Conclusion This free course provided an introduction to studying Science. It took you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance and helped to improve your confidence as an independent learner. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in Biology.
OU Human Physiology: The Action Potential
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Stale Crimes [Audio]
Speaker(s): Antje du Bois-Pedain, Richard Scorer and Professor Phil Scraton | Although civil law claims are subject to some temporal constraints, when it comes to criminal offences there is generally no limitation to prosecution and trial. The question of whether such time limitations should be available in the criminal law has become particularly topical in light of the large number of crimes, mainly historic sexual offences and particularly against children, alleged, and in some cases proven i
White House: Shelling of U.N. facility by Israelis 'totally unacceptable'
The shelling of a U.N. facility in Gaza this week by the Israeli military is "totally unacceptable and totally indefensible," a White House official says. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Funeral Mass for Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. 1917 – 2015
Funeral Mass 3/4/15 - 2:00 PM
Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, and one of the nation’s most influential figures in higher education, the Catholic Church, and national and international affairs, died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 26) at Holy Cross House adjacent to the University. He was 97.
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Metamorphosis: Change of Plans
Every butterfly you've ever seen was at one time, early in its life, a very hungry caterpillar. Frogs, too, go through life stages during which they look nothing like the leggy creatures they ultimately become. This video segment explores the developmental process called metamorphosis, in which an animal's body changes form dramatically on its way to becoming an adult. Run time 04:45.
1.6.2 Riboflavin (vitamin B2) Riboflavin or vitamin B2, which was originally known as vitamin G, is found in a wide variety of foods, including milk and dairy products. It is more stable to heat than some of the other B vitamins, but is destroyed by exposure to sunlight. Milk in a glass bottle exposed to sun, loses 10% of its riboflavin per hour. Riboflavin plays a crucial role in the metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins and is involved in many other metabolic reactions in the body. Although riboflavi
Engaging students, engaging industry and engaging enterprise
This reflective case study and poster relates to a specific event staged by students and examines the phases and critical points within the whole process. It identifies some key learning outcomes for all involved
The Basics: Earth Science
Learners will begin to understand and learn about scientific theory.
Lawrence Bailey - Market Research Valedictory Lecture - slides (as PDF)
A pdf of the slides used in Lawrence Bailey's guest lecture on Market Segmentation, Qualitative Research and Conversations Across the Garden Wall at Leeds Metropolitan University on 27 January 2011.
Lawrence Bailey - Market Research Valedictory Lecture
Colleagues from both academia and business were present on 27 January 2011 for Lawrence Bailey's guest lecture on Market Segmentation, Qualitative Research and Conversations Across the Garden Wall.
The garden wall of the lecture's title was Lawrence's metaphor for the potential divide between the two sectors.
The lecture reflected Lawrence's career-long wish to get qualitative researchers in the commercial world to talk to their counterparts in the academic world, and vice versa. He discusse
Louisa Lim: 2014 National Book Festival
Louisa Lim appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Speaker Biography: Louisa Lim is an NPR international correspondent based in Beijing. Her education in modern Chinese studies has been paired with her knack for providing intelligent, nuanced reporting assets that paved the way for her acclaimed career in journalism. Lim has received many accolades, including recognition from the Human Rights Press Awards. In her book "The People's Republic of Amnesia
Patrik Henry Bass & Jerry Craft: 2014 National Book Festival
Patrik Henry Bass and Jerry Craft appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Speaker Biography: Patrik Henry Bass is books editor of Essence magazine. He is the author of "Like a Mighty Stream: The March on Washington," for which he drew from photographs, news articles and eyewitness accounts. His current book (with illustrator Jerry Craft) is "The Zero Degree Zombie Zone" (Scholastic). Bass, a former professor at New York University, is also an award-wi
Singular and plural of nouns and adjectives in Italian
This video explains gender of nouns and describes how to change a singular noun and adjective to the plural. Entire sentences are also changed from the singular to plural so that the you can see the noun in context of a sentence. There is audio and the words appear written on the screen.
Now Hiring: Family Offices in Asia
As a vehicle for wealth management, the family office is still relatively new in Asia, but that’s now changing. Opportunities abound for managing this family wealth.
Forensic flavour
This case study describes the current trend for crime scene investigation drama and news stories of personal tragedies involving incorrect or missing data have been harnessed to capture the attention and inspire learning and enterprise skills in students studying database compilation
U.S. Attorney General Holder exhorts Vanderbilt students to seek liberty and learning
U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. opened the Cecil Sims Lecture at the Vanderbilt University Law School March 16 by congratulating Vanderbilt on its academic – and recent athletic – accomplishments.
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How French minorities are reshaping the image of La Parisienne [Audio]
Speaker(s): Rokhaya Diallo | The idea of womanhood is often embodied by legendary blonde French icons. In 2018 Rokhaya Diallo challenges the stereotypical view of “La Parisienne” by bringing together diverse groups of people in the famous Parisian landscape. She seeks to deconstruct the norm and show that various skin tones and hair textures are valuable, despite the standard view of Parisian womanhood. She makes minorities visible as a way to give them room in the in the collective imagina
