increase or a decrease in immigration or whether the number of immigrants will stay constant. Convergence analysis will be used to evaluate the data for individual administrative regions at the NUTS II level. The article will also detail numbers of immigrants per 1,000 inhabitants and it will answer a question whether there is convergence or divergence in the number of immigrants among different regions.

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Removable Prostheses Revisited: Challenges for Primary Dental Care. 2. Partial Dentures

Primary Dental Care ◽

10.1308/135576107781327089 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol os14 (3) ◽

pp. 85-88 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Antony J Preston

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Dental Care ◽

Recent Past ◽

Removable Partial Denture ◽

Partial Denture ◽

Significant Aspect ◽

Clinical Procedures ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

The Uk ◽

Near Future

This is the second in a series of three papers. Its topic, the provision of removable prostheses, remains a significant aspect of primary dental care. In the recent past and in the near future, there have been and will be significant influences on how removable prostheses are provided for patients in the United Kingdom (UK). In this paper, the trends in partial edentulousness in the UK will be summarised and the important changes that are likely to influence removable partial denture provision will be outlined. The paper will then provide an update of clinical procedures in the provision of removable partial dentures. A third paper will consider overdentures.

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Economic Assessment of Marketing U.S. Sweetpotatoes in the United Kingdom

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.39.4.765b ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 765B-765

Author(s):

David Picha* ◽

Roger Hinson

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Economic Assessment ◽

Marketing Strategies ◽

Retail Sector ◽

Transport Costs ◽

Total Import ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Potential Market ◽

Net Profit ◽

Near Future

Opportunities for marketing United States (U.S.) sweetpotatoes in the United Kingdom (U.K.) are expanding, particularly within the retail sector. The U.K. import volume has steadily increased in recent years. Trade statistics indicate the U.K. imported nearly 12 thousand metric tons of sweetpotatoes in 2002, with the U.S. providing slightly over half of the total import volume. Considerable competition exists among suppliers and countries of origin in their attempts to penetrate the U.K. market. Currently, over a dozen countries supply sweetpotatoes to the U.K., and additional countries are planning on sending product in the near future. An economic assessment of production and transport costs was made among the principal supplying nations to estimate their comparative market advantages. Price histories for sweetpotatoes in various U.K. market destinations were compiled to determine seasonality patterns. Comparisons of net profit (or loss) between U.S. and U.K. market destinations were made to determine appropriate marketing strategies for U.S. sweetpotato growers/shippers. Results indicated the U.K. to be a profitable and increasingly important potential market for U.S. sweetpotatoes.

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International risks dampen Ireland's growth outlook

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db216836 ◽

2016 ◽

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

United Kingdom ◽

Public Sector ◽

Public Services ◽

High Growth ◽

Content Type ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Near Future

Significance The Commission's decision is one of several recent international developments that could have a severe impact on Ireland's economic growth. Without continued high growth, Ireland will not be able to move away from deficit budgets in the near future. Impacts Dublin may attract some companies looking for an EU base or seeking to move out of the United Kingdom after Brexit. The government's room for manoeuvre in balancing public-sector pay and public services in the 2017 budget will be severely constrained. Continued austerity will boost the populist opposition.

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Development of the European Ladybirds Smartphone Application: A Tool for Citizen Science

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.3389/fevo.2021.741854 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Jiří Skuhrovec ◽

Helen E. Roy ◽

Peter M. J. Brown ◽

Karolis Kazlauskis ◽

Alberto F. Inghilesi ◽

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Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Citizen Science ◽

Large Scale ◽

Smartphone Application ◽

Distribution Data ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Main Color ◽

Ecological Importance ◽

Mass Participation ◽

Near Future

Wildlife observations submitted by volunteers through citizen science initiatives are increasingly used within research and policy. Ladybirds are popular and charismatic insects, with most species being relatively easy to identify from photographs. Therefore, they are considered an appropriate taxonomic group for engaging people through citizen science initiatives to contribute long-term and large-scale datasets for use in many different contexts. Building on the strengths of a mass participation citizen science survey on ladybirds in the United Kingdom, we have developed a mobile application for ladybird recording and identification across Europe. The main aims of the application are to: (1) compile distribution data for ladybird species throughout Europe, and use this to assess changes in distribution over time; (2) connect and engage people in nature and increase awareness about the diversity and ecological importance of ladybirds. In developing the application we first constructed a database including ladybird species from the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, Belgium, and Portugal with associated information on relevant morphological features (e.g., size, main color, pronotum pattern) to inform identification. Additionally, the species were assessed on the basis of probability of occurrence within each country which enables users to reduce the number of species to only those with relevance to the location of the recorder. This is amongst the first collaborative citizen science approaches aimed at involving participants across Europe in recording a group of insects. In the near future, we aim to expand the use of the application to all countries in Europe.

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Norway's government will seek to avoid EU debate

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db217366 ◽

2017 ◽

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Revolving Door ◽

European Economic Area ◽

Content Type ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Eu Membership ◽

Close Relationship ◽

The Impact ◽

Near Future ◽

The Eu

Subject The impact of Brexit on Norway. Significance Given Norway's close relationship with both the United Kingdom and the EU, the details of any Brexit arrangement could have significant ramifications for the country. Although major changes to its European Economic Area (EEA) agreement with the EU are unlikely, the Norwegian government has adopted a cautious position, for fear of alienating the EU and fuelling growing Eurosceptic sentiment. Impacts The electorate may remain indifferent to the likelihood of Norway being locked out of Europe and its costs. Another referendum on Norway's EU membership or its EEA agreement is unlikely in the near future. Oslo could play an important informal role in the upcoming Brexit negotiations by functioning as a revolving door for EU and UK delegations. Both the United Kingdom and Norway have an incentive to maintain their open trading relationship.

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E-Infrastructure in the Humanities

International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing ◽

10.3366/ijhac.2013.0079 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 7 (1-2) ◽

pp. 24-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Paul S. Ell ◽

Lorna M. Hughes

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Digital Humanities ◽

Digital Content ◽

Digital Resources ◽

Teaching And Research ◽

The Past ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Research Questions ◽

Near Future

This paper is concerned with the development of digital humanities infrastructure – tools and resources which make using existing e-content easier to discover, utilise and embed in teaching and research. The past development of digital content in the humanities (in the United Kingdom) is considered with its resource-focused approach, as are current barriers facing digital humanities as a discipline. Existing impacts from e-infrastructure are discussed, based largely on the authors’ own discrete or collaborative projects. This paper argues that we need to consider further how digital resources are actually used, and the ways in which future digital resources might enable new types of research questions to be asked. It considers the potential for such enabling resources to advance digital humanities significantly in the near future.

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Analysis of the Second COVID-19 Wave in India and the United Kingdom Using a Birth-Death Model

10.1101/2021.06.16.21259009 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Narayanan C Viswanath

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Type I ◽

New Wave ◽

Susceptible Population ◽

Type Iii ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

The Uk ◽

Near Future ◽

Birth Death

Several countries have witnessed multiple waves of the COVID-19 pandemic between 2020 and 21. The method in [8] is applied here to analyze the COVID-19 waves in India and the UK. For this, a birth-death model is fitted to the active and total cases data for 30 days periods called windows starting from 16th March 2020 up to 10th May 2021. Peculiarities of the parameters suggested a classification of the above windows into three categories: (i) whose fitted parameters predicted a rise in the number of active cases before a fall to zero, (ii) which predicted a decrease, without rising, in the active cases to zero and (iii) which predicted an increase in the active cases until the entire susceptible population gets infected. It follows that some of the type (iii) windows are of the same or lesser concern when compared to some type (i) windows. Further analysis of the type (iii) windows leads to the identification of those which could be indicators of the start of a new wave of the pandemic. The study thus proposes a method for using the present data for identifying pandemic waves in the near future.

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