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- 3791: Dna 2
- ... while a third disulfide bridge stretches across several amino acids on the A chain. The connected chains are partially coiled and twisted into globular structure, a configuration essential for biological activity. Insulin’s most prominent effect is to lower blood sugar, primarily by facilitating the uptake and use of glucose by muscle and fat cells and inhibiting the formation of new glucose by the liver. Insulin increases the storage of excess ...
- 3792: Disease In Africa
- ... new climate and land which they were not used too. Military troops contract disease bacteria from the unsanitary living conditions. Once the troops contracted the diseases, they were often transmitted to others in a chain effect. Furthermore, Africans who fought against the Europeans and Africans who moved away from land that was about to become colonized, often suffered new diseases and illness. In the past, the Africans had not traveled from ...
- 3793: Describe The Main Limitations Suffered By Those With Chronic
- ... wheezing lasting up to and hour, which can merge into a full blown attack of asthma. (D.J.Lane, 1996) Other physiological limitations relate to the sufferers sensitivity to known triggers factors and the consequential effect on their daily functioning. The Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention (1995) states that triggers are risk factors that cause asthma exacerbation’s by inducing inflammation or provoking bronchio-constriction. This report also describes ...
- 3794: Depression The Sadness Disease
- ... by feeling of fatigue apathy, and low self-worth (Bourne and Russo 1998 p. A-24). Though that seems like a very comprehensive definition it is characterized by many different symptoms to combine to one effect on the psyche. Depression itself is not only widespread but also associated with many other psychological conditions, with many physical diseases, and most certainly, with social and external factors (Schwartz and Schwartz, 1993, p. 1 ...
- 3795: Depression 2
- ... and 4 ( deep, restorative) sleep (depression.com 1). Weight and depression are also commonly associated with each other. Many people begin loosing interest in eating which results in weight loss. Others may experience the opposite effect and gain weight by overeating. Various antidepressant medications are known to have different affects on appetite and weight (depression.com 3). Suicidal thoughts are also a more common symptom of depression. Most people do not ...
- 3796: Daltons Atomic Theory
- ... the water and air were made of discrete particles, evaporation might be viewed as a mixing of water particles with air particles. He performed a series of experiments on mixtures of gases to determine what effect properties of the individual gases had on the properties of the mixture as a whole. While trying to explain the results of those experiments, Dalton developed the hypothesis that the sizes of the particles making ...
- 3797: Dolphins 2
- ... to repeat the trick. Herman expected the dolphin to act confused or, at the best, to push the no paddle. Instead it carried the ball to the no paddle and stopped there. The dolphin in effect was saying “I can do the first part but not the second because the hoop is not there.” Herman was astonished. Herman responded by saying, “This was a totally untrained response. We never dreamed the ...
- 3798: Digestive System
- ... enzymes. Bile is stored in the gall bladder, a small hollow organ located just under the liver. We could not live without the liver but the gall bladder can be removed by surgery without serious effect. The liver stores glycogen for later use by the body and furnishes clotting material for the blood. When fully digested, proteins are changed into amino acids; fat foods are changed into fatty acids; and carbohydrates ...
- 3799: Diamonds
- ... determining factors in the value of the diamond. Facets are placed on the stone so as to maximize its brilliance. For example, placing facets on the crown of a diamond takes advantage of the prism effect, making the person looking at the diamond see rainbows and glints of color. The cut of the stone is ranked from “very good” to “poor.” Although they are very hard, diamonds cleave easily, which means ...
- 3800: Development Of Charles Darwin
- ... played solitary games in the vast family home. His father had become interested in the fashionable study of natural history and there were rooms full of exotic collections, stuffed animals and old bones. A massive greenhouse attached to the side of the house was a veritable jungle to a young boy and it was in this environment of learned eccentricity and an unforced seeking of knowledge that Darwin's fascination for ...
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