com/archive.php Research article VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN THE WELL FED CLASS OF PAKISTAN: THE POSSIBLE CAUSES AND TRENDS Yusra H. Siddiqui *‚ Rashid Minhas‚ Adnan Yaqoob‚ Samina Shakeel Department of Biochemistry‚ Quaid-e-Azam University‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan This population-based survey was conducted to determine frequency of vitamin D deficiency in the twin cities of Pakistan. 1000 patients were evaluated for tests of circulating 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OHD) levels using electrochemiluminescence
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Journal 2011‚ 10:46 http://www.nutritionj.com/content/10/1/46 RESEARCH Open Access Misleading measures in Vitamin D analysis: A novel LC-MS/MS assay to account for epimers and isobars Iltaf Shah1‚ Ricky James1‚ James Barker2‚ Andrea Petroczi1 and Declan P Naughton1* Abstract Background: Recently‚ the accuracies of many commercially available immunoassays for Vitamin D have been questioned. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC- MS/MS) has been shown to facilitate accurate
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Vitamins and Minerals General Concepts: * Divided into two major groups: fat soluble and water soluble * fat soluble: A‚ D‚ E‚ K * requirements vary with species‚ size‚ growth rate‚ environment (temperature‚ presence of toxins‚ etc.) and metabolic function (growth‚ stress response‚ disease resistance) * many species can utilize intestinal bacteria synthesis for meeting vitamin requirements Vitamin
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Raymond Carver’s Change in Style Raymond Carver is probably best known for his minimalist style. A lot of his stories followed this style of writing. He was dedicated to his short stories and was even quoted as saying he was “hooked on writing short stories” (Carver‚ Maturity: Cathedral 2). One of the reasons he wrote short stories and used his minimalist style was because of his life. He had other jobs so he worked a lot of the time and wrote in his spare time which made writing short stories
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The “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver is a story about the narrator‚ his wife and his wife’s friend Robert‚ who is a blind man that she used to work for as a reader about ten years ago. They were able to keep in touch by mailing tapes to each other. Robert’ wife just died so he was coming for dinner and was going to spend the night at their house after visiting some relatives. The narrator‚ who lack social skills‚ was not so thrilled about entertaining a blind man and was a little jealous about his
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role in the overall picture. A writer may also have a brief amount of description‚ as dialogue between characters is intended to take up the entire picture. This lack of specific descriptions or narration does not always take away from the theme. Raymond Carver’s original‚ “Beginners”‚ is rather descriptive‚ as the narrator paints a clear image of the setting. Yet‚ Gordon Lish’s edited version‚ “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” (WWTA)‚ gets rid of the description‚ and writes a dialogue-filled
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Vitamin c in fruit juice using dcpip titration Preparing the standard ascorbic acid solution 1. Weigh out accurately about 0.2 g ascorbic acid and make up to 1 L with distilled water. 2. Calculate the concentration of the ascorbic acid solution: C = n/V = m/M/V. Sample calculation: mass of ascorbic acid = 0.205 g C (ascorbic acid) = 0.205/176.12/1.00 = 0.00116 M Preparing the DCPIP solution Weigh out accurately approximately 0.24 g DCPIP (Mr = 268.1g/mol) and make up to 1 L with
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Lyzeth Peralta “The Cathedral” “Where ignorance is our master‚ there is no possibility of real peace”‚ (Dalai Lama XIV). This quote relates to the narrator in Raymond Carver’s short story‚ “The Cathedral”. In this story Bub’s ignorance is shown in various parts throughout the story. Towards the end of the story‚ Bub has an epiphany. This makes him realize how ignorant he’s been towards his wife as well as Robert‚ her childhood sweetheart and present day best friend. He enters from a world of insecurities
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A PROJECT ON RAYMOND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT BY: Mr.MANOJ DIWAKARAN M.COM (FIRST YEAR) ` TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 1. Definition of Strategic Management 2. Raymond Company history 3. Industry structure 4. Environment 5. Products 6. Price 7. Distribution Network 8. Promotion 9. SWOT analysis 10. Suggestions Appendix Executive Summary The purpose and scope of the project is to study‚ analyze and understand the business and marketing practices of Raymond’s . In order to achieve
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Raymond Carver’s "Neighbors" In Raymond Carver’s "Neighbors" the speaker’s attention seems to be more directed on the Bill and Arlene Miller. The Millers are a married couple who were once a happy couple but as the years went along they felt grew apart. It seems as though they are too busy comparing their lives to the Harriet and Jim Stone‚ which are their neighbors‚ that they don’t have time to fix their marriage. The Stones do what married people should do and that’s "go out for dinner‚ or entertaining
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