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Innovation in health and social care practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Innovation in health and social care practice

...et al., 2016). These changes mean that patients have less waiting and inconvenience than in the past, but they also signify that professional practice has changed. In the example of the fingerprick test, we can see that a health and social care worker may need to be aware of these changes, and some may have to offer and support these new diagnostic tests (for example, a...
Animals at the extremes: polar biology
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: polar biology

...et al., 1985). All the animals had continuous, unrestricted access to forage but, as shown on Figure 3, the Svalbard reindeer ate three times as much food in August as in March. [Figure 3] Figure 3 Seasonal changes in the voluntary food intake (in grams per kg body mass per day) of Norwegian reindeer (blue) and Svalbard reindeer (red) with unrestricted access to food....
‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places
Society, Politics & Law

‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places

...doubled and then doubled again. Babies in strollers now joined us, as did people using crutches, elderly clasping walkers and other people in wheelchairs. We marched the two to three miles to the freeway and up the steep incline to the bridge. … As we approached the bridge, armed sheriffs formed a line across the foot of the bridge. Before we were close enough to speak,...
Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury

...et al., 2015). Whilst Lydia is not qualified to deliver sport and exercise psychology support to Travis she can still deliver what Heaney (2006) terms ‘frontline’ psychological support, which could involve social support e.g. listening to Travis talk about how the injury is making him feel. Here’s what Lois’s coach Wilma had to say: Case study: The perspective of...
Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?

...circulation. Radiotherapy uses radiation to damage cancer cells and, unfortunately, surrounding cells might be damaged as well. If cancer patients are being given a focused radiotherapy treatment that avoids the bones, it is very unlikely this will affect their immune system. However, if the cancer is located near or within the bones, the immune system could be...
Women lead the struggle at Rolls-Royce on Clydeside, 1955
Society, Politics & Law

Women lead the struggle at Rolls-Royce on Clydeside, 1955

...circulation and was delivered to the Westminster Parliament. This was followed by a demand by five engineering unions to employers on 21 December 1955, for equal pay for women workers (Daily Telegraph, 1955). According to press reports the women organised a 2,000-strong demonstration and marched to Glasgow Green in support of their demands (Daily Worker, 1955)....
The Science of Fear
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Science of Fear

...circulating in your blood. Strangely, a side benefit to fighting stress with exercise is you'll improve your fitness - an ideal antidote to modern living. So my advice is, if you have a stressful life - take more exercise with it! [Zeron overcomes his fear of snakes] So what is fear and why do we react that way? I hope you've now got a better idea how your body and brain...
Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?
Nature & Environment

Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?

...circulate these images. Ghastly images and sensational reporting of wildlife conflict is a serious problem in a place like Gudalur, where people and wild animals have always lived alongside each other. Tigers are largely wary of and avoid people and are rarely encountered. When every incident from around the country is sensationalised, people’s ideas of wild animals are...