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Abortion stigma and the workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Abortion stigma and the workplace

...data was that abortions were especially challenging to navigate alongside paid work. For example, only 55% of our respondents in this group had told anyone at work about their abortion, whereas 72.5% of those who experienced a miscarriage disclosed this to colleagues. Just 44.1% of those who did disclose their abortion said the person they told was supportive and helpful,...
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Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic

...data from the last decennial Natsal study www.open.edu/openlearn/britishsexstats References The Natsal-COVID study is the largest quasi-representative sexual behaviour surveys under COVID-19 in the UK, and one of the most comprehensive worldwide. Catherine H. Mercer et al (2021) Impacts of COVID-19 on sexual behaviour in Britain: findings from a large,
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What do we know about the seven Earth-like planets?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do we know about the seven Earth-like planets?

...data about their sizes, masses and distances from the star. NASA/JPL-Caltech Transits reveal exoplanets’ sizes rather than their masses, but mass can be deduced when, as in the TRAPPIST-1 system, there are slight irregularities in transit timings attributable to neighbouring exoplanets perturbing each others’ orbits. This suggests that most of the family are...
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Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital
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Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital

...data routinely collected, such as audit results, user feedback through complaints and compliments, and staff experience. The feedback from the host colleagues suggests this approach is highly adaptable and offers a fresh perspective in efforts to improve the care experience, especially in the context of the end of life and bereavement. References and acknowledgements...
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The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers to modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers to modern slavery

...Data Finder There are multiple reasons ‘why’ and ‘how’ refugees and asylum seekers become vulnerable to exploitation and modern slavery, including: Even if they find themselves in ‘safe’ countries, refugees and asylum seekers often lack legal status and access to formal employment. This legal limbo forces many into informal labour markets where protections are...
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Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection
Science, Maths & Technology

Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection

...data from that star, it doesn't sound like a whirring ball of gas. It sounds just like a steady human heartbeat. It is the ‘resting heart rate’ of the galaxy, and because these stars are the most accurate clocks in the universe, this heart will keep beating for millions of years. 3. Can a frozen world renew itself? [The planet Pluto]Pluto has a distinct heart shape on...
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Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds
Science, Maths & Technology

Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds

...minimise contamination to the moon and to the Earth’s biosphere on return. However, it is important that this is balanced against our need to explore and investigate. Critically, though, the only way that data from samples of these worlds can be considered reliable, particularly in relation to the search for life, is by applying robust Planetary Protection requirements....
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Is your social media use impacting your future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is your social media use impacting your future?

...data you leave behind when you engage with the Internet and can include social media ‘likes’, posts, pictures or emails. In other words, we have some information about us on the Internet; this could be something as simple as an email, online purchases or our social media accounts. Health and social care professionals must make sure that they are able to justify their...
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