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University of Westminster

EducationLondon, United Kingdom
About: University of Westminster is a education organization based out in London, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Politics. The organization has 2944 authors who have published 8426 publications receiving 200236 citations. The organization is also known as: Westminster University & Royal Polytechnic Institution.


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TL;DR: A history of childhood trauma was associated with both worse cognitive performance and smaller amygdala volume, which points to a complex relationship between childhood trauma exposure, cognitive function and amygdala volume in first-episode psychosis.

98 citations

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TL;DR: Early results appear promising but they should be viewed with caution and more scientifically rigorous and adequately powered trials are needed to investigate the true effect of lavender oil aroma inhalation on sleep.

98 citations

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TL;DR: Factor analysis identified that detrimental effects on work, travel, social and family life combine to create a single factor accounting for much of the overall impact of patients' dizziness, with London patients often faring worse.
Abstract: Although dizziness is a common presenting symptom in general and hospital practice, its social cost is not known. We assessed the social and work life impact of dizziness on patients in two contrasting European cities, Siena and London. First, we developed the ‘Social life & Work Impact of Dizziness questionnaire’ (SWID), which was validated by administering it to 43 patients with dizziness and 45 normal controls and by correlating the results with the EQ-5D (Europe quality of life) questionnaire. The SWID and EQ-5D scores were worse in patients than controls (p < 0.001) and the two correlated significantly (r = 0.50 p < 0.001). Then two hundred consecutive patients per city attending tertiary specialised ‘dizzy patient’ clinics, one in London led by a neurologist, one in Siena led by an ear, nose and throat specialist (ENT), were investigated with SWID. Amongst the 400 patients, 27% reported changing their jobs and 21% giving up work as a result of the dizziness. Over 50% of patients felt that their efficiency at work had dropped considerably. The mean number of days off work attributed to the dizziness in the previous 6 months was 7.15 days. Social life was disrupted in 57% of all 400 patients. Factor analysis identified that detrimental effects on work, travel, social and family life combine to create a single factor accounting for much of the overall impact of their dizziness. Significant differences in some measures of handicap between London and Siena emerged, with London patients often faring worse. Reasons for these location differences include, as expected, a higher proportion of neurological patients in London than in Siena. However, factors related to city demographics and social cohesion may also modulate the impact on quality of life and working practice. Regardless of inter-city differences, these findings highlight the high social and economic impact of dizziness.

98 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce Destination Integrated Computer Information Reservation Management Systems as strategic tools which enable the establishment of platforms for enhancement of tourism benefits at the destination level, in this sense they can contribute to the profitability of tourism enterprises at the micro level, and the economic impact of tourism at the macro level.
Abstract: Information technologies have revolutionised the management of contemporary organisations and introduced a paradigm shift in the way businesses operate. The tourism industry is inevitably affected and a variety of new computerised systems are designed to facilitate the inter-organisational and intra-organisational management and communications. As a result, several destinations benefit by developing destination management systems which enable them to coordinate their operations and promote their products. This paper introduces Destination Integrated Computer Information Reservation Management Systems as strategic tools which enable the establishment of platforms for enhancement of tourism benefits at the destination level. In this sense they can contribute to the profitability of tourism enterprises at the micro level, and the economic impact of tourism at the macro level. These systems can also reduce social, cultural and environmental negative impacts by bridging the gap between visitors and locals and by assisting them to build realistic expectations from their involvement in tourism activities or enterprises. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

97 citations

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TL;DR: Both sexes ran faster over the first 993 m than most other run sections but no clear benefit of this strategy was apparent and the extent to which the results reflect sex differences in field size and relative ability in each discipline remains unclear.

97 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Barbara J. Sahakian14561269190
Peter B. Jones145185794641
Andrew Steptoe137100373431
Robert West112106153904
Aldo R. Boccaccini103123454155
Kevin Morgan9565549644
Shaogang Gong9243031444
Thomas A. Buchanan9134948865
Mauro Perretti9049728463
Jimmy D. Bell8858925983
Andrew D. McCulloch7535819319
Mark S. Goldberg7323518067
Dimitrios Buhalis7231623830
Ali Mobasheri6937014642
Michael E. Boulton6933123747
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202334
2022111
2021439
2020501
2019434
2018461