Bacteria are engaged in a constant battle against preying viruses, called bacteriophages (or phages).These remarkable nano-machines pack and store their genomes in a capsid and inject it into the cytoplasm of their bacterial prey following specific adhesion to the host cell surface.Tailed phages possessing dsDNA genomes are the most abundant phages
Contradictions regarding teaching and writing (or writing to learn) in the disciplines: What we have learned in the USA
This article describes a tradition of Anglophone North American higher education (HE) research concerning the role of writing in learning and development.The research tradition is associated with a forty-year-old education reform movement called Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) or Writing in the Disciplines (WID).The movement encourages teachers
Buddhist World in Global Context
Washington DC The Article covers the problem of globalization process impact on the Buddhism.Authors note that Buddhism takes into consideration the spirit of time and makes attempts to modernize.Buddhism has been growing as one of the most influential elements of cultural landscape in globalization process.It may be explained by the fact that due
The impact of currently used oral antihyperglycemic drugs on dysfunctional adipose tissue
Obesity is a disease with pandemic frequency, often accompanied by chronic metabolic and organic complications.Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is among the most common metabolic complications of obesity.The first step in the treatment of T2DM is medical nutrition therapy combined with moderate physical activity and with advice to patients to reduce
Study on Hydrodynamic Forces Acting on Tanker Hull with Consideration of Various Vertical Centers of Gravity in Drift Test
An investigation was conducted to determine whether the changes in the maneuvering forces and moments acting on a hull could be affected by changing the vertical center of gravity (VCG) of a tanker.The changes in the hydrodynamic forces and moment acting on a hull according to the restraint conditions of motion were examined using CFD for cases whe