Function of the Skin The skin is more than just external covering. It acts as a sensitive boundary between our bodies and the environment. The skin has several important functions‚ for example: Protection‚ temperature regulations‚ waste removal and sense of touch. Protection • The skin acts as a protective organ. The film of sebum and sweat on the surface of the skin (acid mantle). It acts as an anti-bacterial agent to help prevent the multiplication of micro-organisms on the skin. • The fat
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Sleep consumes one third of our lives. Most people need a minimum of eight hours sleep each night for normal mind and body function. But how many hours sleep did you get last night? Changers in our lifestyles and modern technology have tended to reduce the amount and quality of the sleep we get. Sleep deprivation is becoming a major issue today but many people don’t recognize that it is a major health problem. This essay will show the consequences of not getting enough sleep. First‚ not getting
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The body is dependent on regular fuel to grow and develop. A balanced diet is to include a large number or variety of foods. There are five basic food groups and I will outline them and their function in the body. One basic food is bread‚ other cereals and potatoes and the main nutrient for this type of food is carbohydrate‚ calcium‚ iron‚ B vitamins and dietary fibre. The main function of carbohydrate in the body is to provide energy. Dietary fibre is not absorbed but passes through the gastrointestinal
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Regulatory Bodies By Jason Eastridge University of Phoenix XACC/280 Daneene Barton January 28‚ 2012 There are many major regulatory bodies in the financial industry. I found there to be about nine major bodies. First you have the FDIC‚ Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation‚ which insures al major banks deposits. The FDIC also handles and approves any bank mergers and audits. The FED‚ Federal Reserve System‚ basically is the manager of the money supply to banks and handles some banking regulations
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they actually work together in our body to help us perform daily tasks in life. I especially enjoy the muscular system‚ I am a physical fit person‚ I enjoy daily exercise and keeping myself healthy and in shape therefore learning more about the muscular system is very interesting. The reproductive system is another wonderful system to study and learn about‚ it is a great part of human life. I find it amazing to learn about the structure and functions of these two body parts and how they actually work
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“How Does the Body Function?” Do you consider your body a delicate temple‚ and do you give any thoughts to the daily functions it provides for you? Well‚ to name a few‚ the eyes‚ ears and skin play a vital role in our lives‚ and without these precious body parts I believe our life of living free would be limited. Someone once said that “the eyes provide a window to the soul‚ they also provide us with a window to the world.” Our vision starts when you look at an object; the light from
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recreation applications. A fiber is a hair-like strand of material. “They are the smallest visible unit of a fabric and are denoted by being extremely long in relation to their width. Synthetic fibers are man made from chemicals. They are generally based on polymers and are stronger than natural and regenerated fibers. Synthetic fibers are the result of extensive research by scientists to improve on naturally occurring animal and plant fibers” (NSP). In its physical form synthetic fibers are widely available
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Optical Fiber Communication Course Code-MCS-616 1. Draw a diagram to approaches of optical communication. 2. Draw a block diagram of Light wave application areas. 3. Why do we use fiber computing? State the characteristics of optical fiber communication. Why we Use Optics for Computing? One of the theoretical limits on how fast a computer can function is given by Einstein’s principle that “signal cannot propagate
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Carbon Fiber report Table of Contents Introduction 3 Historical events of Carbon fiber 3 Properties 4 Applications 4 Conclusion 5 Bibliography 6 Introduction There are a lot of new materials that has emerged and been used by engineers and scientists such as Aerogel‚ Metal foam‚ Bioplastic‚ Carbon fiber‚ Graphene and others. This is helping engineers build all new types of machines and instruments such as touch screen mobiles‚ automobile sensors‚ computers‚ planes and a lot more. This
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The Living Fiber For centuries man has gratefully accepted the protective qualities of wool. By the carefully crossbreeding of sheep‚ he has developed fibers of different lengths‚ diameters‚ and various degrees of softness and crispness. Wool is almost custom-made by nature to fit the needs of man. In its processing and manufacture‚ man takes up where sheep left off. But while new processes and treatments have made wool more versatile in its uses‚ man has not improved the fiber itself. Wool
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