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The value and progress of jury research in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

The value and progress of jury research in Scotland

...world consequences. Research asking real jurors about their deliberations would help to build a richer picture of how juries in Scotland (and the rest of the United Kingdom) discharge their task, but would require legal sanction which is currently unavailable to researchers. Should such work become possible, it would provide a valuable complement to the body of knowledge...
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Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?

...World Kidney Day, a campaign to help raise awareness on the importance of our kidneys. This article seeks to explain what is meant by Chronic Kidney Disease, common risk factors and recommended strategies to aid in the early detection and management of this condition...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses. What is Chronic Kidney Disease...
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Why do multinationals hope for a customs union?
Money & Business

Why do multinationals hope for a customs union?

...world. In our recent study, we show that rules of origin in free trade agreements distort global value chains, deterring final goods producers from importing inputs from non-member countries. We construct a unique dataset of the rules of origin contained in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the world’s largest free trade agreement: for every final good,...
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Seven projects that show we are in a golden age of engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven projects that show we are in a golden age of engineering

...world – and the largest Scottish infrastructure project in a generation. The bridge spans 2.7 kilometres and reaches 210 metres above the water – that’s the height of roughly 48 London buses stacked on top of each other. The superstructure required 35,000 tonnes of steel and around 150,000 tonnes of concrete, with construction involving the largest ever continuous...
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Why is the iPhone X a thousand-dollar gamble?
Money & Business

Why is the iPhone X a thousand-dollar gamble?

...world’s huge and growing emerging markets; Apple clearly thinks it is a risk worth taking. And it’s not without reason. Apple has always targeted the higher end of the market worldwide rather than just aiming for a larger base of users. In fact, if anything, Apple tends to price phones higher outside the US. The UK has to stomach an inflated price for the iPhone X...
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Kant on trust
History & The Arts

Kant on trust

...world, in the everyday recognition of the moral importance of informed consent and of human dignity. The most important features of Kant’s ethical theory are his conceptions of human worth, and of the ideal moral community. Kant believes that all people have absolute value, or dignity, because they can be autonomous and rational, and that they should be treated in ways...
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SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities
Money & Business

SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities

...world’s carbon emissions, plus other environmental problems, such as air and water pollution. SMEs are also important in other ways, including the influence they can have on the environmental behaviours of staff, customers and local communities. [Two people on a motor scooter riding through a flooded urban street at night with illuminated shopfronts] Two people on a...
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The impact of Jacob Zuma on the ANC and South Africa
Society, Politics & Law

The impact of Jacob Zuma on the ANC and South Africa

...world. In 1994 the world, and particularly African countries, looked to South Africa to provide ethical leadership after the end of apartheid. This was boldly depicted in the “African Renaissance” – the cultural, scientific and economic renewal of the continent championed by former President Thabo Mbeki. For a short time, South Africa occupied the moral high ground...
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