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Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...work for Ross. A latent print on the tin from the suspect Asbury's home was identified as having been made by the victim, Ross. One latent print on a Christmas gift tag from the murder scene was identified as belonging to Asbury (Figure 2). The 16 points of identification (matching characteristics) are shown on each print. You can get an idea of how difficult fingerprint...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...works’, and its role in the treatment and/or punishment of convicted criminals or those on remand. However, some criminologists have been involved in research and debates about the legitimacy of prisons, exploring their purported purposes, their ideological functions, and claims that they cause pain and suffering. This then suggests that a social harm approach to...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Intermediate French: Holiday plans
Languages

Intermediate French: Holiday plans

...work on – thirty to sixty seconds is enough to start with – and try some of the following ideas: jot down the main ideas covered; write a summary in French or in English; transcribe the extract; come back to the same extract a few weeks later to see whether your comprehension has improved. You will now hear some French people explaining whether they take holidays...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Murals in Belfast
OpenLearn Ireland

Murals in Belfast

...work in the United States. Audio What was unusual about this mural was that it was painted by Danny Devenny, a former IRA prisoner and famous Republican muralist, and Mark Ervine, a famous Loyalist muralist. According to Danny Devenny: ‘During the war, the murals told the story of injustices we experienced. Now they show hope for the future’ (quoted in UMassAmherst...
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Article 5 mins
People, automobiles and statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

People, automobiles and statistics

...work. So all those years of discussion and poring over data and looking at statistics and at the end we have a physical vehicle, as we are driving now. And there’s a tremendous sense of pride that I can point at a car as it goes down the road and say ‘I did that bit and I did that bit.’ And it really is a satisfying thing to have done. Vehicle design requires an...
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Article 10 mins
Studying mammals: The opportunists
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The opportunists

...work through the course...Studying mammals: The opportunists: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the concept of energy transfer between trophic levels outline the usefulness and limitations of food chains and food webs using examples, weigh up the value of dietary specialisation and of omnivory summarise the physiological...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...work? Before delving into that area, you will take a look at antibody classes because different antibody classes have different functions in immune defence. Recall the names of three different antibody classes and identify a distinguishing feature of one of these classes of antibody. IgG, IgM and IgA are the three main classes of antibody found in serum – the liquid...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...work, objects with magnitude 6 are in fact about 100 times fainter than those with magnitude 1: each decrease of one magnitude corresponds to roughly a 2.5 times reduction in brightness. Using a large telescope, objects as faint as magnitude 25 may be detected. A 25th magnitude star is around a hundred million times fainter than those near the limit of perception for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs