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The enormous genetic flexibility of bacteria jeopardizes the
usefulness of currently available antibiotics, and requires new
approaches to antibiotic discovery and development. Antimicrobial
resistance can be acquired in a short time frame, both by genetic
mutation and by direct transfer of resistance genes across genus
and species boundaries. Understanding mechanisms of resistance is
crucial to the future of antimicrobial therapy. Extensively
revised, with contributions from international leaders in their
fields, Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobials, Second Edition
blends scientific and practical approaches to the social, economic,
and medical issues related to this growing problem. The book begins
with a history of antimicrobial agents and bacterial resistance,
and outlines the forces that contributed to the abuse of
antibiotics and precipitated the current crisis. It goes on to
describe what is known about the ecology of antibiotic resistant
bacteria and reveals the inadequacies in our understanding.
Emphasizing public health aspects, the editors stress that
significant progress will be made only by addressing the problem
only as a public, worldwide, problem. Chapters on resistance
mechanisms describe the latest findings on what makes different
groups of bacteria susceptible or resistant to antibiotics. They
reveal the staggering diversity of bacteria and the need for a
foundational understanding that will stimulate development of
antibiotics capable of avoiding resistance mechanisms. Examining
the success and limitations of complementary approaches, such as
combining ss-lactam antibiotics with ss-lactamase inhibitors, the
book brings together information on resistance mechanisms in
different groups of bacteria to help future efforts to more
effectively develop and deploy antimicrobial therapies.
The enormous genetic flexibility of bacteria jeopardizes the
usefulness of currently available antibiotics, and requires new
approaches to antibiotic discovery and development. Antimicrobial
resistance can be acquired in a short time frame, both by genetic
mutation and by direct transfer of resistance genes across genus
and species boundaries. Understanding mechanisms of resistance is
crucial to the future of antimicrobial therapy. Extensively
revised, with contributions from international leaders in their
fields, Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobials, Second Edition
blends scientific and practical approaches to the social, economic,
and medical issues related to this growing problem. The book begins
with a history of antimicrobial agents and bacterial resistance,
and outlines the forces that contributed to the abuse of
antibiotics and precipitated the current crisis. It goes on to
describe what is known about the ecology of antibiotic resistant
bacteria and reveals the inadequacies in our understanding.
Emphasizing public health aspects, the editors stress that
significant progress will be made only by addressing the problem
only as a public, worldwide, problem. Chapters on resistance
mechanisms describe the latest findings on what makes different
groups of bacteria susceptible or resistant to antibiotics. They
reveal the staggering diversity of bacteria and the need for a
foundational understanding that will stimulate development of
antibiotics capable of avoiding resistance mechanisms. Examining
the success and limitations of complementary approaches, such as
combining ss-lactam antibiotics with ss-lactamase inhibitors, the
book brings together information on resistance mechanisms in
different groups of bacteria to help future efforts to more
effectively develop and deploy antimicrobial therapies.
A warmhearted story about the importance of having fun. When Floss
leaves the town where she grew up to become a sheepdog on a farm,
she'd like to play with the farmer's children. But with so much
work, there's isn't time--until the farmer realizes his children
need Floss as a companion as much as she need them. Full color.
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Floss (Paperback, Reissue)
Kim Lewis; Illustrated by Kim Lewis
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Floss is a young border collie who belongs to an old man in a town
and loves playing ball with the children in the park. The old man's
son is a farmer and needs a new sheepdog to replace Nell, who has
grown too old to work, so the old man decides to give his son
Floss. Somewhere in her memory Floss knows about sheep and she soon
learns how to be a sheepdog. But one day when Floss is on the
hillside herding sheep, she sees the children playing with a new
ball and can't resist joining in. Meanwhile the sheep escape - and
the farmer is very angry. Floss is put in the doghouse, while Nell
rounds up the sheep. But after this Floss becomes a very good
sheepdog - although, when she has time, she still likes to play
ball with the children. Kim Lewis has written three other books set
on a Northumberland sheep farm, "Emma's Lamb", "First Snow" and
"The Shepherd Boy" which was shortlisted for the 1991 Kate
Greenaway Medal.
This volume is a collection of chapters from the leading experts in
the relatively new and burgeoning field of persister cell studies.
Persisters play a leading role in the recalcitrance of chronic
infections, and enable the development of classical antibiotic
resistance. The focus of the book is on studies that provide an
understanding of the mechanisms of persister formation, antibiotic
tolerance and role in disease, at the molecular level.
Education for adults ought to consider a both-and mindset when it
comes to selecting approaches, values, and program models in
today's multi-sector, multi-diverse, and cross-cultural
environments of teaching and learning. Experiences from educational
professionals can lead to recommendations for these instruction and
mentoring approaches of adults that leads to more meaningful
learning. Competency-Based and Social-Situational Approaches for
Facilitating Learning in Higher Education is a critical research
resource that discusses project-based and social-situational
instructional practices within community engagement as a method for
educating adults. The approaches to designing and implementing
learning activities show how to optimize community and business
knowledge assets to collaboratively design and implement curricula
in order to work toward social justice and community development.
Featuring coverage on a spectrum of topics such as community-based
learning, political engagement, and urban communities, this book is
ideal for professionals, adult education practitioners, faculty,
administrators, community activists, researchers, and academicians.
This volume is a collection of chapters from the leading experts in
the relatively new and burgeoning field of persister cell studies.
Persisters play a leading role in the recalcitrance of chronic
infections, and enable the development of classical antibiotic
resistance. The focus of the book is on studies that provide an
understanding of the mechanisms of persister formation, antibiotic
tolerance and role in disease, at the molecular level.
Education for adults ought to consider a both-and mindset when it
comes to selecting approaches, values, and program models in
today's multi-sector, multi-diverse, and cross-cultural
environments of teaching and learning. Experiences from educational
professionals can lead to recommendations for these instruction and
mentoring approaches of adults that leads to more meaningful
learning. Competency-Based and Social-Situational Approaches for
Facilitating Learning in Higher Education is a critical research
resource that discusses project-based and social-situational
instructional practices within community engagement as a method for
educating adults. The approaches to designing and implementing
learning activities show how to optimize community and business
knowledge assets to collaboratively design and implement curricula
in order to work toward social justice and community development.
Featuring coverage on a spectrum of topics such as community-based
learning, political engagement, and urban communities, this book is
ideal for professionals, adult education practitioners, faculty,
administrators, community activists, researchers, and academicians.
Drug resistance is increasing among a variety of human pathogenic
microorganisms such as Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus,
Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumaniii, Pseudomonas
aeruginosa and Enterobacter spp. (currently dubbed the 'ESKAPE'
pathogens), and has emerged as one of the most important clinical
challenges of this century. Increased general awareness and fear of
these pathogens means there is a growing demand for research to
tackle the threat of multidrug resistance. Documenting the latest
research in the field, this book discusses current and promising
activities to discover new antimicrobials in five key areas:
molecular genetics and systems microbiology; synthetic,
computational chemistry and chemoinformatics; High Throughput
Screening (HTS); non-vertebrate model hosts; and light- and
nano-based technologies.
Kids will flock like sheep to Floss the border collie Acclaimed
author-illustrator Kim Lewis has created another warm and evocative
story that depicts the world of rural children and animals in
affectionate detail. Floss has just had puppies, and the children
want to know if they can keep one. "Maybe," their father says. "We
could use another collie just like Floss to work with the sheep on
the farm." But which one? Day after day the children watch the
puppies grow, until one day Sam, the littlest, strays into the
field. The sheep crowd around him, but instead of flinching, the
puppy crouches low and runs, scattering the flock. "Big brave Sam,"
exclaim the children, racing after him, "just like Floss."
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