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Dyscalculia, maths anxiety and numerophobia in nursing practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dyscalculia, maths anxiety and numerophobia in nursing practice

...skill in nursing practice. Nurses and Nursing Associates must be able to correctly work out relevant calculations in order to be safe and effective practitioners. The main example from clinical practice would be drug calculations, but nurses also have to be competent in using other mathematical formulae, such as determining intravenous infusion rates and estimating...
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Article 5 mins
Children and happiness
Education & Development

Children and happiness

...study of happiness and well-being. One somewhat surprising finding is that research disproves the common notion that being rich makes people happy. While it is true that living under very deprived circumstances is related to being unhappy, once people’s income exceeds the poverty level further increases in wealth do not lead to corresponding increases in happiness. One...
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Article 10 mins
Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?

...skill development and performance (Jaswal, Stergiou and Katz, 2022). Fitness trackers, embedded sensors and smart watches can be used to monitor aspects of athlete training, including heart rate, speed and agility. Data analytics, such as wearable devices, can be used to monitor and optimise training programmes and virtual augmented reality has the capacity to support...
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Article 5 mins
Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)
Money & Business

Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand the principles of effective governance of projects be aware of the roles and responsibilities of those involved in project governance such as project board, project sponsor, project manager and Project Management Office recognise the different types of Project Management Office and the services they provide identify...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness
Health, Sports & Psychology

The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness

...studied mainly by examining the responses of animals and children to their reflection in the mirror. [A dog with a mirror] The ultimate proof of possession of a consciousness of self, of one’s body and one’s own identity, is evaluated based on the individual’s ability to use his own reflection to notice and touch a mark (usually a red dot) applied under anaesthesia...
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Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south

...Studies), explained that there is a danger that vulnerable developing countries will enter a vicious circle in which greater climate vulnerability will raise the cost of debt and diminish the fiscal space for investment in climate resilience. He explores the link between climate change and sovereign risk and assesses the effects that climate risks have on the cost of...
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Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!
Money & Business

Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!

...skills involved in management of work tasks and people. You have been asked to study a range of ideas and techniques which inform the training and development of managers and to apply some of them to the management of your own work. Once again you may have noted in reading this course that management is a matter for personal opinion and judgement. There are very few, if...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs