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CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)
History & The Arts

CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)

...La Sarraz, Switzerland, in 1928. None of the signatories was British. The La Sarraz Declaration asserted that architecture could no longer exist in an isolated state separate from governments and politics, but that economic and social conditions would fundamentally affect the buildings of the future. The Declaration also asserted that as society became more...
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Discussion hub: What is helpful for someone undergoing treatment for cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Discussion hub: What is helpful for someone undergoing treatment for cancer?

...us know what you found to be helpful in the Comments section below. What do you think? What is helpful for someone undergoing treatment for cancer and their families? If you know someone who has cancer and want to help them in any way possible you may like to order our Big C booklet or visit our OU news website complete with a five point guide on how to make a difference....
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Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...C. S. (2020) ‘Conscious efforts to end unconscious bias: Why women leave academic research’. Journal of Research Administration, 51(1). Epstein, N. and Elhalaby, C. (2023) ‘Social capital in academia: How does postdocs’ relationship with their superior professors shape their career intentions?’ International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, pp....
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Training for endurance in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for endurance in sport and fitness

...c) VO2 max, Lactate threshold, Exercise economy, Anaerobic power d) VO2 peak, Lactate turnpoint, Exercise economy, Aerobic power a. a) VO2 max, Lactate threshold, Exercise economy, Anaerobic power b. b) VO2 max, Lactate turnpoint, Exercise economy, Aerobic power c. c) VO2 max, Lactate threshold, Exercise economy, Anaerobic power d. d) VO2 peak, Lactate turnpoint, Exercise...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English
History & The Arts

Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English

...c.450 – c.1100) the primary sense of the noun ‘thank’ was ‘a thought’. From there, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the meaning moved to ‘favourable thought or feeling, good will’, and by the Middle Ages it had come to refer to ‘kindly thought or feeling entertained towards any one for favour or services received’ – i.e. much the meaning it...
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A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture

...C.-Y., Hong, Y. (eds), Understanding culture: Theory, research and application (pp. 127–150). New York: Psychology Press. Sen, A. (2008) ‘Violence, identity and poverty’, Journal of Peace Research, 45(1), pp. 5–15. Wan, C. and Chiu, C. Y. (2009) An intersubjective consensus approach to culture in Wyer, R., Chiu, C.-Y., Hong, Y. (eds), Understanding culture:...
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Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...C. L., Endsley, R. C. and Halverson, C. F. (1986) ‘Influence of sex stereotypes on children’s exploration and memory: A competence versus performance distinction’, Developmental Psychology, 22, pp. 481–6. Bussey, K. and Bandura, A. (1992) ‘Self-regulatory mechanisms governing gender development’, Child Development, 63, pp. 1236–50. Bussey, K. and Bandura, A....
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Introduction to complex analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to complex analysis

...c is the gradient of the tangent to the graph of f at c . This gradient is calculated by finding the gradient of the chord joining the point left parenthesis c comma f of c right parenthesis to a (nearby) point left parenthesis x comma f of x right parenthesis , and taking the limit as x approaches c (Figure 1). [Described image] Figure 1 A chord between two points......
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs