1) Comment on the pros and cons of using CM-5 chips in SPR analysis (3 marks). CM-5 chips can provide a relatively high carboxylation of dextran matrix which develops high negative-charged surface that contribute to bind large amount of ligands. However‚ the high negative-charged surface may increase the chance of non-specific binding of other stronger positively charged molecules causing false positive signals. Covalent bound with the ligand through the EDC/NHS activation process
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Pros and Cons of Prison Privatization Prisons are institutions that have specifically been designed to handle the members of the society who are under conviction of different crimes. The people who reside in the prisons are referred to as inmates or prisoners and the time they spend in the prisons depends on the imprisonment period. This period is dependent of the intensity of the crime committed. Once in the prisons‚ the inmates undergo rehabilitation‚ incapacitation‚ retribution and deterrence
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continues to be a controversy between pro and con supporters. There are so many different opinions on why people are for and against abortion. I believe that a child is a blessing‚ and abortion stops a potential future president‚ an artist‚ or maybe even someone who can find a possible cure for cancer. What ever it is‚ we may never know‚ due to the fact abortion takes a life. My religious views‚ my personal views‚ and evidence are the reason I chose to be pro-life. To all abortions; there is a cause
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Pros and Cons of Using Facebook Millions of people use Facebook daily. It is a place where we can keep in touch with old friends and family. It is also a place where people may spend too much time. Anyone can create a profile so you must be careful whom you choose to interact with when using Facebook. Social networks such as Facebook have become an integral part of our lives‚ but we must be careful how we use them. Facebook is good medium for keeping in touch with old friends‚ but spending too
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Prisons and inmates In society today‚ it is commonly known that crime rate has increased dramatically by the years. This is where many of us look for ways to solve such issue. It is the last place anybody would want to be in. but unfortunately we have hundreds of thousands of them‚ if not millions around the world. Thousands in just the United States‚ Those are prisons. Just hearing that word makes us think bad things right away. Murder‚ theft‚ violence‚ and everything bad that happens
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person as a whole instead of a single organ. They help emphasize prevention care and establish appropriate health screening based on the patient. On the hand‚ there are concerns that the system of gatekeeping makes urgent care inconvenient. The pros and cons surrounding the system of gatekeeping really question its effectiveness. On the other hand‚ no system is perfect‚ if the good can outweigh the bad‚ the gatekeeper system can be helpful in reducing health care cost and organize how patients receive
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midst of World War I and was at a stalemate caused by trench warfare. There was a need for new and revolutionary weapons to end the dilemma. The British found a solution to this problem by inventing tanks. The invention of the tank had numerous pros and cons‚ but it ultimately changed warfare. Tanks were built for the purpose of traversing through trenches. Trenches were becoming a literal wall and prevented either side from advancing. Tanks were the solution to the predicament that was the Western
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Drinking Age There are many pros and cons to lowering the national drinking age from 21 years of age to 19 years of age. I believe the drinking age should stay at 21 even though many of my peers feel otherwise. People under the age of 21 are drinking whether it is legal or not. They may have a fake identification or have someone purchase alcohol for them‚ the fact is they are drinking. When I talk with others about this topic‚ comments are always made such as: when a person turns 12‚ they can get
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the 1960s sit-ins was taken place in Atlanta‚ Greensboro‚ and Nashville. This resulted in several lunch counters desegregating. Although the civil rights movement achieve many great accomplishment‚ there were plenty of setbacks that one will call “cons.” For instance‚ 1958 Temple Bombing; the temple bombing was one of many bombings that were taking place around the
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where scientists recorded Methanol corroding gas tanks and wires. Clearly‚ if we want to use Methanol‚ we either have to alter the Methanol so this does not happen or change what the gas tanks are made of. All of these disadvantages present obstacles for us when looking at alternative fuels‚ but if we can find ways around the cons‚ methanol could be a great option for us. Switching our cars from gasoline powered to Methanol powered is not as difficult as one may think. In the 1990’s‚ California put
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