Overview of Antifungal Agents George R.Thompson III‚ MD‚ FACPa‚b‚*‚ Jose Cadena‚ MDa‚b‚ Thomas F. Patterson‚ MDa‚b KEYWORDS Fungal infection Invasive mycoses Triazoles Echinocandins Amphotericin Flucytosine The number of agents available to treat fungal infections has increased by 30% since the year 2000‚ yet still only 15 agents are currently approved for clinical use. The greater number of medications now available allows for therapeutic choices; however‚ differences in antifungal
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Many people watch television as part of their everyday routine‚ and according to Kerry Ferris‚ in The Real World‚ “The average American watches between two to seven hours of television per day.” The television is a common agent of socialization and is used to depict many different identities and social statuses. After looking in depth at the messages we are all receiving from television shows; it is very obvious that television makes these messages appear to be “the norm.” I chose to take a closer
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Antiknock agent An antiknock agent is a gasoline additive used to reduce engine knocking and increase the fuel’s octane rating by raising the temperature and pressure at which ignition occurs. The mixture known as gasoline‚ when used in high compression internal combustion engines‚ has a tendency to ignite early before the correctly timed spark occurs (pre-ignition ordetonation) causing a damaging "engine knocking" (also called "pinging" or "pinking") noise. Research[edit] Early research into this
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Agents of Change Transact Insurance Corporation Transact Insurance Corporation What symptom(s) exists in this case to suggest that something has gone wrong? Jim Leon‚ the new vice president of the claims department at Transact Insurance Corporation introduced a new strategy the company’s system. One of the most noticeable signs of change was the “Claims Management Credo” which was an outlined procedure that claim managers were to follow. After evaluation of this process‚ the results
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How Agent Banking Changes the Economics of Small Accounts ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Antimicrobial Agents Lisette Vazquez October 27‚ 2013 Antimicrobial Agents Antimicrobial agents are utilized to kill microorganisms that cause infections. In order to be able to kill these microorganisms we must have an understanding of the factor associated with the infection. The purpose of this paper is to explore the different types of antimicrobial agents and the differences between viral and bacterial infections. Antimicrobial Agent Categories There are several antimicrobial agents to treat
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Agents of Change |This person… |Was an agent of change because… | |Martin Luther King |In 1960s‚ African-American Civil Rights Movement‚ the creation of the Civil Rights and the Voting Rights. | |(America clergyman) | | |Died in 1968
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Agents of Socialization There are many important agents of socialization and important messages that convey over the course of life. Two specific agents of socialization that I chose to write about are family and social class. Socialization at the micro level begins from the day we are born. From birth infants are interactive and ready to develop into members of the social world. As they cry‚ coo‚ or smile‚ they gradually learn that their behavior elicits response from other humans. In
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MOTIVE OF THE ACT/ INTENTION OF THE AGENT - it is the purpose which the doer wishes to achieve by such action - it gives direction and motivation to an act = without a motive‚ an act is meaningless‚ and accident - it comes FIRST in the mind as intention and occurs LAST in the action as its culmination or fulfillment WHAT IS A GOOD MOTIVE? = one which is consistent with the dignity of the human person = one which is in accordance with the truth‚ justice‚ prudence andtemperance BAD MOTIVE
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