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Methods in Motion: Becoming relativist
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Becoming relativist

...analysis and contextual knowledge to make explicit the argument that Nietzsche makes in this aphorism. However, in short, he draws our attention to the exclusive disjunction that is built into our fundamental metaphysical concepts ‘Being’, ‘Nothing’ and ‘Becoming’. For example, imagine someone who believes that absolute Knowledge (with a capital) is a real...
Can the Economy be Irish?
Money & Business

Can the Economy be Irish?

...analysis cannot contribute to. Economic implications [Landscape image of a road in South-West Ireland] Ireland is a unique case in respect of Brexit and future relations with the EU. The Good Friday Agreement, that ended the internecine conflict, incorporates socio-economic rights for all citizens in the island of Ireland that are not available to citizens in the rest of...
Perilous past-time of poison
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perilous past-time of poison

...analysis subsequently found the presence of arsenic in her stepson’s body. Mary Ann Cotton was convicted and hanged for her stepson’s murder. Other murderers have used poisons which at lower doses have a therapeutic use. The famous murderer Dr Harvey Crippin poisoned his wife Belle with the drug hyoscine. In small doses, this has been used to treat insomnia, travel...
Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?
Money & Business

Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?

...analysis of Huawei’s management practices (e.g. Tao et al. 2016) which we do not aim to repeat or claim to validate). Firstly, like many others across China, the employees of Huawei take naps at lunchtime. They have lunch in huge canteens then return to their cubicles, roll out camp beds kept hidden under their desks, and go to sleep (with the office lights turned out...
Why getting active with children is good for parents too
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why getting active with children is good for parents too

...Analysis of their responses showed that 75% of parents who completed the programme had increased their physical levels by an average of an hour a day and 71% of parents showed an improvement in their wellbeing scores, which was still apparent 12 months later. It’s not about being ‘sporty’ [Mother and daughter doing yoga together.] One of the aims of the programme...
Neurodivergence and birth trauma
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodivergence and birth trauma

...A., Chang, Z., Larsson, H., Mataix-Cols, D. and Fernández de la Cruz, L. (2019) ‘Association of caesarean delivery with risk of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders in the offspring: a systematic review and meta-analysis’, JAMA Network Open, 2(8), e1910236. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.10236 (Accessed: 14 March 2025)....
Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction
Digital & Computing

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction

...data and interpret them correctly. Control – When problems have been identified and possible solutions proposed, the next step is to adopt implementation and control strategies to achieve the desired outcomes. The SHE manager must be able to understand the options and identify the most appropriate ones. Implicit in these aspects of management is the process of...
Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap
Education & Development

Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap

...Data about the gap refers to students obtaining ‘good’ classifications in their degrees, either firsts or seconds. According to Advance HE (2020), in the 2019/20 academic year, the proportion of white students who graduated with a first or upper second-class degree was significantly higher than their black counter parts, with gaps between Black African students at...