encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaingin Slash-and-burn is an agricultural technique which involves cutting and burning of forests or woodlands to create fields. It is subsistence agriculture that typically uses little technology or other tools. It is typically part of shifting cultivation agriculture‚ and of transhumance livestock herding.[1] Older English terms for slash-and-burn include assarting‚ swidden‚ and fire-fallow cultivation. Today the term "slash-and-burn" is mainly associated
Premium Agriculture Forest Amazon Rainforest
Clinical Feature Parkinson’s disease is a progressive‚ neurodegenerative ailment that affects movement‚ muscle control and balance as well as several other functions. It is part of a group of disorders known asmotor systems disorders. Parkinson’s disease was titled for James Parkinson‚ a general practitioner in London during the 19th century who first designated the symptoms of the disease. Parkinson’s disease is the most common movement ailment and the second most common neurodegenerative disorder
Premium Dopamine Brain Parkinson's disease
INDUSTRIAL ANIMAL AGRICULTURE 1. Some definitions: What is ‘industrial animal agriculture’‚ and what are its properties? What are zoonoses? Industrial animal agriculture is a modern form of intensive farming that uses intensive production lines and is designed to produce the highest output at the lowest cost. Industrial farms use new technology which provides them with high mechanisation‚ speed in production and low labour requirements. The animals in industrial farms are kept usually indoors with
Premium Agriculture Antibiotic resistance
service users and service providers. This piece of work will be a reflective account on the features of partnership working. I will explain how I work in partnership with colleagues‚ other professionals‚ service users and their relatives. In addition‚ I will explain how partnership working delivers better outcomes and how I have overcome barriers to partnership working and dealt with conflict. Features of Partnership Working Partnership working is about developing comprehensive and equally beneficial
Premium Nursing Health care Health care provider
Task 1 Six features of natural environment that must be considered in a planning stage A- Air: In the UK air pollution started in the beginning of the industrial revolution because earth recourses were used without control. Breathing diseases are increased since then due the smog generated from the factories and that leads to the first legislation act in 1956 to control the emission waste to the environment. The emission from the factories increase the air pollution and this is the reason why
Premium Pollution Atmosphere Air pollution
NORYL NOZAM (This is my definition of a feature write-up) Absolute Perspective of Pogi They call me Pogi. I am a four-legged‚ furry creature. God gave me this eyes that lets me see even from extreme distances also lets me see through sinister surroundings. He made me possess this ears that lets me perceive even the lightest of sounds. I can locate bits and pieces and deliver them to their owners because I have this sharp-smelling nose. I am a fine creation of the highest divinity. I have
Premium Odor Debut albums Olfaction
that all humans obtained their food through hunting and gathering; however‚ people in some parts of the world would start the transition to agriculture and food production. More specifically‚ this single‚ most significant development in human history became the forefront of the Neolithic Revolution‚ which embodied the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture and sedentism (Sahlins‚ 1972). Scholars have been studying for years why hunters and gatherers decided to cultivate crops and domesticate
Premium Agriculture Hunting Human
“Climate-Smart” Agriculture and Moringa Newton K Amaglo‚ PhD Student‚ Hunan Agriculture University‚ Faculty of Food Science and Technology‚ Changsha‚ Hunan. China 410128. Email; amaglonewton@yahoo.com Nov 2012 Introduction There has been a time in history when humans used tens of thousands of vegetables‚ cereals‚ etc but today we rely on just a few cereals. After roughly 10‚000 years of progressive agricultural civilization‚ seventy percent of the world’s food supply comes from just
Premium Agriculture Africa
The Indian farmer Agriculture is as much important‚ if not more‚ as the industry in a country. Thus here lies the importance of our farmer. An Indian fanner is the backbone of the society. His importance in the economy of the country cannot be over-emphasized. He grows vegetables and fruits for our food and cotton for our clothes. The Indian farmer is a hardworking man. He works from morning till evening in the scorching heat and biting cold. Early in the morning he drives his oxen to the fields
Premium Agriculture
service consists of a representation of each user (often a profile)‚ his/her social links‚ and a variety of additional services. Social networking sites allow users to share ideas‚ activities‚ events‚ and interests within their individual networks. The main social networking sites include face book‚ twitter‚ orkut‚ Google plus etc. As the increase in popularity of social networking is on a constant rise‚ new uses for the technology are constantly being observed. Companies have begun to merge business
Free Social network service