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Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots
Education & Development

Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots

...et al., 2006 - see References below for more information). Ultimately, however, the decline is probably ascribable to technological advances in audio and digital technology that provide an alternative way to access text. What is the future of braille? It might be thought that the advent of readily available audiobooks and speech recognition software has made braille...
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What does the French regional election result mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the French regional election result mean?

...et Indépendants have staged a recovery but, most spectacularly, the FN has been resurrected from irritating also-ran (winning 11% of the national vote in 2010) to the main contender. On to the next round Looking at a map of the regions, France currently is ‘bleu-marine’ in the north and in ‘le Grand Est’ (Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine), where Le Pen’s...
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The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer
Money & Business

The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer

...ET specialists and the need to raise awareness both internally and externally (for e.g. buyers, HR teams, managers’ suppliers and stakeholders’). It is essential that company codes are fully integrated into supply/buying agreements and incorporate ethical principles in a wider approach, with the aim of securing improvements and maintaining standards through effective...
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Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge
Languages

Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge

...et l'enfant maudit), or use other words which kept the gender neutral. In Italian the book title becomes Harry Potter and the curse of the heir (Harry Potter e la maledizione dell'erede) and in Spanish it’s translated as Harry Potter and the cursed legacy (Harry Potter y el legado maldito). [Harry potter translations images] Some of the translations from the Harry...
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The quiet contender of Switzerland hosts Euro 2025
Health, Sports & Psychology

The quiet contender of Switzerland hosts Euro 2025

...et al., 2018; Bartosik, 2018). Euro 2025, then, is more than just a tournament. It’s planning to be a platform for promoting inclusion, belonging and civic engagement (UEFA, 2025). To reflect this inclusive vision, matches will be held across eight cities including Zurich, Basel, Bern, Geneva and Sion (UEFA, 2025). Stade de Tourbillion, Sion Organisers have...
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Insights into Policing and Racism in the UK – a collection
Education & Development

Insights into Policing and Racism in the UK – a collection

...et al., 2014; Bosworth, Hoyle and Zedner, 2016) in society and at large, and in the US and UK, as specifically related to policing and the events surrounding the killing of George Floyd. The following video is of the presentation given for Black History Month. Transcript References Bosworth, M., Hoyle, C. and Zedner, L. (2016) Changing Contours of Criminal Justice....
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DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...et al., Chemical Storylines, G. Heinemann Educational Publishers Part of the Salters Advanced Chemistry course, which explores the frontiers of research and the applications of contemporary chemistry. For A level and other science courses aimed at 16 to 19-year olds. Fraser A. and Gilchrist I., Starting Science (Book 1), Oxford University Press Part of an integrated...
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Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?
OpenLearn Ireland

Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?

...et al., 2009), the attentional blink paradigm (Piech, Pastorino & Zald, 2010) and dot probe tasks (Placanica, Faunce & Soames Job, 2002), to test what people focus on have found that people’s attention is biased toward food stimuli when they are calorie deprived. Moreover, brain imaging studies have found increased activity in areas relevant for attention when calorie...
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