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Sperm counts
Nature & Environment

Sperm counts

...children are not the genetic offspring of the man considered to be their father.) But sperm count alone is not the only factor that determines fertility. To understand the biology behind male fertility it must first be understood how sperm are produced, how they are transported from the man, and then how they fight their way to their final prize - the egg that may be...
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Article 15 mins
On-screen graphic design: The early years of television
Science, Maths & Technology

On-screen graphic design: The early years of television

...children’s series Doctor Who in 1963. By exploiting the effect that occurs when a television camera is pointed towards a monitor, he was able to convey the idea of time travel and space fiction and created what became the famous title sequence. When he reworked the sequence in 1973, he again used techniques that were new to the profession, by using a computer controlled...
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Article 15 mins
A Victorian Christmas: Christmas in Dreamthorp
History & The Arts

A Victorian Christmas: Christmas in Dreamthorp

...centre of Christianity should have touched this man more deeply than almost any other. That it was beginning to touch and mould him, I verily believe. He died and made _that_ sign. Of what music did that storm in Spezia Bay rob the world! "The Cross leads generations on." Believing as I do that my own personal decease is not more certain than that our religion will subdue...
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Article 10 mins
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...centre of the lake to draw drinkable water. (Adapted from Song, 2012)...Waste management and environmentalism in China: Informal waste collection - Although uncontrolled dumping in China is common, it is not the only means of managing waste. The removal of hutongs has resulted in large amounts of building rubble, much of which is sorted by people who work the streets for...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences
Education & Development

Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences

...children and property and women, is two drachmae when he disembarks at the Piraeus. The quote above is taken from Plato's dialogue Gorgias (§511d–e). In this and the following passage, which is likely to seem more than a little insensitive to present day readers, Socrates compares the work of two professions — the navigators or ship's skippers and the engineers –...
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...research has shown that the population is declining by 6% per year. These intelligent animals are increasingly vulnerable to threats like overfishing, getting tangled in nets, and pollution. But if you don't have an expensive camera or specialist training, don't despair. Monitoring dolphins is something that anyone can do. Here at Chanonry Point, we're a little bit...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...researching and deciding on brand, product and technology. Related to this are the benefits the customer may receive from purchasing this television such as high definition, being able to watch 3D programmes, being the envy of their friends etc. If the benefits outweigh the cost, the purchase would have ‘added value’ for the customer.. In marketing, all organisations...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

...children’s birthday party and splitting the bill in a restaurant. Addition (+) is used when you want to find the total, or sum, of two or more amounts. Subtraction (−) is used when you want to find the difference between two amounts or how much of something you have left after a quantity is used. For example, if you want to find out how much change you are owed after...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs