functioning of the thyroid gland. The world health organization says that the maximum tolerable intake for iodine is 1100mcg per day for pregnant women. DIAGNOSIS: • Hashimoto’s disease is diagnosed by detecting the elevated levels of anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies in the serum. • Testing for thyroid stimulating hormone‚ free T3‚ free T4‚ can give accurate results. • Inflammation within the thyroid that causes damage to the integrity of thyroid follicle storage of thyroglobulin is also used to diagnose
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The History of Halloween Halloween is an ancient festival‚ which has its roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain (Sah-ween)‚ this was when the Celts (the ancient inhabitants of Great Britain) celebrated their New Year and the day they believed that the souls of those who had died that year progressed to the underworld. It was said to be a night when ghosts‚ demons and witches roamed the earth and people tried to placate them with offerings of nuts and berries. Nowadays these offerings are more
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1. How do fungi obtain food? Once obtained‚ how is the method that fungi use to digest food similar to how animals digest food? How is it different? a. Fungi obtain their food by absorption from their surroundings such as soil‚ living and dead plant/animal material. Animals digest food by consuming them and digest them through their digestive systems in their bodies. Fungi on the other hand‚ excrete digestive enzymes onto the food and digest them outside of their system. Then they use hyphae to
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Independent variable: Different types of pineapple (fresh‚ canned‚ dried ) Dependent variable: Degree of gelanitization Constant variables: Other enzymes contained in pineapple (acid phophatase‚ ananain‚ carboxypeptidase‚ cellulase‚ comsain‚ peroxidase‚ phosphatase)‚ temperature of the enviroment‚ pH of water used on the experiment‚ mineral salt conatined in gelatine‚ Materials: Pineapple- fresh‚ canned‚ frozen‚ Gelatine (Dr.Oetker - sheets)‚ Pot of cold water‚ Heater‚ Knife‚ Cups
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6ED ETHICAL DILEMMAS: ESSAY (30%) Guidelines for Students Word Length * You are required to write one essay‚ 800 - 1000 words in length: Topic * Certain topics‚ may not actually pose dilemmas‚ and would not be appropriate. * Topic can be chosen from the list. If you have your own idea for the topic‚ please check with your tutor first. * The topic chosen should‚ ideally‚ not be too closely related to your course of study. Please do not recycle versions of material previously produced
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Treatment of a pulp and paper industry effluent by Daldenia concentrica‚ Lepiota sp and Trametes serialis – A biological approach M.Yamuna1 ‚ R.Meenakshi2 and K.Selvam2* 1 Department of Biotechnology‚ Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science‚ Coimbatore‚ Tamil Nadu‚ India. 2 Department of Botany‚ School of Life sciences‚ Periyar University‚ Salem-11‚ Tamil Nadu‚ India. *Author for correspondence: E-mail: selsarat@yahoo.com <Present address: Department of Botany‚ School of Life Sciences‚ Periyar University‚ Salem-11
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prices were first limited‚ then rationing was introduced. In 1915 five million pigs were massacred in the so-called Schweinemord to both make food and preserve grain. The winter of 1916/17 was called "turnip winter" because the potato harvest was poor and people ate animal feed including vile-tasting turnips. During the war from August 1914 to mid-1919‚ the excess deaths over peacetime caused by malnutrition and high rates of exhaustion and disease and despair came to about 474‚000
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The History Of Halloween Halloween is a night of candy‚ costumes‚ and fun that only comes around once a year on October 31st. This is a time when people get a chance to dress up and disguised himself or herself as someone or something else. People can go to parties‚ haunted houses‚ or go trick-or-treating. Halloween is a holiday for all aged‚ but is most popular for younger children. The holiday and tradition of Halloween is full of history‚ ancient religious beliefs‚ and stories. Although
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The first lab will investigate the movement of glucose and starch across a selectively permeable membrane through a process of diffusion. The movement of a solute through this membrane is called dialysis . Diffusion is a form of passive transport. It is the movement of molecules from areas of higher concentration to those of lower concentration‚ until there is an even concentration. This movement is random because it is a result of kinetic energy. Diffusion is a slow process‚ but there are many factors
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