Fruits and vegetables (F AND V) provide a diversified, flavored, colorful, tasty, low caloric, and protective, micro-nutrient rich diet. Overall it is estimated that low F AND V intake is attributable to approximately 2.7 million (4.9%) annual deaths and 26.7 million (1.8%) DALYs and causes about 31% of ischaemic heart diseases (IHD), 11% of stroke and 19% of… Read More »
This dream image refers to the masculine side of men and women. It is either the result of feeling self-confident or points to the need to become more self-confident. The businessman stands for the exchange between people. He is the one who guides the flow of goods and, in that capacity, is the negotiator between nature and people.… Read More »
Confirmation of Death Regardless of the method of euthanasia used, death must be confirmed before disposal of the animal. The following should be used to evaluate consciousness or confirm death. The presence of a heart beat can best be determined with a stethoscope placed under the left elbow. Please note that a pulse is usually not palpable under… Read More »
Walking back from a coffee run, a former colleague and I spotted a man on the corner of a bustling street. He was on his knees and his head remained bowed as he held up a cardboard sign asking for spare change. Before the pedestrian light changed, I rummaged through the leftover coins from my morning coffee but… Read More »
At one time or another, most of us have seen a cartoon in which an opera singer uses her powerful voice to shatter glass. But can a human being really do that? The answer might surprise you because science says yes! The laws of physics show that every piece of glass — actually, every material on Earth — has a natural resonant frequency. That frequency is… Read More »
Mark Thackeray that phenomenal teacher from” To Sir with love” or John Keating from “ Dead Poets society” or our own Amir Khan in “Tare Zameen par” , these movies have always inspired teachers .These movies were made in different cultures and different eras but they all have one thing in common, a passionate teacher who revolutionized teaching in his own ways . We often say a… Read More »
Epitomizing grace and poise, Munira Salahuddin (91), the last living child of Pakistan’s national poet, Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal has vivid memories of her father. One of the greatest Urdu and Persian language poets, whose cultural and political ideals conceptualized a separate country for Muslims of South Asia, Iqbal passed away in 1939, when Munira was just seven-year-old.… Read More »
Pakistan has a tremendous opportunity to bolster its economy by prioritizing the increase in per acre yield of major crops such as wheat, cotton, rice, sugar cane, maize, and horticultural crops. Currently, Pakistan lags behind global averages in crop yields, with wheat averaging 31 munds per acre compared to the global average of 70 munds. Similarly, cotton yields… Read More »
Ophthalmology was one of the foremost branches in medieval Islamic medicine. The oculist or kahhal (کحال), a somewhat despised professional in Galen’s time, was an honored member of the medical profession by the Abbasid period, occupying a unique place in royal households. Medieval Islamic scientists (unlike their classical predecessors) considered it normal to combine theory and practice, including the crafting of precise instruments, and therefore… Read More »
Despite enormous gains in the wellbeing and economic circumstances of hundreds of millions of people, 10% of the world’s population still live on less than $2 a day. High population growth traps individuals, communities and even entire countries in poverty. Achieving sustainable population levels, locally and globally, helps people achieve the dignity and standard of living we all… Read More »