2.5 ‘Difference’ and identity If differences on the basis of gender, ethnicity and disability are socially constructed, how should people view their identities, for example as men, or disabled people, or people of African–Caribbean origin? Where do such identities come from, and how useful are they in explaining people's experience of communication in care services? Foucault’s ideas about changing discourses, and the ways in which they construct people's view of the world, can be applied to issues of ethnicity a
3: Testing the limits Choosing Jim and Marianne as the central case study in the unit was a deliberate strategy to enable you to consider conflicts at the very heart of health and social care: the rights of the individual versus the rights of the community the nature of community for people who have no settled abode dilemmas about apportioning limited resources. Following their story is a way of testing the limits of healt
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Never Ending Learning
Prof. Tom Mitchell
Carnegie Mellon University
November 28, 2012
Bernoulli Levitator
Demonstrate the Bernoulli Principle using simple materials on a small or large scale. This resource includes two activities that allow learners to experience the Bernoulli Principle, in which an object is suspended in air by blowing down on it. Use this activity to explain how atomizers work and why windows are sometimes sucked out of their frames as two trains rush past each other.
Nick Atkins: Aero Engine Internal Flows The November 5, 2012 New Trends in Aerospace presentation. This talk introduced the role of research into the aero-thermodynamics of the flow internal to an aero-engine core within the context of these future engine architectures. In places, the fluid physics share characteristics with atmospheric weather systems. In addition, the fluid flow is often coupled to the thermal field and it is fair to say that the accuracy of numerical predictions is perhaps a generation behind that of the blades
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What do we mean by "family"?
The idea of ‘family’ is very powerful in contemporary UK culture and policy. Family lives have been the subject of many anxieties both at the personal and policy levels. How do public debates relate to people’s everyday experiences of families? In this unit, you can explore the many attempts at defining ‘family’ and why these complex and contradictory meanings are important to us. We begin to unpick questions of power and inequality, to test our everyday assumptions about families, and
Replacing the Nation: South Africa's passive revolution? [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Gillian Hart | In the light of the conflicting forces that have unfolded in South Africa over the last decade, Gillian Hart takes a fresh look at the nation’s transition from apartheid. Based on Professor Hart’s forthcoming book, this lecture will explore the simultaneous processes of South African de-nationalization, re-nationalization and ‘elite pacting’, before examining how this fits within contemporary debates over passive revolution. Gillian Hart is Professor
Rousseau and the State of War [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Chris Bertram | What can Rousseau’s recently reconstructed fragment Principles of the Right of War tell us about war and “humanitarian intervention” today? Are the principles of just war theory simply a fig leaf for power? Chris Bertram is professor of social and political philosophy at the University of Bristol.
7.2 The eubacterial chromosome Some of the diverse roles of chromatin components can be illustrated by examining the E. coli chromosome. Like most prokaryotes, E. coli has a single chromosome consisting of a single double-stranded circular DNA molecule. There is no nucleus present, but the E. coli DNA is within a discrete entity in the cytoplasm called the nucleoid. The nucleoid contains a multitude of proteins and is in close proximity to the ribosomes, where translation occurs. In addition to
4.2 The reduction of chromosome number: meiosis If you look at the chromosomes shown in Figure 8 you will see that they have been lined up in pairs. The members of each pair are of similar shape and size, and unlike the members of other pairs. At a molecular level these distinctions are maintained: the order of the bases in the DNA is very similar in both members of a pair, but is quite different from that found in other pairs. By ‘very similar’ we mean that the order of the particular genes on each chromosome of the pair is the same,
4.1 Why are cells different? Now let us go on with our story and assume that we have decided the time is right to have a baby. The primary requirement for conception is that healthy gametes should be produced. We shall therefore look first at how gametes are made, and then examine some of the factors affecting their quality. But we must start with an explanation of what gametes are, and what sets them apart from other kinds of cell. In other words, what makes gametes special? Gametes are the cells that fuse to form a new
3.3.3 Mechanical methods of contraception While hormone-containing pills represent a very sophisticated kind of contraceptive, mechanical contraceptives are a straightforward idea: they act by preventing sperm and egg from meeting. Mechanical contraceptives in their simplest form have been around since before Roman times; some are shown in Figure 4. The earliest ‘penis protectors’ were allegedly used less for contraception than as protection against disease, and as a badge of rank. Introduction The plant predators, or herbivores, are a varied group, but they share certain characteristics. Many of them are large; among the smallest is the chevrotain (or mouse-deer) at about two kilograms weight, and the elephant is the largest, with a typical bull male weighing around six tonnes. In this unit we'll be looking in more detail at some of the problems and consequences of adopting a plant-eating way of life. Leaves are a much less nutritious food than most kinds of animal material, so lar 6 Reflection If you are working through all the units in this series, you'll be aware that this unit has taken a somewhat different tack from earlier ones. I've used rodents to explore some fundamental biological principles that have a relevance far beyond this particular order. It is especially appropriate to talk about issues such as biological success in connection with rodents, given their very wide geographical distribution and the very large number of rodent species and individuals. You'll recall (f 5.3 The effect of environment on reproductive behaviour Review your reading of Section 4.2 on the family life of marmots (or re 5.1.6 Pulling it all together The electric and magnetic fields given by Equations 7.21 and 7.23 can satisfy all four of Maxwell's equations in empty space. Gauss's law and the no-monopole law are immediately satisfied because the fields are transverse. Faraday's law and the Ampère–Maxwell law will also be satisfied if we can find electric and magnetic fields that obey Equations 7.24 and 7.26. We are looking for wave-like solutions, so it is sensible to try Studying Darwin Theologians in Conversaton; The Temple and the First Christians
Activity 5
This unit brings together a collection of units from the OpenLearn site that would be of interest to anyone wishing to study Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection and how his work has gone on to influence other work around this theory. First published on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 as Author(s):
Margaret Barker and Tom O'Loughlin discuss the significance that the first followers of Jesus attached to the temple in Jerusalem, and how the imagery of the temple played a role in their developing understanding of Jesus and of their own identity.
