1. News section of the Journal of the International Federation for Medical & Biological Engineering November 1973

   MBE news Pages: 661 - 676

2. Editorial

   EditorialNotes Pages: 677 - 677

3. Left ventricular output derived from the time-derivative and phase velocities of the aortic pressure wave

   • D. A. McDonald
   • W. W. Nichols

   OriginalPaper Pages: 678 - 690

4. Mitral-valve mechanics—stress/strain characteristics of excised leaflets, analysis of its functional mechanics and its medical application

   • Dhanjoo N. Ghista
   • Anant P. Rao

   OriginalPaper Pages: 691 - 702

5. A comprehensive system for monitoring the foetal heartrate and uterine contractions

   • Derek L. Thomas
   • S. Hansen
   • D. M. Hay

   OriginalPaper Pages: 703 - 709

6. Influence of central and peripheral changes on the hydraulic input impedance of the systemic arterial tree

   • N. Westerhof
   • G. Elzinga
   • G. C. Van den Bos

   OriginalPaper Pages: 710 - 723

7. Arterial haemodynamic parameters derived from noninvasively recorded pulsewaves, using parameter estimation

   • Karel H. Wesseling
   • Ben de Wit
   • Jan E. W. Beneken

   OriginalPaper Pages: 724 - 731

8. A design calculation method for capillary-tube oxygenators

   • Fernando Villarroel
   • Clifford E. Lanham

   OriginalPaper Pages: 732 - 742

9. Optimal control of the artificial-kidney-patient system

   • W. Fred Ramirez
   • David W. Lewis
   • Michael C. Mickley

   OriginalPaper Pages: 743 - 746

10. A megawatt defibrillator for transchest defibrillation of heavy subjects

    • L. A. Geddes
    • J. D. Bourland
    • W. A. Tacker

    OriginalPaper Pages: 747 - 754

11. The usefulness of a temporal correlation technique in the assessment of human motor performance on a tracking device

    • K. J. Cassell

    OriginalPaper Pages: 755 - 761

12. A recording computer interface for analogue signals

    • George R. Stibitz
    • Frances V. McCann
    • Michael G. Hughes

    OriginalPaper Pages: 762 - 765

13. Technique for studying the sample volume of ultrasonic Doppler devices

    • Donald W. Baker
    • William G. Yates

    OriginalPaper Pages: 766 - 770

14. A miniature gas-pressure valve

    • J. C. Cool
    • P. V. Pištecký

    OriginalPaper Pages: 771 - 779

15. Simultaneous measurement of steady-state and pulsatile optical density changes

    • Daniel D. Upthegrove
    • Gunter N. Franz
    • Kenneth C. Weber

    OriginalPaper Pages: 780 - 784

16. Low-cost high-stability quasiproportional thermostat

    • R. Fesler

    Technical Note Pages: 785 - 786

17. A simple beam-splitter attachment for physiological oscilloscopes

    • R. D. Purves

    Technical Note Pages: 787 - 788

18. Calibration unit for halothane analysers

    • A. Zwart
    • G. Oostveen

    Technical Note Pages: 789 - 791

19. A stimulator-controlled spike height-follower arrangement

    • L. Kiralyfalvi

    Technical Note Pages: 792 - 794

20. A resistance-ratio controlled oscillator

    • J. Morris

    Technical Note Pages: 795 - 796

21. An electromagnetic shielding system for image intensifiers

    • J. Driller
    • V. Parsonnet

    Technical Note Pages: 797 - 798

22. An electronic stimulator for biomedical research

    • C. D. Stamopoulos

    Technical Note Pages: 799 - 802

23. A pulse audio modulator

    • C. D. Stamopoulos

    Technical Note Pages: 803 - 803

24. A model of conditional reflex

    • C. D. Stampopoulos

    Technical Note Pages: 804 - 804