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Stress and Burnout in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and Burnout in Aviation

...article, stress is a biological, psychological, and emotional response that we experience when we feel threatened or under pressure. Stress can be cumulative, for example a stressor can feel more stressful if you already have a lot of other stressors you are dealing with. A stressor is the stimulus which causes the experience of stress (e.g., an engine failure,...
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Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation

...articles, the job of a pilot requires a great deal of responsibility for ensuring the overall flight safety of the passengers, crew, and the aircraft itself. This means that they must be physically and mentally ‘fit to fly’ and is often a responsibility that is left to the decision of the pilot. An acronym IM SAFE is a tool to assist pilots in identifying whether they...
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The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation

...article outlines the psychology behind this...Aviation has many environmental pressures that personnel are exposed to daily. It is well documented and understood that working as a commercial pilot can be an extremely demanding job due to the many stressors – high workload, heavy responsibilities, time pressures, fatigue, noise, and temperature – experienced while...
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What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology

...article looks at these psychological attributes that helps with performance in more depth...Akin to some sporting disciplines (e.g., motorcycling, Owton, 2022), aviation requires a pilot to remain cool under pressure, be attuned to a fast and constantly moving environment, thinking ahead all the time of expected and unexpected possibilities. This enhancement of sensory...
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Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge
Languages

Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge

...et l'enfant maudit), or use other words which kept the gender neutral. In Italian the book title becomes Harry Potter and the curse of the heir (Harry Potter e la maledizione dell'erede) and in Spanish it’s translated as Harry Potter and the cursed legacy (Harry Potter y el legado maldito). [Harry potter translations images] Some of the translations from the Harry...
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Irish Women’s Poetry: Sinéad Morrissey
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Irish Women’s Poetry: Sinéad Morrissey

...article=1095&=&context=trinitypapers&=&sei-redir=1&referer=https%253A%252F%252Fscholar.google.com%252Fscholar%253Fhl%253Den%2526as_sdt%253D0%25252C5%2526q%253DSinead%252BMorrissey%2526btnG%253D#search=%22Sinead%20Morrissey%22 (Accessed: 30 August 2023) Sinéad Morrissey reads The Klangers https://youtu.be/Z0RXLiilfg8?si=CN-u3naql8uWq-wQ (Accessed: 30 August 2023)...
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Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?

...article explores how to engage with the outdoors...In recent years it has become a well-known fact that getting outdoors is good for our mental and physical wellbeing. It’s even better when we actively engage with green and blue spaces through activities and practical tasks. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, service providers are putting more emphasis on the...
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Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?
Society, Politics & Law

Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?

...article questions the issue of privatisation in Immigration Removal Centres...[Misery as business cartoon, society matters] For many immigration activists, academic scholars, researchers and journalists, the treatment of people seeking asylum has been of grave concern for a long, long time. The increased criminalisation of this group is well documented, as is the adverse...
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