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Induction/flame hardening
Science, Maths & Technology

Induction/flame hardening

...centres. The steep thermal gradients required necessitate high flame temperatures, with the risk of overheating, burning and distortion, so the process is usually automated using specially shaped burners. Typical applications include gear teeth, brake drums, axles, cams and crankshafts. Materials: Ferrous metals whose composition is such that the required hardness will be...
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St David’s Day and the role of the crowd in perceptions of Welsh musical identity
History & The Arts

St David’s Day and the role of the crowd in perceptions of Welsh musical identity

...centre for creative media production. Helen Barlow and Martin Clarke are co-authoring a chapter that examines the role of the crowd in perceptions of Welsh musical identity. It traces the origins of singing the Welsh national anthem at rugby internationals back to the famous 1905 victory over the touring All Blacks as well as exploring more recent practice, including...
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From space to laboratory in four days
Science, Maths & Technology

From space to laboratory in four days

...centres around understanding how water evolved in the early Solar System, including how our own planet came to possess such vast oceans. To do this I look at water rich meteorites called CM chondrites, which probably come from very old asteroids formed early in Solar System history, and may have even brought water to Earth when the Solar System was in its infancy. I use...
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Park Hill Estate
History & The Arts

Park Hill Estate

...centre, and is built on a slope, so increases in height as the hill slopes away. The estate consists of huge snake-like blocks which contain the duplex apartments and the estate's famous 'streets in the sky', (based on the Smithsons' Golden Lane Housing plan of 1952), a bold attempt to preserve the communal benefits of street-life. The New Urban Cool Each apartment had a...
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Grief and the body: mourning in ancient Rome
History & The Arts

Grief and the body: mourning in ancient Rome

...centred displays were a feature of funeral rites, and women in particular hit their breasts, pulled their hair and lamented loudly. Other aspects such as ripping clothing and lacerating flesh, that Virgil noted, were less often seen, but there was an overall sense that the bodies of mourners were dishevelled, bruised, noisy and demonstrative, and the opposite of their...
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Innovation in health and social care practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Innovation in health and social care practice

...Research, 16(1), p. 591. Lorenz, K., Freddolino, P.P., Comas-Herrera, A., Knapp, M. and Damant, J. (2019) ‘Technology-based tools and services for people with dementia and carers: mapping technology onto the dementia care pathway’, Dementia, 18(2), pp. 725–41. Taylor, K. (2015) Connected health: how digital technology is transforming health and social care. Deloitte...
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What does it take to mentor young offenders?
Education & Development

What does it take to mentor young offenders?

...children and young people. The programme had three key components: The provision of one-to-one mentoring An opportunity to shadow mentors in their business enterprises An opportunity to engage in a number of enterprise-related challenges One-to-one mentoring: Central to the mentoring programme was the development of a one-to-one relationship between the mentor and mentee....
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The history of Halloween
History & The Arts

The history of Halloween

...children be protected from it? Before I say why I think Halloween provides an example of something that both Christians and Pagans can and do celebrate, let’s first be clear about some historical facts. Medieval sources make it certain that the 31st October and the 1st November were important festive occasions in Ireland and Wales. In Ireland the festival was known as...
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