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What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?

...has passed. Measurement of ratios of stable breakdown products of the various isotopes of polonium could give some insight into if poisoning has occurred, but this depends on the initial composition of the polonium sample and it is susceptible to contamination.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation in 2013. Read the original article....
Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price
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Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price

...livestream, please do take the opportunity to have your questions answered by our speakers LIVE during the event by posting in the OpenLearn comments box below this article. Study with The OU Foundation Degree in Computing and IT Practice BSc (Honours) Computing and IT Postgraduate Diploma in Computing MSc in Computing Find out more about Professor Price's OU...
52 things you never knew about OpenLearn
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52 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...articl collections on Red Cydeside. Transcripts STUDENTS Open University students who use OpenLearn are 5-10% more likely to pass and progress to their next module, than those who do not. Interested in our full course catalogue now? We understand studying after a number of years can be daunting so every new student about to take on an OU module studies a Badged Open...
Star Trek 50
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Star Trek 50

...on all those weird and wonderful planets they visited? And has pondering on the tug of war between Spock and McCoy kept you up many a long night? Don't worry, we've convinced a few of our academics to look into these deep and meaningful Trekkie issues and more in the collection of bespoke articles below. Live long and prosper. Or for the real fans amongst you, yIghoSDo......
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What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?

...a messenger’s fear, and a stranger who I will never meet. If x, then y. But damn if x isn’t really, really hard. To my first pronounced patient: your time of death was five minutes earlier. I’m so sorry for the delay. It wasn’t in the algorithm. This article was originally posted as part of Shara's This May Hurt A Bit blog on the PLOS network under a CC-BY licence...
Breaking bad: The science of flatulence
Health, Sports & Psychology

Breaking bad: The science of flatulence

...doesn't prevent gas production, but it does make it easier to fart (thereby relieving pain and bloating). There is also some evidence suggesting various spices (e.g. cloves, cumin, coriander, and fennel) and mixtures of bacteria (probiotics) can help reduce gut-based gas production. You can read the original version of this article, with references, at RosinCerate.com...
How the atmosphere sustains life on Earth
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How the atmosphere sustains life on Earth

...article has discussed why the atmosphere is beneficial for life, but weather can also be deadly. Even apparently destructive aspects may have benefits to life on the planet as a whole; life evolves under the stresses of a changing environment. The ‘Great Oxygenation Event’ of the atmosphere led to the development of respiration, employed by animals today. But it was...
The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care
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The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care

...article...Find out more about The Open University's Nursing and Healthcare courses and qualifications [British nurse taking older man's blood pressure in nurse's office] Forging relationships We all can probably recount our personal experiences of receiving some form of nursing care. This might have been as a patient in hospital, in a community or doctor’s clinic or in...