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Will players be fit to perform or ready to burnout at Euro 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will players be fit to perform or ready to burnout at Euro 2020?

...become more anxious the closer you get to the match and this affects your mood and your sleep. On top of this you may have to deal with social media and the needs of your friends and family. This cycle continues over an 11-month period until you finally get a break. Without emotional support and periods away from competitive football, burnout becomes almost inevitable....
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Selling Empire: The Empire Marketing Board
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: The Empire Marketing Board

...become less potent in the wake of grinding trench warfare. In addition, the notion of imperial control as trusteeship – rule that should be specifically for the benefit of the ruled – was growing, as was the electoral strength of a Labour Party that was generally more suspicious of imperialism. The Conservative Government’s solution to these dilemmas was the EMB, in...
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Sea level rise in Tuvalu, South Pacific
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Tuvalu, South Pacific

...become the first country to disappear into the ocean (Mason, n.d.). [Illustration of where Tuvalu is located on a globe] Location of Tuvalu Why is the sea level rising? Global sea-level rise is caused by the melting of ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica and the expansion of seawater as it heats up (Humphreys, 2019a). Over the period 1901-2010 global average sea levels...
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What danger do asteroids pose to life on earth?
Science, Maths & Technology

What danger do asteroids pose to life on earth?

...becoming incredibly efficient at spotting Near-Earth Objects, we still cannot do anything about one that might be on a collision path with the Earth. It is widely believed the dinosaurs were wiped out 65m years ago by an asteroid impact. The environmental changes that it caused – a rapid rise in atmospheric temperature and global forest fires, followed by plummeting...
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Read this before you fall for a personalised book
History & The Arts

Read this before you fall for a personalised book

...become directly imposed on the child. While some adjustments are becoming standard (such as changing the story character’s name or gender), other customisations (such as changing the character’s skin, hair and eye colour) are in the pricier range. In a recent study, personalised books, as opposed to their non-personalised equivalents, did not help children understand...
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Human impacts on the lives of animals
Nature & Environment

Human impacts on the lives of animals

...become established and displace native frog species. The movement of animals around the world is one of the most dramatic ways that humans have had an impact on other species and has lead to the ‘homogenisation’ of nature. European sparrows and starlings, for example, are now very common in many parts of the world; ironically, their populations are declining in...
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From a distance
Society, Politics & Law

From a distance

...become part of what is being looked at. Then you collect these ID sized photographs on a security blanket such as they are distributed to refugees by humanitarian helpers. On one side of the security blanket you collect these ID sized photographs of audiences, on the other you collect their short statements in reaction to your work. I think this is another way of creating...
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30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’
Money & Business

30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’

...become part of the Quarterly Survey community. Emeritus Professor Colin Gray, editor of the Quarterly Survey of Small Business in Britain from 1998 to 2011, commented: “The Quarterly Survey has been an economic barometer since it was launched in 1984 and has remained an important resource for SME academics, policy-makers and support providers. It has also established a...
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