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What do genes do?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do genes do?

...think this process occurs in the cell? Answer It must occur in the nucleus where the DNA in the cell is located. However, once mRNA is produced, it leaves the nucleus and protein synthesis – translation – occurs in the cytoplasm. Thus transcription and translation are separated both in space within the cell and in time, in that one occurs after the other, as shown...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Understanding mortgages
Money & Business

Understanding mortgages

...thinks you can afford to pay back (the ‘affordability test’). This involves the lender reviewing your income and spending – typically aided by studying your bank statements for the past three months. When it comes to your spending the focus will be on your regular and contractual expenditure (e.g. mobile phone contract, school fees, and home insurance) rather than...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Rhyddhau amrywiaeth y gorffennol
History & The Arts

Rhyddhau amrywiaeth y gorffennol

...system garchardai, mae Mary Louisa Gordon (1861-1941), meddyg o Brydain ac arolygydd carchardai yn dwyn i gof: I came across another young woman who was continually in prison for stealing men’s clothes. She had several long sentences. I asked her what would keep her out of prison, and she replied, “If I could go to sea.” On investigation I found that she felt it...
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A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Education & Development

A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu

...system to ensure all the microphones used for speaking were balanced at the right volume, so was in a good position to see the actual enthronement. Every available chair was used, plus more chairs were hired to extend the seating capacity as much as possible. The processions moved from St David’s chapel beside the vestry, past the south transcept gallery where the huge...
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Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting
Money & Business

Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting

...thinking of, or representing, numbers. A fraction represents a part of something. If you decide to share out something equally between two people, then each receives a half of the total and this is represented by the symbol ½. A fraction is just the ratio of two numbers: 1/2, 3/5, 12/8, etc. We get the corresponding decimal form 0.5, 0.6, 1.5 respectively by performing...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

...think about taking other courses, for example enrolling at a college for a formal qualification. (You will be given details on this at the end of the course.)...Introduction and guidance: How to get a badge - Getting a badge is straightforward! Here’s what you have to do: read all of the pages of the course score 70% or more in the end-of-course quiz. For all the...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...think to yourself that the coat shown costs about £300. £290 is considerably closer to £300 than it is to £200, so £300 is a reasonable approximation. In this case, 290 has been rounded up to 300. Similarly, 208 would be rounded down to 200 because it is closer to 200 than it is to 300. Both numbers have been rounded to the nearest hundred pounds. When rounding to...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Data analysis: visualisations in Excel
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: visualisations in Excel

...system separators’, you can enter alternative symbols to use instead. [Screenshot showing how to select the advanced option in Excel] Figure 5 Advanced options in Excel You can adjust the date format by selecting a cell that contains a date, then clicking on Format in the Home ribbon under Cells and Format Cells … or by right-clicking on the cells and selecting Format...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs