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Water jet cutting (Hydrodynamic cutting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Water jet cutting (Hydrodynamic cutting)

...profiling sheet materials. Cutting medium is water with additives to aid coherence of the jet stream, reduce noise and prevent freezing. The jet has a velocity of 5–15 m s-1, a flow rate of up to 75 l min-1 and produces a force of 5–135 N on the workpiece. Pressure of jet varies from 70 to 415 MPa; the greater the pressure, the greater the penetration and quality of...
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Article 10 mins
Learning to swim in murky seas: Exploitation of the Electorate via Social Media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning to swim in murky seas: Exploitation of the Electorate via Social Media

...profile. [An image of the 'Who Targets Me' app that shows which advertisers are targeting the user.] Screenshot of a browser showing which companies are targeting your Facebook profile We live in an exceptional age in history with powers of communication never seen before. It is this that throws us socially and politically into the deep end of a pool of murky waters....
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Hybrid working: starting in the workplace
Money & Business

Hybrid working: starting in the workplace

...profile, and as cheesy as it sounds really helps reaching out to your past alumnis, who, I mean, for me at least, it was great, especially if you're in an industry where you're not sure if you want to be in there, just to get the experience and they’re always there to help you. Again, maybe doing courses to upskill yourself if you don't think that you have the necessary...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Exploring depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring depression

...et al., 2015). The 12-month prevalence of depression in Europe is 6.9% (Bschor et al., 2014). Anxiety disorders can precede depression, and symptoms can overlap, with anxiety often co-existing with depression. The course of illness can be episodic with periods of ill health and recovery. More than half of depressed patients recover within six months, but in around 15% of...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...et al., 2013; Law and Perryman, 2015). Today, OpenLearn’s audience is global, and its video content is also shared on YouTube, collectively reaching over 14 million people a year, rising to 22 million during the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The activity, now a business-as-usual function for the OU, has been researched and evaluated to investigate the...
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Language on the move: Migrating literature and Zachary Richard’s Cajun tales
Languages

Language on the move: Migrating literature and Zachary Richard’s Cajun tales

...et ‘Tit Edvard dans le grand Nord, the second tale in a trilogy by Cajun poet and singer-songwriter Zachary Richard, which also includes Conte cajun: L’histoire de Télesphore et de ‘Tit Edvard and Les aventures de Télesphore et ‘Tit Edvard au Vieux Pays. Likewise, Cajun culture and French in Louisiana seem very much alive, for the tales are written in French...
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Article 15 mins
Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...To help do this, it is useful to keep in mind the student experience. Maldrez et al. (2007), through their large sample of student teachers, identified four key themes that underpin the process of learning to be a teacher: the concept of teacher identity or sense of self as teacher the importance of potential and actual relationships with a number of ‘significant others’ the role of emotion in student teachers’ ......
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Harry Potter and death and bereavement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Harry Potter and death and bereavement

...et al., 1996)– a popular theory of grief which posits that us Muggles retain connections with the dead long after they have died. via GIPHY In some ways, Harry Potter’s first experience of bereavement is the polar opposite of the bereavement that is the focus of my own research. Harry loses his parents when he is a mere baby – the focus of my interest is in parents...
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