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Translating between Inequality and Interval Notation
Equality: a powerful word in social, political, and humanitarian arenas. And, it’s no less powerful as far as mathematics is…
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Figuring Out the Quadratic Formula
Going for the greatest common factor. Another type of cubic equation that’s easy to solve is one in which you…
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Spotting the Taker in a Giver’s Clothes
If you’ve ever put your guard up when meeting a new colleague, it’s probably because you thought you picked up…
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Quantum Gravity, Singularities, Black Holes, and Time Travel
A [spacetime] singularity is where God is dividing by zero.” —Anonymous “A theory that involves singularities and involves them unavoidably,…
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Zeroing in on the multiplication property of zero
Before you get into factoring quadratics for solutions, you need to know about the multiplication property of zero. You may…
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Where Are All the Time Travelers?
If it [time travel] could be done, someone will eventually learn how. If that happens, history would be littered with…
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NATURE OF THE LOW HEAT RESISTANCE OF PSYCHROTROPHS/PSYCHROPHILES
It has been known for years that psychrotrophic microorganisms are generally unable to grow much above 30–35◦C. Among the first…
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THE EFFECT OF LOW TEMPERATURES ON MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGIC MECHANISMS
The effects that low incubation temperatures have on the growth and activity of foodborne microorganisms, five have received the most…
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SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF PSYCHROTROPHS AND PSYCHROPHILES
There is an increase in unsaturated fatty acid residues. The usual lipid content of most bacteria is between 2% and…
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