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How do you tell the biological sex of a T-Rex?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do you tell the biological sex of a T-Rex?

...and more about dinosaurs and their kin in ever more exquisite detail. So, how do you identify the sex of a T. rex? Super awesome advanced science, and a lot of hard work, that’s how! *Apparently it can be induced in males through extreme dosing of oestrogen, but that’s another story… This article was originally published by the PLOS network under a CC-BY licence...
Our top OpenLearn hubs to get you started
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Our top OpenLearn hubs to get you started

...articles on a key theme. Whether you're looking to build skills, spark ideas or support others, there's something here for you. When you're ready, just click into a hub to start discovering free content that fits your interests. We’ve picked out a selection of our most popular hubs to get you started: Elective Home Education – tailored to support home educators and...
Commemorating Lord Byron on the streets of London
Languages

Commemorating Lord Byron on the streets of London

...article criticising him for writing two poems on his recent separation from his wife, which he thought ‘will amuse you’. The consequences of this brief exchange were to influence the course of the rest of Claire’s life. [A stone memorial plaque for Allegra, daughter of Lord Byron and Claire Clairmont. It bears her birth and death dates: 13.1.18]A memorial plaque for...
South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future
Health, Sports & Psychology

South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future

...articles, South Asian young adult carers share their experiences of navigating education, culture and faith as they transition to adulthood, as part of the SATTA research at The Open University...Introduction Dr. Geraldine Boyle and her colleagues are carrying out research into the experiences of South Asian young adult carers living in England as they transition (or...
Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important
Health, Sports & Psychology

Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important

...article has provided you with information about the very important NA role in health and social care. You should be able to explain the strengths and opportunities of the NA role and if you read the full research report from Ryan-Blackwell & Genders (2023) you will also note the very significant challenges they face in practice and how people and organisations could help...
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain

...et al 2012). Of these hospital admissions the prevalence of pain is high, ranging from 59% to 94% (Kozlowski et al 2014; Linhares et al 2012) and of that number between 27% and 40% of them experience moderate to severe pain (Groenewald et al 2012). Jenkins et al (2019) who explored how to reduce the experience of pain in the immediate postoperative period, states that...
Making connections in end-of-life conversations: essential tips for professionals
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making connections in end-of-life conversations: essential tips for professionals

...article and animation offer guidance for health and social care professionals...Transcript It is widely accepted by health and social care professionals that clear, explicit and open communication is always the best, including in contexts about life-threatening illness, injury or at the end of life. But is open and explicit information always what patients and families...
Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...et al., 2016). Considering the overlapping and inter-related functions governed by these neurotransmitter systems, it is perhaps not surprising that the picture that emerges here is complex. We have provided you with a glimpse of this in Figure 2. Figure 2 Monoaminergic neurotransmitters and the regulation of mood, emotion and cognitive function...Exploring the...