Pranam Q1 I could not understand the basis of the question at all; may be Jordonic effects. I did not study anywhere so far connecting the rodent and the Rabbit at all. Maybe some quora brains could have. Encyclopedia of Britannica gives the following: American spiny rat <https://www.britannica.com/animal/American-spiny-rat> American spiny rat, (family Echimyidae), any of at least 80 nocturnal species of medium-sized Central and South American rodents that have a bristly coat of flat flexible spines, although a few have soft... Encyclopedia / Rodents, Rabbits, Insectivores & Shrews ground squirrel <https://www.britannica.com/animal/ground-squirrel> ground squirrel, any of 62 species of long-bodied terrestrial rodents that are active during the day and have short legs, strong claws, small rounded ears, and a short or moderately long tail. Colour varies... Encyclopedia / Rodents, Rabbits, Insectivores & Shrews elephant shrew <https://www.britannica.com/animal/elephant-shrew> elephant shrew, (order Macroscelidea), any of approximately 20 species of rat-sized African mammals named for their long, tapered, and flexible snout (proboscis). All have slim bodies, slender limbs, and... Encyclopedia / Rodents, Rabbits, Insectivores & Shrews rabbit <https://www.britannica.com/animal/rabbit> rabbit, any of 29 species of long-eared mammals belonging to the family Leporidae, excluding hares (genus Lepus). Frequently the terms rabbit and hare are used interchangeably, a practice that can cause... Encyclopedia / Rodents, Rabbits, Insectivores & Shrew mouse <https://www.britannica.com/animal/mouse-rodent> mouse, (genus Mus), the common name generally but imprecisely applied to rodents found throughout the world with bodies less than about 12 cm (5 inches) long. In a scientific context, mouse refers to any... Encyclopedia / Rodents, Rabbits, Insectivores & Shrews rodent <https://www.britannica.com/animal/rodent> rodent, (order Rodentia), any of more than 2,050 living species of mammals characterized by upper and lower pairs of ever-growing rootless incisor teeth. Rodents are the largest group of mammals, constituting... Encyclopedia / Rodents, Rabbits, Insectivores & Shrews insectivore <https://www.britannica.com/animal/insectivore> insectivore, the common name applied to any of 450 or so species of mammals—comprising hedgehogs, golden moles, “true” moles, “true” shrews, the moonrat, gymnures, solenodons, and tenrecs—that subsist... Encyclopedia / Rodents, Rabbits, Insectivores & Shrews rat <https://www.britannica.com/animal/rat> rat, (genus Rattus), the term generally and indiscriminately applied to numerous members of several rodent families having bodies longer than about 12 cm, or 5 inches. (Smaller thin-tailed rodents are... Encyclopedia / Rodents, Rabbits, Insectivores & Shrews The only connectivity is under the caste grouping as insectivores and shrews; it is as if human category and so one cannot say what is the Indian not called American. Q2
Since when stress became such a harsh term The relationship between stress and disease is now well established, but was not always recognised. The word ‘stress’ is used in physics to refer to the interaction between a force and the resistance to counter that force, and it was Hans Selye who first incorporated this term into the medical lexicon to describe the “*nonspecific response of the body to any demand* “. Selye, who is known as the ‘father of stress research’, disavowed the study of specific disease signs and symptoms, unlike others before him, and instead focused on universal patient reactions to illness. His concept of stress impacted scientific and lay communities alike, in fields as diverse as endocrinology, complementary medicine, animal breeding and social psychology. PATH TO RESEARCH Selye was first exposed to the idea of ‘biological stress’ during his second year at the University of Prague medical school. He had observed during ward rounds that patients often had numerous complaints in common, even though they were each suffering from different and distinct diseases. Until that point, students had been taught that signs and symptoms were related and specific to a particular illness, a principle passed down by the famous German pathologist Rudolf Virchow in the late 19th century. Recalling an example, Selye recounted how one of his teachers would make the correct diagnosis in each of five different patients, solely on the basis of their presenting history and physical findings. What was ignored, however, were the generic complaints that all those patients had in common, such as looking tired, having no appetite, losing weight, preferring to lie down rather than stand, and not being in the mood to go to work. He called it the “*syndrome of just being sick*”. However, this obvious yet powerful observation would lie dormant for about ten years before Selye would launch his investigation into this ubiquitous phenomenon. SELYE’S SYNDROME Selye was the first scientist to identify ‘stress’ as underpinning the nonspecific signs and symptoms of illness. The stress concept re-entered Selye’s life during his fellowship at McGill when Prof Collip placed him in charge of identifying various female sex hormones that were yet undiscovered. For this project, he collected cow ovaries for processing and examination, and injected various extracts into female rats and measured their responses. His autopsies yielded a triad of surprising findings: enlargement of the adrenal glands, atrophy of the lymphatic system including the thymus, and peptic ulcers of the stomach and duodenum. It was not due to a hypothetical new hormone, as every injected noxious agent produced the same findings. He continued his experiments by placing the rats in various stressful situations, such as on the cold roof of the medical building, or the familiar revolving treadmill that required continuous running for the animals to stay upright. The findings in each experiment were the same: adrenal hyperactivity, lymphatic atrophy and peptic ulcers. Selye recognised that his discovery was an expression of Claude Bernard’s *milieu intérieur* and homeostasis at work, and cleverly linked the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to the way the body coped with stress. Selye’s proposal stipulated that stress was present in an individual throughout the entire period of exposure to a nonspecific demand. He distinguished acute stress from the total response to chronically applied stressors, terming the latter condition ‘general adaptation syndrome’, which is also known in the literature as Selye’s Syndrome. The syndrome divides the total response from stress into three phases: the alarm reaction, the stage of resistance and the stage of exhaustion. When individuals are exposed to a stressor, they are at first taken off guard, then attempt to maintain homeostasis by resisting the change, and eventually fall victim to exhaustion in countering the stressor. Stress is a choreographed state of events, not a mere psychological term, and is encountered by all individuals during a period of illness. It differs fundamentally from the fight-or-flight or acute stress response that occurs when facing a perceived threat, as first described by physiologist Walter Cannon in 1915. The acute release of neurotransmitters from the sympathetic and central nervous systems, as well as hormones from the adrenal cortex and medulla, pituitary and other endocrine glands, mediate the response in acute stress. He even delved into the association between stress and cancer, using his own personal experience after a histiocytic reticulosarcoma formed under his skin, for which he had to undergo surgery and radioactive cobalt therapy. He was a nominee for the Nobel Prize in 1949, won many accolades, and published his best-known book, *The Stress of Life*, in 1956. A professor and director of the Institute of Experimental Medicine and Surgery at the University of Montreal, he at one point directed 40 laboratory assistants and worked with 15,000 laboratory animals. In 1975, he founded the International Institute of Stress, and created the Hans Selye Foundation and the Canadian Institute of Stress. Selye died on 16 October 1982, in Montreal at the age of 75. Sadly, a scandal emerged after his death: he was said to have received extensive funding for his research from the tobacco industry, for which he had worked as a consultant over several decades, as well as participating in its pro-smoking campaigns. Shakespeare did the drama on stress when the ships drowned causing a loss as melancholic where the pound of flesh was demanded; Kalidas did the stress drama of Dushyanta and shakuntala; but the stress of Rama losing Sirta was overwhelmed by the Arjuna;s in the battlefield where THE STRESS BUSTER B G WAS BORN. Q4 What is nobility?. The nobility of all the people is -who have titles and belong to a high Social class. Synonyms are Royalty Dignity Aristocracy Eminence Prestige blue blood etc So they are costlier. Who said being noble is humility alone and does not cost?. Q5 Who said that Greece is the center of western civilization?; Greek took Indian culture after the Mahabharatha war when the remaining war veterans sailed through the west and some landed on the east side of Greece. Then west side story was being original barbaric Greeks. Many eastern side names are from India. Romans took the cue from the Greece as the Jews in parts of Europe. Thus the west took ,rayther presumed that their cult is from Greece. Many a times I had written in these columns about the book The Greece by E pococke but no one bothered to know about it. Q7 Oh a gossip All nations have the spectrum to see. India is another which developed a rich cult. Tajmahal is not the great place as it is a tomb. By Building the Taj Yamuna was made a wash room and Mathura a Hut. World classified as we did not represent the structures here older than Taj and done brilliantly. Seven wonders are mere history and did not attract me. Rome has beautiful color glasses and structures; the USA has a place where anti gravity is in vogue. India is so ancient and if it is preserved tourism will be the main income. Q10 What is dessert?. It is food served while concluding a meal. In south India do sarkarai pongal and Payasam served only at the end or also at the end if so needed?. KR IRS 26722 22 at 09:26, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <[email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 07-2022-26* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 Why is the rabbit not considered a rodent? > > Claire Jordan,Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, shop owner, > secretary on newspaper Jul 13 > > Different teeth - lagomorphs have two pairs of upper incisors instead of > one pair. And they have a weird two-step digestive system - their food > goes through once, is passed out as soft pellets, is then eaten, processed > again and passed out as hard pellets. It makes their digestion very > efficient. Lagomorphs are almost entirely herbivorous - they can afford > to be because they can extract nutrients from grass so effectively - > whereas most rodents are omnivores. > > Q2 How does mental stress affect your health? > > A2 Narayana Health,Health for all. All for health. Updated May 6 > > Prolonged stress affects not only mental health but physical health as > well. Your body automatically increases blood pressure, heart rate, > respiration, metabolism, and blood flow to your muscles. > > Stress can increase the risk of stroke, heart attack, peptic ulcers, and > mental illnesses such as depression. Usually, recurrent stress makes you > more and more vulnerable to the subsequent stressors. > > A physician can diagnose stress on the basis of mental, physical and > behavioral signs like Inability to concentrate, memory lapses and > forgetfulness, less intuitiveness and creativity, anxiety, irritability, > lack of motivation, constipation or diarrhea, unexplained weight loss or > gain, insomnia, social withdrawal, etc. > > Q3 Which Indian government vehicle is allowed to have only the > Indian emblem and no vehicle number? > > A3 Ankitanshu Swaroop, Proud Indian5y > > The privilege of having only the National Emblem and no Vehicle > Registration number is only limited to the President of India, Vice > President of India and State/UT Governors. > > Even the Prime Minister is not allowed to have this. > > Q4 If medicine is a noble profession, why do doctors charge so > much? > > A4 Abraham Sukumar, In medical service in India for more than > three decades Sat > > > > Doctors are often accused of profiteering on the suffering of patients. It > is time their side of the story is narrated. I consider myself well > positioned to do so. *For the thirty-four years I served in the > government medical service of Tamilnadu State of India I was never offered > a living wage.* > > I once had a senior colleague who was a radiologist. One day he was full > of complaints of a patient who had spent a good sum of money on a large > portrait photograph of himself by a well-known and expensive firm of > photographers but was unhappy to pay a tenth of that for a chest x-ray. I > tried to explain the psychology behind that attitude to my colleague. *The > portrait was his choice but the x-ray even if lifesaving was forced on him.* > > Decades later I had a taste of the same medicine. It was a case of ventral > abdominal hernia in an obese middle-aged woman. It took a few weeks to > prepare her for surgery and the surgery itself was complicated. It was > successful. The fee that included the preoperative investigations, nursing > home fee for theatre facilities, and the inpatient care was modest, but the > patient made no secret *that he thought the fee extravagant.* > > Later I came to know the reason for his dissatisfaction. He was extending > his living room and the hospital expense on top of that annoyed him. > Apparently, the room extension was his priority project not his wife’s > ventral hernia. The autoclave attendant who provided perfect asepsis for > the case was valued below the brick layer. > > *Operation charges are worth an analysis.* A couple of years ago I had a > cyst in the lower part of the chest that had to be removed. A senior > plastic surgeon once my undergraduate student and who had done his rotating > surgical internship in my unit offered to do the removal. Another former > student now a retired surgeon offered to assist the surgeon. The nursing > home itself was owned by a former special trainee of mine. *In short it > was all free for me. I insisted on paying for the expendables, drugs, > dressings, and other material used in the case*. At the end of the > operation the nurse gave the list to my wife. I found later that it was > quite a tidy sum. Catgut costs a lot as does the sterile dressing material. > Venflon, the needle that is fixed to the vein during the operation that can > be used for only one case is quite expensive. > > Operation theatre is expensive to maintain. Two nurses and her helpers not > to mention the equipment used in sterilising linen and instruments. Theatre > charges is a big share of the total operating expenses. Investigations cost > a lot too especially MRIs and CT scans both need expensive equipment > costing in crores for installation. Finally comes the surgeon’s fee, the > only flexible item in this long list. > > *The patient knows nothing of these*. He has paid a big amount and he > assumes the surgeon was the beneficiary whereas the *surgeon only shares, > and his share is not the lion’s share either. It is closer to the jackal’s > share!* > > The above stories are from India. In the US patients are regularly > bankrupted by hospital bills. If one assumes that the money has been > pocketed by the doctors one would be mistaken. I do not envy the American > doctor. He has handed over control of health care to the insurance company, > the pharmacy industry, and the non-medical hospital CEOs who demand and > receive yearly bonuses in millions. US doctors do well, no doubt, but it is > nowhere close to what the others mentioned receive. > > *There are exceptions but nevertheless I do feel that by and large > doctoring is a noble profession.* > > Q5 Why is Greece considered the center of Western civilization? > > A5 Ernest W. Adams, School taught me to hate history, but now I > love it. Jul 17 > > *Not the center, the origin.* Greece is the place in Europe where the > early philosophers, mathematicians, and engineers worked. While the people > in what is now France and Britain were illiterate tribes living in huts, *the > Greeks were writing books on political science and medicine*. The Romans > borrowed from them and spread their ideas all over Europe. The Arabs > preserved their work during the early Middle Ages after the Western Roman > Empire came apart, and then Catholic scholars recovered it from the Arabs. > Plato's Republic is still required reading for political scientists. > > Q6 What should I absolutely not do when visiting your country? > > A6 Misha Firer Writer Updated 1y > > A short list of things you absolutely shouldn’t do in Russia, but it’s a > good start. > > *You absolutely shouldn’t drive a train while drunk.* > > You absolutely shouldn’t drink vodka while riding a bike. > > You absolutely shouldn’t show any surprise when you see a tank plowing the > snow from the balcony of your hotel room. > > *You absolutely shouldn’t withdraw money from an ATM on your knees.* > > You absolutely shouldn’t do a Gopnik squat in a university lecture hall. > > You absolutely shouldn’t pull too hard on a fuel hose at the gas station. > > You absolutely shouldn’t throw a party in a Moscow subway. > > You absolutely shouldn't laugh when you see asphalt being laid over snow. > > You absolutely shouldn't ski in a city. > > You absolutely shouldn’t rent a car without a shovel in the trunk. > > You absolutely shouldn’t fish through a manhole. > > But you can swim in a frozen river, no problem. > > Q7 What is something that Indians want to let the rest of the > world know? > > A7 Sai Dattha M,A proud Indian Updated 2y > > Here are some…. > > *1. Indians live with their parents: Yes, most of us do* live with them > even after completing high school. And we aren't ashamed of it. Because we > care for them and so do they.. The relationship between us is intimate.. > > Once, Aishwarya Rai, in her show with David Letterman said “yeah, it's > fine to live with our parents. Moreover, we don't take appointment to meet > our parents for dinner”.. > > 2. India is not only Taj Mahal: yeah, Taj Mahal is a center attraction of > our country. but it doesn't mean there no other places to visit. If you'd > spend time to travel, it takes ages and still be unfinished… > > 3. All Indian foods are spicy: No, keeping aside the fact of being the > land of spices. There are plenty of desserts and dishes which make anyone > salivate which aren't spicy.. > > 4. Movies: we Indians are cinephiles. We idiolize the actors as gods. > Every celebration or emotion in our lives is linked with movies… > > 5. All Indians are Hindus, no god no…India is a country of multiple > religions and cultures. It is a secular country with no state religion.. > > 6. Cricket: it's our religion. It's a part of our life. One will > definitely encounter street cricket played everywhere.. > > 7. Marriages: weddings in India are made in heaven. The celebration, fun, > the foods and the entertainment is something that one cannot see anywhere.. > It's a delight.. > > 8. India isn't completely a hot country. Ever been to Shimla or Ooty?? > The temperature varies over the regions. It isn't factual to tell India is > a hot country > > 9. Education: India is home to some of the most brilliant minds. They > range from CEOs to scientists and many more… > > 10. Literature: India has a rich literature with Mahabharata being our > largest epic. India has produced some splendid novels ranging from > legendary Geetanjali to campus novels like Three mistakes of my life.. > > 11. Tea lovers: Tea most commonly called “Chai” by us is our elixir. One > of the most favorite beverage of Indians. The varieties of tea in India are > Countless. > > A proud Indian….Thanks for reading!! > > Edit 1: I intentionally mentioned about Chetan bhagat's novel. But, not to > compare it with Geetanjali. Just to tell the varied genres. > > Man!! It was a lame joke…it was a stupid satire… > > Don't create a fuss about it.They are both at opposite ends of a spectrum… > > Please understand what i meant to tell before dropping a hate comment!!! > > Edit 2: nothing much to say but this is my most viewed and upvoted > answer…thank you all.. > > Q8 What should you do when your refrigerator won't cool? > > A8 Gopala Krishnan,Former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at > Department of Telecom (1966–2004)0y > > Refrigerator may not perform for the following reasons. > > *Easy check of whether electric supply is in order.* While you open the > refrigerator check whether the lamp inside lights. If not lighting problem > can be with power supply or stabilizer output. > > If the lamp is lighting, power supply is there, cooling is not there. It > can be due to regulator switch inside is pushed to Zero position. > Increase the switch position. If some cooling is there, check for the > coverings of the vent holes by items kept in the refrigerator. Take a few > items and ensure vent holes are not covered. Check for cooling. > > *Lamp is lighting and vent holes are ensured not covered, the problem is > with compressor*. Call company technician. They will check the compressor > for proper working ensuring there is no loose connection, compressor > functioning etc using their meters. If compressor has to be REPLACED > CHECK FOR WARRANTY. If the compressor is with in warranty he will get new > compressor and replace it > > In India all refrigerator companies give 10 years WARRANTY. If warranty > has expired it is best to purchase a new refrigerator. > > Q9 What is it that we as Indians are collectively doing wrong? > > A9 Himanshu Saini, If someone asks for a dirty cloth to clean > something, you are in India Updated 4y > > This:This is what we all are doing wrong. > > *Majority of the people think that setting the temperature at 16 degrees > will make the room cool down quickly, but it does not work like that.* > > You see, the compressor will work exactly the same amount whether the > temperature is set up at 23 or 16 degrees. > > The purpose of setting temperature on the A.C is that, when the room > temperature will reach the level of temperature set up by you on the > thermostat then the compressor will turn off without turning off the A.C > fan. > > Then again when the temperature will rise above your desired temperature > the compressor will turn on. This saves a lot of Energy, as well as your > electricity bill. > > The temperature at which the human body is most comfortable is 23.5 > degrees centigrade, so the A.C thermostat should be fixed either at 24 or > 23 degrees. This will not only prevent your room from getting too cold but > will also save a lot of energy. > > *Edit 1- As some people pointed out that few newer* AC’s have variable > compressor which changes the cooling capacity depending on the temperature > setting. > > But, still It represent just a minor percentage of AC’s in the market > (less that 5 %). > > The above answer applies to these AC’s as well, turning off the AC’s > compressor all together vs it running at a lower percentage capacity(when > it reaches your desired temperature setting) will definitely save more > energy. > > *Edit 2- As pointed out by some users in the* comments down below that > energy saved by this answer is hard to calculate as there are so many > variables but still it did not stop some Quorans from trying. Few > impressive calculations- Abhinav Mathur , Gaurav Agrawal , Sharique Naseem > User-11856345775596280402. > > Q10 What are some delicious South Indian desserts that most > North Indians have never heard of? > > A10 Nagarajan Srinivas, Love & Happiness are default states of > Nature. Apr 25 > > Some excellent answers already with many exotic desserts. Two simple ones > from my side: > > 1 Sakkarai Pongal (Sweet Pongal): This traditional sweet / dessert is > both simple and easy to prepare and consume. It is insanely popular as a > divine offering (prasad) in many Tamil Nadu and other south Indian temples. > Prepared with rice, moong daal and jaggery boiled in milk, coated with a > lot of ghee and adorned with cashew nuts, raisins and cardamom, this dish > even has the unique distinction of having an entire festival named after it > in Tamil Nadu, the Pongal on which day the entire festivities revolve > around the moments when the milk in the pot in which the sweet pongal is > being cooked just boils over, and the entire family members standing around > let out a throaty and high decibel chant of “Pongal o pongal” not once, not > twice but three times with great pleasure. Thus the sweet pongal represents > not just a dessert, but an entire culture which is predominantly Tamilian/ > south Indian. > > 2 Appi Payasa : This is a dessert / kheer / payasam unique mostly to the > Karnataka cuisine. Maida / Sooji pooris deep fried in ghee and and then to > be broken into small pieces to be cooked in milk with sugar and then > adorned with cashew nuts, raisins and crushed cardamom - this kheer would > taste divine as a dessert. My late mother and my mother in law are both > experts in making this Appi payasam on auspicious occasions, but nowadays I > am not seeing anybody from my own generation or younger doing this, nor do > I find this served in most restaurants either in TN or Bengaluru. On a > personal touch, my 89 years old, ailing mother in law took the trouble of > preparing both “Appi Payasam” and “Bisibele Huliyanna” (another forgotten > favourite) at home for me when my wife visited her last time a few months > back. The spirit of the old generation people is sometimes mind blowing! > > Enjoy and have “Sweet Dreams”! > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 25 -07- 2022. * > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 26-07-2022* > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1955698398.84302.1658807778645%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1955698398.84302.1658807778645%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoo_5yRt-Gr9XjpMLK9uVS6XCNjOPVEzYktAEs%3DLGHBzaQ%40mail.gmail.com.
