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How has European material culture since the sixteenth century, been affected by China?

China provided Europe with tea, porcelain, and the design inspiration that gave rise to the cult of Chinoiserie. These Chinese exports had an enormous impact in shaping British culture, and European elite ma...
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How do I resolve forces on a slope?

For any question which asks you to consider multiple forces acting on a body, the first thing you should do is draw a clear diagram, with all forces (and in this case angles) labelled.Once this has been done...
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How is insulin secretion controlled?

Beta cells in the pancreas contain potassium and calcium ion channels - potassium ion channels are normally open and calcium channels closed. When glucose concentrations outside of the cell are high the gluc...
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What is an enzyme?

Enzymes are proteins that catalyse the conversion of substrates into products. Similar to other catalysts, enzymes are chemically unchanged during the reaction and they do not change the position of any equi...
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What is the difference between the rough endoplasmic reticulum and the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

The rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) has ribosomes bound to its surface, and it has a flattened-sac appearance. The RER is involved in packaging proteins to send to the Golgi apparatus. The smooth endoplasm...
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