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Pharmacotherapy while ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pharmacotherapy while ageing

...working kidney means even more slowed down elimination of the drugs from our body and that puts us more at risk of possible severe drug side effects and possible toxicity (from drug-to-drug interaction) that may further affect the function of our other organs including our brain. Dehydration makes our basic metabolic rate even slower in addition to all age-related...
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The Open University's Carbon Calculator
Nature & Environment

The Open University's Carbon Calculator

...work, all cookies need to be enabled on some browsers. When this calculator was developed the average carbon footprint of a person living in the UK was calculated at 14.6 tonnes CO2e/year. Since then, emissions from the UK electricity system, some other sectors and embedded in imports have fallen as the UK and other countries attempt to move towards net zero. According to...
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It’s all in a name: why I refuse to use a ‘white’ name
Society, Politics & Law

It’s all in a name: why I refuse to use a ‘white’ name

...work as my wife was expecting our second child during the COVID-19 pandemic. I eventually decided to begin the application process but first I needed to dust off my 12+ years old CV and update it. What better than to ask my old friend Jas (short for Jaswant) who had just secured a great job recently I thought? However, the conversation took a turn I wasn’t expecting:...
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Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete

...work as a nursery manager. Then we’d do it again in the evening.” Caroline Peaty, Mother of Adam Peaty Without such dedication and support from his parents Peaty’s Olympic journey would likely not have been possible. Throughout the athletic journey, as well as logistical support such as transport and organisation, the emotional support from an athlete’s family is...
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A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture

...work in HR, it’s the way things are done in the workplace environment. If you’re familiar with 80s music, perhaps you’ve now got ‘Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon’ stuck in your head (sorry!). However, as a doctoral researcher exploring cultural differences and education – the kind of culture that I am referring to, well, that has proven harder to pin...
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Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life
History & The Arts

Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life

...such as War and Peace indicate Tolstoy struggled with the meaning of life. This piece explores his pondering of life and death. ...[Leo Tolstoy in Yasnaya Polyana", 1908, the first color photo portrait in Russia.] Various characters in Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace have sudden epiphanies relating to the banality of their existence. Early on, Prince Andre tries to
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The Plessey Factory Occupation, Bathgate, 1982
Society, Politics & Law

The Plessey Factory Occupation, Bathgate, 1982

...worked in managerial and ‘skilled’ engineering, with women based in production assembly (for more, see McIvor, 2014). At the factory’s peak, 75 per cent of all workers were women working in assembly. [For Let / May Sell: An uncared-for building that was part of the Plessey Complex – now the Whiteside Industrial Estate. ] For Let / May Sell: An uncared-for building...
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The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981
Society, Politics & Law

The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981

...work. We had tae put aw’ these things in, because eh, ye wurnae gonnae gie up, and obviously it wis tryin’ them. A week later, on 5 February 1981, local management informed Helen that the company had rejected their proposals. The factory would close as planned. Once this decision had been made, Helen gathered the workers in the canteen to explain what was happening....
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