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Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?
Society, Politics & Law

Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?

...de Nations]UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan at a press conference, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. Candidates for the position must be exceptional, possessing the appropriate skills and abilities, a reputation for upholding ‘the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity’ and a commitment to the principles of the UN’s Charter – the...
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Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?

...de Lecea at the Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, and colleagues published a paper describing two novel brain peptides. They gave them the name ‘hypocretins’ – an elision of hypothalamus (where they were found) and secretin (a gut hormone with a similar structure). They appeared to be chemical messengers acting exclusively inside the brain. Just weeks later, a...
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Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...de rigueur, whereas staying with a company for over three years becomes more acceptable with age. As employees hit the content and loyal period (55 plus), they are at their happiest in terms of working life. People have progressed to a level they are content with, or are resigned to the fact they may not go further, and so are less focused on getting ahead. The highest...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F./DACS 2018. During the revolution, the Mexican bourgeoisie mobilised the radicalised peasantry and emergent working class to overthrow the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz who had been installed with the backing of the United States in 1876. And after the violence had subsided in the post-revolutionary period,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity

...math and reading outcomes in fourth- through eighth-grade students. J Pediatr. 2013;163(2):344-348. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.01.006 Sempik JS, Leu A et al. Young Carers Research, Practice and Policy: An Overview and Critical Perspective on Possible Future Directions. Adolescent Res Rev 5, 77–89 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-019-00119-9 Wittberg RA, Northrup KL,...
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Ice Cold In Alex
Science, Maths & Technology

Ice Cold In Alex

...maths: sin(32)= height of triangle / sloping side of triangle [A technical image to support the explanation of how to find out how far the truck goes up] therefore: height of triangle = sin(32) x sloping side of triangle sin(32) x 80 = 42.4metres The truck is 4 tonnes (4000kg), so how much energy would be required to lift the truck 42.4m? This is referred to as potential...
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Dinasyddiaeth Weithgar yng Nghymru
Society, Politics & Law

Dinasyddiaeth Weithgar yng Nghymru

...math o adnodd(au) sydd eu hangen arnynt i wella eu dealltwriaeth. Bydd y prosiect hwn yn helpu llunwyr polisi, addysgwyr a sefydliadau ieuenctid i ddysgu am ffyrdd cost-effeithiol o gynyddu dealltwriaeth a chyfranogiad mewn gwleidyddiaeth pobl ifanc, gan alluogi gwneud penderfyniadau mwy cynrychioliadol. Yn fwy cyffredinol, bydd y prosiect yn galluogi pobl ifanc i ddeall...
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Die Kapuzinergruft: Burial ceremonies of the Habsburgs
Languages

Die Kapuzinergruft: Burial ceremonies of the Habsburgs

...des Körpers wurde dann feierlich in der Kapuzinergruft begraben. Translation: When a Habsburg died, first of all - for purely practical reasons - the intestines were removed. They start decaying first and would have exuded a very unpleasant smell during the funeral ceremonies. Then the heart was removed. The heart is seen as the seat of the soul, and this heart was then...
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