Introduction Water is necessary to life but it can be unhealthy too. In general‚ the water quality is poor in developing countries like Kenya. Water is a vector of diseases like yellow fever‚ diarrhea… Water purification is very important in these countries but people don’t have a lot of time to spare‚ they work or they are in the field and in general women must spend a significant amount of time walking to collect water. So we need to find a quick‚ easy‚ and economic solution that is as simple
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November 2009‚ Vol. 25‚ No. 2 SAJCC ARTICLE 44 Prevention and management of ventilator-associated pneumonia – the Care Bundle approach Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care‚ Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town R Gillespie‚ MSc (Nursing) Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)‚ defined as pneumonia occurring >48 - 72 hours after endotracheal intubation‚ is the most common and fatal nosocomial infection of intensive care. Risk factors include both impaired
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The effect of environmental factors such as temperature‚ osmotic pressure‚ oxygen concentration and pH on microbial growth and survival Abstract: Microbial growth can be affected by different environmental factors such as temperature‚ osmotic pressure‚ oxygen concentration and pH. Six experiments were carried out in this report testing for microbial growth against different environmental factors. Good aseptic techniques were used to prevent contamination‚ resulting in a uniform set of results
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Introduction In this experiment‚ the growth of four cultures‚ which are Escherichia coli‚ Staphylococcus aureus‚ Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) and Penicillum (mold) were examined under a range of acidic to alkaline environments to determine the pH requirements of the four species. By conducting this methodology‚ the range of acceptable pH limits‚ including the optimum pH for each organism‚ can be determined. The range of pH over which an organism grows is defined by three cardinal points: the minimum
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BIOENERGETICS ENERGY FLOW AND NUTRIENT CYCLING Ecosystem • It is an area which is self contained and life supporting. • It contains biotic (including plant‚ animal and microorganisms) and abiotic or physical factors (including nutrient cycling). • Examples include: coral reefs‚ deserts‚ savannahs and rain forests. • Several habitats and the communities associated with them make up an ecosystem. http://www.bloggersbase.com/images/uplo aded/original/c622477c9e5a5d2040c71563 31f799b10498611d.jpeg
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Name: JUSAYAN‚ REX ANGELO M. Student Number: 2014-81828 English 10 WFW4 “Biosorption” With rapid urbanization and industrialization‚ disposal of aqueous effluents into the environment has increased. Many of these effluents contain high level of toxic pollutants such heavy metals which are mainly produced by anthropogenic activities such as smelting‚ battery and steel manufacturing‚ mining‚ and metal processing (Verma and Dwivedi‚ 2013). The pollution caused by the release of these heavy metals into
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Lab12-Medical Microbiology- Part1– Differential Media/Biochemical Tests‚ Sp2012 (Set all of your margins to ½”) Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to help you become a little familiar with some of the tests that can be typically performed in a clinical or research lab facility. These tests may help in determining a particular pathogen’s growth needs. There are several sections to this lab. Find each section and complete the “Preparing for Class” sections. Preparing for class - Day 1 Read
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Wastewater can come from a variety of sources like homes‚ businesses‚ industries‚ runoff from roads‚ lawns and fields and is treated by municipal wastewater treatment facilities (Product‚ cornell). The solid material that remains after the treatment of wastewater is known as sludge (charac‚ cornell). Sludge can be employed in many different ways‚ it can be used as a soil additive or growing medium‚ sent to a composting facility‚ incinerated or landfilled (Char‚ cornell). Biosolids are derived
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Cystic fibrosis is caused by a mutated gene‚ cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. It’s a disease that changes the way your body makes mucus and sweat. It also changes how well your lungs‚ digestive system‚ and other body parts work. Cystic fibrosis causes your mucus to be too thick‚ or sweat to be too salty. Mucus that is too thick causes your lungs to clog and makes it hard to breathe. It can block your pancreas‚ so you can’t digest your food very well. I believe that cystic fibrosis
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Bacteria are the most ancient life forms‚ most bacteria are so small that under a light microscope you can only see them as little dots. Some groups however grow to larger sizes and have spectacular shapes (1). Bacteria are present in most habitats on the planet‚ growing in soil‚ water‚ acidic hot springs‚ radioactive waste‚ and deep in the Earth’s crust‚ as well as in organic matter and the live bodies of plants and animals (2). Bacteria is mostly thought of as a pathogen‚ while it is true that
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