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The science of alcohol Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of alcohol

...circulation is responsible for taking the ethanol from an alcoholic drink to the organs in the body, including those such as the brain, skin, and kidneys, where it has its characteristic effects. The start of the ethanol journey is in the mouth, the entrance to the gut. Ethanol, like all drinks, passes quickly through the mouth and is swallowed, passing down the...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...respiration rate, and blood pressure obtaining measurement of a patient’s height and weight. Before the creation of these new roles, a registered nurse carried out such responsibilities. Now, health-care assistants give support to nurses who are released to do other tasks that assume further knowledge, qualifications and skills. When looking at the duties listed above,...
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...circulation of the posterior pituitary (stage 4). ADH secreted into the bloodstream (stage 5) reaches target cells, epithelial cells in the collecting ducts of kidney. The response to ADH is an increased permeability of the basal membranes of epithelial cells in the collecting ducts, which promotes resorption of water. The kidney thereby produces more concentrated urine...
Art in Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

Art in Renaissance Venice

...circulation of images of themselves on coins and medals. As an experienced Venetian diplomat, Giovanni Dario was, of course, fully conversant with the artistic situation in Venice, and one of the requests that emerged from Constantinople in the summer of 1479 was for a ‘good painter’ to make medals and to paint the Sultan’s portrait. 48 After 1453, Venice had lost a...
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Introduction to music theory 1: form
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 1: form

...circulation of recordings of Afro-Cuban rumba (White, 2002; 2008). However, Congolese rumba is distinct in many ways from its Cuban namesake. [Described image] Figure 3 Map showing Democratic Republic of Congo Congolese rumba songs have many elements in common with the US pop music you considered in the earlier sections; for example, many rumba songs have structural...
Design thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Design thinking

...circulation of people or safety should be considered first. Even in graphic design these rules are really only guidelines. They provide pointers to help you achieve your design intention. Activity 13 Rule of thirds Now it is your turn to create a composition using the rule of thirds. Create a layout for a poster using the elements given in the interactive activity below....
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Living without oil
Science, Maths & Technology

Living without oil

...respiration - the process by which organisms (including humans) convert their food into energy. Carbon dioxide has the chemical formula CO2. This means that carbon dioxide gas is made of tiny units each comprising one atom of carbon and two atoms of oxygen. These units are called molecules. (The subscript '1' is assumed if no other number is written.) It's important to...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...Respiration including gaseous exchange. Health condition: Asthma. So, this might seem a logical theory to underpin nursing practice, but our wellbeing is also linked to how our minds work so let us have a look at psychology. Psychology Psychology is a science that, like other sciences, can be studied outside of nursing. Elements of psychology theory underpin nursing...