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Supporting South Asian young adult carers: A guide for social workers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting South Asian young adult carers: A guide for social workers

...physically demanding work that is often overlooked and undervalued (Carers Trust, 2025). For social workers, the primary and most vital responsibility is recognition: identifying whether a young person is a carer. Proactive identification methods e.g. via outreach work with South Asian communities, collaborations with voluntary organisations and comprehensive and holistic...
Minerals and the crystalline state
Science, Maths & Technology

Minerals and the crystalline state

...physical properties of minerals, including lustre, cleavage, hardness and density describe, giving mineral examples, the main differences between metallic, ionic and covalent structures and their type of bonding explain the significance of various types of defects in crystals explain the meaning of the terms lattice, unit cell, reflections and rotational symmetry, and how...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Digital forensics
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital forensics

...physical character. The specialist answers questions on gender, age, ethnicity, stature, nutritional status, existence of disease processes, and the presence and character of skeletal trauma. Early pioneers of forensic anthropology included Thomas Dwight, whose book The Identification of the Human Skeleton: A Medico-Legal Study (1878) was used successfully in a court case...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them

...physically get out of – once it takes hold, that’s it. I have strategies to try and reduce them once I feel them coming on but if its really bad then there's no stopping it and it just completely consumes you. If I move out of bed I am physically very sick. It’s like my body’s way of rejecting the anxiety, pushing it out. I can't get dressed. I can't do anything....
Exploring anxiety
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring anxiety

...physical and emotional change, brain development in particular, so it is important to understand the underlying reasons for changes in mood and behaviour. Mental illness affects people of all ages, including adolescents. Specific criteria for a clinical diagnosis will need to be met, and it is important to distinguish mental ill health from ‘transitional’ teenage...
Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration
Nature & Environment

World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration

...physically and or virtually, for work and or pleasure. Some examples from Milton Keynes, where the OU is headquartered are given here, but there are equivalent schemes elsewhere too. The big one is the Parks Trust of Milton Keynes, which manages the green spaces in the town (comprising whopping 25% of the town) with many events from music, open-air cinema to regular...
Adhesive bonding
Science, Maths & Technology

Adhesive bonding

...Physical forms Joint properties Joint materials Applications Natural Starch, dextrin, animal and fish glues, casein, rosin, shellac, Canada balsam and gums Solvent dispersions, emulsions, pastes, solids and powder Low strength, poor moisture resistance Paper, cork, textiles, wood, some plastics Industrial packaging and other rapid set assemblies Elastomers Natural and...
Toyota diffusion (TD)
Science, Maths & Technology

Toyota diffusion (TD)

...by HSS with VC coating 1 5.6 Core pin for aluminium gravity diecasting using H series die 3–5 2.3–3.8 Hot forging dies 2–5 — Extrusion dies 2–15 — Steel powder compaction 10–30 — Plastic moulding 5–10 — Aluminium diecasting 2–10 — See Also: Chemical vapour deposition (CVD), Physical vapour deposition (PVD), Electroless plating and Electroplating....