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What effects does mercury have on health and the environment?
Science, Maths & Technology

What effects does mercury have on health and the environment?

...to increase even faster). The effects of mercury pollution will be global; because mercury can be dispersed as a vapour it can be deposited anywhere in the world. This article is adapted from course materials produced by The Open University for the course Introducing health sciences: a case study approach. Discover more about Health Sciences with The Open University....
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Climate Change, Coastal Erosion and Flooding: The Thames Gateway and London
Society, Politics & Law

Climate Change, Coastal Erosion and Flooding: The Thames Gateway and London

...adaptation strategies compared to poorer countries, such as Bangladesh. Some states that are most vulnerable to climate change are sometimes those that have done least to cause the problem, such as the low lying Pacific island states. Understanding the geographies of climate change and the different vulnerabilities of different countries thus requires an understanding not...
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What is biomedicine?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is biomedicine?

...Adapted from the Open University module K203, Working for Health. Modern western scientific medicine is often called "biomedical" because it explains health in terms of biology. It attaches importance to learning about body structure (anatomy) and systems (physiology), in particular to understanding mechanisms like the heart, arteries, nerves, brain and so on. Health is...
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Children's University - Free online courses
Education & Development

Children's University - Free online courses

...adapted perfectly to survive. Some travel hundreds of miles every year, others stay in one place for hundreds of years. These courses can give you an insight into the most amazing stories nature can tell. More courses about animals and plants History [Children Uni - Subject icons 2] Martin Luther King Jr once said ‘We are not makers of history. We are made by...
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The colour of stars
Science, Maths & Technology

The colour of stars

...adapted vision you should begin to notice that some stars display distinct colours – some will appear slightly redder and others slightly bluer, for instance. With sophisticated detectors attached to telescopes, this colour can be measured more clearly. In fact, the colour of stars is a fundamental clue to their nature, and how they evolve. Quite simply, the colour of a...
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Why do a project as part of your study?
Education & Development

Why do a project as part of your study?

...adapt it if necessary: Unexpected things often happen. You may not have realised how difficult a particular task was, or the people or resources you were relying on are suddenly not available. Things might happen in your life that cause delays. While it is important to have a plan from the start, it is also important to return to it regularly and think about whether the...
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What happens ‘When East Meets West’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens ‘When East Meets West’?

...adapting to a new culture has been referred to as ‘acculturation’ in the literature. Within Berry’s (1980) model of this process, he argued that if students didn’t settle in well, they could experience anxiety or low mood – all of which most lecturers or tutors would like to lessen! Whilst the traditional literature has focussed on a physical move to another...
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Job Change and the Grief Cycle: The effects of losing our job or changing work role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Job Change and the Grief Cycle: The effects of losing our job or changing work role

...adapted in change management to explain what journey individuals can take if they are losing their job or having changes made where there is little or no control over the decisions being made. [Kubler Ross Curve and change ] Fig. 1 Kubler Ross Curve and change When there is a sudden change in circumstance at work, that is outside our control, people often go through a...
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