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Dementia Awareness: What is dementia, and how can we reduce the risk?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dementia Awareness: What is dementia, and how can we reduce the risk?

...world see more cases of dementia. However, this is because people live longer than those in poorer countries. Family members and close friends are often affected by the progress of a loved one's dementia due to little help and lack of understanding. Carers can be overworked and dementia sufferers distressed as there is an insufficiency of support and resources. [A woman...
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Do children have agency as authors?
Education & Development

Do children have agency as authors?

...world relevance of writing, offering more space to Just Write and more choice, we can increase children’s intrinsic motivation to write and their agency as text creators (whether working alone or in collaboration). This will surely help them recognise that writing is something to do with them. Their identities as writers, their rights as writers and their authorial...
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Finite Element Analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Finite Element Analysis

...them with practical investigations. They are disappointed if the results are more than 5% apart from computer predictions. Take a sceptical view The results of CAD should be treated sceptically and require a lot of interpretation and real world comparison. Ultimately the engineer's experience and judgement are more important than information generated via computer models....
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Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...world. Designers from Philips and IDEO explain how they formulate design plans, conduct market research and make design decisions. This material forms part of The Open University course T211 Design and designing... Design and Creativity A short introduction to this album. New Designs: Charger Harnessing the power of technology: a designer talks about developing and...
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AI without borders: balancing productivity and privacy in agriculture
Science, Maths & Technology

AI without borders: balancing productivity and privacy in agriculture

...world Agriculture is a combination of science and skill. It refers to cultivating seeds, tending livestock, using pesticides, irrigation and harvesting plants, etc. Rather than dispersed ideas, it is a holistic integration of all these applications. Plants and animals both serve the purpose of food and material production. Food is the prime component of all human...
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Do music lessons help with children's other classes?
Education & Development

Do music lessons help with children's other classes?

...world because it can change people”. But how much is this really true? We often assume that encouraging a child to play a musical instrument or to listen to certain types of music will have a wider impact on more than just their musical taste. Parents, teachers and educators alike often believe that musical aptitude can help a child in other areas of life, and can...
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Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...world, the ability to switch between languages is common - and possibly innate. Gaia Vance asks if monoglots are missing out on something important...[Translating Prohibited sign] In the Czech Republic, signs prohibit the translation of sightseeing tours are an attempt to prevent foreign tourists being fleeced by a huge mark-up In a café in south London, two construction...
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Wales and rugby
Society, Politics & Law

Wales and rugby

...day or whatever. Hugh Mackay: Let’s turn to the connections between rugby today and the world of work – the Welsh economy. You said something about the origins of rugby lying with industrial south Wales, working class. The national team was characterised by players from these industries. Now lets fast forward to the present. How does rugby today connect with the world of work in Wales? Gareth Williams: I ......
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