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Review: Europe Reset
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Europe Reset

...accountability. The author dismisses the traditional measures suggested to address this problem. For instance, empowering the European Parliament will not work, he argues, because it is divided along simplistic pro- and anti-integration lines, and lacks legitimacy with citizens. Indeed, he accurately points out that the EU already has a plethora of accountability...
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What does scientific evidence tell us about making our homes energy efficient?
Money & Business

What does scientific evidence tell us about making our homes energy efficient?

...account for around a quarter of total energy consumption, and most of this is used for heating and hot water. So anything you can do to reduce usage will help your bottom line. [Spraying insulation foam] Efficiency programmes range from the provision of low energy light bulbs to whole-house retrofitting. As researchers in the field, the one question we are always asked...
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Mycoprotein - could this meat alternative be a food for the future?
Science, Maths & Technology

Mycoprotein - could this meat alternative be a food for the future?

...accounting for 10% of the UK’s greenhouse gases. Meat farming has a largely negative impact on ecosystems. To produce one kilogram of meat requires a lot of land, often converted from rich biodiverse landscapes. The number of hectares per kilogram (ha kg-1) to produce beef averages at 0.0068 ha kg-1. For comparison, to produce chicken is considerably less at 0.0007 ha...
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Magical Modernity in a Muggle World? Witchcraft, Spirituality and Everyday Enchantment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Magical Modernity in a Muggle World? Witchcraft, Spirituality and Everyday Enchantment

...Accounts in the office, than Sybill Trelawney, Head of Divination at Hogwarts; less like Dumbledore the long-bearded wizard in his purple cloak, and more like Damian the hipster writer with waxed moustache and tweed coat. Official census figures back this up. Between 2001 and 2011 the number of people registering as Pagan increased by 85%, many of whom – though not all...
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Public health communication during a pandemic
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Public health communication during a pandemic

...accounts, which provide information and advice from the Minister, First Ministers, NHS and public health authorities across UK, social media platforms are used as hubs for dissemination and sharing. Influencers and public figures are also helping to spread the message via their personal profile accounts in a bid to reach younger audiences. [stay home save lives] From the...
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Is sleep the secret of success?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is sleep the secret of success?

...accounts of sleep, or a lack of it, having a detrimental effect on sporting performance. Whilst the purpose of sleep is not fully understood it is generally accepted that it is required to facilitate recovery and preparation for functioning (both physiological and cognitive) in the next waking period (Fullagar et al., 2015; Halson, 2014). Therefore the sleep an athlete...
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A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses
Health, Sports & Psychology

A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses

...accountability as described in Caulfield (2005) – professional, ethical, legal and employer – and allows you to decide, using evidence, if online incidents and behaviours require escalation. By evidence, this means professional guidance, policy, procedure or legislation, for example. The image below outlines, in order, what is meant by the 3Cs – clarity, context and...
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US Election 2016: A last week reading list
Society, Politics & Law

US Election 2016: A last week reading list

...account has been suspended on multiple occasions, with the social network giant thinking her name a fake. She sent Facebook officials her driver's license some years ago but her account was again subsequently blocked. Today, in fact, she goes by "Hill Clinton." "Facebook, if you're listening, I want my name back," she says. Read the full article at CNN: The Donald Trump...
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