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The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster
Nature & Environment

The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster

...energy metabolism of oiled ducks does increase markedly to make up for the extra heat loss. As this would require twice the normal food intake to maintain, their body fats are used up instead. Only if internal damage is not severe and body fats are still present may a bird survive. Hartung and Hunt (1966) also showed that many internal organs were affected by oil. His...
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Groups and teamwork
Science, Maths & Technology

Groups and teamwork

...energy of interested and motivated employees. In the Open University, several academics may get together informally and form a self-organising team in order to share and develop the initial ideas for a new course. Participants in self-organising teams benefit from the exchange of ideas and viewpoints, and the implicit need to get things done. Self-organising teams provide...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...energy and consumer goods. In a similar way global migration governance relies on the interactions of various actors, such as states, international organisations, NGOs, grassroots movements and migrants themselves...Introducing International Relations: 2.2 Issues in international relations - ‘Issues’ can be defined as the main topics or subjects that feature in...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Personal development planning for engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal development planning for engineering

...Energy; degree in mechanical engineering, masters in the physics of materials; member of IMechE; CEng] John Bouchard My name is John Bouchard. I'm Professor in Materials for Energy at The Open University, and I lead the Materials Engineering Research Group here. My first degree was in mechanical engineering at Bristol University. I then took a masters degree, by research...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...energy, machines, equipment, buildings and people. For example, the inputs used by a car assembly plant include components, equipment, buildings, labour and energy. You may also have included less tangible inputs to the transformation process, such as information and skills. You might have noticed that, midway down the list, the activities changed from primarily the...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision

...energy, money, endless resources really to make that work, to roll it out, to engage it for decades to come. So yes, I suppose it’s almost like saying could you open up the Earth’s crust and take minerals out and use them, yes, you could , but the process of that would go on for centuries, but you’d have great benefits, pollute the planet, create civil wars,...
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Diary of a Mars operations day
Science, Maths & Technology

Diary of a Mars operations day

...energy when they all give me their ‘go’. There’s a round of thank-yous, and I log out of the virtual room. Now, I need to finish my report and pass on all the details of today’s planning to the next team. It’s 8.30 pm now – an early finish compared to some other planning days. I proof-read my report and upload it, and I have one more task to do: send off the...
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Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...energy and positive mood. Exercise can lead to an increase in self-esteem. Exercise results in the reduction of stress and anxiety. Exercise can prevent the development of mental health problems. Exercise can improve the quality of life of those who are experiences mental health problems. Activity 2 Evidence to support the link between physical activity and mental health...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs