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...axe DevTools. This testing is focused on our main template pages (home, catalogue, course, article pages). We have conducted a manual survey of the site for video transcripts and set up a system report for alternative text for images. We have also conducted an automated preliminary sample audit of 23 popular and important pages of the site. The latest testing of this...
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Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing

...et al., 2024). The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to developments in social work writing. Findings from previous research into social work writing (Lillis et al., 2017) can help us consider the current opportunities and challenges that AI brings. Understanding the core elements of social work writing and how social workers learn to write...
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The distance between us
History & The Arts

The distance between us

...et al. (2014) describe a ‘meat paradox’: ‘Most people care about animals and do not want to see them harmed but engage in a diet that requires them to be killed and, usually, to suffer’ (2014, p.104). Loughnan et al. summarise recent research by arguing that the ‘meat paradox’ is resolved, or at least held in abeyance, by perceived differences between humans...
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The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...et al. 2005; Roy et al. 2008) followed by the Jisc-funded SusTEACH research and development project – ‘Sustainability Tools for Environmental Appraisal of Carbon impacts of HE teaching models using ICTs’ that I was involved in (Caird et al. 2015a). The Factor 10 Visions and SusTEACH studies undertook an environmental audit of both distance-taught and campus-based HE...
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Are things changing in world rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are things changing in world rugby?

...axes of power of world rugby. The southern hemisphere, and especially the Commonwealth nations of Australia and New Zealand retain dominance however, although maybe we should wait and see if there are any more upsets to our expectations. [Welsh rugby fans] Rugby is a very traditional sport in many ways with customs and practices drawing upon largely conservative values....
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Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry
Society, Politics & Law

Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry

...et al. 2017 Payments for Pioneers? Revisiting the Role of External Rewards for Sustainable Innovation under Heterogeneous Motivations. Ecological Economics 135:234-245. Zabala et al. 2013 Understanding the Role of Livelihoods in the Adoption of Silvopasture in the Tropical Forest Frontier. BIOECON Conference. About us OU Economics is about real-world economics: through a...
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Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)
Science, Maths & Technology

Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)

...et al., 2013). CLN3 disease is caused by the inheritance of a mutant copy of the CLN3 gene from both parents, which causes a protein found inside cells to be incorrectly assembled, affecting cellular function (Butz et al., 2020). The symptoms start around 4-8 years of age with eyesight deterioration. Affected children also begin to suffer seizures, along with changes to...
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Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye

...et al, 2020). Additionally, leisure activities have been limited since in most countries, children have not been allowed to access playgrounds, or social group activities and sports clubs have been closed (Fegert et al, 2020). This disruption has impacted upon the way children learn, grow, play, behave, interact and manage emotions. Quarantine measures can induce...
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