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Metals in medicine
Science, Maths & Technology

Metals in medicine

...system. You will focus on the first of these – anatomical imaging – in the next two sections where you will look at X-ray and MRI...Metals in medicine: 2 Anatomical imaging using X-rays - X-rays are routinely used in diagnosis – for example, in examining broken bones. They are part of the electromagnetic spectrum and have the potential to interact with matter,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
A journey through two Englands
History & The Arts

A journey through two Englands

...system of things called "Gover'ment," which, whatever it might be, was no business of his, any more than the most outlying nebula or the coal-sacks of the southern hemisphere: his solar system was the parish; the master's temper and the casualties of lambing-time were his region of storms. He cut his bread and bacon with his pocket-knife, and felt no bitterness except in...
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The life of Mama Elouise Edwards
History & The Arts

The life of Mama Elouise Edwards

...system of communal saving based on trust. A group would join together to pool their regular savings. The money was kept by a trusted “banker” and the members took it in turn to have access to the lump sum. This enabled many families to put together the down payment on a house. As Elouise’s husband, Beresford described it: I used to throw what is called ‘pardner’...
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George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...system in which order is imposed on the population through ideological manipulation and the systematic use of state terror. A totalitarian state is a one-party state in which dissent is ruthlessly suppressed. The term has been used to describe both Hitler's Germany (a fascist totalitarian state) and Stalin's Soviet Union (a communist totalitarian state). In an era of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...System. But it’s about being very aware of the fact that not all the answers lie in the statutory system. NICK BALNEAVES How do you make that judgement? MARINA SHAW For the children who I consider that their needs are being met in as feasible a way as possible, and that there’s improvements being sought by the parents, then I wouldn’t refer. NICK BALNEAVES In what...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...systems, and they must have developed high-level skills for understanding and working with people. Above all, social workers need to think carefully and have a clear view about what exactly social work ‘is’, because maybe more than many other professional roles, social work’s place and role in society is usually far from settled. Indeed, it is often contested, in...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...systems cannot cope. And in this way, drones can play a role. And this role will be actually investigated within this project. KATERINA KASIMATI: I would like to highlight why developing new business ideas from drones is a game changer. First of all, drones redefine how industries operate, we're optimising processes, and of course, making these processes more efficient...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change

...system, what their strengths are and also what their weaknesses are. RH: There’s a group of people come on the scene in recent years who call themselves the Lukewarmers, they’re obviously very interested in modelling. Can you tell us about them; who are they and your relations with them? TE: Well it’s their nice catchy name, isn’t it, Lukewarmer, you’ve got to...
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