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Telephone bereavement support: does it work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Telephone bereavement support: does it work?

...Telephone Bereavement Support: A Thematic Analysis of Bereavement Support Providers’ Perspectives - Lexy Staniland, Charmaine Too, Laura Butshiire, Shelly Skinner, Lauren J. Breen, 2023 (sagepub.com) The Cruse outcome report, comparing in-person and telephone support outcomes, can be found here: Outcomes for bereaved people – Cruse report - Cruse Bereavement Support...
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To the Moon and beyond
Science, Maths & Technology

To the Moon and beyond

...analysis of the Apollo collections using newer techniques. This led to the discoveries of substantial quantities of water in a variety of rock types, ranging from a few tens of ppm (parts per million) to up to several hundred ppm. This means that the interior of the Moon, could have significant quantities of water. [Lunar agenda] Lunar agenda, taken by ESA astronaut...
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Do whales commit suicide?
Nature & Environment

Do whales commit suicide?

...analysis, with genetic tests showing that animals stranded close to each other during mass events may not be related after all. Perhaps this isn’t always a family tragedy. So why strand? The evolution of whales and dolphins is one of the best documented in the animal kingdom. These species evolved from land-based ancestors and share an ancestry with modern ungulates,...
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Bioinformatics: a new asset in the Disease Detectives toolkit
Science, Maths & Technology

Bioinformatics: a new asset in the Disease Detectives toolkit

...analysis. By sequencing all the DNA in the eye sample and comparing it with a database, the team identified a rare strain of Leptospira, a bacterium usually found in parts of South America. When this result was combined with Ellie’s travel history, which included time in the Amazon region, doctors were able to prescribe the correct antibiotics. The infection cleared and...
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The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...data from the Viking missions was compared with that obtained from the analysis of a group of meteorites (known as SNCs - shergottites, nakhlites, and chassignites named after Shergotty, Nakhla, and Chassigny). These meteorites (such as Figure 18) differed from most other meteorite types known, and their minerals, and chemical composition, suggested they formed from the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...data further we are going to ask you now to study a range of statistical evidence. These Tables are derived from the annual government publications, Criminal Statistics and Social Trends. Again these figures relate only to England and Wales (data on Scotland and Northern Ireland may also be found in Social Trends). Activity 5 Examine the statistical Tables below and try...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
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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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs