INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE RATE OF ENZYME ACTIVITY. To investigate the effect that temperature has on enzyme activity I am going to use the enzyme amylase‚ which is used as a biological catalyst to break down starch‚ which cannot pass through the gut wall due to the size of the molecules‚ into smaller ones. Amylase is a carbohydrase‚ which converts starch to simple sugars in the Salivary Glands. Three features of all enzymes are: They are always proteins. They are specific
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leaving families to bury their loved ones‚ children without parents and in the case of Sandy Hook Elementary school‚ twenty five innocent lives lost. With resent activities‚ gun control has become an issue of constant debate. The issue of constitutional rights to bare firearm may need to be revisited in other to control the flow of firearms in the hands of criminals. Gun crimes are on the rise in the United States and stricter policies need to be implemented to‚ curb crime by doing intensive background
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In recent news‚ there has been at least three shootings in the past three months of 2013. This has raised some questions‚ the main question being Are Guns Really the Problem? Many people feel that this is a direct violation of our Second Amendment right to “Bear Arm” written by the founders of the United States Constitution in 1787. Still others will argue that because of the lack of restrictions on guns many people have died and this injustice needs to change. I am a gun owner and have never murdered
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Gun Control is not the Answer Karen Field Granite State College A man carrying two revolvers and two 9mm semi-automatic handguns calmly entered into the Dunblane Primary School. Two people quickly saw the firearms and tried to tackle the man; he shot them‚ and left them wounded as he continued his journey down the hall of the school. Finally the man had reached his destination‚ the gym‚ where a class of kindergarteners where having Phys. Ed‚ he pulled out his guns and started picking off the
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Emission Control Techniques 1. INTRODUCTION The need to control the emissions from automobiles gave rise to the computerization of the automobile. Hydrocarbons‚ carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen are created during the combustion process and are emitted into the atmosphere from the tail pipe. There are also hydrocarbons emitted as a result of vaporization of gasoline and from the crankcase of the automobile. The clean air act of 1977 set limits as to the amount of each of these pollutants
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politicians‚ especially in the southwest‚ and it is often a popular subject in news media. People in favor of strict immigration policy often claim that illegal immigrants are costly to the American economy and that they take American jobs. The border control policy is ineffective‚ it is often too costly for its effectiveness. Border policies have increased the number of immigrant deaths in the deserts of border states. Not only that but the US/Mexico border is harmful to the environment. The anti-immigration
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Webster. 1999. Biofiltration for Air Pollution Control. Garlinski‚ E. M.‚ and D. D. Mann. 2003. Design and evaluation of horizontal air flow biofilter on a swine facility Hartung‚ E.‚ T. Jungbluth‚ and W. Buscher. 2001. Reduction of ammonia and odor emissions from a piggery with biofilters Janni‚ K. A.‚ W. J. Maier‚ T. H. Kuehn‚ C. H. Yang‚ B. B. Bridges‚ and D. Vesley. 2001. Evaluation of biofiltration of air‚ an innovative air pollution control technology Janni‚ K. A.‚ D. R. Schmidt‚ A. Goldman
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Manual or Automatic? Why is driving a manual transmission car so popular? Manual cars are harder to drive‚ and it requires great driving skill. Why not just get an automatic car instead‚ which makes driving easy‚ especially in very heavy traffic like in Chicago? If this is what you people think‚ then they need to read this essay before they buy a car. The overall message of this essay is to contrast manual cars with automatic cars. People who drive manual cars know the pros and cons of having the
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lighting control‚ different kinds of alarms‚ etc. - final building automation system has different subsystems which are finally taken to an integrated building management system. The cost of this process is consequently increased due to additional hardware investment. Our main purpose is to provide the end consumer with an economical fully centralized system in which home appliances are managed by I. INTRODUCTION A building automation (BA) system (BAS) deals with monitoring and control of building
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Automatic vs. stick shift buying a new car might be a great experience. The question is which one is better‚ automatic or stick shift? It all depends in what you would prefer and what do you expect from the car. Saving gas‚ safety and fun are three important reasons to think before making a decision. It’s important that you know your needs are when deciding what type of transmission to get. Do you want a compact car or a larger vehicle? Do you have experience with a stick shift transmission
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