Category: Ecology

There is a continuous boggling debate among great thinkers if mathematics is a science in itself, but, one thing is generally accepted that sciences are articulated into the mathematical structure. The application of mathematics in the ancient times was focused more on understanding nature. Ancient pioneers in science like Plato, Aristotle, Ptolemy etc. were all considered mathematicians and scientists in their attempts to capture the essence of nature through mathematical approximation of intuitive ideas, and descriptions of nature. Boyer (1949), said “The reliance on Mathematics to describe nature is the foundation on which sciences is built”. Sciences and mathematics are standalone […]

The  largest parts  of  the  Samsung  Galaxy Note  8  and  the  IPhone X  are  the  Chassis’  the  Display  and  the  back  of  the  phones.  While  both  companies do  not  specify the  glass  used in  their  phones, Apple  (2017)  claims that  their  glass is  “the  most  durable  glass  ever  in  an  IPhone, front  and  back”.  Gordon  Kelly  (2017) has  written  in  his  comparison of  the  Samsung Galaxy  S8  and  Note  8  that  both  phones  use  ‘Corning  Gorilla Glass  5’  which  according  to  Design  life-cycle (2016)  is  glass  that  is  chemically  toughened and  can  be  recycled  like  normal  glass. This  extends  the  life  of  the  Note  8  due  to  its  durability,  as  the  testing results  by  Corning (2017)  show;  the  glass  […]

Animal that has gone extinct ( Alasmidonta mccordi The Coosa elktoe, scientific name Alasmidonta mccordi, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species was endemic to the United States. [pic] I didn’t manage to find any specific ecological role of Coosa Elktoe, however I found the ecological role of mussels. Mussels play a key role in aquatic environments and are considered to be “ecosystem engineers” because they modify aquatic habitat, making it more suitable for themselves and other organisms.One of the valuable functions performed by mussels is capturing organic […]

Name: Course: Instructor: Date: Realizing the Ecological city? Ecology for the city and the Ecocity Challenge Date: Time: Location: Name of Speaker: Observation The core objective of this lecture was finding out the activities carried out in cities, which have led to its environmental destruction. The lecture explored the fact that this destruction is because of certain human behavior. It also spoke about the possible solutions to this problem. The lecture also mentioned how cities came to be and what caused their growth. Discussion The lecture stated that cities sprouted because of agricultural activities. The improvement of agriculture from the […]

Outline Introduction: Discussion: Transition to care home- change in environment (positive, negative) City vs. rural location Opportunities for physical activity/gardening Family -social isolation Intergenerational activities Restorative effect Conclusion: Care homes: A need to consider the design and transition to a new environment for the elderly: Introduction: As seen in environmental psychology, the external environment plays an important role in people’s behavior, thoughts and even well-being. In environmental psychology, the environment encompasses the natural, social, learning and informational environments. Every person has a preferred environment in which his or her health and cognitive abilities develop. This is what is referred to […]

Outline Introduction: Discussion: Transition to care home- change in environment (positive, negative) City vs. rural location Opportunities for physical activity/gardening Family -social isolation Intergenerational activities Restorative effect Conclusion: Care homes: A need to consider the design and transition to a new environment for the elderly: Introduction: As seen in environmental psychology, the external environment plays an important role in people’s behavior, thoughts and even well-being. In environmental psychology, the environment encompasses the natural, social, learning and informational environments. Every person has a preferred environment in which his or her health and cognitive abilities develop. This is what is referred to […]

The distribution of hotels and attractions areimportant in each area on the world because it considered the most significantfacilities and locations that shows the level of tourism sector on thatcountry, region or city. In this report, the distribution of hotels andattractions will focus on Muscat governorate which is the capital city ofSultanate of Oman. Also, Muscat governorate includes several Wilayt which areMuscat, Mutrah, Qurayyat, Al Amirat, Bawshar and Al Seeb. in addition, todefine the most important data of any location is point pattern analysis (PPA) whichcan be understudied by different concepts. Also, point pattern analysissupports countries to present their cities, […]

Overpopulation can very much be linked to the environmental issues we face today. Even some of the most significant problems that we have and yet to find a solution to connect to overpopulation.  Deforestation is a mighty issue that we have struggled with for years and it is only getting worse overtime. According to ecology.com 250 people are born each minute and 105 people die each minute. This means that we will need to build more homes for those new people. For that we will need more land and the trees on that land will need to be cut down. […]

               Turtles have existed a very long time ago meaning they have seen the rise and fall of dinosaurs and the rise of humanity. Scientists think that turtles have existed for around 230 million years (Mosaic 29). Roughly, sea turtles were 65 million years ago (Dobbs 1). This family has survived the passage of time and is threatened by the pollutions that humans have created to the ocean. The six sea turtles that occur on the coasts of America are actually threatened. Sea turtles are very important to the ecosystem, but humans, directly and indirectly, endanger this family. If humans […]

1.      Introduction Domestic sewage is one of the major wastes disposed every day. It is99. 9% pure water by weight, rest of the 0.1% contains variety of dissolved andsuspended impurities which causes significant problems and also containsdisease causing microbes 1. Most of the communicable diseases are due tounsafe water, most of which is contaminated either by sewage or agriculturalrun-off. At Govardhan Eco Village (GEV), the domestic sewage waste is treated bySoil Biotechnology Method.  SBT consists of impermeable containment and incorporates soil,formulated granular filter media and a select culture of organisms such asearthworms and plants. It involves a combination of physical and biologicalprocess […]