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Cultural differences in mental health?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cultural differences in mental health?

...work available which makes it easier for someone recovering from psychosis to engage in productive activities. The other side of the coin is that there are concerns that, as developing countries lack the mental health infrastructure of industrialised countries, there are many people who are not receiving appropriate treatment, or who may even being treated with cruelty or...
Business Bursts: Failure
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Failure

...work out which customers they really want to be going for, the ones that are likely to want it and likely to be paying, more likely to pay. So learning more about your customers, again they don’t, once the transaction’s closed that’s done and they want to think about the next thing, so there’s all that to take into account as well. It’s quite complex, so it’s...
What foster carers want you to know
Health, Sports & Psychology

What foster carers want you to know

...work closely with social workers, schools, and other professionals to support children, yet many say they feel unheard or undervalued, despite often knowing the child well and supporting them closely. So, what do foster carers want you to know about the day-to-day realities and challenges of fostering? Jo Strang, lecturer in health and social care at The Open University,...
Are robots about to take jobs from the poor?
Science, Maths & Technology

Are robots about to take jobs from the poor?

...work, with “nothing less than a global New Deal for a digital world,” as called for by Ben Ramalingam of IDS? Certainly the day was filled with calls for visionary thinking: “This is an opportunity to reimagine how economies are structured and we should not lose out on that opportunity,” said Anne Jellema, CEO of the Web Foundation. Beximco has flourished partly...
Designing interactive systems for dogs
Digital & Computing

Designing interactive systems for dogs

...rather than requiring them to jump up to reach it). Dogs have many qualities and abilities, which is why they make such great companions and work partners in many domains. Designing for them is not only a way of enabling them to achieve the best performance they can with the least effort, it is also a way of respecting who they are and how they contribute to our lives....
Multiple cause diagrams
Science, Maths & Technology

Multiple cause diagrams

...work backwards. A diagram should include more than one such end factor only if contributory factors were related, and explaining both events is important. It is conventional not to put blobs around phrases, although if it improves clarity you can. It is not essential to indicate a system boundary on a multiple cause diagram. However, drawing a multiple cause diagram may...
Can you resist zombification?
History & The Arts

Can you resist zombification?

...work. In either case, zombies are oppressed, their humanity is supressed and all their hopes and wishes are repressed. Some traditions say that if zombies eat a single grain of salt they will instantly understand their situation and become eager for revenge against their owners before returning to their graves. In short, zombies are so far gone that they cannot even...
Hope in a changing climate
Nature & Environment

Hope in a changing climate

...work together to rebuild the ecosystem which in turn has restored their environment. By changing their farming practices and re-vegetating these barren lands farmers are significantly improving their way of life. Additional video tracks include interviews with Rwandan president H.E. Paul Kagame and the Wang Family, a success story from China's Loess Plateau. Hope in a...