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The technology of crime control
Society, Politics & Law

The technology of crime control

...Introduction - This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Sociology...The technology of crime control: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: illustrate how CCTV is used for general surveillance give examples of how CCTV can be used for crime control...The technology of crime control: 1 The purpose, efficacy and regulation...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Making sense of art history
History & The Arts

Making sense of art history

...Introduction - In this course you'll explore a further arts discipline – art history. But why study art history? Look around you, it's likely that wherever you are you'll be able to see some images – for example, on posters, magazine covers or food packaging. It's also likely that many of these images will be intended to have some sort of effect on you. For example,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?

...managed to target undecided voters in marginal constituencies, energise voters who had drifted away from the party, and mobilise the young...[Political party Facebook montage] Ever since last summer’s General Election journalists and academics have grappled with two key questions – why did Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party do so well; and why didn’t we see it coming?...
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Article 5 mins
Sleep: A doctor's advice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sleep: A doctor's advice

...management of the snoring. If you think you have a sleep disorder I would suggest discussing it with your GP who may want to arrange some tests to exclude physical causes, or you may be referred to have a sleep study, when you are monitored overnight to assess your breathing, heart rate and sometimes your brainwave patterns to identify the possible cause of your sleep...
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Article 10 mins
Does the rural idyll really exist?
Nature & Environment

Does the rural idyll really exist?

...manage to move to the countryside as you did, find what they’re looking for there is something that you’ll have to look into. Terry: So I left Coventry and moved to the countryside And this is where I came. Hayfield. And this environment is a lot different to Coventry. Hills instead of tower blocks, real trees, neighbours who said hello and looked out for me, I...
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Article 15 mins
Three Irish Poets – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

...manages to convey the rhythms of the original Irish, explaining the great importance of rhythm, assonance (use of similar-sounding vowels) and half-rhymes in Irish poetry. You may also remember that later on in the interview, Ní Dhomhnaill says Muldoon is right to translate the title as ‘The Language Issue’ when it could be rendered as ‘The Language Question’, as...
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Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics
Science, Maths & Technology

Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics

...Management Strategies for Environmental Sustainability. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 4(4) 100142. Available from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016421000645 [Accessed 27 November 2024]. Kolforn, A. (2019) File:-2019-11-03 Alternative Christmas Tree in Cromer (2).JPG - Wikimedia Commons Available from
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Article 5 mins
Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...manage digital stress in our related article. References Andrews, S., Ellis, D. A., Shaw, H., & Piwek, L. (2015). Beyond self-report: tools to compare estimated and real-world smartphone use. PloS one, 10(10), e0139004. Appel, H., Gerlach, A. L., & Crusius, J. (2016). The interplay between Facebook use, social comparison, envy, and depression. Current Opinion in...
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Article 10 mins