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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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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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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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Clickety Clack: a railway poem
Society, Politics & Law

Clickety Clack: a railway poem

...Open University's Social Sciences and History courses. [A women worker on the railways, first world war, sitting in front of a cargo vehicle, uniform, wearing a cap and smiling.]Clickety Clack Clickety Clack The rhythm of the railway track. With all the men folk off to war. It’s women left to do the chores Corsets and skirts are cast aside Whistles, trousers, gold...
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Business Bursts: Branding
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Branding

...an area as I said, that can lead to some quite sharp controversy, because at the end of the day what people are saying is that consumers are being sold an empty image and having to pay more for it, rather than just being sold a basic rational product or commodity. 3’40” Give yourself a business boost Find out what The Open University Business School can do for you...
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How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead
Money & Business

How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead

...Open University’s ten key employability skills – the stuff that really matters to employers. These include: Communication Collaboration Problem Solving Self-awareness Self-management and resilience Digital and information literacy Numeracy Global citizenship Commercial and sector awareness You can search the hub by any of these themes, making it super easy to find...
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Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?

...open primary election to choose the Conservative candidate to succeed Boris Johnson as London mayor, a field including the charismatic Zac Goldsmith only amassed 10,000 votes overall. Voting in that contest was hardly time-consuming – it was conducted on-line. By contrast, almost 90,000 assorted Labour supporters voted in their mayoral contest. Race to the top At least...
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Past-Time Lover: Lord Byron
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Lord Byron

...whom. I have often spent beyond my means, and so a partner of relative means would be a considerable convenience. I am a man of some mystery and would like an open-minded partner with whom to share my thrilling world. If you are willing to relocate to Greece, please do write to me of your affections. Is Lord Byron the Juan for you? Cast your vote! Illustrator: Neil Arnold...
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