What is Soil Conservation? Soil conservation is defined as the act of preserving the loss of soil nutrients or infertility from erosion which is usually caused by salinization, organic carbon loss, acidification, over usage of soil or by other chemical soil contamination. Traditional agricultural practices are based on ploughing and tilling of …
Layers of soil or Soil profile is defined as the vertical section through the soil to underlying bedrocks. This shows series of horizontal layers, each of the layers shows different characteristic ranging from colour to texture totally different from the other layers. From construction of buildings to various infrastructure projects, characteristics of …
Hyperemesis gravidarum Meaning Hyperemesis gravidarum (also called Pernicious vomiting of pregnancy) is the medical term for severe morning sickness. It is a severe form of Nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy that requires hospitalization. Hyperemesis gravidarum is an intractable vomiting seen in a pregnant woman that leads to fluid and electrolyte disturbances and …
River Blindness is also known as Onchocerciasis and it is an infectious disease caused by Onchocerca volvulus which is transmitted by Black fly of the genus Similium (example is Simulium damnosum) which is the vector; this disease is an important cause of blindness in Africa and its ocular features include sclerosing keratitis, uveitis, chorioretinitis and optic neuritis …
Trachoma is a disease of the eyes that causes the inflammation of eyes known as Kerato-conjunctivitis (the eyes become red and painful) that leads to blindness when not treated. Trachoma was initially called Egyptian ophthalmia; it is the leading cause of preventable blindness in the world. Trachoma is caused by an organism …
Uranus planet is the 7th planet from the sun, it got its name from Uranus god. The following information about Uranus gives interesting facts and details about this planet. Interesting Facts About Uranus Uranus is the seventh planet from theSun; it covers a distance of 2,870,972,170km from the sun. William Herschel discovered …
mercury planet the hottest of all the planets in the solar system. This article describes mercury and also provides you other interesting mercury planet information and facts and the popular characteristics of mercury planet you may not have known. Facts About Mercury Mercury planet is the closest planet to the sun. It is …
Otitis Media with Effusion is also known as Chronic Otitis Media or Glue Ear or Secretory Otitis Media or Serous Otitis Media with Effusion; it is an infection of the middle ear that affects both children and adults with children being affected more especially within the ages of 2 and 5 years. Chronic Otitis Media (Glue ear) often occurs …