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What is an audit?

This is financial analysis, accounting control, audit of the financial and economic activities of the company. The audit is carried out at the request of the company by qualified specialists, as a rule, independent services (audit services).

Author: Mendeleev V.A.

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How are lakes formed?

Lakes are bodies of water remote from the sea that have filled depressions on the surface of the Earth. These depressions are called basins. Lakes are formed as a result of water flowing into low places. The lakes are replenished mainly by rain and melting snow. Water enters the lake basin with streams, small and large rivers, underground springs and groundwater. Lake basins are formed in several ways. Some lakes are the result of a break and deformation of the earth's crust.

Lake Superior in North America is an example of such a lake. Sometimes lakes are created by volcanoes. Lava flow can block the flow of water into valleys and form a pool. Sometimes the crater of an extinct volcano is filled with water. Crater Lake in southern Oregon is an example of such a lake. Many lakes occupy basins formed by glacial erosion. All the Great Lakes, except Lake Superior and Lake Winnipeg in Canada, are examples of lakes of glacial origin. On the coasts, waves and coastal currents sometimes cut off narrow sea bays from the sea and eventually form lakes from bays and estuaries.

Sometimes the main course of a river can build its own valley by depositing sediment (mud and soil) during flooding. As a result, the tributary valleys fill up and form lakes. Where there is limestone under the soil, groundwater dissolves and carries it away, creating large underground spaces from which lake basins are formed.

Florida has many lakes of this type. Lakes can also be created artificially. If a dam is built on a river, it will block the flow of water and form a lake. Lake Mead was created when the Hoover Dam was built on the Colorado River.

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In 95% of people, 14 main groups of microbes are represented in the intestinal microflora, which make up the "core" of the human microbiome. This conclusion was reached by the authors of two international studies: one led by Professor Jeroen Raes from the University of Leuven (Belgium), and the second led by Dr. Alexandra Zhernakova from the University of Groningen (Netherlands).

The methodology for both studies was the same: volunteers (1106 in Belgium and 1135 in the Netherlands) gave stool samples, blood tests, completed a detailed questionnaire about their health and lifestyle, and also underwent some additional medical tests. Analysis of the collected data allowed scientists to identify 600 groups of microbes that inhabit the bodies of people, of which 14, as mentioned above, turned out to be practically a common "core".

Comparison of the composition of the microflora with the results of other tests also gave interesting results. Previously, it was thought that the composition of the human microflora is influenced mainly by such factors as whether a person was born naturally or by caesarean section, the duration of his breastfeeding and body mass index. However, it has now turned out that these factors together have only 20% of the impact on the diversity of microbes living in our intestines.

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In any case, these new data force us to reconsider the existing ideas about the composition of the microbiome of our body and what factors influence it. The discoveries made are of great importance for practical medicine.

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