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Can you manage a supply chain?
Money & Business

Can you manage a supply chain?

...system takes time to filter through the supply chain as a whole. The third factor, importantly, is human behaviour. If my customer drops their order quantity, I suddenly find I have too much stock - I’ve over-produced. I’ve a further problem in that my suppliers have already received orders from me that I placed days or weeks ago, based around a higher sales forecast...
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How Bitcoin works
Digital & Computing

How Bitcoin works

...system. Cashing out So what happens if you want to turn your Bitcoins back into a more familiar currency such as pounds or dollars? This function is performed by exchange websites who accept Bitcoins and return other currencies. Bitcoins can be exchanged for currencies such as US dollars, British pounds, Euros, Yen and Roubles, or for credit such as pre-paid credit cards...
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The ‘boundarylessness’ of African-Caribbean religions
History & The Arts

The ‘boundarylessness’ of African-Caribbean religions

...system was called Badimo, which in local language means ‘ancestors. During his work of conversion, Moffatt transmuted the concept of Badimo by renaming it as ‘devils’ (Comaroff, J., and Comaroff, J., 1991). Furthermore, in his report ‘he represented the (di)ngaka [diviner-healer(s)] as agents of darkness or servants of Satan’ (Itumeleng D. Mothoagae, 2018). The...
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Hidden soil allies – fungi that help plants face drought
Nature & Environment

Hidden soil allies – fungi that help plants face drought

...systemic acquired resistance (SAR). If fungi are so helpful, why isn’t every farm already using them? Here’s where it gets tricky. Modern agriculture, with its heavy ploughing, chemical fertilisers, and monocultures, often disrupts these delicate fungal networks and make plants less dependent of this symbiosis. Tillage, for example, breaks apart the fungal threads,...
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Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection
Science, Maths & Technology

Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection

...systems. 2. Can a dead star have a heartbeat? [Artist's impression of a pulsar]Artist impression of a Pulsar. While the Heart Nebula gives us the image of love, Pulsars give us the rhythm. In 1967, a PhD student named Jocelyn Bell (who later became an Open University Professor) noticed a ‘bit of scruff’ on her radio telescope charts. It was a signal from deep space...
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Dealing with Change
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dealing with Change

...system, moving to a new desk), a change in a relationship (new partner or colleague, death of a family member) or a change in life circumstances (retirement, redundancy, birth of a child, changes to physical and mental health). Changes can be positive or negative, expected or unexpected, planned or unplanned. The impact of the change can sometimes be experienced in...
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Sound for music technology: An introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

Sound for music technology: An introduction

...system or a car radio rather than in a concert hall. In this case your music is relayed to you via various technological devices; well before the music reaches a compact disc (CD) or radio it will have been manipulated in various way using studio devices for recording, mixing and mastering. From the traditional acoustic instruments to the modern computer-based sampler or...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Fundamentals of accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of accounting

...system of accounting. Being able to understand and express the accounting equation in different forms is crucial to understanding and preparing the balance sheet (the principal financial statement) and the income statement...Week 2: Essential numerical skills for accounting: 2.1 Mastering accounting numeracy - Competent accountants should be able to use mental...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs