... In the 1960s, scientists at General Electric (GE) discovered that under the right manufacturing conditions, some ceramics, especially aluminium oxide  (alumina), could be made translucent. These translucent materials were transparent enough to be used for containing the electrical  plasma  generated in high-pressure sodium  street lamps. During the past two decades, additional types of ... optics, microchips, and magnetic head. In the marriage of the computer and communications technologies, ceramics play a major role. The chemical inertness of ceramics is finding many uses in the me...

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... derangement of glucose metabolism alone, but also involves metabolism of proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and complex derivatives of these major groups" (p. 1). Treatment and control of diabetes ... in the treatment of diabetes (Kozak, 1982). According to Armstrong and Wakat (1985), "the exciting feature of exercise for the diabetic is that it can improve glucose control as well as cardiovascular and respiratory function" (p. 8). Insulin sensitivity is increased during bouts of ... the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (1991), Without insulin, the body cannot metabolize glucose, a...

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... towards the glucose stimulus decreases, contributing to the hyperglycemia. Some of the effects on the body of glucose toxicity include (Center for Disease Control on-line, 2002): • Cause impaired cell function/damage/starvation • >115 mg/dl is threshold for pancreas • >180 mg/dl is threshold for nerve cells • Eventually leads to hypoinsulinemia and other complications • Markers of elevated plasma insulin levels • Increase in serum ... that may result from hyperinsulinemia include stimulation of fat storage, increase in appetite, increase in sodium reabsorption in the kidneys...

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