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In deep, stormy waters: Scotland, the UK and the politics of fishing
Nature & Environment

In deep, stormy waters: Scotland, the UK and the politics of fishing

...research with this article. Sources Parker, G. and Brunsden, J. (2020) ‘UK fishing industry caught between rock and hard place on trade talks’, Financial Times, December 1, 2020: https://www-ft-com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/content/4f224474-4604-431a-9752-0e5cf00c67bd ‘SNP minister Michael Russell rules out using force in Scottish fishing waters if no-deal Brexit’:...
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About the stroop test
Education & Development

About the stroop test

...name the body of the animal. Research conducted using this task has found that children experience the same pattern of difficulties with the animal-stroop task that adults have with the coloured word Stroop task. To find out more about inhibitory control, you can read an extract from the Open University's Child Development course (ED209), executive functions in childhood....
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How can governments ensure their cybersecurity is strong?
Digital & Computing

How can governments ensure their cybersecurity is strong?

...researchers, and information technology professionals. But more so than the good press and accolades, the importance of the CDRP, and the broader Cyber Disruption Response process that it is part of, are indicative of some of the reasons that Michigan’s approach to cyber security seems more mature than some other states and localities. Michigan has been engaging in a...
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A gift of life at the end of life
Health, Sports & Psychology

A gift of life at the end of life

...research literature surrounding families’ experience of organ donation has identified some common experiences that can be helpful for professionals to revisit with families as part of follow-up and aftercare support. For example, Dicks et al.’s (2017) ‘Narrative/meaning making model’ has shown how the themes covered in the film, if guided by the family, can become...
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How can you tell if a signal from space is an alien communication?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can you tell if a signal from space is an alien communication?

...researchers say the radio pulses are unlike anything ever seen from other similar stars. Perhaps more likely is that the signals originate closer to home – arising as interference from a high altitude, Earth-orbiting artificial satellite which happened to pass through the field of view of the telescope during the observations. However, such a signal from a satellite has...
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COP26 Glasgow and questions of environmental and social justice
Society, Politics & Law

COP26 Glasgow and questions of environmental and social justice

...researchers find little evidence for ‘broken windows theory,’ say neighborhood disorder doesn’t cause crime - News @ Northeastern - News @ Northeastern Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020: introduction - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Sustainable Glasgow The impact of welfare reform on Scotland: Lots of pain for not much gain - Policy Scotland (gla.ac.uk)...
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Water: Managing the 1% in a climate changing world
Nature & Environment

Water: Managing the 1% in a climate changing world

...research and teaching have developed systems thinking and collaborative or social learning approaches to water management. Systems thinking acknowledges the holistic nature of water and our own roles and collaborative responsibilities as managers in water systems, rather than just as consumers. In England, this approach has helped develop catchment partnerships between...
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Detecting fake images
Society, Politics & Law

Detecting fake images

...research are being undertaken. To spot a fake image, sometimes you just need common sense A fake image often looks unbelievably and extraordinarily spectacular. When being presented such an image, we should ask ourselves whether the contents of the image can be real or whether it agrees with the character of the subject. This often needs lots of common sense and...
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