Category: Conversation

On the evening of May 9, 1996, large groups of climbers stationed at Camp IV, situated 8,000 meters on the South Col route of Mount Everest, were preparing summit the peak of the worlds highest mountain. Throughout the day a series of dangerously high winds had persisted, and the windows of opportunity for summiting were…

Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930’s’ by Donald Worster gives a play back of the years in which The Great PlainsTexas, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Kansasexperienced devastating dust storms that effected the economy and many peoples lives. Worster, an American History Professor and child of those uprooted by the catastrophe called the…

A major theme prevalent in eco-fiction is the debate over resource management. Otherwise known as climate fiction, it is a subgenre of science fiction that explores the way in which climate change affects the Earth and its inhabitants. Numerous mediums of this subgenre have sprung up since the term anthropocene was coined. Although the scientific…

I was born in India to a Sikh family in the city of Amritsar, Punjab. My father was a businessman and my mother is a homemaker. I have three siblings. I spend my early childhood in Amritsar and moved to Ludhiana, Punjab from where I completed my formal education. I have done my graduation from…

Have you ever tried organic food before? If yes, how often do you purchase organic food? According to a consumer survey, around 3% of the respondents purchase organic food every day, more than that in the previous year. Also, 16.4% of the have consumed activities on organic food once a week (Hong Kong Organic Resource…

Homeostasis is essential for the human body to regulate and function properly. By achieving appropriate homeostasis levels, the kidneys can differentiate which fluids and how much of each fluid humans should consume. Hormones like Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), Antidiuretic hormone (ADH), and Aldosterone each affect osmolarity homeostasis by regulating the kidneys. In order to examine…

Systemic lupus erythematosus is the most known kind of lupus. It is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system strikes its own tissues, inflicting extensive inflammation and tissue injury in affected organs. It affects the joints, skin, brain, lungs, and kidneys. Lupus doesn`t have a cure, however medical interventions and lifestyle changes helps contain…

In recent year the controversary surrounding vaccines have risen to the limelight, but the history surrounding this ordeal is much longer than that. Ever since the first vaccination in 1798, the impacts of vaccines have ranged from the suppression of polio to smallpox worldwide in the use to reshape the landscape of human health and…

Abstract Objective: The goal of this study was to explore the awareness, knowledge and habits of UKM students towards recreational noise-induced hearing loss (RNIHL). Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed through online survey and a Malay version of Knowledge, Awareness, and Behaviors (KAB) questionnaire was given to the health science and non-health science undergraduate UKM…

Introduction to GMO Controversies Unlabeled. Unassuming. Untested (‘Genetically Modified Foods’). Whats the truth about genetically modified organisms (GMOs)? Genetically engineered foods have affected the economic and agricultural landscape for the worst. A process which refers to the unnatural transferring of foreign genetic material (DNA) from one organism to another has many concerns. If continued, the…