Introduction Chronic kidney disease is defined as presence of kidney damage or decreased kidney function for three or more months‚ irrespective of the cause[1]. Persistent damage or decrease in kidney function for at least three months‚ is necessary to differentiate between acute and chronic renal disease. There are different stages of CKD and different diagnostic methods by which it can be diagnosed. Stages of CKD: Stage1 − GFR >90 mL/min per 1.73 m2 Stage 2 − GFR 60 to 89 mL/min per 1.73
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Imbalance is a concept that suggests a lack of stability‚ and in relation to supply chain it is one type of instability that if occurs would have substantial costs on organizations. It is a mismatch that happens along the same corridor causing large numbers of empty containers to be shipped back to the source. That means “large surplus of containers at one side and a deficit of containers on another.”1 Studies show that “the situation is the worst in the corridor between Asia and USA‚ there is almost
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One of the most famous Stone Age sculptures that still remain today and used as a desktop background and one of the 7 wonders of the worlds Introduction: The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements with a sharp edge‚ a point‚ or a percussion surface. The period lasted roughly 3.4 million years‚ and ended between 4500 BC and 2000 BC with the advent of metalworking.[1] Stone Age artifacts include tools used by humans and by their predecessor species
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Background J.H. Stone & Sons‚ a cardboard container and paper products manufacturer was founded by Joseph Stone in 1926 and after World War II reincorporated as Stone Container Corporation. Early on in its conception Stone was able to grow significantly by way of acquisition. The company had a policy of paying for its acquisitions either entirely in cash or borrowing funds with early repayment. Continuing to grow‚ the company became publicly-owned when it issued its first 250‚000 shares of stock
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The Sword in the Stone Author: Richard Reitherman Setting: This animated feature is set in England during the medieval times. Characters: Merlin (The Powerful Wizard) Arthur (Wart) Sir Ector Archimedes the Owl Little Girl Squirrel Kay Castle Scullery Maid Fat Granny Squirrel Madam Mim Sir Pelinore Summary: After the English king dies leaving no heir‚ in the churchyard of a cathedral in London‚ a sword appears imbedded in a stone inscribed‚ "Who so
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The Trial of the Stone The boy Ah Niew was an orphan whose mother died when he was two years old. His grandmother brought him up by selling cakes cooked in oil. He carried the cakes in the basket lined with oily paper and peddled these in the streets. One day‚ Ah Niew was especially lucky. He had sold the three hundred cakes very fast. He was about to go home home when he saw an old woman crossing the street with a basketful of fruits. In her haste‚ she stumbled and her fruits rolled in the streets
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Statistical Analysis of Colored Stones by using Random Sampling Naomi Malary Lab Report 1 Ecology Lab 312 L-1 October 12‚ 2009 Introduction Random Sampling‚ a method often used by ecologist involves an unpredictable component. In this method‚ all members of the population have an equal chance of being selected as part of the sample. The results involving random sampling can be categorized as descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (Montague 2009).Descriptive statistics
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There are many similarities and differences between the way the people of the Old Stone Age and the people of the New Stone Age obtained their food. Question #5 There are many similarities and differences between the way the people of the Old Stone Age and the people of the New Stone Age obtained their food. In the Old Stone Age‚ people hunted for their food‚ while the people of the New Stone Age also had farming to obtain their food. Gathering was a source of food for people
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Sly and the Family Stone | Sly and the Family Stone in 1969. Clockwise from top: Larry Graham‚ Freddie Stone‚ Gregg Errico‚ Sly Stone‚ Rose Stone‚ Cynthia Robinson‚ and Jerry Martini. A similar photograph was used as the cover of Rolling Stone #54 (March 19‚ 1970). | Background information | Origin | San Francisco‚ California‚ United States | Genres | Funk‚ soul‚ rock‚ psychedelic soul | Years active | 1966–1975‚ 1976–1983‚ 2010-present | Labels | Epic‚ Warner Bros. | Associated acts
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The Rosetta Stone In 1799‚ Napoleon Bonaparte and his army invaded Egypt‚ Napoleon ’s army was helping to repair a fort near the Egyptian town of Rosetta. In the process of dismantling the wall‚ a member of the expedition discovered a slab of stone with inscriptions from 196 B.C.E.‚ of three languages; hieroglyphics which was the script used for important or religious documents‚ demotic a commonly used style of Egyptian writing‚ and Greek which was the language of the rulers of Egypt at that time
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