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Selective laser melting (SLM)
Science, Maths & Technology

Selective laser melting (SLM)

...based super alloys (rapid cooling rates limit the extent to which precipitates can form, limiting the possible strength without post-thermal treatments). Titanium alloys (high gas solubility of titanium requires exceptional shielding; this can be expensive for large powder bed systems requiring very large volumes of shielding gas). Gold, silver, platinum, palladium...
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How do fire controls harm biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

How do fire controls harm biodiversity?

...de Oliveira Andrade...[Savanna Hawk] A savannah Hawk perches on a fence post in Pantanal, Brazil Policies that prevent fires caused by people in El Cerrado (the Brazilian savannah) lead to biodiversity losses because they promote the expansion of forests with dense vegetation. This is the main conclusion of a study that examined impacts over the last 30 years in parts of...
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Week 1 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 1 Civilisations: The debate

...de Brassempouy (BBC USE)] Dame de Brassempouy c. 23000 - 20000 BC Welcome to the first post-viewing discussion of Civilisations. I was one of the OU's academic consultants on the series and for close to two years now we have been watching this hugely amibtious series develop. Tonight's episode was the first of nine that are going to take you chronologically all the way...
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The genetics of autism
Health, Sports & Psychology

The genetics of autism

...de novo mutations, can also play a role in the development of autism. Researchers think that these de novo gene variants may play a more prominent role in those families where just one person has autism (also called sporadic autism). The occurrence of new genetic changes, not inherited from either parent, could explain why in some families only one person is affected by...
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Housing beyond borders
Society, Politics & Law

Housing beyond borders

...based on research conducted by the team of researchers at the University of Sheffield. How to explore the maps On the Manchester and Salford map, each of the location icons represents a housing development. Click on any icon on the map to find out more about each property. You will be able to see more about the owner(s) of the developments, which non-UK actors financed...
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Impossible Peace 2: Thrown to the political wolves
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Thrown to the political wolves

...based battalions here in Northern Ireland will be disbanded. In my first question to Colonel Mark Campbell on Monday afternoon, I asked was this the day his soldiers were thrown to the political wolves. He pushed that away: "No, not at all. I wouldn't accept that. This is clearly a security issue... And our assessment is, particularly following the Provisional IRA...
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Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes
History & The Arts

Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes

...based on the linked binaries of hero v villain, good v bad, and right v wrong, with the former winning out in the end. More recent versions of superhero movies trouble these simple distinctions somewhat. For example, The Dark Knight version of Batman is less clear cut, and the two groups of X-men can be seen as more about assimilationism v radical approaches to activism....
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How international is management education?
Money & Business

How international is management education?

...based acculturation effects were not observed. The article concludes with a discussion of opportunities for management educators to develop a “glocal” approach to online course curriculum design, intentionally blending global perspectives with locally relevant knowledge and managerial skills. Read the article: Ramanau, Ruslan (2016). Internationalization at a...
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