ULTRA WIDE BAND VCO USING CMOS TECHNOLOGY Seema Malik, Mr. Sunil Kumar M.Tech (VLSI Design), Banasthali University, Banasthali, Jaipur, Rajasthan, INDIA 2 Scientist (Agriculture Statistics), Project Directorate for Farming System Research, Modipuram, Meerut (U.P) 250-110, INDIA ___________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract: Ultra wideband (UWB) wir...

The military-biological complex of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a true Frankenstein's Monster, with a powerful scientific potential--or good and for ill. This article examines both the direct scientific results of the twin biological weapons (BWs) programmes run by the 'civilian' Biopreparat and by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the public health benefits that sprang, d...

Journal of Infusion Nursing ABSTRACT It is well documented in pediatric literature that intrusive healthcare experiences can have a profound negative impact on a child's psychological well-being for months to years after the experience. The purpose of this article is to share some general techniques and strategies for fostering patient coping. By utilization of techniques for preparation, proce...

This work is supported in part by Wright Laboratory Avionics Directorate, Air Force Material Command, USAF, under grant #F33615-94-1-1525 and ARPA order no. B550, NSF Grants MIP-9225097 and MIPS-9625558, and donations from IBM and Sun Microsystems. The U.S. Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Governmental purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation thereon. The...

The Department of Rural Extension (DNER) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) operates several programs to stimulate maize production through the use of improved technologies in Mozambique’s high-potential regions. Until recently no formal analysis had been carried out to assess the yield performance and profitability of the improved technology packages. In 1996/97 the De...

CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 104, NO. 7, 10 APRIL 2013 841 P. S. Brahmanand, A. Kumar, S. Ghosh, S. Roy Chowdhury, R. Singh, P. Nanda, S. K. Srivastava and M. S. Behera are in the Directorate of Water Management (ICAR), Bhubaneswar 751 023, India. R. B. Singandhupe is in the Central Institute of Cotton Research, Nagpore 440 010, India. **Late H. Chakraborthy served as Senior Scientist in the Directora...

The Directorate General for Competition at the European Commission enforces competition law in the areas of antitrust, merger control, and state aids. This year's article provides first a general presentation of the role of the Chief Competition Economist's team and surveys the main achievements of the Directorate General for Competition over 2016/2017. The article then reviews the economic wor...