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...Le Havre, Brest, Marseille, Toulon and Nice are all seaport cities, while Paris and Bordeaux are principal inland ports. All the rest of the twenty largest cities are situated on or near rivers, but are not considered major port cities. Note that the first description makes no mention of the cities shown, whilst the second makes no mention of specific rivers. When...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Surfaces
Science, Maths & Technology

Surfaces

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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...le Paslier, D., Yamada, T., Mende, D.R., Fernandes, G.R., Tap, J., et al. (2011) ‘Enterotypes of the human gut microbiome’, Nature, 473, pp. 174–180. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09944 Aune, D., Chan, D.S.M., Lau, R., Vieira, R., Greenwood, D.C., Kampman, E. and Norat, T. (2011) ‘Dietary fibre, whole grains, and risk of colorectal cancer: systematic...
Metals in medicine
Science, Maths & Technology

Metals in medicine

...Du Cane Medical Imagine Ltd / Science Photo Library 227677: Figure 2: Copyright Holder Unknown 227680: Figure 4: Copyright Holder Unknown 227683: Figure 5: cylonphoto / 123RF 227690: Figure 7: Copyright Holder Unknown 227707: Figure 10: Copyright Holder Unknown 227713: Figure 13: Royal Society of Chemistry 227715: Figure 14: El Saghir, N. S. et al. (2005)
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introduction to complex analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to complex analysis

...le Rond d’Alembert (1717–1783), who is perhaps best remembered for his work in classical mechanics. Indeed, the Cauchy–Riemann equations were written down by d’Alembert in an essay on fluid dynamics in 1752 to describe the velocity components of a two-dimensional irrotational fluid flow. [Described image] Jean le Rond d’Alembert (1717–1783) The...
The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...les Glaces et l’Activité) instrument, which can detect minerals on the martian surface. Clay minerals and hydrated sulfates, which can only form in the presence of water, were found at Terra Meridiani, Mawrth Vallis, Nili Fossae, Aram Chaos, and Valles Marineris - as well as in isolated locations in the martian Highlands. Combining relative age information obtained...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...LES Employment Gazette According to the annual General Household Survey, the labour market position of blacks deteriorated relative to that of whites between the 1970s and 1980s. The difference between the black and white wage rose from 7.3 to 12.1 per cent while the difference between unemployment rates rose from 2.6 to 10.9 percentage points. And things have got worse...
Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Languages

Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...du – ud de – ed dy – yd di – id zha – azh zho – ozh zhu – uzh zhe – ezh zhy – yzh zhi – izh za – az zo – oz zu – uz ze – ez zy – yz zi – iz y – i yo – oi yu – ui ye – ei y – yi yi – ii ka – ak ko – ok ku – uk ke – ek ky – yk ki – ik la – al lo – ol lu – ul le – el ly – yl li – il ma – am mo – om mu...