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Sub-concussions in women’s football: what can be done to protect the brains of footballers?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sub-concussions in women’s football: what can be done to protect the brains of footballers?

...mental illness. She donated her brain to medical research and while there was no evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) that leads to dementia, there was evidence of degradation of white matter in her brain, despite Jacinta only ever suffering one concussion during her career. It is being increasingly acknowledged that female athletes in contact sports are...
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Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies
Money & Business

Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies

...mental construction that expresses the basic experience of colonial domination and pervades the more important dimensions of global power, including its specific rationality: Eurocentrism…. Therefore, the model of power that is globally hegemonic today presupposes an element of coloniality (Quijano, 2000: 536; my emphasis). Coloniality and the management curriculum A...
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Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!
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Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!

...health and social studies, including vocational A levels. Since then, I've been a full-time mother and homemaker. I've really enjoyed spending time with Akaash and Vanita, but I have always promised myself that I will get back into teaching when Vanita was old enough. My husband, Rohit, always thought this would be a good idea, although as a quantity surveyor he works...
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What does Brexit mean for imports and exports?
Money & Business

What does Brexit mean for imports and exports?

...health-related controls, remain unclear, too. An extended period of uncertainty about rules and procedures, as well as the necessary supporting systems, is inevitable. This will be further compounded by the fact that putting the systems that support trade and customs in place, tends to take years, rather than months. Last but not least, there will be resourcing issues for...
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How Volkswagen got caught cheating emissions tests by a clean air NGO
Science, Maths & Technology

How Volkswagen got caught cheating emissions tests by a clean air NGO

...health and the impact of toxic tailpipe emissions from vehicles, has taken a backseat. But this approach is increasingly being questioned. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, for example, announced plans to ban most diesel vehicles from the city from 2020. Many feel that with potentially low carbon alternatives such as electric and hybrid-electric vehicles increasingly available,...
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How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?

...health considerations and, most importantly, the presence or absence of dehydration. I would add that body composition would also likely play a key role; for the same body weight, the individual with a greater percentage of body fat has a greater on-board storage of calories. Also, a lower muscle mass would generally be associated with reduced caloric consumption. This by...
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What is the zika virus?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is the zika virus?

...health workers running routine diagnostics had detected antibodies against Zika virus in a wide variety of places in tropical Africa and South-East Asia, which indicated that quite a lot of people had encountered Zika at some point in their lives. But there was no suggestion that the virus was particularly common or going anywhere fast. In 2007 Zika broke out of its...
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Has media literacy become self-destructive?
Education & Development

Has media literacy become self-destructive?

...health risks well enough to make their own decisions about insurance. To take away the power of individuals to control their own destiny is viewed as anti-American by so much of this country. You are your own master. Children are indoctrinated into this cultural logic early, even as their parents restrict their mobility and limit their access to social situations. But...
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