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A tour of the cell
Science, Maths & Technology

A tour of the cell

...et al. (1998) Life, the Science of Biology, 5th edn, Sinauer Associates Inc; Figure 14: Dr Richard Kessel and Dr Gene Shih, Visuals Unlimited/Science Photo Library; Figure 16: Photo printed with permission from O. L. Miller, B. A. Hamkalo and C. A. Thomas Jr; Figure 21a: CNRI/ Science Photo Library; Figure 21b: Dr Don Fawcett/Science Photo Library; Figure 22c: Dr Gopal...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...article with timesaving tips for fast people. And one of them made reference to a series of books called "The One-Minute Bedtime Story." And I wince saying those words now, but my first reaction at the time was very different. My first reflex was to say, "Hallelujah -- what a great idea! This is exactly what I'm looking for to speed up bedtime even more." But thankfully,...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?
Science, Maths & Technology

What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?

...articles discuss arsenic levels in natural waters they are talking about the oxoanions arsenite, AsO33−, and arsenate, AsO43−. What are the oxidation numbers of arsenic in arsenite and arsenate? Arsenate(III) and arsenate(V) or +3 and +5 respectively, which are bioavailable forms of arsenic. The World Health Organization (2015) suggests a maximum safe level for...
Understanding science: what we cannot know Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...et al., 4th edition Figure 11: (a): EEG headcap, used to apply electrodes to the surface of the head; Min Jing/Shutterstock; (b): different types of brain wave activity measured using EEG: ScienceDirect Technological Basics of EEG Recording and Operation of Apparatus: Priyanka A. Abhang, Suresh C. Mehrotra, in Introduction to EEG- and Speech-Based Emotion Recognition,...
Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...et delectare and the sentiment it embodies can be traced back to the declaration by the Roman poet Horace (65 BCE–8 CE): Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci (‘He who unites the useful with the pleasant is praised’). Moreover, the identification of a close connection between textual and visual sources was a mainstay of classicist art theory, which frequently...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...et al. (2003). What was the difference in average beak size of all adults before the drought in 1977 and the average beak size of adults that survived the drought? Before the drought, the average size of adult beaks was 9.2 mm. The average beak size of adults that survived was 9.9 mm. Explain how the average beak size of birds changed from before the drought in 1977 to...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Blood and the respiratory system
Science, Maths & Technology

Blood and the respiratory system

...et al., 2003). Fine-tuning of the breathing pattern is controlled by inputs from the pontine respiratory group (Figure 16). Information from stretch receptors in the lungs is also used by the respiratory centres to determine when the lungs have expanded to full capacity. Some neurodegenerative diseases, such as motor neurone disease, are characterised by respiratory...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Managing my investments
Money & Business

Managing my investments

...et al., 1988) define the intrinsic value of a company as: ‘its economic value as a going concern, taking account of its characteristics, the nature of its business(es), and the investment environment’. Fundamental analysis is an important technique, widely used by people working in the financial services industry. While some personal investors carry out their own...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs