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    Biochemistry Task 5 Shannon Alford Lipid Storage Molecule Conversion to ATP Lipids (also known as fats) are nonpolar‚ insoluble molecules gained within the body trough digestion of food. Triglycerides‚ a type of lipid that serve as storage units for energy have 3 fatty acid chain tails made up of carboxylic acid and a fatty carbon chain attached to a glycerol backbone. These molecules can be saturated or unsaturated contingent on the bond types and hydrogen number in the molecule. Anytime a fatty

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    Case Analysis of Kota Fibers‚ Ltd Name Date Executive summary Kota Fibers‚ Ltd engages in yarn production in Kota Town‚ India. Textile millers use the yarn to make traditional dresses (saris) for women in India. Kota Fibers has been in operation since 1962 and has over the years faced an annual growth rate of 15 percent. This due to the rapid growth of the female population in India. In January 2001‚ the Managing director of the company Ms. Pundir realized that the company has been

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    simply a method of transmitting information from one place to another extremely fast. This is done by shooting pulses of light through an optical fibre. Creating the optical signal involving the use of a transmitter‚ relaying the signal along the fiber‚ ensuring that the signal does not become too distorted or weak‚ receiving the optical signal‚ and converting it into an electrical signal. An optic-fibre is a small fibre no thicker than a human hair‚ either made of glass or plastic that is transparent

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    Transport Specialist Module 01 - History of Fiber 1. What is the name of the type of architecture (or topology) used by SONet or 10 gigabit Ethernet (10gigE) networks?      a.  bus  b.  ring  c.  star  d.  hybrid  e.  mesh   2. The greater the density difference between two materials‚ the more a ray of light will ___. (Choose 2)          a.    attenuation less    b.    bend    c.    refract    d.    deflect    e.    absorb   3. What does LASER stand for?      a.  Light Amplification

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    The Function of Actin

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    multicellular organisms have multiple actin genes (3). For instance‚ humans have at least six actin genes‚ which are divided into three classes: alpha‚ beta and gamma (2). Although the actin isoforms exhibit minor sequence differences‚ they have different functions that can not be substituted by one another in vivo (3). In general‚ alpha-actin isoforms (α-skeletal‚ α-aortic smooth‚ α-cardiac‚ and γ2-enteric smooth) are found in muscle cells and they are associated with muscle

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    What are the main narrative function of Nelly and Lockwood? In ‘Wuthering Heights’ Emily Brontë uses a dual narration alongside a complex narrative structure of a story within a story within a story – Brontë is telling us the story of Lockwood (the first narrator)‚ who then its recalling the story told to him by Nelly (the second narrator). Although complicated‚ Brontë’s use of the two narrators gives the reader alternate aspects of the story‚ shown by Nelly romanticising parts and having a connection

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    ”The Body” is a novella (definition: a written‚ fictional and prose narrative) written by Stephen King. Stephen King was born into a poor family in Portland‚ Maine‚ in the USA in 1947. He eventually got into university because he studied so hard and started writing for the college newspaper‚ as well as supporting the movement against the Vietnam War. He married and started a family‚ taking a teaching job. Although‚ he still wrote short stories for magazines and worked at making novels. The novel

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    IZZANI ISMAIL M13D Name : SITI ALIA IZZANI BINTI ISMAIL Class : M13D Date : 6th September 2013 Title : Movement through the plasma membrane Hour : 2 hours Assessment : Design Aim : To study the effect of lipid solubility of molecules on permeability of plasma membrane of animal cell. Introduction : Diffusion: In general‚ diffusion process occur when there is a concentration gradient between two region .Molecules (other than water) will move by diffusion

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    DETERMINATION OF SAPONIFICATION AND IODINE NUMBERS OF SOME LIPIDS A.L. ASCANO1 C.V. OPONDA1 1INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES‚ DILIMAN‚ QUEZON CITY‚ PHILIPPINES DATE PERFORMED: FEBRUARY 19‚ 2013 INSTRUCTOR’S NAME: FRANCESCA N. BELTRAN _____________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT _____________________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION Lipids are long aliphatic hydrocarbon chains which are

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    the Human Body HCA/220 Susan Calloway June 22‚ 2014 Kathleen Mitchell The human body is an anatomical position that divides the body into planes. Three main planes are frontal‚ sagittal‚ and transverse planes. These planes divide the body into front‚ back‚ right‚ left‚ and top and bottom. Anatomical terms are like reading directions on a compass‚ these terms are useful studying the anatomy it provides a line of communication to avoid confusion when identifying structures. Body planes are

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