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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...
Researching Antarctic ice sheets
Nature & Environment

Researching Antarctic ice sheets

...article here on OpenLearn. I’m part of a team of British and French scientists with a new study published in Nature about Antarctic ice sheet instability. Here is a Guardian article I wrote as an introduction to our work. I also recorded a video explaining our focus on Antarctica and the uncertainty surrounding the impact of global warming. Following the video is a...
Assessing contemporary science
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing contemporary science

...articles (Hoskins et al., 2007 and 2011), but PROMPT provides a useful starting point when thinking about analysing written information. Table 1 The PROMPT criteria used to assess the quality of information Presentation Is the information as readable as it could be, given its age, condition and format? Is the information clearly laid out and easy to navigate? Is it...
Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Beginners’ French: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ French: food and drink

...et les pâtes, bien sûr. Lionel Interviewer Qu’est-ce que vous aimez manger ? Lionel J’aime beaucoup la viande, les poissons, le poulet, les … les fruits de mer … Interviewer Vous aimez la cuisine italienne ? Lionel Oui, beaucoup, surtout les spaghetti. Audio 1 Select the answer for Question 1 here All the interviewees like fish. True. False. a. True. b. False....
Training for endurance in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for endurance in sport and fitness

...et al. (2015) suggested that in a match, 50–60% of a water polo player’s energy is supplied by the aerobic energy system indicating that endurance will play a large role. For the sprinter, their 200 m personal best is 26.4 seconds. Therefore, according to Table 1, 27% of their energy will come from the aerobic energy system during the race. Additionally, on a race day...
Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...articles le, la, l’, les express dislikes...Introduction: Open Centre for Languages and Cultures - This course has been developed from extract parts of LGXF002 - Beginners French 2: bien sûr!. The Open University has launched a dedicated learning centre called The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. OpenLearn is supporting this project and is providing extracted...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs