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Does maths offer a better model for multi-candidate elections?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does maths offer a better model for multi-candidate elections?

...work well when there are more than two strong candidates. It can then produce quite arbitrary outcomes. If there are five strong candidates, should you really be eliminated just because 18 percent of voters put you first, while the other four candidates were placed first by 19 to 22 percent of voters? Shouldn’t we look at how many voters put you second, for instance,...
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The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers

...work’, in Bolton, A., Pole C. and Mizen, P. (eds) Hidden Hands: International perspectives on children’s work and labour, London: Routledge. Blake, H., Lincoln, N.B. and Clarke, D.D. (2003) ‘Caregiver strain in spouses of stroke patients’, Clinical Rehabilitation, 17, pp. 312–17. Bodde, A.E., Seo, D.C. (2009) ‘A review of social and environmental barriers to...
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An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill
Health, Sports & Psychology

An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill

...works across community and neighbourhood projects and alongside health, social care and education practitioners to provide holistic support services Hope is unique in the support it provides to CYP living in the West of England experiencing a family health crisis from 11 – 18 years from the point of diagnosis. Support is provided through a number of different media,...
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How to age well while self-isolating
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to age well while self-isolating

...working, the muscles active and the metabolism optimal. Cognitive and social stimulation [laptop with notebook, coffee and glasses] Cognitive and social stimulation is immensely important too and we need to help our brain to keep its plasticity and capacity for as long as we are able to. The brain, like the muscles, works better when regularly stimulated. Stimulation can...
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How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to manage the digital-related stress of technology

...work and home life [email and afternoon tea] With email in our pocket it’s important to set boundaries in terms of when our working day begins and ends. Try turning off your email notifications and only check your emails at certain times of the day. Decide on the last time you will allow yourself to check your email, and send out any last minute replies… and then let...
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28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well
OpenLearn Ireland

28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well

...working together Irish republicans can achieve our objectives. Every Volunteer is aware of the import of the decisions we have taken and all Oglaigh are compelled to fully comply with these orders. There is now an unprecedented opportunity to utilise the considerable energy and goodwill which there is for the peace process. This comprehensive series of unparalleled...
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Fossil evidence for evolution
History & The Arts

Fossil evidence for evolution

...work has more than borne out his theories, explains Peter Skelton...[An ammonite fossil embedded in rock.] We tend to think of Charles Darwin as a kindly-looking old man with a big beard, but let's wind the clock back to the vigorous 22-year old embarking in 1831 on the voyage of a lifetime around the world on the survey ship, HMS Beagle. Recently down from Cambridge, his...
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How we can all tackle our digital carbon footprints
Nature & Environment

How we can all tackle our digital carbon footprints

...working article (linked below), some of the actions we can take to reduce our personal digital carbon footprints are small, yet impactful. These easier-to-implement actions can help overcome some of the hesitation and hopelessness many experience when trying to comprehend how their individual actions can begin to make a dent in the global challenge, and therefore help...
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