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Jurors are subject to all kinds of biases when it comes to deciding on a trial
Society, Politics & Law

Jurors are subject to all kinds of biases when it comes to deciding on a trial

...techniques such as Linear Sequential Unmasking (LSU). LSU is a technique where forensic experts analyse the information in a specific sequence in isolation from any other reference material. So, for example, first they would analyse the evidence at the crime scene such as fingerprints. But they would not have access at this point to any material pertaining to the...
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Transfer moulding
Science, Maths & Technology

Transfer moulding

...technique is known as plunger transfer. The two-part mould assembly has a plunger in the top plate and a pot in the bottom. The cull is ejected with the parts. Cycle times are shorter than with compression moulding. In transfer moulding, considerable work is done on the material during the transfer process, and the heat transfer paths are shorter. This leads to faster...
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Centrifugal casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Centrifugal casting

...iron pipes, bushes and cylinder liners are made using this technique. Complex-shaped components such as pulleys and gears have both internal and external surfaces shaped by the refractory mould and core. Composite components are formed by lining an outer shell with a cast alloy. White metal bearings are formed in this way. See Also: Rotational moulding and slip-casting....
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Marketing food to children and young people: Why it matters even more in the digital age
Education & Development

Marketing food to children and young people: Why it matters even more in the digital age

...techniques that link in their friends and spread marketing messages through their networks. Although countries such as the UK limit the advertising of unhealthy foods and soft drinks directed at children in television, this hasn’t been effective. Audits have shown that children’s exposure to such advertising has actually increased, as children and young people also...
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Automated, satellite-based volcano monitoring
Nature & Environment

Automated, satellite-based volcano monitoring

...techniques of automated eruption detection and quantitative monitoring. Development of a general method The suite of lava flow samples from Mount Etna, Italy (1999 - 2017) were investigated (spectral emissivity measured), using laboratory-based Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) spectroscopy at 0.4 to 14.5 μm wavelength range and moderate-to-high temperatures (400 K to...
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Blockchain in Education
Digital & Computing

Blockchain in Education

...that enables the secure and resilient management of distributed data in combination with data analytics techniques that add scale and flexibility to the way levels of qualifications are defined and granted. Click here to download the video transcript (PDF) This article is adapted from an OpenLearn Create course under a Creative Commons license. Visit the original course....
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Deep oceans can help us understand our climate
Nature & Environment

Deep oceans can help us understand our climate

...techniques will be used to extract seawater signals recorded in fossil benthic foraminifera and fish teeth. The fossils preserved will be analysed for carbon isotopes to understand deep ocean ventilation state and neodymium isotopic compositions of the fish teeth will identify main deep ocean water mass flow pathways. Therefore, studying the early-middle Eocene will...
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Despite sanctions, North Korea's nuclear programme is enjoying success. How?
Society, Politics & Law

Despite sanctions, North Korea's nuclear programme is enjoying success. How?

...techniques include using front companies, obscuring the end user, falsifying documentation and mislabeling cargo. A 2017 U.N. report notes that North Korea’s evasion techniques are “increasing in scale, scope and sophistication.” North Korea’s military and WMD procurement networks are global in nature. According to one study, they have touched more than 60...
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