Week 6 - "The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Failed States"
"The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Failed States: Somalia, State Collapse and the Global War on Terror" A paper presented during the weekly Colloquium. Over recent decades, several states have experienced mounting difficulties in fulfilling classic state-functions such as guaranteeing territorial integrity and law and order. Since 11 September 2001, this phenomenon has been particularly associated with terrorism, trans-border criminality and global instability. Through analysis of America's Somali
Introduction This unit examines the importance of the relationship between the family and literacy. You will examine how families and schools work together to establish the links that underpin childhood literacy development and the ways in which educational institutions respond to the diversity of needs amongst students. This unit is an adapted extract from the Open University course Difficulties in l
INFO2009 2012-13 Resource Group 24
INFO2009 2012-13 Resource Group 24
Prácticas ArtÃsticas mediante Realidad Aumentada
Este contenido está dirigido a los usuarios que desean aumentar los conocimientos dentro del campo del uso de las TICs para su aplicación en ámbitos creativos, en este caso en concreto se trabaja con técnicas de Realidad Aumentada (RA) en sus dos vertientes: Indoor (es decir por visión artificial), y outdoor (es decir georreferenciada).
Tactical Voting
Colloquia Week 4 HT11: Tactical Voting.
Introduction This course looks at identity, focusing upon the individual's perception of self in relation to others; the relationships between multi-ethnicity, cultural diversity and identity; and the effects of inequality and social class upon identity. It also looks at inequality and social class as they relate to perceived identity. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 1 study in Author(s):
Wealth Strategies: Look for Europe's "riskless rally" to end
Dec. 3 - T.Rowe Price's Bob Smith says the "safe" companies that have lead European stocks higher may continue leadership for some time, but likes riskier names like Credit Suisse and Richemont.
Climate Change and Food Security: Challenges, Success and Opportunities in Bangladesh
By: UP Los Baños Presentation by Mr. Mohammad Alamgir, Senior Scientific Officer (Forestry), Ministry of Water Resources, Bangladesh. Delivered during the International Conference on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation for Food and Environmental Security, November 21-22, 2012 at SEARCA, UPLB, College, Laguna, Philippines.
Groter en kleiner dan Leerlingen vergelijken twee getallen en plaatsen er het juiste teken (>, < of =) tussen. Er wordt gewerkt met getallen tot en met vijf.
Splitsingen tot acht In dit document worden de getalsplitsingen van vijf, zes, zeven en acht visueel voorgesteld. Leerlingen zien het getalbeeld, het splitsappartementje en de omkeringen. Ook de bij de voorstelling horende optellingen en aftrekkingen worden …
Natuurrampen : Soorten Deze bijdrage bevat hyperlinks naar filmfragmenten, die ondersteund worden met uitleg in de presentatie. Op die manier worden de betekenis en de gevolgen van een natuurramp telkens toegelicht.
FotografÃa en movimiento: Filmmaking DSLR
Recopila, sintetiza y detalla los contenidos trabajados en cada una de las sesiones del taller organizado por Espacio-Red de Prácticas y Culturas Digitales (UNIA)
Glucose Fuel Cells: Brain-Implantable Electronic Devices that Run Like the Brain "Glucose Fuel Cells: Brain-Implantable Electronic Devices that Run Like the Brain": Video component of the Application for the 2012-2013 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize, by Benjamin I. Rapoport.
Managing coastal environments
Coastal environments are by their nature ever-changing. This unit looks at the example of the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, England, describing how the current state of the estuary came to be. It examines the contests and conflicts that centre on the estuary in terms of managing the environment for human needs and the needs of the other species who make their habitat there.Author(s):
Introduction to microscopy
This free course provides an introduction to microscopy and the operation of a simple light microscope, of the type found in histology courses and teaching laboratories. It outlines different methods used for preparing and staining tissue sections for microscopy, and explains how different stains can be used to identify particular cells, pathogens and anatomical structures.Author(s):
3 Reading activity You will shortly be asked to read through a research paper published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, in which the synthesis and structure–activity relationships of doxazosin and related compounds are described. It has been provided: 1.5 Clades and mammals Are the mammals a clade? Yes, despite Simpson's earlier reservations about their possible polyphyletic origins, morphological and molecular data now st 1.2 Taxa and relationships Until the mid-20th century, inferences about evolutionary relationships between species were generally based upon as wide a range of evidence as could be mustered. Evolutionary systematics is the name given to this eclectic approach, because of its explicit focus on evolutionary conclusions. The disparate nature of the evidence used (ranging from the taxonomic attributes and geographical distribution of living organisms to the stratigraphical distribution of fossils) meant that there w Introduction This unit is from our archive. It is an adapted extract from the Science (S365) module that is no longer in presentation. If you wish to study formally at The Open University, you may wish to explore the courses we offer in this Curriculum Area This unit is concerned with macroevo
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