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The Ageing Well Public Talks
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Ageing Well Public Talks

...management of chronic as well as acute biomedical as well as psychosocial conditions via behaviour change. The Ageing Well Public Talk Series (AWPTS) is an educational intervention, based on The Five Pillars for Ageing Well, and tailored to inform and engage diverse communities. This is of particular significance in multicultural societies and for maintaining equality in...
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Someone’s attacking our connection to the internet - part one
Science, Maths & Technology

Someone’s attacking our connection to the internet - part one

...the instructions there to connect to the router’s own management page. From there, you should: Update the router to the latest version of firmware (if available) Disable remote management of the router Change the router’s password to a new, stronger password. So that’s what VPNFilter is – next time we’ll look at who might have created it and what it was for…...
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How do microplastics make their way into our food?
Nature & Environment

How do microplastics make their way into our food?

...management options, and enact appropriate regulations. This will result in sustainable and responsible practices which protect the integrity of our soils and ecosystems, ensuring a healthier future for all. What can be done to protect agricultural soil from microplastics? There are several ways in which we can protect agricultural soil from microplastics. One method is to...
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How can I cope with exam stress?
Education & Development

How can I cope with exam stress?

...manage your stress, you can make it through. Teena Clouston has some tips, and you may turn your papers over now...[An exam room] A little stress around exam time can be a good thing, as it motivates you to put in the work. But sometimes stress levels can get out of hand, particularly at the end of an academic year. When you become stressed, the sympathetic branch of the...
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What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?

...manager about other GPs in the practice who have a particular interest in helping patients with mental health issues. 2: Use online or telephone support services [Hands typing on a laptop keyboard] Consider using online or telephone support lines, so that you can communicate about your worries or issues with someone. MIND, the Samaritans, Depression Alliance and others...
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Why is East Africa experiencing such a terrible drought?
Nature & Environment

Why is East Africa experiencing such a terrible drought?

...managed to ensure areas do not become overgrazed and conflicts with conservation areas are minimised. Mountain forests could be valued more and managed better to capture useful water without the need for costly and vulnerable irrigation systems. And finally farmers could switch to varieties of crops that are better at coping with climate variability. The “Indian...
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Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars

...management and train driving (Kasprzak, 2013), as traditional patriarchal attitudes continued to be challenged, not least by women themselves who carried the fight to policymakers. Seeking a change in the law that would put an end to gender-based discrimination, the Sex Discrimination Act was eventually passed in 1975. References, Sources and Further Reading Hayward, V....
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Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing

...project explored exactly how much time social workers thought they spent and how much time they actually spent engaged in writing while at work. The image below shows that 40% of social workers said that they spent more than 70% of their time writing and 100% of social workers underestimated how much time they spent writing (Lillis et al., 2017). [An infographic table....
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