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Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators
Society, Politics & Law

Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators

...System (ANS) is key to our physical and psychological health and is responsible for our body’s involuntary and essential activities such responses to stress and threat (Ziegler, 2012; Glick et al., 2016). The ANS consists of two sub-systems that are considered to work opposite to each other: the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) and the Parasympathetic Nervous System...
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An introduction to web applications architecture
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to web applications architecture

...systems are examples of web applications. Web services describes a standardised way of integrating web applications using the internet standards and protocols. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course TT284 Web Technologies...An introduction to web applications architecture: Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
For some people, staying awake might help fight depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

For some people, staying awake might help fight depression

...think of it not as sleep-depriving people, but as modifying or enlarging the period of the sleep–wake cycle from 24 to 48 hours,” says Benedetti. “People go to bed every two nights, but when they go to bed, they can sleep for as long as they want.” San Raffaele Hospital first introduced triple chronotherapy in 1996. Since then, it has treated close to a thousand...
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Introduction to child psychology
Education & Development

Introduction to child psychology

...system is based on restorative justice. The impact is immeasurable in my eyes. I think, how you can quantify that is we were Ofsteded at the end of February this year and we came out good across the board and it was noted about our children’s good behaviour and their understanding of restorative justice and it’s just been really empowering for them. In turn, that’s...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...think about how easy it would be to understand what needs to be changed in the annual leave booking system. Discussion A.This is not specific enough to be useful. The feedback would be more helpful if it said which aspects of the system were ‘liked’. B.It is not clear here what needs to be done, as the ‘actionable’ part of this feedback is hidden in compliments....
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Saving capitalists from themselves?
Society, Politics & Law

Saving capitalists from themselves?

...think Teresa May and Donald Trump will defend us? 'Talk about foxes guarding hen houses' says Joe. ...[A banner reading "Capitalism isn't working" (a pun on the Conservative election poster "Labour isn't working") at the G20 Meltdown protest in London on 1 April 2009] For the first time, one per cent of the world population controls more than half of the world's wealth,...
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Indian summer monsoon amplified global warming 130,000 years ago, helping end ice age
Nature & Environment

Indian summer monsoon amplified global warming 130,000 years ago, helping end ice age

...system’s ancient past, we found it was highly sensitive to climate warming 130,000 years ago. Our new study published in Nature Geoscience showed that the Indian summer monsoon pulled heat and moisture into the northern hemisphere when Earth was entering a warmer climate around 130,000 years ago. This caused tropical wetlands to expand northwards – habitats that act...
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Airbus and Brexit: What do you need to know?
Money & Business

Airbus and Brexit: What do you need to know?

...system in Mexico. Special maquiladora plants are used to assemble goods from other countries for export back to the country of origin while avoiding export and import tariffs. These are typically used in low-skilled industries such as clothing and are designed to take advantage of lower labour costs rather than advanced technology. Wings are strategic – and France and...
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