Can anyone provide a link to the Mercer "Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Programs, Policies and Practices Survey" report?

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Are cities unsustainable?Being centers of commerce & power,out of touch with nature and natural ethics,are cities the very model of unsustainability?

The most ancient science of health, Ayurveda, describes cities as 'an open sore that never heals'. Cities draw resources from everywhere and return very little back to the source, hugely...

02 March 2015 8,887 5 View

The divorce rate in India is the lowest in the world. Is the Indian way of life a model for Sustainable living?

http://www.divorcepad.com/rate/divorce-rate-in-india.htmlMan is a social being. Man is the unit of the family. A family is the unit of society. Societies and communities make up nations and...

01 February 2015 6,099 11 View

If all Yoga texts show Yoga as a purely mental procedure, how is the american consumer continuously duped into believing it to be a physical exercise?

Yoga, or what passes off as Yoga in the western world, is a $30 billion industry in the United States.. People of all ages contort themselves into positions like 'downward dog' and believe that...

10 November 2014 6,819 56 View

What is the 'Evolution of Consciousness' and how can this knowledge be utilized to provide solutions to all human problems?

Consciousness pervades everything. In me Consciousness makes me conscious, aware. Otherwise I am alternatively aware, at sleep, dreaming, unconscious, or dead. Consciousness is the driving force...

10 November 2014 4,602 4 View

Are intellectual property rights a 'right' thing? Do we own information, knowledge, and wisdom, or do they belong to all?

Conflicts are emerging on a daily basis over who owns an 'idea', especially when they have business value and money-making potential. An idea is claimed by one to be his/her own sole property and...

04 May 2014 8,987 25 View

What is the right way to make a decision? What should one consider in making the right choice? Which factor weighs more in decision making?

Decision making is hard work. Especially when it involves high stakes. For ourselves, for the ones we love and for society and country in general. How to arrive at the correct decision? Sometimes...

04 May 2014 3,923 5 View

What is exactly meant by 'development'? Do we need a new paradigm for 'development' that is holistic instead of being only material and economic?

In classifying countries and cultures as 'developed' and 'developing' and 'under developed', the criteria used is often economic. Is development widely misconstrued as 'material' development?...

04 May 2014 7,285 3 View

What is 'nature'? What is the nature of 'nature'? Is nature a Conscious, aware/intelligent force?

Physics refers to 'natural laws' , biologists refer to 'natural selection'. Doctors administer medicine or operate and leave it to 'nature' to do the healing and recuperation. If nature refers to...

04 May 2014 5,526 8 View

Is it time we shift emphasis from technological solutions to climate change & focus on the 'Human Dimension'?

Isn't the obvious solution and the elephant-in-the-room 'BETTER HUMAN BEINGS'? Shouldn't the focus be on better human beings rather than better technology? Why is it that everyone wants to develop...

04 May 2014 211 84 View

Can we clearly define 'intuition'? What is its origin? What is the exact origin of our thoughts?

We know that the 'hardware' is there. The neurons, CNS, the brain, bio-chemicals...Now into this physical/biological/chemical network/system, 'what' 'enters' from beyond as a thought? What is the...

04 May 2014 8,002 4 View

How to access MSCI KLD Stats and Sustainalytics?

Hello all, I'm currently working on my undergraduate thesis and I'm having difficulties trying to access KLD Stats and Sustainalytics because my campus Airlangga University and apparently other...

02 March 2021 8,525 1 View

How to repeat an operation on an atom selection for multiple times in PyMol?

Hi, I am trying to construct a multi-layer fibril structure from a single layer in PyMol by translating the layer along the fibril axis. For now, I am able to use the Translate command in PyMol...

02 March 2021 4,569 4 View

Why am I not able to use all VEP programs for the in silico analysis of avpr1b SNP's?

Good day researchers I am busy analysing the predicted effects of certain SNP's in AVPR1b. When using the VEP prediction programs (SIFT, Polyphen, FATHMM, LRT, Provean, Mutation Assessor, and...

28 February 2021 5,197 1 View

CGA 300 Regulator for CO2 cylinder?

Has anyone ever tried to deliver CO2 with a CGA 300 regulator? I know that a CGA 320 regulator is standard for CO2. The issue is that I currently do not have any free CGA 320 regulators. I also...

25 February 2021 3,292 3 View

What are the patterns of human behavior that lead to COVID-19 infections?

Does data from contact tracing help in establishing patterns of behavior and social interactions that lead to infections? There are cases here in the Philippines where patients have no travel...

25 February 2021 9,002 13 View

What software programs can directly simulate Additive Manufacturing Directed Energy Deposition (DED)?

I understand there are a lot of software programs that can simulate DED by going through specific modeling, simulation, and commands. For me, that was time consuming and results were not accurate....

24 February 2021 4,428 3 View

Why cannot world and community leaders be gentle? Where did ethics of care go?

The whole world is in a mess and paused. We all are tired of seeing hypermasculinized and destructive leaderships all around us. This world has seen enough of the aggressive patriarchal social...

23 February 2021 292 7 View

Any Differences in COVID-19 vaccines?

Are there any differences (outside of the clinical trials that led to their EUA) observed in the rate of infection among those who have received the Pfizer vs Moderna vaccine since the mass...

22 February 2021 9,727 6 View

How to perform Haldane correction on SPSS?

I was wondering if anyone knew how to perform the Haldane correction for SPSS (this is the definition of the correction -...

21 February 2021 2,882 1 View

Is it okay to mention you distributed your qualitrics study link through social media sites?

Just want to be clear and know it is okay to say I have distributed the qualitrics link through social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to ensure my target audience is reached in my...

21 February 2021 5,143 2 View