The majority of digestion and nutrient absorption takes place in the small intestine; the liver, pancreas and gallbladder are located near t the stomach and contribute to the digestion process; secretion of bile from the liver and gallbladder helps with digestion and absorption of fat, while digestive enzymes and bicarbonates secreted from the pancreas helps the digestive process. Then it into the large intestine through the sphincter, additional absorption of water and some vitamins and minerals
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Dr K.V.Rao** MARGINAL COSTING Introduction: MARGINAL COST: Marginal Cost is the additional cost of producing an additional unit of product. In simple, marginal cost is the extra cost of an extra unit of production. It is the total of all variable costs. It composed of all direct costs and variable costs. The CIMA, London, defines marginal cost “as the amount at any given volume of output by which aggregate costs are changed,
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is a core component of proteins and metalloenzymes which perform essential metabolic functions. It is necessary for proper growth, development and maintenance of bone, connective tissue, brain, heart and other body organs. Copper is involved in absorption of iron, metabolism of cholesterol and glucose. Copper has a role in synthesis and release of proteins and enzymes involved in cellular energy, nerve regulation, blood clotting and oxygen transport. Copper stimulates immune system, repairing injured
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using mussel shells on the compressive strength and percentage of water absorption of the bricks. The bricks were tested at the construction materials testing center and it proved that the bricks can hold enough strength and can absorb much water. It showed that the sample 1 (3tahong:1cement) has a compressive strength of 3.75MPa which means it is considered as a non structural brick and it has a percentage of water absorption of 13.02%. Since using mussel shell as a component in making bricks will
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Reflection Paper 2: Chrysler While preparing for the Chrysler article I became interested in the idea of absorption costing and how it influenced operations management, so I spent some time reading about this issue. Chrysler was facing excess capacity (more cars than consumers) and high fixed costs including factory leases and labor. Absorption costing allows companies to calculate the cost of making a product by dividing the total costs by the total number of products made (including the cost
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Marginal costing and Absorption costing: the concept of marginal and absorption costing and its practical applications on business decisions. Cost Volume Profit Analysis: Relationship, impact on pricing, practical decision making strategies through CVP analysis Standard Costing and Variance analysis: concept and objectives of standard costing, advantages and limitations, variance analysis (Material, labour, overheads and sales variance), practical applications Budgeting and budgetary control mechanism
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supplies not as important - More concern about excess intake Bioavailability: the rate and extent to which a nutrient is absorbed and used; depends on amount in food and amount usable by body Minerals: - Inorganic - Retain chemical identity - Absorption issues: bioavailability (minerals bind to other compounds) - Toxicity issues - Classification: o Macrominerals: >5 grams; ex. Calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, sodium, chloride o Trace minerals: --(vitamin B6) NAD/NADP
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Briefly describe the overall structure of the digestive system with reference to all the major organs The function of the digestive system is “the mechanical and chemical breakdown of foods and the absorption of nutrients by cells”(1) The structure of the digestive system consists of the alimentary canal which is 9 meters in length. Its starts at the mouth and ends at the anus with the accessory organs. Alimentary Canal Mouth-Consist of the tongue, taste buds, palate , palatine tonsils and teeth
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This page takes a brief look at the Beer-Lambert Law and explains the use of the terms absorbance and molar absorptivity relating to UV-visible absorption spectrometry. AbsorbanceMeasuring the absorbance of a solutionIf you have read the page about how an absorption spectrometer works, you will know that it passes a whole series of wavelengths of light through a solution of a substance (the sample cell) and also through an identical container (the reference cell) which only has solvent
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760nm to approximately 1OE-4nm. Mark A. Arnold at the university of Iowa in Iowa City and Gary W.Small at Ohio University in Athens have been focusing on near-infrared (800nm to 1000nm) absorption spectroscopy as a solution to non-invasive glucose monitoring. Problems that have occurred revolve around the broad absorption signals of near-infrared radiation making it more difficult to identi@ a specific analyte. Arnold estimates that a working device is still five years away. A Biophotonic success is the
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