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Homage to Celtalonia
Society, Politics & Law

Homage to Celtalonia

...energy; pharmaceuticals; shipbuilding and repairs; sport and leisure; and, tourism sectors. In other words, what is termed a modern knowledge economy; In population size terms, it would be about two million smaller than the Netherlands and three million bigger than Belgium; Its total national income would be about 15% smaller than the former but about 20% bigger than the...
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Can high blood pressure protect the over-80s from dementia?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can high blood pressure protect the over-80s from dementia?

...energy and is highly dependent on a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients that are carried by the blood. In extreme cases, a lack of blood supply in the brain can result in a stroke and vascular dementia. Damage to blood vessels in the brain is also implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. In addition to delivering oxygen and nutrients, the blood vessels...
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Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...energy into electricity. New Designs: Postmobile Design for a specific market: a new designer explains how he secured sponsorship from the Royal Mail to develop his prototype. New Designs: Pushchair Redesigning and problem solving: a new designer describes her journey from concept to prototype. New Designs: Scooter Designing for the environment: a new designer tests his...
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How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?

...energy, tumour cells partially suppress the activity of the mitochondria and use much of the glucose to create the building blocks of new cells. This metabolic process, known as aerobic glycolysis, takes nearly 20 times as much glucose as mitochondrial respiration to produce the energy that cells need – hence cancer cells’ voracious appetite for glucose. Warburg...
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Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...energy a star is producing, or perhaps how many stars are likely to be present in a distant galaxy. Astronomers refer to the brightness of astronomical objects in several ways. When referring to how bright a star or galaxy appears to be, astronomers use the concept of apparent magnitude. The brightest objects in the night sky have apparent magnitudes of around 1, whereas...
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Physical vapour deposition (PVD)
Science, Maths & Technology

Physical vapour deposition (PVD)

...energy sputtering and magnetron sputtering. [Images to demonstrate 'Physical vapour deposition (PVD)' - see article ] Ion plating Variations of process include reactive ion plating (RIP), chemical ion plating (CIP) and gasless ion plating (GIP). [Images to demonstrate 'Physical vapour deposition (PVD)' - see article ] Manufacture: For vacuum evaporation and ion plating,...
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Lifecycle of the Car Industry
Money & Business

Lifecycle of the Car Industry

...energy on advertising and on price wars, not product innovation. And the fact that advertising is so incredibly expensive, especially in this industry, has reduced tremendously the number of firms – you have a lot of big firms competing on extremely expensive advertising and not on product innovation." (Mazzucato) Mat Hunter, a designer from IDEO comments: "We're always...
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Volunteering in the education sector
Education & Development

Volunteering in the education sector

...energy and the time to do it.” Becca’s journey towards becoming a governor started through her other community organising work near her home in Riverside, Cardiff. She had been involved with the Eden Community Project, which organises events called Big Lunches, and she set about organising a Big Lunch in her community, inviting the school to participate. It was...
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