How Computers have changed our lives Imagine our life without computers is impossible. The ubiquity of these machines will show our dependence on them incorrigible. Computers were initially used only in the workplace. However‚ it soon became a household name‚ which revolutionized everything from homework to shopping. When computers were supplemented via the Internet‚ which caused a big change in how it worked. It corrected several folds in the long-distance communication. This gave an impetus
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(Primary stain) for 1 minute. Rinse with D-water Apply Iodine (Mordant) for 1 minute. Rinse with D-water. Apply Alcohol (Decolorize) for 30 seconds. Rinse with D-water. Apply Safarin (Counterstain) for 1 minute. Blot dry with bibulous paper. MICROORGANISMS USED: E. coli‚ B. cereus‚ S. aureus & E.coli (mixture) RESULTS/DATA USED: E.coli cell shape was bacilli (rod) with a diplobaccillus arrangement. The color was pink because it was Gram negative. B.cereus cell shape was bacilli (rod) with
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Infection Control Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the conscientious‚ explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. EBP is the integration of clinical expertise‚ patient values‚ and the best research evidence into the decision making process for patient care. Good doctors and health professional’s use both individual clinical expertise and the best available external evidence‚ and neither alone is enough. Without clinical expertise
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction A hand sanitizer or hand antiseptic is a supplement or alternative to hand washingwith soap and water. Various preparations are available‚ including gel‚ foam‚ and liquid solutions. The active ingredient in hand sanitizers may be isopropanol‚ ethanol‚ n-propanol‚ or povidone-iodine. Inactive ingredients in alcohol rubs typically include a thickening agentsuch as polyacrylic acid for alcohol gels‚ humectants such as glycerin for
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transcends people into a whole different world fresh out of somebody’s imagination as seen through the genres of horror‚ drama‚ and science fiction. The movie business has allowed us to break through our burden of everyday life. Movies have a powerful ubiquity within human culture. Movies are stories. Movies are people who come out with ideas about something they want to say. Movies are a form of communication. It’s been that way for as long as movies have been around. Movies are different things to different
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utilizing oil polluted river and could therefore be employed in bioremediation process. *Corresponding Author: Institute of Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics‚ University of the Western Cape‚ South Africa KEYWORDS: oil–degrading potential‚ microorganism‚ polluted land‚ hydrocarbon degraders‚ enrichment medium INTRODUCTION The huge demand for crude oil causes enormous quantities to be moved from production areas to different destinations where the oil will be used. The greatest environmental
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FON241LL Lab 1 SAFETY‚ EQUIPMENT‚ AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD Name: __Chelsea Vise_______________________ 1. You are working in the laboratory and break a glass test tube. Explain the procedure that should be followed. (5 pts.) If I were to break a glass test tube while in the laboratory I would discard the broken glass in the designated broken glass container. I would make sure to put the glass in the properly labeled plastic or metal can with a sealing lid on it. 2. While in the laboratory
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central nervous system- few pathogens are able to penetrate bone. The skin also is a major anatomical barrier to microorganisms. The surface layer of dead‚ hardened cells is relatively dry‚ and skin secretions make the surface somewhat acidic. When sweat evaporates‚ salt is left behind on the skin. All of these conditions (low moisture‚ low pH‚ and high salinity) prevent most microorganisms from growing and multiplying on the skin. The major medical challenge in treating burn patients is preventing
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AT-7 (Turner‚ 2005). Dial soap was considered as a very effective fragrance soap in all history because it can eradicate the bacteria in skin odor (Turner‚ 2005). Hexachlorophene works in dial as an active component for the removal of the deadly microorganism with the body (Turner‚ 2005). Purell hand sanitizer stands as #1 hand sanitizer in the USA that gets rid of approximately 99.99% of the utmost common microbes that are liable to cause sickness (Hand Sanitizers‚ 2010). Ethanol serves as its active
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different types of antimicrobial agents: antibiotics and antimicrobial chemicals. Antibiotics are substances that are produced as metabolic products of one microorganism‚ which inhibits or kill other microorganisms. Antimicrobial chemicals are chemicals that are synthesized in the laboratory‚ which can be used therapeutically on microorganisms. If an antimicrobial is effective against a large variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria‚ it is considered broad spectrum. Some examples of broad-spectrum
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