Manganese

Culture defines art. According to Webster's dictionary, the definition of culture is the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular group, place, and or time. As time progresses and present becomes past, the ability to preserve a society lies on the capacity to transfer history through tangible forms. Art has the capacity to preserve society and its history; it preserves events and emotions that were once meaningful to an era. Animal symbolism in Chinese and Japanese art as seen in a war…

Berries are popular for their anti-aging properties as they contain flavonoids. Flavonoids are potent antioxidants that help to protect the body from free radicals and aging. The great thing about berries is that there are lots of different ways to consume them, combine them with your cereal or yogurt, freeze them and blend them into tasty smoothies. You can also eat them dry or fresh! Berries are fairly inexpensive. Consider getting them in bulk and freezing them if necessary. Studies reveal…

Kalyani et al (2009) studied an isolated strain of Pseudomonas sp. SUK1 from the waste disposal sites of local textile industries in India, with the objective of evaluate an ecofriendly textile dyes biodegradation. To isolate the microorganism, they first collected a soil sample from the waste disposal site and inoculated the sample in a nutrient medium with a dye. Then they incubated and plated in agar with dye. The colonies that had a halo of decolorization were selected to be submitted to…

metabolic pathways (Finch 23). Human body have at least 50 elements, with half of them found to be essential. These essential mineral elements include calcium, iron, chloride ions, magnesium, iodine, zinc, copper, sodium, cobalt, phosphorus, fluorine, manganese, and potassium. It should be noted that vitamins are critical organic compounds that can’t manufacture; hence, should be available in the diet (Pfannhauser 28). Important metabolic activity in vitamins include Vitamin A, Pantothenic Acid,…

In the period between 1870 and 1940, an amazing thing happened, new inventions started coming out of nowhere, people started becoming faster and better at everything they did. Trips that would usually take weeks or months turned into hours. Moving thousands of tons of material suddenly became walks in the park. Suddenly there was light in the middle of night, there was medicine, higher buildings, better bridges and roads. Talking to someone across the world was becoming as easy as walking to…

Vegetarianism in Islam Citations from the Qur'an and the hadiths of companions and caliphs about the vegetarian people The first biographers of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) show that he preferred vegetarian foods, saying that he liked milk diluted in water, yogurt with butter or nuts and cucumbers with dates. His favorite fruits, which were known to survive for weeks at a time, were pomegranates, grapes, and figs, and he liked a morning drink of dates soaked and crushed. He liked honey…

Discuss fitness tests or methods of evaluation that should be used to assess the client, providing rationale for your recommendations. Be sure to address the specific conditions presented by your client. It will be important to consider that his body is still going through puberty when designing a program for him. This offers a great opportunity to encourage him though, as this is when he can set up what the status quo will be for his adult life regarding his physical fitness and overall…

Historically, oats were not allowed to be consuming while on a gluten free diet for a patient with celiac disease. Still, to this day the question on whether or not they are truly gluten free is still floating around. This has been a debate for those who have celiac disease because a person with this disease may not consume gluten. Celiac Disease is an inflammatory disease that destroys the lining of the small intestines and prevents the absorption of nutrients and vitamins into the system. The…

 Technologic: Bessemer process (Machines produced) The Bessemer process was patented by Sir Henry Bessemer in 1855. This patent was for the decarbonization process, utilizing a blast of air. (About.com, 2015) This process was the first cheap industrial mass production procedure for making steel from pig iron and is used to remove the impurities from the iron by oxidation. The process was made in a Bessemer converter which was a large ovoid steel container lined with clay…

Chapter 5 of Ceramics: A Potter’s Handbook covers clay in the studio, stating that, “clay is the basis of everything that the potter makes, yet seldom do we use clay straight from the ground.” This statement sets the reader up for the contents of the chapter, such as clay bodies and preparing clay to be used in the studio. Clay bodies that are perfect for the potter rarely comes ready made from the earth. Though it lacks the ready-made quality, it can be added to get a clay body that is just…