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What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?
Science, Maths & Technology

What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?

...Physical currency’s flexibility makes it amenable to negotiation in both timing and amount – a feature that requires more personalized relationships. Furthermore, scrap buyers themselves get credit to run their businesses in the same way, through informal channels that depend on personal relationships, rather than banks. A 2015 report noted that just 15 percent of...
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Sea level rise in London, UK
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in London, UK

...Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group 1 to the Fifth Assessment Report in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Online]. Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/WG1AR5_SPM_FINAL.pdf Accessed 18th January 2020 OpenLearn (2020)
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Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents

...physical needs, and safety as the guiding arbiter in the key decision of what is best for the child. There is a difficult balance to achieve with an importance of guarding against drift. A social worker cannot allow themselves to become preoccupied with adult needs - however valid in terms of their disadvantaged lifestyles and economic circumstances and, as a consequence,...
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What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?
Education & Development

What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?

...physical location of a child when she or he is actually using the service – and it’s not evident which one should apply. Surprising to us as academic observers, aware that a lot of lawyers are now actively advising on all things to do with the GDPR, there’s a lot that’s still unresolved, with legal interpretations already differing on some key issues relating to...
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The science of making musical instruments
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of making musical instruments

...Library of Entries site. Sound Waves and Music - from The Physics Classroom site. The Soundry - an educational website about sound. Books Making Gourd Musical Instruments: Over 60 String, Wind & Percussion Instruments and How to Play Them by Summit, Ginger and Jim Widess, published by Sterling Publishing. Discover more about music and instruments Study a free music course...
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A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter
Science, Maths & Technology

A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter

...physical conditions. [A model of the JUICE spacecraft]A model of the JUICE spacecraft JUICE will also have a good camera, so we’ll be able to get some really good images of Ganymede, Europa and Callisto. You can tell a lot from studying surface features. Some people believe that on Ganymede there are lakes of liquid water trapped within the ice shell itself, rather than...
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How can we improve teaching about Islam?
Education & Development

How can we improve teaching about Islam?

...physically. At the heart of such fear is ignorance. A December 2015 poll found that a majority of Americans (52 percent) do not understand Islam. In this same poll, 36 percent also said that they wanted to know more about the religion. Interestingly, those under 30 years were 46 percent more likely to have a favorable view of Islam. These statistics highlight an...
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The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care

...physical consequences of that injury (e.g. restricted movement) and the psychological impact of the injury (e.g. anxiety and frustration) into account when developing a treatment programme. Stress leads to injuries The biopsychosocial approach has led to a development in the understanding of important areas such as the psychological aspects of sport injury. This is a...
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