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A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis
Languages

A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis

...publications in the middle of the decade. For example, an article cited in the Huffington Post in 2016 complained that ‘after 5,000 years of technological progress, we’ve returned to eking approximate meaning from pictograms’ (Smithurst, cited in Gage, 2016). Or there was the assertion on CNBC that emojis are evidence of the ‘the death of written language’, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Hybrid working: change management
Money & Business

Hybrid working: change management

...public institutions, our government, our local authorities, our health boards, are facing a huge number of challenges. They’re trying to deal with the problems in the here and now, the cost of living crisis, the rising costs of care, the need to transition to a low carbon economy. And they are not going to be able to do those things without help, advice, and support...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?

...health and any additional underlying conditions Cancer patients should rely on their doctors´ expertise to consider the benefits and risks of their chemotherapy plan. Cancer patients will be asked to self-isolate if they are undergoing chemotherapy. A recent report showed that people receiving anti-cancer treatments (chemotherapy or surgery) in the two weeks before...
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Article 15 mins
The Science of Fear
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Science of Fear

...health because they are acting inappropriately for the conditions in which you find yourself. Because of this, over the long-term, stress can cause severe heart problems and other life threatening conditions. Since the stress response gets you ready for strenuous physical exercise, the best way to counteract it is to actually take some exercise. Exercise helps the body...
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Article 15 mins
QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations
Health, Sports & Psychology

QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations

...health of the population which also coincides with social cohesion and job creation. Yet, more importantly organisations must adopt standards of good governance. Coincidentally one of the key recommendations from the ASCI report is train and inform: make the most of the human capital. We hope that the associations start to invest more in their coaches and their...
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Article 5 mins
Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...health of the Fynbos. Fire clears away old vegetation, releasing important minerals to the soil. For proteas, the intense heat and smoke are also crucial catalysts for the next generation. Within hours of the fire passing, millions of seeds are released to the wind to await the next winter rains. Video 3 Fynbos on fire. The commentator mentions that fire is important in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Accessibility of eLearning
Education & Development

Accessibility of eLearning

...health conditions such as cancer, bipolar disorder or arthritis. [Described image] Figure 2 We are a diverse population Disabled people were among the early adopters of personal computers. They were quick to appreciate that word processing programs and printers gave them freedom from dependence on others to read and write for them. Similarly, although smaller devices like...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Welsh history and its sources
History & The Arts

Welsh history and its sources

...Public houses - Neil Evans describes the function of pubs in Wales in the nineteenth century. This extract is from Programme 9, From blue books to white gloves, of the BBC Radio Wales Millennium History series, The People of Wales (1999). Audio 12 (duration 1:11)...Welsh history and its sources: 3.8.2 Social unrest - Neil Evans discusses the response of the state to...
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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs