scholarly journals Motley Crew: Overview of the Currently Available Phage Diversity

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikita Zrelovs ◽  
Andris Dislers ◽  
Andris Kazaks
Keyword(s):  
Complete Genome ◽  
Phage Genome ◽  
Gene Products ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Bacteriophage Genome ◽  
Biological Entities

The first complete genome that was sequenced at the beginning of the sequencing era was that of a phage, since then researchers throughout the world have been steadily describing and publishing genomes from a wide array of phages, uncovering the secrets of the most abundant and diverse biological entities known to man. Currently, we are experiencing an unprecedented rate of novel bacteriophage discovery, which can be seen from the fact that the amount of complete bacteriophage genome entries in public sequence repositories has more than doubled in the past 3 years and is steadily growing without showing any sign of slowing down. The amount of publicly available phage genome-related data can be overwhelming and has been summarized in literature before but quickly becomes out of date. Thus, the aim of this paper is to briefly outline currently available phage diversity data for public acknowledgment that could possibly encourage and stimulate future “depth” studies of particular groups of phages or their gene products.

Chapter II. the World Overseas

1966 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 23-35
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Industrial Production ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
The Past ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The World ◽  
Rates Of Growth

There was some slowing down of the growth of industrial production as a whole during the summer months though the overall tendency continues firmly upwards (table 13).France, Italy and Japan are still expanding rapidly, though in the case of France not so rapidly as in the past. In most other countries, apart perhaps from Norway, rates of growth are declining. The United Kingdom is the most prominent of this group, but the slowdown in Germany is becoming quite marked.

scholarly journals Rethinking Music Learning in the New Normal

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-42
Author(s):  
Chiao-Wei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Close Contact ◽  
Music Learning ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Daily Routines ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
The Past ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
The World ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Spread Of Infection

Over the past few months, the pandemic has led to many changes across the world. What used to be a part of our daily routines (e.g., strolling in the park) suddenly becomes risky and dangerous. As many states issued stay-at-home orders to avoid unnecessary travel and potential spread of infection caused by close contact, many schools closed and migrated lessons to online platforms. Schools teachers are now expected to explore remote teaching resources to create engaging learning experiences. As many described the current situation as an impasse, I propose that this slowing down of time may be an opportunity for us to rethink what values and beliefs we bring into our classrooms. What really matters in music learning? I end this column with some ideas for your consideration as you plan for the next year’s curriculum.

scholarly journals Complete Genome Sequence of a Burkholderia mallei Isolate Originating from a Glanderous Horse from the Kingdom of Bahrain

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandy C. Elschner ◽  
Prasad Thomas ◽  
Falk Melzer
Keyword(s):  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Complete Genome Sequence ◽  
Complete Genome ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Burkholderia Mallei ◽  
Notifiable Disease ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
World Organization

Burkholderia mallei is a zoonotic agent causing glanders, a notifiable disease in equines. During the past decades glanders emerged, and the Kingdom of Bahrain reported outbreaks to the World Organization of Animal Health in 2010 and 2011. This paper presents the complete genome sequence of the Burkholderia mallei strain 11RR2811 Bahrain1.

scholarly journals SLOW TOURISM IN VOJVODINA – MOTIVES AND GOALS OF CONSUMERS

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (18) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Dragan Đuranović ◽  
Slavica Tomić ◽  
Ksenija Leković ◽  
Dražen Marić
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Novelty Seeking ◽  
Slow Food ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
The Past ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
The World ◽  
Future Return ◽  
The Republic

Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world characterized by numerous new forms aimed at satisfying the sophisticated needs of the modern consumer. In such circumstances, the concept of slow tourism is gaining in importance with emphasized need for slowing down the pace of life. Slow tourism offers a solution to this need. In developing countries, this concept frequently tied with sustainable tourism, is linked to social movements such as: “slow food” (authentic, local food), “slow cities” (environmentally responsible and peaceful environment) and “slow transportation” (local buses and trains). The aim of the paper is the explanation of this phenomenon from the perspective of consumers. The authors conduct research based on a model consisting of: six general slow tourism motivations (relaxation, self-reflection, escape, novelty-seeking, engagement and discovery), two universal goals of slow tourism (revitalization and self-enrichment) and travel outcomes (satisfaction, future return intention and recommendations). The sample included 320 respondents from the territory of the Republic of Serbia who have visited some of the destinations in Vojvodina labeled as “slow place” in the past two years.

scholarly journals Living Report of Chinese Lymphoma Patients 2018

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 20s-20s
Author(s):  
J. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Living Condition ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Chinese Patients ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Psychological Conditions ◽  
Related Data ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
World Survey ◽  
First Time

Background: On September 15th, 2018, with the 15th World Lymphoma Day approached, the experts from House 086 and Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (Tsinghua SEM) started the first research on the real living conditions of Chinese lymphoma patients. In the meantime, it is the first time that Chinese patients and caregivers attended the World Lymphoma Coalition´s Survey. Aim: To collect and analyze the data of Chinese lymphoma patients and caregivers living condition. What's more, contrast the Chinese lymphoma patients and caregivers related data with the world related data. Methods: By using online questionnaire survey. Based on quantitative analysis, the experts concluded the living conditions of lymphoma patients and their caregivers. Results: We collected over 1200 valid questionnaires in the World Lymphoma Patients and Caregivers´ Survey. According to the past survey in China, we will collect at least 1000 valid questionnaires in Living Report of Chinese Lymphoma Patients 2018 . Conclusion: We will get the investigation conclusion after the data research. The details will be concentrate on the follow items: - Background - Research Methods - Basic Information - Identity/age/gender - The pathologic types of lymphoma patients - Diagnose and treatment - Personal economic situation of lymphomas - Psychological conditions - What they need? - Know more about the life qualities of Chinese patients and caregivers - More knowledge about Chinese lymphoma patients living condition - Chinese data VS. the world survey data.

A basic introduction to image processing using NIH-Image as a model

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 392-393
Author(s):  
John Mansfield
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Image Acquisition ◽  
Digital Instrument ◽  
Novice User ◽  
Nih Image ◽  
The Past ◽  
Digital World ◽  
The World ◽  
Instrument Control

Advances in camera technology and digital instrument control have meant that in modern microscopy, the image that was, in the past, typically recorded on a piece of film is now recorded directly into a computer. The transfer of the analog image seen in the microscope to the digitized picture in the computer does not mean, however, that the problems associated with recording images, analyzing them, and preparing them for publication, have all miraculously been solved. The steps involved in the recording an image to film remain largely intact in the digital world. The image is recorded, prepared for measurement in some way, analyzed, and then prepared for presentation.Digital image acquisition schemes are largely the realm of the microscope manufacturers, however, there are also a multitude of “homemade” acquisition systems in microscope laboratories around the world. It is not the mission of this tutorial to deal with the various acquisition systems, but rather to introduce the novice user to rudimentary image processing and measurement.

On the Symbolism of Rain in A Farewell to Arms

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Tool ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Farewell To Arms

This paper critically analyzes the symbolic use of rain in A Farewell to Arms (1929). The researcher has applied the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis as a research tool for the analysis of the text. This hypothesis argues that the languages spoken by a person determine how one observes this world and that the peculiarities encoded in each language are all different from one another. It affirms that speakers of different languages reflect the world in pretty different ways. Hemingway’s symbolic use of rain in A Farewell to Arms (1929) is denotative, connotative, and ironical. The narrator and protagonist, Frederick Henry symbolically embodies his own perceptions about the world around him. He time and again talks about rain when something embarrassing is about to ensue like disease, injury, arrest, retreat, defeat, escape, and even death. Secondly, Hemingway has connotatively used rain as a cleansing agent for washing the past memories out of his mind. Finally, the author has ironically used rain as a symbol when Henry insists on his love with Catherine Barkley while the latter being afraid of the rain finds herself dead in it.

Profilometry. Using Corneo-scleral topography for scleral lens fitting

The Eye ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (128) ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Gregory DeNaeyer
Keyword(s):  
Ocular Surface ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Way

The world-wide use of scleral contact lenses has dramatically increased over the past 10 year and has changed the way that we manage patients with corneal irregularity. Successfully fitting them can be challenging especially for eyes that have significant asymmetries of the cornea or sclera. The future of scleral lens fitting is utilizing corneo-scleral topography to accurately measure the anterior ocular surface and then using software to design lenses that identically match the scleral surface and evenly vault the cornea. This process allows the practitioner to efficiently fit a customized scleral lens that successfully provides the patient with comfortable wear and improved vision.

Aftershocks

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seva Gunitsky
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Regime Change ◽  
International System ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
Great Powers ◽  
Past Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sudden Rise ◽  
The World ◽  
National Borders

Over the past century, democracy spread around the world in turbulent bursts of change, sweeping across national borders in dramatic cascades of revolution and reform. This book offers a new global-oriented explanation for this wavelike spread and retreat—not only of democracy but also of its twentieth-century rivals, fascism, and communism. The book argues that waves of regime change are driven by the aftermath of cataclysmic disruptions to the international system. These hegemonic shocks, marked by the sudden rise and fall of great powers, have been essential and often-neglected drivers of domestic transformations. Though rare and fleeting, they not only repeatedly alter the global hierarchy of powerful states but also create unique and powerful opportunities for sweeping national reforms—by triggering military impositions, swiftly changing the incentives of domestic actors, or transforming the basis of political legitimacy itself. As a result, the evolution of modern regimes cannot be fully understood without examining the consequences of clashes between great powers, which repeatedly—and often unsuccessfully—sought to cajole, inspire, and intimidate other states into joining their camps.

The Tyranny of the Ideal

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Gaus
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Moral Life ◽  
Moral Inquiry ◽  
Open Society ◽  
The Past ◽  
Theories Of Justice ◽  
The World ◽  
Diverse Society ◽  
Just Society ◽  
The Ideal

This book lays out a vision for how we should theorize about justice in a diverse society. It shows how free and equal people, faced with intractable struggles and irreconcilable conflicts, might share a common moral life shaped by a just framework. The book argues that if we are to take diversity seriously and if moral inquiry is sincere about shaping the world, then the pursuit of idealized and perfect theories of justice—essentially, the entire production of theories of justice that has dominated political philosophy for the past forty years—needs to change. Drawing on recent work in social science and philosophy, the book points to an important paradox: only those in a heterogeneous society—with its various religious, moral, and political perspectives—have a reasonable hope of understanding what an ideally just society would be like. However, due to its very nature, this world could never be collectively devoted to any single ideal. The book defends the moral constitution of this pluralistic, open society, where the very clash and disagreement of ideals spurs all to better understand what their personal ideals of justice happen to be. Presenting an original framework for how we should think about morality, this book rigorously analyzes a theory of ideal justice more suitable for contemporary times.

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