important to all metabolic functions in the human digestive system. It is found that benedict’s solution‚ when heated makes a yellow-orange colour to indicate the simple sugars. Iodine is the indicator of a complex carbohydrate.Without enzymes that help these metabolic events absorption during digestion would be without
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Iodine is an element that is critical for normal function of the thyroid gland‚ which is a key regulator of the body’s basic metabolic rate. Iodine is a micronutrient‚ meaning we require only small amounts of it. For example‚ adults need about 150 micrograms of iodine in the form of iodide ion per day. However‚ an insufficient supply of iodide via diet and drinking water causes the non-cancerous enlargement of the thyroid gland known as goiter. Prolonged lack of iodide can lead to loss of thyroid
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1.0 Introduction According to (Baillie et al.‚ p. 307; Palmer‚ p. 19) “A clock is an instrument used to indicate‚ keep‚ and co-ordinate time. The word clock is derived ultimately (via Dutch‚ Northern French‚ and Medieval Latin) from the Celtic words clagan and clocca meaning "bell". A silent instrument lacking such a mechanism has traditionally been known as a timepiece.” Design and accuracy of clocks have evolved along with progression of technology and industry and even though their main
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JULIA SELORMEY BIO 111 Iodine Description: Is a trace mineral that your body uses in small amounts to synthesize thyroid hormones that are necessary for regulating the body growth‚ development‚ metabolism and body temperature. Most of the iodine in the body is found in the thyroid gland‚ but is found also in the blood and muscles. The body contains approximately 20 to 30 mg of iodine which is mostly stored in the thyroid gland located in front of the neck. Food sources: Milk is the major
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is my Grandfather Clock. It was passed down to me from my Grandmother. I use it and admire it every day. It is definitely a work of art to me. Think of all the work that was put into making a Grandfathers clock. The definition of a Grandfather Clock is a clock in a tall freestanding wooden case‚ driven by weights. Grandfather Clocks have been a part of family legacies including my own for generations. My Grandfather clock is a “Ridgeway”. The Manufacturer is Ridgeway Clocks. They are the oldest
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‚‚4(y STRATEGY CLOCK Whereas Michael Porter’s generic approach to competitive advantage gives substantial prominence to low cost‚ Cliff Bowman’s’ Strategy Clock’ looks at generic competitive advantage from a purely market-based perspective (MBV). He argues that competitive advantage is of no value unless it is of value to the customer and that a customer will always have a preference for such products or services over those of competitors. This may seem obvious but managers do sometimes fail to
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Analysis The 13 Clocks is a fairy tale told by a twentieth century author. Its themes are clearly statements about the moral concerns of the time and perhaps are intended more for adults than for children‚ even though James Thurber used the form of a child’s story. One of the story’s meanings is that a true life is in a way being like a child. Adults responded to Thurber’s message: The book sold well‚ going into nine printings. Thurber had earlier written fairy tales for children as well as
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The History of Clocks | |The history of clocks is very long‚ and there have been many different types of clocks over the centuries. Not all historians agree on the history of the clock. The word clock was first used in the 14th century (about 700 years ago). It comes from the word for bell in Latin ("clocca"). Using the Sun The first way that people could tell the time was by looking at the sun as it crossed the sky. When the sun was directly overhead in the sky‚ it was the middle of the day‚ or
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learned in the class. Our case study that we picked talked about the clocks and how the society shaped the way of measuring time throughout history. The clock nowadays are technology that has been taken for granted. The focus of this case study is to show the importance of time measurement and how our life nowadays revolves around it. By going through history all the way from using the sun and stars to the development of clocks that neither lose nor gain one second in 200 million years to show how
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PROPELLER CLOCK OBJECTIVE :- In this project‚ our aim is to use PIC or 8051 microcontroller to control a row of LEDs to function it as a clock. ABSTRACT :- The Propeller Clock is an electronic device which has a series of LEDs on board that rotate with the help of a motor to give an illusion of a watching a clock ( Digital or Analogue ). This requires a DC motor which rotates the PCB connected to it with sufficient speed so as to create the illusion. The LEDs are connected to a microcontroller
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