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Accessibility and inclusion in digital health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Accessibility and inclusion in digital health

...simple, but it's very, very beneficial to both parents and families with premature babies. As you can see here, this is what we have. We have an incubator with a camera that sits at the end. And the mother receives an iPad upon the birth of the baby. The main features is exactly what it is. It's a real-time feed of the baby. There is a slight delay upon the video of...
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...simple, linear designs in contrasting, co- ordinating colours for harmonious effect. Catherine (VO) Each pattern is named after an historical event or a person, or is connected with a proverb. What is Kente?...Textiles in Ghana: 2.2 Adinkra - Activity 2 Once you’ve watched the video, use your own words to explain what adinkra is. NARRATION Adinkra is a printed fabric -...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...simple equations. Don’t panic! Wherever they are used, we teach you step by step how to read them. A general point to be aware of is that where one term is multiplied by another we will follow standard maths notation and leave out the multiplication sign. For example, in Section 6, you will see the equation of consumption C = a + bY. We write ‘bY’ instead of writing...
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...simple strategies for keeping T b below lethal levels. In sandy desert areas, the sand itself plays an important role in behavioural thermoregulatory strategies. The Mojave fringe-toed lizard (Uma scoparia) (Figure 16) is restricted to fine, wind-blown sand, e.g. in dunes, dry lake beds and desert scrub in the Mojave desert. Burrows in sand collapse immediately or soon...
COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...coded so that laboratory staff cannot identify an individual by name and there can be no mistake about the exact identity of the sample. I have now selected six samples from the 60 available for the remaining rows of the plate. Step 2 shows a 96-well plate. You will see the identities of the samples chosen in step 1 are now listed beside each row on the plate. The task in...
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...simple decision rule is quite clear: play Game B. But what if you lose on your one toss? Personally, I could not afford the loss of €10,000 and I doubt if many of you could either. The possible negative outcome is not supportable, so I must decline to play Game B even though the expected return is more favourable. The simple rule therefore needs to be extended to...
Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...simple tasks independently when they start school. We see children who are struggling to sit still on chairs in class and at mealtimes or when drawing and writing. Some are still not potty trained although most children are developmentally ready for potty training between the ages of 2 and 3 years old. Children can often use handheld screen devices with confidence. But we...
Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change

...simple temperature measurements. RH: The University of East Anglia Scientist Phil Jones said, when asked about the pause, five years is far too soon to tell any trend whatsoever. If after ten years we're still in a pause then we'll start wondering where our models have gone wrong. And we're now what, 18 years now? TS: No, the pause has gone away to a large extent. If you...