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LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference

...cared for. The mistreatment these LGBTQ youth frequently experience then understandably negatively impacts on their wellbeing, particularly their mental health. LGBTQ youth cannot easily leave toxic social environments, including a challenging school and/or home context, due to for instance their financial dependence on their families. Although a disproportionately large...
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How Spanish sounded across its history
Languages

How Spanish sounded across its history

...care to remember”) is one of the most famous first lines in Spanish literature. It belongs to El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (1605 and 1615), by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), considered one of the best novels ever written and the founder of European modern novel as a genre. The book tells us the story of Alonso Quijano, a noble who, after reading so...
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Low pressure die casting (counter-pressure casting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Low pressure die casting (counter-pressure casting)

...care must be taken to prevent die coatings from sealing the gap. Overflows and risers are often included to remove inclusions and, in some cases, to hold the casting in the top-half of the die, enabling the use of a “catcher arm” for automatic removal of the casting. Due to the positive pressure surface finish, surface detail and accuracy are better than gravity die...
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Centreless grinding
Science, Maths & Technology

Centreless grinding

...careful finishing operations. Tolerances: Parameter Production (mm) Precision (mm) Diameter ±0.0025 ±0.00065 Parallelism ±0.0025 ±0.00065 Roundness ±0.0003 - Concentricity of stepped diameter ±0.0065 ±0.0025 Precision tolerances are far more costly to hold since they require first class machinery, wheels and operating procedures. See Also: Grinding and Creep feed...
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The Orlando killings were "a queerphobic attack"
Society, Politics & Law

The Orlando killings were "a queerphobic attack"

...cared about family” only to then be found to be unstable and “bipolar” is problematic in several ways. Transcript Reducing such a heinous crime to an issue of mental health stigmatises people all over the world who have been struggling with mental illness. Further to that, it also glances over the problems associated with standards of “normality” and the...
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Methods in Motion: Emotionally sensing knowledge
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Emotionally sensing knowledge

...we endeavour to produce ‘emotionally sensed knowledge’ about responses to death in Senegal and contribute to the cross-cultural study of emotions. This is an edited version of a post that first appeared on the Death in the Family in Urban Senegal: Bereavement, Care and Family Relations project’s website and we are grateful for their permission to republish it....
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International Jazz Day
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International Jazz Day

...careful choice of bands from the capital’s upmarket hotels and restaurants, shaped a distinctive ‘middle-of-the-road’ popular style incorporating jazz. This ‘dance music’ was considered acceptable for mainstream British audiences but also ensured that the output remained up-to-date. Although often not considered as jazz, dance music is important in demonstrating...
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What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?

...care team were obvious. The shades were drawn, and the room was quiet except for the sounds of a waterfall playing in the background. I closed the door behind me to keep out the florescent lighting and beeping monitors and chatting of the nurses. But with the closing of the door, I also kept out the sounds of the living. The intern had been right. I inwardly cursed him...
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