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Score: 4.7/5 (25 votes) HDL is mainly secreted by the liver and small intestines. The liver, which secretes ~70–80% of the total HDL in plasma, is the main source of HDL in the circulation. Apolipoprotein (apo)AI is the major structural protein and constitutes the framework of HDL to bear phospholip...
Score: 5/5 (52 votes) St. Elmo's fire is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a rod-like object such as a mast, spire, chimney, or animal horn in an atmospheric electric field. It has also been observed on the leading edges of airplanes, as in the ...
Score: 4.4/5 (17 votes) Pole of Inaccessibility, point on the Antarctic continent that is farthest, in all directions, from the surrounding seas, lying on the Polar Plateau in a vast territory claimed by Australia.Where is the oceanic pole of inaccessibility?The oceanic pole of inaccessibility ( 48°...
Score: 4.1/5 (25 votes) The Mongols are an ethnic group that originated in what is now Mongolia, Russia, and China. Mongolian originated ethnic groups are Hazaras in Afghanistan and minorities in Europe.Where are Mongols originally from?Originating in Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its ...
Score: 4.9/5 (69 votes) Atticus is defending a black man named Tom Robinson. Some people in Maycomb are saying that Atticus should not be defending Robinson. Atticus tells Scout that if he did not defend the man, then he essentially would be disregarding his profession as a lawyer, as well as his ow...
Score: 4.2/5 (47 votes) St Maarten Was Hit Hard by Hurricane Irma It tore into several islands in the Caribbean with 185 mile per hour winds, ripping roofs off buildings, flattening homes and filling streets with trees and debris. ... I still can't believe what has happened to this beautiful Ca...
Score: 5/5 (38 votes) The Praxis®️ exam for Speech-Language Pathology costs $120. Scoring: The score is reported on a 100-200 point scale, increasing in one point increments. The required score for ASHA is 162.Is the Praxis exam for SLP hard?It's hard to answer 132 questions in 150 minutes when...
Score: 4.6/5 (35 votes) Fingal retains 3 Blue Flags having lost the Blue Flag for Skerries. Skerries was classified as Good.What beaches in Ireland have the Blue Flag?Blue Flag beaches and marinas by countyClare. Ballycuggeran. Cappagh Pier. ... Cork. Redbarn Beach. Barley Cove. ... Donegal. Downing...
Score: 5/5 (62 votes) -lemma [Greek lemma rind, husk] Covering, sheath, membrane, envelope (axolemma). -lepis [Greek lepis flake, scale] In taxonomic names: Denotes flake(s) or scale(s) (Quercus chrysolepis).What does the suffix lemma mean?(lĕm′ə) The lower of the two bracts that enclose each floret...
Score: 4.9/5 (2 votes) Definition: A pericentric inversion occurs when a portion of one chromosome , or a packet of genetic information, is flipped so that the order of genetic information changes. Each chromosome has a portion near the middle called a centromere . Pericentric inversions include a c...
