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A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015

...articles in this collection . [Glencolmcille folk village, Ireland 2015] Glencolmcille folk village, 2015 One of the main motives behind the continued development of local industries in Southwest Donegal over the last thirty years has been the maintenance of an Irish-speaking community. The development has, in turn, put further pressure on the Irish language, and English...
The use of force in international law
Society, Politics & Law

The use of force in international law

...et al., 2006, pp. 47–8) The doctrine of ‘just war’ was further influenced by Christian theologians such as St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, the latter famously stated in Summa Theologica that the three criteria for just war are: it should be waged by a sovereign authority (prohibition of waging a private war) it must have a just cause (punishment of wrongdoers)...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by/ 2.0/ Figure 14: AS Rose and PW Hildebrand. NGL Viewer: a web application for molecular visualization. Nucl Acids Res (1 July 2015) 43 (W1): W576-W579 first published online April 29, 2015. doi:10.1093/nar/gkv402...
Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?

...no longer react when hospitals are bombed, doctors are killed,” Sahloul said in his keynote speech at the MSF Scientific Days on 20 May. “This should not be allowed. Not only in Syria, but [also] in the rest of the world.” The interview was recorded during the MSF Scientific Days. This article was originally published on SciDev.Net. Read the original...
The benefits of social media in academia
Education & Development

The benefits of social media in academia

...article...Find out about The Open University's Open degree Transcript For academic professionals or students, social media can provide a range of benefits that change and develop as social media platforms and associated technology continues to evolve. In this article we will explore the three core benefits: connection, communication and collaboration. Social media is...
A Support Net: Can you help someone in need?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A Support Net: Can you help someone in need?

...free or look at the other ways of contacting them. The NHS Mental health - live well pages The NHS overcoming addiction pages This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage. Take it further with The Open University...
Exploring anxiety
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring anxiety

...article by Locke et al. (2015). Written from a US perspective aimed at family physicians (i.e. GPs) and those in continuing medical education, Locke and colleagues consider important aspects of diagnosis and management of GAD and PD in adults using the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria (discussed in Section 3.3) which are of wider, global relevance. The link to the article is...
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Make it Digital
Digital & Computing

Make it Digital

...articles, interactives and free courses Learn more about our co-productions in the season Delve deeper... [Graphic of digital data ] [Image of computer code on a computer screen] [Business person working on keyboard against a technology background] [Image of a digital globe in a hand] [Padlock on a computer keyboard] [Image of architect working with an ipad] Our...