is a key component in generating adenosine triphosphate‚ also known as ATP. In order to analyze unknown glucose levels‚ a DNS assay was performed. By using 2-hydroxy-3‚5-dinitrobenzoic acid to oxidize the aldehyde group on the carbohydrate‚ the reducing end of glucose increases in absorbance of 540 nm. Using a UV spectrophotometer‚ the concentration was calculated by using a regression line of the standard curve. The experimental data concluded a 1068.912 µg/ml. With the actual concentration
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Cuban Prison Systems Cuba‚ the tiny island ninety miles south of Florida has faced severe hardship for centuries‚ despite it being a communist country and the trade embargo put in place against the United States‚ Cuba has one of the harshest prison systems in the world. According to the United Nations‚ there are over 294 prisons and correctional camps in Cuba that house over 57‚000 prisoners spread across the nearly 300 facilities (Jackson 1). These inmates range from political dissidents
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Factors Affecting Population Cultural Factors In some cultures and religions‚ people are respected more if they have many children resulting in an increased birth rate. For example‚ in some cultures having many children is seen as a sign of virility in men. Conversely‚ some cultures and religions discourage large families though this is rare. This would have the effect of lowering birth rate. Certain religions view birth control and abortion as bad in the eyes of their beliefs. As a result they discourage
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America progresses through time‚ no one solution has been proven to significantly reduce the ongoing domestic violence occurrence. However‚ the potential for lowering the number of domestic violence occurrences is present‚ but first solutions for reducing this problem have to be found such as the creation of community based programs‚ increased censorship in television‚ administering treatment to potential perpetrators‚ and enforcing more harsh penalties. In a study‚ published in the Archives of
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lost souls. The relationship between inmates and guards often resemble an alpha and omega status‚ creating a system superiority within two equals. Upon release‚ adjusting to life beyond bars is nearly impossible for some convicts. While life time in prison is the current solution for reoffending criminals‚ a rehabilitative justice system could give convicts the skills they need to return into society as productive members. Treating a criminal like an animal will only create an animal‚ rather than reprimand
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Population Seven Billion There will soon be seven billion people on the planet. By 2045‚ the global population is projected to reach nine billion. Can the planet take the strain? The first attempt to estimate the human population may have been carried out by Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek in the 17th century. Based on his calculations‚ Leeuwenhoek concluded triumphantly‚ there could not be more than 13.385 billion people on Earth - a small number indeed compared with the 150 billion sperm cells of
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System (CRM 4302) Department de Criminology University of Ottawa December 11th 2012 Many individuals believe that the criminal system and its institutions are flawed. These critiques have been brought on by the ineffectiveness of prisons to reform individuals‚ the ineptness of the system to reduce crime rates‚ the lack of focus on victims of crimes‚ as well as the racist‚ classist and sexist practices existing in these institutions. Therefore‚ we can ask ourselves if the elimination
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E c o n o m i c & S o c i a l DESA Working Paper No. 80 ST/ESA/2009/DWP/80 August 2009 A f f a i r s The Bottom of the Pyramid Strategy for Reducing Poverty: A Failed Promise Aneel Karnani Abstract The movement emphasizing free markets to reduce poverty has found strong expression in the ‘bottom of the pyramid’ approach in recent years. It views the poor as “resilient and creative entrepreneurs and value-conscious consumers”. This romanticized view of the poor harms the poor in
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The majority of Australia’s population is distributed along the coastline. The current population of around 20 million is concentrated mainly in the large coastal cities of Sydney‚ Melbourne‚ Brisbane‚ Perth and Adelaide. Brisbane and Sydney are located on the south-eastern coast consecutively. From the bottom right to the bottom left of the continent‚ located on the south-eastern to south-western coasts are Melbourne‚ Adelaide and Perth‚ respectively. These concentrated cities then branch
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understand some can pack lunch or are too lazy to pack lunch‚ but for parents who don’t have time to pack lunch for their kids and their kids are too lazy to make their own lunch‚ school lunch is their only source of food. These can be solved by reducing school lunches and breakfast costs. The
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