a brief history of magnetic resonance imaging

... bamboo, bantam, gong and sago from Malaya From Polynesia and Australasia we have taboo, cockatoo, boomerang, kangaroo No language seems to be so ready as English to absorb foreign words, perhaps ... caravan, divan, jackal, jasmine, lilac and check- mate in chess (shah mat = the King is dead) From Arabic comes admiral, alkali, lemon, alcohol, algebra, coffee, cotton, crimson and assassin Tea is ... die, lift and take The Danish ave replaced the Anglo-Saxon sindon, and same replaced thilke, and it is because of the Danes that today we say eggs instead of the Saxon eyven and speak of a window

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... and Leon Walras) to displace the classical theories of Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and, of course, Karl Marx Yet they also held to Adam Smith’s view that the hidden hand of the market was ... battle for ideas was key, and that it would probably take at least a generation for that battle to be won, not only against Marxism but against socialism, state planning, and Keynesian interventionism ... and France, 1913–1998 Source: Task Force on Inequality and American Democracy, American Democracy in an Age of Rising Inequality continuing apace because the estate tax (a tax on wealth) is

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... and Leon Walras) to displace the classical theories of Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and, of course, Karl Marx Yet they also held to Adam Smith’s view that the hidden hand of the market was ... battle for ideas was key, and that it would probably take at least a generation for that battle to be won, not only against Marxism but against socialism, state planning, and Keynesian interventionism ... and France, 1913–1998 Source: Task Force on Inequality and American Democracy, American Democracy in an Age of Rising Inequality continuing apace because the estate tax (a tax on wealth) is

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 21:20

... was the watchword of all just actions, the very basis of all morals and all politics For justice was, above all, adjustment – as a cabinetmaker shapes a piece of wood within a larger ... philosophy, traditionally found two ways of taking up the challenge of the inescapable fact of human mortality; two strategies, if you like, of attempting to outflank death, or at least, of outflanking ... the apparent chaos of things and that human reason was able to discern the divine character of the universe It was this same idea, that the world possesses a soul of sorts, like a living

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... standardization process. Several years ago, work began on a standard for C++. Toward that end, a joint ANSI (American National Standards Institute) and ISO (International Standards Organization) ... executable versions of the program are needed. Java and C# achieve portability by compiling a program into a pseudocode, intermediate language. In the case of Java, this intermediate language ... caused the standard to be greatly expanded: the creation of the Standard Template Library (STL) by Alexander Stepanov. The STL is a set of generic routines that you can use to manipulate data.

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... Figure Magnetic resonance spectroscopy profile of the pons after traumatic brain injury (a) Normal profile The peak of N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) is higher than the peaks of choline (Cho) and creatine ... imaging; FLAIR = fluid-attenuated inversion recovery; GOS = Glasgow Outcome Scale; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; MRS = magnetic resonance spectroscopy; NAA = N-acetyl-aspartate; TBI = traumatic ... Available online http://ccforum.com/content/11/5/230 Review Clinical review: Prognostic value of magnetic resonance imaging in acute brain injury and coma Nicolas Weiss1, Damien Galanaud2, Alexandre

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... [...]... gradually, and gives a timetable, which may or may not go back to Hippias Whatever the case, many modern students of the games think that it is accurate Pausanias claims that in ... place their sanctuaries in shady, well-wooded areas The religious portion of the site, at Olympia always called by the name Altis, was clearly marked off from the secular grounds nearby, ... English versions as adapted from Latin: Thucydides, Aeschylus, and Plato, rather than the exact transliteration of the Greek (Thoukydides, Aischylos, Platon) Less familiar names appear spelled

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2015, 14:04

... surviveonly in fragments and which in any case were more a medley of textscoagulating around a pair of authoritative names rather than a singlecoauthored set of books, consist of a mass of omen astrology, ... first appearance andthus the beginning of the month involves manipulating mathematically a very large array of variables which the astronomers must first isolateand analyze Secondly, twelve lunar ... andreasonably accurate luni-solar calendar by intercalation of seven add-itional months at set intervals in a cycle of nineteen years.4 Babylon’s astronomical heyday, from a scientific perspective, camelate,

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... unit of negative electric charge • Given the symbol e– But what are atoms made of? • Atoms are electrically neutral, so they must contain a positive charge equal to their number of electrons • At ... nucleus But what is the nucleus made of? Proton • Mass about the same as a hydrogen atom (~6×1023 [Avogadro’s number] protons make one gram) • Carries one basic unit of positive electric charge • Given ... electrical neutrality—they will automatically take up positions around the nucleus • Any atom with Z>83 will be radioactive (as will Z=43 or 61), but some will survive for a reasonable amount of time

Ngày tải lên: 22/01/2017, 12:46

... A Brief History of Heaven G R Evans – A Brief History of Heresy Tamara Sonn – A Brief History of Islam Douglas J Davies – A Brief History of Death Lawrence S Cunningham – A Brief History of Saints ... – A Brief History of Spirituality Kenneth Appold – A Brief History of the Reformation Dennis D Martin – A Brief History of Monasticism Martha Himmelfarb – A Brief History of the Apocalypse A Brief ... Index Abelard, Peter 75 Acta 13–14, 31 Adalbert, Saint Agatha, Saint 153 Albert the Great, Saint 88 Alexander, Saint 48 Algerian Trappist martyrs 145–6 Alphonsus of Liguori, Saint 85, 90 Ambrose,

Ngày tải lên: 31/05/2017, 14:59

... Life of Girolamo Cardano, of Milan, Physician London: Chapman and Hall Moynihan, Daniel P 1996 Miles to Go: A Personal History of Social Policy Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press Nasar, Sylvia ... Iltani and suggest that she buy a futures contract on their barley; they agree to sell Iltani a fixed amount of barley for a prenegotiated price, after the harvest That way, Anum-pisha and Namran-sharur ... Iltani knows that she will require barley next autumn, but she also knows that barley prices can fluctuate unpredictably On a hot tip from a local merchant, Anum-pisha and Namran-sharur approach

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2018, 13:35

... A Brief History of International Criminal Law and International Criminal Court Cenap Çakmak A Brief History of International Criminal Law and International Criminal Court Cenap Çakmak International ... of International Criminal Law, Individual Criminal Accountability, and the Idea of a Permanent International Court It is generally agreed that international law is based on the consent of states ... criminal law is a nascent part of international law that attracts growing attention because of mass atrocities and heinous international crimes committed in different parts of the world This body of

Ngày tải lên: 08/01/2020, 11:03

... them to planters in Haiti, and came home with hides and pearls Such trade for one not a Spaniard was against the law of Spain But Hawkins cared not, arid came again and again When foul weather drove ... Mas'sasoit, chief of the Wam-pano'ags, and of Canon'icus, chief of the Narragansetts, and learned their language In 1633 he returned to Salem, and was again made pastor of a church [8] The fate of John ... It was composed of the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida (o-ni'da), and Mohawk tribes Each managed its own tribal affairs, but a council of sachems elected from the clans had charge of the affairs...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 00:20

... Tokay MALAY Amuck Bamboo Bantam Caddy Cassowary Cockatoo Dugong Gamboge Gong Gutta-percha Mandarin Mango Orang-outang Rattan Sago Upas PERSIAN Awning Bazaar Bashaw Caravan Check Checkmate Chess ... Canary Chimpanzee Gnu Gorilla Guinea Karoo Kraal Oasis Quagga Zebra AMERICAN TONGUES Alpaca Buccaneer Cacique Cannibal Canoe Caoutchouc Cayman Chocolate Condor Guano Hammock Jaguar Jalap Jerked ... spirit.) Admiral (Milton writes ammiral) Alcohol Alcove Alembic Algebra Alkali Amber Arrack Arsenal Artichoke Assassin Assegai Attar Azimuth Azure Caliph Carat Chemistry Cipher Civet Coffee Cotton...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 02:20

... points of American History and Biography Holmes's American Annals is invaluable, and the early volumes of the North American Review contain a great deal of interesting historical matter The American ... Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, the Canadas and Acadia [Footnote: As we shall see hereafter, the English at this time clung to a narrow strip along the Atlantic coast.] In 1688 it had a population ... River St Lawrence River Locate Manhattan Island Alleghany Mountains Cape Breton Massachusetts Bay Albemarle Sound Chesapeake Bay.] VIRGINIA THE CHARACTER of the colonists was poorly adapted to...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 22:20

... with ALL of such graphics and markup proposals is LIMITED DISTRIBUTION as a way of life The purpose of each on of these is and always has been to keep knowledge in the hands of the few and away ... it was, was finally appropriate, and the release of Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan signalled beginnings of a widespread production and consumption of Etexts In Appendix A you will find a listing ... the storage, transmission, and copying of the library of information a whole planet of human beings would generate These ideas were remarkably ahead of their time, as attested to by an Independent...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 22:20

... the history of ideas, but essays of real intellectual range by scholars of vision and distinction Already Published A Brief A Brief A Brief A Brief History of History of History of History of Happiness ... central feature of what has become the standard model of human behavior Thoughtful proponents of the theory of rational choice acknowledge that human actions are not always rational A number of factors ... which Agamemnon claims his right to a pre-eminent share of the booty of war on the basis of his status as the chief leader of the Achaians, and Achilles claims his right to a greater share than...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 21:20

... Etats-Unis_" merely as "Panics and Their Periodical Occurrence in the United States": for M Juglar himself states that a commercial panic is always a financial panic, as a falling away of the metallic reserve ... purchases of imported and manufactured goods and all outfit needed for the farmers' land and family can be made at low and owing to the competition that always arises to supply a steady and natural ... the changes inaugurated The panic of 1857 was caused by over-activity in trade speculation, and over-banking, and the tariff of the same year was really passed to help avert the panic threatening...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 12:20

... States": for M Juglar himself states that a commercial panic is always a financial panic, as a falling away of the metallic reserve indicates its breaking out; and I have only translated that ... conditions and with a reorganization of the banks under the name of "National Banks." A change was due, but, as everything was made ready, it was speedy The first balance sheet of the National Banks dates ... to affect general business." PROTESTS AGAINST EXTRAVAGANCE "All will agree with me that a reasonable economy, instead of the actual wild extravagance of government, is more than ever a national...

Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 14:20

... together to learn Korean and talk about child-rearing Language and Religion The national and official language is Korean, a member of the Altaic family of languages Korean is written in a largely phonetic ... bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Kannon in Japanese, Kwanum or Kwanseum in Korean) made of wood A bodhisattva is a follower of the Buddha who has gained the right to enter nirvana but stays back to assist ... bear claws or tiger claws These symbols were probably 23 A Brief History of Korea representations of actual animal claws that were years earlier worn by the tribal leader, who may have also had...

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