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Preparation dyeing and finishing
Money & Business

Preparation dyeing and finishing

...out when the colour needs to be bright is bleaching. This used to involve chlorine based chemicals but should now only be done with hydrogen peroxide. So at the beginning of wet processing either a one step process or a two step process depending on the end result required. Between each stage the fabric needs to be properly washed off so there is not transfer of...
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Beachbrains
Science, Maths & Technology

Beachbrains

...out from each neuron. Our beach is simply 1000 times less connected than a human brain. Moreover, a grain of sand and a neuron are very different: the physical states that a grain of sand can be in are very few (orientation together with wet and dry spring to mind), whereas a neuron in the brain has a whole sigmoid function of possibilities. Humans think in the sun, sand...
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Should the NHS have been better prepared for the cyber-highwaymen?
Science, Maths & Technology

Should the NHS have been better prepared for the cyber-highwaymen?

...Out-of-date systems and lack of training The question of how this could have happened will be one that will produce several damaging reports outlining poor training and infrastructure. It has been clear for years that various NHS trusts have been lagging behind with upgrading their systems. In 2016, Motherboard submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to 70 NHS...
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I have an accent, (why) does it matter?
Languages

I have an accent, (why) does it matter?

...out sounds and variations deemed irrelevant based on early language exposure. And, if we cannot hear something, it is less likely we will be able to produce it. Even if we can perceive a sound accurately, it does not necessarily mean we will be able to produce it accurately or consistently, especially in spontaneous speech. [Friends on holiday having fun outside a cafe in...
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How do you tell the biological sex of a T-Rex?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do you tell the biological sex of a T-Rex?

...out if a fossil represents a male or female animal is quite important. It can tell us quite a bit about their ecology, differences between the sexes, and about their behaviour. Thankfully, the fossil record does leave behind some clues to help us decipher sex differences. One of these is the presence of medullary bone. This is a tissue that is present in all living birds...
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The language used during end of life care matters
Health, Sports & Psychology

The language used during end of life care matters

...out that this phrase could be code. Code that someone was dying. In this article, I’ll discuss two different ways in which language is used in end-of-life care which may lead to confusion about dying: the use of euphemisms to address dying, and the negative language used around decisions to reduce medical intervention. Transcript Firstly, there’s the use of ‘code’...
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Business Bursts: Marketing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Marketing

...out about my needs and wants to satisfy those, wants to keep me happy, keep me loyal, so that I keep buying the same product from them. Dr Terry O’Sullivan I suppose marketing, because it involves the exchange of money, because it involves providing products that need to be safe, because it has occasion, well very often has unintended consequences let’s say, let’s...
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Shared documents and constructive collaboration
Education & Development

Shared documents and constructive collaboration

...out errors or suggest improvements in a way that doesn’t undermine their self-image and preserves your relationship. Remote and hybrid working complicate things Hybrid and remote working have aggravated what was already a delicate balance. When we see colleagues regularly in person, we have a better sense of their personalities, how well they react to criticism, and how...
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