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Medicines and personalisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Medicines and personalisation

...centred care, available to all...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses We know that as we grow older, we are at higher risk of having multiple long-term health conditions, which we call multimorbidity, and using multiple medications, which we call polypharmacy. This combination of ageing, multimorbidity and polypharmacy inevitably comes...
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The mother of the American Athens
History & The Arts

The mother of the American Athens

...children, that the officers of Boston took from their vessel. "Pathetic but splendid figures," my brave "R. N." calls them, and he tells how, after a month's jail, they were "sent home broken men, to endure the scoffs of their neighbors and the rigors of ecclesiastical discipline." VI The dungeons which remain to witness of their hardships in Boston are of thick-walled,...
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A freelance career in the creative arts Badge icon
History & The Arts

A freelance career in the creative arts

...children. Will she have many competitors? Use your preferred online search engine to research this for Sarah and summarise your findings in the box below. Now spend 5 minutes researching your own business idea/location and summarise your findings here. Discussion There are numerous photographers in York who specialise in photographing children. By visiting their websites,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?
Science, Maths & Technology

What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?

...research on the persistence of Delhi’s informal recycling economy shows just how important cash is to low-income laborers. How Delhi’s informal recycling economy works For the past few years, my work has focused on informal garbage collectors in a northwest Delhi neighborhood who collect garbage for middle-class residents across the city. Beyond collecting trash,...
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From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?

...Research indicates that social media, with its extensive reach and low costs, presents an opportunity for women’s sports to overcome financial barriers and connect with fans, contributing to a more level playing field with men’s sports. However, there has been limited investigation into how governing bodies utilise platforms such as Twitter to promote their teams, and...
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Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design
Science, Maths & Technology

Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design

...research using existing research tools; in this way, we might come up with design decisions collaboratively. We can define modular and extensible languages that embody design decisions but still allow for flexibility and special cases (like Cascading Style Sheets). We should also learn how to document our design decisions so that they serve other collaborators. Designers...
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The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...children. There is a large body of research which suggests that identical twins, when compared with non-identical twins, are much more likely to display similar tastes, talents and patterns of behaviour, not least known criminal offending (Christiansen, 1977). (Identical twins share the same genetic make-up as opposed to non-identical twins who share a womb, but possess...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Narratives of COVID
Health, Sports & Psychology

Narratives of COVID

...children. Helpline: 0345 123 2304 (lines open 10am-4pm, 7pm-10pm) Email: helpline@tcf.org.uk Child Bereavement UK Supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying. Helpline: 0800 02 888 40 (lines open Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm) Live Chat (Online Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm) Email: helpline@childbereavementuk.org At A Loss...
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