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COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...class I and class 2 molecules. The genes are highly variable between different individuals – no two people have the same set of MHC genes (except identical twins). The antigenic peptides that are bound to MHC class I molecules are 8–10 amino-acid residues in length, and they are bound non-covalently in a cleft on the outer surface of the MHC molecule, as shown in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Were most women overlooked from the Ascent of Woman?
Society, Politics & Law

Were most women overlooked from the Ascent of Woman?

...class and race. It also plays into a narrative where histories of the private sphere are viewed as of lesser historical importance than those of politics and public protest. There is no space in this programme for the sort of stories which, for example, underpin Catherine Hall and Leonore Davidoff’s Family Fortunes. This seminal 1989 study of “the world as provincial...
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Lady Llanover, Welsh airs and national harmony
History & The Arts

Lady Llanover, Welsh airs and national harmony

...class to preserve Welsh language folk music?...Find out more about The Open University’s music courses_.  _ At the 1837 Abergavenny Eisteddfod, a prize was offered for ‘For the best collection of original unpublished Welsh airs, with the words as sung by the peasantry of Wales’. It was won by Maria Jane Williams, with a collection that was published in 1844 as...
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A matter of life and death: inequalities in healthcare for Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities
Health, Sports & Psychology

A matter of life and death: inequalities in healthcare for Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities

...class and gender/sexism are matters of life and death’, and this is particularly true in relation to maternal mortality and Black women. If we are to fully understand the factors which influence the health of Black communities and develop policies and practices that address racial inequities in health we must develop and utilise intersectional conceptual frameworks for...
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Star Wars: La syntaxe du français avec Maître Yoda
Languages

Star Wars: La syntaxe du français avec Maître Yoda

...des étoiles : épisode I — La Menace fantôme (1999) toujours par deux ils vont Reveal Answer Ils vont toujours par deux 2) Beaucoup encore il te reste à apprendre. Much to learn, you still have. - Star Wars: Episode II- Attack of the Clones / La guerre des étoiles : épisode II — L'Attaque des clones (2002) beaucoup encore il te reste à apprendre Reveal Answer il...
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Automated, satellite-based volcano monitoring
Nature & Environment

Automated, satellite-based volcano monitoring

...variable in space-borne volcano monitoring due to its close relationship with Land Surface Temperature (LST) values and the inherent impact on the estimate of mass eruption rates. To fill this gap in knowledge, we designed a multi-stage experiment to measure spectral emissivity of rock samples collected in a grid, scaled to the spatial resolution of High-Resolution...
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Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish
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Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish

...de acuerdo or vale la pena are chunks. A word of caution though, chunks tend to be said quickly. Estoydacuero or toydacuerdo. Try familiarising yourself with words that appear often in a given context. Looking at the starters on the menu, for instance, will help you quickly break down de primero la sopa a la ensalada into separate words. Remember, when you're interacting...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?
Money & Business

What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?

...variables, including employment, output and prices of goods and services.” Janet Yellen currently chairs this group, called the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), and its decisions, like those of the Supreme Court, are final. There are few or no absolute rules, and there is no appeal. Quarles, however, has described the discretionary decisions of this small group as...
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