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Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...Health Organization) are assessed can be contentious but, in order to make comparisons, some measure of the amount of a particular substance dissolved in water is needed. Concentration is the mass of a substance in a known volume of a liquid: for example, milligrams in a litre. The units of concentration are expressed as milligrams per litre (abbreviated to mg/l)....
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Veiling
History & The Arts

Veiling

...health and safety issues or the need to clearly identify the wearer. In other contexts, particular styles of ‘veiling’ are culturally regarded as the ‘norm’ and are socially expected. In some countries, such as Iran, particular forms of ‘veiling’ are legally enforced in public spaces, and political leaders stereotypically associate ‘veiling’ with decency,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Taking your first steps into higher education Badge icon
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...health care and education) rather than relying on that provided by the state via taxation. This, it is argued, can be achieved by withdrawing money from housing in the form of equity (the difference between the value of the house and the amount of mortgage remaining on it), and also gaining access to cheaper credit as a result of being a home owner (Saunders, 1988, 1990)....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Cànan nan Gàidheal (Gaelic language)
Languages

Cànan nan Gàidheal (Gaelic language)

...mental flexibility, a superiority in concept formation, a more diversified set of mental abilities.’ Ged a tha fhios againn a-nise gun robh laigsean ann an rannsachadh Peal/Lambert cuideachd, lean mòran de na h-eòlaichean a thàinig às an dèidh an aon slighe, a’ co-dhùnadh mar as trice gu bheil ceangal làidir eadar dà-chànanas agus comas-eanchainn chloinne....
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective

...mental processes, that is, without the aid of manuscript, sketches or memory’ (Harvard Dictionary, pp. 351–2). As examples of composed and improvised musics you might have thought of some of the following: for composed music, most Western art music; as improvised music, jazz and, perhaps, one or more non-Western traditions such as Indian art music. By the end of this...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...health and safety instructions...Speaking and listening: Responding appropriately - You may be very good at listening to other people and sometimes it is not necessary to say very much at all in response. For instance, if a distressed person is telling you their troubles, they probably just want you to listen in a way that shows them you care. At other times you need to...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...health and disease …, Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. Cambridge University Press; © Pockley, G. (2001) Heat shock proteins in health and disease …, Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. Cambridge University Press; Figure 42 Regulation of transcription of heat-shock protein genes by heat-shock transcription factor Most work on Hsps has been carried out using...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...Health Organisation (WHO) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) work to address global issues by facilitating cooperation and setting standards. Some of the main non-state actors include the following sub-groups: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs): NGOs such as Amnesty International or Doctors Without Borders advocate for issues like human rights, environmental...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs