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Listen Up: Calling for a World Where Everyone Can Hear and Be Heard (An Animated Short Film)
Get PDF"Listen Up" is an animated short film that aims to drive behaviour change for hearing health promotion and updated population data analytics at scale. The film takes viewers on a journey through a bustling city, highlighting the importance of hearing health and its impact on individuals' lives.
The film starts by showcasing the diversity of the city's population, emphasising the need for a world where everyone can enjoy life to the fullest. Through a series of montages, it portrays the challenges faced by individuals with hearing loss in various settings, including school, work, and social gatherings.
With compelling statistics and visuals, the film raises awareness about the significant link between hearing loss and mental health issues such as depression and dementia. It also highlights the growing trend of hearing loss in England and the economic impact it has on the country.
The film explores the causes of hearing loss, particularly the detrimental effects of exposure to loud noises without ear protection. It emphasises that hearing loss is not limited to older adults, with shocking figures revealing its prevalence among men and women of different age groups.
Inequality in hearing health between regions is also addressed, shedding light on the need for research and action to reduce these disparities. The film advocates for routine hearing tests as part of standard health check-ups, encouraging early detection and intervention for effective management.
The importance of regular hearing tests is emphasised through an animated depiction of a young person using a mobile application to check their hearing condition. The film also draws attention to the heightened risk of hearing loss for individuals with diabetes, recommending regular hearing screenings alongside eye screenings.
By showcasing a diverse group of people socialising and wearing modern hearing aids, the film highlights the positive impact of improved access to hearing health checks and support. It emphasises that addressing hearing loss is crucial for individuals to achieve their full potential and lead fulfilling lives.
The film challenges the outdated data and population demographics surrounding hearing loss, urging the need for a better understanding of the scale and impact of this silent public health crisis. It calls for proactive steps to protect hearing, which can lead to an increase in healthy, independent life years.
In a powerful scene, government officials are shown discussing and implementing policy changes to prioritise hearing health. The film encourages collective action to ensure equal access to hearing care and create a more inclusive society.
The film concludes by presenting a brighter future, where a diverse group of individuals, of different ages and backgrounds, enjoy healthy hearing and a calmer world. It calls upon viewers to join the movement and make ear and hearing health a public health priority, where everyone can hear and be heard, leaving no one behind
The genetics of immune and infection phenotypes in wild mice, Mus musculus domesticus
No full textWild animals are under constant threat from a wide range of micro- and macroparasites in their environment. Animals make immune responses against parasites, and these are important in affecting the dynamics of parasite populations. Individual animals vary in their anti-parasite immune responses. Genetic polymorphism of immune-related loci contributes to inter-individual differences in immune responses, but most of what we know in this regard comes from studies of humans or laboratory animals; there are very few such studies of wild animals naturally infected with parasites. Here we have investigated the effect of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in immune-related loci (the MHC, and loci coding for cytokines and Toll-like receptors) on a wide range of immune and infection phenotypes in UK wild house mice, Mus musculus domesticus. We found strong associations between SNPs in various MHC and cytokine-coding loci on both immune measures (antibody concentration and cytokine production) and on infection phenotypes (infection with mites, worms and viruses). Our study provides a comprehensive view of how polymorphism of immune-related loci affects immune and infection phenotypes in naturally infected wild rodent populations
Shoulder instability in young children: C3D movement analysis and STL marker cluster files.
No full textMarker position and surface electromyography (EMG) muscle activity data (c3d files) for young people aged between 8 to 18 with shoulder instability and age- and sex-matched controls. Supporting marker cluster files (stl)
Understanding student preferences for one to one writing appointments post-pandemic
Get PDFThe Writing@Liverpool scheme at the University of Liverpool is a near-peer service, which provides students with the opportunity to book one to one appointments with an academic writing tutor. All Writing@Liverpool tutors are currently studying for their PhD and offer support to students with planning assignments, being critical, structuring their writing, understanding tutor feedback and referencing. When launched in 2019, all appointments took place in-person in the university library. When Covid-19 hit in March 2020, the service moved online, with appointments taking place over Microsoft Teams. However, with this, we noticed a drop in appointment bookings.
Within this study, an online survey was conducted, and the 701 responses analysed to investigate students’ preferences in relation to the delivery of one to one writing appointments post-pandemic. The results indicated a preference for in-person appointments to be available, with 55.8% of the respondents choosing this. The main factor was the preference for communicating in-person as it allows for more questions and a natural conversation.
However, there is clearly still an appetite for appointments to be delivered online, with postgraduate students in particular expressing an interest in this format. Students indicated that the accessibility of appointments for students who are not on campus regularly as the biggest factor for choosing online as their preference.
It can be concluded that a hybrid model, where students can choose between the two appointment types is most appropriate, which along with increased targeted promotion to specific faculties and year groups, should increase the usage of the service
NATO Generic Destroyer Wind Load Coefficients
No full textThis data repository entry provides results from a wind tunnel experiment in which wind loads for the NATO Generic Destroyer topside geometry (i.e., above the waterline) were measured around the full azimuth of wind directions. The dataset consists of coefficients for drag and side forces, and roll and yaw moments, which were measured for a 1:200 scale model of the ship (equivalent to 0.75 m total ship length)
Accessing Multivalent Mg-Ion Storage in V2PS10 via Combined Cationic-Anionic Redox with Selective Bond Cleavage
No full textMagnesium batteries attract interest as alternative energy-storage devices because of elemental abundance and potential for high energy density. Development is limited by the absence of suitable cathodes, associated with poor diffusion kinetics resulting from strong interactions between Mg2+ and the host structure. V2PS10 is reported as a positive electrode material for rechargeable magnesium batteries. Cyclable capacity of 100 mAh g−1 is achieved with fast Mg2+ diffusion of 7.2x10−11–4x10−14 cm2 s−1. The fast insertion mechanism results from combined cationic redox on the V site and anionic redox on the (S2)2− site; enabled by reversible cleavage of S−S bonds, identified by X-ray photoelectron and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Detailed structural characterisation with maximum entropy method analysis, supported by density functional theory and projected density of states analysis, reveals that the sulphur species involved in anion redox are not connected to the transition metal centres, spatially separating the two redox processes. This facilitates fast and reversible Mg insertion in which the nature of the redox process depends on the cation insertion site, creating a synergy between the occupancy of specific Mg sites and the location of the electrons transferred
Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Adults (50 years old and above) in 2022 in Cheshire and Merseyside ICS. An Interactive Map Application
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Understanding knowledge, attitude and perception of Rift Valley fever in Baringo South, Kenya: A cross-sectional study
Get PDFRift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral hemorrhagic disease that affects humans and livestock. In Kenya, the disease has spread to new areas like Baringo County, with a growing realization that the epidemiology of the virus may also include endemic transmission. Local knowledge of a disease in susceptible communities is a major driver of prevention and control efforts.
A cross-sectional survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted in five locations of Baringo South that had reported RVF cases during the last outbreak to determine the knowledge, attitude and perception of the predominantly agro-pastoralist community to RVF. Knowledge of RVF clinical signs, transmission, risk factors and prevention all contributed to the overall knowledge score. Additionally, the respondents’ attitude was based on their awareness of the threat posed by RVF and preparedness to take appropriate measures in case of suspected infection.
Out of the 300 respondents, 80% had heard about the disease, however, only 9.6% attained at least half of the overall knowledge score on RVF. Nevertheless 86% recognized the threat it posed and knew the appropriate action to take in suspected human and livestock cases (positive attitude ). Factors significantly associated with a better knowledge of RVF included higher education level, being Maasai, higher socio-economic index, old age and history of RVF in household members and livestock. Being Maasai and a higher socio-economic index were significantly associated with a positive attitude.
The low level of knowledge exhibited by the respondents could be due to progressive loss of interest and information associated with a prolonged inter-outbreak period. This calls for regular awareness campaigns during these periods. More emphasis should also be put on educating communities on the role played by the mosquito vector in the epidemiology of RVF. The most promising routes of disseminating this information are radio and community gatherings
The APU Writing and Reading Corpus 1979-1988
Get PDFThe APU Writing and Reading Corpus 1979–1988 is a diachronic corpus of British English schoolchildren’s data at Year 6-level (primary school, 10-11 year-olds). The materials are based on a sample of the Language Performance Surveys carried out from 1979 to 1988 by the Assessment of Performance Unit (APU), UK National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER). More specifically, the APU corpus consists of two major components: writings by children (what we have called “School Scripts”) and writings for children (what we have called “Basal Readers”, in line with work by Biber and associates (Reppen 1994, Biber et al. 2002)).
The School scripts contains two different types of text-types: argumentative-cum-persuasive writing and narrative writing. Overall, they amount to 522 scripts and 92,728 words distributed as shown in Table 1.
Table 1. Distribution of School Scripts across time
No. words argumentative No. of words narrative
1979 12,667 28,067
1988 16,078 35,926
The selection of the “Basal Readers” component includes 13 fiction and non-fiction (informative) readers used in the APU Surveys. These are excerpts taken from published children’s books dating from 1979, 1982 and 1988. These sources amount to ca. 15,500 words. All but two basal readers are British sources. The two printed in US are the NFER basal reader “The Flying Machine” and the supplementary source “The Golden Apples of the Sun”. For a full description of the contents and distribution of the corpus, please see the APU manual (See ReadMe file)
Noise and the Blues: Exploring the Link Between Noise Pollution and Depression (An Animated Short Film)
Get PDF"Noise and the Blues" is a thought-provoking short film that explores the impact of noise pollution on our mental and physical well-being. The film starts in a busy, animated city, making it clear that noise is all around and has a big impact. Then, it takes us through different scenes, revealing the sources of noise pollution and how it affects our mental health, causing stress and sleep problems.
The story follows a young woman's struggles with noise-induced stress and anxiety, underscoring how noise pollution often goes unnoticed as a health hazard. As the character looks for peace in more tranquil settings, she decides to take action and researches ways to protect herself from noise pollution, leading to the use of earplugs and noise-cancelling headphones.
The film concludes with a call to action, encouraging viewers to reflect on their own approaches to noise pollution protection. "Noise and the Blues" offers a captivating storyline that sheds light on the concealed dangers of noise pollution while emphasising the importance of embracing the tranquillity found in a quieter world
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