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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...
Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...simple stoas and other large spaces, making them possibly indistinguishable from other large buildings. Perhaps an inscription would give a key to the building’s identity, but interpreting inscriptions is itself rarely straightforward. Although the Egyptian authorities have occasionally trumpeted the discovery of so-called lecture halls, other archaeologists are...
Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...simple way to keep your own records is to type them into a portable computer. Alternatively, make notes in a daybook – this is simply a good size notebook with dated entries so you can go back and remind yourself of what has been said or agreed. These simple techniques can also help you to manage your time. More fundamentally though, managing your time means directing...
Getting started with German 1
Languages

Getting started with German 1

...simple greetings, introducing yourself and using numbers. Progressing towards being able to join conversations in German and to understand and use the language in a variety of scenarios.This OpenLearn course is an extract from the beginning of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXG001 Beginners German 1: fang an! After completing this free course,...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
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...
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...
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...
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...