Zinc

Lantus: Vat of E bacteria produces Glargine. It's then purified and added to a watery solution containing zinc and glucose and hydrochloric acid for a little bit of acidity. The pH levels are brought down to 4. Once it's down, glargine completely dissolves in water hence the vial is absolutely clear. Once it's injected, the acidic solution is neutralized by…

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned When I think of the penny, my mind is flooded with images of Mason jars, full of the copper coins, arranged neatly upon shelves. The phrase ‘a penny saved is a penny earned’ echoing in my ears. For more than two decades the debate to keep or eliminate the U.S. penny has been without end. One side is stating that it’s no longer needed and the costs to manufacture far exceeds its monetary value. The other states that it would cost consumers hundreds of millions more…

If you have not heard much about the incredible food developed from the little green algae called Chlorella, then you are missing out on a great opportunity to add some serious nutrition to your diet. It is just beginning to find its niche in the popular nutritional supplements that are on the market. However, it has more nutrition than most other supplements and is totally organic. This little one-celled organism packs quite a punch because it has so many great nutrients such as many of the…

Psychologists and academics evaluated the impact of universal-free school breakfast programs (USBPs) on student “nutrient intake and academic and psychosocial functioning” in the 2002 study, “Diet, Breakfast, and Academic Performance in Children.” (Kleinman et al., 2002) In a previous study, the same research team demonstrated that childhood hunger had a causal link to increased school absenteeism, decreased grade point averages, and increased psychological dysfunction rates. Consequently, the…

unknown. Vape companies need to advertise differently to stop giving the impression that it is healthy for you. It is not healthy, it contains many chemicals that teens and adults are unaware of. Some of the chemicals that it contains are nickel, zinc, lead, and chromium. I’m sure if most kids knew what they were actually putting in their lungs, a lot less of them would actually vape. The problem is, companies don’t make this clear. They just focus on the fact that it’s cleaner and healthier…

Ali Dawood grade: 11A Autobiographical Narrative ?Final Submission- ----------------------------- The Chemistry Clash of Ali Dawood During my rather long and tedious childhood, in which I had to go and get laughed at due to my poor -at best- academic performance, I was always fascinated by teachers, they seem as if they knew everything, seriously for a first grader they surely did! Especially the science teacher Nasser Al-Baba, I would go and attend his class from the window overseeing the…

One patch of the rainforest just 250 acres is home to more than 6,000 plants. Peru isn’t just rich in plants though it’s one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources. There’s gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead and iron are found all around the country. They also have reserves of oil and natural gas, but even with all these natural resources it is very difficult to find a job and even so Peru is still one of the world’s poorest countries. Peru normally…

There are also many attraction for older audiences. One of the most popular tourist attractions is the Grand Canyon National Park. The Grand Canyon is a mile-deep canyon and is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the world and also being one of the 7 wonders of the world. Another attraction is the Hoover Dam. The Hoover Dam is a testimony to the country’s ability to build monolithic things in the most adverse conditions. The Dam was actually built during the great depression so you could…

The liver which is the largest organ in the body produces bile and stores glucose. Likewise, the pancreas produces pancreatic juices which contain sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) and digestive enzymes for all types of food. The gallbladder, on the other hand, is a storage for bile that is produced by the liver. This information can be found on pages 649-651. These answers are correct because the bile produced by the liver emulsifies fat and blood glucose remains constant. Nonetheless, when the bile…

In Cather’s short story, “Paul’s Case,” Cather depicts a dispiriting story a high school boy named Paul with a severe case of depression. Paul is irrationally and foolishly obsessed with theater and the performing arts and often flees from the bitter reality of school and work into his own imagination, using the arts as means of achieving this. “Paul half closed his eyes, and gave himself up to the peculiar stimulus such personages always had for him” (75). However, instead of entering the art…