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Getting started with French 1
Languages

Getting started with French 1

...l) are silent (Paris is pronounced as ‘paree’). When followed by an -e, however, they become pronounced: in the words allemand and français you don’t pronounce the final d or s; but in the feminine forms allemande and française, the d and the s are pronounced (as [d] and [z] respectively). Note that word-final -e itself is not pronounced. Table 2 Pronunciation of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The Church of England is perhaps the most familiar expression of Christianity to many in Britain. However, the world population of Christians is changing. As recently as 1910, there were four times as many Christians in the ‘Global North’ as in the ‘Global South’. By 2011, more than 61% of Christians worldwide lived in the ‘Global...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...l). Question 34 What fraction of a gram is a milligram? Answer A milligram is one-thousandth of a gram: As noted above, tap water is never pure in the sense that it contains only water molecules and no other chemicals. Even bottled waters are not 100% water. Which substances are dissolved in water and in what concentrations? If you drink bottled mineral water, look at the...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...L., Roach, M. and Jiang, L. (2003) ‘Learning in online forums’. European Management Journal, 21 (5), pp. 565–577. Griffin, L. and Roy, J. (2019) ‘A great resource that should be utilised more, but also a place of anxiety: student perspectives on using an online discussion forum’. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning. doi:...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...L., Tack, J., Ianiro, G., Abenavoli, L. and Scarpellini, E. (2023) ‘Human Genes Involved in the Interaction between Host and Gut Microbiome: Regulation and Pathogenic Mechanisms’, Genes (Basel), 14(4), p. 857. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14040857 Bolte, L.A., Vila, A.V., Imhann, F., Collij, V., Gacesa, R., Peters, V., Wijmenga, C. and Kurilshikov, A....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...L. (2000) ‘Relationship between outer membrane alterations and susceptibility to antimicrobial agents in isogenic strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae’, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 273–7 [Online]. Available at https://academic.oup.com/ jac/ article/ 46/ 2/ 273/ 881421 (Accessed 30 November 2017). Kisgen, J and Whitney, D. (2008)...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare
History & The Arts

Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare

...L. (1988) Below the Magic Mountain: A Social History of Tuberculosis in Twentieth-Century Britain, Oxford: Clarendon Press. Burnett, J. (1979) Plenty and Want: A Social History of Diet in England from 1815 to the Present Day, London: Scolar Press. Davidson, R. and Hall, L.A. (eds) (2001) Sex, Sin and Suffering: Venereal Disease and European Society since 1870, London:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Blood and the respiratory system
Science, Maths & Technology

Blood and the respiratory system

...L. C., Evans, K. C., Frackowiak, R. S. J. and Corfield, D. R. (2003) ‘Neural correlates of voluntary breathing in humans’, Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 1170–8. Muncie Jr., H. L. and Campbell, J. S. (2009) ‘Alpha and beta thalassemia’, American Family Physician, vol. 80, no. 4, pp. 339–44. Shakespeare, W. (1605) The Merchant of Venice,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs