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Life as a Railway Worker: An Oral History Testimony by Nan Zaimaitas nee Lamont
Society, Politics & Law

Life as a Railway Worker: An Oral History Testimony by Nan Zaimaitas nee Lamont

...change for future generations of women workers. Inspired by Union Activists At Bridgeton I worked alongside many wonderful characters and the stories they could tell were often humorous, even in dire circumstances, very much a trait of Glaswegian humour. It kept my young impressionable mind ablaze! I was inspired by two of my colleagues in particular – John Bond, an...
How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?

...change over time and providing information and advice that is relevant to their needs at the time. Using every opportunity to identify carers. If you don’t know who is a carer to start with, you can’t make sure that they get the information and support to which they are entitled. Many of the services that might be expected to identify who is in this position are...
Women have heart attacks too - but why do they often go misdiagnosed?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women have heart attacks too - but why do they often go misdiagnosed?

...change...[Emergency defibrillator in a phone booth] Heart attacks claim the lives of 3.3 million women every year, and many women die from other heart-related conditions. In the United States, nearly 290,000 women died from heart disease in 2013 – that’s about one in every four female deaths. In Australia, a recent report found over 31,000 women died from heart...
Technology in sport since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

Technology in sport since 1969

...changing the face of sport. One of the biggest influences on sporting experiences for both participants and spectators has been the evolution of the Single-Chip Microprocessor. In 1969 the Intel 4004 was invented and was as powerful as any complete computer available at that time. Fast forward 4 years and the first call on a mobile phone was made. As we know, this has...
The importance of education for students in secure environments
Education & Development

The importance of education for students in secure environments

...change the lives of people in prison, and that everyone should have the chance to study while there. PET’s role includes funding courses at levels and in subjects that are otherwise unavailable, supporting students to choose courses and progress with their learning and championing the life-changing power of education to prisons, policymakers and the public. PET offer...
What are your chances during a zombie apocalypse?
Digital & Computing

What are your chances during a zombie apocalypse?

...changed four variables in world: how likely a zombie is to infect a person they meet how much people seek out other non-zombie people how much better groups are at defending each other than lone individuals how dense the initial population is Each variable changed over a range, and I set up a virtual world for each of the 3000 or so combinations of starting conditions....
5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia

...changed over the past years etc. Also, going outdoors regularly makes us get more vitamin D that is vital for our bones to stay healthy. 3. Regular exercise improves our mood & helps to tackle depression [Happy senior woman] Exercise sessions have been reported to improve mood in general amongst people living with dementia. Depression in people living with dementia is one...
Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace

...change. Flanagan delivered the RUC into the new beginning, and Orde’s task was implementing the many reforms of the 1999 Patten Report. At one point, mischievously, I guess, he had offered to address the Sinn Féin Special Ard Fheis on policing. It was too soon for that and, at times, new policing, like the new politics and the new peace still struggles. So, there is an...