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The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster
Nature & Environment

The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster

...free of oil stain in about two months but were still not fully waterproof. For a feather to be waterproof its components must have a regular structure (Elder 1954) of certain dimensions (Rijke 1968) and a water-repellent surface. It is possible that, as in some plants, a microrough surface is needed for strong water repellency (Amsden and Lewins 1966). Oiling, handling...
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Reading communities: why, what and how?
Education & Development

Reading communities: why, what and how?

...free CPD for RfP across the UK. A monthly newsletter keeps teachers up to date with new resources, events and conferences and, in addition, the Egmont RfP Awards, in collaboration with OU and UKLA, help to profile the work of practitioners and schools who have created vibrant cultures of reading. Significantly too, this community website invites teachers to share their...
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How can you turn desert into farmland?
Nature & Environment

How can you turn desert into farmland?

...free sodium abounds, often causing soil structure deterioration. Zambia, for example, has three agroecological zones, distinguished by rainfall and growing season. Soil microbiologist Alice Mweetwa, deputy director for research and graduate studies at the University of Zambia, works with farmers and students across the country to address low soil fertility, low organic...
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An overview of wound care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An overview of wound care

...free of particles and toxic wound contaminants. Is non-toxic and non-allergenic. Is capable of protecting the wound from further trauma. Can be removed without causing trauma to the wound (or surrounding skin). Is sterile and impermeable to bacteria. Is thermally insulating. Will allow gaseous exchange. Is comfortable and conformable. Requires only infrequent changes. Is...
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Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes
History & The Arts

Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes

...course - the superhero genre as a whole is based on the linked binaries of hero v villain, good v bad, and right v wrong, with the former winning out in the end. More recent versions of superhero movies trouble these simple distinctions somewhat. For example, The Dark Knight version of Batman is less clear cut, and the two groups of X-men can be seen as more about...
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Will a new European law mean YouTube has to monitor your uploads?
Society, Politics & Law

Will a new European law mean YouTube has to monitor your uploads?

...course not. That’s not how broadcasting works. But just because lawmakers can’t make TV more democratic, that doesn’t mean they should make the Internet less so. Imposing new rules that will effectively harm Internet users’ ability to participate online is not a solution. Who Gets Regulated under the AVMS Directive? As the draft Directive explains, An important...
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Fighting hard while flying high: the personal story of a BA cabin crew trade unionist
Society, Politics & Law

Fighting hard while flying high: the personal story of a BA cabin crew trade unionist

...courses Setting the scene In the summer of 2022, talk of strikes taking place or being threatened across a number of airlines using UK airports was a staple feature in the media. Strikes by airline workers are not in 2022 ‘news’ as such. We have become used to hearing of industrial action in the sector, not least involving staff working for the UK’s
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Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes

...course. Energy companies look at electricity use and so on. So there's a lot of big data already being collected in a lot of different places now. The data in a small city can also come from sensors in the built environment. So these are sensors that can pick up different kinds of information about the urban environment. For example, something in the news right now,...
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