Lazaro Castillo 04/16/2012 Infectious Diseases One infectious disease I will be discussing is called Diphtheria. Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial infection‚ which mainly affects the nose‚ throat and occasionally the skin‚ but in more serious cases‚ it can attack the heart and nerves. Diphtheria is caused by a bacterium known as C. diphtheiae. The bacteria produce a toxin (poison) that is carried in the bloodstream and causes tissue damage in the area of infection‚ usually the nose
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sludge is further treated in ’sludge digesters’: large heated tanks in which its chemical decomposition is catalysed by microorganisms. The sludge is largely converted to ’biogas’‚ a mixture of CH4 and CO2‚ which is used to generate electricity for the plant. The liquid is treated by bacteria which break down the organic matter remaining in solution. It is then sent to oxidation ponds where heterotrophic bacteria continue the breakdown of the organics and solar UV light destroys the harmful bacteria. The
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Biology Assignment Transpiration rates between Exotic vs. Native plants In this investigation we will be looking at transpiration. The topic we will be focusing on is transpiration rates between native plants as well as exotic plants. We will be experimenting with 2 native plants as well as 2 exotic plants. The reason we are experimenting on this topic is because of Australia’s dry weather‚ we are wanting to find out which plants will be able to hold more water during Australia’s peaking tempretures
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"Women have long been associated with nature." In the following essay Judith Plant sets out the main principles (in regards to ecofeminism): the closeness of women to nature; the belief that the domination of women and the destruction of nature have the same root cause; patriarchy; and the need to re-establish for nature the organic metaphor over the machine metaphor. Judith Plant believes that women have long been associated with nature and that historically‚ women have had no real power in
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Medicinal plants constitute an important natural wealth of a country. They play a important role in providing primary health care services to rural people. They serve as therapeutic mediators as well as important raw materials for the manufacture of traditional and modern medicine. Substantial amount of foreign exchange can be earned by exporting medicinal plants to other countries. In this way indigenous medicinal plants play significant role of an economy of a country. Past century there has been
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1. The problem that is being tested by the researchers in this study is the effects of a low fat‚ plant based diet on participants in a multi-center corporation. More than half of Americans today are either overweight or obese and have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes‚ cardiovascular disease‚ hypertension and some cancers. The researchers wanted to test how a plant based diet will affect these factors in people in the workplace. They chose the work place because it is a place that people spend
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should be able to answer the following learning outcomes: Big Idea 1 The biological processes occurring in plants Essential question(s) you should ask yourself while studying this part of the topic: What is the life cycle and structure of a plant? Understand the life cycle of a plant Describe the structure and function of parts of the plant Describe the transport of water through a plant Why are leaves‚ flowers and seeds important? Describe the process of photosynthesis Explain the importance
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State’s land mass‚ it has 25% of its endangered species. The Hawaiian islands have more endangered species than anywhere else in the world. Currently‚ there are ninety-seven extinct native Hawaiian plants. This paper will cover the history‚ effects‚ and the solutions to protecting native Hawaiian plants. It all started in the 19th century‚ when white settlers came to the Hawaiian Islands. When they arrived‚ and brought goods to the islands‚ they also brought many pests. According to the article
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VALENCY Valency can be defined as the combining capacity of an element.The electrons present in the outermostmost shell of an atom are known as valence electrons and they determine the valency.The valence electrons take part in chemical reaction and they determine the chemical properties of the elements.Let us take an example‚ Theatomic number of carbon is 6 Its configuration is =2‚4 It means valency of carbon is 4. In chemistry‚ valence‚ also known as valency or valence number‚ is the number
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Tests are learning tools or‚ more specifically‚ studying for tests is a marvelous learning tool. The test will be “short answer essay” and will draw from all materials and class discussions. You will be given 11 questions and may omit one and answer ten. * Myers Briggs Type Indicator Assessment Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is taken online following the instructions on the vouchers you purchased as one of the required texts for this course in the Rollins bookstore. * My-Type
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