References

Anthierens, S., Habraken, H., Petrovic, M. and Christiaens, T. (2007) ‘The lesser evil? Initiating a benzodiazepine prescription in general practice’, Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, vol. 25, pp. 214–9.
Barbui, C., Toshiaki, A., Furukawa, T. and Cipriani, A. (2008) ‘Effectiveness of paroxetine in the treatment of acute major depression in adults: a systematic re-examination of pu
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Prof. Adams exploits rotational symmetries to better describe the angular momentum ladder and gives a teaser of the implications arising from the angular momentum of a particle taking on a non-integer (specifically half-integer) value.


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Toni Minichiello and Mick Hill - the elite coaches behind the success of golden girl Jessica Ennis -- appeared with the Olympic star herself at the Leeds Metropolitan University open evening held at the Global Coaches House (GCH) in Piccadilly, London.
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This patient education program explains skin cancer and how it is treated. It reviews the anatomy of the skin, what to look for during self-examination, and gives tips for preventing skin cancer. This resource is a MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine, designed and developed by the Patient Education Institute.
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In this activity, students are assigned different alleles of the gene for phenylalanine hydroxylase to research using OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man). They are then asked to both explain and illustrate how this mutation may cause the disease phenylketonuria (PKU).
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The Meet & Greet featured 6 speakers from the Berkman Center and Harvard Library sharing 5 minute overviews of projects with which they've been involved. Presentations were followed by an open discussion. The event was co-sponsored by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society and Harvard Library Strategic Conversations.
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This videotape tours the Solar System and outer space using scientific visualizations from Goddard Space Flight Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the HPCC Earth and Space Sciences Project. At the Sun, simulations investigate processes that create magnetic field and release energetic particles. Earth science begins with the Pacific Ocean, studying the 1997-98 El Nino and Cyclone Susan. Crossing the globe, visualizations trace North Americas East Coast and ocean currents in the North Atlantic
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The 2012 annual Sir Leslie Melville Lecture delivered by Dr Alan Bollard, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The near-meltdown in the financial system in 2007-08 and ensuing global recession have left challenging legacies. Monetary and fiscal policy in major advanced economies have found themselves backed into difficult corners. Meanwhile, researchers and forecasters are fundamentally rethinking economic frameworks to tackle financial fragility, contagion and instability. Dr Bollard e
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A safe, secure and free netlearning environment where educators, students, parents and the community can learn, collaborate and keep informed.
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Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) offers a wealth of features that enable developers and designers to build more and more amazing and complex apps. But with great power comes great responsibility. Come learn the tricks to keeping your XAML-based Windows Store apps smooth and responsive, and find out about tools to light your way if you should find yourself in the dark!

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Sweatshops and the exploitation of workers are often linked to the globalised production of ‘big brand’ labels. This unit examines how campaigners have successfully closed the distance between the brands and the sweatshops, while others argue that such production ‘kick starts’ economies into growth benefiting whole communities.

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References

Ackoff, R.L. (1974a) ‘The systems revolution’, Long Range Planning, vol. 7, pp.2–5.
Ackoff, R.L. (1974b) Redesigning the Future, New York, Wiley.
Ackoff, R.L. (1981) Creating the Corporate Future, New York, Wiley.
Ackoff, R.L. (1995) ‘Whole-ing the parts and righting the wrongs’, Systems Research
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