Macor(TM) Machinable Glass Ceramic
This glass ceramic has the "House of Cards" microstructure consisting of randomly-oriented, flexible, mica-like flakes which arrest or deflect cracks enabling free machining with standard (Black and Decker type) drills. The mica-like phase is fluoroplogopite (KMg3AlSi3O10F2).
Why It Is Not Enough to Merely Vote for Social Change
Wharton’s Brian Berkey says it’s not enough to merely agitate for social change -- it’s a moral imperative to give generously to the less advantaged.
2.1 Introduction to minerals and why we need them Both vitamins and minerals are essential in the diet in small quantities and so they are often grouped together as micronutrients. Which items in the diet are classified as macronutrients? Conclusion This free course provided an introduction to studying Law. 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. Red Blood Cells 'Nature' in Relation to Outdoor Leisure 8 Part B: Evidencing your IT skills This Part requires you to present a portfolio of your work to demonstrate that you have used and integrated your IT skills within your study or work activities to achieve the standard required. For example, you might include learning about new software for a particular task, using databases and other resources more effectively in searching for information, setting up and using different ways of communicating and sharing information, setting up and using computer-based models to predict, expla Animal Weapons: Episode 3 - Armed to the Teeth Prof Gemma Calvert Where next for public health in the era of austerity? About Spelling Rules Conclusion Earthquakes shake the ground surface, can cause buildings to collapse, disrupt transport and services, and can cause fires. They can trigger landslides and tsunami. Earthquakes occur mainly as a result of plate tectonics, which involves blocks of the Earth moving about the Earth's surface. The blocks of rock move past each other along a fault. Smaller earthquakes, called foreshocks, may precede the main earthquake, and aftershocks may occur after the main earthquake. Earthquakes are mai Learning outcomes After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an awareness of different ways in which our use of technology can affect the environment demonstrate a set of skills in reading and interpreting texts and diagrams containing some technical descriptions. 2.10 Selenium (Se) Selenium is found in the body in an important group of enzymes (glutathione peroxidases) which have important antioxidant properties and work in conjunction with vitamins C and E to destroy free radicals in cells. Some studies have shown that a higher selenium level is linked to a lower risk of breast, prostate and colon cancer, which may in part be due to selenium's antioxidant function. Other selenium-containing proteins help to regulate thyroid function and play a role in the immune system Keep on learning   There are more than 800 courses on OpenLearn for you to choose from on a range of subjects. Find out more 2.2 Memory You should now be beginning to build up a picture of what a computer is: you know it needs input and output devices to communicate with the world outside and a processor to carry out the instructions that are programmed into it. But where are these instructions stored within the computer? The answer is that they are stored within what is called the computer's main memory, along with any data needed to carry them out. However, the main memory in computers like PCs is much too smal 1.5.2 Try some yourself 1 When dividing by 1000, move the digits 3 places to the right (past the decimal point). Divide 202.15 by 1000. What is 202.15 metres in kilometres? 0.202 1 Study Tips On How to Study Spelling Count It Higher - Counting to 10 1.6.3 Don’t jump to conclusions Time-series graphs are popular with newspapers for suggesting and comparing trends. But showing how a single quantity varies with time is not the same as showing how two quantities vary, and then suggesting a link between them.
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In this video, the instructor demonstrates and discusses oxygen uptake by hemoglobin in red blood cells. The instructor uses computer software (and different colors for clarification)Â for demonstration.
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This learning object examines how we think about nature, in particular in relation to the meanings we invest in nature during our outdoor recreation. The object develops the theme that the ways we think about nature bear the marks of a range of intellectual and religious inheritances. It is these inheritances that allow us to think of ourselves as both separate from but engaged with nature. The complexities and implications of this relati
Specialist hunting strategies demand particular adaptations of the body, from fearsome teeth to scimitar-sharp claws and tusks. This video has dramatic animal on animal hunting scenes not appropriate for young children. (44,04)
Professor Calvert's introduction to the subject of the Neuromarketing 2008 conference.
This event was the second in a series of master class lectures jointly staged by the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University bringing together relevant senior figures and academics from across the city and surrounding region.
The twenty-first century has seen a growth in political, environmental and economic insecurity in the context of global recession, population ageing and climate change. Responding to these threats involves rethinking how we work together, care for ourselves,
A teacher shows how to improve spelling skills by learning spelling rules, but remember that many rules have exceptions. Basic spelling rules include putting "I" before "E" except after "C," doubling the final consonant in words where the last syllable is stressed and proceeded by a single vowel, and dropping the final "E" when adding a suffix to a word. (03:21)
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In order to study spelling for a spelling test or for general
knowledge, it can be helpful to read books about commonly misspelled words. The tutor in this video gives several tip on how to study for a spelling test and he explains how to use reference books when studying spelling. (02:09)
Sesame Street singing group, Chris and the Alphabeats perform a Beatles parody. Characters count to 10. (2:15)
