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Infection and immunity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Infection and immunity

...Work Projects Administration Poster Collection, Library of Congress Figure 11b: © Everett Collection Historical/Alamy Figure 12: BBC News Magazine Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity...Session 2: Scientific lessons from...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
People, automobiles and statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

People, automobiles and statistics

...work. So all those years of discussion and poring over data and looking at statistics and at the end we have a physical vehicle, as we are driving now. And there’s a tremendous sense of pride that I can point at a car as it goes down the road and say ‘I did that bit and I did that bit.’ And it really is a satisfying thing to have done. Vehicle design requires an...
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Article 10 mins
Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...work, objects with magnitude 6 are in fact about 100 times fainter than those with magnitude 1: each decrease of one magnitude corresponds to roughly a 2.5 times reduction in brightness. Using a large telescope, objects as faint as magnitude 25 may be detected. A 25th magnitude star is around a hundred million times fainter than those near the limit of perception for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...worked with the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust and Long Mead Thames Valley Floodplain Meadow Restoration Project, on a project funded by Ecover, to discover how much carbon is stored in different floodplain land uses, including floodplain meadows. Watch the following video to find out more. CLARE LAWSON So the Floodplain Meadows Partnership had...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Exploring communications technology
Digital & Computing

Exploring communications technology

...works out what syllables it is you are saying. ALLAN JONES Thanks. ...Exploring communications technology: 1.1 Periodic signals - Fundamental to communications is the analogue signal known as the sinusoid or sine wave, shown in Figure 1. Sinusoids are important not only because they turn up naturally in a wide variety of situations, but also for their mathematical...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...work on a biochemical and physiological level...Animal life has adapted to survive in the most unlikely and inhospitable habitats. This free course, Animals at the extremes: the desert environment, looks at the surprisingly diverse desert climates throughout the world and mammals, birds, lizards and amphibians that survive there. It splits these animals into three groups...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Introduction to quantum computing
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to quantum computing

...working to make quantum computers a reality. By the end of this course, you will have a grasp of quantum computing fundamentals, its computational advantages, and the technological advancements shaping its future. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course SM380 Quantum physics: fundamentals and applications...Introduction to quantum...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Deall datganoli yng Nghymru
Society, Politics & Law

Deall datganoli yng Nghymru

...workings of the Assembly and encouraging public participation in the democratic process. (RSHP, d.d.) Crynodeb: Cafodd rhywfaint o bŵer gwleidyddol ei drosglwyddo o San Steffan i Gymru yn raddol yn ystod ail hanner yr ugeinfed ganrif. Cafodd ymgais i sefydlu sefydliadau gwleidyddol ar wahân ei wrthod yn 1979, ond ei basio o drwch blewyn yn 1997. Cafodd strwythurau...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs