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‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS
Society, Politics & Law

‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS

...care assistants in private nursing homes, who offered the adaptation course required by the NMC. The agencies also assisted them to find accommodation, offered loans to cover the cost of the first month’s rent and an advance on their first month’s wage. For many the loans and the pay advances were a necessity, as they had used their savings to cover the cost...
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Listening to young children: supporting transition
Education & Development

Listening to young children: supporting transition

...adults to personalise support, and ensure children can become confident, active participants in a new setting...In this free course, Listening to young children: supporting transition, you will explore ways of listening to children in order to support their experiences of changes or transitions. Such transitions can involve many dimensions, including familiarisation with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Honour thy vulnerable witnesses
Health, Sports & Psychology

Honour thy vulnerable witnesses

...careful the police must be when questioning witnesses. [A man face's with facial recognition.] Why should that matter to people? Members of the public could get involved in police investigation procedures either as suspects or witnesses who have experienced an event and might be able to relay information relevant to it. Burton, Evans and Sanders (2007) found that the...
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Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?

...adult population living with some degree of CKD. For most people, the main risk to health and life is heart disease, due to a number of challenges: increased stress on the heart, as it must work much harder to get blood to the kidneys high blood pressure, which is a risk factor for heart disease buildup of toxic waste in the body, because the kidneys are not removing...
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Porn licensing isn't the answer
Digital & Computing

Porn licensing isn't the answer

...adult material should be required by law to check the ages of people accessing their content by asking for credit card details or other personal information that can be verified on an official database of some kind. Sites like the BBC’s iPlayer have already introduced age restriction tools) – a very good system that gives parents full control of what can be watched....
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Brains, bots and better learning? What OU students really think about generative AI
Education & Development

Brains, bots and better learning? What OU students really think about generative AI

...caring responsibilities, family commitments or community activities. Unlike the stereotypical full-time campus student, OU learners often study alongside the realities of adult life. So when generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini appeared, an important question emerged: how are students actually using them when preparing...
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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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Video 27 mins
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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Article 10 mins