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Challenge: Make paper and ink
Science, Maths & Technology

Challenge: Make paper and ink

...Forest by Lynn Cherry, pub 2000 Voyager Books; ISBN: 0152026142 El Gran Capoquero: UN Cuento De LA Selva Amazonica by Lynn Cherry, translated by Alma Ada, 1994 Harcourt; ISBN: 0152323201 This page was updated in April 2017 to remove some dead links, include the video tutorials, and to redraft the text to make better sense outside of the context of the original programmes....
The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction

...De Schutter. A/HRC/50/38. New York: Human Rights Council. 50th Session. Little, M., Roelen, K., Lange, B., Steinert, J., Yakubovich, A., Cluver, L. and Humphreys, D. (2021) ‘Effectiveness of cash-plus programmes on early childhood outcomes compared to cash transfers alone: A systematic review and meta-analysis in low- and middle-income countries’. PLOS Medicine,...
Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...class of 4 boys and 8 girls, the ratio of boys to girls is 4 : 8, which is the same as 1 : 2, where both the numbers have been divided by 4. You need to be careful about which ratio is being considered. Consider a practical example of a group of 20 people, 6 of whom have red hair and 14 of whom do not. The ratio of red-haired people to the total number of people is 6 : 20...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Companies and financial accounting
Money & Business

Companies and financial accounting

...de Responsabilidad Limitada (SL or SRL) JAPAN Kabushiki Kaisha (KK) Godo Kaisha (GK) Private limited companies cannot list their shares on a stock exchange because their shares are not allowed to be traded by the investing public. Shareholders of private limited companies usually must ask permission from the other shareholders in the company to sell their shares to a new...
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...class have been the greatest beneficiaries of economic growth and have become major consumers. At the same time, they are at the forefront of protesting against the degradation of their environment. This is because once basic needs are met, and there is surplus giving security, people become concerned about the quality of their lives – having a clean environment is an...
Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...class of drugs, the opiates such as codeine and morphine, act on the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Sometimes, the aspirin-like and codeine/morphine-like drugs are combined into one remedy, for example co-codamol and co-proxamol. Local anaesthetics. For the time being, we will concentrate on aspirin, to illustrate the development of drugs and how they are...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...variable and possibly hidden interconnections and undetermined behaviours. If you are wondering how the different elements of a situation relate to each other, it is possible to describe your concerns as systemic in nature. They are systemic when you are concerned with relationships between elements in a system, including boundary judgments, circular causality, positive...
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...variable amount of money (usually between £10,000 and £150,000) in small businesses in which they see strong potential for growth. In general, when BAs decide to invest in a project, they buy some share of the business, thus becoming part of the ownership structure. This is why funding from BAs falls under the category of ‘external equity finance’. The ‘angels’...