INTRODUCTION Sugar is one of the main food items consumed in Sri Lanka. The annual per capita consumption of sugar in Sri Lanka is around 30 kg and the total annual requirement of sugar in the country is around 550‚000t. But‚ only about 50‚000 t are produced locally. In a year only 38‚000 t were produced. The balance requirement has to be imported. The total annual expenditure on sugar imports is around Rs. 20 billion. Sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum) is the only crop cultivated in Sri Lanka
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Mr. Brown all your tests look ok. Your triglycerides are at 145‚ cholesterol 210‚ hdl 33‚ and ldl 160. Triglycerides are chemical compounds digested by the body to provide it with the energy for metabolism. Triglycerides are the most common form of fat in the body. They are the main ingredient in vegetable oils and animal fats. Cholesterol is a soft‚ waxy substance found in all of your body’s cells. Your body needs cholesterol in order to work properly. This is because your body uses it to hold
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Summary Standard Chemical is a company that processes volatile toxic chemicals that are sold for commercial use. The HR manager‚ Jacobson‚ attended a drug and alcohol abuse seminar and realized that the company did not have a policy. Safety is a critical issue at Standard Chemical because of the potential environmental hazards; therefore‚ the HR manager thought it would be smart to implement a drug and alcohol abuse policy. To make sure the managers do not abuse this new policy to get rid of unnecessary
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Experiment 7: A Study of Chemical Changes: Types of Chemical Reaction INTRODUCTION Chemical changes are results of chemical reactions. All chemical reactions involve a change in substance and a change in energy. They are either chemical elements or compounds. A chemical reaction rearranges the constituent atoms of the reactants to create different substances as products. There are different types of chemical reaction classified into 4 general types‚ namely‚ Synthesis‚ Decomposition
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The Sequence of Chemical Reactions Drew Selfridge Dave Allen‚ Lab partner Instructor Yang February 11‚ 1997 INTRODUCTION This experiment was to recover the most amount of copper after it is subjected to a sequence of reactions. The copper is originally in solid form‚ but the reactions will turn it into free Cu+2 ions floating in solution. The ions will then be regrouped to form solid copper once again. During this process‚ however‚ some of the Cu+2 ions may be lost. The copper will subjected
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Chemical Basis of Life Chemistry Atoms – smallest particle of an element Subatomic particles: * Protons * Neutrons * Electrons Molecules – a unit formed by 2 or more atoms joined together Elements Compounds Mass Weight Inorganic Compounds – molecules that do not necessarily contain a carbon Organic Compounds – always contain large amounts of carbon * theses are the molecules composing living things – organisms Biologically important Inorganic Molecules
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Loves’ Illusions In the essay “The Radical Idea of marrying for Love‚” Stephanie Coontz voices her opinion on George Shaw theory‚ the expectations of love and how it has changed over time. Shaw believes that marriage is “an institution that brings together two people under the influence of the most violent‚ most insane‚ most delusive and most transient of passions (Coontz 378). Marriage overtime had different variations depending the time frame in which it was in‚ and the culture that influenced
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regulate or research the effects of chemicals on living organisms can cause many health risks to their citizens and the environment. One such instance in history is in the United States of America after World War II‚ where synthetic chemical pesticides used by the government and farmers grow crops. Rachel Carson researched on why these pesticides were unsafe for humans‚ animals and especially nature. Rachel Carson fought to bring global attention to the use of chemicals. As well as launching the awareness
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4/4/2013 Food Preservation Methods Food Preservation Using Chemicals SMY04032012 A naturally / synthetically produced substances that is added to food/beverages to prevent spoilage Preservatives: The good‚ bad and ugly! 1 4/4/2013 Sometimes‚ food may spoil because of the changes in the food itself. When food spoils‚ the following may change: • appearance • taste • texture • odour © Food – a fact of life 2007 Food may become unsafe to eat. Micro-organisms need certain
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Finance – 419 Scrap #29 Principles of Managerial Finance‚ by Lawrence J. Gitman. Published by Addison Wesley. Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education‚ Inc. Individual Assignment 1: Assignments from the Readings • Resource: Principles of Managerial Finance • Prepare responses to the following problems from the text: o Problems P5-3‚ P5-4‚ and P5-13 (Ch. 5) o Problem P10-4
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