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Can We Afford to Grow Older?
The United States Social Security fund is huge and in trouble. The United Kingdom has experimented with the voluntary contracting out of pensions to the private sector. Chile has privatized its public pension system. Australia has adopted a means-tested public pension system. Japan has the earliest retirement age of any advanced economy; it also has the highest rate of labor force participation…
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- 9780262271776
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- 1 online resource (344 pages)
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Paul Lauterbur and the invention of MRI
"On September 2, 1971, the chemist Paul Lauterbur had an idea that would change the practice of medical research. Considering recent research findings about the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals to detect tumors in tissue samples, Lauterbur realized that the information from NMR signals could be recovered in the form of images -- and thus obtained noninvasively from a living subje…
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- 9781461939023
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- 1 online resource (xv, 273 pages) :illustrations
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Giving bodies back to data :image-makers, bricolage, and reinvention in magne…
"Giving Bodies Back to Data focuses on the entanglement between the history and practice of data visualization across disciplines and cultures, focusing on the invention of MRI"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262366168
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The Decline of the Welfare State: Demography and Globalization
An analysis of the welfare state from a political economy perspective that examines the effects of aging populations, migration, and globalization on industrialized economies.In The Decline of the Welfare State, Assaf Razin and Efraim Sadka use a political economy framework to analyze the effects of aging populations, migration, and globalization on the deteriorating system of financing welfare…
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- 9780262282147
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- 1 online resource (viii, 133 pages) :illustrations.
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fMRI
An accessible introduction to the history, fundamental concepts, challenges, and controversies of the fMRI by one of the pioneers in the field. The discovery of functional MRI (fMRI) methodology in 1991 was a breakthrough in neuroscience research. This non-invasive, relatively high-speed, and high sensitivity method of mapping human brain activity enabled observation of subtle localized changes…
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- 9780262356770
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Methuselah's zoo :what nature can teach us about living longer, healthier lives
"A natural history of longevity in a wide variety of species along with an exploration of what we can learn from other species to preserve and extend human health"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 026237059X
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Biomedical signal analysis :contemporary methods and applications
"Biomedical signal analysis has become one of the most important visualization and interpretation methods in biology and medicine. Many new and powerful instruments for detecting, storing, transmitting, analyzing, and displaying images have been developed in recent years, allowing scientists and physicians to obtain quantitative measurements to support scientific hypotheses and medical diagnose…
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- 9780262259248
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 415 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) :illustrations (some color)
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Urological Oncology
As a professional resource for all doctors, oncologists and urologists involved in the care of uro-oncology patients, this book puts emphasis on developing advanced practice with in-depth discussions to support evidence based, patient focused care. Urological Oncology, Second Edition offers an updated multi-disciplinary and multi professional approach to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment …
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- 978-0-85729-482-1
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Ureteral Stone Management A Practical Approach
With the rising incidence of urolithiasis, the management of ureteral stones continues to become a larger component of urologic practice. Though almost all urologists deal with ureteral stones, there have been many recent improvements in instrumentation and adjunctive equipment as well as improvements in imaging and the data we can obtain from radiologic imaging in order to guide stone manageme…
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- 978-3-319-08792-4
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Atlas of CT Angiography
This atlas presents normal and pathologic findings observed on CT angiography with 3D reconstruction in a diverse range of clinical applications, including the imaging of cerebral, carotid, thoracic, coronary, abdominal and peripheral vessels. The superb illustrations display the excellent anatomic detail obtained with CT angiography and depict the precise location of affected structures and le…
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- 978-3-319-05284-7
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