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Design for dementia care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Design for dementia care

...care home. Elmhurst: looking back on the refurbishment process. The practicalities of the refurbishment, and how the changes have resulted in better working practices and a better quality of life. The value of gardens in dementia care Garuth Chalfont of Chalfont Design reveals why good garden design promotes both mental and physical wellbeing for people with dementia....
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Methods in Motion: With the mothers of Munich & Birmingham
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: With the mothers of Munich & Birmingham

...changing world of research into migration and belonging...[Munich panorama] Migration was one of the most heatedly debated issues throughout the EU referendum campaign. In the months leading up to Brexit, European and non-European migrants alike were repeatedly named and shamed. In the aftermath, they report experiencing a mixture of anxiety, fear and shock. The Leave...
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How did Fidel Castro shape Cuba's history?
History & The Arts

How did Fidel Castro shape Cuba's history?

...changed Cuban society. In the early 1960s, a programme to spread literacy throughout Cuba was initiated. A healthcare system was created which would not only become the envy of countries in the global south, but also the global north. Cuba also has a highly advanced biotechnology industry. These internal advancements and expansive foreign policy have all been achieved in...
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Creep feed grinding
Science, Maths & Technology

Creep feed grinding

...change of profile which is not easily obtained on a milling cutter. Much less time is spent “grinding air” than in conventional grinding, where as much time may be spent grinding air as grinding material. Form-holding characteristics are much better than conventional grinding, due mainly to the elimination of the vibration which occurs in conventional grinding as the...
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What would it take to save British Home Stores?
Money & Business

What would it take to save British Home Stores?

...changed how consumers shop. We now all have greater access to pricing information and expectations of convenience that are reshaping the high street. Some traditional retailers have produced an attractive “both/and” offering which allows customers competitive pricing combined with the opportunity to inspect products in person before choosing between clicking or...
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Five smart technologies helping the visually impaired
Society, Politics & Law

Five smart technologies helping the visually impaired

...changing prototypes aimed at serving those with disabilities says, Dr Oliver Zanetti...Navigation Software There are a whole range of software packages emerging for smartphones which aim to help visually impaired people navigate. Blindsquare is the most widely used navigation app, which draws on listings data from the social network FourSquare, guidance from Global...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Customer Service
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Customer Service

...changing the 21st century economy. The growth of a so-called “sharing economy” creates new opportunities and challenges for modern customer service. Denise Lee Yohn explores these changes in her article “What You Can Learn About Customer Experience From Sharing Economy Companies”. Yet customer service encompasses more worrying aspects of the current period....
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Why did poorer people vote to leave the European Union?
Society, Politics & Law

Why did poorer people vote to leave the European Union?

...change in their country might just be a change for the better. [A JobCentre which has become a Cats Protection charity shop] In what might have been designed as a visual metaphor, a former Job Centre reopens as a charity shop Left out of the deal Education and income were the big dividing lines between pessimists and optimists. Graduates were much more likely to think...
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