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How can you tell that you're not experiencing a delusion?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can you tell that you're not experiencing a delusion?

...types. One of the treatment profile groups consisted of patients that acknowledged a need for treatment but yet were non-compliant. For example the patient who said: “I need a skunk, spliff and a joint to treat me. The doctor’s treatment is crap.” In the other treatment profiles, there were patients who did not believe themselves to be ill or in need of medical help...
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Is being a student good for your mental health?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is being a student good for your mental health?

...type of person who chooses to go to university as, in general, graduates enjoy better mental health than non-graduates (HEFCE, 2017). So it seems likely that there is something about the student experience that is destabilising for a significant number of individuals. Two recent research articles (McIntyre et al., 2018; Richardson et al., 2017) both point to loneliness as...
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Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions

...type of work previously. Society was very different and, if women did work, it would generally be in service and, even then, they would be expected to leave when they married. Attitudes were very different towards women; many jobs would be considered improper, or it was thought that ‘the fairer sex’ would be incapable of carrying out this work. [Women working as...
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Plastic materials, pollution and recycling
Science, Maths & Technology

Plastic materials, pollution and recycling

...types of plastic and other materials are present in the whole of the waste sample. [Bales of polyethylene (PET) drinks bottles for recycling ] Figure 3: Bales of polyethylene (PET) drinks bottles for recycling The easiest way to deal with plastics is to reuse the materials in a similar application if this is appropriate. Alternatively if this is not possible then disposal...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Going Public
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Going Public

...for others it is an example of “civil disobedience”. Michael Adams investigates this emerging type of “public” activism in his article “Public nuisance - or fraud? Whitehaven hoax puts market creditability at risk”. This article was written to accompany the Autumn 2015 series of The Bottom Line. For more information on the series, visit the series page....
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Dogs under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

Dogs under the microscope

...types...[Husky dog with blue eyes] Did you know? FACT: Dogs have genes and DNA, just like the rest of us. Like their human carers, the domestic dog’s genetic material (their genes) is stored as chromosomes. When a cell divides, it packages its DNA into these structures. All domestic dogs, no matter their size, shape or colour, carry their genetic materials on a total of...
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Early reflections from Glasgow on COP26
Nature & Environment

Early reflections from Glasgow on COP26

...type technology Earth Shots (for instance, to double the on-road fuel efficiency of automobiles within 15 years). Instead, the design architecture around the UNFCCC was based on economic principles related to the Kyoto Flexibility Mechanisms. The fear back then was about the economic costs of setting technology standards and hence the focus on flexibility. A good 0.3oC of...
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How can digital books support children’s learning?
Education & Development

How can digital books support children’s learning?

...types of content, genres and formats. The learning potential of digital books has been researched since their first appearance on the market in early 2010s. In comparison to the long history of print reading, research on digital books is still in its infancy, but one thing is clear: digital reading has an important added learning value for children with special needs,...
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