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Simple coding
Digital & Computing

Simple coding

...double-quotes, which are not printed themselves. In Python, a sequence of characters surrounded by double-quotes is called a string...Simple coding: 2.1 The art of failure - The following details are important once you start writing code. Computers are not as smart and accommodating as human readers: at the slightest spelling mistake (like pint instead of print) or...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...double-blind randomized controlled trials' (see Kavirajan et al., 2014). Inclusion of appropriate controls, accounting for possible confounding factors are important considerations that are required to establish the empirical evidence (evidence base) for the use of electrotherapy for mood disorders. In your view, has the more recent CES study (Morriss et al., 2019)...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?
Society, Politics & Law

Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?

...et al, 2022a). However, research has shown that juries can be subject to biases that can impact the decision-making process when rendering a verdict (Willmott, 2019). These biases can include pre-trial publicity bias (Ruva & Coy, 2020), racial bias (Curley et al, 2022b), rape myth bias (Dinos et al, 2014), and social media influence (Taylor & Tarrant, 2019), all of which...
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Article 5 mins
Would you want your child to become an interpreter?
Languages

Would you want your child to become an interpreter?

...circulated in local media. On the other hand, the societal valorization of translators and interpreters in Australia and other Anglophone countries remains very low. Translators and interpreters are associated with low-paid casual work that offers little chance for career progression. The low profile of the profession in Australia is strongly related to the societal...
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After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?
Society, Politics & Law

After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?

...circulate round the merchandise stand as support act Cobra Starship meet the fans following a 2007 Fall Out Boy gig The bomb attack on Manchester Arena comes at a time when the whole of the UK is on high terror alert. Across Europe, there recently have been a number of attacks using vehicles and knives – and that has focused many people’s minds on these being the...
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Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight

...double-sized cup] The Double-Sized Big Gulp cup was a marketing gimmick - but could large-sized cups, plates and packages be encouraging us to over-eat? Overeating increases the risks of heart disease, diabetes, and many cancers, which are among the leading causes of ill health and premature death. However, the extent to which this overconsumption might be attributed to...
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No place like home: Prisons and homelessness
Society, Politics & Law

No place like home: Prisons and homelessness

...doubles since 2015” in the Guardian 3rd Jul 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jul/03/number-female-prisoners-recorded-homeless-doubles-since-2015 Homeless Link (2018) Working with Prison Leavers London: Homeless Link https://www.homeless.org.uk/sites/default/files/site-attachments/Working%20with%20prison%20leavers%20March%202018.pdf Rough Sleeping in London...
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Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers
Education & Development

Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers

...et al., 2022). However, even for Reading Teachers, motivating disengaged readers is not easy. Some of these young people will have been demonstrating their disinterest for years, separating themselves from the keen readers – those they may perceive as ‘boffins’ – and adopting an indifferent or negative attitude to reading. Many actively claim and sustain the...
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