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Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...Physical damage is not the only danger that faces cells recovering from low temperatures in the absence of oxygen (due to a 90% drop in blood flow to the brain) and energy supplies. A universal sign of recovery from such conditions is the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) (Box 4). The electron transfer chain that participates in the formation of water from...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Managing my investments
Money & Business

Managing my investments

...physical form with the commodity itself being purchased and stored. This is feasible when it comes to commodities like gold – witness the trade in gold coins. There are, though, insurance issues that need to be considered when doing this given the risk of physical loss through theft etc. Additionally, for the ordinary investor, stockpiling holdings of commodities like...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introduction to complex analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to complex analysis

...physics, with particular significance in fluid mechanics. It also has a key role in the subject of electrostatics. In that theory, it is known that the electrostatic potential cap v of x comma y at a point open x comma y close of a region without charge satisfies Laplace’s equation. It can be shown that cap v is the real part of some differentiable function f . Using...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
АНГЛІЙСЬКА НА КОЖЕН ДЕНЬ
Languages

АНГЛІЙСЬКА НА КОЖЕН ДЕНЬ

...physics prize. Позначте галочкою кожен із засобів оформлення, який ви помітили. Потім подивіться на вебсторінку Відкритого університету (знову відкрийте посилання в новій вкладці або в новому вікні). Чи...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...physical assets. The second major source of income is VAT, making up 5.8% of GDP. This is charged on purchases of goods and services. When you buy a car, for example, 20% of the cost will be contributed as VAT. In this case it will be the company that sells you the car that pays this tax over to the government, not you personally. The tax is paid via an intermediary, and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
MSE’s Academy of Money Badge icon
Money & Business

MSE’s Academy of Money

...physical address and phone number. Take into account the shipping, postage and packing costs. Weigh them up against the parking and travelling costs you would have to pay if you went to the high street. Although shopping from overseas websites is relatively safe, it may be difficult to enforce your contract if things go wrong. Consider paying by credit card, especially if...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...physical space. While there are lots of individual variations in social media policies, there are also some commonalities. In the next section you will cover some of the most common violations of social media policies...Session 4: Understanding risk and boundaries in the online environment: 2.2 Common social media violations - You can avoid breaching of social media...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Lottery of birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lottery of birth

...physically mature. Tens of thousands of adolescents die annually of causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. There has been a significant decline in adolescent births since 1990, but progress has been uneven, and much more work remains to be done. As is the case with eliminating child marriage, improving girls’ status and access to information is essential to...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs