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Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective

...style of music influences future music production. This free course, Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective, explores how audience reception, changing social situations and technology impact musical performance...Music is created to be performed, in most cases for an audience, whether in a concert hall, at a street fair or through a radio. But how those...
Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry
Society, Politics & Law

Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry

...et al. 2017 Payments for Pioneers? Revisiting the Role of External Rewards for Sustainable Innovation under Heterogeneous Motivations. Ecological Economics 135:234-245. Zabala et al. 2013 Understanding the Role of Livelihoods in the Adoption of Silvopasture in the Tropical Forest Frontier. BIOECON Conference. About us OU Economics is about real-world economics: through a...
How religious groups support peacebuilding in the UK
History & The Arts

How religious groups support peacebuilding in the UK

...profile and is visited by groups and individuals from across the world who are interested in reconciliation and peacebuilding. Corrymeela has a Christian ethos but is open to all. In this film, Dr John Maiden interviews Alex Wimberly, leader of the community, about its work. Transcript The St Philip’s Centre The St Philip’s Centre is a charity established in Leicester...
Belfast murals
History & The Arts

Belfast murals

...styles than the largely traditional Loyalist paintings. [A Republican protrait] Other Republican images include: Militaristic images in support of the IRA’s armed struggle have been common since the early 1980s. [A Republican miliary mural in Belfast] Irish history, including events such as the potato famine as well as traditional Irish imagery. [A mural recalling the...
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Brass Instruments
History & The Arts

Brass Instruments

...styles of music. The Performer's Perspective The demands of modern music making. Differences between being an orchestral or a brass band musician Physics of Brass Instruments How much of the sound is down to the player, and how much of it is down to the instrument they are blowing through. Experiments in Acoustics A lab experiment investigates the way that lips vibrate in...
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Understanding depression and anxiety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding depression and anxiety

...et al., 2003). The chances of experiencing such disorders are also increased if other risk factors are present (Turner and Lloyd, 1995). For instance, in January 2010, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the number of suicides in the UK had risen sharply since the recession began, reversing the downward trend of the previous decade. Suicides rose by 6%...
Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)
Science, Maths & Technology

Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)

...et al., 2013). CLN3 disease is caused by the inheritance of a mutant copy of the CLN3 gene from both parents, which causes a protein found inside cells to be incorrectly assembled, affecting cellular function (Butz et al., 2020). The symptoms start around 4-8 years of age with eyesight deterioration. Affected children also begin to suffer seizures, along with changes to...
Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?
Society, Politics & Law

Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?

...profile row conducted through the media. Why is integrated education in Northern Ireland important - and controversial? It is an issue which goes to heart of the multiple number of entangled reasons why Northern Ireland continues to be a deeply divided society 15 years after the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement. Northern Ireland, with only a population of 1.8 million has a...