Essays on Grams

Basketball is one of the most popular sport games. To date, this game has more than 200 million registered players around the world as well as hundreds of millions of fans. Basketball has been around for more than a century, and during that time, the game has acquired the status that allows it to be an important part of the world sport. In addition, there are various levels of this sport game: i.e. amateur, professional, and educational. The rules of this game are extremely simple, allowing everyone to understand them in a short time. But at the same time, ...

Question 1

While taking Doris’s age, weight, and height into consideration, her BMI is 35.3, which would be categorized as Obese Class II. From that perspective, Doris faces a wide array of health risks including heart-related conditions, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes. The severity of these risks would increase in the event that she is not able to regulate her weight, which may go beyond the set limits depending on her age and height.

Question 2

Considering that her normal weight would be approximately 203 pounds, she has lost 4.9% of her weight within the past month due to nausea ...

Human nutrition is associated with good health and well-being. Humans derive nutrients from food products such as fruits, vegetables, milk, and animal-based products. Nutrients should be taken in adequate quantities for proper functioning of the body. Diet provides vitamins, minerals, and all other vital components required for healthy living. Diet is one part of a healthy body while physical activity enhances growth, development, and stability to the body. People who have low nutrient intake are vulnerable to diseases and illnesses. Poor nutrition has also been associated with impaired physical and mental development (Kau, et al. 2011). Nutrition is the ...

Aims and Objectives of the Experiment

This experiment aims at studying the characteristics of titrations with the strength of different acids used in these titrations. This is done by drawing the titration curves of the different titrations that are carried out in this experiment and interpreting those curves. The units of measurement for this experiment are the standard units that are used in titrations. These are molarity (moles/liter) of substances while the quantities are measured in mL (milliliter).

Theory and Principles

Conductometry is a type of electroanalytical method in analytical chemistry. While other electroanalytical methods use equilibria or electrodes, conductometry is different and employs the conductance of materials ...

Introduction

The SNAP-25 is the synaptosomal-associated protein 25 which generated different primary and secondary effects on animals and human being including death. The most important symptoms (Huang, 2004) of the SNAP-25 are: ■ Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: This affects the attention, excessive activity and difficulties in control behavior. Extreme situations may cause death. ■ RS362584 polymorphism in genes causing neuroticism in living beings, including humans. The neuroticism causes anxiety, fear, worry and frustration in individuals. In extreme cases, its causes the death.

The SNAP-25 biologically interrupts and destroys links and the structure of the ribonucleic acid of the cells.

In a laboratory analysis, the degradation of SNAP-25 will cause death if it is degraded to less than 25%. The ...

The critical importance of protein in nutrition and life of the human body was discovered by chemists in the early 19th century, they also came up with "international" name for these chemical compounds - "proteins", from the Greek protos - "first, chief". Proteins have the incomparable value in the human diet: first of all, they serve as "building blocks" for the whole body. In addition, they are responsible for the metabolic and regulatory functions in the body; serve as a basis for the creation of tissues, such as muscle fibers; perform transport functions in metabolic systems of the body, ...

The commitment of clients towards the company is probably the most precious asset that the company cannot even show in its books, yet it strives day and night for the same binder from these people they call their customers. This struggle is even more intense today than it was ever before and as per the standards of today, the client also wants to ensure that the company cares not just about the profits it makes but also about the people that it works for. This commitment of any corporation towards the society that it operates in is what we ...

Obesity is becoming a national epidemic. Over one-third of American adults, and seventeen percent of adolescents and children are currently classified as obese (Ogden et al., 2014). Studies have shown that being overweight leads to an increased rate of mortality from all causes (McTigue et al., 2006). To help combat this epidemic, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a pamphlet that can be used as a guide to make healthy eating choices and what an average meal should look like throughout the day (United States Department of Agriculture, 2015). The USDA has also released a website to ...

Abstract

The composition of the foods people consume has a significant influence on their health. Whole certain components in certain foods offer protection against the development of certain disease conditions, the consumption of other components at certain levels might predispose one to certain diseases and disease conditions. The processing industries have a role to inform the consumer of the ingredients in their food products. This is necessary for the consumer to make informed decisions about their dietary choices. This requirement is enforced by the role through regulations passed by government agencies. Even then, certain compounds that are present in processed ...

Introduction

A consumer brand is a product that best suits customer needs and wants as per their expectation. The relationship that is in existence between people, and the brand of product they like most is not different that exists when they relate to other individuals in the society. Understanding the relationship between customers and the product throughout the value chain is critical to marketers. It helps managers to strategize on how to deal with the clients in the best way possible. Marketers who know their customers and their needs are the in a position that they can retain and even ...

Basing on the laboratory values, the hemoglobin level of the Ms. A is lower than the normal value. Normally, the hemoglobin level lies between 12 to 17 grams per deciliter (Mader, 2004). The hemoglobin level of Ms. A was measured to be 8 grams per deciliter. Moreover, the hematocrit percentage, which measures the red blood cell concentration in the blood, of Ms. A is 32%, which is relatively low. For females, the hematocrit percentage should be around 36% to 46% (O’Leary, 2014). Furthermore, the erythrocyte count of Ms. A was determined to be 3.1 x 10^9 per ...

Our health is paramount throughout our lives. One key factor that affects our health is the food that we consume every day. Thus, for one to live a healthy lifestyle, he or she has to keep an eye on the diet. For an effective diet, one should be aware of the recommended values and intakes to remain fit. Many pieces of research on dietary concludes that diet has a bigger influence on one’s health than anything else. Poor dietary is likely to cause disease like stroke, cancer, diabetes and many others (Green and Emily 6). In this respect, ...

Executive Summary

The purpose of this report is to analyse the dairy industry in China and provide recommendations on the creation of a joint venture between a foreign company and a local company in China. A market overview is done to establish the current market situation. The current market situation is analysed when overviewing the market. The writer looks at the production and consumption rate in the country. A literature review is used to analyse the production and consumption of dairy products in the country. Information from website and other secondary sources especially statistics from the dairy associations in country is ...

Lipids and protein play an important role in one’s diet. Protein is used to maintain and improve the structural integrity of the body, especially the muscles, bones, and the soft and connective tissues. The current diet plan includes eggs, tuna, bananas, and almonds as the main source. For lipid, eggs contain a healthy level of fat, specifically the egg yolks. The white part of the egg contains a healthy level of protein, making it an excellent source of protein and fat. Carbohydrates plan an important role in energy regulation. The current diet plan’s main source of carbohydrate ...

The Fair Sentencing Act

On August 3, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, for the first time in the History of the U.S (Grindle, 2010). This law was a response to the then claims of racial biases of the law in convicting drug dealers. This Act established new quantity thresholds, which were meant to trigger statutory mandatory minimum and maximum penalties for offenses related to cocaine. By so doing, this law amended the Controlled Substance Act and the controlled import and export of substance. This new law saw to it that the quantities of cocaine that ...

Introduction

For those people who have the knack to improve their diets and the surrounding, a shift from eating chicken and beef to consuming crickets, caterpillars and termites is a necessity. Insects are numerous, nutritious and ecologically bearable. In the contemporary world, persons have shunned the notion of including insects as part of their balanced daily diet, giving preference to the less nutritious and environmental unbearable food choices such as beef. The international organizations have been at the forefront addressing the need for the citizens of various nations to simulate the benefit of consuming insects. Additionally, this paper will argue ...

Nutrition App Review: Lose It!

This paper is made up of three parts. The first part is an introduction of my Basic Metabolic Rate and Caloric Intake. The second part is the review of the application chosen. The app is then identified, described and these descriptions are expounded. The third and last part includes justification as to how nutrition apps such as this one helps the end user. As a 23 year old male weighing 60 kilograms at around 180 centimetres, I computed my Basic Metabolic Rate and Caloric intake by multiplying my weight in pounds (132) by 17 (calories per pound for strenuously ...

The children in the sample group were observed and interviewed on February 16, 2016. The researcher received verbal permission of the ECE practitioner in the group. Based on the interactions with the students, I observed that the total number of students in the interviewed comprised of mixed gender. There were a total of eleven students in the group. The eleven students were separated according to their gender. The majority of students (7) were girls and the remaining 4 students were boys. The interview was confidential and the procedure was conducted at the left side of the school age room. ...

The foods that provided carbohydrates in my recorded daily intake included whole grain meal, cheese, yogurt, lettuce, and grapes. Some of these foods, particularly yogurt, meat and cheese, also provided me with lipids. In the intake record, there were also foods that provided me with carbohydrates. These included beef, turkey, beans, and chicken. I can say that the recorded carbohydrate, protein, and lipid intakes were sufficiently above the recommendations of the dietary reference intake. Given the extreme limits, I will suggest that I should remove beef and all the parts of the chicken food item that have excessive fats. ...

Budweiser enjoys a cult status in the U.S, a liking and reputation it has developed over the past many decades. Till the very recent past, it was one of the top selling beer brands in the U.S along with the Bud Light. In 2015, however, Budweiser had to cede the 2nd spot to the competitor, Coors Light, with Bud Light holding the top post . It has also become worrisome for Anheuser-Busch that the total volume has declined by 0.6% in 2015 . In spite of this, the company remains the top beer seller in the U.S, with a combined market ...

Writing Hypothesis

Question 1: (a). H0: Supplementation of arginine reduce the volume of nitric oxide, a major sign of inflammatory reactions in asthma patients. H1: Supplementation of arginine does not reduce the volume of nitric oxide, a major sign of inflammatory reactions in asthma patients. (b) Sample: Diagnosed asthma patients of age between 19 years and 50 years (c) Data needed: Data on quantity grams of arginine supplementations (AS) and data on volume of nitric oxide (NO), as a sign of inflammatory reactions. Data on confounding variables such as grams of alcohol, and grams of chemical irritants such as phenol. (d) ...

The laws of physics encompass both the matter and non-matter, and their implications have been very useful to mankind. In this technological era, mankind has relied on science for both efficiency and effectiveness of tools, equipment, and gears. Various materials used for particular functions, from heavy to menial, have been enhanced, improved, and upgraded based on our understanding of their science. In this discussion, we will examine the physics behind basketball shoes. This discussion will focus heavily on the parameters that would greatly enhance the performance of basketball shoes. The history of basketball shoes was greatly influenced by the ...

Introduction and overview

It is important for everyone’s optimal health to receive the proper balance of foods each day. This balance is determined by many factors but none more important than the intake of energy and several different nutrients. The basic categories of the food required include proteins, carbohydrates, fats, dietary fiber and vitamins. The most significant determinant factor for this food intake is the amount of calorie intake. This is mainly because a number of chronic diseases and obesity are associated with increased cholesterol intake (Kliegman, 2016). Actually going through and counting and assessing my daily intake was a revelation ...

Creatine is an amino acid. It is naturally occurring i.e. it is made in the body in the kidney, liver and pancreas. Creatine is obtained from foods such as meat and fish. In the body, creatine is converted to creatine phosphate and taken to reserves in the muscle. In the case of extreme intensity, short intervals of exercising such as weight lifting and sprinting it is used as an energy source. The storage form phosphocreatine is converted to the body's energy currency, ATP and used. The fact that it has this use has meant that athletes and body builders ...