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Developing high trust work relationships
Money & Business

Developing high trust work relationships

...types of work schedules. This spatial and temporal dispersion of work renders traditional control and monitoring unviable and implies the need for a new type of both interdependence and cooperation between workers and managers. Diversity – people are also working within a diverse workforce across different geographical locations both nationally and internationally. As...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
How do fire controls harm biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

How do fire controls harm biodiversity?

...de Oliveira Andrade...[Savanna Hawk] A savannah Hawk perches on a fence post in Pantanal, Brazil Policies that prevent fires caused by people in El Cerrado (the Brazilian savannah) lead to biodiversity losses because they promote the expansion of forests with dense vegetation. This is the main conclusion of a study that examined impacts over the last 30 years in parts of...
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Week 1 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 1 Civilisations: The debate

...de Brassempouy (BBC USE)] Dame de Brassempouy c. 23000 - 20000 BC Welcome to the first post-viewing discussion of Civilisations. I was one of the OU's academic consultants on the series and for close to two years now we have been watching this hugely amibtious series develop. Tonight's episode was the first of nine that are going to take you chronologically all the way...
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The genetics of autism
Health, Sports & Psychology

The genetics of autism

...de novo mutations, can also play a role in the development of autism. Researchers think that these de novo gene variants may play a more prominent role in those families where just one person has autism (also called sporadic autism). The occurrence of new genetic changes, not inherited from either parent, could explain why in some families only one person is affected by...
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Advanced German: Language, culture and history
Languages

Advanced German: Language, culture and history

...des Hörberichts an. Beantworten Sie dann die Fragen. Welcher Aspekt der ostfriesischen Landschaft wird von mehreren Personen in diesem Teil des Hörberichts erwähnt? Die Flachheit der Landschaft wird durch zwei Witze illustriert. Wie lauten diese beiden Witze? Welchen Nachteil hat diese flache Landschaft für Sehgeschädigte? Einer der Interviewten vergleicht den...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...type your answer or thoughts into the text box and save your answer to read the comment for this activity. NARRATOR What is language? Language is one of the defining features of what it means to be human. As the philosopher René Descartes once said, ‘There is no other animal, however perfect and fortunately situated, that can put words together in a manner to convey...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An overview of wound care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An overview of wound care

...type. Your organisation may have a tissue viability practitioner; if this is so you may want to spend some time asking them about their role and the support they can offer to those caring for service users with wounds. With all wounds, if bleeding is present it should be controlled before the wound is cleaned and dressed. Wound dressings Before you move on to the final...
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Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...phrase in Latin, ‘testimonium perpetui dominii’, which is a misquotation of the ceremonial words Desponsamus te, mare, in signum veri perpetuique domini (‘We wed thee, sea, in the sign of the true and everlasting Lord’). We saw the ceremony of the Doges marrying the sea one of the finest sights in the world. About 9 I saw the Doge at Mass in the chapel of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs