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    have been around for at least 30‚000 years (Luiggi 2011). In our required pre-lab reading‚ we learned tuberculosis is becoming increasingly drug-resistant‚ giving proof that bacteria can adapt to necessary changes in order to survive (Barry 2009). The addition of acetyltransferases‚ enzymes that help move acetyl groups‚ to bacteria can make it more resistant to antibiotics containing aminoglycosides (Norris 2010). An aminoglycoside is simply just an antibiotic whose structure consists of amino-modified

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    Weaving: interlacing yarns Fabric Face: smoother and more lustrous; clearer and brighter print or design; more pronounced finish; floats are on the face Fabric Back: imperfections and knots; print or design duller and less distinctive; more noticeable tentering marks Warp Yarns: parallel to the salvage; thinner; stronger; more twist; usually greater in number (in unbalances weaves); straighter and more parallel; usually filament yarns (depending on fabric content) Filling Yarns: perpendicular

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    modern medicine as they are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics. Antibiotics were discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming (Walsh and McManus‚ 2000). This resulted in a huge movement forward in medical history and even greatened human life expectancy. Since then antibiotics have been widely used and abused‚ people began to treat everything with this ‘miracle’ drug. If antibiotics are continually used as bacteria grows exponentially more resistant to them then eventually society will fall back

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    FST3202 Food Microbiology 2012/2013-1 Lecture 1. Introduction to Food Microbiology Prof. Madya Dr. Yaya Rukayadi Department of Food Science Faculty of Food Science and Technology Universiti Putra Malaysia Wednesday‚ 12-09-2012 BKTM-2 (10.00 – 12.00) FST 3202 – Food Microbiology Semester : 1 (2012/2013) Program : Undergraduate Student (prasiswazah) Credits : 3 (2-1) Class : BKTM 2 – Food 1 Day/Time : Wednesday‚ 10.00 – 12.00 Pensyarah : Prof. Madya

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    THERMAL INSULATION MATERIALS Thermal insulation materials are specifically designed to reduce the heat flow by limiting heat conduction‚ convection‚ radiation or all three while performing one or more of the following functions: The main function of insulation is to reduce the heat transfer‚ the insulation material must have the appropriate characteristic to slow down the transport of heat occurred by conduction‚ convection and radiation. Conduction loss in insulation is negligible. There are

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    catching or not catching this disease. Since botulism is such strong and dangerous bacteria‚ that ingesting the smallest amount can make individuals sick. More important is other living forms or life like bacteria’s are changing‚ and becoming resistant to the body’s defenses and medical treatment that causes infections. There are multi-drug strains of Staphylococcus are emerging in various parts of the world all of the time. Staphylococci are usually present on the skin or in the nostrils of

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    research in medicine has brought forth antibiotics – a way of stopping harmful bacteria from infecting a person. Growing concern is centered on the fear that the overuse of antibiotics will create different types of “super bacteria”‚ or bacteria resistant to multiple kinds of antibiotics. This fear is legitimate – mankind could be fast-forwarding the evolution of harmful viruses or bacterium‚ leading

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    GM crops can be altered to be resistant to harsh weather conditions. These include drought-resistant‚ heat-resistant‚ and cold-resistant crops. These changes allow areas that were not previously used to grow crops due to weather conditions to be used for agricultural purposes. Drought-resistant crops allow the arid regions that receive little rainfall or are on the outskirts of deserts‚ such as the Southwest Region of the United States‚ to grow crops. Heat-resistant crops are often used in similar

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    wide seat supports up to 250 pounds. Textured to provide a nonslip surface‚ even when wet‚ the stool has a round composite seat that easily fits in the smallest tubs and showers. Durably constructed‚ the shower stool is lightweight and corrosion-resistant. Great support for those with chronic fatigue or balance issues‚ the stool is also useful following injury or surgery. NON-SLIP‚ ANTI-SKID ANGLED LEGS: Angled legs provide exceptional stability for the Vive shower stool. Each leg is also capped

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    article starts off by expressing the valid point of the spreading of harmful diseases. A 12-year-old boy named Omar Rivera‚ from Brooklyn‚ died after getting infected by a disease. This disease was Methicillian Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus‚ otherwise known as MRSA. This bacterium is resistant to one of the most potent drug classes in the current antibiotic arsenal. Because of these dangerous bacteria’s developing resistance to antibiotics‚ it puts the risk of mortality higher for all other people

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