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From balancing your course load to forging relationships with classmates to extracurricular involvement, these are the tried and true methods to nail your career as a student.
Choosing the best B Tech branches for brilliant career growth
Are you on track to feeling the heat of selecting the right direction in your career? Even those who have decided to expand their wings in engineering are not sitting relaxed as they have to take the pain of choosing the B Tech branches. This article deals with considerable practical aspects before one is ready for a particular engineering specialization.
By GLA University3 years ago in Education
Is It Hard to Get Accommodation in Sydney?
Sydney – this is the city, which is widely popular among people for different reasons. In this city, different sports tournaments are organized from time to time. Besides, it is also a good city for students and career-oriented people.
By Alex Williamson3 years ago in Education
Crafting Your Study Abroad Journey
Is a study abroad plan in your mind, but do you need clarification on what it involves? The entire process may be challenging. But if you know what steps to take and how to prepare everything you need, you’ll be studying for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree abroad in no time.
By First Edu India3 years ago in Education
Top 5 Study Abroad Destinations for International Students
Who doesn’t want to study amongst the top universities and the best countries for international students in the world, interact with people across different cultures, and gain global experience? Not only that but apart from high-end academics and a curriculum that would enhance your future aspirations, you are also open to international recognition.
By First Edu India3 years ago in Education
Selecting the Perfect University Course
Attending university is a significant step because it involves meeting new people, living in a new place, and acquiring independence. However, your choice of course also affects how well your university experience turns out. Therefore, how do you pick the best university course?
By First Edu India3 years ago in Education
Myopia on the Rise
At some point growing up, my vision changed. And slowly I stopped being able to see past about... this far in front of my face. Basically, anything past... like 10 inches in front of my eyes... is blurry. So eventually I got glasses and with them my world turns from this... to this. This whole experience as inconvenient as it is... is more widespread than it's ever been. [overlapping] “-Myopia.” “-Myopia.” [overlapping] “- Myopia, am I saying it right?” “-A rise in short-sightedness...” “...and the researchers actually called it an epidemic...” “...but they're still trying to figure out why this is...” Rates of myopia or near-sightedness or needing glasses to see things far away... have been rising for decades. In the US, where I live just 25% of people were myopic in 1971. By 2004, that number was up to 42%. And if current trends continue it’s estimated that half of the world's population will be myopic by 2050. In Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea rates are already a lot higher than that. And a growing portion have high myopia which the WHO categorizes as a prescription stronger than -5. That puts them at risk of losing their sight one day. For decades, researchers thought that whether or not you needed glasses was just a matter of genetics. And it partly is. Having one myopic parent doubles your odds of being nearsighted and having 2 increases the odds 5 fold. But human genetics don't change this fast. The abruptness of this increase suggests that that this change is environmental. Something about the way we live today is making it harder and harder for people to see at a distance. So what could it be? Most people are born with eyes that are too short from front to back. In this shape, the lens focuses images behind the retina. That's the light sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. That makes the eye hyperopic or farsighted. Blurry up close and clear from far away. But as we grow up, our eyes grow too. Until they reach a spherical shape. In this shape, the lens focuses light directly onto the retina and produces a clear image. But sometimes the eye keeps growing longer. In this shape, the lens can focus up close images onto the retina. But at a distance, images focus at a point in front of the retina... making distance vision blurry. So all of us with myopia just have eyeballs that have grown too long. The eye does not look like a basketball anymore. It looks more like a rugby ball. That's Seang Mei Saw. She's a myopia epidemiologist and physician in Singapore. It is a lifelong disease so once you're myopic, it doesn't regress. So what's making more and more people’s eyes grow longer than they should? The evidence points to the way we spend time in childhood and adolescence. That's when our eyes grow fastest. So it's when most people's myopia develops and then stabilizes. Though it can develop later if you abuse your vision enough. Two factors in particular have the biggest influence. Near work or the time that we spend looking at things up close... and how much time we spend indoors. In a healthy eye, muscles have to squeeze the lens in order to focus up close images onto the retina. So some experts theorize that if your eyes grow up straining to look at things up close a lot of the time, they'll just grow longer to reduce that strain. But the evidence on this explanation is mixed. The stronger explanation is time spent indoors. Exposure to bright outdoor light stimulates the production of dopamine in the retina. This neurotransmitter regulates the eyes growth... without enough dopamine the eye doesn't know when to stop growing and indoors it's hard to get enough. The light from the sun has up to a 100,000 lux on a sunny day. Whereas in the room the light levels generally and only about 200 to 300 lux. But between electronic devices and early emphasis on academics... eye experts believe that children today are growing up with a combination of too little daylight and too much time doing things up close. And nowhere is that more apparent than in East and Southeast Asia. Children in Asia are not spending that amount of time outside. This could possibly be because of the education system has become much more competitive. The children have a lot more work. They attend teaching centers and you spend more time reading and writing. Needing glasses or contacts to see for the rest of your life is obviously inconvenient. But in the long term the consequences of that distorted eyeball shape can become serious. University of Houston Professor of Optometry Mark Bullimore, explained this to me. You know, you're born with a finite amount of tissue that make up the various coats of your eyeball. Excessive elongation of that quite simply places additional stress on those structures. The retina has been stretched so much that starts to break and then sort of peel off like an old piece of paint. The longer those eye structures are stretched the higher the risk of disorders like myopic macular degeneration, retinal detachment... glaucoma and cataracts. So we're finding this almost linear relationship between them. The amount of myopia and the risks to your vision... later in life. We used to think about myopia as an optical defect. Now we think about it much more as a disease. And the earlier a child becomes myopic the more serious their myopia can become and the greater the risk of debilitating conditions. Which means it's important to intervene as early as possible. So, what does that look like? For those who start to develop myopia there's treatment. First are multifocal, soft contacts, and glasses. They make peripheral vision intentionally blurry which appears to slow the progression of myopia. Then there's orthokeratology or ortho-k lenses... hard contact lenses worn only at night that reshape the wearer's cornea while they sleep... so that they can see at a distance during the day. And there are atropine eye drops low doses of a substance that temporarily paralyzes the eyes’ focusing muscles which seems to reduce the development of myopia. But the first line of defense is prevention. The simplest and most effective way to prevent myopia is to get kids to spend more time outside. In Taiwan, the government introduced a nationwide program in 2010, encouraging schools to get students outside for 2 hours every day. It appears to have successfully reversed a 40 year-long increase in myopia rates. And since 2001 Singapore has funded public education promoting time outdoors... and conducted annual vision screenings at schools. And it seems to be working. Right now, these rates may be higher than ever but the future of myopia will only look like this if we keep doing things the same way. And we've never been in a better position to change.
By Abdul Fatawu Abdul Karim3 years ago in Education
Psychological Safety
Psychological safety is a fundamental concept in the field of psychology and organizational behavior. Coined by Harvard professor Amy Edmondson in the early 1990s, psychological safety refers to the belief that one can express themselves freely, take risks, and make mistakes without fearing negative consequences, embarrassment, or punishment. It creates an environment where individuals and teams feel secure enough to speak up, share their ideas, and collaborate effectively. In this comprehensive essay, we will explore the concept of psychological safety, its importance in various settings, its impact on individuals and teams, and strategies for cultivating a psychologically safe environment.
By Ahmad Yayo3 years ago in Education
The Hidden Physics Behind Your Breath
Your right lung has three lobes because your heart rests in between your lungs, and below that is a weird-shaped, kinda-round, kinda-dome diaphragm muscle that's important for breathing. When the diaphragm contracts with the external intercostal muscles between your ribs, it expands the space inside of your chest, which decreases the pressure inside your lungs. Exhaling reduces the space inside your lungs and increases pressure outside, which then moves air outwards.
By Imama Arif3 years ago in Education
Beyond Hearing Aids: Exploring Cutting-Edge Assistive Technologies for the Hearing Impaired
For individuals with hearing impairment, technology has opened up new avenues of communication and participation in the world. While traditional hearing aids have been a staple in addressing hearing loss, cutting-edge assistive technologies are pushing the boundaries further. In this blog (suggested by an educational ngo in delhi), we will explore innovative assistive technologies that go beyond conventional hearing aids, offering exciting possibilities for individuals with hearing impairment to engage fully in various aspects of life.
By Lakshya Bhagnani3 years ago in Education
Habits of highly effective medical students can help improve their practice.
Successful medical students tend to adhere to similar study habits, which has a relation to their academic success. The study aims to determine which habits are most commonly followed by highly successful students and their impact on their learning.
By Angela Angela3 years ago in Education
