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The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction

...base from across the globe points to the importance and impact of monetary support (Bastagli et al., 2016). It decreases hunger, allows children to go to school and improves access to health services (Bastagli et al., 2016). At the same time, effects on wellbeing such as nutritional, education and health outcomes are more mixed (Little et al., 2021). While cash lays the...
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World-Changing Women: Queen Nzinga
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Queen Nzinga

...de Souza. However, the treaty was short-lived and Nzinga escaped with her people further west, where they founded a new state at Matamba. In alliance with former rival states Nzinga led an army against the Portuguese, initiating a thirty year war. She achieved victory in 1647, aided by the Dutch, and encouraged rebellion within Ndongo, which was now governed through a...
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Axiforge process
Science, Maths & Technology

Axiforge process

...base of the press and the main ram, with piercing punches carried on the horizontal rams. Top and bottom dies close first, then the side rams are actuated. [Diagram to demonstrate Axiforge process - see article] Manufacture: Axiforge or multiram forging can be performed either in the vertical or horizontal axis mode or a combination of both, at temperatures of >0.6Tm. The...
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British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Education & Development

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

...a counsellor or psychotherapist at a time when face-to-face therapy is neither possible nor safe. Course completion will boost your knowledge and confidence, and will support counsellors and psychotherapists to offer technology-based counselling safely and effectively. Find out more here. For help and assistance on OpenLearn, get in contact by email: openlearn@open.ac.uk...
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Ever Wondered About... Pizza?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ever Wondered About... Pizza?

...bases that are undercooked and much thicker than the traditional Italian versions, make crispness hard to maintain. Add steam from the hot pizza getting trapped in the cardboard delivery box, and you have a recipe for disaster. One company has tried a carton with legs, to allow more air to circulate. A higher-tech solution is a breathable bag to stop the pizza getting...
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Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?
Society, Politics & Law

Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?

...based on viewing complex situations as systems. It is increasingly recognised as being an important skill. For example UNESCO includes systems thinking as one of the key competences for educators in education for sustainable development, OECD recently published a book on Systemic Thinking for Policy Making: The Potential of Systems Analysis for Addressing Global Policy...
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Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited
OpenLearn Ireland

Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited

...based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 psychological thriller The Talented Mr Ripley) had a significant impact on him. He frequently cited Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler as his favourite authors, but he also enjoyed the works of Patricia Highsmith, Peter Cheyney and Walter Mosley (Muise, 2002). All of these influences merged together in his songwriting, resulting in...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity

...la Géographie des Plantes, Levrault, Schell & Co., Paris. Kohn, D.D. and Walsh, D.M. 1994. Plant species richness – the effect of island size and habitat diversity. Journal of Ecology, 82, 367–377. Linder, H.P. 2005. The evolution of diversity: the Cape flora. Trends in Plant Science, 10, 537–542. MacArthur, R.H. and Wilson, E.O. 1967. The Theory of Island...
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