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Shift working – does it change how we think?
Science, Maths & Technology

Shift working – does it change how we think?

...attention deteriorates, with reaction time slowing and lapses in attention increasing following a 12 hour shift. Other processes like visuomotor control (e.g. hand-eye coordination) working memory (e.g. remembering a phone number you just read) are also impacted by sleep loss. New approach to testing? Using computerised assessments (similar to those found in ‘brain...
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Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?
Languages

Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?

...Attention' (the idea that we do not pay attention fully to anything anymore and are always paying partial attention to more than one thing). The fact that many TV programmes and sports events trend on Twitter while they’re on confirms that many users tweet during these, and are hence tweeting whilst watching. But what else are people doing? To get a tentative initial...
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What is biomedicine?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is biomedicine?

...attention on the specific aetiology and the immediate cause of disease. It also focused attention on the individual and on interpersonal contact, rather than on the significance of the wider social environment in promoting health. Within the public health field, greater attention was given to personal hygiene and to educating working-class women in mothering skills. Germ...
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The impact of COVID-19 on linguists and their mental health
Languages

The impact of COVID-19 on linguists and their mental health

...attention in the media is the psychological impact of the pandemic and its potential repercussions on our mental health. Indeed, a number of risk factors for mental ill-health are said to have escalated during the pandemic, such as social isolation, parenting anxiety, workplace stress, grief and loss, and family violence. For some professionals, such as health workers,...
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Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces

...attention to detail can make a huge difference...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. While feedback can inform service improvement, many sites do not have the processes in place to engage bereaved carers in how to improve such spaces. Claire Henry MBE, and Marie Cooper, both nurses with extensive experience and expertise...
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Are you a focused driver?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are you a focused driver?

...attention will be put to the test...It's easy to get distracted. Losing concentration when driving can have serious consequences. Try our interactive test and you'll be asked to complete a task whilst travelling along a road. It sounds easy, but is it? Turn up your sound and select here to begin. [Inattention blindness launch] Click on the image above to find out if...
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Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?
Digital & Computing

Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?

...attention can be shared between tasks. You might not think it, but research shows talking on a hands-free phone while driving is just as dangerous as using a handset. In fact, drivers remain dangerously distracted even after they’ve hung up. Thankfully, this message is starting to get through, as the ASA’s decision shows. But the fact that the advert was made in the...
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Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes
Society, Politics & Law

Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes

...attention to the less visible processes by which the wealthiest of individuals can acquire citizenship(s) by investment. Effectively, as Nele’s installation explored, citizenship(s) can be ‘bought’, with many European countries, including the UK, ‘selling’ visas, residence permits and citizenships to those who can afford to invest large sums of money in the...
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