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The importance of interpersonal skills
Money & Business

The importance of interpersonal skills

...2 Relationships - In reality, a message like the one just referred to above is just one of many which forms part of the ongoing relationships we have with the people we work with. How we get on with each other can have a huge impact on the interpretation of a given message, and the subsequent effects that might have on their motivation or morale. The next idea we will...
Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury

...2 items in each list. An individual suffers a broken leg as a result of a tackle during a football match An individual suffers a stress fracture after increasing their mileage Match each of the previous list items with an item from the following list: a.Acute injury b.Chronic injury The correct answers are: 1 = a, 2 = b Discussion There are several sport injuries that can...
Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...2), on the other hand, didn’t seem very creative. But how did you classify the tweet (example 3) and the graffiti (example 4)? Perhaps the binary distinction of ‘creative’ and ‘not creative’ feels too restrictive. We would say that examples 3 and 4 are perhaps less creative than the poem (example 6), but more creative than the joke (example 2). There are several...
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Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...2 Energy definitions and concepts - If someone asked you to define energy, what would you say? The word energy is derived from the Greek en (in) and ergon (work). Energy is defined as ‘the capacity to do work’ – that is, the capacity to move an object against a resisting force. The scientific unit of energy is the joule. The concept of energy reveals the common...
Women transforming classical music
History & The Arts

Women transforming classical music

...2 Barriers - [Described image] One of the biggest factors that has led to classical music repertoire being so male dominated is women composers’ exclusion from the classical music canon. Canon comes from the Greek word ‘kanon’ meaning a standard or rule. Applied to the arts, it means the series of timeless ‘masterpieces’ which are considered to represent the...
Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...learning cycle (this mapping of learning styles to the learning cycle is shown in Figure 2). Figure 2 Honey and Mumford’s learning styles (Honey and Mumford, 2006) You may, for example, be someone who spends a great deal of time thinking back and reflecting on what has happened (reflector) and trying to make sense of the reasons for this (theorist) but not so good at deciding what this means for future ......
Frequently asked questions about COVID-19 relating to cancer
Science, Maths & Technology

Frequently asked questions about COVID-19 relating to cancer

...2 fold increased risk of developing severe symptoms, but more research is needed to confirm this relationship. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by chronic inflammation of the lung airways and destruction of lung tissues. Smoking is one of the greatest risk factors for developing COPD. COPD was found to increase the risk of severe COVID-19...
Hyperforge process
Science, Maths & Technology

Hyperforge process

...2%Be moulds coated with graphite every 50 castings. Mould life is exceptionally good. Fe-5%Cr hot work steel forging dies are coated with graphite before each forging and pre-heated to 250˚C using cartridge heaters. Die life in excess of 300,000 forgings. Medium to high production rates of 180–250 components h-1. Typical products include spider cranks for bicycles and...