INTRODUCTION: Bioactive vitamin D or calcitriol is a steroid hormone that has long been known for its important role in regulating body levels of calcium and phosphorus‚ and in mineralization of bone. More recently‚ it has become clear that receptors for vitamin D are present in a wide variety of cells‚ and that this hormone has biologic effects which extend far beyond control of mineral metabolism. Vitamin D is thus not a true vitamin‚ as it
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“How successful has the regeneration of urban areas been‚ given the variety of ways it has been undertaken?” Regeneration is the improvement of an area to bring about a lasting economic‚ social and environmental change. It is necessary to bring life back into an urban area and to encourage it to thrive and can be carried out in various different ways such as sports led‚ finance led and retail led regeneration. In most cases‚ urban regeneration occurs in order to combat the effects of decline within
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1. pituitary gland (hypophysis): produces 8 major hormones a. two lobes 1. anterior lobe (adenohypophysis): glandular tissue 2. posterior lobe (neurohypophysis): nervous tissue and is a direct extension of the hypothalamus b. connected to hypothalamus via the infundibulum 2. pituitary-hypothalamus relationships a. vascular connection between the anterior lobe and the hypothalamus b. the hypo. makes releasing/inhibitory hormones (RH/IH) that enter BV to anterior lobe and controls
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1 Why has apple been so successful? What do you attribute it to? Solution: Generally speaking‚ the reason why apple is successful is that there are there key points around great product and service‚ which are design thinking‚ clear development strategy and execution. What’s more‚ every point also contains many. Design thinking is the first‚ it is the bridge connecting designer and customer because of emotion can be transferred. In this aspect‚ Apple is the pioneer of personal computer for individual
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memorable times of my life. Theres not a day that goes by with out you in my mind‚ Theres not a day that goes by with out me missing you by my side‚ Theres not a day that goes by with out me knowing how lucky i am‚ theres not a day that goes with out a smile on my face...Without you i wouldnt feel hole...without you i wouldnt feel love...without you my life would be incomplete...Jason your the only one for me and i love you more today than yesterday but more tomorrow than today...My love will
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Has Capital Punishment Ever Been Effective? Introduction Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines capital punishment‚ otherwise known as the death penalty‚ as the practice of killing people as punishment for serious crimes. Capital punishment dates back to the early eighteenth century B.C. in Hammurabi’s Code (“History of Death Penalty Laws”). The death penalty can also be found in the Hittite Code in the fourteenth century B.C. ‚ the Draconian Code of Athens in the seventh century B.C.‚ and the Roman
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nutrition have changed from 20th to the 21st century. From 1900’s to 2000’s sports has changed drastically over the past two decades. Whether it’s basketball or football or woman or men all sports have changed over the amount of years. Comparing from then to now technology has increased majorly whether it’s Medicine and other foods and drinks all these items and equipment has upgrades to become faster and more reliable. Today’s century Sports in the 21 century(2000’s) are more efficient
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How efficient has Starbucks management been in utilizing its assets to generate sales? The efficiency which Starbucks© utilizes its assets to generate sales is a very important measurement of their performance. Asset management efficiency ratios are commonly used to assess the ability of a company to use its assets efficiently and to generate sales. These assets include fixed assets like plants and equipment as well as inventory‚ accounts receivable as well as any other current assets.
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What is animal abuse? August 2‚ 2010 Comp I Mr. Smith Animal abuse has become a very alarming problem across the country in today’s society. Every day‚ animals are being neglected and abused and it is rapidly growing in our country. Just knowing the signs of animal abuse and neglect can help make a difference to the animals. Animal abuse or cruelty is the harm‚ suffering or infliction on an animal for purposes other than self defense. “Animal cruelty can be to deliberately abuse or
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“Get your hormones in check!” Have you ever heard this or something like these? People say this when people are not acting “normal”. You can’t control your hormones no matter what people think. A hormone‚ according to Randy J. Nelson(2017)‚ is a “chemical messengers released from endocrine glands that travel through the blood system to influence the nervous system to regulate behaviors such as aggression‚ mating‚ and parenting of individuals.” In Romeo and Juliet many of the characters were overly
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