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Advanced German: Regional landscapes
Languages

Advanced German: Regional landscapes

...sources, and write a short piece about the three-nations region around Lake Constance...German regions and landscapes, local traditions and the notion of Heimat are at the centre of this free course, Advanced German: Regional landscapes. You will describe images, make notes from a variety of sources, and write a short piece about the three-nations region around Lake...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Jack Perks - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Jack Perks - Earth in Vision

...source to where it enters the River Trent – water voles, dippers, otters, all this amazing wildlife that I didn’t realise I had locally. I’ve got a book coming out in September; I’ve always got something on the go so I keep myself busy. What do you expect to be doing in the next ten years? Hopefully, making enough money to keep the heating on and have a...
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What is a virus?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a virus?

...opens and releases its RNA genome, which is then used as a template to make more viral RNA and proteins. It has been found that cells involved in both the innate and adaptive immune systems can become rapidly depleted following SARS-CoV-2 infection, thereby severely compromising antiviral immunity. [Diagram of coronavirus structure] Figure 2. Diagram of coronavirus...
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Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)

...in the Cabinet. Most appear to have become embedded into positions they do not really understand. Things are fast evolving. We await forthcoming events with interest and more than a little trepidation. This article was published in the journal 'Progressive Democracy', and the opinions expressed are those of the author and may not represent those of The Open University....
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Multiple Moonlets Maketh Mystery
Science, Maths & Technology

Multiple Moonlets Maketh Mystery

...Open University research student Zoe Morland...The Moon is the most extensively studied planetary body outside of Earth. Despite this, its formation mechanism is still a mystery. Transcript Astronomy & Planetary Science The Formation of the Moon Zoe Morland: Have you wondered how the Moon was made? The Moon is the most extensively studied planetary body outside of Earth....
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Cwestiynau Cyffredin am Gyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored
Nature & Environment

Cwestiynau Cyffredin am Gyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored

...Open’ I ddileu ffeil, dewiswch hi a dewiswch ‘Delete’. Pam nad yw'r gyfrifiannell yn gofyn am ddata go iawn? Bydd rhai cyfrifianellau'n gofyn i ddefnyddwyr am ‘ddata go iawn’, fel faint o nwy a thrydan y maent yn ei ddefnyddio bob blwyddyn, faint o filltiroedd y maent yn ei deithio mewn car, pa mor bell y maent yn hedfan ac ati. Fodd bynnag, mae llawer o...
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Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?

...open wound, where a street dog grabbed hold of him and dragged him for four feet before his great-aunt Veena came out of the house screaming. “That’s when the dog grabbed onto my face,” says Veena, her own right cheek imprinted with the faint outline of canine teeth. She later lost consciousness as she and Bhuvan were being driven to their local, rural hospital. A...
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What is a scientific model?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a scientific model?

...open up the model, okay, so what it’s showing me here is you can see here that it’s showing me that field size has a positive influence on skylark numbers. The bigger the field size, the more skylarks there are. And it’s also showing me that there’s in effect a crop type there. It’s showing me that spring cereals here have more skylarks in them than winter...
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