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Strange Relics:Stories of Archaeology and the Supernatural, 1895-1954
No full textStrange Relics is an anthology of classic short stories in which the supernatural and archaeology are combined, originally published from 1895 to 1954. Never before have so many relics from the past caused such delicious and intriguing shivers down the spine.Archaeological historian Amara Thornton of the University of London, and Classical archaeologist Katy Soar from the University of Winchester have curated a selection of twelve outstanding short stories encompassing horror, ghosts, hauntings, and possession, all from archaeological excavation. From a Neolithic rite to Egyptian religion to Roman remains to medieval masonry to some uncanny ceramic tiles in a perfectly ordinary American sun lounge, the relics in these stories are, frankly, horrible
Fixed Buffer Zone Legislation: A Proportionate Response to Demonstrations Outside Abortion Clinics in England and Wales?
No full textThere is concern that the recent increase in demonstrations outside abortion clinics in England and Wales may have a detrimental impact on clinic-users’ access to abortion services. Parliament could respond to this concern by passing legislation that implements fixed buffer zones around all clinics providing abortion services in England and Wales. This would make it an offence to engage in prohibited behaviour (as defined by the legislation) within a specified area around abortion clinics. Such legislation may be challenged, however, on the basis that it interferes with the rights afforded to demonstrators by Articles 9, 10, and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). This article examines the proportionality of fixed buffer zone legislation, which has not yet been considered by the European Court of Human Rights nor the UK Supreme Court. Two relationships are considered: first, the relationship between the aims of the measures and the means to achieve those aims; second, the relationship between the competing interests of demonstrators opposing abortion and clinic-users seeking an abortion. This article shows that fixed buffer zone legislation can be proportionate. Consequently, the ECHR is no impediment to the enactment of fixed buffer zone legislation in England and Wales
Reading Eminem:A critical, lyrical analysis
No full textThis book critically analyses Eminem’s studio album releases from his first commercial album release The Slim Shady LP in 1999, to 2020’s Music To Be Murdered By, through the lens of storytelling, truth and rhetoric, narrative structure, rhyme scheme and type, perspective, and celebrity culture.<br/
Education in a Datafied World:Balancing Children’s Rights and School’s Responsibilities in the age of Covid 19
Get PDFThe Covid-19 pandemic created a situation where online learning extended at speed. During the national lockdowns, when it was not possible for most children to physically attend school, the efficacy and efficiency of digital platforms made it possible for schools to fulfil their duties to provide an education. However, the urgency of the situation carried the risk that this was put in place without adequate consideration of the data protection risks from various online learning tools. Although the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides a framework of regulations and rights to protect users, the legal process is unwieldy to apply due to tensions in balancing the rights of the child learner with the public need to ensure that all children are provided with an education. This paper recommends that changes in digital schooling practices are needed so that children have realistically possible ways of enforcing their data protection rights as well as a clarified and uniformed approach to support schools
Data Science in the Business Environment: Insight Management for an Executive MBA
No full textData science is an interdisciplinary field of methods, processes, algorithms and systems to extract knowledge and insights from data, where digital innovation and value creation through data are especially important in the business environment. Data science can be characterised as an umbrella of techniques for generating insights while providing a bridge to data-driven decision making across organisations. This paper focuses on the development and delivery of an Insight Management module for the Executive MBA at the University of XXXXX Business School. It is informed by the application of a data science framework (EDISON) and an analytics body of knowledge (INFORMS), underpinned by data science principles. The adoption of data-analytic thinking is central to the conceptual approach taken for teaching and learning innovation, which is highlighted from four perspectives: data, process, technology and context
Patient-reported use of physiotherapy services in rare endocrine conditions - a quantitative study
No full textBackground: Recent research on experiences of adults with a rare endocrine condition/disease (RED) indicate a preference for greater access to allied health professionals including physiotherapists.Objective: To explore experiences of musculoskeletal (MSK) symptoms (typically managed by physiotherapy) of adults living with a RED and investigate their reported usage and satisfaction of MSK physiotherapy services.Method: Ethically approved, quantitative survey disseminated via social media and UK online support groups. 256 participants (232 from the UK, 24 outside the UK) aged 18+ with a RED diagnosis of ≥3 months (RED defined as affecting ≤1 per 2,000 of the population).Results: 78.1% of participants (n=200) experienced ≥5 MSK symptoms, from a maximum of 14 symptoms compiled from case studies/RED symptom checklists. The most common symptom was fatigue 92.2% (n=236). 43.0% of total participants (n=110) were referred to physiotherapy. Of 232 UK participants, 41.8% (n=97) saw/were referred to 136 UK physiotherapy settings: 59.8% (n=58) NHS physiotherapy, 17.5% (n=17) private physiotherapy and 22.7% (n=22) both private and NHS physiotherapy. 54.0% (n=82) of 152 UK participants without a referral (mode ≥7 symptoms) would have liked a referral. Over 73% of participants rated NHS community (n=14), NHS inpatient (n=15), private community (n=3) and private outpatient services (n=35) as good quality and helpful for managing their condition and 57.4% rated NHS outpatients (n=68) as good quality. NHS inpatient physiotherapists were most highly rated for understanding of RED, (73.3% good) with NHS outpatients at 29.4%.Conclusions: This is a novel study exploring experiences and perceptions of physiotherapy from people living with REDs. Findings indicate that physiotherapy can be helpful in managing symptoms and corroborates a growing area of research, suggesting access to wider multi-disciplinary healthcare teams may be beneficial. Therapists’ knowledge of RED may be dependent on setting and further research is required
London’s Olympic legacy: research reveals why £2.2 billion investment in primary school PE has failed teachers
No full textTwitter discourse around competitive cycling and sports-related concussion
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to explore the cycling community’s online interactions with sports-related concussion within competitive cycling. Through an analysis of twitter data (n = 196), this study examined the discourse related to the problem of concussion in cycling. The results indicated that overall engagement and awareness of concussion in cycling was low but has been increasing year on year from 2008 to 2019. Thematic analysis of data found three main themes within the online cycling community on Twitter: 1) increasing awareness of concussion as a problem for the sport; 2) a narrative of apathy in policy by governing bodies and; 3) the need for better education as a result of misperceptions of concussion. Overall, these findings contribute to the limited research in the field of concussion in competitive cycling and outline the utility of social media as a platform to disseminate educational resources around the safe management of concussion in the sport