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Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...source of the cowpox virus he used to vaccinate people against smallpox. Vaccination originally meant deliberate infection with the cowpox virus (vaccinia), which is responsible for a relatively benign infection on the udders of cows and can be transferred to people, where it usually causes pustules on the hands. However, serious complications can ensue in a minority of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
The body in antiquity
History & The Arts

The body in antiquity

...Open University course A864 MA Classical Studies Part 2. [Described image] Figure 1 Copy of Discobolus, by Myron (fifth century BCE), marble. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Photo: Ancient Art and Architecture Collection Ltd/Bridgeman Images...The body in antiquity: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand what makes the study...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...Open University course B100 An introduction to business and management...Different types of business: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe different types businesses explain different ways of classifying businesses: by size, industry sector and ownership type apply these ideas to a real business through a video case...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Cell signalling
Science, Maths & Technology

Cell signalling

...opening of ion channels to effect a change in the membrane potential or the contraction of muscle fibres, which occur within milliseconds of signal reception, or may take minutes, such as whole cell movement, synthesis of new proteins or changes in metabolic activity. There are also longer-term responses, which may be on the scale of hours or even days, such as cell...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Hajj 2015: Balancing pilgrimage with consumerism
History & The Arts

Hajj 2015: Balancing pilgrimage with consumerism

...opening, in 1866, of a railway connecting Lourdes to Paris that made the once-remote town accessible to the general populace. The Shikoku pilgrimage, a 900-mile journey around Japan’s fourth island to 88 Buddhist temples, was initially an ascetic journey embarked on mainly by young men. By the late 1940s, it had almost died out, but it was revived and transformed in the...
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Article 5 mins
Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?

...the joker and it begs the question if we create heroes will we also create villains? Explore superheroes in more detail Want to find out more about contemporary sport? The Open University has produced a new module 'Exploring contemporary issues in sport and exercise' which has it's first presentation in October 2016. Visit our course page to find out more and sign up....
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Article 15 mins
The outgoing Prime Minister and his replacement: Gladstone makes way for Rosebery
History & The Arts

The outgoing Prime Minister and his replacement: Gladstone makes way for Rosebery

...open. The reorganised Ministry will then appear for the first time before their supporter. The prorogation speech by Her Majesty, which was signed with the ordinary prorogation papers at the Council on Saturday, and which will be read at tomorrow's meeting of the two Houses of Parliament, is not a message of great length or significance. It is the last official document...
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Article 10 mins
Does the US have a legal obligation to accept refugees?
Society, Politics & Law

Does the US have a legal obligation to accept refugees?

...open to people who already have refugee status (or would be likely to qualify), who are outside the US, but may wish the US to consider them for entry as a resettled refugee. The US had been due to take in 110,000 refugees under USRAP in 2017, but in the executive order Trump indicates he wants this number to be more than halved to an intake of 50,000 refugees. The...
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Article 5 mins