Maple sap, as it comes from the tree is a clear, slightly sweet liquid. The sugar content rages from one to four percent. A device called a hydrometer can be floated in the sap to determine the exact sugar content. Sweeter sap is favored because less water will have to be evaporated to make maple syrup.t takes about forty gallons of this slightly sweet sap, boiled down, to make one gallon of pure maple syrup. The sugarmaker concentrates his attention to the front of the evaporator where the boiling sap is turning a golden color as it approaches being maple syrup.
Overview: Otosclerosis is a common condition affecting the bone of the otic capsule in 7.3% of Caucasian males and 10.3% of Caucasian females. The condition is rare in non-Caucasians, except East Indians, in whom the incidence is approximately the same as persons of northern or central European origin.
Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are two of its most common types. Osteoarthritis affects an estimated 1.6 million Australians, and over 428,000 people are estimated to have rheumatoid arthritis. â¢ The prevalence of osteoarthritis has fluctuated around 7.5% to 7.6% since 2001. snapshot of arthritis in Australia 2010 3 Rheumatoid arthritis is estimated to affect over 428,000 Australians, a prevalence rate of 2.1%. Almost 63% of these are females. While the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis continues to rise with age among males, it peaks in females in ages 65â74 years (Table 1).