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ala

[′ā·lə]

(biology)

A wing or winglike structure.

ala

1. An alcove or small room opening off the atrium of an ancient Roman house.

2. A small room on each side of a cella.

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enlisting every ALA member to champion funding, access, and intellectual

Paraprofessional groups and associations

citizens, an outcry of protest was lodged by some ALA members.

Surveying the role of ethnic-American library associations

Jayne Kennedy, Fonde Elementary School, Mobile, Ala.

Alabama Power Service Organization Recognizes Educational Endowment Grant Recipients

ALA complied, but Berninghausen felt keenly the limitations under which the IFC labored; since the divisive loyalty controversy, the IFC had been limited to recommending action to the executive board and council.

Champions of a cause: American librarians and the Library Bill of Rights in the 1950s

Both Berninghausen and SRRT favored the new ALA directive for all points of view over the old factual correctness clause but for different reasons.

The Library Bill of Rights in the 1960s: one profession, one ethic

Ala was appointed minister of the interior in December 2013 after his predecessor stepped down, together with three other Cabinet ministers, due to claims of sweeping corruption.

Former minister continues to occupy official residence

While it may be argued that the conversion of ALA to EPA and DHA can be as low as 5%-15%, conversion rates of 10% still provide 100-200 mg of long-chain omega 3 based on an ALA intake of 1 to 2 grams per day, and ALA consumption is an important source of omega 3 in our daily diet, according to D.

For the article in question, NUTRACEUTICALS WORLD made repeated attempts to contact multiple companies with an interest in ALA, but only received a response from one

Of 31 patients with ALA at SNUH from 1990 through 2005, 10 (32%) were HIV positive.

Amebic liver abscess in HIV-infected patients, Pepublic of Korea

The new ALA report, which ranks the nation's cities and counties with the dirtiest air and provides county-by-county report cards on the presence of both particle pollution and ozone, can be viewed online at http://lungaction.

ALA Calls on EPA to Clean Up Boat and Train Emissions

According to ALA, the award is for books that "promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream.

In Coretta Scott King's name: something for every young reader

Excretion of both PBG and ALA is higher during attacks than between attacks (2).

Variations in porphobilinogen and 5-aminolevulinic acid concentrations in plasma and urine from asymptomatic carriers of the acute intermittent porphyria gene with increased porphyrin precursor excretion

Other requests were informal and were sometimes turned down by librarians who chafed at the notion of turning over such material, said the ALA.