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Abrasive jet cutting
Science, Maths & Technology

Abrasive jet cutting

...type, particle size, quantity and recycling is necessary. Feed rate of abrasive and water must be carefully metered, controlled and matched to the cutting head to give optimum and reliable performance. Nozzles are specially designed, depending on abrasive, material being cut, cutting speed and quality of cut. Nozzle life is usually in excess of 1000 h. Cutting speeds...
Workplace Survivor Syndrome
Health, Sports & Psychology

Workplace Survivor Syndrome

...types of behaviour such as reduced engagement. Those that are left behind can have a form of anticipatory grief (expecting to be next) on an individual level that can be unhealthy and lead to anxiety. This sense of grief and loss is a normal reaction to the changes and can be due to the whole reorganisational process causing confusion and disorientation. There can also be...
How can knowing how DNA repairs itself help defeat cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can knowing how DNA repairs itself help defeat cancer?

...types of genetic damage. And some are more accurate than others. If parts of these ‘good’ toolkits are missing or broken (as is often the case in cancer cells) the cells have to resort to using less effective ‘backup’ methods. Targeting these alternative systems with drugs leaves cancer cells with no way of repairing DNA damage, so they die. Transcript As we’ve...
Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)
Money & Business

Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)

...type of governance, and level of support, will vary considerably between projects of different types and complexity. This course, Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO), considers project governance and how we can tell if it is effective. Project administration may range from informal support to a dedicated PMO. We look at the tasks and support which a...
Teaching a robot how to speak
Languages

Teaching a robot how to speak

...types of machine become ever more integrated into our everyday lives, teaching them to speak is a logical step. After all, spoken language is the most direct and intuitive form of interaction for humans. But can these machines really ’think’ when they communicate? What are the challenges faced by researchers into trying to teach a machine how to speak? And what does...
How to be a great trans ally
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to be a great trans ally

...will help you to correctly identify what type of allyship could suit you and which could suit others. Check out the following interactive exploring how to be a supportive trans ally. How to be a great trans ally For those who might prefer to access this learning in a different way, you can listen to this free downloadable audiobook based on this interactive. Transcript...
Origins of The Cold War
History & The Arts

Origins of The Cold War

...types of evidence do historians use to understand the events that took place? The Cold War was a state of political and military tension between the USA and the Soviet Union, along with their respective allies in the Western and Eastern Blocs... Introduction to Origins of the Cold War Different ways of examining the cold war. Were Europeans players in The Cold War?...
Children and the Internet
Health, Sports & Psychology

Children and the Internet

...the risks of unregulated access to information from net Regulation and benefits Professor Sonia Livingstone feels the benefits outweigh the risks Working with children methods and challenges The challenges psychologists face with this type of research. Which children are most vulnerable Professor Sonia Livingstone discuss what other factors contribute to child safety...