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Herbal medicine
Health, Sports & Psychology

Herbal medicine

...analysis and research into plant pharmacology. Initially this research saw the development of pharmaceutical drugs derived from plant sources. Plants were analysed to determine which, of the dozens of complex organic compounds of which they are composed, were the "active constituents". The thinking was along the lines of "why give a patient a herb tea with an...
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Article 10 mins
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...analysis often reveals that even here things are not so simple, for example the price can be considered to include time spent in obtaining the product. ii. Customer satisfaction – The pivotal construct in marketing is that of customer satisfaction. Commercial marketers aim to satisfy customers to a greater extent than the competition. Satisfaction is considered to lead...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Astronomy with an online telescope Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...data for stars up to about magnitude 10. The COAST image contains many far fainter stars, indicating that COAST’s sensitivity goes well beyond magnitude 10. You may also have noticed that the colours of the stars are clearer in the COAST image. You have now reached the limits of what can be done in Stellarium in terms of measuring fainter stars. In the second half of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing research in law and beyond
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing research in law and beyond

...data, research methods, the process of analysing information to draw valid conclusions, and explains how to write up a research proposal...This free course, Introducing research in law and beyond, is designed to introduce you to the skills required to develop and complete a legal research project. You will learn about the complexities of research, how to identify a...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK

...data on Caribbean coaching demographics remains frustratingly scarce due to limited reporting from federations. The key challenge, mirroring Africa, is institutionalising this progress. Without significant, sustained investment from FIFA and CONCACAF specifically targeted at coach education and creating viable domestic career paths, the Caribbean risks remaining a talent...
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Article 10 mins
Technological innovation: a resource-based view
Science, Maths & Technology

Technological innovation: a resource-based view

...data. Extend your learning For more on the Hudl tablet, read the following article from The Independent newspaper: Gallagher, P. (2013) ‘Hudl tablet: Move into digital market is a significant step in Tesco’s data-driven business’, The Independent, 15 October [Online]. Available at
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...data to prove that this is happening. Several different data sets, the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index is one of them, showing that we’ve got a greening occurring in all ecosystems on the planet, in the Amazon rainforest, in the Sahel semi-desert etc. etc. We’ve got greener vegetation as a result of CO2. Now some of it is explained by other things, agricultural...
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Leadership: external context and culture
Education & Development

Leadership: external context and culture

...data collection for quality assurance and improvement, and thinking about what this means for planning. As you work through the material in this course, you should begin to see a link between this and ongoing debates on accountability, autonomy and markets, which in turn are linked to policy...Leadership: external context and culture: 3 The potential impact of context -...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs