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Why are public companies vanishing in America?
Money & Business

Why are public companies vanishing in America?

...managers better than public firms. His prediction initially appeared invalid. As shown in Figure 1, the number of public firms increased sharply in the first half of the 1990s. However, the number of listed firms peaked in 1997 and has since fallen by half, such that there are fewer public corporations today than 40 years ago (Doidge, Karolyi, and Stulz, 2017). Does this...
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As Cassini reaches the end, we should prepare the next mission
Science, Maths & Technology

As Cassini reaches the end, we should prepare the next mission

...managed to land a probe on the satellite Titan (the Huygens probe). It also observed unusual features in the rings of the planet and recorded an enormous, hurricane-like storm whirling around its north pole. Surely, we must now know everything about Saturn and its moons? Fortunately, scientists are never satisfied, and the answer to one question usually leads to at least...
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What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Science, Maths & Technology

What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers

...managed to get into the jobs they are currently in. Transcript As someone at the beginning of their journey, it was important, and also comforting, to hear that many of the scientists were also unsure at the start of their careers around A levels and had some major changes along the way. Furthermore, it is significant to remember that a science career can be reached from...
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Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?
Digital & Computing

Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?

...manageable, yet adding a phone conversation increases that workload. If the demands of driving suddenly increase –- for example when the vehicle ahead brakes sharply –- your workload may become too much to manage and your performance in one or both tasks can break down. Other research more specifically suggests that workload increases to these unmanageable levels...
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Dealing with Change
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dealing with Change

...management techniques. Need to learn to do something new: doing something new, or something in a different way, can be uncomfortable and requires effort. Individuals may have spent a long time building up their skills and knowledge and are not happy with the potential impact that this could become redundant and may also be a loss of identity to some extent (i.e., Jo was...
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Is your social media use impacting your future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is your social media use impacting your future?

...manage your profile settings you might find the following resources helpful: Facebook Instagram Snapchat Twitter References Ryan, G.S. (2017a) Online social networks and the pre-registration student nurse: a focus on professional accountability. Available at: https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/16379 (Accessed: 22 July 2022). Ryan, G.S. (2017b) ‘What do nurses do in...
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The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces

...management of authentic vegetation); wild nature (spontaneous and with minimal management e.g. rivers, marshes). Studies explain how we can think of three levels of engagement with nature: viewing nature (through window, book, television); being in the presence of nature (e.g. cycling through a park); active participation in nature (e.g. gardening, farming, trekking)....
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Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...Introduction - Social scientists collect evidence to support their claims and theories in different ways. Such evidence is crucial to the practice of social science and to the production of social scientific knowledge. You may be aware of the idea of active reading, which is about reading with the aim of understanding and grasping something: a definition, an argument, a...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs