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The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...system in England and Wales is the principle of open justice. This principle asserts that judicial proceedings should be transparent and open to public scrutiny. However, courts do have the discretion to impose reporting restrictions, when necessary, often to prevent prejudice or to protect the rights of individuals involved. The legal framework governing the reporting of...
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Article 5 mins
Mosquito resistance to insecticides
Science, Maths & Technology

Mosquito resistance to insecticides

...system. The treatment was successful initially but, by 1972, the mosquito populations had begun to recover (Raymond et al., 1998). [Described image] Figure 1 Map indicating the location where mosquitoes were sprayed (hatched area), consisting of a 20–25 km-wide belt along the Mediterranean coast. To understand the reason for this recovery, the responses of different...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Innovation in health and social care practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Innovation in health and social care practice

...system? What are the main concerns or limitations to WhatsApp? Discussion WhatsApp is used to ask an opinion, share results or get advice from a colleague, or to upload photos or information describing a patient's issue in order to get advice. In crises and emergencies, communicating via instant messaging can be useful. As an advantage, instant messaging allows you to...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...think that it is justified? Finally, could you be an astronaut or a scientist?! Transcript Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The mother of the American Athens
History & The Arts

The mother of the American Athens

...think held samples. If he was a Dutch Jew, he was probably a Spanish Jew by descent, and what will the difficult reader have more, in the materials for his romance? Did we gather about the grate after we had done dinner, and each tell the story of his life, or at least the most remarkable thing that had ever happened to him? I cannot say, but I remember that my friend and...
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Article 5 mins
Exploring family health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring family health

...think about how to read the information contained in a chart effectively, alongside learning about the percentage of people in the UK who achieved 5 A DAY. The activity centres around the chart below in Figure 1. Effective study: reading a bar chart The chart in Figure 1 shows data collected in England from 2001 to 2011. It contains three main types of information: the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Stereotypes
Languages

Stereotypes

...a national stereotypes in the context of England and Germany, and then consider different definitions of stereotypes and engage with some theoretical positions and current thinking on the topic. You will also read about examples of the kinds of stereotypes about our own cultures that all of us encounter every day. Work through these articles and activities on stereotypes...
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Activity 2 hrs
Week 1 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 1 Civilisations: The debate

...a response in the Comments section below. I'd like to start just by asking what you think of Episode 1 and what your hopes and expectations are for the series as a whole. Why remake Civilisation now, as Civilisations in the plural, and what do you hope the series will accomplish? If it was your job to remake Kenneth Clark's Civilisation now, in 2018, how would you do it?...
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Activity 5 mins