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Remembering Gary Slapper
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Gary Slapper

...System written with David Kelly informed and educated generations of law students fast becoming a leading text on the subject and one of the books found on every law student’s bookshelf. He was always delighted to meet and spend time with students and Associate Lecturers often going the extra mile with advice and encouragement. Under Gary’s leadership the OU Law...
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What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?

...systems as well as lungs, kidneys, skin and eyes. Fetuses and young children are most susceptible, with studiesdocumenting mental retardation in a small proportion of children in fishing communities of countries such as Brazil and China. The Convention takes its name from the world’s worst mercury poisoning incident, which affected thousands of people who ate...
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Vacuum Forming (Thermoforming)
Science, Maths & Technology

Vacuum Forming (Thermoforming)

...systems. In plug-assisted forming, the sheet is clamped in place across the female cavity and heated in the normal way. Air is introduced into the cavity and blows the sheet into a bubble. A photocell controls the height and signals the plug to plunge into the plastic sheet. When the plug reaches its lowest position, a vacuum draws the sheet against the mould, or in some...
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How do natural disasters affect mental health?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How do natural disasters affect mental health?

...systems for the next extreme event, Galea says. The first step would be to identify at-risk populations from both a physical and mental health perspective. Then health workers could act to create resilience and mitigate the consequences in vulnerable communities. Doing such research now, before the next hurricane hits, could reap significant financial savings in disaster...
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Multiple cause diagrams
Science, Maths & Technology

Multiple cause diagrams

...system boundary on a multiple cause diagram. However, drawing a multiple cause diagram may help develop your ideas about where to draw a boundary. It helps in checking a draft to ensure that each individual relationship makes sense. If the meaning is not obvious, then often the cause is that you have omitted some intermediate nodes, and finding and inserting them solves...
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Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devices
Health, Sports & Psychology

Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devices

...System) or Makaton sign language. [Thumbs up by two people] Much recent research has focused on differences in motor control experienced by many autistic people; the inability to elicit and/or disinhibit desired movement; BIMS (burnout), inertia (the feeling of not being about to initiate movement), meltdown and shutdown. Many non-speaking autistic people communicate the...
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Participatory development in action
Society, Politics & Law

Participatory development in action

...systems of impoverished communities and agencies, which can have differing agendas. They also show how development is linked to issues of identity, urbanisation, politics, economics, social relations and gender. To complete the album, Dr Helen Yanacopulos of The Open University's Development Policy and Practice unit explains the choice of some of the case studies...
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World in transition: Managing Resources
Nature & Environment

World in transition: Managing Resources

...systems of impoverished communities and the development agencies. They also show how development is linked to issues of identity, urbanisation, politics, economics, social relations and gender.In the bonus material Dr Helen Yanacopulos, Senior Lecturer in International Politics and Development at The Open University, provides insight into the educational value of the...
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