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Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...sources of water is precipitation. At this point, you will consider the size of the drops of water that make up clouds or rain (Figure 5). [Figure 5] Figure 5 A water droplet The typical distance across a water droplet in a cloud is one hundred-thousandth of a metre, that is, m or 0.000 01m. This corresponds to mm or 0.01 mm, which is very small. Imagine dividing the gap...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...opened up new habitats and new sources of food that the mammals were quick to exploit. Question 1 Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Using your general knowledge of mammals, try describing up to three biological features that mammals commonly possess. Discussion Mammals are distinguished by: the production of milk the possession of hair or similar structures, such as bristles...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Nine days' wonder in York
History & The Arts

Nine days' wonder in York

...openings to the sky, that let in the colored evening light. You could not get lost in it, for it was so free of all such architectural undergrowth as cumbers the perspectives of some cathedrals; besides, the afternoon of our visit there were so many other Americans that you could easily have asked your way in your own dialect. We loitered over its lengths and breadths,...
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Article 10 mins
From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language
Health, Sports & Psychology

From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language

...Open University course : SDK228 The science of the mind: investigating mental health...From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise definitions and applications of key terms relating to mental health understand and apply basic grammatical terminology describe briefly the different...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Why is Mongolia a good place to die?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is Mongolia a good place to die?

...source of his torment, a bloated, fluid-filled abdomen, a typical symptom of late-stage liver cancer. The comforting evidence of family surrounds him. At one end of his bed there is a large wooden board propped up on a table and tied to one of the ger’s rafters. It’s covered with colour photos of big groups of adults and children. To the side there’s a small altar...
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Article 15 mins
Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb
Money & Business

Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb

...Open University Business School, is here to answer a few more questions following this week’s episode of The Bottom Line. Sally's research is at the forefront of theoretical and relevant issues in marketing strategy, segmentation, customer relationship management (CRM) and consumer behaviour. What is customer relationship management (CRM)? And why has it become so...
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Article 5 mins
The refugees hoping to make a splash at Rio 2016
Health, Sports & Psychology

The refugees hoping to make a splash at Rio 2016

...Opening Ceremony, it will be the first time a team will march at the Olympics representing no nation. They will march to the Olympic Anthem; they will carry the Olympic flag. While ROA will be the first organized team to represent nationless peoples at the Games, the athletes will not be the first to participate in the Olympics without being on a national team. According...
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Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?

...open 400 points lower. Similar losses were seen worldwide as US$2 trillion was lopped off the value of global markets. Equity markets now show strong signs of recovery, but this is only one part of the overall picture. More telling – and more significant – is the behavior of investors making longer-term commitments. Property funds with substantial U.K. holdings have...
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Article 5 mins