Learning about body language
Prof. Abdul Shakoor Shah Body language refers to the non-verbal cues used to communicate. These non-verbal cues are a huge part of our daily communication. In fact, body language can be between 60% and 65% of all communication. Body language helps us understand each other and gives us information about how people are feeling in […]
Alzheimer’s: The most common form of dementia
Dr Sachin Kandhari Everyone becomes forgetful from time to time: forgetting where you placed the car keys, not remembering to pick up an item at the grocery store, forgetting to return a friend’s phone call. Have you ever gone into a room and forgotten why you went in there? Have you ever forgotten what you […]
The heavy weight ants
Mark Wong Have you ever wondered exactly how many ants live on Earth? Possibly not, but it’s certainly a question we’ve asked ourselves. Our research published today provides an approximate answer. We conservatively estimate our planet harbours about 20 quadrillion ants. That’s 20 thousand million millions, or in numerical form, 20,000,000,000,000,000 (20 with 15 zeroes). […]
World Tourism Day: Rethinking Tourism activities in J&K
M Ahmad Tourism across the world is playing a great role in building the economies and is widely used for building the economic development and economic prosperity around the globe. Tourism sector is growing day by day and helping nations to build the economic prosperity of the country. Nations around the world are investing lot […]
Cinema inspires
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Kudos to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for inaugurating the Kashmir valleys first multiplex in Sonawar area after the three-decade wait of the movie buffs to watch their favourite stars on a big screen. He has rightly pointed out that Culture is a way of life and cinema being the […]
Autumn
Binte Ayesha Wani As autumn knocks at the door The dreams change to chameleon From green to crimson, Fate plays the fate my love! Destiny cries out loud “Truth is pale skin, Truth for the born is death, Truth is the crimson leaf.” And fate plays the fate my love! How merciless is this season […]
Cancer in the under 50s is rising
Siobhan Glavey We know what we need to do to reduce our risk of getting cancer, right? Wear SPF, stop smoking, avoid processed foods, keep fit, lose weight and get enough sleep. But what if much of what causes cancer has already happened in our early years, or worse still, before we were born. A […]
Spinal deformity is treatable: A myth or reality?
Dr. Arvind Kulkarni With the rapid increase in the number of cases reported of Scoliosis, Kyphosis and Lordosis, commonly known as Spinal Deformities, the need of awareness for the spine related ailment has grown substantially. Spinal Deformity refers to the unusual curve or rotation of the spine causing problems for the patient to perform their […]
International Day of Sign Languages
Sign Language A unique way of communication
M Ahmad Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication. It is thought to have originated when early humans started gradually changing their early communication systems. The structures of language as having evolved to serve specific communicative and social functions. Language is not the creation of one person or of one […]
Sign Language: A Fundamental right of the HI people
Er. Prabhat Kishore World is going to celebrate “International Day of Sign Language” on 23rdSeptember for the full realization of the hearing impaired people. Sign language is the means of communication through body movement, specially hand, finger, arm, head and facial expressions besides particular symbols developed. This practice is older than speech. Since conventional speaking […]
