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The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation

...energy Fight-or-flight response Our bodies assess whether or not a situation is stressful based on sensory input and stored memories. If the situation is judged to be stressful, the hypothalamus is activated. [Diagram of the brain with the hypothalamus labelled]Diagram of the brain with the hypothalamus labelled As Figure 1 shows, the hypothalamus in situated in the...
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Ramadan: What do you need to know?
Education & Development

Ramadan: What do you need to know?

...energy to carry out the tasks. Where practicable, refreshment times should coincide with the breaking of the fast (known as Iftar). If it is not possible for a staff member to have a break at the time of breaking the fast, it is possible to break the fast initially with something sweet, usually a date, and a glass of water. However it would be advisable to arrange a break...
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Diary of a new Life Peer
Society, Politics & Law

Diary of a new Life Peer

...energy company. She was also a candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election. In 2024, Smith was appointed to the House of Lords as Baroness Smith of Llanfaes, becoming the youngest member of the House. [Baroness Smith of Llanfaes] Why did you want to become a member of the House of Lords? I do not support an unelected upper chamber. But while the House of Lords...
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Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two

...energy and goodwill which there is for the peace process. This comprehensive series of unparalleled initiatives is our contribution to this and to the continued endeavours to bring about independence and unity for the people of Ireland. P.O'Neill Download the archive (PDF, 37MB)[Image link to download of full archive in a PDF file] Acknowledgements With thanks to project...
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The caring manager in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The caring manager in health and social care

...energy to catch up again. When more work came I began to feel overwhelmed. Normally, I would have gone to Angelique right away but I just didn’t feeling normal and she didn’t want to be seen as a failure at work. Audio 1 Lakshmi’s perspective Angelique When Lakshmi’s mother died, I thought that she had coped with her bereavement in a calm and emotionally mature...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Lottery of birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lottery of birth

...energy at a level that step by step can be shared by 10 billion or 11 billion by the end of this century. I've never called myself an optimist. But I do say I'm the possibilist. And I also say the world is much better than many of you think. In the next section you’ll consider Hans Rosling’s views in more detail and consider whether you agree or disagree with...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Manufacturing

...energy and materials is what manufacturing is all about. We will now look at manufacturing as a broad engineering activity, and also at some of the details of manufacturing processes, to show the myriad ways in which raw materials can be turned into the products that we see around us...Manufacturing: 1.4 What is manufacturing? - Manufacturing is a very broad activity,...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Dr Jean-Francois Soussana - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Dr Jean-Francois Soussana - Stories of Change

...energy and transportation sectors, in either sector, it would. The problem is that it is not really obvious to see how you can reduce the emissions from the agricultural sector, you can reduce by say 20% with some of the best practices, but then maybe you need also to reduce food wastes and losses and also to change the consumption patterns. But you have also this...
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