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Thyroxin or Thyroxine is the thyroid hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism in the human body.

China blocked wikipedia in all languages recently in May 2019.

Secondary succession means in an ecosystem renewal of itself after all or a portion has been destroyed.

After a forest fire, the whole forest had destroyed but after that again renewal of that forest is also an example of secondary succession.

The talk test can be used to measure the Exercise intensity.

The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha presides over the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha in the absence of the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The Deputy Chairman is elected internally by the Rajya Sabha.

NDA's Harivansh Narayan Singh becomes Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson on the opponent Hari Prasad.

Matching blood group before marriage is important. This is to prevent Rh incompatibility. Rh incompatibility can lead to erythroblastosis fetalis (Hemolytic disease of the newborn-HDN). Fetal RBC gets destroyed & newborn may get severe anaemia, jaundice. This jaundice is more severe than Physiological jaundice ( which is the most common and will usually resolve on its own).

In very severe form, a fetus may die due to heart failure. This is mediated by the antigen-antibodies reaction. Transfer of maternal antibodies across the placenta occurs. This happens when Rh +ve man marries Rh-ve lady.

So Rh +ve man should try to avoid marrying Rh-ve lady.

Matching blood groups for marriage ::

Boy : A = Girl : A & AB 

Boy : B = Girl : B & AB 

Boy : O = Girl : O, A, B & AB 

Boy : AB = Girl : AB 

Boy : Rh+ve = Girl : Rh+ve 

Boy : Rh-ve = Girl : Rh+ve & Rh-ve.

Blood groups that do not match for marriage ::

Boy : A = Girl : O & B 

Boy : B = Girl : O & A 

Boy : AB = Girl : O, A & B 

Boy : Rh+ve = Girl : Rh-ve.

A credit card's interest rate is the price you pay for borrowing money. For credit cards, the interest rates are typically stated as a yearly rate. This is called the annual percentage rate (APR). On most cards, you can avoid paying interest on purchases if you pay your balance in full each month by the due date.

Your APR is expressed in terms of a year, but credit card companies use it to calculate charges over your monthly statement period.