resistant pathogens through horizontal gene transfer. Located in the bacteria are plasmids. They are independent‚ self-duplicating‚ and allow bacteria to perform new functions/generate new products. Basically plasmids help their hosts to stop the action of antibiotics and become resistant. “Gene transfer must be integral and critical to the overall survival of bacteria‚ providing a way for them to adapt to difficult conditions” (Levy 2002‚ 83). Horizontal gene transfer can occur through conjugation‚ transposition
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Practice Problems Set – 1 MEC301: Heat Transfer Q.1 The slab shown in the figure is embedded on five sides in insulation materials. The sixth side is exposed to an ambient temperature through a heat transfer coefficient. Heat is generated in the slab at the rate of 1.0 kW/m3. The thermal conductivity of the slab is 0.2 W/m-K. (a) Solve for the temperature distribution in the slab‚ noting any assumptions you must make. Be careful to clearly identify the boundary conditions. (b) Evaluate T at the
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Having prior experience is known as the transfer of skills from one context to another and this allows the athlete to learn new similar skills faster then those who have no background experience at all. Skill transfers can be broken up into two parts. Lateral transfer is easy and is the transfer into a similar new skill‚ such as tackling in rugby union after learning the tackling method in rugby league. Vertical transfer is the transfer of a skill from a lower order skill to a similar high order
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...... 5 Power supply and generators ........................................................................... 5 Inductors................................................................................................................. 5 Power Transfer: simplified calculation ........................................................... 6 Electrical efficiency.............................................................................................. 7 Power factor.............................
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Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) refers to a form of funding by the government or other humanitarian agencies whereby the fund donated must be used to finance a predetermined undertaking (Fiszbein et al‚ 2009‚ pp. 31). In Conditional cash transfers‚ money has to be spent for the intended purpose and only those who have been approved to meet the predetermined requirements receive such cash. This means that the recipient of the cash has to be vetted thoroughly and their actions determined before getting
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY‚ NORTHRIDGE WiTricity: Wireless Power Transfer A Graduate Project submitted in fulfillment of the requirements For the Degree of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering By Pranit Yeole MAY 2013 The Graduate Project of Pranit Yeole is approved: _________________________________________________ Dr. Ali Amini ____________ Date _________________________________________________ Dr. Ahmad Bekir ______________ Date _________________________________________________
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Electronic Money 2.2 Overview of Electronic Money 2.3 Electronic Money Payments 2.3.1 Automated Teller Machine 2.3.2 Credit Cards 2.3.3 Debit Cards 2.3.4 Stored Value Instruments 2.3.5 Smart Card 2.3.6 Micropayments and E-Checks 2.4 Wire Transfer and ACH 2.5 Benefits of Electronic Money Chapter Three System Analysis and Design 3.1 Analysis of Existing System 3.2 Design Approach 3.3 System Design 3.4 System Operation Chapter Four Implementation and Documentation 4.1 System Requirement
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actuator system. Since most long-stroke movements are in a plane‚ this can be done by a contactless planar actuator. The topology proposed and tested in this paper provides long-stroke contact less energy transfer (CET) in a plane with only small changes in power transfer capability. 2.DESCRIPTION ACTUATOR Actuator is a mechanical device used for moving or controlling a mechanism or system. It converts electrical signals into motion. Here we are using a linear actuator; it
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study aimed to test the impact of the cash transfers on the health of the family‚ education of the children‚ and the outcomes of the adults’ workforce in the household. Also‚ this program was based on the pioneering conditional cash transfer program of Mexico named Oportunidades. In addition‚ the ONYC conditional cash transfer program greatly benefitted the lower- and middle-income countries. However‚ being the first comprehensive Conditional Cash Transfer Program in a developed country‚ the Family
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International Money Transfer in Nigeria (Kester Osahenye) Introduction With an estimated 145 million inhabitants (Nigerian Population Census December 2006)‚ Nigeria is unarguably the most populous country in Africa. Since the emergence of the nascent democracy‚ Nigeria now plays a pivotal role in African migrations. As Africa’s economic giant‚ Nigeria has also become increasingly involved in international migration to Europe‚ the US‚ the Gulf countries and South Africa. Yet Nigeria is a source
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