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Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance
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Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance

...careful to maintain our connection with them. In my research with mobile messaging users, I’ve explored how this happens in practice. For example, on a Monday morning shortly before Christmas 2021, project participant Hannah receives a message at 7:29am while she is still sleeping from her old friend Hazel. [whatsapp message, saying lovely to see you last night,...
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Some of all human knowledge: Wikipedia at 15
Digital & Computing

Some of all human knowledge: Wikipedia at 15

...cared less whether they had a Wikipedia page in 2001, now tales of politicians, celebrities, governments or corporations (or their PR firms) ham-fistedly trying to edit Wikipedia articles on them to remove negative statements or criticism regularly appear in the news. Wisdom of crowds How exactly did Wikipedia become so authoritative? Two complementary explanations stand...
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Medicine in ancient Greece and Rome
Health, Sports & Psychology

Medicine in ancient Greece and Rome

...cared for the sick, rather than those injured on the battlefield. There is still debate over whether all buildings of this shape were hospitals, or whether the rooms were storerooms. The Romans made use of home remedies, such as Cato’s universal panacea, the cabbage, for which he describes endless uses, both internal and external, from a hangover cure to treatment for...
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Why cancer cells go to sleep: the mystery of cancer dormancy
Science, Maths & Technology

Why cancer cells go to sleep: the mystery of cancer dormancy

...anti-inflammatory drugs could stop dormant cancer cells that generate metastasis from “waking up”. If clinical trials confirm these results, we will soon be able to offer the patients treatments that specifically target dormant cancer cells. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Try a free health and social care course...
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Victory through resilience: how England Vitality Roses adapted to setbacks
Health, Sports & Psychology

Victory through resilience: how England Vitality Roses adapted to setbacks

...caring and supportive relationships within and outside the family that offer encouragement and reassurance – this can be found in a sporting team environment. Whilst a resilient player may use mistakes as an opportunity to learn, it is equally particularly important to receive this support when mistakes are made to avoid letting this affect their performance. Teaching...
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Creu cysylltiadau mewn sgyrsiau diwedd oes: awgrymiadau hanfodol i weithwyr proffesiynol
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creu cysylltiadau mewn sgyrsiau diwedd oes: awgrymiadau hanfodol i weithwyr proffesiynol

...wybodaeth y dymunant ei chael mewn sgyrsiau diwedd oes, a thrwy ymateb yn sensitif ac yn hyblyg i’r dewisiadau hynny. Cyfeiriadau Westendorp J, Geerse OP, van der Lee ML, et al. Harmful communication behaviors in cancer care: a systematic review of patients and family caregivers perspectives. Psychooncology. 2023; 32(12): 1827-1838.
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A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather
History & The Arts

A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather

...care? The clichéd conversational opener about the state of the weather is invariably followed by the comment that it wasn’t predicted correctly. Yet anecdotal evidence is misleading. The “skill” of a weather forecast is determined by measuring the correlation between a forecast weather map and what actually happened. This can be judged against the skill of a...
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How to provide a trauma-informed police response to victims of rape and serious sexual offences
Society, Politics & Law

How to provide a trauma-informed police response to victims of rape and serious sexual offences

...care, particularly in relation to recognising and managing trauma and dispelling rape myths. However, FROs report that their training is insufficient and covers limited areas of the role, including pragmatic guidance such as early evidence kits and covering the FRO booklet. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) days were received positively by FROs, however attendance...
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