Type A Influenza Virus Essay Influenza: a virus that replicates‚ mutates‚ spreads among species‚ and the cause of the recent H1N1 scare is definitely an apparent danger to humans today. Type A influenza is an RNA virus that ‘reproduces’ through replication. The virus particles are surrounded by hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) – both are structural glycoproteins attached to the virus’s outside lipid bi-layer. HA serves its function in helping the virus to bind to the sialic acid receptors
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‘For the birds’ is a short animated film directed by Ralph Eggleston and released in December 19th 2012. The short film is about a big bird trying to create new friends on a power line‚ in the middle of nowhere on a Powerline a flock of small‚ blue birds land and sit on a power line together. Two of them start to argue‚ push each other. Then they all take sides until a huge goofy bird land on a nearby pole and want to join them. As this long‚ lanky unwanted guest flies over‚ the wire sags almost
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In the book titled‚ Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott‚ she describes different techniques in how she goes about writing. Lamott mentions how much she procrastinates before writing drafts because sometimes panic sets in and also how her mind wanders at times. For example‚ she states that “I think about someone I’m really annoyed with‚ or some financial problem that is driving me crazy‚ and decide that I must resolve this before I get down to today’s work” (17). Although I do not write all that often‚ if
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Life is always changing. It can seem perfect for one minute and then be completely different the next. In “The Great Scarf of Birds” figurative language and imagery is used to demonstrate life’s duality. Initially the narrator’s world seems perfect with “Ripe apples” and “elms… swaying vases full of sky.” The imagery of the surroundings create a feeling of being in a utopia. The natural world around him is the ideal setting for the narrator’s game of golf. However the tone shifts from one of a
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industrialization‚ seemed a safe place to store one’s most precious valuable: a 6-year-old boy. Or so it seemed to the parents who abandoned their only son to protect him from the Nazis in the beginning of Jerzy Kosinski’s provocative 1965 novel The Painted Bird. After his guardian Marta dies and her decaying corpse and hut are accidentally engulfed in flames‚ the innocent young dark-haired‚ dark-eyed outcast is obliged to trek from village to village in search of food‚ shelter‚ and companionship. Beaten and
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RESEARCH PROJECT 1. Choose a research topic appropriate to this course and find a traditional newspaper article that reports on that topic. (News reports from scholarly journals‚ or websites like Physorg.com that publishes news releases from research institutes and universities are not acceptable.) The article must be written by a newspaper reporter‚ no newer than 6 months old‚ and may be as old as 15 years ago. A print or online newspaper is acceptable. A blog or wiki or other social networking
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Barracks Maintenance Barrack maintenance is a key part to any and all soldiers in today’s military. It plays a great importance to the physical and mental health of the soldiers who reside in the barracks. They are also key purposes in organization‚ preparation‚ and confidence of the soldier. These are very important‚ especially here in South Korea where our motto says “Fight‚ Tonight” it means that we need to be able to get our stuff and go within minutes of something bad happening somewhere
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The influenza virus has had detrimental effects on society throughout history. In 1918‚ the influenza strain H1N1 caused a global pandemic (Billings‚ 1997). One of the major problems with the spread of H1N1 was that soldiers were living in terrible conditions throughout Europe and were susceptible to the virus (Billings‚ 1997). Soldiers travelled worldwide‚ spreading the incredibly fatal virus that had no known vaccine to their families and friends (Latson‚ 2015). The symptoms of the Spanish flu
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Seasonal influenza is a common viral respiratory infection which typically causes mild to moderate illness in most people. Pandemic influenza occurs when a new or novel strain of influenza virus capable of spreading easily from person to person emerges. Since it is a new strain‚ there is often little or no immunity to it and it may spread rapidly‚ creating a global outbreak. An important difference from seasonal influenza is that healthy people in all age groups may be at higher risk for serious
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The story of the fifi bird‚ as Professor Schueb describes‚ is one about the holistic nature of all beings. It begins by describing a sick and shriveled child who is deserted by her family and is then joined by a beautiful‚ mythical‚ bird. This child takes the place on the perch where the fifi bird originally swung above her and is then uncovered and attacked by travelers. Unsuccessful in their attacks‚ the attackers perish at their own hands. The story then ends with the child being replaced by the
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