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‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout

...becomes faster and more physically intense, players are expected to deliver top performances across crowded domestic seasons, international tournaments and growing commercial commitments. Recovery windows are shrinking, while the pressure to remain at peak performance only grows. Physiotherapists have already warned that many female players face burnout, overtraining and...
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Anodising
Science, Maths & Technology

Anodising

...become grey after anodising, due to the high silicon content. Other materials which can be anodised include magnesium and titanium alloys. Design: Designing for anodising depends on knowledge of the effects of the method of manufacture, and surface pre-treatment before final anodising. Castings can reveal pronounced and sometimes unsightly grain structures, while forgings...
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Review: Europe Reset
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Europe Reset

...become autonomous from governments in de facto terms, undercutting national accountability. The author dismisses the traditional measures suggested to address this problem. For instance, empowering the European Parliament will not work, he argues, because it is divided along simplistic pro- and anti-integration lines, and lacks legitimacy with citizens. Indeed, he...
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How do musical instruments produce sound?
History & The Arts

How do musical instruments produce sound?

...become sound in the first place. The issue, then, is a matter of ‘technology’; that is, the ideas, the processes, and ultimately the materials which distinguish different musics and musical instruments. I might not be able to tell you how many instruments there are, but I can take a stab at the number of different types of instruments. And to this we turn to the field...
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What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?

...become mature and responsible adults. Being a carer also helped them to develop patience, compassion and confidence. They developed practical skills such as communication, interpreting and budgeting. At the same time, the caring role was physically demanding and tiring. The young people often worried about the people they cared for and also about their own health. As they...
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Ten top tips for writing a novel
History & The Arts

Ten top tips for writing a novel

...become obsessed with the work in progress. Then, to relax you, er... read a book. You may need to read to feed your imagination, but find ways of getting right away from the written word. It’s just a symbol, after all, one way of communicating reality. Watch films, listen to music, go to art galleries. Look at the way in which other artists channel and shape their...
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Fantasy fiction: an introduction
History & The Arts

Fantasy fiction: an introduction

...become ours” (Sangster, Matthew, An Introduction to Fantasy (Cambridge University Press, 2023), p. 16). To get the most out of reading fantasy fiction, try to read diversely. Fantasy fiction today represents writers from every walk of life, from diverse cultures, ethnicities, religions, genders and sexualities. Read diversely and imagine diversely, beyond Western...
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What is climate psychology?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is climate psychology?

...become turbulent across the world. Planet Earth has undergone massive climatic changes before. It has been through five ‘great extinctions’. The difference with the climate and ecological crisis the Earth is now facing is that it is ‘anthropogenic’, that is, caused by human activities. The link between burning fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas) and global warming...
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