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Sugar coating biopharmaceuticals
Science, Maths & Technology

Sugar coating biopharmaceuticals

...types of sugars on proteins is very important for these reasons, but glycan analysis is not easy. Glycans themselves are complex structures, and proteins are often coated in a mixture of many different types of sugar chains which further complicates the analysis. In the pharmaceutical industry, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is one method which is often...
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Is personality the only factor in how we behave?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is personality the only factor in how we behave?

...type isn't the only influence on how we behave, explains Brendan Burchell...Video Audio Text For a lot of people they, outside psychology they think of personality and psychology as almost being synonymous, understanding individual differences. But as we look into things more deeply we realise that the way that people behave differently from each other is more often to do...
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Video 5 mins
Geological landforms: Dorset and The Isle of Skye
Science, Maths & Technology

Geological landforms: Dorset and The Isle of Skye

...types on The Isle of Skye Dr Iain Gilmour talks us through the types of rock found on The Island of Skye and explains the different levels of erosion and weathering these rocks go through. The Island of Skye: The North side This track looks at the 'layers' caused from lava-flows, across the North of The Island of Skye and how the processes of erosion are spectacularly...
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Spray diagrams
Science, Maths & Technology

Spray diagrams

...phrase in a central circle. Perhaps put rings around other key sub-themes. Related ideas expressed in one or a few words are attached to lines radiating from this circle (or optionally from the sub-themes or sub-topics creating fans). Write words along the lines or ends of lines. The lines do not show directional links, just an association. Use different colours to...
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Video 10 mins
Digital technologies and innovation in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital technologies and innovation in health and social care

...types of technology are available? Why are digital health technologies important for health and social care? What are the risks and challenges of health and social care technologies? What is the impact of social networks and social media? What are the different types of social media and social networks? In Innovation in health and social care: social and historical you...
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The history of Spanish in about six minutes
Languages

The history of Spanish in about six minutes

...Rodríguez Gómez, Santiago Sánchez Moreano and Maricela Taylor. Resources Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española: https://www.asale.org/ Biblioteca Digital Hispánica: http://www.bne.es/en/Catalogos/BibliotecaDigitalHispanica/Inicio/ Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes: http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/
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The immune system
Science, Maths & Technology

The immune system

...types of immune response, distinguished as innate and adaptive immunity. All animals, even those with much simpler bodies than our own (e.g. parasitic worms) respond to tissue damage or infection in ways that resemble inflammation in humans. They have cells similar to leukocytes and defensive proteins that flood into areas of tissue damage or infection. These leukocytes...
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10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
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10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...des goûts et des couleurs, on ne discute pas’ (‘each to their own’). Whilst this expression suggests that we should never quibble over colours, chromatic terms can nonetheless provide a rich source of discussion for language learners who want to extend their knowledge of idiomatic expressions in the target language. Indeed, there are many descriptions and...
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