Bordetella pertussis is the bacterium that causes pertussis, otherwise known asor whooping cough . Despite vaccination, incidence of pertussis cases have been growing over the last two decades. Current vaccines lack the ability to give long-lasting immunity and must be improved. Complement evasion molecules would make good candidates for vaccine components, because the complement system … Read more
All good books entertain us, inform us and intrigue us, Richard Harland’s World Shaker does all of this whilst giving us a vey meaningful book which makes you want to keep reading. A strong reoccurring theme of inequality brings along themes of, discrimination to females on the World Shaker, the division of social classes and … Read more
The 2007-8 global financial crisis which started in United States of America and spread across the world resulted in the recognition that the quantity of non-performing loans (NPLs) is related to bank failures and the financial status of a country (Vatansever and Hep��en, 2013). As a result, the relationship between NPLs and the quality of … Read more
In Malaysia, the Medical Act 1971 defines ‘Internship’ or ‘Housemanship’ as a period of structured supervised practical training for 2 years, in any Public health care institution, upon completing 5/6 years of medical degree programme in an accredited medical school. This training scheme is mandatory in order to birth professionalism and appropriate attitude amongst freshmen … Read more
The poor, or lower class, were often unskilled men without a regular trade (Reader, 1964). Parts of both the lower and the middle class were also known as the working class and usually did factory work. It meant secure employment and housing. On the other hand it meant long hours, a very low income and … Read more
ABSTRACT The Polycomb repressive complex (PRC) is a conserved mechanism for generating trimethylation of histone 3 at lysine 27 (H3K27me3), a mark that is associated with repressed chromatin. The repression of key regulatory genes by Polycomb group mediated H3K27me3 is critical for maintaining cell states and cellular reprogramming in both plants and animals. The aim … Read more
From a marketing point of view, social media is the latest medium that has been introduced in mass communication (Shelly & Frydenberg, 2010). As a result, we can connect with our customers on individual level by using social media; this point is missing in the conventional mass media. So, it can be said that social … Read more
One major motif that takes place in the novel, Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman is ‘Facing one’s Twin or Double.’ It all begins when Charles ‘Fat Charlie’ Nancy visits Florida for his father’s funeral. While there a friend of his father’s, Mrs. Higgler, tells Fat Charlie he has a brother and also how to contact … Read more
It seems that more and more hospitals are using advanced technology to build a smart hospital in order to increase working efficiency and improve productivity, such as using smartphone apps or RFID -identification by radio frequencies(Fuhrer & Guinard, 2006; Haffey, Brady & Maxwell, 2013) According to Haffey, Brady & Maxwell(2013), a research was conducted on … Read more
Abstract Background: With respect to the fact that physical and psychological factors affect each other in patients with non-cardiac chest pain: Objective: The present study was carried out to compare the depression, anxiety, and stress severity in non-coronary patients with mild and severe chest pain. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. The statistical … Read more
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Modern technology influenced the people’s lifestyle. This made engineers and inventors innovate or improve a device. Portable gadgets gain attention for its increasing demand, and it has been quite a challenge especially in the battery industry. A typical mobile device uses wall sockets for charging before it can be used and carried. … Read more
Full title: The Concept of Pynchon’s Entropy and its Role in Postmodern Society Marked by Massive Consumerism and Oversaturation with Information Introduction Pynchon deals in his work with a complex concept of entropy and reveals how certain trends in our contemporary culture marked by massive consumerism, have a tendency that is similar to that of … Read more
Introduction The Grapes is long-lived, perennial plant, it can exist spot for the number of 30 years on average. Grapes are produced at the end of life-cycle. The vine is a woody plant with an herbaceous element, its perennial structure like (stock, scion, and roots) store starch, carbohydrate, & other supplies. So the energy that … Read more
ARGUMENT Motto: ‘Without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.’ (David Wilkins) Changes are quick and inevitable in the 21st century. The need to teach in general and teach English language to young learners effectively in particular is the challenge posed to all the teachers. Today, it has become mandatory … Read more
An organisation’s future success will be contingent on the firm achieving a competitive benefit within the labour market similar to the competitive benefit it must achieve in its other markets. In this current competitive market it is really important for companies to be competitive and act genuinely to become an Employer of choice (EOC). Being … Read more
