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Bias in ADHD and autism diagnosis
Education & Development

Bias in ADHD and autism diagnosis

...economic disadvantage are more likely to encounter barriers at all stages. Limited access to resources and longer waiting times all contribute towards later identification and lower rates of diagnosis. Later identification and lower rates of diagnosis are also more common for racialised communities. In addition to some of the issues already covered, racialised communities...
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Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...economic conditions that would preserve both the land holdings of its citizens and the continued extraction of Mexican natural resources (such as oil) after the revolution. It is no coincidence that the Rockefellers (one of the wealthiest families in America and who were major patrons of Mexican art in the period) largely controlled MoMA and owned the Standard Oil...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
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Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...economic, social and technological factors that could affect your organisation in the future. This will help you consider what opportunities might exist in your own job or elsewhere. As with Week 1, you’ll need the Toolkit or your notebook to jot down your thoughts and responses to the activities. By the end of this week, you will be able to: describe how a broad range...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Managing coastal environments
Nature & Environment

Managing coastal environments

...economic and non-economic interests. For example, around the Blackwater estuary the economic value of land for farming has led to the building of sea defences, the draining of saltmarshes and erosion of the marshes on the seaward side (Figure 5). This creates conflict between those interested in economic development (farming) and those interested in conservation (of an...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html (accessed July 2014). DECC (2013) UK Energy in Brief 2013, UK Department of Energy and Climate DECC (2014) UK Energy in Brief 2014, UK Department of Energy and Climate REN21 (2014) Renewables 2014 Global Status Report, Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century. Paris Sorensen, B. (2000) Renewable Energy (2nd...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Law and change: Scottish legal heroes Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Law and change: Scottish legal heroes

...economic matters immigration and nationlity misuse of drugs trade and industry aspects of energy regulation (eg electricity, coal, oil and gas and nuclear energy aspects of transport (eg regulation of air services, rail and internationanl shipping employment social security. abortion,genetics, surrogacy, medicines broadcasting equal opportunities. Law making in the UK...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?
Digital & Computing

What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?

...economic, operational, and technical benefits as well as garner public accolades and increased profile from that success, “openwashing” becomes more prevalent. As far as I know, Michelle Thorn, Mozilla’s Director of the Webmaker Program, was the first to define openwashing in 2009: “Openwashing: to spin a product or company as open, although it is not. Derived...
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Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list
Money & Business

Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list

...Economics looked at whether the rules were, in effect, a trade barrier : Until 1997, imports of meat products to the EU were subject to national legislation of the 15 EU members. Because of the 1992 single market program, the EU moved from national to EU-wide legilsation in 1997. The EU Commission started negotiating new VEAs [Veterinary Equivalence Agreements] with third...
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