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How I wrote Frankenstein
History & The Arts

How I wrote Frankenstein

...working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and stir with an uneasy, half vital motion. Frightful must it be; for supremely frightful would be the effect of any human endeavour to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world. His success would terrify the artist; he would rush away from his odious handywork, horror-stricken. He would hope that, left...
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Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation

...work, looking like they haven’t tried with their appearance, or rapid weight loss or gain. Early detection suggests there are some effective treatment strategies (SkyBrary). If you are concerned about your mental wellbeing, then complete the: Hassles and Uplifts Scale (HUS) and/or Social Readjustment rating scale (SRRS) and reach out to the Peer Support Program. Tips...
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Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...work out their own rules as they go along, and find ways to live together without governments telling them what to do? Now start thinking more about what democracy is in Activity 1. Activity 1 The class needs to make a decision on an issue. Once the decision is made, everyone has to stick to it. Without prior discussion, ask pupils for ideas about how the decision ought...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Sperm counts
Nature & Environment

Sperm counts

...and various proteins to keep the sperm healthy and functional. Together the sperm and seminal fluid are called semen. To make a baby you need both the sperm and the seminal fluid as neither on their own is likely to result in fertilization that’s why vasectomy – preventing sperm and seminal fluid from being delivered together - works so well in preventing pregnancy....
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Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis

...working on improving green spaces together, or campaigning for bike lanes. Being part of a group gives a sense of togetherness and belonging and creates social bonds which help us to feel supported as we manage our feelings. 2. Taking Action Activism can help with feelings of eco-anxiety. This young activist sums up how activism has helped her: ‘I’m involved in...
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Eutrophication
Nature & Environment

Eutrophication

...works). [Figure 1.10] Figure 1.10 Polluted river in an industrial area. For lakes with no written historical records, the diatom record of sediments can be used to study earlier periods of natural change in water quality, and to provide a baseline against which to evaluate trends in artificial or human-induced eutrophication. Diatoms are microscopic photosynthetic...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introducing vectors for engineering applications
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing vectors for engineering applications

...work with vectors represented in component form. Section 3 is concerned with vector algebra, and considers how equations involving vectors can be solved. Finally, Section 4 introduces the scalar product of vectors, a multiplication operation that takes into account direction as well as magnitude. Solutions to the activities which appear in this course can be found on this...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...work within the body. There is an ‘energy currency’ is used by the body in the same way that society uses money, known as adenosine triphosphate or ATP. ATP is represented in Figure 2 and is synthesized when certain nutrients are catabolized by the body. You do not need to remember the structure of ATP, but do note the three phosphate groups (triphosphate) and the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs