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Magnetic resonance imaging - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    "Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI), or magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to investigate the anatomy and function of the body in both health and disease. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields and radiowaves to form images of the body. The technique is widely used in hospitals for medical diagnosis, staging of disease and for follow-up without exposure to ionizing radiation." This is about the MRI scan. It gives a definition of it and tells about it.
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CAT Scan (Computed Tomography or CT Scan): Procedure, Preparation, and Results - 0 views

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    "A computed tomography (CT) scan uses X-rays to make detailed pictures of structures inside of the body. During the test, you will lie on a table that is attached to the CT scanner, which is a large doughnut-shaped machine. The CT scanner sends X-rays through the body area being studied. Each rotation of the scanner provides a picture of a thin slice of the organ or area. All of the pictures are saved as a group on a computer. They also can be printed. In some cases, a dye called contrast material may be used. It may be put in a vein (IV) in your arm, or it may be placed into other parts of your body (such as the rectum or a joint) to see those areas better. For some types of CT scans you drink the dye. The dye makes structures and organs easier to see on the CT pictures. A CT scan can be used to study all parts of your body, such as the chest, belly, pelvis, or an arm or leg. It can take pictures of body organs, such as the liver, pancreas, intestines, kidneys, bladder, adrenal glands, lungs, and heart. It also can study blood vessels, bones, and the spinal cord. Fluoroscopy CT is a special test that is not widely available. It uses a steady beam of X-rays to look at movement within the body. It allows the doctor to see your organs move or to guide a biopsy needle or other instrument into the right place inside your body." This talks about the CAT (CT) scan. It tells how it is preformed.
Savana R

PET scan: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - 0 views

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    "A PET scan uses a small amount of radioactive material (tracer). The  tracer is given through a vein (IV), most often on the inside of your elbow. The tracer travels through your blood and collects in organs and tissues. This helps the radiologist see certain areas of concern more clearly. You will need to wait nearby as the tracer is absorbed by your body. This takes about 1 hour. Then, you will lie on a narrow table that slides into a large tunnel-shaped scanner. The PET picks up detects signals from the tracer. A computer changes the signals into 3-D pictures. The images are displayed on a monitor for your doctor to read. You must lie still during test. Too much movement can blur images and cause errors. How long the test takes depends on what part of the body is being scanned." This talks about how a PET scan is preformed and other stuff about the PET scan.
Savana R

The Matrix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    "The Matrix is a 1999 American-Australian science fiction action film written and directed by The Wachowski Brothers, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano. It depicts a dystopian future in which reality as perceived by most humans is actually a simulated reality called "the Matrix", created by sentient machines to subdue the human population, while their bodies' heat and electrical activity are used as an energy source. Computer programmer "Neo" learns this truth and is drawn into a rebellion against the machines, which involves other people who have been freed from the "dream world"." This is what I found about "The Matrix". It does not go with Wealth. This should not be a theme.
Savana R

Wealth | Define Wealth at Dictionary.com - 0 views

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    "a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches: the wealth of a city. 2. an abundance or profusion of anything; plentiful amount: a wealth of imagery. 3. Economics . a. all things that have a monetary or exchange value. b. anything that has utility and is capable of being appropriated or exchanged. 4. rich or valuable contents or produce: the wealth of the soil. 5. the state of being rich; prosperity; affluence: persons of wealth and standing." These are some good definitions of "Wealth". There are 5 good definitions.
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Wealth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    "The modern understanding of Wealth is the abundance of valuable resources or material possessions. This excludes the core meaning as held in the originating old English word weal, which is from an Indo-European word stem.[1] In this larger understanding of wealth, an individual, community, region or country that possesses an abundance of such possessions or resources to the benefit of the common good is known as wealthy." This talks about wealth in the country. This is also about resources that benefit common goods.
Savana R

Mass production - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    "Mass production is the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines." The definition of Mass technology is- large amounts of standardized products.
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Mass customization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    "Mass customization, in marketing, manufacturing, call centres and management, is the use of flexible computer-aided manufacturing systems to produce custom output." The definition of Mass customization is- use of computer aided manufacturing systems.
Savana R

Capitalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 2 views

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    "Capitalism is an economic system in which trade, industry and the means of production are controlled by private owners with the goal of making profits in a market economy." The definition of Capitalism is- certain things that are owned by private owners.
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John Kay - Technology and wealth creation: where we are, where we're going - 0 views

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    "Every twenty years or so since the Industrial Revolution, a group of new technologies has had a major impact on economic life. Steam power, canals, railroads, telegraph and telephone, electricity, road transport, radio, air transport, pharmacology, television, computers and information technology. Some of these have been general enabling technologies (such as steam power or electricity) which change the way production is organised; some (such as television) create new consumer goods which command a large fraction of household time or expenditure. Enabling technologies transform business life. Consumer technologies transform domestic life." This is talking about how technology can be used for wealth. This also says how every twenty years we get new technology.
Savana R

Technology and wealth inequality - Sam Altman - 1 views

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    "Thanks to technology, people can create more wealth now than ever before, and in twenty years they'll be able to create more wealth than they can today.  Even though this leads to more total wealth, it skews it toward fewer people.  This disparity has probably been growing since the beginning of technology, in the broadest sense of the word." This is about how technology is used for wealth. It also talks about 20 years from now.
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Science and technology for wealth and hea... [Glob Public Health. 2007] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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    "It is now widely accepted that the developing world needs to invest in science and technology or risk falling behind as the technology gap between the North and South widens. However, these investments must be balanced by continued investment in basic population-wide services, such as healthcare and water supply and sanitation. Achieving this balance is a matter of ongoing debate in policy circles, and leaders and policy-makers in developing countries often have to make difficult decisions that pit investment in new technologies and capacity-building in science and technology against basic population-wide services such as healthcare and water supply and sanitation." This is about how technology and science is used for wealth.
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