The paper presents a wideband nine-port reflectometer realized as cascade connection of six- and five-port reflectometers. It is shown that such solution allows for convenient adjustment circuits’ parameters in order to provide significantly reduced measurement uncertainty with respect other reported Simultaneously, the proposed network features simple flexible design. For experimental verifica...

This is a beautiful book: With matt pink cover and massive 347 pages, it gets the reading appetite going. The book consists of 12 chapters written by illustrious experts on neoliberalism that t...

The Institute of Sports Law and Ethics (ISLE) has a strong focus on the ethical aspects of sports. In September, 2012, ISLE presented its third annual symposium, “The Role of Sports in Higher Education” (see http://law.scu.edu/sportslaw/). Widely divergent views on this controversial subject were voiced at the Symposium, from op-ed columnist Joe Nocera of the New York Times (a vociferous critic...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The authors produced a historical analysis of nine anesthesia-related premises described in the Bible more than 3,500 years ago (Old Testament). Anesthetic drugs and adjuvants, patients, anesthesiologists attitudes and techniques are discussed in the light of Biblical and modern science. CONTENTS To help understanding, the nine premises evaluated are correlated to th...