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Can dogs read their owners' emotions?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can dogs read their owners' emotions?

...determine, although the study goes some way to acknowledge canine abilities in this area. Humans and dogs have lived and evolved together for at least 15,000 years and probably much longer. Given this, and the close bond that many people have with their dogs, it may not come as any surprise that dogs appear to have developed this skill in recognising human emotions. This...
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Multipoint cutting (translational)
Science, Maths & Technology

Multipoint cutting (translational)

...of part. Surface roughness 1–50 µm Ra, but typically 5–25 µm Ra. Tolerances of ±0.5 mm are typical. Width or diameter of blade determines radius size, which can be as small as 0.5 mm. [Images to demonstrate 'Multipoint cutting (translational)' – see article] See Also: Single point cutting, Grinding, Creep feed grinding and Multipoint cutting (rotational)....
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Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging
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Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging

...determined by how urgent they think the message is, their relationship with the sender, or both. This challenges the idea that mobile messaging is necessarily a quick and instantaneous way to communicate. Instead, people are clear that they shouldn’t always feel under pressure to reply straight away and can do so in their own time. ‘People are attempting to assert...
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Understanding interstrand crosslink repair in Drosophila
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding interstrand crosslink repair in Drosophila

...determine if the two exonuclease operate on the same or different pathway of DNA repair in general and ICL repair in particular. Their similarities will be explored specifically the presence of expression in certain moments of the cell cycle. Cell cycle specificity can be investigated by analysing genetic and biochemistry interaction with known protein in the standard...
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When the skeletons won’t go home: what the law says after Halloween
Society, Politics & Law

When the skeletons won’t go home: what the law says after Halloween

...determine who the personal representative was, great, you can ask them to remove the skeleton or dead body and arrange for it to be returned to its grave. If you can’t then it may be up to you to ensure that you lawfully dispose of the skeleton or dead body after you have evicted it from your property. [Three Halloween skeletons on a bike in party in a city park]...
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Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity
Nature & Environment

Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity

...determination or participate in the regional and national political process. On top of these injustices, indigenous culture is usually portrayed, at best, as a touristic curiosity, and at worst, an impediment to economic progress within a globalised society. The devaluation of the indigenous way of life, including traditional landscape management practices, often...
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Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?

...determination not to give up or to accept that he had gone. As the years went by, Emily became less confident that he would ever return, but she found it too painful to admit to herself that this was now not going to happen. [Gray and brown camouflage nutshell helmet on table ] Emily was experiencing what Professor Pauline Boss, in her esteemed textbook, had called...
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Trump and Brexit: What do they owe to economists?
Society, Politics & Law

Trump and Brexit: What do they owe to economists?

...determine the political future by structuring decisions is likely to be as much a function of rhetorical, market, or political power as of available factual evidence or data. In Uncertain Futures, Robert Boyer and David Tuckett argue that the greater the level of uncertainty the more key economic actors must rely on often simple narratives to guide their expectations and...
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