the whole system. It has been used to treat liver‚ urinary tract and digestive problems. The roots have been reported to lover blood sugar and cholesterol levels‚ lower blood pressure‚ reduce inflammation‚ have anti microbial effects (against Candida albicans in particular) and aid weight loss. They also contain the sugar inulin‚ which is said to be an immune system stimulant. Historically‚ dandelion flowers were used to treat jaundice and other liver ailments‚ perhaps because of their yellow color
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Design and development of low cost sanitary napkins using cotton knitwear waste By: Bhawana Chanana Design and development of low cost sanitary napkins using cotton knitwear waste By: Bhawana Chanana*‚ Mona Suri Readers‚ Department of Textiles & Clothing‚ Lady Irwin College‚ Delhi University Introduction The attainment of puberty in women is signified by menarche‚ the age of onset of menstruation. During menstruation‚ use of some kind of a protection in the form of a pad or napkin
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Antibiotics Various families of antibiotics are used for various types of microorganisms to achieve control and assist body defenses during times of infection. Antibiotics are products of microorganisms that react with and inhibit the growth of other microorganisms. An antibiotic should be selectively toxic to pathogenic microorganisms‚ should not incite an allergic response in the body‚ should not upset the normal microbial population of various body sites‚ and should not foster the development
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Melissa Babajko Microbiology 214BA Dr. May June 6‚ 2012 Staphylococcus aureus- Is a facultative anaerobic‚ Gram-positive‚ salt positive‚ cocci shaped bacterium. Staphylococcus aureus is found as normal part of the skin floral in the nasal passages and on the skin. An estimated twenty percent of people naturally have harmless Staphylococcus aureus on their skin and are long-term carries for Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common strand of Staphylococcus in humans to date
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1) The functional unit of the kidney is the a- Calyx b- Nephron c- Collecting duct d- Pyramid 2) All of the following are components of the nephron except the: a- Loop of Henle b- Renal corpuscle c- Proximal tubule d- Renal pelvis 3) Plasma proteins are not commonly found in the urine because: a- All proteins are subsequently reabsorbed b- All of the plasma proteins are too large to fit through the filtration slits c- All proteins filtered
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Introduction The main purpose of root canal treatment is the elimination of microorganism from root canal system (1‚2). Microorganisms and their byproducts are regarded as the primary etiological factors of periapical diseases and pulpal necrosis (3‚4‚5). Microbial reduction obtained by mechanical instrumentation‚ irrigation‚ using intracanal medicaments and adequate filling of root canal (6). Failure of the root canal treatment is the result of persisting microorgansims in the root canal system
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A. Case Study 1-At Risk for HIV Disease- Answer all 7 questions after reading and reviewing the case studies and looking up key concepts and terms. 1. E.M. has gonorrhea. Why should you be concerned about the presence of other sexually transmitted diseases? Because of his sexual history and contraction of an STD‚ this suggests that he doesn’t use protection and therefore he is at risk for contracting HIV and then passing it on to others because it can be transmitted within a few days after
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Ashitaba is a plant that is grown on the lush Izu Islands on the Pacific coast of Japan where tha leaves has been consumed as food and medicine for centuries. It’s scientific name is Angelica Keiskei or Angelica Koidzumi. The scientific name Gynuranepalensis DC is a specie of Ashitaba that is grown in the Philippines. It is also called Gynuraprocumbens and Gynuraacutifolia. When you break the ashitaba stalks‚ you will find the rich golden sap called chalcone‚ which contains a 20 unique flavonoids
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Final Program and Abstracts 6th ASM Conference on Biofilms September 29 – October 4‚ 2012 Miami‚ Florida © 2012‚ American Society for Microbiology 1752 N Street‚ N.W. Washington‚ DC 20036-2904 Phone: 202-737-3600 World Wide Web: www.asm.org All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 978-1-55581-876-0 Table of Contents ASM Conferences Information....................................... 2 Conference Organization........................................
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attributed to reductions in ergosterol biosynthesis or the synthesis of alternative sterols with a reduced affinity for AMB. Resistance to AMB is common in Aspergillus terreus‚ Scedosporium apiospermum‚ Scedosporium prolificans‚ Trichosporon spp‚ and Candida lusitaniae (Table 1). Resistance has been reported with several other species‚ however.3
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