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New heart attack genes discovered
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/new-heart-attack-genes-discovered
Scientists have discovered two new genes which are associated with a person’s risk of coronary heart disease in an international collaboration involving BHF and NIHR-funded researchers. The findings could lead to new statin-like treatments to prevent heart attacks.
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Igneous Petrogenesis
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gl4076
Module code: GL4076 In this module, you’ll build on the knowledge gained during your first and second years of study and develop a deep understanding of the processes governing the formation of igneous rocks, including the Earth’s mantle, magma forming processes and the...
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Work statistics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/11/21/work-statistics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 21, 2022 The ILO 19th ICLS (WORK) database provides data based on revised statistical standards. The standards have been changed to include factors such as unpaid labour.
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NATO Archives Online
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/02/nato-archives-online/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2015 The official website now contains early committee documents from 1949-1959, press releases from 1961 onwards and over 300 full text books.
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State of Bitcoin 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/16/state-of-bitcoin-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 16, 2015 The latest report from Coin Desk stated that in 2014 Bloomberg regarded Bitcoin as the worst performing currency.
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Chinese Comic Book covers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/05/10/chinese-comic-book-covers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 10, 2021 Chinese comic book covers Curated by Chinese Studies Librarian Zhaohui Xue, this online exhibition from Stanford University of the covers of various comic books held in the...
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Suffragettes on File
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/16/suffragettes-on-file/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2018 A new educational resource from the National Archives designed for teachers of Key stage 1,3,5 – Suffragettes on File .
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Disabilities in Media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/06/19/disabilities-in-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2023 Developed by Dr Ngozi Emmanuel, a website to raise awareness about the portrayal of people with disabilities in the media plus a toolkit for filmmakers on the representation of people...
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African Rainbow stories
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/10/african-rainbow-stories/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 10, 2023 West Yorkshire Queer Stories has collected stories about LGBTIQ+ life, in the North of England.
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Periodical poets
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/03/27/periodical-poets/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 27, 2023 A project by Charline Jao with the support of the Cornell Summer Graduate Fellowship in Digital Humanities, sponsored by Cornell University Library & Society for the Humanities.