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Engineers’ pre-eminent role: An account of six decades in the industry

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Prof Sudhangsu Chakraborty’s book takes us on a very personal journey, detailing his life and work. His life story serves to highlight the pre-eminent role that engineers play in society. […]

Emerging enterprises: Transformational leadership and customer-centric approaches

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Micro enterprises and start-up enterprises (SUEs) are a critical part of the commercial environment and global business models in emerging markets. These enterprises have high growth potential by effectively administering […]

How sleep may be key to antisocial behaviour in young people

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Better sleep could be encouraged by better sleep hygiene - for example, limiting screen use in the evening.

Sleep is vital to our health and yet remains understudied in young people and especially in its links to behaviours. Professor Alexander Vazsonyi at the University of Kentucky is focused […]

Why we need to reassess the sustainability of aging populations

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The rise of fossil fuels and with it mechanisation means that people now live much longer and healthier lives.

Modern societies have largely been able to grow and develop due to fossil fuels and monetary systems. However, with more aging populations around the world, questions are starting to be […]

Phones down, eyes up: Tackling media misbehaviour in the classroom

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The research team investigates the effectiveness of different leadership styles in keeping students off their phones.

In the age of smartphones, teachers must compete for the attention of students against a world they possess in their pockets. And the stakes are high for educational outcomes. When […]

Co-learning, translanguaging and English language acquisition

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The researchers’ translanguaging concept regards teachers as co-learners.

The US has the largest number of English-speakers in the world, but it is also multilingual: according to 2018 census data, 23% of children aged 5 to 17 speak another […]

Pain care: The role of social class on nurses’ patient management

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Research on social disparities in pain care has so far mainly been focused on issues such as racism and sexism in the way healthcare professionals assess and manage patients’ pain. […]

Science and Oslerian friendship support therapeutic caring of the neglected in India and China

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Professor Terence Ryan, dermatologist and Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College in Oxford, UK, is currently mentoring two studies that explore how friendship can impact on health and wellbeing. Both […]

Treating low testosterone in males: A nasal gel shows promising results

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Natesto increases testosterone into normal range.

Ranjith Ramasamy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urology, University of Miami. His clinical work focuses on treating male infertility and sexual dysfunction, and he is involved in […]

Shaking up geophysics: A new model for improved tsunami prediction

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Tsunami prediction is hugely important for the safety of coastal communities.

Quantitively predicting earthquakes and tsunamis is a long-standing goal for seismological research. The behaviour of earthquake ruptures is not fully understood, and the differences between shallow and deep earthquakes often […]