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Teruo Higa

Teruo Higa is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Teruo Higa rather than just read about it. In short: Teruo Higa (比嘉照夫, Higa Teruo; born December 28, 1941) is a professor at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, to the south of the main Japanese archipelago, and grew up there. Following his graduation from the Department of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, he took his doctorate from the Agricultural Research Department of Kyushu University Graduate School, eventually returning to join the teaching staff…

Key takeaways

Teruo Higa belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Teruo Higa to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Teruo Higa from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Teruo Higa (比嘉照夫, Higa Teruo; born December 28, 1941) is a professor at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, to the south of the main Japanese archipelago, and grew up there. Following his graduation from the Department of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, he took his doctorate from the Agricultural Research Department of Kyushu University Graduate School, eventually returning to join the teaching staff of the University of the Ryukyus as lecturer in 1970, becoming assistant professor two years later. He became Professor of Horticulture in 1982. He pioneered the development of "effective microorganism" products. He is a Master of Health and Nutrition with The Beijing DeTao Masters Academy (DTMA), a high-level, multi-discipline, application-oriented higher education institution in Shanghai, China.

Positions held by Teruo Higa As of 2013:

Chairman, Executive Committee of the International Promotion of Nature Farming President, Asia-Pacific Natural Agriculture Network (APNAN) Director, International Nature Farming Research Center (INFRC) Technological Adviser, Japan Flower Association Scientific Adviser, Association for the Cleaning of Japan's Water Director and Head of the Okinawa Branch, Japan World Health Organization (WHO) Director, Earth Environment and Co-Existence Network (NPO) Director, Flowers in City Development and Constructions Network (NPO) Chairman, Evaluation Committee for the "National Contest of Flowers in City Development and Constructions" (Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport-advocated project) Others, successive posts in national and prefectural committees

Books and publications by and about Teruo Higa (in Japanese) Major publications Use of Microorganisms in Agriculture & Their Positive Effects on *Environmental Safety (Nobunkyo 1991) (in Japanese) EM Environmental Revolution (Chief Editor; Sogo Unicom 1994) (in Japanese) EM Industrial Revolution (Chief Editor; Sogo Unicom 1997) (in Japanese) An Earth Saving Revolution: Solutions to Problems in Agriculture, the Environment and Medicine (Sunmark Publishing, 1993). (in English) (English edition: Sunmark Publishing, 1993) (in Japanese) An Earth Saving Revolution II: The Proven Effects of EM Technology (Sunmark Publishing, 1994). (in English) (English edition: Sunmark Publishing, 1998) (in Japanese) An Earth Saving Revolution III: The Global Spread of EM Technology (Sunmark Publishing, 1997) (in Japanese) The Genuine Century (Co-author; PHP Kenkyusho 1995) (in Japanese) Microorganisms Rescue the Civilization (Co-author; Crest Co., 1995) (in Japanese) EM: A New Life for Kitchen Garbage (Sunmark Publishing, 1995) All About Teruo Higa (Sunmark Publishing, 1998) Yomigaeru Mirai (Sunmark Publishing, 2000) (in Japanese) EM Medical Revolution (Chief Editor; Sogo Unicom 2000) (in Japanese) Wonder of Sosei Sea Salt (Co-author; Sogo Unicom 2001) (in Japanese) New Century - EM Environmental Revolution (Chief Editor; Sogo Unicom 2003) (in English) Our Future Reborn: EM Technology Changes The World (Sunmark Publishing, 2006)

References

External links EM A holistic technology for humankind by Dr. Teruo Higa Archived 2020-06-17 at the Wayback Machine

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Teruo Higa

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Teruo Higa claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Teruo Higa before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Teruo Higa ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Teruo Higa

In research: Teruo Higa appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Teruo Higa in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Teruo Higa is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1941 births, 20th-century Japanese biologists, 21st-century Japanese biologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Teruo Higa outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Teruo Higa in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Teruo Higa matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Teruo Higa?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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