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Impact Of An External Energy On Staphylococcus Epidermis [Atcc –13518] In Relation To Antibiotic Susceptibility And Biochemical Reactions – An Experimental Study, Mahendra Kumar Trivedi Nov 2008

Impact Of An External Energy On Staphylococcus Epidermis [Atcc –13518] In Relation To Antibiotic Susceptibility And Biochemical Reactions – An Experimental Study, Mahendra Kumar Trivedi

Mahendra Kumar Trivedi

Purpose:

While spiritual and mental energies are known to man, their impact has never been scientifically measurable in the material world and they remain outside the domain of science. The present experiment on Staphylococcus epidermis [ATCC –13518], validate the effects of such energy transmitted through a person, Mahendra Trivedi, which has produced an impact measurable in scientifically rigorous manner.

Methods:

Staphylococcus epidermis strains in revived and lyophilized state were subjected to spiritual energy transmitted through thought intervention and/or physical touch of Mahendra Trivedi to the sealed tubes containing strain, the process taking about 3 minutes and were analyzed within 10 …


Using The Estimated Penetrances To Determine The Range Of The Underlying Genetic Model In Case-Control Design, Mark J. Meyer, Neal Jeffries, Gang Zheng Jan 2008

Using The Estimated Penetrances To Determine The Range Of The Underlying Genetic Model In Case-Control Design, Mark J. Meyer, Neal Jeffries, Gang Zheng

Mark J Meyer

It is well known that the penetrance cannot be estimated using the retrospective case- control samples without making additional assumptions. In the literature the estimation of the penetrance is based on the assumptions that either the disease is rare or the disease prevalence is known. We propose an alternative approach to estimate the penetrance by assuming an underlying genetic model even though it is unknown. With this assumption, we can obtain the point estimates of the penetrances as functions of the genetic model, from which the range of underlying genetic models can be determined. We examine the performance of our …


An Update On The Diversity Of Wolbachia In Spalangia Spp. (Hymneoptera: Pteromalidae)., David B. Taylor Jan 2008

An Update On The Diversity Of Wolbachia In Spalangia Spp. (Hymneoptera: Pteromalidae)., David B. Taylor

David B Taylor

Results from 13 additional host populations improves resolution on the diversity of Wolbachia bacteria in Spalangia spp. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). These bacteria are of interest because they can profoundly affect their host’s reproduction. Manipulating Wolbachia infections may provide a method to improve the efficacy of biocontrol agents including Spalangia spp.