CASE 28 Ultrasound Machines‚ India‚ China‚ and a Skewed Sex Ratio General Electric Co. and other companies have sold so many ultrasound machines in India that tests are now available in small towns like Indergarh‚ where there is no drinking water‚ electricity is infrequent‚ and roads turn to mud after a March rain shower. A scan typically costs $8‚ or a week’s wages. GE has waded into India’s market as the country grapples with a difficult social issue: the abortion of female fetuses by families
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Tim Watson. (2008). Ultrasound in contemporary physiotherapy practice. Ultrasonics ‚ 48‚ 321-329. Abstract Therapeutic Ultrasound is a well established and commonly used practice in the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitative sciences. Primarily ultrasound is used in the treatment and repair of soft tissue lesion management used as thermal modality. However in recent practice the non-thermal aspects of Ultrasound as intervention are being employed. Evidence indicates the dose dependant
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that on its own prenatal ultrasound exposure is not a cause of autism. Although previously performed studies reported a link between autism and ultrasound exposure the results have not been replicated. More recently performed studies have found that those exposed to ultrasound prenatally have the same risk of developing autism as those unexposed. Based on the results of such research studies as Grether et al. and Stalberg et al. it is recommended that prenatal ultrasound use be continued for medical
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Memorandum To: Supervisor From: Date: March 14‚ 2011 Re: Leases and Lease Issues CONFIDENTIAL The trucking company currently owns 100 trailers and a new client have requested 20 more for a total of 120 trailers for its project. The relationship with the new client is uncertain but at the same time it has potential for significant growth of the company. The uncertainty of the relationship may have an effect on the financial position of the client company
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July 18‚ 2011 3 Subject: Leases and Lease Structure Issues 4 To: Regional Trucking Company 5 From: Bob Stanton This memo will cover the current practice and thought related to direct financing‚ sales type‚ and operating leases. I understad that Regional Trucking Company have limited time to cover all aspects of these areas. Disclosure Requirements for Capital Leases SFAS No. 13 also requires the disclosure of additional information for capital leases. The following information must
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Wave: The generator of ultrasonic wave is nothing but an oscillator‚ which can generate these high frequency waves. The ultrasonic waves can be produced by the following methods. a) Magnetostriction Generator b) Piezoelectric or Ultrasound Generator a) Magnetostriction Effect This effect is very useful in generating ultrasonic waves are known as Magnetostriction effect. This effect was first discovered by Joule in 1847 & subsequently used by G.W Pierre in an oscillator
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Although the use of contrast is not heavily spread in ultrasound‚ through studies it has been noted that contrast use in sonography has proven to be helpful in diagnostic imaging. CEUS which is short for contrast enhanced ultrasonography in some cases has been able to distinguish a variety of issues‚ from determining a benign or malignant lesion‚ to determining muscle injuries. According to Sconfienza‚ malignant tumors are presented with several sonographic appearances including the following “rich
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History‚ Use and Safety of Ultrasound Introduction Ultrasound is the generation of energy using sound wave of about 20‚000 or more vibrations per second. The ultrasound is mostly used in imaging tools and particularly in medical diagnosis. The ultrasound uses sound waves that are above the frequency of the human ear. A transducer is used to give off the sound waves that are reflected back from the tissues‚ and organs giving a picture of what are inside the body. This is later drawn on
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What are Ultrasound Scanners? Ultrasound has been utilized as a tool in beef and diary research systems for many years‚ and in more recent yeas has become available to commercial livestock agriculture. An ultrasound is an electronic instrument that sends out ultrasonic waves from an attached device called a transducer. Waves pass freely through fluid and are reflected back to the probe resulting in an image that can be identified as the placenta‚ fetus‚ or other organs. Ultrasound may also be used
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whereas fee based services of NBFCs include bill discounting‚ portfolio management and other advisory services. LEASE FINANCING Leasing as financial service is a contractual agreement where the owner (lessor) of equipment transfers the right to use the equipment to the user (lessee) for an‚ agreed period of time in return for a rental. At the end of the lease period the asset reverts back to the lessor unless there is a provision for the renewal of the contract or there is a provision
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