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Nine days' wonder in York
History & The Arts

Nine days' wonder in York

...work of sowing by drill was going steadily forward, in the faith that such an unprecedented summer as was now passing would return another year. At all these pleasant labors, of course, the rooks were helping, or at least bossing. II We expected to stay certainly a week, and perhaps two weeks, in York, and our luck with railway hotels had been so smiling elsewhere that we...
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Article 10 mins
Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...works, with illustrations from around the world. This course is designed to be studied for about 2 hours per week over 6 weeks. As there is no start and end date you can study in your own time and your own pace. Throughout this free non-accredited course you will be considering the following overarching questions: What is the importance of understanding ecosystems? How do...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?

...working with the PMA2020 and will integrate the data into national monitoring and evaluation systems. Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director and under-secretary-general of the United Nations, tells SciDev.Net that governments and all partners in reproductive health need to provide information and access to voluntary family planning to all people of reproductive age....
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Article 5 mins
Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert
Languages

Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert

...working in the area when the idea for an explanatory video came up. He explained the importance of these hand signs: While many visitors quickly learn the standard “what now?” sign, it is easy to miss the dozens of diverse hand signals being subtly exchanged in conversation. As in all languages, some elements are traditional and others are recent innovations… hand...
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When should you use a stacked area chart?
Science, Maths & Technology

When should you use a stacked area chart?

...works pretty well in this case, because we have only three companies, and Green’s slope is gentle enough that it doesn’t distort our view of Blue. If, however, we had more companies to track, it’s a good bet that at least one of them would look worse than it is because of the tilted baseline problem. The solution to this problem is to avoid the sexy stacked area...
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Article 5 mins
How do fire controls harm biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

How do fire controls harm biodiversity?

...this sort of vegetation,” he points out. Lucíola Lannes, also a biologist, at the engineering faculty of São Paulo State University in Brazil, says: “the work shows that carbon dioxide mitigation policies that favour fire suppressions cannot be a priority conservation policy in El Cerrado”. This article was originally published by SciDevNet under a CC-BY licence...
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Week 1 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 1 Civilisations: The debate

...works of art, filmed in a mind-boggling range of locations, in response to Kenneth Clark's original Civilisation of 1969. Tonight's episode was presented by Simon Schama, who will host five episodes, but there will also be two each presented by Mary Beard and David Olusoga. Along the way the OU has been a partner on the program, and Gill Perry and I have been providing...
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Activity 5 mins
Transfer moulding
Science, Maths & Technology

Transfer moulding

...work is done on the material during the transfer process, and the heat transfer paths are shorter. This leads to faster heating, curing and cycle times than compression moulding. Materials: Materials are normally thermosetting polymers such as PF, UF, MF, epoxies and rubbers. Additives may be mixed with the base material to encourage free-flowing characteristics. Design:...
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Article 5 mins