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'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics
Society, Politics & Law

'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics

...intelligence from ‘police, probation, prisons and other experts to identify Londoners who are gang members’ (Bentham, 2014, p. 2). The problem here relates to the reliance upon criminal records and intelligence from justice sector agencies including the police to identify gang members. Particularly, as the now standard definition of the ‘street gang’ –...
Evolution through natural selection
Nature & Environment

Evolution through natural selection

...artificial ponds and stocked each with a population of guppies derived from several different localities in Trinidad. At this stage, guppies were the only fish in the ponds. There was considerable variation among males in the number of their spots, but the mean number of spots per male across all the populations at the start of the experiment (time=0 months) was 10...
Make a meadow, whatever the scale and the diversity of meadows
Nature & Environment

Make a meadow, whatever the scale and the diversity of meadows

...artificially to boost growth and became popular in the 18th century, but have now largely fallen out of use. They were tended by someone called a “drowner” who regulated a complex system of channels and sluices. The time and trouble devoted to producing hay at that time illustrate how valuable the crop was. Only a handful of working water meadows still survive in...
The science of sleep
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sleep

...artificial lighting) melatonin production is depressed via links with the visual system. This effect 'locks us in' to the natural twenty four hour day. There have been experiments performed where people have been cut off from knowledge of the true passage of time, and denied access to daylight - in one case this was done in a pot-hole. The people still showed a cycle in...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness

...intelligence’, which you will consider in a moment. The second aspect is something you may not be familiar with; it’s known as emotional regulation, which has an important role to play in communication. In fact, some argue that without this key ingredient it is difficult to influence others, be credible or even be successful. It’s an absolute certainty you will...
Life as a Railway Worker: An Oral History Testimony by Nan Zaimaitas nee Lamont
Society, Politics & Law

Life as a Railway Worker: An Oral History Testimony by Nan Zaimaitas nee Lamont

...intelligence. This, for me, made her an excellent person to be interviewed for this project, knowing that she had workplace experiences and insights that should not be lost but preserved for future generations of railway workers. This interview was conducted in July 2021. Background I joined the railway in 1977 as a cleaner at the Corkerhill depot, located on the Paisley...
Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace

...intelligence community, that vote for policing is described as the “landmark event” - the “pivotal moment” in the new approach of the Provisional Movement; a confirmation that the war was over. There were, and still are, complicated, divisive issues to be resolved: The presence and role of MI5 in ‘national security’, housed in a headquarters at Palace Barracks...
Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story
Society, Politics & Law

Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story

...intelligence-based qualifying exam, known colloquially as the ‘quali’. The ‘quali’ classified children’s intelligence at age 11, as something fixed and entire educational futures were decided on the results of just one exam. With the introduction of comprehensive education, this was abolished and now every pupil had access to a post-primary education. This meant...