Description: This comprehensive text delves into the workings of MRI scanners, elucidating the principles behind neuroimaging techniques such as the application of strong magnetic fields, radiofrequency pulses, and gradient coils. It discusses the behavior of protons under magnetic fields and the role of RF pulses in disrupting their alignment, leading to the generation of MRI signals. The text further explores the intricate processes of spatial encoding using gradient coils and Fourier transfor...

: MRI scanner, neuroimaging techniques, radiofrequency pulse, gradient coils, protons, static magnetic field, RF pulse, excitation phase, reception, gradients, Fourier transform, slice selection gradient, frequency encoding gradient, phase encoding gradient, k-space, tissue contrast, pulse sequences, BOLD fMRI, HRF, temporal lag, noise, SNR, preprocessing, slice acquisition time correction, head motion correction, coregistration, normalization, spatial and temporal filtering, MEG, EEG, forward p...

This extended literature review aims to explore the effectiveness of pain assessment and management during premature infant procedures on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). An estimated fifteen-million premature births occur globally a year (WHO, 2012). Premature neonates often require more intensive care than those born at full term; according to the Neonatal Data Analysis Unit report (2016) the average length of stay for a baby born between 28 and 31 weeks is 44 days. During this time, p...

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Lecture notes on Early Chinese civilisation (Shang/Zhou Dynasty) and Chinese society in the time of Confucius and how they shaped his belief system.

A comprehensive summary of lecture notes and textbook materials used in preparation for the assessment.

In this summary, we will examine the relationship between humanitarian law and human rights law, both of which are applicable in time of armed conflict. Humanitarian law and human rights law have very different origins. Humanitarian law has been part of international law from its beginning; human rights law, in contrast, has been primarily a post-World War II development. Humanitarian law has traditionally been concerned with the reciprocal obligations assumed by States towards other States and ...