a) A brief introduction on the chosen topic (more like

fun facts).

1. Claim: Our metabolic rates can't change.

The truth: While it's true that genetics help determine our metabolic rates, we can boost
metabolism by increasing lean muscle mass. Muscle is metabolically active, which
means that people with lean, muscular bodies need more energy to function than people
with a higher percentage of body fat.
2. Our muscle mass decreases as we age, and this contributes to a slower metabolic rate.
But you can counteract this process by picking up the weights to help lessen this
decline.

1. Claim: Eating late at night slows metabolism.

The truth:There is little evidence to support the fact that eating after 8 p.m. causes weight gain.
However, you may be more likely to snack mindlessly in the evenings while watching television.

2.Eat regular meals and snacks throughout the day to prevent extreme swings in hunger and
fullness. If you're eating later in the evening, do so mindfully and put away the snacks when
you're satisfied.

https://www.eatright.org/health/weight-loss/tips-for-weight-loss/metabolism-myths-and-facts
b)TWO applications of the chosen topic in
manufacturing industries (food, textile etc.)

1)
2) Artificial Dialyzer

The kidneys excrete unnecessary metabolic products, generated by

cell activity, from the blood as urine. In the absence of a functioning
kidney, artificial dialysis is used to condition the electrolyte
concentration and the circulating blood volume, and excrete uremic
toxin (Fig. 7.8). Artificial dialysis is performed by a dialyzer, which
bundles approximately 10,000 hollow fibers of approximately
0.2 mm in diameter [20]. The blood flows inside the hollow fiber,
and the dialysate conditioned to the blood component flows outside
it. For the dialysis membrane, regenerated cellulose, polymethyl
methacrylate (PMMA), polysulfone (PS), or the like, are used.
Vascular access by arteriovenous fistula is created to ensure
sufficient amount of blood removal. Generally, 4 h of hemodialysis
 (HD) is required three times per week. In hemofiltration (HF), blood
is filtered in large quantities and the same amount of replacement
fluid is replenished [20]. Hemodiafiltration (HDF) performs HD and
HF at the same time. In continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
(CAPD), the dialysate is repeatedly stored in the peritoneal cavity
and exchanged at regular intervals [21]. Although physical freedom
is high, careful attention to infectious disease control is necessary
in CAPD. Owing to the restriction of dialysis therapy, a complete
implantable artificial kidney is desired; however, it has not yet been
realized. Blood purification has also been applied to diseases other
than renal failure, and has come to be called apheresis therapy. It
includes therapeutic plasma exchange, which separates and
discards plasma by ultrafiltration with fresh-frozen plasma (FPP)
and extracorporeal adsorption therapy [22].

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/metabolic-product
 c) TWO biological functions of the chosen topic either
in a cell/organisms (For example; teeth and
bones are made from protein and describe
the function).

NEFAs are oxidized in hepatic mitochondria through fatty acid β oxidation and generate ketone
bodies (ketogenesis). Liver-generated glucose and ketone bodies provide
essential metabolic fuels for extrahepatic tissues during starvation and
exercise. Liver energy metabolism is tightly controlled.