VITAMIN D (CALCITRIOL) 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
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Sunny D was extremely successful in the 1990’s. The brand has been labeled the iconic juice brand of its decade (Rowlands 2014). When Sunny D was introduced in the UK in 1998‚ it became the biggest selling soft drink in the nation‚ trailing behind Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Sunny D took a triumphant position in the soft drink industry. Their slogan in the nineties: “the great stuff kids go for” (The Guardian 2001) was emphasized in promotional campaigns that showcased TV commercials full of energetic
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What was the significance of D-Day to the outcome of World War 2? D-Day happened on 6th June 1944 after five years of war with Germany. D-Day was an invasion towards Germany by a massive military force that set out from England towards France. It was going to take over Nazi Germany and Germany’s leader Adolf Hitler because the Nazi’s had nearly taken over the whole of Europe which wouldn’t have happened if appeasement didn’t occur. The allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy and started
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HARD DRIVE IMAGE ACQUISITION One hard-drive was removed from the desktop computer that was brought to the Colorado Technical University Computer Forensic Lab. The drive was a Fujitsu MPA3035ATU model and had a storage capacity of 3.2 Gigabytes. I connected the drive to a computer running Windows 8 Professional 64bit using a Kingwin EZ-connect USI-2535 (IDE/SATA-300-ATA storage controller). This is a USB to IDE/SATA storage controller with SATA and IDE connectors. The software used to create a
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In the novel Washington Square‚ by Henry James written in 1880‚ Dr. Sloper demonstrates that he has the ability and intellect to effectively guide his family‚ making him the patriarch of his home. A patriarch is the male head of the family and can be justified by the fact that the father has the highest level of ability‚ knowledge‚ and wisdom and therefore is the best one to rule. Although Dr. Sloper is the patriarch of his family‚ being well educated and wise‚ he is only a partially effective patriarch
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Testing Oral Proficiency: Difficulties and Methods Introduction: Although testing language has traditionally taken the form of testing knowledge about language‚ the idea of testing communicative competence is becoming recognized as being of great importance in second language learning. In testing communicative competence‚ speaking and listening tasks are commonly used. Those require tasks such as the completion of an information gap and role play (Kitao & Kitao‚ 1996). As language
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Executive summary Do D’ Dips is a potential company that will introduce‚ munchkins dip into different flavors‚ soon in the market. Our company offers high priced munchkins at its unique and matchless features. We are targeting some specific segments that will help us reach out for more opportunities in the market having the food as a basic human need. We aim to be the market leader in the chocolate industry in Davao. According to our survey‚ most of the respondents have sweet taste preference but
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THE SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESS OF SQUARE COMPANY of Bangladesh: AN ANALYSIS Mohammad Jamal Uddin * Supply chain management (SCM) is the oversight of materials‚ information‚ and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. Supply chain management involves coordinating and integrating these flows both within and among companies. It is said that the ultimate goal of any effective supply chain management system is to reduce inventory and Communication
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[pic] Singapore Institute of Materials Management Diploma in Supply Chain Management Case Study: Double D Trucking Name : Jesmin Chen Shujun Batch : DSCM12/28 Subject : Distribution Management Lecturer : Mr Mystafa Sutan Date : 03 July 2011 Q1: Assess the conclusion reached by Douglas Dean regarding the nature of today ’s trucking industry and shipper demand characteristics. A1: The conclusion reached by Douglas Dean is
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The Innateness Debate & Language Acquisition Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature‚ origins‚ and usage of language. It is a philosophical topic that has a long history and has seen a great deal of interest since the beginning of the 20th century in particular. One of the lasting questions within the philosophy of language is the question of language acquisition. Is it acquired through innate ideas or through experience? There have been many notable discussions and ideas
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