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The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...cognitive leap in public understanding, so that it is understood as a casual relationship. Many scientists would feel that this is a problem, and that people ought to know the simple mechanics of the greenhouse effect. But does it really matter if they don't? From the perspective of democratic citizenship, it could be argued that such knowledge is unnecessary. For...
An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...cognitive abilities or mental disorders with shared life experiences as a result. Mental identity Two lists follow, match one item from the first with one item from the second. Each item can only be matched once. There are 6 items in each list. … is identification with and perceived acceptance into a larger group with whom we share values, beliefs, and traditions. …...
Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...cognitive development, reflection, recreation Supporting services: necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services. Activity 23 Ecosystem services Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Match the following examples of ecosystem services to the relevant category. Water Provisioning services Waste processing Regulating services Scientific discovery Cultural services...
An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare

...Cognitive transfer of spatial awareness states from immersive virtual environments to reality’, ACM Transactions on Applied Perception, 16(3), pp. 1–15 [online]. Available at: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3302529 (Accessed: 3 June 2025). NHS England (2022) SHARE debrief tool [online]. Available at:
Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...cognitive and technical differences are non-observable. [Described image] Figure 5 Differences amongst team members can bring informational diversity to an organisation Although this exploration of diversity is enlightening, it highlights mostly the need to observe differences among people. Michalle E. Mor Barak (2017), an academic researcher, emphasises the need to...
Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment
Nature & Environment

Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment

...cognitive processes, induce tissue reactions and provoke intestinal obstruction or rectal prolapse (WHO, 2013). Infection occurs through ingestion of helminth eggs that are present in food. For example, helminth eggs may be present in the meat of cattle grazing on land that is contaminated by poorly treated sewage effluent or sludge...Effects of pollutants on the aquatic...
Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...cognitive load high. Activity 4 Timing: Allow 10 minutes In this video, you’ll watch Zamurd, a classroom volunteer, working with a group of children who do not speak English as their first language. Watch the video and think about how Zamurd supports the children’s learning through dialogue and interactions. Read through the list below, watch the video again and in...
Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...cognitive modelling. ('Cognitive' here indicates that this process involves knowledge, experience and reasoning, as well as perception, aesthetics and instinct.) [Photograph of Sir Alec Issigonis (1906–1988), designer of the Morris Minor and the Mini] Figure 5 Sir Alec Issigonis (1906–1988), designer of the Morris Minor and the Mini I could take this one stage...
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