Mindfulness is the state of being fully aware of what is happening inside and outside of us, second by second. That is the state of mindfulness. In other words, being in a non-judgmental state with full or heightened awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and experiences. This awareness is made from […]
Pollution refers to the presence of a substance or substances in the environment that is harmful or toxic. Substances or contaminants that can be harmful to human health, other animals and plants. When something harmful enters the environment at a rate faster than its ability to disperse, there is pollution. […]
Healthcare tourism refers to travel for health and wellness reasons. DRI International defines healthcare tourism as “all travel involving the pursuit of maintaining or improving one’s personal health”. The healthcare tourism economy includes all the expenditures that tourists make while traveling to improve or maintain their health. The Institute of […]
Air pollution includes the release of chemicals and particles into the atmosphere. We also talk about air pollution. Some of the gases we classify as pollutants include nitrogen oxides, CFCs, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. The letters CFC stand for chlorofluorocarbons. When nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons react with sunlight, they […]
Ecotourism is a type of tourism that involves responsible travel in areas of ecological interest. The term is often used in relation to tourism in natural environments, such as rainforests, where active measures are taken to protect and conserve the environment. Ecotourism promotes the observation and appreciation of nature and […]
VoIP is the transmission of voice, audio, and multimedia content over Internet Protocol networks. It is also known as IP telephony or Internet telephony. It is a method and set of technologies for providing multimedia sessions and voice communications over Internet Protocol networks. We call the set of rules that […]
A game of chance is a game that relies more on luck than skill. These are mainly games that people bet on. Any game of chance involving money is betting. A game of chance contrasts with a game of skill. For example, the outcome of a tennis match depends on […]
Blue-collar employees are employees whose jobs require skill or physical strength rather than clerical skills. A worker is a manual worker. For example, factory workers and store workers are blue-collar workers. People who do “vocational” also fall into this category. If we consider a job “blue-collar”, it must be directly […]
Commodities are agricultural products and raw materials. In other words, things that mining companies, oil companies, and farmers produce or extract. For example, iron ore is a commodity, like sugar and grain. Some mass-produced non-specialized goods or services are also commodities, such as computer memory or chemicals. According to the Cambridge […]
Machine learning is an application of artificial intelligence that gives “smart” machines the ability to learn and improve automatically. They improve with experience, even if computer scientists don’t explicitly program them for certain tasks. The term refers to the development of software engineering that allows machines to access data and […]
