Incentivising more sustainable transport choices using ICT services and smartphone
The problems of an oversaturated transport system and heavy reliance on single-occupancy car as a means of transport are well established. The consequences for the...
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Analysis of police-recorded hate crime in Lancashire
Introduction Understanding hate crime is a priority for police forces across England and Wales. Since the EU referendum in June 2016, there has been a...
An area classification of consumer vulnerability in the UK
Introduction Some consumers are more vulnerable to marketing practices due to their personal traits such as age, health or household arrangements. For this study consumer...
Early economic modelling and budget impact analysis of Prolaris® test to aid the treatment management decisions in prostate cancer patients
Introduction To accurately stratify patients with localized prostate cancer according to disease aggressiveness and mortality, Myriad Genetics Inc. developed Prolaris®, a prognostic test that directly...
Does fabric tactility affect clothing product sales?
Introduction The current industry methods for testing fabric tactility are not fully objective, the Leeds University Fabric Handle Evaluation System (LUFHES) developed in the School of...
Comprehensive Patient Records
This ground breaking, Macmillan Cancer Support funded, Comprehensive Patient Records (CPR) project aims to develop a clearer picture of what happens to people living with and beyond cancer, and the cost associated with their care. We will study the trends in securely linked, non-identifiable patient information from GP surgeries, community care units and hospital records.
Dynamic data will help planners tackle crime and pollution
Understanding how people move about within towns and cities could offer huge benefits for improving services such as crime prevention, or traffic pollution control. But...
A personalised approach to lymphoma treatment
Introduction Each year, around 12,000 patients are diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects white blood cells. Although they are grouped under a...
Leeds Academic Health Partnership
Leeds Academic Health Partnership brings together leading expertise from all of Leeds’ NHS organisations and three of the city’s universities. The Partnership, one of the...
Application of natural language processing for identification of online hate on Twitter
Introduction Understanding hate crime is a priority for police forces across England and Wales. Since the EU referendum in June 2016, there has been a...