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Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 2

...division 100 close m line 2 equals 3.27 m c.The distance to your friend’s house is about 2324 m. How far is this in kilometres? Answer c.There are 1000 m in 1 km. You are converting from a physically smaller unit to a physically larger unit, so divide by 1000 to change metres into kilometres. So, multiline equation line 1 distance to the house equation left hand side...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)
History & The Arts

CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)

...division of land, resulting from sales, speculations, inheritances, must be abolished by a collective and methodical land policy." At this early stage the desire to re-shape cities and towns is clear. Out is the "chaotic" jumble of streets, shops, and houses which existed in European cities at the time; in is a zoned city, comprising of standardised dwellings and...
How can Theresa May escape from the Fixed Term Parliaments Act?
Society, Politics & Law

How can Theresa May escape from the Fixed Term Parliaments Act?

...divisions within Westminster over Brexit. In her speech, she singled out Labour and the Liberal Democrats, as well as the House of Lords: “In recent weeks Labour have threatened to vote against the final agreement we reach with the EU. The Liberal Democrats have said they want to grind the business of government to a standstill, the SNP say they vote against the...
Can protective headgear increase the risk of injury to rugby players?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can protective headgear increase the risk of injury to rugby players?

...division-one oponents, the Old Aztecs, at Dust Roads Park in San Diego in 2014. But is it time to look again at protective headgear for all players? Rugby, with its rucks and its mauls, its scrums and its tackles, is considered one of the most physical sports played in schools. Head injuries and concussions pose a serious threat to the welfare of young players. And...
Saving capitalists from themselves?
Society, Politics & Law

Saving capitalists from themselves?

...divisions within that 1%, and vote for big rich men who claim they will defend the poor against other big rich men. In particular, these big men say they will defend us against faceless global corporations. This is linked to a growing isolationism. In the UK we have Brexit. The US elected Donald Trump on his promises to break global trade treaties. Clearly the EU and...
Understanding interstrand crosslink repair in Drosophila
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding interstrand crosslink repair in Drosophila

...division halts preventing continuous replication of damage cells which is seen in normal ageing. Moreover, in Werner syndrome, a disorder that results in premature ageing (adult progeria), patients have a defect (mutation) in the WRN gene (see fig2). Werner syndrome is characterized by the appearance of premature aging, therefore used as a model for understanding normal...
Brexit and the Irish border
OpenLearn Ireland

Brexit and the Irish border

...division between those who wished to remain in the United Kingdom and those who wanted a united Ireland; a 32 county state independent from Britain. Many unionists firm allegiance was to the British crown and to what they only referred to as ‘the mainland’ of the island of Britain. In contrast, an IRA campaign from 1956 to 1962 attacked the border and is still known...
Egyptian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Egyptian mathematics

...division appreciate the advanced understanding of mathematics in Ancient Egypt in relation to the manipulation of fractions consider some views of the mathematics of Ancient Egypt in relation to that of the Babylonians...Egyptian mathematics: 1.1 Mathematics in Egyptian history - Only a small number of the surviving Egyptian papyri are concerned with mathematical...
Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs