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Five smart technologies helping the visually impaired
Society, Politics & Law

Five smart technologies helping the visually impaired

...humans in a range of scenarios, for instance, fire crews working in smoke-filled environments where visibility is next to zero. Perhaps this technology could replace the guide dog, with a robotic Fido to help visually impaired people get around urban spaces. The RNIB though is not convinced, “There’s no denying that robots are pretty cool, but they are far less cute...
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Assisted dying or non-assisted living?
Society, Politics & Law

Assisted dying or non-assisted living?

...humane system that does not prolong a life of suffering. When Mother Nature says it’s time to go, we should be able to choose whether to acquiesce or rebel, whether to accept the inevitable or fight for one last hurrah. It might be that the legislation is already in place to allow this, but anecdotal evidence suggests it is, in practice, a grey area that serves no one...
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Causal loop diagrams
Science, Maths & Technology

Causal loop diagrams

...human choices are made. Guidelines Formulate the core problem and tell the story of the problem behaviour. Choose the key variables you want to work with and name them precisely. Use nouns or noun phrases rather than verbs (e.g. ‘orders shipped’ rather than ‘ship’). Be sure your variable fits into phrases, such as ‘level of’, ‘amount of’ or ‘size of’....
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Are mobile phones increasing health inequality in India?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are mobile phones increasing health inequality in India?

...Human Development Survey, Haenssgen selected 12,000 households that had an illness in both years. In 2005, only three per cent of rural Indian households owned mobiles, but by 2012 it was 75 per cent. He then compared those without phones who live surrounded by people who have their own handheld gadgets to those without phones who live in areas with low mobile ownership....
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Colour in Byzantine Art
History & The Arts

Colour in Byzantine Art

...human and divine natures are pure. Another significant detail here is the three circles with the three different colours of Christ’s glory (madorla) – a clear reference to the Trinity of which the Transfiguration is a manifestation. The neutral yellow and pinkish / red colours seen on the mountains and the garments of the other saintly figures are peripheral and help...
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What does climate change mean for Pakistan?
Nature & Environment

What does climate change mean for Pakistan?

...human health. Heat waves raise the irrigation needs of summer crops, increase droughts and contribute to groundwater depletion in the country. Rising average temperatures during pre-monsoon months (March, April and May), during which most of the heat waves are expected to occur in the coming decades, could lead to early maturity of winter crops including wheat, maize,...
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An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...human communication and what intercultural competence entails and requires apply the notion of complex and dynamic identities to your own experiences have a critical understanding of national culture and be able to apply the concepts ‘othering’ and ‘belonging’ to intercultural encounters...Introduction: Open Centre for Languages and Cultures - This course has been...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Financial methods in environmental decisions
Nature & Environment

Financial methods in environmental decisions

...resources they spend on environmental improvements are spent in the best possible way. This free course, Financial methods in environmental decisions begins by introducing some of the tools that can be used to assess the benefits of investment decisions. Conventional financial appraisal only considers the costs and benefits arising from the decisions that are directly...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs