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How do we explain racial disproportionality in the criminal justice systems in the US and England and Wales?
Education & Development

How do we explain racial disproportionality in the criminal justice systems in the US and England and Wales?

...2). Research has found that despite the stated intentions of the Macpherson Report to delve more deeply into institutional and organisational norms that perpetuate racial inequalities and to move away from a ‘preoccupation with overt racism among police officers’ (Souhami, 2014, p. 2), most police forces were presented with profound challenges regarding how to respond...
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The European Union and the impact on mixed nationality relationships in northern Finland
Society, Politics & Law

The European Union and the impact on mixed nationality relationships in northern Finland

...economy of a Brexit. Journal of European Public Policy 23(9):1302-1310. Ottaviano, G., J. Pessoa, T. Sampson and J. Van Reenen (2014) ‘The Costs and Benefits of Leaving the EU’, Centre for Economic Performance Policy Analysis. Vertovec, S. (2011). Conceiving and researching transnationalism. Ethnic and Racial Studies 22 (2) 1999:447-467. Read more articles like this...
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Art history: modern and contemporary
History & The Arts

Art history: modern and contemporary

...gives you a tour. Abstract Expressionism in New York 2 Bringing the New York art-scene of the 1950’s and 60’s to life: Professor Michael Corris and artist Lawrence Weiner in conversation. Salcedo installation Can a crack in the floor be considered as art? This slideshow peers into Doris Salcedo’s C21st installation in the Tate Modern Turbine Hall, “Shibboleth”....
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Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages

...2 What should be assessed in MFL learning and how? - Having thought about what is meant by progress in MFL learning, this session will help you think further about the specifics of assessment, and to understand the importance of assessment in a learner’s language development. In particular, you will consider what should be assessed and how...Assessment in secondary...
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How did a Scottish golf club shape how we remember the First World War?
History & The Arts

How did a Scottish golf club shape how we remember the First World War?

...on October 13, 1917. The venue was not revealed, but there was mention of a “2½ miles” distance to the place. So I got in my car and drove to Edinburgh to check it out. I had a hunch that the meeting took place at Baberton Golf Club on the west of Edinburgh – Oxford-based scholar and Owen biographer Dominic Hibberd first floated this suggestion in 2003, but it was never corroborated. A hole in one Returning to ......
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Carbonitriding / carburising
Science, Maths & Technology

Carbonitriding / carburising

...although fluidised beds and reduced pressure furnaces operate up to 1050°C. The carburising atmosphere consists of natural gas or propane mixed with neutral “carrier gas”, usually a mixture of N2, CO, CO2, H2 and CH4. Carburising times vary with material, temperature and/or case thickness, but at 925°C can be as low as 2 h for a 1 mm case, or as high as 36 h...
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Ion implantation
Science, Maths & Technology

Ion implantation

...2. Implantation times depend on component material, surface area and property requirements, but are typically in the range 2–10h. Process is more reproducible than many of the conventional surface treatments and can be continuously monitored by measurement of the ion beam current. Components require no further treatment before use (unlike CVD). Process is more costly...
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Entrepreneurial resilience or moving the goal posts?
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial resilience or moving the goal posts?

...2). An effectual approach has been linked to experience, with more experienced entrepreneurs increasingly adopting an effectual approach. The approach used by entrepreneurs will also vary with characteristics of the venture they are running. As noted above, when a start-up venture is externally financed, it is usually necessary to adopt a planned approach. Similarly, as...
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