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Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Figures Course image: The Open University Figure 1: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo; photographer Fiona Hanson Figure 3: Nikolay Mamluke; Dreamstime Figure 4: robertharding / Alamy Stock Photo Figure 5: ©iStockphoto.com / IS_ImageSource Figure 6: Simon Turner / Alamy Stock Photo Figure 7: The Open University...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E236 Applying sport and exercise sciences to coaching...Training for speed and power in sport and fitness: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain what is meant by the concepts of speed and power understand the physiological principles that underpin speed and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic
Society, Politics & Law

Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic

...opening small businesses, restaurants and shops. The Canadian-Somali community is not without its struggles. There's unemployment, poverty and youth violence. And Canadian officials say they've intercepted or intervened in a number of cases involving Canadian youths set to join the Somalia-based militant organization al-Shabaab. But Hussen says the numbers are very small....
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Article 5 mins
The author at home
History & The Arts

The author at home

...What does our interest in writers' belongings, manuscripts or other artefacts say about us? In this short film, Nicola Watson, Professor of English Literature at The Open University, gives a brief summary of some of the popular artefacts that people have visited at writers' houses since the phenomenon began... The Secret Life of Books - Find out more about the series....
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Video 5 mins
Five things to know about being disabled and LGBTQ
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things to know about being disabled and LGBTQ

...by The Open University and Mencap. 2021 'Talking about Sex: Young people speak out'. 2020 'Talking about Sex: A booklet for young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their carers'. 2019 Guidance and Standards 'Talking about sex, sexuality and relationships: For those working with young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions'....
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Article 10 mins
Vacuum Forming (Thermoforming)
Science, Maths & Technology

Vacuum Forming (Thermoforming)

...openings cannot be formed, and secondary operations such as blanking, drilling or sawing are required. Wall thicknesses will be reduced from the original sheet thickness in proportion to the area of the formed piece over the area of the original sheet. Tolerances range from ±0.75 to ±1.5 mm. See Also: Superplastic forming, Blow moulding, Fluid and rubber die forming and...
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Article 5 mins
Migrant parenting
Health, Sports & Psychology

Migrant parenting

...Open University's Psychology courses and qualifications. The end of the twentieth century was marked by significant political and ideological changes in Europe. The fall of communism in the late 1980s, so vividly represented by the crumbling Berlin Wall, ushered the Eastern and Central European countries into an era of democracy and brought with it the capitalist values...
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Article 5 mins
How do ruminants digest?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do ruminants digest?

...Open University's Biology qualifications. What is a ruminant? The word 'ruminant' is derived from the Latin word ruminare, to chew again. Ruminants are animals with four-part stomachs, which allows them to chew food more than once. [A ruminant's stomach] What is cud-chewing? Cud-chewing is an adaptation that enables many hoofed mammals to break down the cellulose of plant...
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