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The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...Table 1). By interrogating platform metrics, it was established that 65% of the learners visiting OpenLearn from Ukraine were accessing the materials via a mobile device, compared to 39% for OpenLearn overall. Table 1 Top 10 countries by share of visits to English language OER collection of resources for Ukrainians on OpenLearn COUNTRY SHARE OF VISITS 1 United Kingdom...
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Embedding mental wellbeing in higher education through inclusive curricula and pedagogy
Education & Development

Embedding mental wellbeing in higher education through inclusive curricula and pedagogy

...de-stressing solution There are many interventions in place to support students experiencing mental health issues, and there is an increasing number of interventions designed to promote wellbeing or prevent mental health crises. However, the majority of these interventions are therapeutic in nature, encouraging students to take part in practices such as mindfulness or...
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Electron beam welding
Science, Maths & Technology

Electron beam welding

...tables, where a pre-weld pumping station reduces pressure around one workpiece, whilst the electron beam is welding another. MV production rates can reach 1500 parts h-1. Penetration and depth/width ratio depend on power density, beam focus, vacuum, welding speed, fixturing accuracy and material. Effects of beam power and weld speed on penetration are shown below for...
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Gwneud Nodiadau Effeithiol
Education & Development

Gwneud Nodiadau Effeithiol

...Tabl - Defnyddir tabl gan fwyaf i gymharu dau beth gwahanol. Fformatio ac arddull ysgrifennu Ar y cyfan, mae'n fuddiol defnyddio: geirfa ac ymadroddion allweddol lliw arwyddion symbolau is-benawdau (er mwyn grwpio gwybodaeth) pwyntiau ar ffurf rhifau pwyntiau cysylltiedig (saethau, llinellau toredig) Gwnewch nodiadau yn eich geiriau eich hun. Peidiwch ag ysgrifennu...
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What does the French regional election result mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the French regional election result mean?

...de-Calais-Picardie, in the north of France. Its most spectacular performance was in its old heartland of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (PACA), where Le Pen’s niece, Marion Maréchal-Le Pen took 41% of the vote and trounced arch-Sarkozyste and mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi in the process. But these elections have hardly been about the regions at all. They became a...
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Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...Table 2 gives some indicative U-values for different glazing options. Note that these are only ‘indicative’ and better U-values for double and triple glazing are commercially available. By way of comparison, a solid brick wall has a U-value of 1.5 - 2 W m2 K-1, and 10 cm of opaque fibreglass insulation one of about 0.4 W m–2 K–1. Table 2 Indicative U-values for...
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What is ‘woman’s work’?
Money & Business

What is ‘woman’s work’?

...experiences of work–family interface the chapter will also discuss the specific factors that affect the balance between work and life. Read the chapter: De Simone, S., & Priola, V. (2015). 24. What’s ‘woman’s work’? Work–family interface among women entrepreneurs in Italy. Handbook of Gendered Careers in Management: Getting In, Getting On, Getting Out, 390....
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The Fourier Series
Science, Maths & Technology

The Fourier Series

...de-mystify the ideas behind the Fourier series and illustrate some of the numerous applications that exist, from telephony to stocking supermarket shelves. This material makes up part of the course MST209, Mathematical methods and models... The Fourier Series A short introduction to this album. Introduction to the Fourier Series A comparison between the waveforms produced...
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