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The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...changes throughout our lives. During the first 3 years of life our gut microbiome is formed and affected by various factors, such as breastfeeding, weaning and bacteria found in the local environment. As we age, two groups of bacterial species become predominant, called Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, which form about 90% of the gut microbiota (Arumugam, 2011). Figure 4...
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Are the Orlando murders part of a public health emergency?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are the Orlando murders part of a public health emergency?

...change the environment by changing modifiable policies and norms than to try to change the way children behave. Q: Compared to other states, Florida puts few restrictions on gun ownership. Was this a factor in the shooting in Orlando? Ziming Xuan: Florida is ranked 25th in terms of gun law environment score, according to the state scorecard provided annually by the Law...
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Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result
Society, Politics & Law

Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result

...changed for Greece? Normally, we would expect some stability in the coming years. But above all, Greece and Europe need to make up for lost time. Until now, Europe has obstinately refused to talk seriously about restructuring Greece’s debt. That was what caused the downfall of the last government. Europe had in effect implied that it would reconsider the debt as soon as...
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The Special Adviser’s Tale, or Political Storytelling in the Time of Covid
Languages

The Special Adviser’s Tale, or Political Storytelling in the Time of Covid

...change the narrative' by Cummings and the government defy the logic of storytelling?...On the afternoon of 23 May, the Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, tweeted that ‘Dom Cummings followed the guidelines and looked after his family. End of story.’ Despite Dowden’s emphatic assertion, this wasn’t the end of things by any means. The ‘story’ – centring around...
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How can we stop science, engineering and technology losing talented women?
Digital & Computing

How can we stop science, engineering and technology losing talented women?

...changed, there is still an assumption that to be successful and climb the career ladder, the ideal academic will be full time, have no career breaks and be able to move institution or country as research opportunities arise. In fact, what is more astonishing is how well many women have done despite the constraints of a typical university career and the entrenched...
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Melanoma: an emerging concern
Health, Sports & Psychology

Melanoma: an emerging concern

...change in the size, shape, or colour of a mole or the appearance of a new growth on the skin. The ABCDE rule (Asymmetry, Border, Colour, Diameter, Evolving) can help in identifying potential melanomas. Melanoma can present in various ways, making early detection challenging. Common signs and symptoms include: Changes in existing moles: Melanoma often arises from...
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What is Critical Race Theory?
Education & Development

What is Critical Race Theory?

...change structures and processes that sustain institutional and individual racism?...A theoretical framework or paradigm that seeks to uncover the ways that institutional, structural, and systemic racism operate and manifest in people’s lives and in society is Critical Race Theory (CRT) (Bonilla-Silva, 1997; Ladson-Billings, 1998; Solorzano and Yosso, 2000; Delgado and...
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How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?

...changes the effectiveness of intergroup contact and the potential implications for a more harmonious society...This content is associated with The Open University's Psychology courses and qualifications. In 1954, Gordon Allport, a Harvard academic published ‘The Nature of Prejudice’. In one of the thirty-one chapters, he discussed how prejudice between groups might be...
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