This test measures the level of albumin in the blood. Levels of albumin may decrease, to a greater or lesser degree, when conditions interfere with its production, increase protein breakdown, increase protein loss, and/or expand plasma volume (diluting the blood). Some of these conditions include: 1  Acute liver disease, cirrhosis. 2  Nephrotic syndrome due to kidney disease.
Maya Lin. Maya Lin is a renowned American architect and sculptor, best known for her minimalist designs, reflected in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., the Langston Hughes Library and the Museum of Chinese in America in New York City. Maya Lin was born on October 5, 1959, in Athens, Ohio.
This experience undoubtedly influence the structured, minimalist style in which he works, as well as his predilection to work using plastic and metal. Early in his career he worked under the name Lin Show Yu, however, by 1959, and his first solo show at Gimpel Fils, London, he was exhibiting as Richard Lin.