Syrian insurgents claim control of key Syrian Army base
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Syrian insurgents seize key Syrian Army base in southwestern Deraa province Sunday - fighters say, with amateur video purporting to show the event. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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Univariate continuous distribution theory
This free course looks at a number of the basic properties of statistical models. Section 1 is concerned with the distributions of continuous random variables which are described by their probability density functions (pdfs) and cumulative distribution functions (cdfs). Section 2 is concerned with moments and covers, the concept of expectation or expected value, the familiar notion of the mean, also known as the first moment, two general definitions of moments, variance, random variables linked
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In this video, Megan Williams and Sally Fitzpatrick from Muru Marri School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW, discuss effective strategies for building an active community in a blended learning environment. They view themselves as engagers and discuss how introducing some simple strategies such as student introductions, using art, creating an open, safe and exciting learning space can help the participants feel comfortable and bond. This forms the basis for students going through a l
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