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The devil is in the (complex) detail
Health, Sports & Psychology

The devil is in the (complex) detail

...economic and political dimensions that are not likely to be unpicked easily. Doing so will be a humongous task, with a sheer complexity and scale that is difficult to imagine for most people. Often the analogy of a divorce is given, but while Brexit is a separation, the divorce metaphor belies the complexity of the undertaking. If it is a divorce then it is a divorce not...
Climate change is triple risk to Europe
Nature & Environment

Climate change is triple risk to Europe

...most people, and now costs the world an estimated $100 bn every year. The scientists warn that shifts in flood timing could have considerable economic and environmental consequences, and say their continental-wide observations “also enable the identification of a clear climate change signal that could not be obtained by earlier studies based on flood magnitude data.”...
Creep feed grinding
Science, Maths & Technology

Creep feed grinding

...economical alternative. Metal removal rates an order of magnitude better than reciprocating grinding can be achieved with continuous creep feed grinding. Creep feed grinding usually requires a specially-built grinding machine, although optional equipment is available on a few standard grinding machines to convert them to creep feed grinders. Materials: Although the...
Climate change in the global South: Bangladesh and Senegal
Nature & Environment

Climate change in the global South: Bangladesh and Senegal

...economic development means that budgets to combat climate change are tight. The film examines the work of Cheikh Mamadou Abidoulaye Dieye, the mayor of Saint-Louis. The mayor took Saint-Louis’ plight to the international stage at the World Mayors Summit on Climate in Mexico City in 2010 where it was noted that many other coastal cities, particularly populous, poor...
The West of Ireland: Dimensions of distinctiveness
Scotland Colleges

The West of Ireland: Dimensions of distinctiveness

...economic activity in a rural region. [Met Éireann logo] The Irish Meteorological Service has a map of mean annual rainfall in Ireland from 1981 to 2010. [Gaeltacht Irish language region map of Ireland] Language Alternatively, a cultural dimension could be selected as representing development over time. In fact, language is used as the criteria for delimiting the...
CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)
History & The Arts

CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)

...economic and social conditions would fundamentally affect the buildings of the future. The Declaration also asserted that as society became more industrialised, it was vital that architects and the construction industry rationalise their methods, embrace new technologies and strive for greater efficiency. (Le Corbusier, one of the movement's founders, often liked to...
Why the Applying Psychology to Work hub was created
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the Applying Psychology to Work hub was created

...economic disruptions caused by trade problems and conflicts, climate change, or social and political upheavals, all of which could psychologically impact organisations and the people working in them in the short to medium term. This is the rationale for naming our hub Applying Psychology at Work hub (rather than COVID-19 Psychology at work hub). You, the audience We...
Are mobile phones increasing health inequality in India?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are mobile phones increasing health inequality in India?

...economic status.” Haenssgen says private health services in India are adapting to the fact that their patients own phones, and families with phones often demand more from health services: they might call nurses, for example, or leapfrog clinic queues by making appointments beforehand. He calls for more research into the social impact of mHealth (mobile health), which...