Category Archives: English articles

4 Easy Ways to Organize Content For E-Learning

4 Easy Ways to Organize Content For E-Learning Say you’re designing an e-learning course and you’ve got all of your content pulled together and ready to go. You’ve sifted through your materials and you’ve sorted the “nice to know” from the “need to know”. Now, you’re ready to start laying out the content in your […]

How to learn too much in too little time!!

Yes you can do it in little time you can learn too much , here is how 1) Chunking     There’s a reason why your eyes naturally gravitate to the numbered items in a blog post or bullet points in a news story. It’s because our brains are hard-wired to crave organization. Due to […]

How to sleep well despite chronic pain

Chronic pain and insomnia are an unhealthy combination. According to the National Sleep Foundation, chronic pain disturbs the slumber of one in five Americans at least a few nights a week. Whether it’s from a bad back, arthritis, or headaches, chronic pain puts you in double jeopardy: the pain robs you of restful sleep and […]

First Blood Test for Depression?

Northwestern University researchers recently identified nine RNA blood markers unique to patients with major depression and developed a blood test they believe could diagnose the disorder in adults.  Their study is published in the September 16 online Translational Psychiatry.  Their research involved 64 adults: 32 patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder after a clinical interview, and […]

How can you help your Bipolar friend?

1. Never give up hopeLooking back, the first 10 years of my more than two decades of dealing with bipolar disorder were a seemingly insurmountable struggle, but my loved ones never gave up hope. Despite a situation that often created frustration and hopelessness, they never doubted my recovery. Today, they continue to instill that same […]

Building Self-Confidence

From the quietly confident doctor whose advice we rely on, to the charismatic confidence of an inspiring speaker, self-confident people have qualities that everyone admires. Self-confidence is extremely important in almost every aspect of our lives, yet so many people struggle to find it. Sadly, this can be a vicious circle: people who lack self-confidence […]

Don’ts for better Body language

1. Don’t cross your arms or legs –      You have probably already heard you shouldn’t cross your arms as it might make you seem defensive or guarded. This goes for your legs too. Keep your arms and legs open. 2. Have eye contact, but don’t stare –   If there are several people you […]

Ten Rules of Bad Studying

1. Passive rereading— sitting passively and running your eyes back over a page. Unless you can prove that the material is moving into your brain by recalling the main ideas without looking at the page, rereading is a waste of time.   2. Letting highlights overwhelm you.  Highlighting your text can fool your mind into thinking you are putting […]

Study with the following skills

1. Use recall. After you read a page, look away and recall the main ideas. Highlight very little, and never highlight anything you haven’t put in your mind first by recalling. Try recalling main ideas when you are walking to class or in a different room from where you originally learned it. An ability to […]

Avoid teaching your kids!

1. It’s OK to disrespect your body.     Do you abuse your body by overeating or going on crash diets? Drink too much alcohol? Say cruel things about your appearance, when you look in the mirror? Your child is learning how to value his or her body by watching your example. What kind of […]

Read 3 books together and remember them

A few months back, while trying to recall some information, I came to realise that I often only remember a hazy outline of the books I read. This really bothered me – as trivial as it may seem, I couldn’t accept that after investing countless hours reading, I could only remember an outline of a […]

Easiest , fastest and most accurate detect cannabis use!

  The first study to compare the ability of oral devices to detect occasional and frequent marijuana use by testing saliva has shed new light on which test is best. Researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) compared the ability of these tests to accurately detect specific cannabinoids and found that fluid samples […]

YOur Mind and YOur Behavior

Many experts believe that healthy behaviors have their roots in your mind.What you think and believe will determine how well you’ll follow through and apply the paradigm of a healthy lifestyle in your daily existence.Consider these mind strategies to galvanize your efforts for a healthy lifestyle:1. Recognize your prior life successes.Take some time to reflect […]

Improving Your Memory , Again and again

Retaining information is closely linked to academic success since exams are designed to determine what you’ve retained from classroom lectures and personal study. Remembering what you’ve studied is also important when you enter the workforce after college. Utilizing these strategies will help you improve memory retention: Make the information meaningful Students often struggle retaining information […]

Be an active e-learner – Motivate yourself

  Set goals and targets No matter how big or small, setting goals and targets is very beneficial for you using online learning. When small targets are set, you are able to work towards a large goal (your certification upon completing the course), through small mini goals. This can help you gain confidence and encouragement, […]

THINK LIKE EINSTEIN

How do geniuses come up with ideas? What links the thinking style that produced Mona Lisa with the one that spawned the theory of relativity? What can we learn from the thinking strategies of the Galileos, Edisons, and Mozarts of history? By studying the notebooks, correspondence, and conversations of some of the world’s great thinkers […]

Self Improvement: Presentation mistakes

  Avoid  Presentation Mistakes Most of us have experienced dull, irrelevant, or confusing presentations. But think back to the last really great presentation you saw – one that was informative, motivating, and inspiring. Wouldn’t you love to be able to present like that? This article looks at 10 of the most common mistakes that speakers […]

7 Cs of communication

According to the 7 Cs, communication needs to be: Clear. Concise. Concrete. Correct. Coherent. Complete. Courteous. In this article, we look at each of the 7 Cs of Communication, and we’ll illustrate each element with both good and bad examples. 1. Clear When writing or speaking to someone, be clear about your goal or message. […]

Job seeking Anxiety…. Be ready to overcome by better approach

Ensure Your Resume Is Up-To-Date and Appealing Keeping your resume up-to-date is very important. Since you never know when you will need to use it, set a calendar reminder to review it once a month. If anything new comes up, add it. Additionally, with creative resumes on the rise, find ways to stay competitive by […]

Discovery of innovative therapeutics, today’s realities and tomorrow’s vision By Magid Abou-Gharbia* and Wayne E. Childers

  Magid Abou-Gharbia, Ph.D., FRSC is currently the Associate Dean for Research, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Director of the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research (MCDDR) at the School of Pharmacy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. He is responsible for Setting and implementing School of Pharmacy research strategies to promote the school’s research […]

Simple Tips to Overcome Stress

  Stay positive. Laughter has been found to lower levels of stress hormones, reduce inflammation in the arteries, and increase “good” HDL cholesterol. Meditate. This practice of inward-focused thought and deep breathing has been shown to reduce heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure. Meditation’s close relatives, yoga and prayer, can also relax […]