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Dangoor Education
Science, Maths & Technology

Dangoor Education

...determine where you end up. Thanks to the support of Dangoor Education, we are able to continue to provide, and expand the range of educational resources that we offer, to give anybody the tools to achieve success. In 2015, the OU created badged courses, which give learners the option to earn a digital badge on completion, in order to demonstrate their learning journey....
A head for heights: How athletes keep calm at altitude
Health, Sports & Psychology

A head for heights: How athletes keep calm at altitude

...determination and his ability to keep focused on the task in hand, he is able to use this focus to control the pressure he faces and control his emotions. “I just want to be able to stand in the start gate knowing that I'm skiing well, I'm comfortable, and I can race as fast as I can. Naturally, the spotlight's got brighter on me. That's part and parcel of sport. If...
What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?

...determine. A hammer can be used to rob a bank and used to hammer in nails as part of a DIY project. The same may apply to new automated AI technologies: whether they are good or bad depends on how we use them. [A few robots standing on the floor.]Show descriptionFigure 3: A variety of service and delivery robots are demonstrated in the Smart Cities Experience Centre in...
Will a new European law mean YouTube has to monitor your uploads?
Society, Politics & Law

Will a new European law mean YouTube has to monitor your uploads?

...determine the organisation of . . . user-generated videos, including by automatic means or algorithms. Therefore, those providers should be required to take appropriate measures to protect minors . . . and protect all citizens from incitement to violence or hatred[.] In light of the nature of the providers' involvement with the content stored on videosharing platforms,...
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?

...determine whether there is any correlation between radiotherapy treatment and COVID-19 severity. However, given the importance of the immune system to fight against viral infections, we can speculate that cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy affecting their immunity would have a higher risk of becoming severely ill with COVID-19. For this reason, patients are advised...
Europe’s Borders in Question
Society, Politics & Law

Europe’s Borders in Question

...determination to close its borders to the flow of oncoming migrants, it vigorously defended the right of free movement across Europe. The contradiction is more apparent than real, for in the political thinking of member states Europe remains ‘open’ – but only for the ‘right’ kind of people. Territorial borders, after all, have never just been about keeping...
General principles of cellular communication
Science, Maths & Technology

General principles of cellular communication

...determines the consequent change in cellular behaviour. The fidelity, accuracy and appropriateness of these cellular communication processes are critically important for the cell and for the organism. It is well known that aberrant cellular communication leads to conditions such as cancer, diabetes, heart failure and neurological diseases. Cells are simultaneously...
Liquidity management
Money & Business

Liquidity management

...determines the size of the margin charged over LIBOR by the bank for a credit facility? Discussion The size of the margin over LIBOR is the credit spread sought by the bank. The tighter the general credit conditions and/or the weaker the creditworthiness of the borrower, the higher the spread charged. Note, though, that the process of establishing facilities involves...
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