Pupils from Musselburgh’s Pinkie St Peter’s Primary School and Longniddry Primary School were joined by youngsters from Berwick Middle School at Torness Power Station’s visitor centre. As well as a tour of the nuclear power station, the children, who were aged between eight and 12, had the chance to get up close to one of the on-site fire engines, try out some of the different industrial clothing used on site and carry out some Christmas crafts. They were also given the chance to meet officers from the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) and practise first aid techniques with occupational health nurses. Faith Scott, visitor centre co-ordinator, encouraged people to visit the visitor centre. She said: “This has been a bumper year for the visitor centre. “We’ve welcomed more than 2,800 people through the doors for visits and tours, and being able to end the year with the Christmas Cracker event has really put us in the festive spirit. “It is great to see so many young people engaging in, and enjoying, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) activities. “We hope that the experience they have here encourages some of them to pursue careers in science or engineering.”UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demands immediate Gaza ceasefire
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This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Author: Astrid H. Kendrick, Director, Field Experience (Community-Based), Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary Five years ago, I began a research project into emotional labour, compassion fatigue and burnout in Alberta’s educational workers. The results from the earliest study suggested a wide scope of emotional and mental distress among teachers, educational assistants, school leaders and support staff. This distress has been documented globally and across Canada, suggesting educator mental and emotional well-being continues to decline and interventions are needed. How educators manage burnout Recently, my research team analyzed the specific interventions that our 4,000 survey respondents used to manage their symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout. Educational worker respondents were recruited online through Alberta Teachers’ Association and internal newsletters and social media. Responses were collected across three periods (2020, 2021 and 2023). We defined intervention as a practice or strategy used to address distress or suffering. Overwhelmingly, our respondents indicated that they used self-directed or individual interventions to deal with workplace distress such as going to a gym, walking alone, talking to friends and spouses or pursuing hobbies. While individual interventions are one part of dealing with distress, a single person cannot self-care themselves out of the effects of a toxic workplace or organizational culture. Workplace ‘canaries’ In their recent book, The Burnout Challenge: Managing People’s Relationships with their Jobs, workplace burnout experts and emeriti professors of psychology Christina Maslach and Michael P. Leiter used the canary in the coal mine metaphor to illustrate this point. Similar to how miners used canaries to indicate the presence of toxic gas in the mine, the large number of absences of adults from their workplaces suggests a toxic environment. But, here’s the catch: you can rescue the canary by bringing it to fresh air, but if you put that canary back into the toxic mine, it will become sick again. So, while individual interventions can help temporarily relieve workplace stress, the workplace itself also needs to address the root problems. Organizational supports In our survey, we asked participants to share strategies they use to support workplace well-being. Over 40 per cent of respondents added “improving work and classroom conditions” when asked if there was anything else they wished to tell researchers about their experiences with compassion fatigue, emotional labour or burnout. In addition to prioritizing adequate resourcing for schools, there are clear opportunities for educational systems to integrate organizational and school-based interventions for employees, such as providing professional development opportunities or micro-programs that target and relieve workplace stressors. Such organizational resources were the least-mentioned forms of support our survey participants currently use, but improving school and system culture could have the greatest impact on employee attraction and retention. Get outside! A opportunity for building well-being appeared as a new trend in the most recent analysis of our data. Over the three data collection points, more respondents wrote “getting outside” as an “other” form of intervention they were using to feel better. This insight led me, with collaborators Nadeen Halls, a teacher consultant, and Patrick Hanlon, from the Werklund School of Education Academic Support Offices, to develop a pilot a “Walk and Learn” professional learning workshop for burned out educators. We mixed two interventions, environmental and organizational, to create a walk for local teachers so they could learn about compassion fatigue and burnout while going for a walk on trails outside Calgary in Treaty 7 territory, also home to Métis Regions 5 & 6. As a part of the walk, we carefully selected sit-spots along the trail for reflective journaling on workplace well-being. This combined experience of physical activity and quiet reflection appeared to have a positive effect on the participants. In our post-walk feedback, 100 per cent of participants expressed appreciation for this type of professional learning. At our most recent walk in October, we had two returning participants — high praise from teachers who do not like to take the same session twice! Partnership with local teacher association The design of the walks has been critical. We are flexible about the trail we select, making changes to suit the abilities of all our walkers. We arranged the walks through a local chapter of the Alberta Teachers’ Association and also some school staff teams so that the walks were scheduled during the regular school day rather than during the evening or on weekends. I also secured some funding to purchase items such as mittens, toques, tissues, and bleacher-style cushions to ensure the overall comfort of the walkers. After listening and reflecting on compassion fatigue and burnout, participants would walk and discuss the impact of these psychological hazards with their peers and colleagues. They shared their strategies to support their own and their students’ well-being. Maybe of the highest importance, participants have noted that the walks have helped them realize they are not alone in their suffering. These conversations between walkers created social support, a starting point for improving workplace culture. The popularity of the walks led us to design a podcast learning series so others could enjoy the benefits of movement and learning. The HEARTcare Podcast and Learn series aims both to teach about important concepts related to workplace well-being while prompting listeners to be physically active and mentally engaged. Unprompted feedback from podcast listeners has been positive. Our next step is to investigate the podcasts’ usefulness as a professional learning tool and strategy for stress relief. Taking one walk or listening to one podcast is not the magic wand or cure-all that will save education. But evidence suggests that higher daily step counts have positive mental health benefitsand connecting with other people through activity can improve physical well-being. So, don’t be afraid to walk into stress in this year — and be sure to bring a friend or colleague. It might be the only steps you need to take to feel better. ___ Astrid H. Kendrick receives funding from the Social Sciences Humanities Council of Canada and the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning (University of Calgary). She is a Board Member for PHE Canada and the PHE Canada Research Council. ___ This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. 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WITH the Christmas party season in full swing, smelling sweet is a top priority. More than a third of us have popped perfume on our Christmas wish list, but with some designer brands costing upwards of £100, some fragrances are well out of reach for many of us. So could budget perfume dupes be the answer? With a huge range available on the high street for a fraction of the price of top brands, Fab put some of the most affordable alternatives to the test. But how did they fare when it came to long-lasting wear? And do they really smell just like the designer originals they are emulating? READ MORE DUPE TESTS Emma Lazenby sniffs out the best dupes, revealing which ones are worth splashing out on and giving them all a mark out of five. Midnight Blossom 30ml, M&S, £6 vs Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium 30ml, £79 SAVING: £73 IF there was ever a winter evening fragrance that’s as warm as it is luxurious, then I think M&S ’s Midnight Blossom is up there. It’s perfect for the party season and smells remarkably like YSL’s Black Opium. With its musky, velvety notes and subtle floral undertones, it holds its weight against its designer rival. Most read in Fabulous The simple purple packaging is cute, giving Parma violet vibes, but as it looks quite basic, I’d put it in the stocking-filler category, rather than the main gift. Having said that, Midnight Blossom is possibly the perfect perfume present to yourself. Granted, Black Opium was still bold after eight hours of wear. But M&S’s winter fragrance wasn’t far off. My wrist was still smelling lovely – if a little faint – well into the afternoon. 5/5 Suddenly Femelle 75ml, Lidl, £5.25 vs Lancome La Vie Est Belle 75ml, £105 SAVING: £99.75 LIDL ’S Suddenly Femelle fragrance bears a striking resemblance to the vanilla, iris and patchouli notes of Lancome’s La Vie Est Belle. It’s a warm scent and looks very expensive with its apothecary-style bottle and pretty pink packaging. One of the cheapest of the bunch, it packs a surprising punch. If you’re after a cosy, winter fragrance, Suddenly Femelle could be the perfect choice for you. It has a whiff of maturity about it, adding to its classic fragrance feel, but if long-lasting wear is one of your perfume priorities, sadly it falls short. There were still subtle hints after three hours, but it’s another dupe that’ll need regular respraying. That said, it’s a great fragrance that’d make a lovely gift for older friends and relatives. 3/5 Lacura Radiant Majesty 100ml, Aldi, £6.99 vs Burberry Goddess 100ml, £135 SAVING: £128.01 ALDI ’S Lacura perfume offerings are on fire this year, earning rave reviews for their designer dupes. Its Burberry Goddess copycat certainly looks expensive. Its pretty pink and gold packaging and sturdy glass bottle would look classy on any dressing table. It’s slightly sweeter than the Burberry original, with notes of vanilla, ginger, cacao and lavender, but this is the only notable difference when you spritz both scents. It smells unbelievably similar, with some TikTok fragrance fans even saying they prefer Radiant Majesty to the £135-a bottle real deal. But in our “length of wear” test, Aldi’s offering unfortunately falls short, with barely a whiff remaining after just three and a half hours. In contrast, Burberry Goddess was still smelling bold at 10pm after a 9am spritz. But with a £128 price difference, it’s cheaper to top up through the day with Aldi’s dupe. 3/5 Lacura Floral Love 100ml, Aldi, £5.99 vs Viktor & Rolf’s Flowerbomb 100ml, £130 SAVING: £124.01 THIS Aldi fragrance boasts a gorgeous, diamond-inspired bottle, which you’d be proud to pop in your handbag. It looks expensive and just as pretty as the designer original. Scent-wise it smells very similar to Viktor & Rolf’s Flowerbomb. I’d say Aldi’s Floral Love is a little heavier, so I had high hopes for its longevity. Sadly, the spritz on my wrist didn’t hold its fragrance weight for long and was fading fast after three hours. But with its bargain price tag, beautiful bottle and floral gorgeousness, I think we can forgive its lack of staying power . 4/5 Cashmere 30ml, Next, £10 vs Estee Lauder Sensuous 30ml, £35 SAVING: £25 WITH the smallest price difference between dupe and designer, let’s not do Next ’s Cashmere a disservice. Its resemblance to Estee Lauder’s classic is pretty damn good. And if you like a softer, subtle fragrance that you can wear all year round, then Next’s Cashmere is the perfect perfume. It is floral, yet woody, and could be a great gift for someone who’s not a “perfume person”. And as for longevity, four hours later, it was holding on – just. Although Estee Lauder’s Sensuous was smelling strong after ten hours, weighing up the similarity of both, I’m not sure it’s worth the extra cost. 4/5 Red Temptation 30ml, Zara, £12.99 vs Baccarat Rouge 540 35ml, £155 SAVING: £142.01 MOVING on to the slightly higher end high street perfumes , Zara’s Red Temptation is tricky to get hold of right now (more stock is arriving soon) and for good reason. It has a cult following on social media due to its remarkable similarity to Baccarat Rouge 540. Red Temptation is just as heady as its very pricey designer counterpart, with its spicy combination of saffron, bitter orange and coriander. It’s a classic scent that’s not for the faint-hearted, but if you like punchy “occasion” perfumes, this is the one for you. It’s also one of the strongest contenders when it comes to its length-of-wear. While the Baccarat Rouge 540 lasted a whole day, Red Temptation was still holding its own after five hours. And the price difference is staggering. 5/5 Wonder Rose 30ml, Zara, £9.99 vs Dior J’Adore 35ml, £115 SAVING: £105.01 WE can all channel our inner Rihanna with Zara’s Wonder Rose, which smells very similar to the superstar-fronted Dior classic, albeit not as weighty. It’s a huge hit with the teens and rightly so. It’s wonderfully floral, but manages to be quite light, too – meaning we’re not venturing into headache territory. Wonder Rose combines fruitiness with flowers, coconut and vanilla. It’s lovely. And it definitely works for the festive period. With its mid-level price tag and cool packaging, it would make a great gift. Yes, we see a pattern emerging when it comes to length-of-wear, with Dior’s J’Adore lasting in excess of nine hours. But, Zara’s offering is pretty strong and I could still smell it after more than four hours. With the saving against its designer equivalent, it is pretty impressive. READ MORE SUN STORIES 4.5/5 WE can all channel our inner Rihanna with Zara’s Wonder Rose, which smells very similar to the superstar-fronted Dior classic, albeit not as weighty. It’s a huge hit with the teens and rightly so. It’s wonderfully floral, but manages to be quite light, too – meaning we’re not venturing into headache territory. Wonder Rose combines fruitiness with flowers, coconut and vanilla. It’s lovely. And it definitely works for the festive period. With its mid-level price tag and cool packaging, it would make a great gift. Yes, we see a pattern emerging when it comes to length-of-wear, with Dior’s J’Adore lasting in excess of nine hours. But, Zara’s offering is pretty strong and I could still smell it after more than four hours. With the saving against its designer equivalent, it is pretty impressive.
Mumbai: Christian Groups Recommend Nominee To National Minority Commission After Exclusion From State BodyDutch startup’s new battery material could wean Europe off Chinese graphiteJuan Soto buttoned up his Mets threads for the first time on Thursday afternoon and explained his reasons for changing sides of New York went beyond the 15-year, $765 million contract. "What they had done the last couple of years, they have shown all of the ability to keep winning, to keep growing a team to try to grow a dynasty," Soto said Thursday. "What you were seeing from the other side was unbelievable. The vibes and everything, the feel and future this team has had a lot to do with my decision." Seated at a table with agent Scott Boras at his left and Mets general manager David Stearns to his right between Soto and franchise owner Steve Cohen, the coveted free agent said he enjoyed the courtship of multiple teams but opted against returning to the Yankees or joining one of their American League East rivals. The Blue Jays and Red Sox also met with Soto. Since the free agency process started, Soto all but tuned out the Yankees. Asked if he talked to anyone with his former team on Thursday, Soto said "I haven't talked to any of those guys. We talked to them through the playoffs, at the end of the playoffs. After that, I made this process, I haven't talked to any of those (guys)." Cohen, a billionaire who made his riches in hedge funds, felt the Mets would lure Soto away from the Yankees if they were able to make the pitch more personal. He said he was persistent and made sure Soto knew the Mets meant business all the way to the finish line. A second meeting with Soto, when the Mets said they learned about the slugger as a person and family man, Cohen felt the Mets sealed the deal. "We want to show them we're not just an executive, show them who we were -- have a personal touch and act like you care about the person, which I do," he said. Soto, 26, joins the Mets -- his fourth team since breaking into MLB with the Nationals in 2018 -- after spending one season with the crosstown rival Yankees, who gave the outfielder a one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer that was turned down back on Nov. 19. The New York Post reported that the Yankees were willing to fork out $760 million over 16 years to bring back Soto, but the Mets ended up outbidding them. Soto helped the Yankees reach the World Series in 2024 after hitting .288 with a career-high 41 home runs along with 109 RBIs in 157 regular-season games. In the Fall Classic, Soto posted a .313 average and blasted a solo shot to account for his only RBI of the series, a five-game set that the Los Angeles Dodgers took 4-1. The Dodgers made baseball's biggest splash last offseason, signing free agent Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year, $700 million contract. Shortly after the signing, however, reports surfaced that Ohtani was deferring $68 million of the $70 million he is due each season, with Los Angeles paying the two-way star through 2043. In 936 career games across seven major league seasons with the Nationals (2018-22), San Diego Padres (2022-23) and Yankees (2024), Soto has clubbed 201 homers, racked up 592 RBIs and is a .285 hitter. --Field Level Media
Digitalisation is happening all around us, including in tech-enabled clinical research and development. As researchers dive deeper into transformative science to create precision medicines, there are related clinical trial complexities to address and little room for inefficiencies. With the integration of tech-enabled solutions in recent years, R&D stakeholders have provided patient-centred, data-driven clinical trial outcomes with improved efficiency, in spite of growing drug development challenges. Artificial intelligence, machine learning models, automation, connected devices, cloud data storage, intuitive study platforms, and other advances are allowing clinical trials to be future-ready from end-to-end, which benefits all involved. Below, we discuss key focus areas within digitalisation that R&D stakeholders are finding useful. In clinical development, we are seeing interest in digitised trial design and operating models to: Let’s take a closer look at some of the benefits of trial digitalisation. Trial sponsors are eager to reduce the “white space”, the time needed to transition between clinical research phases, without compromising data quality. Engaging early with trial sponsors, ideally a year or more before study start-up activities, helps ensure they have the opportunity to make data-driven decisions about study design (e.g., eligibility criteria or endpoints) that can affect operational efficiency downstream. Noteworthy ways tech-enabled solutions are improving trial design and planning include: Alongside trial sponsors and CROs aiming to rapidly improve global wellness, stakeholders are increasingly focused on transformation toward more environmentally sustainable clinical trial practices. Digitising clinical trial activities is helping to streamline operations while also minimising the environmental impact: Digitalisation also allows a more seamless flow from electronic medical records to electronic data capture. That and the rapidly increasing use of connected devices and wearable technologies in clinical trials has made holistic views of data available to CRAs and site and study teams at any time to identify risks and make adjustments. This tech-enabled data flow also reduces the need to manually input data, as well as the need for paper documents and their review. In today’s clinical trials, it is possible for tens of millions of data points to be generated and collected for analysis from connected devices, electronic clinical outcomes assessments, electronic data capture and similar sources. According to the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, Phase III trials alone are estimated to generate an average of 3.6 million data points , which is approximately three times the data volume collected in late-stage trials in 2011. Because sponsors must continue to comply with regulations and standards, this increased volume and complexity creates new challenges. An end-to-end data flow ecosystem is needed to effectively manage and protect the data and deliver high-quality outcomes. Key components of a streamlined data flow ecosystem include: End-to-end digital data flow ensures connected and transparent trial operations. Digital data and analytics streamline operational processes, and data is fully visible through dashboards, giving the study team a holistic view into the trial at any time. Efficient and continuous data flow is a critical step to facilitating risk-based quality management. Continuous data flow enables the team to quickly identify risks and trends to initiate faster action to prevent and mitigate risk in real-time across the trial. It also streamlines decision-making while ensuring patient safety, reducing site burden, and protecting data assets. As scientific findings become more intricate and precise, it is inevitable that related clinical trials will need to address these complexities and adopt innovative approaches to keeping important research on track for patients without adding to sponsors’ timelines and budgets. Tech-enabled solutions are addressing the unique needs of today’s clinical trials, enhancing efficiencies by unravelling data complexity, driving actionable outcomes, and allowing informed decision-making throughout the entire drug development lifecycle. R&D stakeholders who continue to embrace trial digitalisation will collect more insights to fine-tune solutions and approaches to ensure they innovate at a rate that matches the complexity of tomorrow’s R&D. Sabrina Steffen serves as the head of innovation & data strategy, data sciences, safety & medical at IQVIA. Steffen has worked in clinical research for 20 years within data management, risk-based monitoring, data strategy, process improvement, and innovation. She has led the data strategy and innovation team for nine years, overseeing large-scale process and technology transformations, starting from inception through delivery and change management, to achieve fully embedded technology-enabled processes. Julia Sundari, senior sirector of digital strategy and innovation at IQVIA, brings 30 intentional and passionate years in the industry and experience in innovative approaches, such as risk-based monitoring, remote monitoring, and systems interoperability at IQVIA. Currently, Sundari directs a portfolio of initiatives advancing research trials with a global team of clinical research, analytics, and digital scientists. She has led PRIDE, one of IQVIA’s largest employee resource groups, and is dedicated to increasing sustainable clinical trial monitoring models for the industry’s future.