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Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
Science, Maths & Technology

Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere

...mode of origin, all the icy satellites at Jupiter and beyond (where surface temperatures are even lower) were assumed to have long been geologically dead, with the implication that they must be densely covered by impact craters that have built up during the past four billion years. Just how wrong some of these suppositions were did not become apparent until close-up...
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Level 2: Intermediate 17 hrs
Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...et al. (2003). What was the difference in average beak size of all adults before the drought in 1977 and the average beak size of adults that survived the drought? Before the drought, the average size of adult beaks was 9.2 mm. The average beak size of adults that survived was 9.9 mm. Explain how the average beak size of birds changed from before the drought in 1977 to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Reading and note taking – preparation for study
Society, Politics & Law

Reading and note taking – preparation for study

...et al., Ethnic Minorities in Britain: Diversity and Disadvantage. London: Policy Studies Institute. Source: Smith, 1997, pp.718–20 Discussion Our spider diagram is reproduced below. Once again we wrote the extract details on the top of the page. We also thought up some questions: What is the extent of racially motivated crime and harassment? Are all minority ethnic...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...et al. 2020) and such results show that reading can lead to potentially important behavioural change within society. [This image is of an oil/canvas painting by Henri Matisse, titled The Silence that Lives in Houses, 1947. The image shows two faceless figures reading a book at a table with a plant, with a window behind them that has some trees in the background.] ‘The...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Retirement planning made easy
Money & Business

Retirement planning made easy

...et cetera and how you want to dip into those. It's also really important, I think, at the start when you're looking at how much, you need to consider any debt that you have. Using your 25% tax free cash that you can take from your pension can be a really good way to pay off that debt as you head into retirement. The second step is then to work out how you're going to fund...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Blood and the respiratory system
Science, Maths & Technology

Blood and the respiratory system

...et al., 2003). Fine-tuning of the breathing pattern is controlled by inputs from the pontine respiratory group (Figure 16). Information from stretch receptors in the lungs is also used by the respiratory centres to determine when the lungs have expanded to full capacity. Some neurodegenerative diseases, such as motor neurone disease, are characterised by respiratory...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Deall datganoli yng Nghymru
Society, Politics & Law

Deall datganoli yng Nghymru

...le neu fwy, gallai hyn fod wedi datrys rhai o'r problemau, ond oherwydd cyfansoddiad gwahanol llywodraethau'r gwledydd gwahanol, gwelwyd blaenoriaethau gwleidyddol croes na allai system wleidyddol simsan y DU ymdopi â nhw. Gellid dadlau y byddai cyfansoddiad ysgrifenedig yn gwella'r sefyllfa hon gan y byddai'n egluro cydberthnasau. Fodd bynnag, mae'n annhebygol iawn y...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...mode, which over time can raise blood pressure, suppress the immune system, increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, speed up the ageing process and leave you vulnerable to mental and emotional problems. A 2015 survey by Direct Line Insurance found the top 10 stressful situations for British people were: Not being able to sleep (46 per cent) Losing your keys (37 per...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs