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Business Bursts: Supply chain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Supply chain

...and the paper is printed and produced in Brazil. So in trying to actually create shorter supply chains and therefore greater value for these kinds of companies is a bigger management, but also marketing challenge particularly because of concerns about sustainability of the goods they sell and the energy input into producing them and where they come from. 3’52”...
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Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation

...energy. Economy quiz Test your knowledge about the UK economy. [image of a shopping centre?] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience... Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Edge or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. What you'll learn on the course The five-hour course is...
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Irish Gothic story competition winners
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Gothic story competition winners

...drew readers’ attention on account of its lively energy, earthy imagery and unique Irish flavour. Mitchell skilfully renders the growing disorientation and then panic of Mad Declan, for whom a slight spook in the pub’s storeroom gives way to an unexpected encounter, all of which is comically undercut by a playful closing punchline." Congratulations to all winners!...
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Introducing environment
Nature & Environment

Introducing environment

...energy efficiency of council homes. No ordinary house? A conventional -looking home is a cutting-edge example of self-sufficient living. Selling the green dream Developers can build eco-houses, but who buys them? The green pioneers What it's like to live in the innovative Hockerton settlement. Garden gold The exciting microscopic world of the garden compost heap. Tackling...
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How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?

...energy. Gender bias on Wikipedia is such a big deal that it even has its own Wikipedia page. Once you’ve got the hang of Wikipedia editing, you don’t even have to do a lot of heavy-lifting to make a difference. You can do some tidying up and micro-improvement of pages about scientists that are already there. Anything from fixing typos or improving readability, to...
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What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?
Science, Maths & Technology

What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?

...energy of the dinitrogen bond. What is the bond order in dinitrogen, N2? Three as dinitrogen contains a triple bond, N≡N. Green plants depend on nitrogen fixation - the combination of atmospheric nitrogen with hydrogen and oxygen to form ammonium compounds or nitrates. On the roots of peas, beans and other members of the legume family, there are nodules (Figure 5),...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Animals at the extremes: polar biology
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: polar biology

...energy storage and reproductive habits as well as thermoregulation. In many cases, such changes involve ‘ordinary’ physiological mechanisms being pushed to extremes. The study of such physiological adaptations can help us to understand how humans and domestic animals could cope with similar conditions that arise under artificial or pathological conditions. For...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks
Health, Sports & Psychology

Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks

...energy of millions of supporters. I dedicate this victory to the people of Tajikistan. This is our shared victory. Thank you so much. Footnote: Tajik social media users with longer memories and/or an eye for detail have pointed out that Nazarov is not the first Tajik Olympic champion. That honour belongs to another hammer thrower, Andrei Abduvaliyev. But Abduvaliyev won...
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