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60 second adventures in microgravity
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures in microgravity

...2: The vomit comet How do planets form? This video, narrated by David Mitchell, reveals the way OU scientists are using microgravity environments to understand how planets form, with a queasy ride in a plane. Transcript More about the science Two of the academics associated with this video, Ben Rozitis and Helen Fraser, have flown in the vomit comet to understand how...
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The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981
Society, Politics & Law

The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981

...2 per worker per week. After opening, employment in Greenock’s Lee Jeans factory rose to 240, the majority of whom were women sewing machinists. Despite the availability of government assistance, the economic situation in Greenock continued to deteriorate. Between 1976 and 1980, 4,580 redundancies were notified in the area and, by 1981, there were 18 unemployed people...
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Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...being in the world. END OF RECORDING References Lal, K. (Mar. 20, 1938). “Shut in a Sealed Chamber for Six Weeks: Pandit Malaviya’s Kaya Kalp and How It Was Done.” The Illustrated Weekly of India, pp. 26–7. Newcombe, S. (2017) “Yogis, Ayurveda, and Kayakalpa” History of Science in South Asia, 5(2), 85-120. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.18732/hssa.v5i2.2...
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Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work

...B. and Bodenhausen, G. V. (2012) ‘Self-insight from a dual-process perspective’, in Vazire, S. and Wilson, T. D. (eds) Handbook of Self-Knowledge. New York, NY: Guilford Press, pp. 22–38. Schwartz, S. H. (2011) ‘Studying values: personal adventure, future directions’, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42(2), pp. 307–19, doi: 10.1177/0022022110396925....
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OU Carbon Calculator FAQs
Nature & Environment

OU Carbon Calculator FAQs

...2 × 14 hours = 28 and quarterly to Bath 4 × 3 hours = 12; train and ferry to Brittany = 16 hours, various bus and coach trips = 40 hours; Eurostar to Paris 8 hours; total = 104 hours per year. Flying Why not use accurate flight distances? There are many online calculators that provide flight distances between airports. We have decided to use the quick and easy method of...
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DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes

...2 makes some suggestions. Try different mordants and/or modifiers. Experiment with different dyeing, mordanting and modifying temperatures, times and quantities. Use different fabrics. Be sure to record all of your observations as you make them, so that you can compare the results obtained using these different strategies. Websites Natural and Synthetic Dyes A Lesson to...
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Wellbeing for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wellbeing for Work

...2), pp. 231–233. Kübler-Ross, E. (1970) On Death and Dying. London: Tavistock Publications. Lawton-Smith, C. (2017) ‘Coaching as a route to resilience and wellbeing,’ International Journal of Stress Prevention and Wellbeing, 1(4). Makwana, N. (2019) ‘Disaster and its impact on mental health: A narrative review.’, Journal of family medicine and primary care,...
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Forth Road Bridge
History & The Arts

Forth Road Bridge

...2 Conclusion - The Forth Road Bridge, connecting Edinburgh with Fife, continues to face a number of problems regarding its deteriorating condition. Both structural issues and the increasing wear and tear of the traffic upon the bridge are causes of concern for the engineers who maintain it...Forth Road Bridge: Acknowledgements - Except for third party materials and...
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