Effect of chalepensin on S. mutans growth Fifty microliters of a S. mutans suspension (1 x 103 bacteria/ml) in BHI medium (Remel‚ Lenexa‚ KS) were transferred to flat-bottomed 96-well plates (Corning Incorporated‚ Corning‚ NY) containing serial dilutions (1:2) of 50 μl of chalepensin‚ or 1 μg/ml tetracycline‚ chalepensin-free vehicle (vehicle was similarly processed as with chalepensin extraction‚ but without plant material)‚ and culture medium controls‚ and incubated for 6 h at 37°C. Next‚ MTT was
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two most underappreciated risk factors for chronic stress is chronic disease and mental illness. As a person trying to make it through day to day with 2 chronic diseases I can attest to the stress this factor imposes on oneself. I suffer mentally and physically daily. My physical pain is both attributed to illness but the physical effects stress can cause on your body. Many people do not understand the difference between disease and chronic illnesses. Chronic is not going away; it is likely that a lot
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Staph infections are caused by a staphylococcus bacterium‚ Staphylococcus aureus. S. aureus is a purple‚ cocci shaped cell with its morphological arrangements in grape-like clusters‚ it is determined by a bacteriological stain‚ known as the Gram stain. This determines it to be a gram positive bacterium. When grown on bacteriological media‚ S. aureus appears as a large white to golden colony. It is not very fastidious but it grows well‚ either aerobically or under anaerobic conditions and produces
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As the U.S. population ages‚ older adults with chronic pain are increasing dramatically. Research has found that 50 percent of the elderly who live on their own and 75-85 percent of the elderly in care facilities suffer from chronic pain (NIH Medline Plus‚ 2011). Nonetheless‚ most elders with chronic pain do not receive adequate treatment. Elder people often believe that pain is inevitable as a natural process of getting old. Society also imposes the belief that unable to endure the pain is a sign
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Although relatively new in Western medicine‚ acupuncture was developed over 3‚000 years ago in China. Used to treat just about everything from nausea to pain‚ acupuncture has become one of the most popular‚ and most intriguing‚ medical treatments at the moment. If you’re suffering from chronic pain‚ you might be considering trying this ancient‚ and often effective‚ practice‚ but first‚ you may be interested in finding how and why it works. How Acupuncture Works Acupuncture is based on the traditional
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Congenital Heart Disease Congenital heart diseases are lesions‚ caused by abnormal development of the structures of the heart. This happens in the embryonic life due to environmental or unknown factors. The cause of congenital disease is usually unknown‚ but there are multifactor reasons that are incriminated. They are said to be sporadic. This meaning that it is not secluded to one geographic location. However this incidence is increased in those with a positive
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Stress can become a major problem when it is a constant in daily life (American Heart Association‚ 2011). When stress becomes chronic it can steal the pleasure and productivity from your life. Chronic stress can lead to many major health problems because it disrupts almost every system of the human body (Smith‚ Segal‚ Segal‚ 2013). One of the many side effects of stress is weight gain and that in itself can have meant unhealthy side effects (Nelson‚ Kocos‚ Lytle & Perry‚ 2009). I find that I am experiencing
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Circulatory Diseases Directions: Complete the T-Chart Below. Select 10 diseases from this website: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/organ/circulatory_system.htm List the disease‚ and write a short summary of what the disease entails. |Circulatory Disease |Disease Description | |Heart Disease |Heart disease involves the heart‚ and usually blood vessels. The different types
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1 © This is a licensed product of Ken Research and should not be copied TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. India Medical Imaging Market Introduction and Market Size‚ 2008-2012 India Medical Imaging Market Segmentation by Equipment Type‚ 2008-2012 2.1. India X-ray Market India X-ray Market Size By Revenue‚ 2008-2012 India X-ray Imports and Exports‚ 2008-2012 2.1.1. 2.1.2. Imports Exports 2.1.3. 2.1.4. 2.2. Market Share of Major Players in Indian X-ray Equipment Market‚ 2012 India X-ray Market Future
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successfully. Our respected and handsome English teacher named Jolah S. Barredo for his non-stop consideration‚ patience and understanding. We are deeply and truly indebted to him‚ especially for considering this project. Our teachers named Ralph Lim‚ Neboy Navarez and Dinnes Salaga for giving us their honest comments during our final defense. We really appreciate their presence because without them‚ we would not be able to improve our research paper. Last but not the least‚ is our loving and forgiving heavenly
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