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Lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers at much greater risk of depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers at much greater risk of depression

...Climate on Negative Outcomes', Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38, pp. 989–1000. Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-008-9389-1 (Accessed: 21 December 2020). Denny, S. Lucassen, M. F. G, Stuart, J., Fleming, T., Bullen, P., Peiris-John R., Rossen, F. V. and Utter, J. (2014) 'The Association Between Supportive High School Environments and...
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What does scientific evidence tell us about making our homes energy efficient?
Money & Business

What does scientific evidence tell us about making our homes energy efficient?

...climate controlled chamber. This allows us to manipulate the weather to be anything from -12ºC to +30ºC or as rainy and windy as we like. Given we know exactly how the house was built, how it is “used” (by our researchers), and the “weather” it is exposed to, we can get a very good idea of how efficient it is. When we add curtains, better thermostats or other...
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Introduction to the Amazon System
Nature & Environment

Introduction to the Amazon System

...climate which allows the recycling of water, brought in as moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, to reach mountain tops many thousands of kilometres inland. They protect the fragile soils from the torrential tropical downpours, and provide food for the incredible biodiversity and the communities that live within the rainforest. By removing the trees, a...
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Methods in Motion: A collection
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: A collection

...social change. It is a cross-disciplinary research focus of the Open University’s Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG)...The following blogs are by active researchers from across the OU, in which they take a moment to reflect upon their experiences. You can discover more about Methods in Motion on the CCIG website. [Grand Central station, New York]...
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Introducing healthcare improvement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing healthcare improvement

...changes that will lead to better patient outcomes (health), better system performance (care) and better professional development (learning…) (Batalden & Davidoff, 2007, p.2) Activity 1 This definition of quality improvement identifies three areas that may result in positive change after an improvement intervention: patient outcomes (health) system performance (care)...
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Six ways Sajid Javid can make British migration policy more humane
Society, Politics & Law

Six ways Sajid Javid can make British migration policy more humane

...changes to what access they have to services within those communities would not be about migration control. It would be about displacement. 2. Human rights must be for everyone In the UK today, many human rights have become dependent upon documentation and status and this has mostly become socially acceptable. In the latest review of the UK by the UN Human Rights Council,...
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Read this before you fall for a personalised book
History & The Arts

Read this before you fall for a personalised book

...changing the story character’s name or gender), other customisations (such as changing the character’s skin, hair and eye colour) are in the pricier range. In a recent study, personalised books, as opposed to their non-personalised equivalents, did not help children understand the moral of a story or apply it to their own lives. Personalised books could serve...
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30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’
Money & Business

30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’

...changes affecting SMEs in the past 30 years...Founded in 1984, the Quarterly Survey of Small Business in Britain is the longest continuing report focused entirely on small- and medium-sized businesses in Britain The 30th Anniversary Special Issue examines the history of the survey and highlights key changes affecting SMEs over the last three decades, including the...
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