Chapter 1 Humans and the Microbial World A Glimpse of History Science of microbiology born in 1674 Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723) • Made simple magnifying glass • Studied lake water • Observed ‘animalcules’ Robert Hooke • Also credited with discovery • Described ‘microscopical mushroom’ (common bread mold) in 1665 1 Importance of Microorganisms Microorganisms are foundation for all life on earth Have existed for ~3.5 billion years Plants‚ animals‚ modern
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environment is changing. The emergency of virtual work has been reflected in some companies’ new work policy. For example‚ Jetblue Airlines has changed its working conditions and established a virtual call centre where employees can work from home without a central office. Despite the technology advancement that enables virtual working‚ the amount of people adopting this new working pattern is still very low. This report will explore the nature of virtual work and analyse the barriers of adopting
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Virtual Reality In today’s world‚ making a mistake‚ for example during a surgery can be very fatal‚ but what if you make that same mistake but in a virtual reality? Well‚ if you make that mistake in the real world‚ you would learn from it but the patient would most likely have died but in a virtual world‚ you can program another virtual patient to retry the surgery knowing its not a real human. Virtual reality will have a substantial effect on our future way of life. Virtual reality already has
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If you have ever considered losing weight‚ you have probably heard of the various kinds of diet pills available. Diet pills claim to "melt away the fat." They sound like the perfect solution to shed a few pounds‚ but research tells a different story. Diet pills became popular in 1996. The most common ingredients were Redux and fenfluramin/phentermine‚ which posed as appetite suppressants. The pills seemed to suck up the fat‚ and people were losing anywhere between 25-50 pounds in months. The FDA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 WHAT IS VIRTUAL REALITY? 4 HOW DOES VIRTUAL REALITY WORK? 5 v The Three Levels of VR : 5 THE HISTORY OF VIRTUAL REALITY 7 VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE PRESENT 8 VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE FUTURE 9 THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND VIRTUAL REALITY 9 v Video Display Devices: 10 v Audio Output Devices: 10 v Tactile Response Devices: 11 v Interactive Input Devices: 11 v Computers and Software: 12 IMMERSIVE & NON IMMERSIVE VR 12 v The Cave: 13 v Head-Mounted Display (HMD):
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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Description about Virtual Reality Virtual Reality (VR) involves development of a computer generated virtual environment intended to simulate the real world. It is an emerging computer visualization technology that allows users to experience a strong sense of reality in a computer-generated environment. Engineers have begun to realize the usefulness of VR as an innovative tool to visualize‚ manipulate‚ and interact with complex three-dimensional (3-D) graphical data that
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Virtual Leadership and Technological Competence: New Directions of Organizational Dynamics Paul Hayes JR. Indiana Institute of Technology OLM 7004 The intent of this paper is to demonstrate the dimension of technological competence plays in enabling more effective virtual leadership and producing a more innovative organization. For the purposes of this paper the researcher will define technological competence (Acur‚ Kandemir‚ de Weerd-Nederhof‚ & Song‚ 2010) as the phenomenon of
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best input hardware has been a major field of exploitation by developers. Virtual laser keyboard has been a major breakthrough in this field. The keyboard which is non-physical has brought a new dimension in the field of data entry where the mechanical keyboards can be replaced by a light beam projected on a flat surface. It replaces the physical key board which occupy space on the devices. This paper focuses on the virtual laser keyboard as a revolutionary invention in multimedia and data entry industries
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of the dangers that lurk in the virtual world. The anxiety is not entirely unjustified. Nevertheless‚ the truth is the benefits that accompany online communities far outweigh its drawbacks. According to Daniel Chandler‚ author of “Identities under Construction”‚ and Danah Boyd‚ an American researcher known for her works on social network sites‚ online tools such as personal home page and MySpace are efficacious instruments which empower its users to create virtual identities and socialize with friends
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variety of literary techniques and imagery. Amongst them‚ not as prominent as the sense of hearing but still salient‚ is the sense of touch. I will examine how narrators in Dom Casmurro and Pedro Páramo use the sense of touch to reveal their inner motivations and feelings about a situation or character. Touch can symbolize relationships. When two characters touch shoulders in Pedro Páramo‚ for example‚ this seems to show siblinghood. Juan and Abundio walk “side by side‚ so close [their] shoulders
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