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Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’

...forensic science, but personal circumstances meant that she had not been able to complete her initial degree and started working in the NHS. Charlotte spent approximately 18 months working in the community with the District Nursing Teams, but when she had a placement in an acute hospital during her NA programme, she knew this was where she wanted to be, although she...
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Article 5 mins
Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period
History & The Arts

Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period

...forensic evidence and uncovered historical narratives are crucial contributions towards a more reliable account of history (Eveleth, 2014; Simmons, 2017). This deconstruction of the historical narratives is a consequence of evidence-based interpretations that gave insight into past societies that are closer to the truth. These figures and the artworks are examples of how...
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Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?

...forensic examiner based in Washington, DC, specialising in litigation arising from fatigue-related accidents. I ask him if the story of the discovery of narcolepsy is really as good as it appears. “In a word, yes,” he says. “In the Seventies, we didn’t know what we didn’t know about narcolepsy.” There is simply no way anyone could have anticipated how...
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Article 15 mins
Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...psychological recovery (Sonnentag, 2001). Psychological recovery is the process that allows us to recover the energy and resources spent whilst at work. Researchers have identified four main areas that help individuals recover the energy spent on a daily basis to prevent the cumulative effect of stress. The experiences include psychological detachment from work (i.e....
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?

...psychological processes behind self-inflicted death for over 20 years. “Did you see the news?” he asks when I meet him. The morning’s papers are carrying the latest numbers: 6,233 suicides were registered in the UK in 2013. While the female suicide rate has remained roughly constant since 2007, that for men is at its highest since 2001. Nearly eight in ten of all...
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Article 15 mins
How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour
Science, Maths & Technology

How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour

...psychological characteristics such as dominant, aggressive and risk taking behaviour. Research has shown that testosterone has particular effects within the brain where it can alter the reactivity of areas of the brain that use the neurotransmitter dopamine for neuronal communication. What does this mean? Neurons (a type of brain cell) use chemical substances called...
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Article 10 mins
Falling hard: Why do Americans love pumpkin so much?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Falling hard: Why do Americans love pumpkin so much?

...psychological theory called “reactance.” In short, reactance theory can explain why we respond so strongly to limited edition or timed offers. During the first investigation of this theory in 1966, psychologist Jack Brehm studied the effects of product unavailability on its attractiveness to consumers. Participants were asked to listen to and rate four music records....
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RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes
Education & Development

RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes

...psychology services. With academies funded directly by central government, local authorities will lose much of their funding as a result of the push to academise. This may well put some of these services at risk or increase their cost. If they are large enough, some MATs may be able to replicate the cost savings of local authorities by clubbing together and contracting...
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