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Managing coastal environments
Nature & Environment

Managing coastal environments

...public's right of access to the shore; and conflict over proposals for urban or industrial development. In deciding how they value the environment and then pursuing their interests, different groups will not only come into conflict with each other but may have profound effects on non-human species and habitats. [Figure 5] Figure 5 With rising sea levels, areas of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Information technology: A new era?
Society, Politics & Law

Information technology: A new era?

...health-care industry will be underestimated if all that is counted is patient throughput or treatment episodes, without accounting for the extent to which consumers enjoy better treatment. Quality improvements in health care include better diagnosis, new medical equipment and less invasive treatments. Another example is provided in a study cited by The Economist (2000)....
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...health and safety instructions...Speaking and listening: Responding appropriately - You may be very good at listening to other people and sometimes it is not necessary to say very much at all in response. For instance, if a distressed person is telling you their troubles, they probably just want you to listen in a way that shows them you care. At other times you need to...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...health problems (the fibres are fine and brittle and break down into a fine dust that can be breathed in). Modern mineral and glass fibre wool are safer, though it is advisable to wear a face mask when using them in confined spaces. Plastic foams use oil-based chemicals and, being plastic, are inflammable and can produce toxic smoke when burning. Urea formaldehyde foams,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Innovation, markets and industrial change
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation, markets and industrial change

...health and education industries were beset with staff shortages and in some areas recruited from overseas. It is likely to take most employers longer to increase the quantity of skilled than unskilled labour. Skills may not be available in the locality and workers may have to be enticed to move from other jobs, involving periods of notice. New workers may have to be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Blood and the respiratory system
Science, Maths & Technology

Blood and the respiratory system

...health...Blood and the respiratory system: 3 Lung function - Changes in the compliance and resistance of the lungs can affect the capacity of the lungs to hold and exchange air. Lung capacity is calculated from the volume of air that is exchanged during normal and forceful breathing. The volumes that are used to calculate total lung capacity are described in Video 10....
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...health and disease …, Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. Cambridge University Press; © Pockley, G. (2001) Heat shock proteins in health and disease …, Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. Cambridge University Press; Figure 42 Regulation of transcription of heat-shock protein genes by heat-shock transcription factor Most work on Hsps has been carried out using...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...public collections. Unlike elaborate decorative schemes or complex mythological subjects, these comparatively small-scale paintings appear to require little prior knowledge on the part of the viewer. We have no difficulty making out the scene that is represented and although the costumes and setting may be unfamiliar, we are offered a view on to a world that is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs