Investigation of Tetracycline Antibacterial Activities

Investigation of Tetracycline Antibacterial Activities NOR FAEZAH BINTI ROSMIDI   Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative bacteria, which discovered and named after Theodor Escherichia and belong to Enterobacteriaceae family. E. coli is classified as same group as other bacterial such as Bordetella pertussis, Borrelia burgdoferi, Chlamydia trachomatis, Helicobacter pylori and many more species that are well known in medical world. E. coli infection can be found all over the world and more common in tropical country. This infection especially can be transmitted through diet because the infections are mainly due to contaminated food. Thus, this infection can be called as food-borned disease. An individual can get infected when consumed foods that are contaminated with dirt. However, not every individual that consumed contaminated food can get the infection. This is because, there are certain criteria to be fulfilled. Firstly, there must be source of infection, which means, E. coli must present in the food. Then, the individual is eating food contaminated with pathogen, as the main route of infection is through orofecal. Lastly, the bodys immune system cannot get rid of the pathogen, which eventually causing disease. This study is conducted to isolate, characterize and evaluate antimicrobial activities of E. coli in media and milk. A total of 3 sample is collected from the stock culture and labelled as EY1, E27 and E31. Isolation is made on the eosin methylene blue (EMB) agar and identified by using gram staining under microscope. To check for the antimicrobial activities, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) and time kill assay are done. Results reveals that the MIC value for E. coli is 128 and MBC value is 1024. Time-kill assay curve disclose that the reaction of tetracycline to the bacteria in media and milk slightly different but yet, able to achieve bactericidal effect of the drug. 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Mastitis, or inflammation of the mammary gland, is predominantly due to the effects of infection by bacterial pathogens, although mycotic or algal microbes play a role in some cases (Ronald J. Erskine, 2016b). There are many factors that influence the development of mastitis including microbial, host and environmental (Contreras Rodrà ­guez, 2011). Any opportunistic microbes that can invade tissue and causing infection can lead to mastitis. The pathogen that use this transmission mode are Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae and Corynebacterium bovis. They may spread from cattle to another cattle through aerosol transmission and invade the udder causing bacteremia. There is other route of infection, which is through the environment of the cattle. The pathogens that associated with environmental reservoirs are Escherichia coli and Trueperella pyogenes (Ronald J. Erskine, 2016a)       Post-milking teat dipping, dry cow therapy, well-maintained milking equipment, and culling of cows with chronic mastitis have successfully controlled contagious mastitis bacteria such as Streptococcus agalactiae and Staphylococcus aureus (Makovec Ruegg, 2003). Milk samples collected from cows on Wisconsin dairy farms clearly demonstrated that environmental bacteria are the most common causes of clinical mastitis. (Pamela L. Ruegg, 2015) Once inside the udder, E. coli multiply rapidly, causing influx of the inflammatory cells. As neutrophils ingest and kill bacteria, endotoxin is released and along with other inflammatory mediators causes severe local inflammation. This inflammatory response is characterized by increased vascular permeability, changes in milk composition and damage to the mammary epithelial cells, which may result in the characteristic watery or serous milk secretion. The treatment for mastitis include administration of antimicrobial via the intramammary route or parentally (Gruet, Maincent, Berthelot, Kaltsatos, 2001). Unfortunately, despite the best possible antimicrobial treatments, failures of bacteriological cure are common, especially for S. aureus mastitis, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered one of the reasons for low cure rates (Candrasekaran et al., 2014). There are other reasons, which are the management and iatrogenic factors, drug factors, mastitis-causing organism factors and also mammary gland factor. However, the major reason is the insufficient contact of the antimicrobial with the mastitis-causing organisms at the site of infection is a major cause of mastitis treatment failure (Kiro R. Petrovski, 2007). Some bacteria such as S. aureus can localize inside host cells thus restrict the concentration of drug in the cells. E. coli can form biofilms, a condition where the microorganisms structured within an array of exopolysaccharides (EPS) and adhering to a living or inert surface with the function of protecting the microorganisms in stress environments (Costa, Espeschit, Pieri, Benjamin, Moreira, 2014). The sessile cells arranged in biofilms tend to be more resistant to antimicrobial therapy compared with plantonic free cells, due to the slow diffusion of the antimicrobial in the inner layers of the biofilm (Costa et al., 2014). Also, to be effective, drugs need to be free and not inhibited by other components. Some drug may have high affinity binding towards protein. Thus, some component in the milk, for example, casein, may bind to the antibiotic and reduce the free the drugs in the udder. In the case of S. aureus infections during lactation, it has been estimated that the bacteriological cure rate is only within 25% to 50% only (Kiro R. Petrovski, 2015). 1.2 Problem Statement Escherichia coli is one of the major cause of mastitis development. Based on the research done in Wisconsin dairy farm, 21% of the mastitis case result from the E. coli infection. Despite of all the treatment given, the therapy has not been successful. Hence, the aim of this study is to investigate the antibacterial activities of Tetracycline against E. coli from clinical mastitis in growth media and milk. 1.3 Research Questions This study is designed to answer either tetracycline can demonstrate equivalent antimicrobial efficacy against E.coli in growth medium and in milk? 1.4 Research Hypotheses This study is constructed to answer the hypothesis, either tetracycline demonstrates equivalent antimicrobial efficacy against E. coli in growth medium and milk. 1.5 Research Objectives This study is conducted to achieve a set of following objectives :- To determine minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of Enrofloxacin and against the pathogenic E. coli To determine minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBC) of Enrofloxacin and against the pathogenic E. coli To perform time kill assay of Enrofloxacin against E. coli 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Definition of mastitis Mastitis is swelling of the mammary gland that frequently caused by bacteria ingoing the teat canal and moving up to the udder and there are two types of mastitis, which are contagious mastitis and also environmental mastitis (Dairy Australia, 2007). Contagious or cow-associated mastitis generally related to the bacterial infection that causing disease, which are Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae (Dairy Australia, 2007). The bacteria present in the udders or on teat skin and spread either by splashes of disease-ridden milk or sprays during stripping on milkers hands or teatcup liners and by cross flow of milk between teatcups (Dairy Australia, 2007). Meanwhile environmental mastitis occur when the bedding which used to house the cattle is contaminated (Ronald J. Erskine, 2016a). It is not only concern on the bedding of the cattle, the infected soil, manure, calving pads and water host bacteria can also causing this disease to developed (Dairy Australia, 2007). Mastitis come in two forms, which are subclinical and clinical, however, subclinical form is rare to be find (Ronald J. Erskine, 2016a). 2.1  Escherichia coli Escherichia coli is no longer bizarre in our communities. This Enterobacteriaceae is a Gram-negative bacteria. It cannot sporulate and can be found commonly in the intestine. This bacteria have a characteristic of glucose fermenting, acid producing, nitrate reducing and oxidase negative. It also have facultative anaerobic characteristic which can grow easily at 37 °C. Physically, E. coli is small in size, approximately 1-2  µ x 30-30  µ, with flagella. It has no capsule and also no mucus layer. There are several antigen structures that play an important role for the identification of this bacteria, which are K antigen, H antigens and O antigen. K antigen can be found in the capsules, a compound in the group of polysaccharide. H antigen can be found in flagella and O antigen can be found in the cells or the body as it is a substance in the group of lipopolysaccharide and polysaccharide (Wiwanitkit, 2011). Despite the fact that most of E. coli are harmless and beneficial, there are species that have the ability to cause disease, and they are divided into groups according to the mechanism of pathogenesis. The groups are enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC), enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) and enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC). EHEC is a group that can cause haemorrhagic colitis and can end up with a specific complication called uremia haemolytic syndrome. EIEC or also known as Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) causes diarrhea. ETEC is a major cause of travelers diarrhea and diarrhea in group of infants in developing countries. E. coli toxic products from the gut causes problems to the patients body. EPEC is a major cause of diarrhea in infants and EAEC is a new pathogen (Wiwanitkit, 2011). 2.2 Mastitis Mastitis is the inflammation of the mammary gland and udder tissue, and is a major endemic disease of dairy cattle. It commonly occurs as an immune response to bacterial invasion of the teat canal by variety of bacterial sources present on the farm, and can also occur as a result of chemical, mechanical or thermal injury to the cows udder (AHDB Dairy, 2017). 3.0 MATERIALS AND METHODS 3.1 Samples collection This study is conducted in laboratory of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in University Malaysia Kelantan. The bacteria sample, which is Escherichia coli is isolated from the stock samples of the laboratory. There are three samples, which are EY1, E27 and E31. 3.2 Samples preparation The samples are cultured on the nutrient agar for 18 to 24 hours at 37 °C. 3.3 Isolation and identification of Escherichia coli The bacterial colony on the nutrient agar is then cultured on the eosin methylene blue (EMB) agar and gram staining is done. 3.4 Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) are determined using the broth micro dilution method. A range concentrations of antimicrobial is prepared in a 96 well microplate, followed by inoculation of bacteria culture to yield approximately 5105 cfu/ml in a 250ÃŽÂ ¼ final volume. The plate is then incubated in 37 °C for 18 hours. The lowest concentration of antimicrobial that inhibit bacterial growth is taken as MIC value. 3.5 Minimum Bactericidal Concentration The dilution representing the MIC are aliquot volume of the broth and spot onto Nutrient agar. The agar is then incubated 18 hours with 37 °C. No growth indicate that antibiotic is bactericidal at that concentration. If there is present growth indicative that antibiotic work as antibiotic only particularly on the dilution. 3.6 Time Kill Assay Tube containing designated concentration of antimicrobial will be inoculated with 105 cfu/ml of bacteria in Nutrient agar, followed by incubation at 37 °C, in an incubator shaker at 200 rpm. At 0, 1, 4, 24 hour post inoculation, 50 µ aliquots will be taken out, serially diluted in saline and plated on Nutrient agar. Plates will be incubated for 18 hours at 37 °C followed by colony counting. An antimicrobial is considered bactericidal if there is †°Ã‚ ¥3-log decrease in cfu/ml of bacteria counts, as compared to the growth control.      Ã‚   4.0 RESULTS 4.1 Isolation and identification of Escherichia coli Colony of E. coli on EMB agar is small to medium circle in size and shape, with dark green and glossy, raised and polish appearance. 4.4 Time Kill Assay SAMPLE EY1 (x103) T0 T1 T4 T24 MEDIA CONTROL 110 120 135 150 1X MIC 42 11 21 110 2X MIC 26 42 26 0 5X MIC 20 12 11 0 15X MIC 13 13 1 0 MILK CONTROL 123 135 141 156 1X MIC 46 35 173 110 2X MIC 46 26 11 100 5X MIC 32 14 8 0 15X MIC 37 13 4 0 Table 1 : Time kill Assay Results for Sample EY1 in x103 SAMPLE EY1 (x106) T0 T1 T4 T24 MEDIA CONTROL 5.5 6.0 6.75 7.5 1X MIC 2.1 0.55 1.05 5.5 2X MIC 1.3 2.1 1.3 0 5X MIC 1.0 0.6 0.55 0 15X MIC 0.65 0.65 0.05 0 MILK CONTROL 6.15 6.75 7.05 7.8 1X MIC 2.3 1.75 8.65 5.5 2X MIC 2.3 1.3 0.55 5.0 5X MIC 1.6 0.7 0.4 0 15X MIC 1.85 0.65 0.2 0 Table 2 : Time kill Assay Results for Sample EY1 in x106 Figure 3 : Time-kill curve for E. coli (EY1) against Tetracycline on media and milk SAMPLE E27 (x103) T0 T1 T4 T24 MEDIA CONTROL 113 126 141 154 1X MIC 64 29 49 111 2X MIC 58 35 18 10 5X MIC 42 22 2 0 15X MIC 30 11 1 0 MILK CONTROL 127 139 145 161 1X MIC 48 36 180 100 2X MIC 58 52 30 111 5X MIC 41 22 18 5 15X MIC 47 22 20 5 Table 3 : Time kill Assay Results for Sample E27 in x103 SAMPLE E27 (x106) T0 T1 T4 T24 MEDIA CONTROL 5.65 6.3 7.05 7.7 1X MIC 3.2 1.45 2.45 5.55 2X MIC 2.9 1.75 0.9 0.5 5X MIC 2.1 1.1 0.1 0 15X MIC 1.5 0.55 0.05 0 MILK CONTROL 6.35 6.95 7.25 8.05 1X MIC 2.4 1.8 9.0 5.0 2X MIC 2.9 2.6 1.5 5.55 5X MIC 2.05 1.1 0.9 0.25 15X MIC 2.35 1.1 1.0 0.25 Table 4 : Time kill Assay Results for Sample E27 in x106 Figure 4 : Time-kill curve for E. coli (E27) against Tetracycline on media and milk SAMPLE E31 (x103) T0 T1 T4 T24 MEDIA CONTROL 115 121 137 145 1X MIC 59 41 39 114 2X MIC 57 37 27 43 5X MIC 55 39 23 0 15X MIC 24 33 7 0 MILK CONTROL 121 140 149 165 1X MIC 56 40 180 108 2X MIC 71 50 45 116 5X MIC 51 26 12 102 15X MIC 58 25 13 0 Table 5 : Time kill Assay Results for Sample E31 in x103   SAMPLE E31 (x106) T0 T1 T4 T24 MEDIA CONTROL 5.75 6.05 6.85 7.25 1X MIC 2.95 2.05 1.95 5.7 2X MIC 2.85 1.85 1.35 2.15 5X MIC 2.75 1.95 1.15 0 15X MIC 1.2 1.65 0.35 0 MILK CONTROL 6.05 7.0 7.45 8.25 1X MIC 2.8 2.0 9.0 5.4 2X MIC 3.55 2.5 2.25 5.8 5X MIC 2.55 1.3 0.6 5.1 15X MIC 2.9 1.25 0.65 0 Table 6 : Time kill Assay Results for Sample E31 in x106       Figure 5 : Time-kill curve for E. coli (E31) against Tetracycline on media and milk

U.S. Constitution :: essays research papers

The document I chose to write about is the United States Constitution. When the thirteen British colonies in North America declared their independence in 1776, they laid down that â€Å"governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.† The â€Å"colonies† had to establish a government, which would be the framework for the United States. The purpose of a written constitution is to define and therefore more specifically limit government powers. After the Articles of Confederation failed to work in the 13 colonies, the U.S. Constitution was created in 1787. The Constitution is important because it was expressly designed to limit powers into three co-ordinate branches, the legislative, executive, and judiciary branch; none of which was to have supremacy over the others. This separation of powers with the checks and balances which each branch was given over the others was designed to prevent any branch, from infringing individual liberties safeguarded by the Constitution. I think the U.S. Constitution was a way for the U.S. to establish government which was a negotiation between the two former governments, a monarchy and total state power. I think by creating the checks and balances, people’s rights would be safer and they would feel more secure not having one branch of government with absolute power. What I found most interesting about the Constitution was how complex and detailed the framers made it, to effectively explain and limit the individual branches of power in government. In the words of Thomas Paine, "a governm ent without a constitution is power without right". Meaning that for power to be granted, it is necessary to establish a constitution. The Federalist Papers 10 & 51 were essays which helped persuade the citizens of the United States to vote for the federal Constitution. James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay used pseudonyms as their names to convince the public. Those who were skeptical of voting for a government, which had many different major powers, were reassured by the founding fathers in their speeches and conventions throughout the U.S. The importance of Constitution, both in its content and its status, is little appreciated by the general public.

Management Yesterday and Today Essay

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A Bakery Business Of Your Own

Making a Bakery Business Plan Coming up with a bakery business plan is one of the first things to do if you intent to start a bakery business of your own. Bakery business can prove to be one of the most rewarding businesses at start because of the personal involvement as well as the good profits that can start pouring in as soon as you begin. Bakery business is one where you can remain involved in every aspect from baking to selling and buying ingredients. A business plan is the only thing that can make a bakery business run in a convenient and controlled manner. You will need an effective and well written bakery business plan to help you succeed. It can help to control the overwhelming bakery day to day business and run things in a much organized and expected way. How to Make a Bakery Business Plan Making a bakery business plan is essential before actually starting the business. It is the way of carrying out business and should include a plan of operation for every aspect of your bakery business. Here we have broken up the idea of a business plan for your convenience that will help you in making and putting together a sound bakery business plan. The First Part The first part of your business plan should focus on how you will run the day to day operations of your bakery business and make everything go smoothly. The Second Part The second part of the business plan should include all the equipment you will need to operate the bakery business. From pans to pots, spoons to ovens and everything else, it should be very clearly mentioned. This part should also include the day to day operations and the maintenance that will be needed by the equipment after every few months. This part should also include the preventive maintenance on this equipment as well as it will prepare you for any eventually too that might occur with the machines. The Third Part The third part of bakery business plan should include your menu of foods and drinks that you will be serving to the customers. This is the most important part of business plan as it can prove to be the ultimate drawing point to your bakery. The Fourth Part The fourth part of your bakery business plan will be about the way you will deliver bakery products to the customers. Presentation and serving play a very crucial role in promoting any business especially eatables. The Fifth Part The fifth part of bakery business plan is very crucial as it discusses the finances needed to start a Bakery Business. You should know if you are going to finance the plan yourself and have enough capital to put the business ogether or will you borrow the money from family, friends or a bank; will you use credit cards or seek partnership to finance the business. All these questions need serious thinking before taking any step towards establishing a bakery business. The Sixth Part The sixth part of a business plan figures out where your bakery will be located. Are you going to rent or lease a shop or will you buy a separate place? All these questions are important as a good location can help to make a business successful and draw customers mor e easily rather than being located at a place where no one can come. Before you actually put the wheels in motion to start a bakery business, it is important to take time and figure out if this is the business for you that can help to shape your future. Starting a bakery business can be hard job and it can only be made successful with a sound and foolproof business plan and attention to detail. Making a business plan with help you really understand if this is the kind of business you want to start and if you can carry off this venture successfully. It will also help you to stay ahead on the business set up and establish a thriving bakery

Hadrosaurus, the First Identified Duck-Billed Dinosaur

Hadrosaurus, the First Identified Duck-Billed Dinosaur Like many fossil discoveries from the 1800s, Hadrosaurus is simultaneously a very important and a very obscure dinosaur. It was the first near-complete dinosaur fossil  ever to be discovered in North America (in 1858, in Haddonfield, New Jersey, of all places), and in 1868, the Hadrosaurus at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences was the first dinosaur skeleton ever to be displayed to the general public. Hadrosaurus has also given its name to an extremely populous family of herbivores- the hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs. Celebrating this history, New Jersey named Hadrosaurus its official state dinosaur in 1991, and the sturdy lizard is frequently invoked in attempts to pump up the Garden States paleontology pride. What  Was Hadrosaurus Really Like? This was a robustly built dinosaur, measuring about 30 feet from head to tail and weighing anywhere from three to four tons, and it probably spent most of its time crouched on all fours, chomping on the low-lying vegetation of its late Cretaceous habitat in North America. Like other duck-billed dinosaurs, Hadrosaurus would have been capable of rearing up on its two hind legs and running away when startled by hungry tyrannosaurs, which must have been a stressful experience for any smaller dinosaurs lurking nearby!  This dinosaur almost certainly lived in small herds, females laying 15 to 20 large eggs at a time in circular patterns, and the adults may even have engaged in a minimal level of parental care.  (However, bear in mind that the bill of Hadrosaurus and other dinosaurs like it wasnt really flat and yellow, like that of a duck, but it did have a vague resemblance.) Still, as far as duck-billed dinosaurs in general are concerned, Hadrosaurus itself occupies the far fringes of paleontology. To date, no one has discovered this dinosaurs skull; the original  fossil, named by the famous American paleontologist Joseph Leidy, consists of four limbs, a pelvis, bits of the jaw, and over two dozen vertebrae. For this reason, recreations of Hadrosaurus are based on the skulls of similar genera of duck-billed dinosaurs, such as Gryposaurus. To date, Hadrosaurus appears to be the only member of its genus (the sole named species is H. foulkii), leading some paleontologists to speculate that this hadrosaur may really be a species (or specimen) of another genus of duck-billed dinosaur.   Given all this uncertainty, it has proven rather difficult to assign Hadrosaurus to its proper place on the hadrosaur family tree. This dinosaur was once honored with its own sub-family, the Hadrosaurinae, to which better-known (and more highly ornamented) duck-billed dinosaurs like Lambeosaurus were once assigned. Today, though, Hadrosaurus occupies a single, lonely branch on evolutionary diagrams, one step removed from such familiar genera as Maiasaura, Edmontosaurus and Shantungosaurus, and today not many paleontologists reference this dinosaur in their publications. Name: Hadrosaurus (Greek for sturdy lizard); pronounced HAY-dro-SORE-us Habitat: Woodlands of North America Historical Period: Late Cretaceous (80-75 million years ago) Size and Weight: About 30 feet long and 3-4 tons Diet: Plants Distinguishing Characteristics: Large size; broad, flat beak; occasional bipedal posture

Free Essays on Jacobite Rebellion Of 1745

I. Prince Charles Edward Stuart Prince Charles Edward Stuart was born to his parents, James â€Å"III† of England and Clementina Sobieska of Poland, on December 31, 1720 in Rome, Italy. As Charles was the grandson of James II, former King of England, letters of congratulations and support immediately poured in from those who celebrated the continuation of the catholic claim to the English throne. â€Å"Bonnie Prince Charlie† was immediately baptized as a member of the Catholic faith in the presence of the Pope himself, and word spread throughout Europe of the newborn. Publicly, Charles was claimed to be a healthy, strong, well-built child who quickly mastered English, French, and Italian. Stuart supporters took great pride in this reported potential, but the stories were far from the truth. In reality, Charles was an extremely weak child who did not walk until the age of four. Even at this point Charles required assistance, which came mostly from his nurse Mrs. Sheldon, whom had been hired by James and Clementina to raise the boy. Intellectually, Charles may have been even less impressive. Although it was claimed that Charles mastered multiple languages in childhood, he never in his life quite grasped English; he was more than twenty when he began to study French, and he never learned Italian. In letters written in his adult years, Charles would exhibit horrid spelling capabilities by writing â€Å"God nose† in place of â€Å"God knows† or â€Å"gems† for â€Å"James†. His educational destitution has been attribu ted to the focus placed on physical development in his early years, but Charles never displayed an interest in mental stimulation. James recruited countless renowned educational trainers from around the world; all of them failed to inspire or instigate Charles and his less-than-gifted mind. For three years, beginning when Charles was less than five years old, the young prince’s life was plagued with familial scandal an... Free Essays on Jacobite Rebellion Of 1745 Free Essays on Jacobite Rebellion Of 1745 I. Prince Charles Edward Stuart Prince Charles Edward Stuart was born to his parents, James â€Å"III† of England and Clementina Sobieska of Poland, on December 31, 1720 in Rome, Italy. As Charles was the grandson of James II, former King of England, letters of congratulations and support immediately poured in from those who celebrated the continuation of the catholic claim to the English throne. â€Å"Bonnie Prince Charlie† was immediately baptized as a member of the Catholic faith in the presence of the Pope himself, and word spread throughout Europe of the newborn. Publicly, Charles was claimed to be a healthy, strong, well-built child who quickly mastered English, French, and Italian. Stuart supporters took great pride in this reported potential, but the stories were far from the truth. In reality, Charles was an extremely weak child who did not walk until the age of four. Even at this point Charles required assistance, which came mostly from his nurse Mrs. Sheldon, whom had been hired by James and Clementina to raise the boy. Intellectually, Charles may have been even less impressive. Although it was claimed that Charles mastered multiple languages in childhood, he never in his life quite grasped English; he was more than twenty when he began to study French, and he never learned Italian. In letters written in his adult years, Charles would exhibit horrid spelling capabilities by writing â€Å"God nose† in place of â€Å"God knows† or â€Å"gems† for â€Å"James†. His educational destitution has been attribu ted to the focus placed on physical development in his early years, but Charles never displayed an interest in mental stimulation. James recruited countless renowned educational trainers from around the world; all of them failed to inspire or instigate Charles and his less-than-gifted mind. For three years, beginning when Charles was less than five years old, the young prince’s life was plagued with familial scandal an...

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT REPORT Research Paper Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1000 words - 1

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