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Active Citizenship in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Active Citizenship in Wales

...based in Westminster, to the Senedd, and to the Welsh Government, based in Cardiff Bay. This process is known as devolution. As the Senedd has grown in age and responsibility, and as the Welsh Government has taken on more power, so too has the civic life of Wales developed. This means that there are now more opportunities for people to participate in, and to shape,...
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Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond
Health, Sports & Psychology

Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond

...based cohort study. BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2107 (Published 08 June 2020) BMJ 2020;369:m2107 BBC / David Harewood (March 2nd 2021) Is Covid Killing People of Colour? BBC / OU. Race, Covid and Me https://youtu.be/FdaGz5uFfRQ The Impact of Covid in Wales: A reflection on Inequity and Solidarity Rocio Cifuentes (2020) All in it together? The impact of...
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60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence
Digital & Computing

60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence

...based on simple models of how human vision works. A CNN learns an ensemble of simple pattern detectors called filters and then works out how to stitch these simple patterns together into complicated shapes. Finally, it learns which of these shapes are likely to indicate a particular type of object like a dog, a cat or a galaxy. In the human visual system, a lot of this...
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The unique relationship between the fig and the fig wasp
Nature & Environment

The unique relationship between the fig and the fig wasp

...base of the dandelion flower (the white ‘pin cushion’ left after you’ve blown the seeds from a dandelion clock), turned inside out, protecting the flowers inside. Access to the flowers is through a tiny hole that is blocked by several layers of plant tissue. The only way to pollinate the fig is to squeeze through this tiny gap and get stuck inside. So why would a...
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Women have heart attacks too - but why do they often go misdiagnosed?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women have heart attacks too - but why do they often go misdiagnosed?

...based differences in women with cardiovascular disease, as for many years women were not included in clinical trials. Risk factors for heart disease, as well as the way it manifests itself, can be different between men and women. Risk factors common to both sexes include high cholesterol, smoking, obesity and physical inactivity. But gestational diabetes, preterm...
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The Partition of British India: Timeline
History & The Arts

The Partition of British India: Timeline

...based rising nationalist movement that was challenging colonial rule. New Muslim-majority province of ‘East Bengal and Assam’ created alongside the existing province of Bengal. Partition along religious lines leads to the initial development of Muslim political separatism in the following years facilitated by hopes of greater employment opportunities for middle-class...
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Fast Reactors and Thorium
Science, Maths & Technology

Fast Reactors and Thorium

...based at the Indira Ghandi Centre for Atomic Research near Chennai in the south-east of the country. Special topic 2: Thorium The element thorium is a slightly radioactive, naturally occurring heavy metal with very few industrial uses. Thorium-rich material is accumulating in places where valuable rare earth metals are being extracted and processed. Rare earth elements...
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How can you exercise safely in the heat?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can you exercise safely in the heat?

...des Sables, a five-day run across the Sahara Desert in Morocco, where temperatures can reach 50℃. This 156-mile run is considered the toughest foot race on Earth. Our experience at Kingston University with people running and training in our heat chamber for events such as the Marathon des Sables and Badwater, demonstrates that with enough preparation, hydration and...
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