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Reduce e-waste through donating old computer devices
Nature & Environment

Reduce e-waste through donating old computer devices

...Determine if your old computer can be reused. If your computer is less than five years old, there is a good chance it can be put to use by someone else. A computer in regular use has a lifespan of seven to eight years – of course, if the computer has been kept unused in storage for some time, this can be longer. Extending an old computer's lifespan through reuse is the...
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Gold: Medicine for the Brain
Science, Maths & Technology

Gold: Medicine for the Brain

...determines what can pass from the blood into the brain (Figure 2). The blood-brain barrier makes the treatment for brain diseases very challenging, as it is difficult for drugs to cross. Attaching drugs to gold nanoparticles provides one way in which we can help them pass through the blood-brain barrier and into the brain. [The blood-brain barrier maintaining a controlled...
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Ramadan Mubarak!
History & The Arts

Ramadan Mubarak!

...determined by the lunar cycle, runs from 17th February - 18th March this year. Discover how this isn't just a time for abstaining but a time for celebration while showing devotion to Islam...[Ramadan Dinner] Muslims waiting for sunset during Ramadan in Cairo. Islam encourages a suite of practices that demonstrate devotion. Fasting for the month of Ramadan is one of them....
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The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness
Health, Sports & Psychology

The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness

...determine self-awareness. “Then I placed within a fence 5 urine samples containing the scent of each of the four dogs and a “blank sample”, filled only with cotton wool odorless,” Dr. Gatti said. The containers were then opened and each dog was individually introduced to the inside of the cage and allowed to freely move for 5 minutes. The time taken by each dog to...
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Christmas at war: 1916 - Festivities at the front
History & The Arts

Christmas at war: 1916 - Festivities at the front

...determined to make this Christmas a merry one. Despite the unavoidable disadvantages of mud, morose Germans, and al fresco celebrations in front-line trenches, they are looking forward tonight to a day of genuine good cheer, and you will find the true Christmas spirit tomorrow in the dug-outs and billets behind the British front. I saw many evidence of this holiday...
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Tackling abuse: the triumphs of women rugby players
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tackling abuse: the triumphs of women rugby players

...determine eligibility? Rather than broadening the understanding of gender to allow for a more inclusive spectrum, certain systems may have inadvertently reinforced narrow, essentialist ideas of what it means to be ‘truly’ male or female. It seems that the boundaries of what is acceptable in sport to be a man or a woman has become even narrower. So perhaps it is a...
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The man behind Matilda – what Roald Dahl was really like
History & The Arts

The man behind Matilda – what Roald Dahl was really like

...determined nature, and his resourceful intellect, but it is clear through her writing that she thought Dahl was a truly rude, arrogant, and disloyal husband who regularly belittled her during their marriage. This sentiment seemed to be shared by her family, and she describes how her “mother thought he was the rudest thing alive”. Dahl’s controlling and...
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Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’

...determine whether your child is similar or different to their peers, is an experienced teacher or childcare provider. A teacher that has taught children the same age as your child, for a number of years, will have a very good idea of what is within the regular range. Feedback from teachers can focus on the academic aspects of a child’s performance, so you may need to...
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