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    Glucose Oxidase

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    Glucose Oxidase and Its Various Uses Aaron Truong Since glucose oxidase has an end product called hydrogen peroxide‚ which is a harmful substance to bacteria‚ it can be used to fight bacteria‚ or sterilize objects (can have various uses such as in hand sanitizers‚ toothpaste‚ soap‚ etc)‚ not just biosensors. Another key part in the reaction would be C6H12O6‚ or glucose. Glucose oxidase can be applied to diabetics as mentioned earlier‚ as biosensors work by "keeping track of the

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    Syllabus Cambridge O Level Biology Syllabus code 5090 For examination in June and November 2011 Note for Exams Officers: Before making Final Entries‚ please check availability of the codes for the components and options in the E3 booklet (titled “Procedures for the Submission of Entries”) relevant to the exam session. Please note that component and option codes are subject to change. Contents Cambridge O Level Biology Syllabus code 5090 1. Introduction ............................

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    Conceptual Framework of Stress Stress is a normal component of the body‘s response to demands that are placed on it. When we are frightened or angry‚ the body responds to this stress with a number of physical reactions that prepare it for action. Factors that trigger this stress response are known as stressors. Stressors are encountered in almost every aspect of our lives. Excess stress‚ or distress‚ has been identified as an important factor in many types of illness. Occupational stress is often the combined

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    Glucose Metabolism

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    Sir Safar Lecture 2 Finals Pentose Phosphate Pathway (S. 70) Alternative pathway for glucose oxidation. Similar to glycolysis‚ but instead of having pyruvate as the end product it is diverted to other pathways. Supplier of energy to the cell in the form of NADPH (a reducing power for biosynthesis). It is also referred to as hexose monophosphate shunt. *Fate of glucose 6-phosphate (G 6-P) IN THE PPP (S. 71) Taken out from glycolysis and converted into Ribulose 5-phosphate. With the conversion

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    Stress is a very common issue among all individuals. It has been discovered that all people‚ regardless of age and social status‚ experience some degree of stress. When the body is introduced to more than it feels as if it can handle appropriately‚ it has a natural tendency to react to the things that it interprets as a direct threat. We each have a response that is actually instinctual and ultimately for self protection. Many medical professionals refer to this as the "fight or flight response"

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    Diehl Mr. David Schultz Speech 1010 16 September 2014 Stress and what causes it Stress is a very common everyday thing. People have stress so much that most of the time they don’t even know how much it’s affecting them. Stress can really affect your body‚ mind‚ and behavior. It is a normal response to situations that make you feel upset or threatened in a way. Stress is the body’s way of change. The change can either be good or bad. Stress affects your health without you even realizing it. Constant

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    Movement Of Blood Through The Body: Blood travels or circulates through the body through sort of pipes called blood vessels. The blood is pumped in to the blood vessel for circulation by the heart. The blood vessels are of three types called arteries‚ veins and capillaries. Arteries carry blood pumped by the heart to other parts of the body. Veins return the blood to the heart for pumping. Capillaries constitute a very large network of tiny blood vessels that reach every part of the body and connect

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    Controlling

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    Controlling management Organizational control is defined as the systematic process through which managers regulate organizational activities to make them consistent with the expectations established in plans and to help them achieve all predetermined standards of performance1. There are 3 types of control. Firstly‚ feed forward controls that mean preventive controls that try to anticipate problems and take corrective action before they occur. For example a team leader checks the quality‚ completeness

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    Controlling

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    Introduction: This unit deals about Controlling - Process of controlling; Making Controlling Effective; Techniques of Controlling. As seen from the previous case study‚ we identified the primary issue in the Mahindra & Mahindra is lack of proper control over its products. Controlling is the measurement and correction of performance in order to accomplish company’s aims and objectives. Also‚ planning and controlling are inseparable (Siamese twins) because we can’t decide whether we are going in the

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    Blood plasma is the fluid part of blood that contains nutrients‚ glucose‚ proteins‚ minerals‚ enzymes‚ waste products‚ antibodies‚ clotting proteins and hormones. Its role is transporting the substances around the body. Plasma contains 90% water and only 10 the solutes. Erythrocytes (also called red blood cells) are biconcave disks‚ containing haemoglobin that transports oxygen. They transport the oxygen to cells all over the body. The surface area to volume ratio is very large on the erythrocytes

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