The Rise of the Superbugs A Superbug is a bacterium that can live in the human body and has the ability to withstand all forms of antibiotic medication. Superbugs are becoming increasingly significant in modern medicine as they are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics. Antibiotics were discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming (Walsh and McManus‚ 2000). This resulted in a huge movement forward in medical history and even greatened human life expectancy. Since then antibiotics have been
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Grade Point Average (GPA) Grade point average (GPA) is the measure of how well you are doing in your academic studies. At Costaatt‚ the academic grading scale goes from A-F with matching points ranging from the highest 4.0 to the lowest 0.0. This is a mathematical calculation that indicates where an average of grade falls on the scale. When calculating your GPA firstly multiply the amount of grade points achieved‚ by the amount of credits for each subject‚ and then divides the total amount of grade
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In the article “Why some schools are giving letter grades a fail‚” written by Erin Millar in April 2014 for the Globe and Mail newspaper‚ various perspectives of assessing students’ work is discussed. Millar begins by attributing the opinion of Ms. Wolfram‚ who is a parent of a student in Grade 2 as she states “some of were scared to change” after realizing that schools are slowly discontinuing to award letter grades in elementary schools. As technology continues to improve each year‚ the education
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Tenth Five Year Plan of India – 2002 - 2007 The Tenth Five Year Plan India(2002-2007) aims to transform the country into the fastest growing economy of the world and targets an annual economic growth of 10%. This was decided after India registered a 7% GDP growth consistently over the last decade. This GDP growth of 7% is much higher than the world’s average GDP growth rate. Thus‚ the Planning Commission of India sought to stretch the limit and set targets which would propel India to the super
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UNIT-6 TRIGONOMETRY "The mathematician is fascinated with the marvelous beauty of the forms he constructs‚ and in their beauty he finds everlasting truth." If xcosθ – ysinθ = a‚ xsinθ + ycos θ = b‚ prove that x2+y2=a2+b2. 1. Ans: xcosθ - y sinθ = a xsinθ + y cosθ = b Squaring and adding x2+y2=a2+b2. 2. Prove that sec2θ+cosec2θ can never be less than 2. Ans: S.T Sec2θ + Cosec2θ can never be less than 2. If possible let it be less than 2. 1 + Tan2θ + 1 + Cot2θ < 2. ⇒ 2 + Tan2θ + Cot2θ ⇒
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Biology assignment - In Vitro Fertilization. In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)‚ is the procedure whereby human babies are conceived‚ not in the womb but in a test tube or a Petri dish. This procedure has become one of the greatest developments in the world of medical technology. In Vitro Fertilization has given infertile couples the chance to conceive and bear a child from a full term of pregnancy. Without this procedure‚ their infertility would render them childless. There are many aspects of
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My Challenge of Eighth Grade One of my challenges for my eighth grade year is to get A’s and B’s all four grading periods. I have never had trouble with grades but I have noticed that as I get older I have to work harder to maintain good grades. The assignments and test have become more challenging and harder to pass. Getting good grades is very important to me because it shows me that I can succeed in academics as well as physical and social activities. During the school year I will do
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reading class that I am needing is READ 4310 which I plan to take in the fall. The certification area that I seek is EC-6 Bilingual. I hope to start off in a lower grade level once I start working . The ideal grade level for me is second grade because they do not deal with the STAAR stress. I have been a teacher assistant for a fourth grade class for the past 5 months and I have seen so much stress put on the students. Once I feel
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Grades Top of Form Grade Items Grade Item Points Weight Achieved Grade Comments and Assessments Discussion Participation Unit 1 Discussion-Prehistory 17 / 25 Individual Feedback: Donny‚ I’ve deducted points for missing the deadline and I’d like to offer a few suggestions for improvement. I need to see a lot more detail in your posts in both detail (facts) and analysis (what you think). In addition‚ you’ll need to respond more to your peers. If you incorporate these suggestions
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will be posted on Blackboard periodically. Please check the course web site. Grading: Examinations: The final grade for this course is made up of grades from three non-cumulative examinations. These exams are taken in class. The first two are given during the semester (each one is worth 30% of the final grade). The last one is given during the final period (40% of the final grade). They are not “open-book” or “open-note” exams. They are designed to encourage critical thinking about crime and
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