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Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?

...help when you need it. Reference Schaefer, J. D. et al. (2017). Enduring mental health: Prevalence and prediction. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 126(2), 212-224. This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage....
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Article 10 mins
Food, shelter and re-designing home as a living system
Science, Maths & Technology

Food, shelter and re-designing home as a living system

...et al., 2022). The consequence of population growth and human development also pitches housing and food production into conflict, with agricultural land and watersheds being subsumed into large tracts of new housing as cities expand. Cities and mega-cities of the world already have ecological footprints vastly larger than their land areas (Steele, 2020). Housing means...
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The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future
Science, Maths & Technology

The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future

...produce new adsorbent materials to recover valuable metals from waste streams (Chaves et al., 2022). This has the benefit of reducing the need for future mining and the environmental impacts associated with it, such as deforestation, contamination of soils, pollution of local waterways, an increase in noise level and dust as well as the formation of spoil heaps. [Figure gives a summary of critical raw materials lists ......
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Managing Relationships and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing Relationships and Work

...et al., 1998, in Lawton-Smith, 2017). Trust (see the ‘Trust in the Workplace’ article). An understanding, too, of the lifecycle of a relationship or team, the shifting roles within them of individual members (Belbin, 1981), and of team processes (such as inputs, throughputs and outputs) is likely to lead to them being more positive and sustainable. For managers, an...
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Article 10 mins
Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness

...Le Mans 24-hour race to compete. Watch the video of Chris Hoy’s motor racing pit-stop but please be warned that there is some swearing in this clip so carefully choose where you watch it so as not to cause offence to others. In addition to Chris Hoy who is driving, there are two other main people interacting: the race engineer (coordinating radio communications) and the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...simple; […] Sure it’s simple, writing for kids. Just as simple as bringing them up’ (Le Guin, 1992, p. 49)’ Activity 2 Understanding the purposes of children’s literature (Part 1) Timing: Allow about 15 minutes for this section Now read the first excerpt of ‘Instruction and delight’ by Peter Hunt. Peter Hunt: Instruction and delight (2009) Part 1 – The Key Questions Many people come to children’s literature as a relief, as a......
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain

...le i weithio. Nid oes amheuaeth bod gweithio hybrid yma i aros ac, os caiff gefnogaeth, gall fod yn newid cadarnhaol iawn i sefydliad, ond mae angen i arweinwyr fabwysiadu cynhwysiant a magu cysylltiadau gyda’u gweithluoedd hybrid. Mae’r cwrs rhad ac am ddim hwn, sy’n rhan o’r casgliad Cefnogi gweithio hybrid a thrawsnewid digidol, wedi’i ddylunio i ganiatáu...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Teaching mathematics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching mathematics

...da Vinci’s most famous works is his Vitruvian man. The full title of this work is Le proporzioni del corpo umano secondo Vitruvio, which translates to The proportions of the human body according to Vitruvius. Ratio and proportion played a crucial role in both of these important works of art, and the golden ratio can be found throughout the human body. [A carton showing Leonardo Da Vinci holding the “Mona Lisa”] Figure 1 ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs