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How to celebrate Halloween with young children
Education & Development

How to celebrate Halloween with young children

...about how costumes are made and how special effects work. This Halloween, ask yourself: are these ideas sensitive, inclusive and age-appropriate? By focusing on kindness, fun and respect for every child’s comfort level, you can create a truly positive and sensitive Halloween experience that will create special memories and traditions for years to come. Happy Halloween!...
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Manual metal arc welding (MMA)
Science, Maths & Technology

Manual metal arc welding (MMA)

...welds in structural work (T-joints). [Images to demonstrate 'Manual metal arc welding (MMA)' - see article ] [Images to demonstrate 'Manual metal arc welding (MMA)' - see article ] [Images to demonstrate 'Manual metal arc welding (MMA)' - see article ] See Also: Gas shielded arc welding (TIG/MIG/MAG), Plasma arc welding, Electron beam welding and Laser beam welding....
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Plasma arc spraying
Science, Maths & Technology

Plasma arc spraying

...work, torch and/or parts are controlled and handled automatically or semi-automatically. The most common system is a “lathe” where the torch replaces the tool post. Automatic part handling and computer control of the torch can be used to improve the production rate and quality of the coating. Both processes are usually done in air, although the non-transferred arc...
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Struggling in silence: Why we need to talk about autistic people’s experiences of menstruation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Struggling in silence: Why we need to talk about autistic people’s experiences of menstruation

...work-related tasks, as the physical, emotional and organisational demands of periods are overwhelming. [Five pink floral wrapped sanitary pads] Menstruation shouldn’t be seen as a taboo topic for us to shy away from discussing – periods are a normal part of the human experience, but also one that can be profoundly distressing, particularly for people with sensory...
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From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common
Health, Sports & Psychology

From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common

...work was later exposed as fraudulent; the paper was retracted and his medical licence revoked. Extensive international research has since shown conclusively that there is no link between MMR and autism. Yet the damage continues. Vaccination rates dropped, outbreaks of preventable disease followed, and some children died or suffered serious complications. Since then, other...
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How technology can challenge our understanding of Frankenstein
History & The Arts

How technology can challenge our understanding of Frankenstein

...works from our cultural past, Frankenstein is available in several digital formats and from free literature collections such as Project Gutenberg. This gives us the opportunity to examine new ways of reading with the help of specialised text analysis software. Computers excel at tasks that humans find challenging, such as identifying and counting repeating patterns....
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Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students
Education & Development

Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students

...and McPherson, E. (2025) ‘Black student experience on an introductory STEM module: Closing the awarding gap by listening to our Black students’. In: The 13th eSTEeM Annual Conference Proceedings: Sharing Best Practice - Implementing What Works (edited by Pawley, S. and Chang, D.), 10-11 April 2024, The Open University, UK. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.ro.00102266...
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Targeted genome editing: Introducing the CRISPR/Cas9 system
Science, Maths & Technology

Targeted genome editing: Introducing the CRISPR/Cas9 system

...for as little as £10. CRISPR/Cas9 reduces weeks of work into a matter of days. It is this combination of cost, time and efficiency that have made CRISPR/Cas9 a revolutionary technology. CRISPR/Cas9 is now being introduced as a standard technique in laboratories around the world and its future impact on biology and medicine is beyond estimation. More on genome editing...
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