MMWR Paper on Hepatitis B Microbiology 212-A April 27, 2012 Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a DNA virus that affects the liver and belongs to the Hepadnaviridae group (Takkenberg, Weegink, Zaaijer, & Reesink, 2010). According to an article in Vox Sanguines, an international journal of transfusion medicine, (Takkenberg, Weegink, Zaaijer, & Reesink, 2010) “about 400 million people worldwide are chronically infected with HBV, and 2 billion people have serological evidence of past or present
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confidence and satisfy them. They want Congress to do something, and provide mandatory inspection to define people how safe and useful seafood industry is. Su, Y., & Liu, C. (2007). Vibrio parahaemolyticus: A concern of seafood safety. Food Microbiology, 24(6), 549-558. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2007.01.005 “Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a human pathogen that is widely distributed in the marine
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1. Internship with BIOCOM for Summer 2012 This summer I will be interning with the BIOCOM agency which is a leader in the alternative biofuels industry. The BIOCOM Institute was created to support science education and help provide opportunities for students, teachers, and scientists to work together within the life science industry. The mission of the BIOCOM Institute is to serve as a bridge between university students and life science companies to create a wide-range of education initiatives that
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Excelsior College Microbiology 212/ Dr. Odeh Raichell Fuentes December 4, 2014 Avian Flu Viral Disease Avian influenza is used to describe influenza A subtypes that primarily affect chickens, turkeys, quail, geese. Avian influenza is an ecological classification. Outbreaks of influenza have been recognized in poultry (chickens and turkeys) for many years. Avian influenza strains are classified according to disease severity recognized forms: highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known
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1. Describe a community of which you are a part (your school, your neighborhood, your family, your church, an organization, etc.) and tell us why it is important to you. Feminism club plays a crucial role in my life because it provides me with a platform to further the rights of minorities like myself. Within the club, I strive to create a safe space for members to comfortably talk about problems revolving around body image, sex trafficking, LGBTQ rights, and other prominent issues. As the president
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1.0 Introduction The project seeks to extract phytochemicals from Crombetum molle and evaluate their antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus specie. Indigenous plants possess the ability to produce phytochemicals which they use to protect themselves against insect infection and environmental harsh conditions. Currently, the phenomenon of antibiotic resistance is the greatest challenge on the treatment of bacterial infection in Zimbabwe (Weinstein R.A, 1998). In
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ORGANIZATON BEHAVIOR and DEVELOPMENT By: Disha Patel A graduate paper submitted In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Science in Accountancy COLLEGE OF BUSINESS BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY Lisle, Illinois USA November 18, 2013 Organization Behavior and Development has been a major topic in every business around the world. It is how every organization is built. The environment in an organization is created by organizational culture, behavior
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across Juniata when her family was visiting Penn State and her dad joked that they should visit a small school too. Little did she know that the intimate campus community would prove to be the best fit. While here, Julia’s program of emphasis is microbiology. Though she does not want to go into a health profession, she is interested in becoming involved with lab research and hopes to continue this as a future career. When she is not in her lab coat and goggles, you can find
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Big Nasty’s Big Goals Ernell Saunders SCI 1301 (Q)What is your research area? (A) My research area is the medical field. (Q)What is your specialized area? (A)My specialized area is registered Nurse Anesthetist. There are three types of anesthesia: General, Local, and regional. I am most interested in General anesthesia which puts the patient completely to sleep; although, I will have to study all three. (Q)What is your particular skill set? (A) My particular set of skills include 4 years
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Task Stream 2 Microbiology can be broken down into categorizations based upon the environmental conditions necessary for organisms in which to grow. Two large categories of microorganisms are those requiring oxygen to live (obligate aerobes) and those which can grow with oxygen but have the ability to also grow without it (facultative aerobes). The obligate aerobes produce more energy from nutrients than anaerobes by using oxygen as the “final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain
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