1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910705867903321

Autore

Goverdhanam Kavita

Titolo

Micro-coplanar striplines : new transmission media for microwave applications / / Kavita Goverdhanam, Rainee N. Simons, Linda P.B. Katehi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cleveland, Ohio : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center, , May 1998

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (4 pages) : illustrations

Collana

NASA/TM ; ; 1998-207917

Soggetti

Microwaves

Planar structures

Transmission lines

Electrical impedance

Microwave circuits

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"May 1998."

"Prepared for the 1998 International Microwave Symposium sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, Baltimore, Maryland, June 7-12, 1998."

"Performing organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center"--Report documentation page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 3-4).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791926203321

Autore

Benavie Arthur

Titolo

Drugs : America's holy war / / Arthur Benavie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2009

ISBN

1-135-69476-1

1-283-54696-5

9786613859419

1-135-69477-X

0-203-88659-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Disciplina

362.29/1560973

362.291560973

363.450973

Soggetti

Drug control - United States

Drug legalization - United States

Social problems - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Drugs America's Holy War; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: Background; Introduction; 1 Overview; 2 The Birth of the Drug War; PART II: Damage from the Drug War; Introduction; 3 Crime; 4 Public Health; 5 Civil Liberties; 6 Social Cohesion; 7 Your Tax Dollars at Work; PART III: The Federal Government's Case for the Drug War; 8 The Perception of the Drug Czars; 9 The Czars Defend the Drug War; 10 The White House Versus the Scientists on Marijuana Dangers; 11 The Czars Versus the Scientists on Cocaine and Heroin; PART IV: Beyond the Drug War; 12 Harm Reduction Instead of War

13 Legalizing Marijuana14 Reforming the Laws on Hard Drugs; 15 Questions and Answers; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

From the Publisher: "Using the best scientific evidence, Drugs: America's Holy War explores the impact and cost of America's "War on Drugs"-both in public spending and in human terms. Is it possible that



US drug policies are helping to proliferate, not prevent, a multitude of social ills including: homicide, property crime, the spread of AIDS, the contamination of drugs, the erosion of civil liberties, the punishment of thousands of non-violent people, the corruption of public officials, and the spending of billions of tax dollars in an attempt to prevent certain drugs from entering the country?" Arthur Benavie analyzes the research findings and argues that an end to the "War on Drugs," much as we ended alcohol prohibition, would yield enormous international benefits, destroy dangerous and illegal drug cartels, and allow the American government to refocus its attention on public well-being.