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Melanoma: an emerging concern
Health, Sports & Psychology

Melanoma: an emerging concern

...become painful should be promptly evaluated. Diagnosis: The diagnosis of melanoma involves a process of looking at a sample of the cells under a microscope. Key diagnostic steps include: Clinical examination: A thorough skin examination by a skin cancer specialist is essential for identifying suspicious lesions. Removal of the mole: The removal of cells or tissues for...
‘Literary Caregiving’: The War Library and Endell Street Military Hospital Library
History & The Arts

‘Literary Caregiving’: The War Library and Endell Street Military Hospital Library

...becoming increasingly evidenced in this way. I’m writing up the results now, in an article on war-time bibliotherapy co-authored with my colleague Dr Edmund King. Watch this space for further updates! Endell Street: learning, researching, expanding the story [Deeds Not Words - still from the drama] A still from the immersive drama on Endell Street Military Hospital As I...
How Elvish has had greater impact than Esperanto
Languages

How Elvish has had greater impact than Esperanto

...become his legendarium – the mythology that underpins The Lord of the Rings. But behind the fiction was his interest in another epic act of creation: the construction of imaginary languages. That same year, on the other side of Europe, Ludwik Zamenhof died in his native Poland. Zamenhof had also been obsessed with language invention, and in 1887 brought out a book...
Trust in the Workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Trust in the Workplace

...becoming increasingly important, and there are many reasons for this. The workplace is where adults spend most of their adult lives and form working relationships and create enduring friendships. Many work processes involve trust, from negotiation to sales, management and coaching, job interviews and teamwork. A lack of trust can create significant problems for...
The planet as the stakeholder
Money & Business

The planet as the stakeholder

...become a prominent social concern for businesses, but how does this translate to the strategies of large corporations?...In this article, I discuss different perspectives, which could help us to incorporate sustainability more fully into business practice. [Fashionable modern businessman with smartphone on landfill, consumerism versus pollution concept. ] Stakeholder...
Why is aggressive female sexuality pathologised on-screen?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is aggressive female sexuality pathologised on-screen?

...becomes less of an agent and more of an agency. The shift from the noun “agent” to the verb “agency” is important: it signifies a transition in Carrie’s identity and place. She is not a solid person or subject but a fluent action that propels the plot and enables others. Women have often been positioned as agents of change, fluid bodies who have suffered from...
Forgotten families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forgotten families

...become homeless and may be placed in dangerous or abusive situations. The loss felt by children can go beyond separation from a parent and includes loss of friends and a sense of belonging. The need for secrecy can make it difficult for children to process their loss. This can be further compounded by the nature of the parental crime with sexual offences identified as...
King Charles I, 1600 - 1649
History & The Arts

King Charles I, 1600 - 1649

...becoming increasingly tense, and when religious antagonisms (at home and abroad) were growing in volatility. Only an extremely flexible and imaginative monarch could hope to steer the ship of state through these dangers, but Charles' behaviour and strategy indicated a singular lack of such qualities. Charles was born on 19th November 1600, the second son of James VI/I and...