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Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?
Society, Politics & Law

Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?

...becoming clear that every party except the Conservatives fears the outcome of the impending general election. Even for the SNP, which will no doubt hold on to – if not improve upon – its standing in the last election, the prospect of an increased Tory majority is not a welcome one. [The Conversation] Barring a massive Labour recovery – and barring the impact of...
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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

...becomes steeper and faster. Exercising regularly has enormous preventive potential. Blood circulates regularly, making sure all organs have the necessary supply of nutrients and oxygen to function well for longer. Interventions carried out with people living with dementia in and outside of nursing homes (including people with mild cognitive impairment) reported...
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Medicines and personalisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Medicines and personalisation

...becomes problematic when someone is not getting clinical benefit from a medicine, or the negative effects of treatment outweigh beneficial outcomes. The changes associated with ageing and polypharmacy increase the risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and worsening of chronic conditions. For example, reflex tachycardia is a mechanism to increase heart rate and blood...
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What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?
Science, Maths & Technology

What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?

...becomes heated, the ice can turn straight to gas carrying dust particles out into space. The gas and dust create impressive tails that can reach up to millions of kilometres in length. [Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise) photographed during July 2020 in the northern sky]Figure 2 Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise) was photographed during July 2020 in the northern skyShow descriptionComet...
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Stress and Burnout in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and Burnout in Aviation

...becomes enjoyable because you've been under long-term constant stress” (Gould, 2012). Gould (2012) identifies 3 different types of stress: an internal source of stress – perfectionism, a personality factor that generates a constant stress to be perfect external sources of stress – e.g., commercial pressure, pressure to perform stemming from an over-bearing...
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What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology

...become a pilot both require copious amounts of time, effort, focus, and motivation. International travel is an essential part of life for elite athletes when competing and training (Waterhouse & Edwards, 2011). The travelling athlete and travelling pilot may have to contend with similar factors. This can include pretravel preparations, adapting to new destinations,...
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Disseminating across the margins: bridging communities and academia through a Black feminist lens
Education & Development

Disseminating across the margins: bridging communities and academia through a Black feminist lens

...become public, with the help of Jennifer Douglas...‘All stories have structural underpinnings and material consequences. All stories are political’ (Rohrer, 2016). Positionality and insights As a mother of two autistic children living in the UK and an academic researcher, I – a Black cisgendered able-bodied woman – occupy a complex positionality that straddles the...
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Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...becoming unsafe for peaceful citizens by night, and some even by day The Daily Graphic, 25 August 1898 A gang of roughs, who were parading along the roadway, shouting obscene language … and pushing respectable people down Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter. Socrates, the Athenian philosopher, writing around 400 BC The Daily...
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