1.6 The quark-lepton era (contd) The next stage of the story is to look at how and when the original mixture of all types of quark and lepton that were present when the Universe was 10−11 s old, gave rise to the Universe today, which seems to be dominated by protons, neutrons and electrons. 5.6 The importance of size and habitat The use of hibernation to gain energetic advantage must be weighed against a number of considerations, particularly animal size and behaviour, biogeographic distribution and habitat. Small animals, which can carry less fat and have a higher surface area to volume ratio and BMR, are more likely to lose energy as heat and in maintaining life functions if they do not use hypothermic strategies in winter. Few hibernating mammals have a total body mass greater than 5 kg. Indeed, in large animals t Sleutelhanger met verlichting : Praktijkopdracht Bij deze praktijkopdracht een handleiding voor het maken van een sleutelhanger met verlichting. Er wordt gewerkt volgens het technologisch proces. RVC 27 - Pathogen Evasion of The Immune System and Animal Disease Season 3 – Lesson 31 – Coffee Break Spanish It’s destination Colombia for lesson 31 as Mark is joined by Carolina from Bogotá. Carolina introduces Mark to the geography and traditions of Colombia, and Mark learns a few useful expresiones colombianas. In episodes 31-40 of Show Time Spanish, Mark will be joined by various speakers of Spanish from different parts of Latin America, providing learners with a range of experiences and a useful introduction to each country and its traditions and language. Management in Chinese cultures 1 The incredible shrinking chip Two Scottish computer engineers with little or no physics knowledge set out to make a semiconductor transistor. This was 50 years ago, and their efforts gained them the Nobel Prize. The versatility of that transistor is now at the heart of the electronics industry. Millions of transistor switches are shrunk down into the microprocessors that are found in computers, mobile phones and almost everything else electrical. The first transistor took years to plan and make; today more are made 2.8 References and further reading Ascherson, N. (2002) Stone Voices: The Search for Scotland (revised edn), London, Granta. Basu, P. (2007) Highland Homecomings: Genealogy and Heritage Tourism in the Scottish Diaspora, London, Routledge. Carman, J. and Carman, P. (2006) Bloody Meadows: Investigating Landscapes of Battle, Thrupp, Sutton. The Evolution of Religion and the Religion of Evolution 3.6 Professional conference with Karen present Read the Case Study ‘Sarah's story: Child protection conference’ As you read, consider the following questions: Keep on learning   There are more than 800 courses on OpenLearn for you to choose from on a range of subjects. Find out more Emerging Markets in a Nutshell News in the digital age, and how The Economist fits in Awesome Animal Instinct! 1.1 Introduction This course addresses the question of how the differences between individuals, especially in behaviour, arise during development. Development, the transformation of the single cell, the zygote, into an adult organism with billions of cells, numerous organs and an intricate, functioning nervous system, is one of the most remarkable feats of living systems. The process begins when an egg cell, or ovum, is fertilised by a sperm, or spermatozoon. The resultant single cell, the zygote, divides to Epiphany Top 25 Japanese Questions You Need to Know #8 - Can you eat Japanese food? Acknowledgements The content acknowledged below is Proprietary (see terms and conditions) and is used under licence. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material within this product Course image: Author(s): 6.3.1 Stages of a Bill in Westminster
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