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Space is far bigger than humanity can conceive. Although our
ancestors visually examined the skies to make sense of the
Universe, space exploration in its truest sense is just a moment in
this historical timeline, yet it is how we've significantly
improved our understanding of the cosmos. Space Exploration begins
with the evolution of astronomy, including notable characters,
scientific breakthroughs and pinnacle moments. It delves into the
development of robotic spacecraft and what uncrewed and crewed
missions above and beyond our planet have uncovered. It questions
how this knowledge will aid us in our future space endeavours, and
the myriad questions that remain unanswered.
According to WHO 2012 report 347 million people worldwide have
Diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is a serious pathological condition
responsible for major healthcare problems worldwide and costing
billions of dollars annually. Conventional insulin therapies
involve multiple daily subcutaneous injections having many
challenges. Hence novel approaches for insulin delivery are being
explored. A variety of alternative routes/methods have been
investigated to improve systemic insulin delivery. Peroral and
nasal insulin administrations have demonstrated good potential for
the treatment of diabetes. In addition, pulmonary, buccal, and
ocular insulin administration have been shown to decrease serum
glucose concentrations. Other methods that have been investigated
for their potential in systemic insulin delivery include rectal,
vaginal, and uterine routes. This book is helpful to the medical
and paramedical students and also researchers who work for the
development of novel insulin drug delivery systems and devices.
Scientific Study from the year 2012 in the subject Biology - Micro-
and Molecular Biology, grade: A, Nirma University, course: M.Sc.,
language: English, abstract: This study aimed at investigating the
effect of low power (90 W) microwave radiation (2450 MHz) on
microbial growth, enzyme activity (protease and urease), and
aflatoxin production. Thermal effect was avoided by keeping
inoculum in ice while treating with microwave (for varying duration
i.e. 2, 4, and 6 min). After 6 min MW treatment to S. aureus, its
growth was stimulated over control by 10%. Total protease activity
in Aeromonas hydrophila witnessed a 33% decrease as compared to
control after a microwave exposure of 2 min. Similar decrease of
24% in total protease activity of Candida albicans was observed
after microwave exposure of 6 min. Staphylococcus aureus lost its
urease activity completely after microwave treatment. Aflatoxin
production was completely inhibited in Aspergillus parasiticus
after microwave exposure of 2, 4, and 6 min. However, it required a
6 min microwave exposure for complete inhibition of aflatoxin
production in Aspergillus flavus. Our results positively suggest
existence of microwave specific non-thermal effect on microbial
growth and metabolism.
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