Few health challenges can generate as much pain as a chronic anal fissure. This article explains how an anal fissure develops, and how to promote healing of an anal fissure using natural methods. What is an Anal Fissure? An anal fissure is a tear of any size in the anus. If you've ev...
According to theInternational Carnivorous Plant Society, the origin of the name is quite lurid. The Venus flytrap was first studied in the 17th and 18th centuries, when societal mores were a bit more puritanical than they are today, and were somewhat obsessed by human urges and sins. Women i...
According to theInternational Carnivorous Plant Society, the origin of the name is quite lurid. The Venus flytrap was first studied in the 17th and 18th centuries, when societal mores were a bit more puritanical than they are today, and were somewhat obsessed by human urges and sins. Women i...
concentrations (Franks2006). However such narrow and clinical definitions of the state of anaesthesia are not suitable for other organisms which can be also anaesthetized. In 1878, the French physiologist Claude Bernard published his anaesthesia experiments on plants and concluded that: “what is alive...
The gas chambers of the two cylinders are connected, and the pistons are connected to each other mechanically by a linkage that determines how they will move in relation to one another. There are four parts to the Stirling cycle. The two pistons in the animation above accomplish all of the...
You might try lifting a large stone or flowerpot, or digging under the ground's surface. Once you've got your worm, wet your fingers and run them down both sides of the worm at once. You may be surprised to feel short, stiff bristles (called "setae") that help the worm move ...
How to Use a Fire Extinguisher The proper way to use the extinguisher is to aim low, directly at the fuel, rather than the flames themselves, and move the stream with a sweeping motion. Types of Portable Fire Extinguishers There are a few different types of fire extinguisher, classified by...
Photo: The main power unit from a Nissan Leaf electric car has three separate parts: a charging unit (red, top), which takes AC from an outside power supply ("EVSE") to charge the DC battery; an inverter (yellow, middle), which turns DC battery power into AC to drive the motor; ...
To put these numbers into a bit more context, it might be helpful to just review the definition of a carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases (which includes carbon dioxide as well as methane) that are generated by actions—in this case to grow, harves...
The gas chambers of the two cylinders are connected, and the pistons are connected to each other mechanically by a linkage that determines how they will move in relation to one another. There are four parts to the Stirling cycle. The two pistons in the animation above accomplish all of the...