www.asbiology101.wordpress.com An introduction to the microscope and magnification MAGNIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Because cells are too small to be seen with the naked eye, the light microscope was developed to produce enlarged and more detailed images of cells. The magnification of an image is how much bigger it appears under the microscope than it is in real life, and is worked out using the following formula: magnification = image size ÷ actual size unit metre decimetre centimetre
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Bringing together a large number of criminals -- many of them violent, some with undiagnosed or untreated mental illnesses -- and locking them in a confined space with limited opportunity for rehabilitation or for the release of stress creates a unique social system fraught with danger. To function in such a culture requires knowledge of, and adherence to, very specific rules and structures. In prison, unlike most environments, the stakes of adaption are high. Non-conformity does not simply lead
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sugar; it is heat-stable, ph-stable and not fermentable. (www.wikipedia.org) Stevioside and Rebaudioside sweeten without raising blood glucose levels; this is encouraging for people that have diabetes. People with diabetes are able to enjoy a soft drink without raising their blood sugar levels. The sweetening agents in Stevia may also be responsible for decreasing blood pressure, and preventing Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, or in other words enlargement of the left ventricle in the heart. Other studies
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at distances as short as 100 and 200 meters need to develop enough leg muscles. You have to quickly getting evidence requiring physical effort and a lot of speed. Per Therefore, these athletes do a lot of weight and have a diet rich in proteins - found in the meat (red or white) and eggs, among others. Most of the energy of our body is a type of sugar called glucose, which is transported by the blood. In order the muscles to perform movements, they need power, which is produced from many chemical
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Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking Truth in the Field of Science René Descartes ************* Introduction The cultural turn that symbolically and philosophically separates Aristotle/Medieval views from the "modern" era can be found in Descartes' writings. Born just before 1600, he witnessed and participated in the beginnings of modern science, especially with its empirical [The method of philosophical inquiry that holds that the human mind can only understand the
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mention NASA's fear of an unbeatable super virus from outer space. Now as in previous diseases, one of the dangers of HIV/AIDS is not only in its plague proportions but also in the almost superstitious misunderstanding of the virus itself. In the treatment of all illness, it is necessary to understand the emotional, economic, psychological and sometimes even political impact that is brought about by the disease. This is particularly true with a disease that is as devastating and heretofore misunderstood
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Analysing Religion and Criminality. Mani Kanth Kaleru. Section-B Religion is basically defined as a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and sometimes, to moral values. Religions are intended to give meaning to life
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it has a membrane-bound nucleus. Any organism composed of eukaryotic cells is also considered a eukaryotic organism. Case in point: You. Biologists do not know of any single organism on Earth that is composed of both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. However, many different types of prokaryotic cells, usually bacteria, can live inside larger eukaryotic organisms. Creepy, but true. We humans, for example, have trillions of bacteria living in our colons, not to mention in our mouths and stomachs
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