A Summary of Alkaptonuria Alkaptonuria is an inborn error of metabolism that presents most notably with the occurrence of black urine when the urine is exposed to air. For this reason‚ it is also called the “Black Urine” disease. It is an autosomal recessive disorder and is therefore inherited genetically. Alkaptonuria is very rare‚ with a presentation of about 1:250‚000(ref1). The causality behind Alkaptonuria is a deficiency in homogentisic acid 1‚2 dioxygenase‚ an enzyme that is found in the
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Concentrated Solar Power An Analysis on Solar Thermal Power and its Application Hassan Almutawa and Chavis Sabin Abstract Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is a renewable energy source that converts the radiation from the Sun into thermal energy. CSP plants collect solar energy throughout the day and can continue to provide electricity for up to six hours after dark using thermal storage. CSP plants can only be built in arid flat areas with a high annual solar radiation rating. Many countries
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Concentrated media ownership in today’s society is doing much more harm than good. As a democratic nation‚ there are many values and freedoms that we are entitled to and with this concentration‚ these rights are being infringed. The value of news is also in jeopardy as the diversity and localism of the news media diminishes. Both of these things together form a platonic pair that should be a concern of all democracy loving Americans. According to an FCC regulation that is currently being revised
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REVIEW SHEET EXERCISE 9 Renal System Physiology NAME: LAB TIME/DATE: Simulating Glomerular Filtration The following questions refer to Activity 1: Investigating the Effect of Flow Tube Radius on Glomerular Filtration. 1. Describe the effect of increasing the afferent radius on glomerular filtration rate and glomerular pressure. As the afferent radius increases the glomerular filtration rate and glomerular pressure both increase the pressure in slow steps the filtration rate greatly
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Laboratory Report on Urine Examination Introduction: When testing urine the test results may provide information regarding the status of carbohydrate metabolism and kidney function. The kidney glomeruli act as ultrafilters for the plasma protein; however as much as 150 mg/dl of protein may normally be excreted into the urine. In glomerular proteinuria‚ an increase in glomerular permeability occurs‚ resulting in an increase of urine proteins. High urine protein concentration therefore may indicate
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Urine Analysis Lab Report Objectives: To learn what tests can analyze a person’s urine and what they find Chem – 9 Test Specific Density Microscope Analysis of Urine To analyze a urine sample Examine presence of normal/abnormal elements Use urine sample to find specific gravity‚ pH‚ and chemical parts To have a better understanding of filtration‚ reabsorption‚ and secretion‚ and see how they affect urine production. Background: There is a lot of importance that comes with testing urine. Many different
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Urine Testing for Drugs of Abuse U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES • Public Health Service • Alcohol‚ Drug Abuse‚ and Mental Health Administration Urine Testing for Drugs of Abuse Editors: Richard L. Hawks‚ Ph.D. C. Nora Chiang‚ Ph.D. Division of Preclinical Research National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA Research Monograph 73 1986 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Alcohol‚ Drug Abuse‚ and Mental Health Administration National Institute on Drug
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LABORATORY REPORT Activity: Influence of Fluid Intake on Urine Formation Name: Miriam Rivera Instructor: Renee Faulcon Date: 09.09.2014 Predictions Urine output will be highest during water loading Urine osmolarity will be highest during water loading Plasma osmolarity increases with dehydration Materials and Methods Dependent Variable urine and plasma values Independent Variable fluid intake Controlled Variables room temperature‚ age‚ gender‚ and weight 4. Subjects were asked to refrain
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is that isotonic urine flow subject is not necessarily isotonic creatinine concentration subject. The kidney’s load for this was either a hypotonic‚ isotonic‚ alkalotic‚ or no solution at all. Based on the data above‚ some hypothesis were validated and other were not. In both the hypotonic and isotonic‚ the urine flow of the subjects increased as expected. This was due to the volume of water that the subjects had to drink. The water load was large enough to increase volume of urine excreted to maintain
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Concentrated animal feeding operations Concentrated animal feeding operations‚ also known as CAFOs‚ is a farming practice where many animals are fed in a very condensed space. Because of the small amount of space and over crowded conditions‚ farmers employ the use of heavy antibiotics to fend off diseases‚ even if the animals are not sick‚ which is then excreted through the animal ’s waste in to nearby water and soil. Hormones and steroids are also commonly used to expedite the timeline from birth
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