The Informatics 7a

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PUBLISHER International Students' Union Chongqing Medical University

ADDRESS Overseas Students' Office Chongqing Medical University No. 1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District,Chongqing 400016, The P. R. China

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AUGUST – OCTOBER, 2009

IN THIS ISSUE Contemporary Language

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Health & Medicine

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Science & Technology

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Art & Culture

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Sports & Events

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Fun & Entertainment

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Leisure & Lifestyle

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China & The World

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Music & Band

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Human Diseases: News & Research

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Hey guys! Welcome back to the new school year! We’re back to the old routine of getting up in the morning and getting ready for class. Now, if you’re like me, you’ve probably spent time staring at your wardrobe not knowing what to wear. Well, to make our lives a little easier, I’ve spent some time figuring out this season’s hottest looks. Here are some of my favorites:

CHIEF EDITOR Mr. Keshav Bhattarai (Nepal) EDITORS 1. Contemporary Language : Ms. El'skina Joyosubagio (Indonesia) 2. Health & Medicine: Mr. Aabesh Koirala (Nepal) & Mr. Shambhu Kumar Sah (Nepal) 3. Science & Technology: Mr. Prannoy Rana (Nepal) 4. Art & Culture: Mr. Mukul Sharma (India) 5. Sports & Events: Mr. Sagun Shrestha (Nepal) 6. Fun & Entertainment: Mr. Boniface F. Masau (Tanzania) 7. Leisure & Lifestyle: Mr. Kudzai Muchegwa (Zimbabwe) 8. China & The World: Ms.Eunice Kissiwaah Ansong (Ghana) 9. Music & Band: Mr. Dil Kumar Limbu (Nepal) 10. Human Diseases (News & Research): Ms. Shristi Dahal (Nepal)

COMPUTER LAYOUT Mr. Keshav Bhattarai (Nepal) PHOTOGRAPHER Mr. K. V. M. Vinoth (India) CHIEF ADVISORS 1. Mrs. Yang Hong (China) 2. Mr. Wang Dong; Victor (China)

CO-ADVISORS 1. Mrs. Chen Min (China)

WRITERS 1. Mr. Tejaswi Sathuluri (India) 2. Mr. Rakesh Babu (India) 3. Mr. K. V. M. Vinoth (India)

PUBLISHER International Students' Union

Chongqing Medical University Email: [email protected] Web: www.esnips.com/web/theinformatics

1. Skinny jeans. This year’s hottest look is the pencil thin, stretchy pants. The look is versatile. You can wear them with flats for class or pair them up with boots or stilettos for the weekends. 2. Mini dress. Short dresses are in! However, they may not be class-friendly. 3. Plaids. These checkered pieces are back in style. They’re fun, comfortable, and casual, perfect for studying. 4. Ballet flats. These are trendy, adorable and comfortable, ideal to walk around in all day.

By: El’skina Joyosubagio

CONTEMPORARY LANGUAGE

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HEALTH AND MEDICINE

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The heart is a pump designed to force blood through our body. Blood is pumped from the heart through the arteries out to our muscles and organs. Pumps work by generating pressure. Put simply, too much pressure puts a strain on the arteries and on the heart itself. This can cause an artery to rupture or the heart to fail under the strain - in the worst case stopping altogether.

Blood pressure depends on a combination of two factors: How forcefully the heart pumps blood around the body and, how narrowed or relaxed your arteries are. Hypertension occurs when blood is forced through the arteries at an increased pressure. What is normal blood pressure?

Blood pressure is measured using two numbers. An example of this could be 'the blood pressure is 120 over 80', which is written as '120/80mmHg'. The first figure is the systolic blood pressure - the maximum pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts (beats) and pushes blood out into the body. The second figure is the diastolic blood pressure. This is the minimum pressure in the arteries between beats when the heart relaxes to fill with blood. The systolic pressure is always listed first, then the diastolic pressure. A typical normal blood pressure reading would be 120/80 mmHg. What's classed as high?

There is a natural tendency for blood pressure to rise with age due to the reduced elasticity of the arterial system. Age is therefore one of the factors that needs to be taken into account in deciding whether a person's blood pressure is too high. What are the symptoms? One of the big problems with high blood

pressure is that it hardly ever causes symptoms. Despite the popularity of such ideas, nosebleeds and ruddy complexions are hardly ever caused by high blood pressure. Severe hypertension can cause symptoms such as: Headache Sleepiness Confusion Coma Tendency to suffer from hypertension Excessive salt intake

Obesity Smoking Diabetes Type 1 or Type 2 Kidney diseases High alcoholic intake Lack of exercise

If your blood pressure requires medical treatment, you will probably have to take medicine on a regular basis. If so, never stop taking it without consulting your GP, even if you feel fine. Hypertension can lead to serious complications if left untreated. Which medicines are used to treat hypertension?

ACE inhibitors stop the production of a hormone called angiotensin II that makes the blood vessels narrow. Angiotensin-II receptor antagonists work in a similar way to ACE inhibitors. Beta-blockers block the effect of the hormone adrenaline and the sympathetic nervous system on the body. Calcium-channel blockers reduce muscle tension in the arteries, expanding them and creating more room for the blood flow. Diuretics help the body get rid of excess salt and fluids via the kidneys. In certain cases, they relax blood vessels, reducing the strain on your circulation. By: Pamesh Jha Internship student, 2nd Affiliated Hospital Chongqing Medical University

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(Only for educational purposes please don’t try it by yourself)

Hacking through phishing filter or bypassing the phishing filter of a person’s computer:

These are normal html pages, coded by using php source .100% fake logging in and these are coded in such a way that it can easily bypass the phishing filter in browsers.

This method of hacking is considered as to be the top rated and easy for beginners.

Steps involved: 1. Html source page for preferred website 2. Php support 3. Uploading the mailer.php and html source page in to hosting website 4. Playing some tricks to make the victim login to the fake page……. Done!

How to prevent our self from this kind of hacking:

Its very simple switch on the phishing filter in browsers (download the latest version of Microsoft internet explorer), Use internet security for your pc (Norton or Nod32), Always make sure you have Windows Firewall or another firewall running on your computer. If you are using a virus program make sure that it is updated or not. Don’t trust spam message folders in your mailbox, Never believe a friend who sends a link like: www.--------.281781781.com,www.----------.--------.--/--/.com? Continue in next issue…………. WRITTEN BY: K.V.M.VINODH

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

AUGUST – OCTOBER, 2009

ART AND CULTURE

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Every year on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is at its maximum brightness for the entire year, the Chinese celebrate "zhong qiu jie." The Moon festival (also called the Moon cake or Mid-Autumn festival) falls on October 3rd in the year 2009.The Moon Festival is one of the most important traditional events for the Chinese. Symbolism

The full moon is traditionally a symbol for reunion, tuanyuan, as yuan means round. The Chinese people celebrate by coming together as families to eat, drink and be merry. Why is the Mid-Autumn Festival so important?

It is related to the moon which Chinese people like very much. In Chinese culture, the full moon is a symbol of peace and prosperity for the whole family. Its roundness symbolizes wholeness and togetherness. In the middle of the eighth month of the Chinese calendar the moon is full, and eight is also a popular number in Chinese culture, symbolizing wealth and prosperity. So people believe this day is very propitious. Early Beginnings of the Mid-Autumn Festival

The Moon Festival is full of legendary stories. Children are told the story of the moon fairy living in a crystal palace, who comes out to dance on the moon's shadowed surface. The legend surrounding the "lady living in the moon" dates back to ancient times, to a day when ten suns appeared at once in the sky. The Emperor ordered a famous archer to shoot down the nine extra suns. Once the task was accomplished, Goddess of Western Heaven rewarded the archer with a pill that would make him immortal. However, his wife found the pill, took it, and was banished to the moon as a result. Legend says that her beauty is greatest on the day of the Moon festival. How to Celebrate the Moon Festival?

The Moon Festival is also an occasion for family reunions. The main celebrations during the MidAutumn Festival are appreciating the moon, eating moon cakes together and making Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns. These three celebrations have been passed from generation to generation. While baked goods are common feature at most Chinese celebrations, moon cakes are inextricably linked with the Moon festival. Moon cakes are typically round, symbolizing the full round moon of the mid -autumn festival. They are usually made with four egg yolks, representing the four phases of the moon, and are sweet, filled with sweet bean or lotus seed paste. The Moon Festival is also a romantic one. A perfect night for the festival is if it is a quiet night without a silk of cloud and with a little mild breeze from the sea. Lovers spend such a romantic night together tasting the delicious moon cake with some wine while watching the full moon. Even for a couple who can't be together, they can still enjoy the night by watching the moon at the same time so it seems that they are together at that hour. A great number of poetry has been devoted to this romantic festival. Hope the Moon Festival will bring you happiness. BY: SONY LABH ID: 2006510146

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“The English are not very spiritual people so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity”- George Bernard Shaw. Cricket is not a new game to the modern world however it is new for the Chinese people so I want to introduce this game. People are going crazy about cricket matches these days and a type of madness has entered in the world of betting. So let’s learn about the game format and rules over here. Cricket is a game played between two teams made of 11 players each and with a reserved player called a ‘twelfth man’ who is used when a player is injured in the game. Test cricket is played of two innings and limits in 5 day length. One day international game is played of a 50 over match and twenty20 cricket is played of a 20 over match for each team.

WAYS TO SCORE RUN The batsman should hit the ball and must run to the other end of the pitch. They can score runs by hitting a boundary as well. The boundary scores are either 4 or 6 runs. Other ways in which runs can be scored according to the cricket rules include no balls, wide balls, byes & leg byes. A "No Ball" can be declared for many reasons: If the bowler bowls the ball from the wrong place, the ball is declared dangerous (often happens when bowled at the batsman's body on the full), bounces more than twice or rolls before reaching the batsman or if fielders are standing in illegal positions. A "Wide Ball" will be declared if the umpire thinks the batsman did not have a reasonable opportunity to score off the delivery. A "Bye" is where a ball that isn't a no ball or wide passes the striking batsman and runs are scored without the batsman hitting the ball. A "Leg Bye" is where runs are scored by hitting the batsman, but not the bat and the ball is not a no ball or wide.

WAYS OF BATSMAN OUT There are different ways a batsman is given out according to the rule of cricket: Bowled- if the ball is bowled and hits the batsman’s wicket then the batsman is out (as long as at least one bail is removed by the ball) Caught-if a batsman hits the ball or touches the ball at all with his bat or hand/glove holding the bat then the batsman can be caught out by fielder, wicketkeeper or bowler Leg Before Wicket (LBW)-If the ball is bowled and it hits the batsman first without the bat hitting it then an LBW decision is possible. However for the umpire to give this out he must first look at some of the factors stated in the cricket rules. Stumped-if the wicketkeeper puts down his wicket when batsman is out of his crease and not attempting the run then he is out Run out-the batsman is out if no part of his body is grounded behind the crease while the ball is in play and the wicket is fairly put down by the fielder. Hit wicket- if the batsman hits his wicket down with his bat or body after the bowler has entered his delivery and the ball is in play then he is out. Handled the ball- the batsman is given out if he willingly handles the ball with the hand that is not touching the bat without the consent of the opposition Timed out- an incoming batsman must be ready to face a ball or be at non strikers end with his partner within three minutes of the outgoing batsman being dismissed otherwise he is out Hit the ball twice-if a batsman hits a ball twice other than for the purpose of protecting his wicket or with consent from the opposition he is out. Obstructing The Field- A batsman is out if he willingly obstructs the opposition by word or action

By: Sundar Karki

SPORTS AND EVENTS

AUGUST – OCTOBER, 2009

FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT

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You know her as the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known as the Commonwealth realms. However, Queen Elizabeth II is anything but a typical monarch. Apparently she has a thing for gadgets. Over the past few years the queen has gone through what some would call a hi-tech revolution. She got her first cellphone in 2001 and often upgrades to one with the latest features. It is said that the queen owns an ipod capable of storing 100,000 tunes. Also, this year President Barack Obama and the first lady Michelle Obama presented her majesty with another ipod. It’s unknown whether this new ipod contains the same features as the former. In addition to those gadgets, she previously owned a Blackberry and made certain that each of her senior employees had one. But it doesn’t stop there. Even more interesting, it seems that the queen is addicted to the Nintendo Wii game console. They say that she played a simple bowling game on the Wii and surprisingly, she’s very skilled. It’s something very unusual for a woman in her 80s. As a result, THQ, a videogame company presented the queen with her very own gold-plated Nintendo Wii. She has definitely proven that age is only a number. By: Boniface Ferdinand Masau (Chongqing Medical University)

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A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand. - American Courage is the discovery that you may not win and trying when you know you can lose. - Spanish Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it.

- Latin

Four things don’t come back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life and the neglected opportunity. -Arabian A change of event such as the death of a leader, will lead to other changes. - Indonesian When the drum beats change, dances change.

-African

Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more, and all good things will be yours. -Swedish If envy were a fever, the entire world would be ill.

-Danish

I had no shoes and complained, until I met a person without foot. -Indian To take revenge on an enemy, give him an elephant. First he must thank you for the gift, and then the elephant's appetite will deplete your enemy's resources. -Nepali A deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple.

-French

When a habit begins to cost money, it's called a hobby.

-Jewish

The body pays for a slip of the foot, and gold pays for a slip of the tongue. -Malaysian Compiled By- Bhumika Budhathoki

LEISURE AND LIFESTYLE

AUGUST – OCTOBER, 2009

CHINA AND THE WORLD

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The word “astonished” doesn’t come anywhere close to describe the students’ and teachers’ thoughts on the capabilities of HIFU (Highintensity focused ultrasound). On May 24 this year, students and teachers from Chongqing Medical University went on a trip to the Chongqing Haifu Technology center situated in Yubei, Chongqing, China.

While there, they were joined by the president of that company, Dr. Wang Zhibiao along with the director of international affairs, Mr. Peng Xiang. The two representatives treated everyone to a tour of the HIFU center and the visitors were able to gain knowledge about the medical procedure. After the tour, the guests got to sit down with Mr. Wang and Mr. Peng. Everyone was given a chance to ask a few questions in order to gain further knowledge concerning HIFU. Moments before leaving, the visitors explored the center some more and also took pictures. While leaving, it wasn’t necessary to ask each person what they thought. The look on their faces said it all. By: Boniface Ferdinand Masau

Whenever somebody asks me my favorite song, I think of Late Narayan Gopal Gurubacharya (1996-2046 BS) a legendary artist in Nepal, whose voice and songs mesmerized his generation and the ones following him. Even after two decades of his demise, his songs remain alive in the minds and hearts of Nepalese people. He was a versatile singer and a talented music composer. His songs were richly orchestrated with the sitar, harmonium and the flute.

He sang over 500 songs, including in films, ballets and drama. He was also known as the “Tragedy King”. It is said that he was very selective and wanted best lyrics along with best composition. This is the reason why he had few but best songs on his credit.

In recognition to his contribution in the field of Nepali music, he received several national honors and awards. His first award was “Sarwottam Sangeetkar (best musician)” by Radio Nepal in 2023 BS, followed by “Sarwottam Swor (best voice) a year later. Above all Narayan Gopal was accorded with title "Swar Samrat" (literally, King of Voice) which still affirms his position as the supreme virtuoso in Nepali music.

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Born to a classical musician Asha Gopal and Ram Maya Gurubacharya, he got his first musical lessons from his father. He married his long time fan from Darjeeling (Pemala Lama). He died of organ failures, said to have been caused by his notorious drinking at the age of 51. To honor Late Narayan Gopal and his last wish, a trust named “Narayan Gopal Music Trust” was established to encourage upcoming artists financially and morally.

On his album cover, Music Nepal, the largest music company in Nepal, wrote: "The late Narayan Gopal (1996-2046 BS) is regarded as the most popular in the entire domain of modern Nepali music.

A still more appropriate introduction of the music maestro would be to call him the King of Vocals or Swar Samrat of contemporary Nepali music. His compositions contribute to enriching the store of Nepali Music and popularizing Nepali music even beyond political frontiers." By: Neeva Shrestha (2006 Batch, Class IV)

MUSIC AND THE BAND

AUGUST – OCTOBER, 2009

HUMAN DISEASES

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With Modified Osteo-Odonto Keratoprosthesis (MOOKP), surgeons from the University of Miami Bascom Palmer Eye Institute were able to restore Sharron Kay Thornton’s sight. A healthy tooth (canine or cuspid) and part of her jawbone were removed and drilled to hold a prosthetic lens. The whole unit was then implanted into her chest for months allowing bondage between tooth and lens and finally, fixed into her eye. She had been a victim of Stevens-Johnson syndrome that resulted in severe skin reaction to medication or infection causing spread of painful red rash and skin shedding. Severe corneal scarring had eventually made her blind. Two weeks succeeding the surgery, Thornton’s visual acuity was 20/70 without corrective lenses in the treated eye. - Shristi Dahal

CREATION OF PIG STEM CELLS A team of researchers led by Dr. Lei Xiao at the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology has succeeded to induce somatic cells from pigs to transform into ungulate pluripotent embryonic stem cells capable of developing into any cell type in the body. This is the first report of creating such stem cells in the world. The pig species is significantly alike to humans in terms of function and organ dimensions. So, the research is believed to open doors to creating models for human genetic disorders, genetically engineering animals for organ transplantation in humans and for developing disease resistant pigs. Scientists believe these stem cells could be used to modify immune-reated genes in pigs to make pig organs compatible to human immune system and thus, use pigs as organ donors. The implications of this achievement are far reaching for animal and human health. -Shristi Dahal

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