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Perilous past-time of poison
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perilous past-time of poison

...family. Most died from what was believed to be gastric fever, or typhoid as it is now known. They all suffered symptoms of abdominal pain, diarrhoea and fever, which are consistent with typhoid but also of arsenic poisoning. It wasn’t until she attempted to give her stepson away to the workhouse, and when they refused to have him and he subsequently died, that people...
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David Lucey
Education & Development

David Lucey

...family, so I thought I might get a better understanding of what it was like for him by researching the subject, while someone else – a support worker I used to know – also suffered with anxiety, and I thought I might be able to get a better understanding of her too through some research.’ Following his discovery of what OpenLearn has to offer, happily for us, David...
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Writing from the heart
Education & Development

Writing from the heart

...family practices around names and naming, their memories of childhood, old school chums, particular pieces of clothing and their own, their parents’ or grandparents’ homes. Additionally, as part of the extended process of writing in short periods of supported freewriting (or ‘Just Write’ as we’ve called it on this project) the teachers were given space and time...
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Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...family member and organisational partner define participative practice and its significance for leadership work in the voluntary sector describe some of the main aspects of your own identity and practices you value reflect on the kinds of practices that seem to define the organisations you work on behalf of...Week 2: Identity and participative practice in collaborative...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact

...families and reduced quality of life for the patients. Rare diseases can affect individuals of all ages, however, over 50% of rare diseases have a childhood-onset, so children are more likely to be affected by a rare disease. These are often terminal illnesses, and only 35% of children with a rare disease will live beyond their 5th birthday. In addition, only a few...
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Managing motherhood and sports participation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing motherhood and sports participation

...family and friends. Barriers to sports participation appear more negotiable for those women who can seek social support from partners, family, and friends. It has also been reported that women with higher socio-economic status typically receive the most support from family and friends due to having a greater social network. However, even for those women that do remain...
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Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?

...family living under the U.S. poverty line, which for a family of two is a bit above $16,000, or about $44 per day. It is doubtful a poor family of two would be able to regularly spend more than a third of its daily income eating fast food. The lure of fast food If politicians really want to improve the health of the poor, limiting fast-food restaurants in low-income...
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Germany
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Germany

...families buy their bread in one of many bakeries found on German high streets, either independent or part of local chains such as Dat Backhus or Nur Hier in Hamburg. Rye bread is the most popular. It can be made of pure rye flour or with mixed flours, with or without grains and seeds. On a Sunday afternoon it's quite typical to sit with friends and family members for...
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