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Tim Lenton - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tim Lenton - Stories of Change

...data on the ocean and the deeper ocean, and it’s only in the last five or so years that we’ve begun to get a good look at the changes in the heat stored in the ocean and the carbon stored and that was simply we wanted to look but it’s only recently we’ve had the funding and had the initiatives to really begin to get good coverage of this incredibly important part...
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The impact of technology on children's physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of technology on children's physical activity

...data from a U.S. national survey and found that fewer than four in ten children met both physical activity and screen time recommendations (screen time recommendations were no more than two hours a day). Even so, the study clearly stated that low levels of screen time viewing may not necessarily predict higher levels of physical activity. In Activity 3, you will read an...
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Drug development process: combating pain
Science, Maths & Technology

Drug development process: combating pain

...analysis of ADME factors is usually described as ‘drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics’ or DMPK studies.) Taking the above factors fully into account improves the chances that any selected candidate will progress through to Phase 1 trials. Even then, at the present time, some 40% of candidates drop out of contention at the preclinical evaluation stage. Success in...
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Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?
Nature & Environment

Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?

...data (if underpowered). Most bee monitoring occurs in carefully-controlled experimental conditions on relatively flat land. Current tracking systems are unable to monitor in landscapes that are anything other than flat as there needs to be a clear line of sight between the receiver and the transmitter attached to the bee. Knowing where and how bees move and die outside...
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Will Brexit mean London loses its financial dominance?
Money & Business

Will Brexit mean London loses its financial dominance?

...data. The European Central Bank has already tried banning clearing houses outside the eurozone from trading the euro. But in 2015, the EU’s highest court disagreed. Hence London’s vulnerability may be overplayed: Brexit does not alter the status quo as the UK has never been a member of the eurozone. Insurance is another sector that’s European activity is highly...
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Will burnt food give you cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will burnt food give you cancer?

...data concluded that “dietary acrylamide is not related to the risk of most common cancers”. Although, it added that a modest association for kidney cancer, and for endometrial and ovarian cancers in people who had never smoked, couldn’t be ruled out. Meaty concerns Going back to the barbecue, there are other chemicals in meat that could be a concern. These generally...
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Hot forging (closed die)
Science, Maths & Technology

Hot forging (closed die)

...hot former (flashless in steel) 0.5–2˚ General design parameters are similar to those explained in the open die data card (excluding tolerances and draft angles). Flash removal can leave a witness mark that might have to be dressed by grinding or barrelling. See Also: Hot forging (open die), Cold forging, Warm forging, Powder forging and Isothermal precision forging....
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Knife crime is a health risk for young people – it can’t be solved by policing alone
Education & Development

Knife crime is a health risk for young people – it can’t be solved by policing alone

...data that does exist is distorted, London-centric, and contrived from unverified police intelligence sources and the opinions of a small group of justice professionals and senior police officers. [A photo of Pekin Close, in Poplar, a London estate road, Canary Wharf in the background] Pekin Close, Poplar, London For my book, Race, Gangs and Youth Violence, I drew on young...
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