Abstract Century eggs are one of the traditional delicacies originating from China. This research investigated the difference between traditional and industrial methods of making century eggs, through various factors such as the number of steps required and time required for century eggs to complete their formation. Secondary to this comparison, the chemical process and scientific …
Abstract This article is an overview of aerobic cellular respiration and how the process can be influenced by glycolytic inhibitors as a potential cancer treatment.In the presence of oxygen, glucose undergoes a series of reactions characterised by the overall term “aerobic respiration” in order to synthesise ATP, which is crucial to muscle contraction and movement. …
Abstract What services can help me to find my birth parents? Could there be a pattern of the Mexican \”race\”? Or more precisely, are there any marks of ancestry in Morelos inhabitants? In this study, four eighteen-year-old, female students in their sixth semester at Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca High School were screened with genomic …
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Abstract The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) weakens the body’s immune system leading to the onset of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Once the progression of HIV has led to AIDS, certain infections can be severely life-threatening when they normally are not. For years, researchers have been attempting to develop a complete cure for HIV, but current …
Aaron Sarkar ABSTRACT Chemical contamination of drinking water is a major global health issue. While modern water filters treat some major contaminants, not all impurities can be filtered. Moreover, all filters are not cost-efficient and environmentally friendly. The current study aims to explore the effectiveness and efficiency of reduced graphene-oxide-coated sand as a water filter. …
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Abstract Climate change today is a leading problem with adverse effects to the life forms on Earth. In nature, plants play an important role in capturing CO2 from the atmosphere. Emulating plant photosynthesis for sequestering CO2 from small vehicles is a step towards combating climate change. The focus of this research is to efficiently sequester …
Designing Algal Capsules for Carbon Sequestration Read More »
Abstract The article aims to educate and explain why all organisms have a life expectancy, looking at single-cell and their cell cycle, before scaling up to addressing why normal organisms die eventually. There is a cloud of confusion and curiosity surrounding longevity, and so whilst explaining why lobsters appear to live forever, or at least …
Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Materials Procedure Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements Bibliography Abstract The Asian citrus psyllid is the vector for huanglongbing (citrus greening), a devastating disease caused by Candidatus Liberibacter. An infected psyllid feeds on a healthy citrus plant and injects the bacterium into the phloem of the …
Abstract Willow bark has been used in medicine for centuries, most notably by Hippocrates (460 B.C. to 377 B.C.), who is now known as the ‘father of modern medicine’.[1] Today the painkiller industry is much more advanced, and aspirin, whose origins began with willow bark, is now a common medication used to treat a variety …
