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From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language
Health, Sports & Psychology

From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language

...energy of the sound is concentrated at certain frequencies of vibration. A plot of the energy of a sound against the frequency at which that energy occurs is called a spectrogram. A spectrogram for a flute's note is shown in Figure 3a. As you can see there are slim coloured bands, and black spaces in between. The coloured bands are the regions of the frequency spectrum...
Older carers, COVID-19 and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Older carers, COVID-19 and physical activity

...F.I, Katch V. L. (1996). “Exercise Physiology; Energy, Nutrition and Human Perfomance.” 4th Edition. Williams & Wilkins. Webb.E. (2020). “coronavirus risk for older people; the updated picture.” www.ageuk.org.uk Authors: Martin Penson, Jitka Vseteckova, Nichola Kentzer, Jo Horne, Mary Larkin, Alex Berry, Melinda Spencer, Abigail Methley, Phil Taverner, Martin Robb...
Bridges and Buildings: The structures of the Industrial Revolution
History & The Arts

Bridges and Buildings: The structures of the Industrial Revolution

...energy resources, especially coal, and materials such as natural fibres and iron itself. One such bridge across the Dee at Chester, was made using cast iron beams. It cracked in the middle while a train was passing over, and the carriages fell into the tidal river below killing seven (Figure 4). Robert Stephenson claimed that the train hit the bridge and caused the...
Jonathan Edwards' giant world record leap – what can we learn from his long career?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Jonathan Edwards' giant world record leap – what can we learn from his long career?

...energy for competition and coping with pressure all need to be incrementally developed through experience. After six years of full-time training, aged 27, following disappointment at both the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games, Edwards made the World Championships podium (bronze) having leapt 17.44 metres. Jumping a whole metre further seemed impossible at that time. Athletes...
The Life of Saint David
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint David

...energy; but his example was more powerful than his eloquence; and he has in all succeeding ages been the glory of the British church. He continued in his last see many years; and having founded several monasteries, and been the spiritual father of many saints, both British and Irish, died about the year 544, in a very advanced age. St. Kentigern saw his soul born up by...
Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?
Education & Development

Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?

...energy in mentoring based on your ongoing personal development? Do you provide feedback that people find helpful for their professional development? Inspiration Do you articulate a compelling vision, build group pride, and foster a positive emotional tone? Do you lead by bringing out the best in people? Do you have credibility with others? Teamwork Do you solicit input...
The history of soapmaking
History & The Arts

The history of soapmaking

...energy, leading to economies of scale and even greater production efficiency under more readily controlled conditions. The combination of better soaps and advances in plumbing, including running water and drainable bathtubs, made bathing the social norm. In 1853, Gladstone repealed the British tax on soap that had been imposed centuries earlier and the industry...
Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...energy had only ever been produced this way for short bursts at a time – here is the context. The innovation is in applying springs to the provision of low-power electricity for consumer electronics. Baylis invented a mechanism that gave forty minutes of play from just twenty seconds of winding. The winding action coils a spring, attached to a gearbox, which is...