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    results obtained‚ as well as related terms‚ shall be discussed in detail in the following pages. Introduction With these in mind‚ the objectives of this experiment are to separate and calculate in percentage the alcohol content of the commercial alcoholic beverage‚ Mateus Rose wine‚ by distillation process‚ and to compare the efficiency of simple and fractional distillation techniques. Experimental {draw:frame} {draw:frame} Results and Discussion Fractional distillation of the sample

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    In the Transplant Department‚ the electronic medical record system (EMR) is used to house information obtained about each patient‚ in one central location. Much of the data stored in the EMR includes medication records‚ patient assessments‚ clinician notes‚ and service requests. From this‚ data reports are generated monthly in search of potential gaps in care related to topics such as immunosuppressant medication compliance‚ patient responses to the transplant preparative regimen and emotional assessment

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    of the liver‚ gallbladder‚ biliary tree‚ and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. It is a subspecialty of gastroenterology. Diseases and complications related to viral hepatitis and alcohol are the main reason for seeking specialist advice. More than two billion people have been infected with hepatitis B virus at some point in their life‚ and approximately 350 million have become persistent carriers. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C along with cirrhosis is the cause of 80% of liver cancer

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    which normal liver cells are damaged and are then replaced by scar tissue. Cirrhosis changes the structure of the liver and the blood vessels that nourish it. The disease reduces the liver’s ability to manufacture proteins and process hormones‚ nutrients‚ medications‚ and poisons. Cirrhosis gets worse over time and can become potentially life threatening. This disease can cause: excessive bleeding (hemorrhage)‚ impotence‚ liver cancer‚ coma due to accumulated ammonia and body wastes (liver failure)

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    person to their heart in pain‚ and to hold the responsibility for taking their own father to these procedures for his treatment. Cancer nowadays is the most diagnosed disease all around the world. I experienced cancer when my father was diagnosed with Liver Cancer in 2013. It was easy for my family and I to provide him with support to alleviate the emotional pain‚ however‚ we weren’t always able to alleviate the physical pain he went through. Fortunately‚ the medication and treatments were able to help

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    “Each day‚ an average of 79 people receive organ transplants. However‚ an average of 21 people die each day waiting for transplants that can’t take place because of the shortage of donated organs” (The Need Is Real). There are many different views of the pros and cons that make up transplants of all kinds‚ from organ to bone transplants‚ and whether or not they should be allowed to be continued. There are a few cons to the different types of transplants. One of these negatives is that the donor usually

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    Alcoholics Anonymous came to be in Akron Ohio in 1935 It was formed by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob out of a desperation to stay sober and not quite knowing how to do so. Bill W. had the idea that maybe one drunk trying to help another stay sober might be the key. Originally Bill W. tried to get sober by attending a religious group‚ the Oxford Group‚ and his evolved into AA as we know it today. Bill W. had managed to put together six months of sobriety when he was out of town and was in a situation

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    hidden spot explaining with all my heart why they needed to take me in. I finally convinced them to take me after years of asking with that letter that made them cry. Before they took me in I was a victim of abuse from a drug addict as well as an alcoholic father. I was a victim of neglect from my mother

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    An organ transplant is the moving of a whole or partial organ from one body to another for the purpose of replacing the recipient’s failing or damaged organ. Organ donors can be living or deceased. The sources of organ transplants can be from individuals over the age of 18 who indicate their desire to be an organ donor by signing a donor card or telling their family members. Relatives can also donate a deceased family member’s organs and tissues even if the family member is under the age of 18

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    I recently attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in a comfortable house in Santa Monica‚ California. The room was occupied by approximately 70 attendees‚ and even more sitting on the outside porch. The focus of this particular day’s meeting was step six of the 12-step program. The sixth step is stated as follows: “We’re entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character” (Wilson‚ 1939‚ p. 76). Following the definition and interpretation of the sixth step‚ the main speaker of the

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