Mechanisms of Silver Nanoparticle Action in Bacteria and Potential for Bacterial Resistance The antimicrobial activity of silver in general‚ and of silver nanoparticles in particular‚ is of significant interest because it appears to be independent of the strain of bacteria. Crucially‚ antibiotic resistant strains‚ MRSA (methicillin‚ or multiple-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)‚ E. coli O157‚ and others are affected by silver [6]. The reasons for this are not fully clear as yet‚ but could be related
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many chemical qualities of copper ‚ by using many solutions that enable copper to undergo chemical changes that will take copper from a metal back to its original state. This is done using cooper‚ Concentrated HNO3‚ 6 M NaOH ‚ Bunsen burner‚ 6 M H2SO4‚ Mg ribbon‚ and two test tubes. The techniques used in this lab which is cleaning glassware‚ disposing of chemicals ‚ measuring mass ‚ centrifugation ‚ venting gases‚ and test tube over a “cool” flame. Introduction: Copper is an amazing metal that exists
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Higher Education in the USA ’The more you learn‚ the more you earn"‚ said the pop singer Cyndi Lauper as she accepted her high school diploma -- at the age of 35! Although Cyndi made it without a high school degree‚ most people don’t. In the USA today‚ about 75% of jobs require some education or technical training beyond high school. The lowest wage earners in the USA are those without high school degrees; college graduates out earn those without a college education; people with master’s degrees
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The Importance of Higher Education | In the view of most Americans‚ a college education has now taken on the importance that a high school education had in the past‚ and has become a necessary ingredient for a good job and comfortable lifestyle. This value is shared even more widely among African-American and Hispanic parents.* * 84% say that it is extremely (37%) or very (47%) important to have a college degree in order to get ahead.1 * 87% strongly (68%) or somewhat (19%) agree that
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33 94 89 Email: claes-robert.Julander@hhs.se Effects of Switching Barriers on Satisfaction‚ Repurchase Intentions and Attitudinal Loyalty ABSTRACT The positive effect of customer satisfaction on repurchase intentions and attitudinal loyalty has been shown in numerous studies. The effect of switching barriers on these variables‚ however‚ have been subject to much less attention from researchers. In this study we propose that switching barriers can be seen as either positive or negative‚ and
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This paper explores trends in higher education in terms of Max Weber ’s theory of rationalization. It is Weber ’s contention that there are four basic motivators for human behavior. People are motivated by custom or tradition‚ by emotions‚ by religious or ethical values‚ and by rational goal oriented behavior (which Weber calls "zweckrational"). All human behavior‚ Weber claims‚ is motivated by various combinations of these four basic factors. Weber ’s thesis is that bureaucracies increasingly centralize
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Love as a Higher Form Love has always been a sensation that has both mystified and captured humanity. It is a unique emotion and‚ while it means something different to everybody‚ it remains to all a force that is‚ at its purest form‚ always one step above mankind. In love’s ability to exist differently from person to person‚ one can find love to be a conglomeration of different branches. It can be said that there are six such categories: Agape‚ a love which sets store on physical attraction
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Higher education in the next 10 to 15 years With the advancement in technology and computer science‚ the world is being globalised. We can access influx of information in a few seconds‚ chat with our family and friends far away at any moment with the help of technology. Obviously‚ the wave of this technology has greatly affected the teaching and learning process till now and will do wonders in the future as well. Just two decades ago‚ we didn’t have devices like iPods‚ iPads and tablet PCs. These
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executive of the IFL recently announced a major development for the IFL‚ commenting on Professor Alison Wolf’s recommendation that FE teachers with QTLS should be recognised as qualified to teach in schools. Secretary of state for education‚ Michael Gove‚ has accepted recommendations from the Wolf Report clarifying that there is a need to “allow qualified further education lecturers to teach in school classrooms on the same basis as qualified school teachers”. (Goodman‚ 2011) The Association of Teachers
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drinking age to 21 by 1986‚ or they will lose ten percent of their federal highway funding. This act shows just how serious of an issue youth drinking had become. As a result of this‚ there has been a dramatic decrease in drunk driving deaths. Today‚ the debate on what the minimum drinking age should be has become an important question in today’s society. It is a popular belief that lowering the age to 18 would lead to safer drinking habits and less underage drinking‚ however evidence shows that
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