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Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...significant things should be observed, analysed and explained to others (see Pryke et al., 2003). Of course, there are different ways of thinking about theory itself. For many researchers and thinkers, ‘theory’ is not simply a set of operations and assumptions that are brought to an exterior reality, as if from beyond. Working with theory, couching new theories or modifying received theory are all seen as practices: they ......
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...mode of feeding, speed is essential. Let's think for a moment of the features of the water shrew that can be regarded as adaptations for swimming under water. First, oily fur prevents the coat from becoming waterlogged during a dive, and traps air bubbles. The water shrew's oversized feet with hairy ankles and digits act like flippers while the animal is submerged. If a...
Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design
Science, Maths & Technology

Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design

...modes; 63 on-mouse application profiles with hardware, software and autoswitching capability…” and more. While the Magic Mouse embodies Apple’s commitment to design leadership at the price of user choice, the OOMouse embodies the free software community’s preference for openness and customization over unified leadership. Successful open-source projects have always...
Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective

...mode; it may involve a specific metre or a repeated rhythmic pattern; it may be based on a text which must be sung or recited; or it may involve particular processes (e.g. the music must speed up or get louder or more complex). In some cases it doesn't matter what melodic phrases are played, so long as they are based on a particular scale, or relate to a certain harmonic...
Introduction to finite element analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to finite element analysis

...modes of vibration response to harmonic loading general dynamic loading response spectrum loading power spectral density loading spin softening. 4. Non-linear dynamic capabilities time history response of non-linear systems large damping effects impact with plastic deformation. 5. Linear steady-state thermal capabilities homogeneous/non-homogeneous materials...
Reading visual images
Society, Politics & Law

Reading visual images

...et al., 1998, pp. 96–7), does this mean that a photograph can somehow offer a deeper truth about society and history? And is it a different sort of truth from that disclosed by other social science data? Activity 1 Now look closely again at Nick Ut's photograph and try to jot down what information you think it provides about the time, place, events, and people it...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...et River Positive’ grant....Session 1: Biodiversity: Introduction - [Described image] Figure 1 A species-rich floodplain meadow. In this session you will learn about floodplain meadow species and plant communities, and the importance of biodiversity in resilience. Biodiversity is a term that encompasses all the variation in living things. Maintaining and enhancing...
Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting

...the basis of absorption costing. The following definitions are attributed to Horngren et al. (1999). Direct costs are all costs that can be directly attributed to a cost object and that can be traced to it in an economically feasible (cost-effective) way. A cost object is defined as anything for which a separate measurement of costs is desired. For instance, in an analysis of sales regions, the salaries, commissions and ......