List five of the different types of microbes. Distinguish between the different forms of atopic disease. Briefly describe the following term: Autoimmune disease. What types of diseases could most likely lead to outbreaks? Explain. Describe and explain the structure of bacteria. Give two examples,...
How does the temperature affect the hydraulic conductance of Sugar Maple? Explain why "global climate change" is a more accurate term than "global warming." Describe how thermal inversions can affect smog. Describe the autoclave, and explain the roles of time, temperature, and pressure in the...
The thymus is an organ that is crucial to maintaining a healthy immune system; in humans it is particularly active in childhood. If sucralose has similar effects on humans, then long-term use of sucralose could cause harm to the immune system, especially in children. Second, sucralose is ...
Contrary to physiological and genetic adaptive convergence, we show that the cranium has undergone adaptive divergence likely reflecting past resource competition in highlands and long-term association with alpine landscapes. Our analyses also reveal that the evolution of burrowing lifestyle allows high-...
Their clients must be able to trust that the data is accurate, reliable, and reproducible. Building this trust also helps labs build their reputation to attract long-term clients and build relationships for repeat business. Achieving these objectives requires meticulous recordkeeping, ens...
Long-Term Green Tea Supplementation Does Not Change the Human Gut Microbiota. PLoS ONE 2016, 11, e0153134. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Hara, H.; Orita, N.; Hatano, S.; Ichikawa, H.; Hara, Y.; Matsumoto, N.; Kimura, Y.; Terada, A.; Mitsuoka, T. Effect of tea polyphenols on ...
The term comes from French writer André Breton in his aptly titled 1940 “Anthology of Black Humor” (or as he called it, “l’humour noir”). Breton calls 18th-century writer Jonathan Swift the originator of the genre. For example, Swift wrote a satirical essay called “A Modest Proposal...
As an English speaker myself (rightpondian), I had to say I never knew the term before this comic. To me, they always were "suspended ceilings" (as, apparently, pretty much all the patents for them are, when I checked). Or maybe "false ceiling" but that might include no-gap re-...
Why is fever specifically common during the course of the acute-phase response of acute inflammation? a. Because of the massive release of cytokines causing a change in the set point of the core body temperature b. Because inflammation is c...
Explain why infectious otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear) may result in simultaneous pharyngitis (inflammation of the throat).Otitis Media:Otitis media is a medical term that describes a middle ear infection. Bacteria colonize the eustac...