International Society of Nephrology force to provide emergency dialysis services in areas struck by disasters (usually earthquakes), where numerous victims may develop acute renal failure due to crush syndrome. Supported by Médecins Sans Frontières, industry sponsors and professional associations, the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force sends renal nurses, technicians and doctors to the affected area. Since its establishment, it has assisted in a number of major earthquakes in several countries. The society publishes four medical journals: "Kidney International", "Kidney International Supplements", "Kidney International Reports", and "Seminars in Nephrology". The current leadership of the ISN includes John Feehally (president), Adeera Levin (secretary general), Victor Schuster
The six organs in the Palace of Mafra as the reassembling of the organ of São Pedro d’Alcântara, were left unfinished. Until 1998, the organs only received minor repairs. That year, the global restoration of the ensemble, entrusted to the Portuguese organ builder Dinarte Machado, began and was concluded in 2010. This project included the reconstruction of the organ of São Pedro d’Alcântara, incorporating all the materials recovered since it was disassembled around 1820. The six organs (two in the main chapel, two in the northern transept, and two in the southern transept), although different, have several common features. Some, like the horizontal reeds and the divided keyboard,