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Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...circulation problems in their legs. And so we asked if they could buy seat supports That is a padded seat that people could rest on while standing. Unfortunately our request was rejected. But that didn’t stop them buying a €3,000,000 machine to increase productivity. Christophe, 51 Fishing Port since 1978 We don’t have the right to complain about our backaches or...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...circulation, so although current vaccines only protect recipients against known strains, the emergence of vaccine-resistant virus is a relatively rare occurrence. Compare this with the viruses that causes colds, of which there are more than 100 in circulation. Moreover influenza is a much more serious illness than the common cold, so there is much more incentive to...
Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Transport and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Transport and Sustainability

...respiration in plants and animals. Strictly speaking it is not toxic in the same sense as carbon monoxide, but it does not support respiration or burning and is a greenhouse gas. * carbon monoxide (CO) A highly toxic gas that is produced by the combustion of any carbon-based fuel that takes place with insufficient oxygen. A powerful reducing agent used in the smelting of...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Machines, minds and computers
Digital & Computing

Machines, minds and computers

...circulated a paper (now lost) on the subject of machine intelligence. The question of the possible construction of machines capable of playing chess was also freely discussed among the code-breakers. In 1948, Turing set out his ideas in an extraordinarily far-sighted paper 'Intelligent Machinery', which not only anticipated Symbolic AI, but also built on cyberneticists...
Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
Science, Maths & Technology

Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere

...circulation would be especially strong over sites where igneous rock was being intruded at shallow depth, and strongest of all at any places where volcanic eruptions occurred onto the ocean floor. Moreover, the repeated arrival of new igneous rock at or a little way below the ocean floor would mean that the chemistry was continually renewed, so that some of the...
Level 2: Intermediate 17 hrs
Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...circulating through BAT is warmed and the warmed blood circulates throughout the body, raising Tb. Indeed, the endearingly termed 'bat BAT' has a vital role in arousal. SAQ 10 From your observations on thermal imaging of the little brown bats during arousal (the TV programme extract from 41.40-42.52), suggest the location of BAT in these animals and describe the spread of...
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...circulate and share new knowledge across managerial domains in new ways. Activity 7 Internal marketing process and criticisms Timing: Allow around 60 minutes for this activity You have now learned four main implementation stages of internal marketing. At each stage, implementers may encounter challenges such as resistance to the changes from managers and employees. Part A...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...respiration, or motion patterns in real time. [Described image] Figure 7 (a) Doctor checking a patient’s heartbeat and respiration using a stethoscope in a medical surgery; (b) American football player Cam Newton wearing the Under Armour E39 compression shirt with biometric capability, which monitors vital signs such as his heart and respiration functions during a game...