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Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2016/09/22/3592/ (Accessed: 15 August 2025). Campbell, F., Blank, L., Cantrell, A., Baxter, S., Blackmore, C., Dixon, J. and Goyder, E. (2022) ‘Factors that influence mental health of university and college students in the UK: a systematic review’. BMC Public Health, 22(1), p. 1778. Available at: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-13943-x (Accessed: 15 August 2025). ......
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Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...L. O. and Spears, A. (2003) ‘Overview of brain-based learning’. www.uwsp.edu/education/1wilson. National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (2002) ‘Recess and the importance of play: a position statement on young children and recess’ [Online]. Available at www.naecs-sde.org/policy US Department of Education (1997)...
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Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept
Education & Development

Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept

...L and Twiner, A. (2022) [The Mercers' company logo ] [Reading for pleasure logo] Reading for pleasure: Exploring the concept, An extract from the forthcoming (2023) OU review of the research literature on reading for pleasure commissioned by the Mercers’ Company for their Special Initiative on Young People’s Reading and Writing for Pleasure. References ABOP Consulting...
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Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...L. and Payne, M. (2009) Practising Social Work in a Complex World, London, Palgrave Macmillan. Beddoe, L., Davys, A. and Adamson, C. (2013) ‘Educating resilient practitioners’, Social Work Education, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 100–117. British Association of Social Workers (BASW) (2011) Supervision Policy, BASW [online]. Available at https://www.basw.co.uk/policies/...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Water jet cutting (Hydrodynamic cutting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Water jet cutting (Hydrodynamic cutting)

...l min-1 and produces a force of 5–135 N on the workpiece. Pressure of jet varies from 70 to 415 MPa; the greater the pressure, the greater the penetration and quality of cut but the more power required. Up to 40 kW may be needed for the pumps, and the power density of the jet can reach 107 kW m-2. Nozzles are usually of sapphire, but hardened steel and stainless steel...
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Abrasive jet cutting
Science, Maths & Technology

Abrasive jet cutting

...l min-1, needs a powerful 45 kW pump. Abrasive is usually in the form of a slurry, although dry abrasives are sometimes used. Dry abrasives cause more problems, as they must be kept dry to avoid clogging in the feed line from hopper to cutting head. Abrasive material is usually builders’ sand, which is used at rates of 0.5–0.75 kg min-1, or more expensive materials...
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"That's so gay!" Homophobic language and school
Languages

"That's so gay!" Homophobic language and school

...L - Lesbian: female who experiences romantic love or sexual attraction to other females G - Gay: a male who experiences romantic love or sexual attraction to other males B - Bisexual: a person who experiences romantic attraction or sexual attraction toward both males and females T - Transgender: people who experience a mismatch between their gender identity or gender...
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How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived
Health, Sports & Psychology

How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived

...Accessed 18 January 2017). 6 Eyewitnesses are better at recognising and identifying members of their own race. Behrman, B. W. and Davey, S. L. (2001) ‘Eyewitness identification in actual criminal cases: an archival analysis’, Law and Human Behavior, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 475–91....
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