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Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment
Nature & Environment

Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment

...Table 1. Table 1 Oral toxicities of some chemicals in small mammals LD50 (mg per kg body weight) Examples Classification 1–10 arsenic highly toxic 10–100 cadmium copper lead mercury moderately toxic 100–1000 aluminium molybdenum zinc slightly toxic >1000 sodium iodine calcium potassium relatively harmless Certain inorganic substances, such as cyanides, fluorides,...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Managing my investments
Money & Business

Managing my investments

...table here shows AERs for each period. Table 2.1 ADVERTISED RATE 5% PERIOD RATE AER Daily 0.0137% 5.127% Weekly 0.0962% 5.125% Monthly 0.1467% 5.116% Quarterly 1.2500% 5.095% Annually 5.0000% 5.000%...Week 2: The spectrum of personal investments: 2.1.2 Savings accounts on offer - [The image is of the front window of a bank with a poster about a 1.5% cash ISA offer.]...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...Table 1 summarises all this information. Table 1 Prefixes for data rates PREFIX IN FIGURES THIS IS: IN WORDS THIS IS: SYMBOL Kilo 1000 A thousand k Mega 1 000 000 A million M Giga 1 000 000 000 A billion (thousand million) G You may have come across examples of data rates and bandwidths in connection with modems and broadband. At the time of writing (early 2005) a dialup...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past

...table may not be judged significant enough to record. But where books or other texts are mentioned in these sources, the reader’s response to them is often detailed and invaluable. Depending on the style of the writer, diaries and journals may contain the same level of detail about reading response, but because they form a daily record, are also more likely to include...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Developing a research question in International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Developing a research question in International Relations

...table gives a (non-exhaustive) list of types of research question that further specify the objective of the research. Table 1 Types of research questions RESEARCH QUESTION TYPE PURPOSE EXAMPLE QUESTION Descriptive To describe the features, dynamics, or processes of a phenomenon What are the properties of A? Comparative To compare two or more cases to assess similarities...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...des sciences, des arts et des metiers (Encyclopédia, or an Analytical Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts and Trades), published in Paris between 1751 and 1772 in 28 volumes and accompanied by 11 volumes of illustrative plates. (Further supplementary volumes were published almost up to the French Revolution in 1789.) The main editor of the work was Denis Diderot (1713–84,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...Table highlighting the differences between traditional and competency-based education. Full description in ‘Long description’ link below.] Figure 1 Traditional education vs competency-based education...Week 1: What is innovative assessment and why is it useful?: 1.1 Traditional education or constructively aligned curriculum - Many of the courses and programmes of...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Using generative AI in relation to legal issues
Society, Politics & Law

Using generative AI in relation to legal issues

...de Reya LLP, gives a high-level overview of how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) works, its risks, and how it may appropriately be used in relation to basic day-to-day legal issues. This note was produced on 27 September 2024 and accordingly reflects the legal and technological position of GenAI as of that date. When used appropriately, GenAI can be a powerful...
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