BACKGROUND There is little information on longitudinal patterns of participation in faecal occult blood test (FOBT) based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening or on demographic or behavioural factors associated with participation in re-screening. The lack of an agreed system for describing participatory behaviour over multiple rounds also hampers our ability to report, understand and make use of o...

Background The purpose of mammography screening is to decrease breast cancer mortality. To achieve this a high coverage by examination is needed. Within an organized screening programme, we examined the impact of changes in the invitation schedule on the interplay between coverage and participation. Method We studied nine cohorts aged 50-51 when first targeted by mammography screening in Copenh...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate an innovative invitation designed to facilitate informed choices for undergoing screening for type 2 diabetes. METHODS Four hundred and seventeen people aged 40-69 years (sex: F 53%/M 47%), without known diabetes, recruited from street locations. Participants were randomised to receive one of two hypothetical invitations for screening for type 2 diabetes; one based on Ge...

Jeff Moss took the audience on a behind-the-scenes look at cybersecurity policy and practice, starting from the origins of DEFCON, and continuing on to present day Washington, DC policy-making as ICANN’s chief security officer. Two decades ago, when the first DEFCON was taking shape, part of the goal was to get as many computer security-focused individuals in one place in order to encourage the...

in the process of revelation, divine message is transmitted from the sublime lord and by the prophet to the people. this heavenly message can be considered from several aspects, including that of invitation as a separate category. the present article deals with the linguistic dimension of invitation in the qur’an, specifically in the context of meccan suras. hence, the structure of invitation l...

BACKGROUND Recruitment to paediatric palliative care research is challenging, with high rates of non-invitation of eligible families by clinicians. The impact on sample characteristics is unknown. AIM To investigate, using mixed methods, non-invitation of eligible families and ensuing selection bias in an interview study about parents' experiences of advance care planning (ACP). DESIGN We e...