Transistors and Thyristors - Comparison between Transistors and Thyristors - Advantages over Transistors
Thyristors is general name given to a family of semiconductors devices having four- layered with a control mechanism, although this term is most commonly applied to the SCR (silicon controlled rectifier). This term is derived from thyratron and transistors because the device combines the rectification action of thyratron and control
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Medical Termination of pregnancy (MTP) - Continuation of the Pregnancy - Get Rid of Unwanted Pregnancy
by Rogergupta | in Health & Nutrition > General
Intentional or voluntary termination of pregnancy before full term is called medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) or induced abortion. Nearly 45 to 50 million MTPs are performed in a year all over the world which accounts to 1/5th of the total number of conceived pregnancies in a year.
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Osmotic Phenomenon - Importance of Osmosis - Osmotic Concentration of Solutes - Increase or Decrease of the Osmotic Pressure
by Rogergupta | in Culture & Society > Science
The movement of water or a solvent from its higher chemical potential to its lower chemical potential without allowing the diffusion of the solute by means of semi permeable membrane is called Osmosis.
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Functional Elements - Essential Microelements – Importance of Element - Functional Elements Specification - Best Microelements
by Rogergupta | in Health & Nutrition > General
1. Sodium: Outside halophytes, it is known to be essential to only few higher plants. Williams has reported that it increases the growth of halophyte, Halogeton glomeratus, while Brownell has found it to be essential for salt-bush Atriplex vesicaria.
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Hypersensitivity - Allergy - Important Allergic Reactions - Allergy Mediator
by Rogergupta | in Health & Nutrition > General
Allergy is noninfectious unusual reaction or hypersensitivity of an individual to a foreign substance or agent that is harmless to other individuals. Allergen is a foreign substance or agent that produces hypersensitivity in an individual, e.g., pollen,
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Down syndrome (47, + 21) – Mongolism – Causes Of Down syndrome – Treatments of Down syndrome - Down syndrome children
by Rogergupta | in Health & Nutrition > Diseases & Conditions
The best known and most common chromosome related disease syndrome, formerly known as “mongolism”, is now designated Down syndrome, after Langdon Down, who was the first, described the clinical signs in 1866.
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Indoor Environment - Causes of Indoor Environment Pollution - Suggestions for Indoor Environment
by Rogergupta | in Culture & Society > Environment
Indoor Environment means the environment of the houses and habitat in which the organisms live or it is the place where man spends his maximum time. The increase in the technologies and new domestic machineries is polluting the indoor environment.
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Impact of Urbanization on Environment - Increased urbanization - Effects of Urbanization on the Environment
by Rogergupta | in Culture & Society > Environment
Urbanization has devastating effects on the environment and changes the whole composition of the environment. The Urbanization also poses stress of population on the environment. The following are the effects of Urbanization on the environment are:
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Conservation of Wild Life - Methods of conservation of wild Life - World Wide Fund for Nature
by Rogergupta | in Culture & Society > Nature
Wild life protection Act (1972) - This act has been passed in the year 1972, for the protection of the wild life. In this Act the prohibition and permission for hunting of wild life can be issued. This act controls the trade of wild life products as well as species of birds and animals.
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Concept of Social Forestry - Objective Of Social Forestry - Agro- forestry - Commercial farm forestry - Community Forestry
by Rogergupta | in Culture & Society > General
The concept of social forestry first came into light in 1946 in the silviculture conference. It is defined as the forestry of the people by the people and for the people, or it is the management and protection of forests and afforestation of barren lands with a purpose of helping the social environment,






