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Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)
Science, Maths & Technology

Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)

...writing of this article. Dr Igor Kraev and Dr Radka Gromnicova for their expertise and support with electron microscopy. NCL Foundation for their support, especially through the ‘Young Investigators’ meetings and their focus on bringing together the CLN3 research community. References BERS, D. M. 2002. Cardiac excitation-contraction coupling. Nature, 415, 198-205....
COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...Write your answers in the boxes provided in the last column. Then click on ‘Reveal feedback’ to see the answers. The first box has been filled in for you. Table 1 Viral infections VIRUS DISEASE ACUTE OR LATENT/CHRONIC INFECTION SARS-CoV2 COVID-19 Acute Rubella virus German measles Ebola virus Ebola Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome...
Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy

...Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Figure 4: (a) The Human Protein Atlas, https://www.proteinatlas.org/ENSG00000176783-RUFY1/summary/antibody#IHC, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; (b) The...
The poetry of Sorley MacLean
History & The Arts

The poetry of Sorley MacLean

...writes as he pleases, in English, Scots and languages of his own invention. Morgan's ‘First Men in Mercury’ can be read as a witty parable about language and imperialism. There are two voices. The leader of the Earth men seeks to communicate with the Mercurians. At the outset, his Standard English is calm and assured: – We come in peace from the third planet. Would...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach
Society, Politics & Law

Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach

...writing in 1878, drew close parallels between children and ‘native peoples’, claiming that both were characterized by an innate viciousness towards others that glorified in violence for violence's sake. He wrote of a ‘cruelty so noticeable among children, so much so indeed, that it may be described as one of the most distinguishing traits of boyhood’ (Wake, 1878,...
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...Write a letter to yourself briefly describing your initial thoughts about the subject of mental health in society, your own value base including any prejudices you might have, and what you hope to learn. Seal your letter in an envelope. You will be reminded to open it again at the end of the course to see what might have changed. This OpenLearn course is an adapted...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Wales)

...Write 4 025 in words. TH H T U 4 0 2 5 Answer 4 025 in words is four thousand and twenty-five. Write six thousand, four hundred and seventy-two in figures. TH H T U six four seven two Answer Six thousand, four hundred and seventy-two in figures is 6 472. Here are the results of an election to be school governor at Hawthorn School: John Smith: 436 votes Sonia Cedar: 723...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?

...writing (Animal Aid, 2019). Social harms also afflict other animals as unintended collateral damage. For instance, motorised transport brings about the killing and injuring of other animals (as well as human accident victims), often described as ‘road kill’ (Soron, 2011). There is not enough space in this course to fully document these harms, so the focus will be on...