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How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?

...based Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, during the meeting in Kenya on 27 June. The meeting involving the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Nations Population Fund and the Kenya government aimed to assess the country’s progress in addressing family planning issues. “We are hopeful that we can attract investments that will allow the data...
When should you use a stacked area chart?
Science, Maths & Technology

When should you use a stacked area chart?

...based. COMPANY Q1Y1 Q2Y1 Q3Y1 Q4Y1 Q1Y2 Q2Y2 Blue 10 11 15 25 45 80 Green 15 16 17 18 19 20 Orange 75 73 68 57 36 0 Oh, dear. Green’s market share has been increasing, not decreasing. The discrepancy arises because the chart plots the market share vertically, but we perceive the thickness of a stream at right angles to its general direction. [Stacked Chart article embed...
Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public

...base and facilitate knowledge exchange between scientific communities across borders. [student looking at laptop holding book doing research] We must, however, also look at the direct impact that our work has on the wider public. This is especially important for peer reviewed publications in the wider areas of health and social care, where the findings of some research...
Transfer moulding
Science, Maths & Technology

Transfer moulding

...base material to encourage free-flowing characteristics. Design: The size of the part that can be transfer moulded is limited by the size of the presses available. A large part would have a projected area of 650 cm2. Capable of producing components with varying wall thicknesses, delicate holes and the inclusion of inserts (these would not be possible by compression...
Hot rolling
Science, Maths & Technology

Hot rolling

...based alloys With hot rolling it is easier to deform difficult-to-work metals than with cold rolling. Cast ingot structures, at heavy deformations and at temperatures where recrystallisation occurs, promote recrystallisation. Control of the sheet temperature can produce fine-grained structures. Design: Shaped rolling can be used to produce a wide variety of useful-shaped...
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The age of offence
Society, Politics & Law

The age of offence

...based on liberal democratic ideals? Or can we find ways to negotiate the business of living together without succumbing to the sort of antagonism and intolerance that has become so much a part of modern life? Part 1: Defining Offence Transcript Part 2: Offence and Free Speech Transcript Part 3: Offence and Social Media Transcript Part 4: Regulating Offence Transcript...
PodMag April 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag April 2016

...based on a research project, the Enduring Love Study, carried out by Jacqui Gabb and Janet Fink at the Open University, which surveyed people’s experiences of long term relationships. Meg-John and Jacqui draw on the research throughout the book, bringing the statistics to life with individual life stories from interviewees. The book aims to help readers to find out what...
Where to take your learning next
Education & Development

Where to take your learning next

...based on their potential rather than their prior qualifications. Most of our courses have no formal entry requirements and our students come from a diverse range of educational backgrounds. So, we offer a choice of starting points depending on how confident you are in your study skills. Click here to find out more about the Access modules. Making your learning count...