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‘Bread of Heaven’ – Singing from the same hymn sheet?
History & The Arts

‘Bread of Heaven’ – Singing from the same hymn sheet?

...become similarly strongly associated with the tune. Instead, a hymn text by another famous Welsh hymn-writer, Ann Griffiths (1776-1805), ‘Wele’n sefyll wrth y myrtwydd’ has often been printed with it. A further complicated aspect of this hymn’s history concerns the melodic pattern of the penultimate phrase in Hughes’ tune (set to the words ‘feed me now and...
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Recovery at the Rugby World Cup
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery at the Rugby World Cup

...become a ‘hot topic’ at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Competing in a major tournament such as the Rugby World Cup can take its toll on the body. Rugby is a physically demanding sport that fatigues the body, so it’s important for players to be able to recover effectively and bounce back ready for the next match. Teams that reach the final of the Rugby World Cup will have...
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How large is the UK alternative finance sector?
Money & Business

How large is the UK alternative finance sector?

...becoming mainstream...The UK online alternative finance sector grew 84% in 2015, facilitating £3.2 billion in investments, loans and donations, according to a new report published today [17th February 2016]. This is a significant increase in volume, but growth of the online alternative finance market is slowing down, with the annual growth in 2014/2015 being nearly half...
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The distance between us
History & The Arts

The distance between us

...becoming rare. Instead, direct experiences tend to be mediated, for instance in zoos or with companion animals: ‘relationships in which the animals are often bred to be highly interactive, and even dependent on us’ (2018, p.71). These mediated experiences instantiate a distance between humans and nonhuman others, a distance which is exacerbated by ‘distorted’...
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Mizuki Shigeru: An appreciation
History & The Arts

Mizuki Shigeru: An appreciation

...become a best-selling author, publishing hundreds of books. Thanks to the inspiration of Non Non Ba and other sources, Mizuki Shigeru drew rich depictions of traditional Japanese yokai. However, Mizuki was careful to pay attention to and record the unique traditions of everyday Japanese people from typically obscure parts of Japan. While Mizuki started out as an...
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Tips for using a large language model
Digital & Computing

Tips for using a large language model

...students who may be passing AI content off as their own work. 7: If you use an LLM for your work – tell people Be honest with others, tell them what AI you used, how you used it and how much of the finished piece is the AI’s work rather than your own. 8: Have fun! Are you stuck writing the outline of your novel? Do you want to summarise a complex argument? Are you...
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The Push - Shove Effect: what Good Friday Agreement has to do with it
Society, Politics & Law

The Push - Shove Effect: what Good Friday Agreement has to do with it

...OU collection exploring what Good Friday Agreement means 25 yars on This arcicle is part of "A Peace of Us", our special collection of resources exploring what the Good Friday Agreement brought to our lives in the 25 years since its signing. The evolution of the American Irish influence The Irish of America have agitated on behalf of Ireland since before the creation of...
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Death and medicine: postponement and promise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death and medicine: postponement and promise

...becomes a communal issue and a public administrative matter. For example, there may be enormous pressure on beds in a ward where someone is dying – the pressure for the administrators of the hospital is to have a high turnover of patients to ensure that targets for treatment are met. One result of this is that people who exceed the medical expectations of their...
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