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The dilemma of tourism and the Irish language, 1983
OpenLearn Ireland

The dilemma of tourism and the Irish language, 1983

...work twice as hard then to try to restore the values that have been lost and especially the language that has been lost. In 1983, positive action was being taken to restore the Irish language and traditions such as described by Michael O'Donnell, ex-shop steward in the Kilcar factory. He was Chairman of the local parish council and active in promoting the Irish culture...
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Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?
Digital & Computing

Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?

...workings. Because similar designs are used by all the major chip makers, almost every computer in the world could be affected, from Apple iPhones and Android devices, to MacBooks, large desktop PCs and internet servers. The process is also so fundamental that it doesn’t create any log of its operations, meaning there is no record of whether a particular chip has been...
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Design from the inside
Science, Maths & Technology

Design from the inside

...works, and the ingenuity that it represents?...It’s likely that, in such a situation, your thoughts are drawn to the detail apparent in the external form, perhaps to the interlocking cleverness of stacking chairs, or the flowing curves of a car panel, or maybe to the functional elegance of a kitchen utensil. If your thoughts lead you deeper into the nature of the object...
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How can you exercise safely in the heat?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can you exercise safely in the heat?

...works best when the core temperature is maintained at 37℃, so to help keep the body cool, the body starts to sweat, allowing the heat to evaporate. This sweating causes water loss from the blood and can lead to dehydration. To help with the sweating, blood vessels dilate to allow more blood to be diverted to the surface of the skin by enabling more heat loss as a way to...
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The story of infection
Health, Sports & Psychology

The story of infection

...working? Alarmingly, this is starting to happen. Many bacteria are becoming resistant to some antibiotics, and a few seem to be resistant to virtually all antibiotics. Although very small and apparently simple, bacteria have some powerful tools at their disposal and one is the ability to transfer genes for antibiotic resistance to other bacteria. So if one strain becomes...
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How can education contribute to sustainability?
Education & Development

How can education contribute to sustainability?

...work in primary schools, in particular the Music curriculum, and James Mansell to his work in secondary school Physical Education (PE). They too realised the necessity of placing EfS at the core of curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment - not only to benefit the lives of the students they teach, but also the communities in which those children and young people reside. Not...
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Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA
Science, Maths & Technology

Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA

...working with this type of data is therefore becoming increasingly important. It allows scientists to fully make use of the information available, and allows them to compare and analyse data generated from different sources. It can be used to find new links between genes and disease that may be responsible for diseases such as cancer. Armed with this information we can...
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How a centuries-old poem hints at Shakespeare’s herbal ‘muse’
History & The Arts

How a centuries-old poem hints at Shakespeare’s herbal ‘muse’

...works would over run, But that in Paper they immortally Do live in spite of Death, and cannot die. Taylor argues that writers “survive” through their work, which was published for posterity on paper produced from hemp, or cannabis. It is worth pointing out here that the cannabis plant was illustrated and referred to as “hemp” by botanist John Gerard as far back as...
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