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  1. Stem Nematode, The: A Pest in Agriculture (1979 Film, Video)

    Director
    Chris C Doncaster
    Subject
    Agriculture; Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The stem nematode ‘Ditylenchus dipsaci’ causes serious yield losses in temperate regions. Being resistant to drought it is often distributed on seed. Control with chemicals is expensive, but the use of...

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  2. Aplysia and Its Giant Nerve Cells (1978 Video)

    Producer
    J E Gilpin-Brown
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Begins with a brief description of Aplysia’s general features, and its behaviour patterns. In the laboratory, giant nerve cells are found in its nervous system. Experiments show that different neurons show...

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  3. Cerebral Crossroads (1978 Film)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Psychology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An introduction to the effects of damage to different parts of the brain illustrating the so-called lines of force - horizontal, vertical and lateral. Starts with a brief explanation of the relation between...

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  4. Crack Stability (1978 Video)

    Director
    Rudi Goldman
    Producer
    Vickie Parent
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale (BUFVC), Videocassette. VHS. col. 23 min., 1996 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The fundamentals of the mechanism of fracture are discussed in catastrophic as well as debased fractures, stiffness/compliance and stable and unstable cracking. Demonstrations are provided for both...

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  5. Films from the Raj (1978 Film)

    Producer
    Mary Thatcher; Victoria Wegg-Prosser
    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Compiled from amateur films held by the archive in the Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge. Designed to illustrate facets of social, domestic and administrative life in India from unique...

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  6. It’s Easy when You Know How (1978 Film)

    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Focuses on specific difficulties encountered by normal children in the process of learning to read. Shows how, by step-by-step teaching of particular skills which children are generally assumed already to...

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  7. Measurement of Fracture Toughness (1978 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Hire (HEFVL) Sale (BUFVC), Videocassette. VHS. col. 9 min., 1996 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Demonstrates methods and illustrates formulae to determine fracture toughness. The demonstrations (using polymethyl methacrylate samples) are supported by graphics and special effects that show the sample...

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  8. New Standards in Steelwork Design (1978 Film, Video)

    Director
    Jonathan Guilbert
    Producer
    Jonathan Guilbert
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    By following the design and manufacture of a steel-frame building, examines and explains the BSI ‘Specification for the Structural Use of Steelwork in Buildings’, dealing in particular with the concepts...

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  9. Ovulation and Egg Transport in the Rabbit ‘Oryctolagus Cuniculus’ (Leporidae) (1978 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows the rupture of several ovarian follicles in the living rabbit. Ovulation was induced by gonadotropic hormones and the ovaries and oviducts were brought into a special chamber implanted into the...

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  10. Passenger Problems on Moving Buses (1978 Film)

    Subject
    Design; Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Leyland Vehicles Ltd completed a five year research programme into the requirements of elderly and disabled bus passengers. The research project was filmed and part of this material, together with additional...

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