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In regards to kidney function, describe the processes involved in an individual who is well hydrated.

The water potential of blood rises. This is detected by osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus in the brain. This detection stimulates less ADH to be released. ADH is Antidiuretic H...

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Estimate the radius of the moon based on a solar eclipse given the distances between the earth and the moon, the earth and the sun, and the radius of the sun.

A diagram showing the moon directly between the earth and the sun is key here. If we call the radii of the sun and the moon r_s and r_m and the distances from earth D_s and...

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Explain Anselms ontological argument for the existence of God.

Anselm's ontological argument holds that God must necessarily exist, by definition. This is an a priori argument, meaning that its conclusion is reached through purely deductive reasoning, not relying on ...

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The equation of the line L1 is y = 3x – 2 The equation of the line L2 is 3y – 9x + 5 = 0 Show that these two lines are parallel.

Line 1 : y = 3x -2. Equation of a line general formula : y = mx + c , where m = gradient. Therefore, for y = 3x - 2, m = 3 and therefore the gradient = 3. Line 2 : 3y - 9...

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The decent into war in 1914 had very little to do with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

To many, it seems that the outbreak of World War One, beginning with the Austro-Serbian declaration of war in July 1914, was as a direct result of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand one month p...

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