Eurasian Plate

The Effect of Carbon Sources on Yeast Growth Introduction Biofilms are encountered every day through a multitude of ways whether it’s by dental plaque on our teeth, in our showers or on medical equipment. (Hall-Stoodley 2004). A biofilm is formed when single bacterial cells stick to each other (Schussler 2014). Biofilms as a group converse and work together as a complex unit which allow them to be effective in growing, surviving and reproducing (Liu et al. 2015). Moreover, yeast biofilms are an…

For each repeat, the suspension was swabbed on a blood agar plate for sterility control. It is critical to use correct reading method in measuring inhibition diameter, as suggested by CLSI handbook. For some plates, multiple rings appeared, the reading of inhibition zone was based on the inner ring, which should be readily distinguished with unaided eyes (CLSI, 2013). The results of inhibition…

Oral Microbiome 10: Reflection 3 One a daily basis the human mouth can come in contact with many different materials and organisms. “The human mouth is home to billions of individual microorganisms, including viruses, protozoa, fungi, archaea, and bacteria” (University of Minnesota Department of Biology Teaching and Learning, 2016, p. 21). In specific, during this lab we are looking at Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) and Lactobacilli. In studies, it has been shown that yogurt has helped…

since 1900 (USGS, 2012). Earthquakes are a violent shaking of the ground caused by a rapid release of energy as a result of tectonic plate motion. From an article on Earth Scope, the 2011 Japan earthquake was caused from thrust faulting near the convergent plate boundary between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate. The lithosphere of the Western Pacific plate boundary started to subduct under Japan…

TWS Forecasting To achieve the objective of TWS forecasting in this thesis, the regions selected for extreme events analysis in section 3.2.6 were used. Correlation was done between area averaged TWS of each region and sea surface temperature indices of major global oceans (Pacific Ocean: from different Niño regions such as Niño 1.2, Niño 3, Niño 3.4 and Niño 4; and Indian Ocean SST, DMI). The Pearson product moment sample coefficient of correlation was used, which is defined as:…

Samoan 2009 tsunami report: What caused the earthquake and tsunami? On Tuesday the 29th of September 2009, a huge tsunami hit Samoa – as well as several other islands – and impacted many, leaving a path of destruction. Tsunamis are big waves that are generated from earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions that occur in the ocean. When the waves move inland they gradually gain height as the ocean gets shallow. So, the speed of the tsunami is related to the depth of the ocean. Tsunamis travel very fast…

Earthquakes can bring unfortunate events, such as destroyed cities, many losses and limited resources. An example of this is “The San Francisco 1906 Earthquake and Fire left around 300,000 people homeless and the bay area in despair. A number of camps were set up around the city to deal with the destruction. Many people also left the city by the bay in search for more stable grounds.” stated from San Francisco 1906 Earthquake & Fire. (Paragraph 15). (https://www.sftourismtips.com…

Lithospheric shell contains a number of major breaks which can be referred as plate boundaries. Lithosphere sits on Asthenosphere, which is the portion of the mantle, causing the plates to move around as its solid and ductile properties. When we think about the movements of plate tectonics, we generally come up with the idea of dramatic natural disasters which destroy and derive numerous lives from the earth, however, plate tectonics contribute to many benefits to human society through the rock…

Agar blocks of the stem TR-S1 endophyte were cut from the pure strain actively growing on PDA Petri dishes and transferred to 1 L Erlenmeyer flasks containing a 200 g sized recipe of Corn Grit Agar(CGA). TR-S1 endophyte was incubated at room temperature at 26-28C for 21 days. Fungal metabolites were then extracted by acetone which was then partitioned with ethyl acetate and methanol respectively. TLC analysis of the ethyl acetate fraction revealed the characteristic blue spots of polyketides…

Marine seismic looking over applies the investigation of sound vitality and seismology to delineate structures under the seabed. Towed gadgets produce blasts of acoustic (sound) waves that go through the water and afterward skip back to recipients that measure the quality and return time of every wave. Listening to a voice reverberation in a void room takes a shot at a comparative guideline. The distinction, obviously, is that a human voice does not have the ability to infiltrate layers of rock.…