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Does handing a company on to the children work?
Money & Business

Does handing a company on to the children work?

...think of management as a monitoring technology that allows CEOs to observe their workers’ productivity, it is only profitable to invest in the technology if the CEOs then use the information to discipline the low productivity workers. Thus, the “reputation cost” incurred by family CEOs may act as a constraint on investing in this technology. We find empirical...
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Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...systems (which can be difficult to assess) and the number of individuals of a particular species or broader group that exist in total. Mammals have also been around for a long time; LoM [p. 14] mentions the shrew-like 200-million-year-old fossil named Megazostrodon. Rather than shuffling along, with splayed-out limbs in the manner of many reptiles, this animal had limbs...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...system or infectious agents at that time, the effect was to expose the recipient to a supposedly ‘weaker’ strain of the virus, which elicited a protective immune response against subsequent infection with a more virulent strain. Activity 1 What key features of the immune response does the practice of variolation demonstrate? Answer It shows the specificity of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?

...system. The result in all these cases is wounds that won’t heal. The process gets stuck permanently in the very first stage. White blood cells hang around the wound longer and in higher numbers, secreting chemicals that interfere with the growth of new cells. They also trigger production of a group of enzymes that break down the base layer of collagen upon which wound...
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The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK

...systemic barriers that still hinder equity. Through this lens, it calls for deeper investment, reform, and a dismantling of colonial legacies in men’s football. At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar seemingly one powerful narrative was emerging, Africa’s assertion of Black African coaching excellence which could hopefully lead to global conversations about representation,...
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Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?

...thinking. My application of psychosocial methods draw on psychoanalysis because it posits, theorises and utilises the idea of dialogues of affect not occurring through language, calling up the ‘unthought known’ (that which we know without knowing we know it). In psychoanalysis, these are counter/transference dynamics. Psychosocial methods offer ways of using such...
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Time to look again at HIV and relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time to look again at HIV and relationships

...think. These experiences show how HIV stigma continues to shape the participants’ relationships, even if day-to-day they felt the virus has no impact. [Screenshot from Time to look at HIV and relationships animation] More positively, some participants use their relationships as an opportunity to raise awareness among friends, family and the wider public about U=U and...
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What is emotive language and why is it used?
History & The Arts

What is emotive language and why is it used?

...thinking clearly, with the aim of presenting good, clear, logical arguments - in order to achieve your desired effects...Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications. [Talking with a forked tongue? A snake] Speaking with a forked tongue? Ever wanted to convince an audience of your point of view – maybe at an office presentation, or even...
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