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by bprasad2005
Sat Sep 13, 2014 6:50 am
Forum: Quest Corner
Topic: Fact or fiction-Energy conservation
Replies: 0
Views: 6334

Fact or fiction-Energy conservation

Fact or Fiction?: Energy Can Neither Be Created Nor Destroyed Is energy always conserved, even in the case of the expanding universe? The conservation of energy is an absolute law, and yet it seems to fly in the face of things we observe every day. Sparks create a fire, which generates heat—manifest...
by bprasad2005
Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:26 am
Forum: Quest Corner
Topic: pleasure of knowing-Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever
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Views: 6324

pleasure of knowing-Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever

Maxims typically date back many years, but “feed a cold, starve a fever” may beat them all. This saying has been traced to a 1574 dictionary by John Withals, which noted that “fasting is a great remedy of fever.” The belief is that eating food may help the body generate warmth during a “cold” and th...
by bprasad2005
Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:38 pm
Forum: Downloads (Software/Tools)
Topic: Fedora electronic lab-VLSI CAD tools-open source
Replies: 4
Views: 25751

Re: Fedora electronic lab-VLSI CAD tools-open source

I have downloaded it and had used it also.It is complete set with OS.You can instal it your hard disk also.In fact I have come across a few design engineers'who have installed it in their hd.If you want to run it from live cd you have to boot your system from DVD(it will be a bit slow)
by bprasad2005
Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:52 am
Forum: Quest Corner
Topic: pleasure of knowing -not to breathe through our mouth?
Replies: 0
Views: 6189

pleasure of knowing -not to breathe through our mouth?

Why are we advised not to breathe through our mouth? Two important functions of the nose are, as a respiratory passage and organ of smell. Receptors for smell are placed in the upper one-third of nasal cavity and this part is lined by olfactory (related to smell) mucosa. Rest of the nasal cavity is ...
by bprasad2005
Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:46 am
Forum: Quest Corner
Topic: pleasure of knowing -between unconsciousness and coma?
Replies: 0
Views: 6262

pleasure of knowing -between unconsciousness and coma?

What is the difference between unconsciousness and coma? The conscious state of mind results from good brain function called cortical activity and combination of active ascending reticular activating system (ARAS), which is responsible for keeping us awake. The ARAS gets inputs from all parts of bod...
by bprasad2005
Fri Jul 25, 2014 4:10 pm
Forum: Quest Corner
Topic: pleasure of knowing-Fact or Fiction?: Carrots Improve eyes
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Views: 6292

pleasure of knowing-Fact or Fiction?: Carrots Improve eyes

Fact or Fiction?: Carrots Improve Your Vision? In the dead of night, just how did the British Air Force manage to gun down German aircraft during World War II? Eating carrots was the key to the pilots’ success, according to the U.K. Ministry of Food. The now-defunct agency rolled out a propaganda ca...
by bprasad2005
Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:14 am
Forum: Quest Corner
Topic: Pleasure of knowing-wounds heal slowly in patients with diab
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Views: 6259

Pleasure of knowing-wounds heal slowly in patients with diab

Why do wounds heal slowly in patients with diabetes? Diabetes makes it harder to heal wounds for several reasons: These include the following: 1) Poor circulation (atherosclerosis/peripheral vascular disease) due to fatty deposits in the arteries slows down blood flow, thereby limiting the amount of...
by bprasad2005
Sun Jul 13, 2014 8:27 am
Forum: Quest Corner
Topic: Pleasure of knowing-determines the colour of anything
Replies: 0
Views: 6029

Pleasure of knowing-determines the colour of anything

What is it that determines the colour of anything? Colour is the visual perception of the physical signal, the light, that eye receives. The colour depends on the kind of light that falls on anything and also that bounces off or passes through it. Light travels in waveform and each colour has its ow...
by bprasad2005
Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:48 am
Forum: Quest Corner
Topic: Pleasure of knowing-Container shape
Replies: 1
Views: 6033

Re: Pleasure of knowing-AIDS & mosquitoes

AIDS is spread through blood transmission from infected persons. Though mosquitoes suck blood from the infected person, why is it not possible for mosquitoes to spread this disease? HIV does not survive outside the body for very long, and it does not replicate in insects. In addition, mosquitoes tra...