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Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?

...Central America, Aboriginal tribes in Australia and the Myanmar Hill People, have used maggots to treat wounds. Much of the historical writing on the role of maggots in helping wounds heal revolves around battlefield injuries. Although such wounds can and do kill outright, the majority of deaths from war injuries have been caused by infection. Festering wounds often...
Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...central nervous system. The spinal cord goes from the brain down to the lower part of the back. It is responsible for taking messages to the brain from the rest of the body, and from the brain to the rest of the body. When we look at the brain image we can see three main parts: the cerebrum the cerebellum the brainstem. Each of these parts controls a number of important...
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1
Nature & Environment

The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1

...central importance to the modern economy. Audio Text The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1 Petr Jehlička: Hello, I'm Petr Jehlička from the Department of Geography at the Open University and I am joined here by Andrew Blowers OBE. Andrew is Emeritus Professor of Social Sciences who has spent most of his academic career at the Open University. And he has always had a...
Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022
Society, Politics & Law

Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022

...central objective of the project was to produce a collection of pieces that would be accessible to a wide range of audiences. In addition to text-based pieces, we have received audio and video recordings, poems, images and personal stories. Where appropriate and relevant, these have been woven together to create a diverse mix of learning content that can be used to...
Discovering chemistry Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering chemistry

...central positively charged nucleus surrounded by negatively charged electrons. The nucleus comprises positively charged protons and neutrons carrying no charge. The masses of protons and neutrons are the same, but the mass of electrons is negligible in comparison. The number of protons must equal the number of electrons, where there is an imbalance the species are...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...Central Birmingham Community Health Council for a year as part of my undergraduate degree. I was asked to research and health, environment, and population profiles of the new Central Birmingham Health District so that we could give a report to that health authority to let them know the needs of the people in their area. Central Birmingham Health District at that time had...
Public health approaches to infectious disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Public health approaches to infectious disease

...central to modern public health in the twenty-first century, but the methods of data collection now involve global monitoring and surveillance networks and huge online databases...Public Health Approaches to Infectious Disease: 2.2 Public health surveillance and response in a globalised world - The rise of holidays abroad, cheap air travel, and the mass population...
Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...central heating, set the coordinates for your satellite navigation system, change from an overhead lamp to a wall light, or even just change station on your television, you are applying a routine solution to a problem by reconfiguring the bits. As I write, I'm reminded of the ongoing attempt by a group of stalwarts to reconfigure the standard keyboard, originally designed...