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Is norovirus an economic threat?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is norovirus an economic threat?

...Think of how many times you do not go to the doctor when you have bad diarrhea, and if you do the cause is rarely diagnosed. So the true costs are very likely to be higher. However, attention to norovirus has not matched the cost. Sure you may hear of outbreaks here and there in the news. But did you realize the true magnitude of the norovirus problem? Did you know that...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: The next 50 years?
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: The next 50 years?

...think that we can consider it being a dumping ground. What we are doing to it has direct and profound impact on us. In particular, marine pollution is something that we can tackle by changing our behaviour in reducing unmanaged waste: Transcript What will the oceans look like in another 50 years? That all depends on the actions we take right now. References UN (2017)...
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Becoming a University of Sanctuary
Society, Politics & Law

Becoming a University of Sanctuary

...thinking, develop employability skills, and obtain a higher income in the future, previous research has shown that access and participation in higher education has other added benefits for those seeking sanctuary. For example, research has indicated that participation in higher education can give sanctuary students a sense of purpose and an opportunity to participate in...
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Heaven: What might it be like?
History & The Arts

Heaven: What might it be like?

...think about what motivates our actions in the world, and our highest aspirations. References Luke 21, The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Murthy, B. S. (ed.) (1987) Mahatma Gandhi and Leo Tolstoy Letter. Long Beach Publications. Tolstly, Leo (1894) The Kingdom of God is Within You: or Christianity not as a Mystical Doctrine, but as a New Life Conception....
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The Life of Socrates
History & The Arts

The Life of Socrates

...think for themselves instead of following the dictates of society and the accepted superstitions concerning the gods and how one should behave. While there are differences between Plato's and Xenophon's depictions of Socrates, both present a man who cared nothing for class distinctions or 'proper behavior' and who spoke as easily with women, servants, and slaves as with...
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Goddess Preconceptions: Beyond Fertility, Sexuality and Motherhood
History & The Arts

Goddess Preconceptions: Beyond Fertility, Sexuality and Motherhood

...think of her as an imperial 'Mother of her people'. It seems likely that she was considered to be responsible for the growth of barley, wheat and other grains. She was almost certainly the local form of 'Mother Earth', but she was as much a taker of life as a giver of life. The Greek Aphrodite is frequently identified as a Goddess of beauty, love and sexuality. Statues...
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CSI: Current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychology can help
Health, Sports & Psychology

CSI: Current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychology can help

...think that each piece of evidence independently supports the other when this is not actually the case. This means that jurors could be overestimating the chances of a defendant being guilty. Our review suggests that concerns relating to the study of contextual bias in forensic examiners – small sample size, no accuracy measure and failure to use a control group –...
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Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...think – just jot down ideas as they come to you. To demonstrate, we have suggested how some people might see the first example; you may not agree with the stereotyping evident in the suggested characteristics! JOB AGE RANGE GENDER POLITICS HOBBIES CAR Social worker 27–43 Either Liberal or Green, left-wing Camping cycling rambling Old Volvo or Saab Supermarket checkout...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs