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Technology in sport since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

Technology in sport since 1969

...think how advanced the technology was for those first expeditions when you consider that tennis players and golfers were still using wooden racquets and drivers respectively, footballs were still made from real leather and athletics had only just graduated from cinder to the all-weather Tartan Track. This all coincided with the first OU students beginning their studies....
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What Human Rights Day means to me
Society, Politics & Law

What Human Rights Day means to me

...think about the climate that led to the development of UDHRs and the current debates on migration and race among others. The International Human Rights Day is relevant today. We need to hold institutions dealing with asylum claims and other migration-related applications accountable. Without a doubt, one of the biggest scandals in the UK in 2018 was the Windrush...
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Pharmacotherapy while ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pharmacotherapy while ageing

...think this one isn’t working. It is just taking longer to work. Drugs take longer to get out / get eliminated from our body as mentioned above. Transcript What do we need to do to prevent side effects and toxicity resulting from the effect of medications on our body? Follow The Five Pillars for Ageing Well (keep an eye on regular nutrition, hydration, physical activity,...
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A timeline between The OU and the royal family
History & The Arts

A timeline between The OU and the royal family

...think pieces, videos and even a free OpenLearn course. As the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations draw near, take a look back across the decades to see how the royals have helped shape what the department and University are today. Life Through a Royal Lens runs until 30 October 2022. Interactive To view this interactive in full screen, click on the top right icon...
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What are your chances during a zombie apocalypse?
Digital & Computing

What are your chances during a zombie apocalypse?

...thinking about large-scale epidemics across countries, it misses the effects you see with smaller numbers of people, from a few dozen to a few thousand. This is the territory of most zombie-based stories, so we need a different tool to understand what happens in these situations. As a computer scientist, my first thought was to create a virtual world filled with people...
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Stress and Burnout in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and Burnout in Aviation

...think with commercial pilots, particularly when this stressor is a frequent occurrence. Recent research by Venus and Holtforth (2022) suggest that chronic stress appears to be linked to psychophysiological wear and tear, and is associated with higher levels of fatigue, more sleep disturbances and more impaired mental health. Life Events and Daily Hassles The Life Events...
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What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology

...thinking ahead all the time of expected and unexpected possibilities. This enhancement of sensory processing, focus and visual attention can increase epinephrine levels, heart rate, and decrease cortisol levels. This demonstrates that flying can sometimes replicate the results associated with exercise and the reduction of stress levels (Owton, 2022; Vaughn et al., 2021)....
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Why do volcanoes erupt?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do volcanoes erupt?

...think what this is? The dispersal of the umbrella cloud is controlled by the wind. When there is a wind, the umbrella region is blown off to one side so tephra is deposited asymmetrically. When the thickness of an airfall deposit is contoured, the pattern is consistent with the wind direction during the eruption. Vulcanian eruptions [Vulcano, a volcanic island in the Med...
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