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Who was Mary Magdalene?
History & The Arts

Who was Mary Magdalene?

...mental illness. She wasn’t the only woman with a similar stigma; she is listed alongside Joanna and Susanna with similar issues in Luke 8:1-3. It seems possible that due to their physical condition these women may have been social outcasts, which could explain why they followed Jesus after some kind of healing experience, embracing his message of hope, and acceptance....
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No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation
Health, Sports & Psychology

No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation

...mentality in the group process may assume paranoid characteristics, even leading the group to consider unethical and illegal means of protecting itself. Social group processes such as ingroup and outgroup differentiation can be applied to the small group functioning at the heart of government, but also to the wider debates around Brexit in the media. At its simplest...
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How Emma Raducanu’s parents strike the right balance: supporting your child athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

How Emma Raducanu’s parents strike the right balance: supporting your child athlete

...mentality since a young age.” Finally, Raducanu’s parents seem to stay in the background at her events and are not recognisable. Parental behaviour around training and competition can determine whether a young athlete has a positive sporting experience. For example, warm and supportive parents have been associated with higher levels of sport competence, self-esteem...
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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!
Money & Business

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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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
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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