Statin drugs are some of the most effective drugs in the battle against high cholesterol. They are the most efficacious in lowering LDL cholesterol. Furthermore‚ recent studies have shown that statins are capable of preventing heart attacks and reducing the risk of strokes. However‚ statins are only recently gaining public attention though they have been available for many years. Various cholesterol-lowering agents had been discovered during the 1950s and 1960s. However‚ the majority had unwanted
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resolving infection‚ or indeed residual scar tissue from a chest infection in the past. As a precaution‚ though‚ I have organised three sputum samples‚ where will test for atypical microbes. I will organise some baseline blood tests‚ looking for some Aspergillus sensitivity and also any immunodeficiency. I will then see Robert in three or four weeks’ time to hopefully assess for resolution of the previous sinus and lung changes‚ and some lubg funtion
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Chapter 6 Study Guide: Commonalities and Variations: Americas and Africa - Less well-known civilization that thrived are the “Maya” and “Tiwanaku” from Mesoamerica‚ and “Meroë‚” “Axum‚” and “Niger River Valley‚” from Africa. - This Chapter explores their history “Continental Comparisons” - The 3 supercontinent where the Agricultural Revolution first took place were Eurasia‚ Africa‚ and the Americas - 80% of the world population was in Eurasia; 11% was in Africa; 5-7% was in the Americas
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Whereas‚ the problem of KDML105 variety‚ the improvement of the local variety that has good quality and is not sensitive to light is the important target of Rice Improvement Project (Vanavichit et al‚ 2003). This improvement has led to the breeding of a new aromatic rice variety that can grow in irrigated areas with sufficient water for rice growing through the year. There was successful in 1997‚ when the Department of Agriculture certified three other cultivars of aromatic rice‚ namely‚ KlongLuang
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Nigeria‚ a country in West Africa‚ was one of the leading producers of palm oil‚ cocoa‚ and groundnuts‚ that had the potential of becoming a powerful nation. However‚ in 1885‚ European powers‚ such as Portugal‚ France‚ Britain‚ Germany‚ Spain‚ Italy‚ and Belgium‚ gathered all together at the Berlin Conference‚ deciding on which African colony they were each going to take over. This was the beginning of New Imperialism. During the Scramble for Africa‚ many African regions were colonized by European
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number of populations which could be representative of the total population as much as possible. However‚ it is less expensive and the result from it can easily be calculated. 3.3 Population of the study The population of this study covers staff of Niger State House of Assembly Minna Library and National Information Resource Center Minna. A total of 50 staffs were chosen from the two libraries with a ratio 2:3 as respondents for this study. The simple random sampling technique was used to select respondents
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ANIMALIA VERTEBRATA MAMMALIA CARNIVORA CANIDAE CANIS LUPUS AND ANIMALIA VERTEBRATA MAMMALIA CARNIVORA CANIDAE CANIS NIGER Introduction: Any person who has been able to catch a glimpse of any type of wolf is indeed a lucky man. The wolf is one of the earth’s most cowardly and fearful animals‚ and it is so sly and‚ pardon the expression‚ foxy‚ that it is almost a waste of time to try and catch him in any kind of trap. Although he can be cowardly and fearful‚ he can also be one the most vicious
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considerably increased tensions between the Muslims in the north of Nigeria and the Christians in the south. From the start of the European penetration‚ the missionaries who set out to convert the heathens of Africa were mostly concerned with the Niger Delta. Due to the limited
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upstream company. The upstream oil industry is the single most important sector in the country ’s economy‚ providing over 90% of its total exports. Oil is produced from five of Nigeria’s seven sedimentary basins: the Niger Delta‚ Anambra‚ Benue Trough‚ Chad‚ and Benin. The Niger Delta‚ the Onshore and Shallow Offshore basins can be considered fairly well to well explored. Ventures here are low risk and the basins contain about 80% of producing wells drilled in Nigeria. During the later 1990s exploration
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The word nigga comes from the Latin word niger which simply means black. The word niger was then changed to negro and integrated into two other languages‚ Spanish which kept the pure meaning of the word as “black”‚ and English which perverted the meaning into “black person”. However‚ by about the 1800s most white Americans had adopted the word as a derogatory racial slur to describe black African American slaves and yet again changed it into a new form of the word. They transformed the word negro
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