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- Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis (KAFO) A KAFO is a long-leg orthosis that spans the knee, the ankle, and the foot in an effort to stabilize the joints and assist the muscles of the leg. While there are several common indications for such an Orthosis, muscle weakness and paralysis of the leg are the ones most frequently identified.
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- Auditor-General's Profile. Mr. Edward Ouko is the Auditor-General of the Republic of Kenya. He was appointed the Auditor-General on 27 August, 2011. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (FCA) and is a co-opted Council Member of the Institute representing Africa.
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Fufu Fufu (variants of the name include foofoo, fufuo, foufou) is a staple food, common in many countries in Africa. It is often made with cassava and green Plantain Flour. Other flours, such as semolina, maize flour or mashed plantains may take the place of cassava flour. Fufu is often served with groundnut soup, palm nut soup or light soup. Fufu is a national dish of Ghana.
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- Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a cancer-like disease. It originally was known as a disease affecting elderly men of Eastern European or Mediterranean background. KS also occurs in African men and people with a weakened immune system.
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- Medicare C/D Medical Coverage Policy. Orthotics: Ankle -Foot (AFO) and Knee-Ankle-Foot (KAFO) Orthoses. Origination: July 9, 2014. Review Date: August 19, 2015. Next Review: August, 2017. DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE or SERVICE: An orthotic is a rigid or semi-rigid.
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Multi-family office Multi-family office. A multi-family office (MFO) is usually an independent organization that supports multiple families to manage their entire wealth.
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Glossary of Supply Chain Terms First In First Out (FIFO): In inventory control and financial accounting, this refers to the practice of using stock from inventory on the basis of what was received first and is consumed first. Antonym: Last In First Out. First Mover Advantage: Market innovator, putting the company in the leadership position.
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- The Fossa is a meat-eater that eats small animals and birds, as well as insects and frogs. Sometimes it catches lemurs. The Fossa looks like a cat, but is actually a close relative of the mongoose. Scientists think that it was related to cats a long time ago.
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Ankle Orthoses, Ankle-Foot Orthoses (AFOs), and Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses (KAFOs) Rigid and semi-rigid devices used for the purpose of. supporting a weak or deformed body member or restricting or eliminating. motion in a diseased or injured part of the body. 8.
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First-In First-Out Method (FIFO Method): Objectives and Advantages of FIFO Method: One objective of FIFO is to approximate the physical flow of goods. When the physical flow of goods is actually first-in, first-out, the FIFO method closely approximates specific identification.
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- Summary Summary. Listen. Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a cancer that develops from the cells that line lymph or blood vessels. It usually appears as tumors on the skin or on mucosal surfaces such as inside the mouth, but tumors can also develop in other parts of the body (including the lymph nodes, lungs, or digestive tract).
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African Animal of the Week: Cape Buffalo Scientific Name: Syncerus caffer, also known as “mbogo” or “nyati.”. The Cape buffalo is a very large, stocky, and powerful species of bovine that inhabits the savannas and grasslands of eastern and southern Africa. They are currently hunted in Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Namibia.
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Kaula Kaula, also known as Kula, Kulamārga (the Kula practice) and Kaulācāra (the Kaula conduct), is a religious tradition in Shaktism and tantric Shaivism characterised by distinctive rituals and symbolism connected with the worship of Shakti.
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- LMFAO is an American electronic dance music duo consisting of Redfoo and SkyBlu. The duo are both descendants of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Jr.. RedFoo and SkyBlu both grew up in the affluent Los Angeles neighborhood Pacific Palisades, where they formed the group LMFAO in 2006.
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About - TFO Canada Who We Are. Temple Fork Outfitters Canada is a wholly owned Canadian company operating in Calgary, Alberta. The Canadian branch of TFO is independent from the American branch, and serves Canadian customers exclusively. Meanwhile all TFO rods are made in the same facility in South Korea (see additional comments below). If you've visited both the Canadian and American websites you will have noticed that although some rod series are carried by both branches, other rod series are only carried by one branch.
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- [koh-boh] /ˈkoʊ boʊ/. noun, plural kobo, kobos. 1. a bronze coin and monetary unit of Nigeria, the 100th part of a naira.
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- The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is a unique carnivore, endemic to Madagascar, is EDGE Mammal number 43, and is today's IUCN Species of the Day.
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Perfluorooctanoic acid Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), also known as C8 and perfluorooctanoate, is a synthetic perfluorinated carboxylic acid and fluorosurfactant.ne industrial application is as a surfactant in the emulsion polymerization of fluoropolymers. It has been used in the manufacture of such prominent consumer goods as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). In 2013, Gore-Tex eliminated the use of PFOAs in the manufacture of its weatherproof functional fabrics.
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Liberia Hot peppers are added to many foods for an extra kick, and ground cayenne peppers are used as flavorings and preservatives. Favorite dishes include palava sauce, made traditionally with plato (okra) leaves, dried fish or meat, and palm oil; and jollof rice, a chicken, beef, and bacon dish with vegetables and rice.
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Kaa Kaa is a fictional character from the Mowgli stories written by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling describes him as an exceptionally long, yellowish Indian rock python. Kaa is one of Mowgli's mentors and friends. He, Baloo and Bagheera sing for Mowgli The Outsong of the jungle. First introduced in the story Kaa's Hunting in The Jungle Book, Kaa is a huge and powerful snake, more than a hundred years old and still in his prime. Despite his polite, unhurried demeanor, animals seem to have a fearful respect for Kaa.
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Malik Y Kahook, MD The Slater Family Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology. Malik Y. Kahook, MD is Professor of Ophthalmology and the Slater Family Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is Vice Chair of Clinical and Translational Research and serves as chief of the glaucoma service and co-director of the glaucoma fellowship at the University of Colorado Eye Center.
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Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), aka a Hole In The Heart PFO stands for Patent Foramen Ovale. A simple way to think of PFO’s is as a hole in the main interior walls of the heart. In the image below, you can see where the hole forms a connection between the left and right atrium, aka the upper chambers of the heart. It is a very common heart condition, affecting a quarter of the population.
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- The Keros classification is a method of classifying the depth of the olfactory fossa. The ethmoid labyrinth is covered by the fovea ethmoidalis of the frontal bone and separates the ethmoidal cells from the anterior cranial fossa.
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Orthotics A knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) is an orthosis that encumbers the knee, ankle and foot. Motion at all three of these lower limb areas is affected by a KAFO and can include stopping motion, limiting motion, or assisting motion in any or all of the three planes of motion in a human joint: saggital, coronal, and axial.
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- Font Size. A. A. A. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a type of cancer that mainly affects the skin, mouth, and lymph nodes -- infection-fighting glands -- but can also affect other organs such as the lungs and gastrointestinal tract.
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Community The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) is pleased to announce that Warren County, Virginia has received the GFOA’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the County’s FY 2014-2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).