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Hot forging (open die)
Science, Maths & Technology

Hot forging (open die)

...double-acting and counterblow hammers. A forging hammer is a mechanical version of the blacksmith’s hammer and anvil. It consists of a heavy mass or tup, which is allowed to fall or is driven down onto the workpiece, and an anvil on which the hot workpiece is placed. They are very versatile and relatively quick in action. Deformation is achieved by a rapid succession of...
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Business Bursts: Failure
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Failure

...double whammy because to bail out the financial system and the banking system, governments all round the world had to intervene and you now have a fiscal crisis, whereby there’s rising public debts, rising public deficits and governments have limited room for manoeuvre for boosting the economy. In particular, they're limited in their room for manoeuvre for creating...
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Tips for using a large language model
Digital & Computing

Tips for using a large language model

...double-check the output from an LLM. Use internet search engines, Wikipedia, and subject-specific sites to confirm (or deny) what the LLM has told you. 4: LLMs learn from you Many LLMs use the information entered by users to improve their performance. This data is impossible to recall, so be very careful about providing personal or sensitive information to an LLM. 5: You...
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The Valentine's rose trade story in a dozen roses
Nature & Environment

The Valentine's rose trade story in a dozen roses

...double flowers [Maiden's Blush rose]Another alba rose, Maiden's Blush, has semi-double flowers In full bloom In the 18th century, cottage gardens throughout Europe were full of heavily scented alba and gallica roses, which bloom in profusion, but only in June. Then, everything changed when botanical explorers started to send new species from China, which not only brought...
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Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...circulation is simple: warm air rises and cold air sinks. How does this principle affect the atmosphere and flow of water in practical terms? Starting with an iconic environmental icon, the polar bear, you will learn how global flows of water, heat and pollution are affecting the Arctic region and changing our world...What affects the atmospheric and ocean flows? This...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
OpenLearn Ireland

Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic

...double) and ‘gänger’ (walker), the doppelganger was a spiritual shadow self or double of a living person, the sight of whom was not only terrifying in its own right, but often a harbinger of bad luck or death. Now that you have a good grasp of the Gothic and some of its defining characteristics, let’s focus in on the Irish tradition more specifically, examining the...
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Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas
Science, Maths & Technology

Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas

...double the total for the current row. Assuming this pattern continues, the total for row 8 will be 128, row 9 will be 256 and row 10 will be 512. You might have spotted that these numbers can also be written as 1, 21, 22, 23, 24, …. What have these two examples to do with mathematics? Well, recognising patterns in shapes, sets of numbers, processes or problems generally...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete

...et al., 1983; Eccles, 1993) states that if parents perceive sport to be important, they will provide more frequent opportunities for their child to participate in sporting activities based on a range of values. “We forced him to swim and we have a strong belief that all children should swim because it’s a life-saving skill.” Caroline Peaty, Mother of Adam Peaty...
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