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The lung, situated in the thorax and main physiological functions are: controlling respiration, dominating Qi dispersing and descending, supporting skin and hair, communicates with the throat and opens into the nose. Its meridian connects with the large intestine. Controlling respiration respiration means that the lung is a respiratory organ through which the clean Qi (the air) from the exterior and the Qi from the interior can be mingled.

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This group constitutes the majority of dietary antioxidants (and also of secondary plant metabolites). Plants typically produce polyphenols as a defence against herbivores and various stresses in general. It is estimated that in Westernized countries, polyphenol intake is approx. 0.4-1g/d and capita (reviewed by Bouayed and Bohn, 2010), with higher intake for persons following a vegetarian diet. Food sources that are especially rich in polyphenols include, among others, potato, plums, leafy vegetables, whole grain products, and coffee (Souci et al., 2000). ...

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Receptors for the key female reproductive hormones, estrogens, are found throughout the entire brain including prefrontal cortex, hypothalamus, neocortex, hippocampus, amygdala, striatum, and brain stem. The neurotransmitter systems involved in depression (serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, cetylcholine, GABA, glutamate) are regulated by the action of estrogen. Research suggests that women may have increased susceptibility to depression and mood disorders during two key lifecycle transitions: pregnancy and the postpartum period, and perimenopause.

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Though some pension funds – mostly larger, more sophisticated investors - are able to invest at the riskier end of the spectrum (i.e. in start-up, venture capital type projects focusing on clean tech and other innovations), this will only ever constitute a small percentage of their portfolios. The broad mass of pension funds will be more interested in lower risk investments (i.e. in deployable renewables etc.

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This report explores key trends and challenges to the right of all individuals to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds through the Internet. The Special Rapporteur underscores the unique and transformative nature of the Internet not only to enable individuals to exercise their right to freedom of opinion and expression, but also a range of other human rights, and to promote the progress of society as a whole.

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Advance to Frame 21, and this time press the normal Paste Pose button (not Paste Flipped Pose). The effect is similar to when you used Shift-D to duplicate and reposition the keys in the Action Editor in the “Wave” action. In the Action Editor or the Timeline, scrub the frame slider back and forth between Frames 1 and 21 to see the character walk. From the first contact pose to the opposite contact pose and back to the first again takes 21 frames in this case. Everything else in the walkcycle is just filling in keys between those frames. Recoil Pose You made a rough cut...

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We discussed differential reporting in Chapter 1. Essentially, if an organization has no pub- lic accountability and all owners consent, including those not otherwise entitled to vote, simpler accounting rules may be adopted in certain areas. Remember that the entities that are eligible for this GAAP treatment are private com- panies—those with no shares or debt traded on public markets. Usually, this is the smaller business sector, but not always. There are some large private companies in Canada.

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Developing a common vision and a comprehensive approach to addressing children’s social, emotional and behavioral health needs is an integral part of child and adolescent health and health care. Policymakers can promote policies that call for a comprehensive state plan, interagency strategies and coordinated investments to support early social and emotional development. By integrating social and emotional development into existing programs and services, policymakers support efforts to comprehensively address the mental health needs of children and their families.

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A growing body of international data shows strong contextual effects for material factors, for example people at the same level of income will have lower mortality if they are in more, rather than less, equal states (Wilkinson and Pickett 2007a). One explanation for this and for the strong social gradient in health is that relative deprivation is a catalyst for a range of negative emotional and cognitive responses to inequity.

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Against the backdrop of the close connection between the implementation of monetary policy and the processing of payments through the central bank, the Bundesbank pays particular attention to the encouragement of large-value payments. These payments are processed through RTGSplus , which at the same time provides a connection to the TARGET system.

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Several filers cited subjects for providing misleading information about real estate securities or securitized commercial mortgages. One filer cited a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for failing to disclose investment risks in certain CDOs, CMOs and trust preferred securities. The CEO had managed the investment portfolio, supposedly with a “very high” rate of return, and received large bonus payments. Later, the filer determined the CEO had misled bank management about the risks.

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Non-visible prostate cancer on TRUS has been increased because of the advances in PSA screening. (Ohori, et al.2003) However, there are still occurrences of hypoechoic lesions suspicious for cancer. To obtain an appropriate tissue sample from suspicious lesions, it is better to make the needle tip facing the rectum (Figure 1, 2). Otherwise, the needle tip slips away from the prostate so that it may result in inappropriate samples and missing lesions. This is particularly true when the biplane ultrasound probe is used which is close to parallel to the rectum.

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During stress (coughing or straining) the intraurethral pressure rises in normal patients. The rise in pressure within the urethra precedes the rise in pressure in the bladder by 160-240 milliseconds (Enhorning 1961, Constantinou and Govan 1982, van der Kooi et al. 1984, Pieber et al. 1998). This means, that the increased pressure within the urethra during stress must be due to an active muscle contraction and cannot be a passive transmission of the abdominal pressure.

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Until recently, the planet was a large world in which human activities and their effects were neatly compartmentalized within nations, within sectors (energy, agriculture, trade), and within broad areas of concern (environment, economics, social). These compartments have begun to dissolve. This applies in particular to the various global 'crises' that have seized public concern, particularly over the past decade. These are not separate crises: an environmental crisis, a development crisis, an energy crisis. They are all one....

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At the outset it should be stressed that the published data available for GHGE for food and drinks is very limited and the values are only approximate. Values can vary between different sources of data, with inconsistencies partly explained by differences in the assumptions made in the calculations and methodologies used to estimate GHGEs. While this makes it difficult to combine datasets, the general hierarchy of GHGEs from different food groups is reasonably consistent.

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From this mechanical standardization of consumable goods it follows, on the one hand, that the demand for goods settles upon certain defined lines of production which handle certain materials of definite grade, in certain, somewhat invariable forms and proportions; which leads to well−defined methods and measurements in the processes of production, shortening the average period of "ripening" that intervenes between the first raw stage of the product and its finished shape, and reducing the aggregate stock of goods necessary to be carried for the supply of current wants, whether ...

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One development has been the amendments and proposed amendments to several Federal standards that serve as the basis for crashworthiness testing. As mentioned previously, the frontal crash program is based on FMVSS No. 208 “Occupant Crash Protection.” Amendments to this standard will soon require vehicles to comply at the same speed as NCAP, use more advanced injury criteria, and different sized dummies. These amendments will be phased in between September 1, 2007 and September 1, 2011.

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Clear objectives will help you match the right conservator to your project and help the conservator provide the information and services you need. A brief but thorough education in the issues, language, and methods of outdoor sculpture conservation is also essential. Learn about the materials, fabrication methods, and deteriora- tion mechanisms of various types of outdoor sculpture as well as the ethical and aesthetic issues involved. (A good resource is Guide to the Maintenance of Outdoor Sculpture.

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Studies in the past quarter of century have established a role for lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of immune-mediated glomerular diseases. CD4- expressing T helper cells are a subgroup of T lymphocytes that provide help for immunoglobulin production and direct cellular immune mechanisms through activation of effector cells, such as macrophages. The role of T helper cells is variable depending on the nature of disease, and differential activation of T helper cell subsets has been proposed as one of the plausible explanations for the diversity of injury in glomerular diseases....

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A strengths-based approach to the Health and Physical Education curriculum will acknowledge that most students come to the learning area feeling positive about their health. ‗The majority of young people rate their health as ―good‖, ―very good‖ or ―excellent‖‘ (AIHW 2011). This is not dismissing the fact that some groups of young people are experiencing poor health. Rather, it recognises that all young people have particular strengths and developing positive attitudes and a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills can improve their health and wellbeing. ...

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