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| <xsd:element id="ara_ClinicLoanGuarantee" name="ClinicLoanGuarantee" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/> |
| <xsd:element id="ara_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOciIntoIncomePortionNet" name="DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOciIntoIncomePortionNet" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
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| <xsd:element id="ara_EquitableAdjustmentCashDividendEquivalentPayment" name="EquitableAdjustmentCashDividendEquivalentPayment" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
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| <xsd:element id="ara_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipParentPercentage" name="EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipParentPercentage" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant"/> |
| <xsd:element id="ara_FairValueAssetsBetweenLevel1Level2Level3TransfersAmount" name="FairValueAssetsBetweenLevel1Level2Level3TransfersAmount" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant"/> |
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