What Are Dreams ? A Thousands of years ago, dreams were seen as messages from the gods, and in many cultures, they are still considered prophetic. In ancient Greece, sick people slept at the temples of Asclepius, the god of medicine, in order to receive dreams that would heal them. Modern dream science really begins …
Malaria Combat in Italy A Mal-aria. Bad air. Even the world is Italian, and this horrible disease marked the life of those in the peninsula for thousands of years. Giuseppe Garibaldi’s wife died of the disease, as did the country’s first prime minister, Cavour, in 1861. Yet by 1962, Italy was officially declared malaria-free, and …
Development of Public management theory Bureaucracy management: The classic one {A} Several theories bridged the gap between strictly private and public sector management. One good example is Max Weber exploring sociologist, who explored the ideal bureaucracy in The Protestant ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Bureaucratic Theory was developed by a German. Sociologist and political economist …
Water Treatment 2: Reed Bed In recent years, it has been shown that plants, more accurately roots, play a crucial part in purifying dirty water before it enters seas and rivers. In 15th-century Britain, dirty water was purified by passing through the wetlands. People began to realize that the “natural” way of water purification was …
The Power of Nothing Geoff Watts, New Scientist (May 26th, 2001) A Want to devise a new form of alternative medicine? No problem. Here is the recipe. Be warm, sympathetic, reassuring and enthusiastic. Your treatment should involve physical contact, and each session with your patients should last at least half an hour. Encourage your patients …
Going nowhere fast New transport mode PRT RUF Questions 1-4 In boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet, writeTrue If the statement is true False If the statement is falseNot Given If the information is not given in the passage1 TRUEFALSENOT GIVEN City transport developed slower than other means of communication 2 TRUEFALSENOT GIVEN Many states in the …
The vikings wayfaring way In the last century, Vikings have been perceived in numerous different ways – vilified as conquerors and romanticised as adventurers. How Vikings have been employed in nation-building is a topic of some interest. In English, Vikings are also known as Norse or Norsemen. Their language greatly influenced English, with the nouns, …
Bovids A The family of mammals called bovids belongs to the Artiodactyl class, which also includes giraffes. Bovids are a highly diverse group consisting of 137 species, some of which are man’s most important domestic animals. B Bovids are well represented in most parts of Eurasia and Southeast Asian islands, but they are by far …
Decision, Decision ! Research explores when we can make a vital decision quickly and we need to proceed more deliberately A A widely recognised legend tells us that in Gordium (in what is now Turkey) in the fourth century BC an oxcart was roped to a pole with a complex knot. It was said that …
Rural transport plan of “Practical action” For more than 40 years, Practical Action has worked with poor communities to identify the types of transport that work best, taking into consideration culture, needs and skills. With our technical and practical support, isolated rural communities can design, build and maintain their own solutions. A Whilst the focus …
