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What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love

...energy into de-stigmatizing sex, sexual activity and sexual body parts. They start from a position of wanting to learn about a partner’s eroticism and desires rather than taking them for granted. And this sexual conversation style results in more satisfying sex – emotionally and physically. As sex writer Dan Savage says, gay couples often ask, “What are you into?”...
FGM: Mental Health impact and CBT
Health, Sports & Psychology

FGM: Mental Health impact and CBT

...energy, sleeping too much or too little, weight gain or loss, loss of motivation, substance misuse.] Anxiety is a common part of this cycle. Persistent worry can disrupt sleep, increase overthinking, and create a constant sense of being on edge. Even without real danger, the body may react as if threatened – raising the heart rate, quickening breathing, and remaining on...
Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology

...energy of the environment in which the sediment was deposited. The general shape of the grains will tell you about the nature of the transporting medium; for example, was it water or air? (See Box 2, A story in a grain of sand). Activity 3 Are all sediments composed of fragments of rock and minerals eroded from preexisting rocks? Answer No, some sedimentary rocks also...
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...energy. SPEAKER 1 What are the symptoms? SPEAKER 2 With estrogen receptors all over the body, its decline causes many symptoms, such as affecting cognitive function through producing brain fog, forgetfulness, mood swings, and irritability. In addition to the signature hot flushes and night sweats, women also experience dry or itchy skin, decreased libido, vaginal dryness,...
Studying mammals: Return to the water
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Return to the water

...energy expended for distance travelled) as the running of land animals. Swimming at the surface is more expensive, however, as is the swimming of semi-aquatic mammals such as otters. It appears that economic running and swimming are difficult to combine in the same animal...Studying mammals: Return to the water: 2.4 Staying warm … - In this section, you will meet the...
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...energy companies, maintenance agreements). It would not be possible to design one without the other – the products depend on the system of electricity supplied, and the supply of electricity depends on the demand created by the products (Figure 6). [Described image] Figure 6 Some of the elements that make up the system of electricity supply in the UK: (a) hydroelectric...
The science of sperm
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sperm

...energy factories called mitochondria, in addition to the cell's DNA - packaged into twenty three chromosomes. At the tip of the sperm's head is a package that contains enzymes that break down protective layers on the egg's surface. Not all human sperm cells look the same. Some have two heads or no heads, some have huge heads, some have small tails or no tails, others may...
An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher
Languages

An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher

...energy can cause conflict and chaos in school corridors, canteens and sports halls. Some vulnerable students can be bullied easily because of the stress generated by this so-called active learning style. Teachers, on the other hand, become performers on the teaching stage, and the autonomy of teachers has been chipped away bit by bit. Teachers are subject to students’...