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Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role

...energy expenditure, which varies from low to high a positive correlation with physical fitness. It is important to note that physical activity and exercise are not quite the same thing. Unlike occupational and household physical activity, exercise is a form of leisure physical activity that is undertaken to achieve a particular objective, such as improved fitness and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...energy was moonshine. Could never happen. The next morning, Leo Szilard invented the nuclear chain reaction, the next morning. So we have to be careful. Let’s look at nuclear fusion in particular. Long ago, they invented a method of generating unlimited amounts of energy, long ago. It’s called the hydrogen bomb. So now, fusion concentrates on containment. And AI has...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...energy, besides. Let's start with the water. Where does it originate? NARRATOR 2 Every bottle carries a date code stamp from the production facility where it was bottled. This code shows the best before date as well as the production lot code of the process batch when it was bottled along with many other thousands of bottles which were filled during that shift. The water...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
A modest liking for Liverpool
History & The Arts

A modest liking for Liverpool

...energies rage round them in a gigantic maturity. V The time was when Liverpool was practically the sole port of entry for our human cargoes, indentured apprentices of the beautiful, the historical. With the almost immediate transference of the original transatlantic steamship interests from Bristol, Liverpool became the only place where you could arrive. American lines,...
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Article 10 mins
10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...energy food and really good for polar explorers. But what about us mere mortals? Dr Claire Turner explains: "The Cochrane Group report in 2012 showed that consuming an amount of up to 100g of dark chocolate every day may lower your blood pressure by dilating (slightly opening) your blood vessels. This is due to compounds in dark chocolate called flavanols, which act by...
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Article 5 mins
Dance skills
Education & Development

Dance skills

...energies to achieve this. But, if the head, upper torso and pelvis are out of alignment, then this places unequal stress on muscles, ligaments and joints. The body will tire easily and it will become difficult to maintain balance. The centre of gravity for a dancer is in the pelvis, just below the navel. It is important to try to keep the line of gravity within the base...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage
History & The Arts

Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage

...energy and the national curriculum. In the future, those interests may change, and the Trust will almost certainly have to respond to those changes with a different approach. Similarly, the economic and political climate may change and further influence the way Aberdulais Falls operates as a visitor attraction. You can find information about other industrial sites in...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
The winding garden path: Radicalism amongst the flower beds
History & The Arts

The winding garden path: Radicalism amongst the flower beds

...energy" or something like that. And so you walk through the garden and there are these constant references within that space to political campaigners, to the lives of people that have been involved in it. Laurie Taylor: Tim, you're impressed by this. I mean you feel this is a phenomenon which deserves more recognition? Tim Jordan: Oh certainly. I think it's very welcome,...
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Article 15 mins