All That Matters
31 Oct 2018
Facts about Stroke and World Stroke Day (WSD)
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. According to estimates, it occupies the second position just after heart attack. It is estimated that around 80 million living people have suffered from stroke and of this around 50 million live with some form of permanent disability. Quality of life after stroke deteriorates dramatically
19 Oct 2018
Zika Outbreak, Symptoms and Precautions
A Zika outbreak, which is considered to be the first largest outbreak in India has been reported from Jaipur, Rajasthan. The state government has taken the best efforts to contain the outbreak caused by Zika virus. It is identified that Zika infection can lead to microcephaly in infants, a condition that causes babies to born
09 Oct 2018
Directed Evolution (DE) and Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2018
Directed evolution (DE) is a technique of using proteins or nucleic acids for achieving user-defined goal. Directed engineering is employed for protein engineering and studying evolutionary principles in laboratory environment. Directed evolution concentrate on development of enzymes to generate commercially useful reactions. Who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2018? The Nobel Prize committee
03 Oct 2018
Fertigation, Chemigation and Modern Agriculture
Fertigation and Chemigation are part of modern commercial agriculture and horticulture practices. Both techniques are useful for cash crops, which are agricultural crops grown to sell for profit. Fertigation and Chemigation are cost effective and environment friendly. What is Fertigation? Fertigation is the technique of supplying fertilizers through an irrigation system. In this process,
21 Sep 2018
Pressure Inside An Aircraft- Role of Bleed Switch
For those who have travelled by airplane, the demonstration of security arrangements inside an aircraft and display of oxygen mask and other security measures by flight attendants are familiar. But, even frequent passengers might have experienced pressure drop and use of oxygen mask very rarely. This is because the pressure inside an aircraft and oxygen