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Sweeteners
Sweeteners Saccharin is an organic petroleum-based compound that is three to five hundred times sweeter than sucrose. It is non-nutritive because the human body is unable to metabolize the foreign chemical. Saccharin does not contribute calories; for this reason it is commonly used in diet foods. "The obese [feel] that
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Swing It Lab
Swing It Lab Purpose: 1) To determine the acceleration due to gravity, using the pendulum formula 2) To determine the effects of varying the displacement of the pendulum on the results Materials: string a nail on ceiling or a hanger running shoe duct tape stopwatch Procedure: 1) The materials
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Swordfish
Tina Valler Period 5/6 The swordfish was first described in 1758 by Linnaeus. It was given the name Xiphias gladius which is still used in present day. The Family of this fish is Xiphiidae, Order is Perciformes, and the Class is Actinopterygii. When it is translated into English, the Latin
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Swordfish
Swordfish By: Alicia Grant The swordfish (Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758), also called the broadbill, is the only member of the family Xiphiidae. As its name implies, this magnificent fish is characterized by an upper jaw that extends to form a flat, sharp-edged "sword." The swordfish is a beautiful streamlined with
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Synthesis of an Orthopedic Cement by the Addition of Anhydrous Calcium Hydrogen Phosphate to Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate
Abstract Commercially available calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH) powders were mixed with anhydrous calcium hydrogen phosphate (monetite) in order to develop a novel resorbable orthopedic cement. The setting solution, distilled water, converted the CSH into gypsum as proven by an X-ray diffraction. This conversion into gypsum is what gives the cement
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Synthesis of Copper Compounds Lab Report
Synthesis of Copper Compounds Formal Conclusion The purpose of this experiment is to recover the original mass of copper that is measured in the form of a wire at the end of a series of reactions that combines copper into compounds with many other elements. After the experiment, the mass
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Synthesis of Mdma
INTRODUCTION: All information here is to be used at your own risk. The procedures documented in this file, if carried out by unlicensed individuals would violate laws against controlled substances in most countries and could result in criminal charges being filed. If carried out by individuals unskilled at chemistry they
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System of Inquiry
Running Head: System of Inquiry System of Inquiry University of Phoenix Brendalyn Washington Ethics in Management PHL/323 Instructor, April Miller June 21, 2008 System of Inquiry Having a system of values, beliefs, and integrity written out in a document is vital to show maturity, acceptable behavior and responsibilities, high standards
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, usually life-long, potentially fatal autoimmune disease characterized by unpredictable exacerbations and remissions with protean clinical manifestations. In SLE there is a predilection for clinical involvement of the joints, skin, kidney, brain, serosa, lug, heart and gastrointestinal tract. Women and minorities are disproportionately affected
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
1) Systemic lupus erythematosus ("SLE") is a very serious, usually incurable and often fatal disease resulting (at least in large part) from production of a whole series of different anti-self antibodies, including antibodies against DNA (both double stranded and single stranded), phospholipids, collagen, histones and RNA. Note the contrast with
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Case Study
OBJECTIVES At the end of this Nursing Case Study, the student-nurse will be able to: General Objective:  Present the condition called Systematic Lupus Erythematosus in relation to the patient's clinical manifestations, treatment and general health status Specific Objectives:  Identify the causes of Systematic Lupus Erythematosus that can be
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Taiwan Facts
Taiwan, officially Republic of China, island (in 1994 est. population was 21,299,000), 13,885 sq mi, in the Pacific Ocean, separated from the mainland of S China by the 100-mi-wide (161-km) Taiwan Strait. The capital is TAIPEI. Other major cities include KAOHSIUNG, Tainan, Taichong, and Chilung. About one quarter of Taiwan's
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Tanglewood Case
Tanglewood will have to do hire 3995 store associates, 100 shift leaders, and 156 department managers. Tanglewood would have too many assistant store managers with 21 extra, and 17 store managers would need to be hired. Thought out all the locations this is the projected numbers of staff that will
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Tansition Metals
Name Symbol Electron Configuration Scandium Sc 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d1 4s2 Titanium Ti 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s2 Vanadium V 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d3 4s2 Chromium Cr 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 4s1 Manganese Mn 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d5 4s2
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Tarantula Poison
Tarantulas are the biggest spiders. They have eight legs, are often hairy, and have two big fangs. Some are dull brown, while others can be brightly colored. The sizes range too as small as a fingernail, too as big as a dinner plate. Woah, that's a big spider. Tarantulas can
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Target Species
Three management strategies that should be implemented for whitetail deer in northern Wisconsin include deeryards, forage areas, and hiding cover (Gullion 1984). The home range for whitetails is less than 1 mi2 (2.49 km2) if there is ample food. Food requirements of white-tailed deer in Wisconsin vary throughout the
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Taurus
Years ago in Memphis, Egypt, archaeologists unearthed the ancient tomb of the Apis-bulls and could hardly believe what they found. Leading to the tomb itself was a broad paved avenue lined by lions carved out of stone. To enter the tomb, one walked through a long and higharched corridor cut
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Taxonomy and Biodiversity
The world is full of millions of living things and this has created a huge task for humankind. We are just beginning to find and categorize all of the different species and types of life on Earth. This brings us to the fascinating career of taxonomy. Taxonomists classify all living
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Tay-Sachs
The genetic disorder I have looked at in this scientific statement is Tay-Sachs disease or TSD, a serious, inherited fatal brain disorder. The disease is named after Warren Tay, a British ophthalmologist who first described the disease in 1881 and a New York neurologist, Bernard Sachs; who first described the
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Tay-Sachs
A rare and extremely severe genetic condition that affects the brain and nerves, most commonly found in babies who appear healthy at birth and seem to develop normally for the first few months of life. After this period, development slows and symptoms start. These babies lack an enzyme (protein) called
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Tea Report: New Zealand
New Zealand suffered a double blow early in the afternoon session as they set about getting far enough ahead of England to force a draw. Opener Jamie How was making steady progress, seeing of the best that England could fire at him when he shaped to play a shot from
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Teaching Plan for Npo Patient
Teaching plan 1 Running head: Teaching plan for NPO patient Teaching plan for NPO patient Dona Hubbard Hampton University NUR-327-01-F07 Georgiana Bougher and Brenda Rhea November 3, 2007 Teaching plan 2 The purpose of a teaching plan is to educate a patient about treatment, medications, diet, or any procedure that
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Teaching Purposes
Nine Values of Science and Technology 1. Utilitarian Values These values have high positive regard for technology and are easiest to grasp. Usually they dominate most discussion of the importance of technological advance. Everything we need for living -- food, clothing, shelter -- depend on our use of technology to
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Teamwork
Before either process or interpersonal dynamics begin to influence the effectiveness of the team, accountability expectations and group composition provide key determinants of the team's ultimate performance. Teams of greater than about five people present problems that extend beyond the difficulties of scheduling meetings. Some observers have facetiously noted that
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Tech 707 and 708 Chromatography
Tech 707 and 708 Organic Chemistry Chromatography Abstract: Thin layer chromatography was used in this experiment to choose a good eluent solvent, identify an unknown compound, and for the separation of two compounds. The choice of a good eluent solvent was made by testing solvents of varying polarities, and seeing
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Technological Advances in the Forensic Sciences
With the new technological advances, crime has not really decreased much, but in fact, it has changed in ways of how crime is being committed. Criminals are finding new ways to commit their crimes by using the newer technology advances available not only to investigators, but also to the public.
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Technology
Technology is a knowledge of using tools and machines to do tasks more efficiently. We use technology to control the world we live in. Since the art of making fire and creating handcrafted tools, our civilization has come a long way. Science and Technology are making advances at an astonishing
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Technology
over the RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) rebuffed Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites)'s demand Sunday for a halt to violence, saying Israel first must withdraw its troops from the West Bank. Photos AP Photo Slideshows AP Photo Mideast
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Technology
The microeconomic picture of the U.S. has changed immensely since 1973, and the trends are proving to be consistently downward for the nation's high school graduates and high school drop-outs. "Of all the reasons given for the wage squeeze - international competition, technology, deregulation, the decline of unions and defense
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Technology
THURSDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Following surgery, a single dose of the cancer drug carboplatin is just as effective, and less toxic, than the standard three weeks of radiation therapy traditionally used to fight stage 1 seminoma, a form of testicular cancer, British researchers report. In addition, treatment with
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