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  2. Hepatic portal system - Wikipedia

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    Portal hypertension is a condition in which the blood pressure of the portal venous system is too high. It is often the result of cirrhosis of the liver. Liver cirrhosis can lead to increased intrahepatic vascular resistance and vasodilation of portal system arteries, both of which increase pressure in the portal vein. [ 4 ]

  3. Captive portal - Wikipedia

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    A common method is to direct all World Wide Web traffic to a web server, which returns an HTTP redirect to a captive portal. [8] When a modern, Internet-enabled device first connects to a network, it sends out an HTTP request to a detection URL predefined by its vendor and expects an HTTP status code 200 OK or 204 No Content.

  4. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - Wikipedia

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    The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant Lutheran church headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.The ELCA was officially formed on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three Lutheran church bodies.

  5. Portal:Ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    The Ancient Rome portal The Colosseum A bust of Gaius Julius Caesar In modern historiography , ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

  6. North Broward Preparatory School - Wikipedia

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    North Broward Preparatory School (NBPS) is a PK–12 private, co-educational international day and boarding school in Coconut Creek, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1957 by James Montgomery.

  7. Portal:Medicine - Wikipedia

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    The Medicine Portal The color fresco Care of The Sick by Domenico di Bartolo , 1441–1442, depicting the Santa Maria della Scala hospital in Siena, Italy Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis , prognosis , prevention , treatment , palliation of their injury or disease , and promoting their health .

  8. Broward County Sheriff's Office - Wikipedia

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    The Broward County Sheriff's Office (BSO) is a public safety organization With 5,400 employees, [2] it is the largest sheriff's office in the state of Florida.Sheriff Gregory Tony heads the agency.

  9. American Coalition of Life Activists - Wikipedia

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    The American Coalition of Life Activists (ACLA) was a controversial anti-abortion advocacy group in the United States. The organization was known for its extreme tactics, including the creation of "wanted-style" posters targeting abortion providers, which led to significant legal battles over the limits of free speech and the definition of threats.