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Fused deposition modelling (FDM)
Science, Maths & Technology

Fused deposition modelling (FDM)

...careful control can be used to create functional parts. Consideration needs to be given to the following: Molten or semi-molten material is exposed to oxidising atmosphere (i.e. air). An inert atmosphere such as nitrogen or argon can be used to reduce oxidation and improve layer-to-layer adhesion. Unsupported material can be supported by sacrificial structures. Materials:...
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Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?

...caring responsibilities. Encourage physical activity and exercise were possible. Like being outdoor, movement has been shown to boost people’s moods and sense of wellbeing. There are a range of exercises that can be done when sitting in a chair, or even when laying in a bed, which can improve flexibility, balance and strength. Movement can help manage certain symptoms...
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Reactions and reflections to On a Wing and a Prayer
Society, Politics & Law

Reactions and reflections to On a Wing and a Prayer

...caring for an other, even an unknown other, are. Reflecting on my reaction to the film made me think more about the relationship of Alia Syed’s journey through the tunnel to Mr. Haroun’s journey through the tunnel. It raises the question of whether this Syed’s journey is a re-enactment, a phenomenological engagement with Mr Haroun’s journey and what the ethical...
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The meaning of home in later life
Health, Sports & Psychology

The meaning of home in later life

...care continues to change as families, communities and society transform over time. Here the concept of home may take on new meanings in trying to maintain a sense of attachment, stability and refuge. Home has also embraced the technological and digital. For people in the UK, being able to stay in their own home in old age may involve the use of assistive technology. The...
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A National Health Service or an International Health Service?: South Asian geriatricians
Society, Politics & Law

A National Health Service or an International Health Service?: South Asian geriatricians

...care has depended on their labour. Since the inception of the National Health Service, migrant doctors have been seen as an integral but devalued part of the health workforce. These doctors were necessary for its operation, providing a mobile army of labour in the lower rungs of a pyramidal medical hierarchy. Overseas qualified doctors, particularly those from the Indian...
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Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...care Catherine Needham, Reader in Public Policy and Public Management, University of Birmingham Social care needs a big idea – long-term, carefully developed, cross-party – and today’s budget was never going to deliver on that. What it did deliver was £2 billion for the care sector – with half of this coming in 2017-18. That will come as a great relief to local...
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Rheumatoid arthritis - a long term condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rheumatoid arthritis - a long term condition

...adults of working age and is three times more common in women. 56 year old Liz noticed her first symptoms in 1996, when her son was just 2 years old. In this collection, she shares her experiences of living with RA, from early symptoms to drug-controlled remission... Rheumatoid arthritis: Liz's story Liz, who was diagnosed with RA in 1996, talks about living with this...
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How COVID-19 challenges our notion of a good death
Health, Sports & Psychology

How COVID-19 challenges our notion of a good death

...care about and what kind of legacy one leaves behind. So culturally and socially, to help us make sense of those concerns, we invest in ideals around how death and dying should be – a so-called good death. I’m not suggesting that there is one archetypical good death that we all strive to have. My own research about end-of-life care in England over the last 10 years...
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