Iron Deficiency AnemiaWhat is it and what are its causes?Anemia is an insufficient amount of red blood cells in the bloodstream and iron deficiency anemia is where there is a lack of iron in the blood. You need iron in your blood to make hemoglobin‚ which contributes in distributing oxygen to tissues from the lungs. One of the most common causes of iron deficiency anemia is an inadequate intake of iron in your diet. Another possible cause of iron deficiency anemia is bleeding‚ be this because of
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BRIDGE CROSSINGS WITH DUCTILE IRON PIPE ® BRIDGE CROSSINGS WITH DUCTILE IRON PIPE Introduction The Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA) periodically receives requests from engineers and contractors concerning recommendations on the design and/or installation of pipelines spanning waterways‚ highways‚ and railroads. Because the variables involved in such installations present numerous alternatives and challenges for designers and contractors‚ DIPRA does not provide recommendations
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"Life in The Iron Mills" is a short story set in the beginning of the industrial revolution where the protagonist‚ Hugh Wolfe and his cousin‚ Deborah Wolfe live in poverty. Hugh works long hours in the iron mills turning pig iron into wrought iron by puddling. In his off hours from the furnace Hugh chips away at blocks of korl which is a delicate waxen of flesh colored tinge. He sculpts strangely beautiful figures. One figure is a statue of a woman that is noticed by some conventional visitors at
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Genius‚ billionaire‚ playboy‚ philanthropist. whom do you remember after reading the above sentence? who else‚ it is Tony stark a.k.a The Iron man. Well if you are not aware of him‚ Tony stark is a fictional superhero created by Stan lee and Larry Lieber for Marvel comics. He is one of the (If not THE) most famous characters from marvel as he is the founding member of Avengers‚ and Illuminati‚ two most powerful and popular superhero team ups. He is not born with super powers or not stung by a radio
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period I 5-12-11 Iron-Gall Ink I. Objective: The objective of this lab was to make our own ink and write an elemental haiku. We had to mix numerous amounts of liquids to make the ink. II. Materials: First we needed to get safety glasses to protect our eyes from any chemicals‚ we could have used aprons but we didn’t really need to. A hot plate to heat up the water. 200 ml tap water‚ three 250 ml beakers‚ one heat-proof glass funnel. Filtered paper‚ vinegar‚ hydrogen peroxide‚ a
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The structure of the steel industry The steel industry consists of a large number of producers with an international reach. In 2007‚ 1.34 bn t of steel were produced which‚ together with iron‚ accounted for 65% of the $1‚594 billion global metals and mining market. Iron Ore Mining Industry Coke Direct Reduced Iron Pig Iron Project finance‚ brokers‚ traders & exchanges Steel Industry Secondary steel production EAF Stockholders Primary steel production BOF Standardised
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the iron rivets used for the construction of the Titanic were cheaply made and resulted in the damage from the iceberg to be more extensive than normal. The problem of the iron rivets were the way they were created. The usual composition for iron rivets would use about two percent of a substance called slag (Spignesi 265). “Slag is glass residue that is left over from smelting metallic ores” (Spignesi 265) It is used in iron rivets to make them structurally stronger
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For the problem 14 the correct answer is “A. June‚ who chose the waffle iron instead.” (Aronson 9ed Chapter 6 Study Guide) I found my answer on page 164. The topic is Distorting Our Likes and Dislikes. The appropriate definition is post decision dissonance which is “dissonance aroused after making a decision‚ typically reduced by enhancing the attractiveness of the chosen alternative and devaluating the rejected alternatives.” (Aronson‚ E.‚ Wilson‚ T. and Akert‚ S. Sommers‚ 2013) The research was
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Structures‚ Biosynthesis and Biofunctions of Iron-sulfer proteins Yiming Chen‚ Brown University‚ May 11th‚ 2011 I. Introduction Iron-sulfur proteins are the proteins which contain iron-sulfur clusters‚ like sulfide-linked di-‚ tri-‚ and tetrairon centers with various oxidative states 1. An excess of 120 distinct types of enzymes and proteins are known to contain Fe-S clusters2. Iron-sulfur proteins are known for the role of the oxidation-reduction reactions of mitochondrial electron transportation
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How did the iron curtain start? Why was it protected by the warsaw pact? Where was the iron curtain at? The term first became popular by Winston Churchill when he used it in a speech in March of 1946. This speech was also considered to be the “announcement” of the start of the Cold War(History.com). At this time the term was first used to refer to the actual metal barrier that cut the continent in two‚ but it soon became a reference to the ideological barrier also. The iron curtain is a term used
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