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Getting started with Spanish 3
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 3

...Le pongo en seguida. I’m putting you through right away. Un momento, le paso. One moment, I’m putting you through. Activity 1 Read the expressions below, and drag and drop them to match with the appropriate English descriptions. Sí, un momento, le paso putting someone through ¿Puedo hablar con el señor Gonzalo Reina? asking to speak to a person ¿De parte de...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Digital communications
Digital & Computing

Digital communications

...T is the SI prefix ‘tera’, the multiplier for 1012. When talking about the details of the optical spectrum both wavelengths and frequencies are used. In dense wavelength division multiplexing, for example, the carriers are often referred to by their frequencies rather than their wavelengths, and it is important to be able to convert readily from one to the other. The...
Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Mathematics for science and technology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...T 1012 = 1000 000 000 000 giga G 109 = 1000 000 000 mega M 106 = 1000 000 kilo k 103 = 1000 - - 100 = 1 milli m 10−3 = 0.001 micro μ Footnotes * 10−6 = 0.000 001 nano n 10−9 = 0.000 000 001 pico p 10−12 = 0.000 000 000 001 femto f 10−15 = 0.000 000 000 000 001 Footnotes Footnotes * The Greek letter μ is pronounced ‘mew’. The following data may help to...
Fiscal policy in the post-financial crisis era: debates and lessons learned
Society, Politics & Law

Fiscal policy in the post-financial crisis era: debates and lessons learned

...T., Onaran., Ö, Nikolaidi, M. 2020, ‘The effects of income distribution and fiscal policy on aggregate demand, investment and the budget balance: the case of Europe’, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Volume 44, Issue 6, November 2020, Pages 1221–1243, https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/bez045 About us OU Economics is about real-world economics: through a pluralist approach...
Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...dental consonants, the tip of the tongue touches the base of the upper front teeth as in /t/ and /d/. Note that in the articulation of /t/ and /d/ in English, the tongue is more retracted, the tip of the tongue touches the alveolar region and might also be curled back a little. Alveolar: In alveolar consonants, the tongue touches or approaches the alveolar ridge, the area just behind the upper teeth, as in ......
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb
Money & Business

Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb

...t-shirt: 100% recycled post-consumer waste polyester, made in India, Wash at 30 degrees and iron at medium heat. Part of the conscious range.] We have witnessed invasions of Topshop stores in London and the blockading of Vodafone and Starbucks branches as so-called ‘tax-shaming’ sought to campaign against the tax-paying (or alleged lack of paying) policies of these...
Talking turkey: 12 facts about turkey genetics
Nature & Environment

Talking turkey: 12 facts about turkey genetics

...T cell receptor apparently unique to them. 10. Industrial turkeys are more likely to suffer from non-inherited diseases than inherited ones. The list is long. Being smashed into close quarters can trigger feather picking (auto and allo), stampeding, and a hardness of the underfoot called bumblefoot. Poor nutrition can soften bones and enlarge hocks. Poisons include...
The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable
Nature & Environment

The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable

...IFLAS Occasional Paper, 2. Järvensivu, P., Toivanen, T., Vadén, T., Lähde, V., Majava, A., & Eronen, J. T. (2018). Governance Of Economic Transition Global Sustainable Development Report 2019 drafted by the Group of independent scientists: BIOS Research Unit, Helsinki, Finland. Acknowledgements: My gratitude to my friend, Sarah Parker for comments and critique....