Abstract:WE BELIEVE IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO DETECT INTERNAL WAVE REGULARITIES GENERATED BY MOVING SUBMARINES BY USING NON-ACOUSTIC MICROTHERMAL ARRAY MEASUREMENTS SENSITIVE AT THE 0.001 DEG C LEVEL OR BELOW. TYPICALLY OCEANIC MICROTHERMAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT MEASUREMENTS ARE COMPUTED AS SMALL DIFFERENCES (..… more
Abstract:PHASE I OF THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT TESTING OF NEW CONCEPTS THAT ADDRESS THE LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT DESIGNS IN THE FIELD OF ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEMS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED. THE MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN INHERENT IN MAGNETIC INDUCTION SYSTEMS… more
Abstract:THE USE OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL SOLAR IRRADIATED SEMICONDUCTOR POWDERS TO PHOTOCATALYTICALLY OXIDIZE ORGANIC TOXICANTS PERSISTENT IN THE SPACE STATION'S POST-TREATED WATER, TO THELEVELS SPECIFIED BY NASA MEDICAL SCIENCES DIVISION, IS PROPOSED. THE TOTAL MINERALIZATION OF SEVERAL CLASSES OF ORGANIC… more
Abstract:THE USE OF SOLAR AND/OR ARTIFICIALLY IRRADIATED SEMICONDUCTOR POWDERS TO PHOTOCATALYTICALLY MINERALIZE 12-400 PPM TRICHLOROETHYLENE (TCE) CONTAMINATED WATER OBTAINED FROM A CANDIDATE SUPERFUND SITE IS PROPOSED. THESESEMICONDUCTOR POWDERS ARE INEXPENSIVE, NONTOXIC, RECYCABLE AND HAVE BEEN… more
Abstract:ACTIVE CAVITY RADIOMETER (ACR) SENSORS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR STATE-OF-THE-ART ACCURACY AND PRECISION FOR SOLAR OBSERVATIONS IN SPACE FLIGHT APPLICATIONS AS THE SENSORS OF THE ACTIVE CAVITY RADIOMETER IRRADIANCE MONITOR EXPERIMENT ON THE SOLAR MAXIMUM MISSION. THE DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL ADVANTAGES… more
Abstract:THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP, PRODUCE AND MARKET A SELF-REPORT INSTRUMENT, THE CLINICAL DRUG ABUSE SCALE, A TOOL FOR COUNSELING DRUG USING CLIENTS. IT PROVIDES A PROFILE OF INVOLVEMENT WITH EVERY TYPE OF DRUG, AND CLASSIFIES CLIENTS INTO STYLES OR TYPES BASED ON OVERALL PATTERN OF DRUG USE. AN AGE OF… more
Abstract:A NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THIN FILMS OF THE RARE EARTH/BARIUM/COPPER OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT IN THIS PROJECT. VOLATILE FLUORINATED BETA-DIKETONATE METAL CHELATES OF EU, YB, BA, AND CU WILL BESYNTHESIZED AND THIN FILMS OF MIXED METAL OXIDES, E.G., EUBA(2)CU(3)O(7),… more
Abstract:A NEW DETECTOR IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR THE MEASUREMENT OFATMOSPHERIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS BASED ON FORMATION OF SULFUR MONOXIDE WITH SUBSEQUENT DETECTION BY OZONE-INDUCED CHEMILUMINESCENCE. THIS NOVEL DETECTION SCHEME FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF GASEOUS SULFUR COMPOUNDS SHOULD OFFER MANY ADVANTAGES OVER… more
Abstract:THE LONG TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEVISE A METHOD FOR THE LARGE SCALE BIOSYNTHESIS OF A NEGATIVE REGULATOR OF MAMMALIAN CHOLESTEROL BIOSYNTHESIS. THIS COMPOUND HAS POTENTIAL USE IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AND MAY REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE. AS A… more
Abstract:EXPLORATORY RESEARCH IS PROPOSED TO DETERMINE THE IMPLEMENTATION FACTORS PARAMETERS FOR A NEW VLSI CELL INVOKING REDUNDANT NUMBER ARITHMETIC INSTEAD OF 1'S/2'S COMPLEMENT. A NARROW APPLICATION TOWARDS SIGNAL PROCESSING (MULTIPLY/ACCUMULATE INTENSIVE) SHALL DRIVE MINIMAL AREA AND SPEED DESIGNS.… more
Abstract:WE PROPOSE TO BUILD A DOMAIN-INDEPENDENT INTELLIGENT TRAINING SYSTEM PROTOTYPE SUITABLE FOR AIR FORCE TRAINING NEEDS. THE PROTOTYPE WILL BE DEMONSTRATED IN A FIELD OF TRAINING TO BE DETERMINED. A HUMANCOMPUTER INTERFACE WILL HAVE NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING CAPABILITY IN THE SELECTED DOMAIN. THE ITS… more
Abstract:MOST EFFORTS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION FROM UNCONVENTIONAL GAS RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES REQUIRE SOME FORM OF WELLBOREOR FORMATION FRACTURING TO INCREASE THE FLOW OF GAS TO THE WELLS. BOTH EXPLOSIVE AND HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TECHNIQUES HAVE BEEN USED WITH SUCCESS IN THE STIMULATION OF… more
Abstract:DATA ON THE RESPONSE OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS IS CRITICAL TO THE IMPROVED DESIGN OF WEAPONS AND DEFENSE SYSTEMS. MUCH OF THIS DATA IS OBTAINED IN HIGH EXPLOSIVE SIMULATION (HES) TESTS. FOR BOTH HES AND NUCLEAR TESTS, INSTRUMENTATION TO OBTAIN THE REQUISITE DATA MUST BE ABLE TO… more
Abstract:MEASUREMENTS OF THE HYSTERESIS CHARACTERISTICS AND SWITCHING KINETICS WILL BE MADE ON THREE FERROELECTRIC THIN-FILM MEMORY MATERIALS: LEAD GERMANATE WITH 0 TO 10% SILICON (PB[5]GE[3-X]SI[X]O[11]); BISMOTH TITANATE (BI[4]TI[3]O[12]); AND POTASSIUM NITRATE (KNO[3]). EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED IN… more
Abstract:WE HAVE FABRICATED POTASSIUM NITRATE FERROELECTRIC MEMORIES IN THE FORM OF 32 X 32 CELL ARRAYS ON GLASS SUBSTRATES (1KB) AND MEASURED THEIR SWITCHING TIMES AND READ WRITE CHARACTERISTICS. THE THINNEST KNO(3) FILMS TESTED (75NM) YIELD 20 NS READ-WRITE TIMES AND HIGH BREAKDOWN VOLTAGES (17V). MINIMUM… more
Abstract:SEVERAL CLINICALLY IMPORTANT BETA-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS ARE PRODUCED THROUGH CONDENSATION OF D-(-)-ALPHA-AMINOPHENYLACETIC ACID WITH PENAM AND CEPHEM NUCLEI IN MULTI-STEP CHEMICAL PROCESSES. AN EFFICIENT ENZYMATIC PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF THESE ANTIBIOTICS WOULD LEAD TO INCREASED PRODUCT YIELDS AND… more
Abstract:THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC, PRACTICAL MEANS FOR INACTIVATING C5A IN PATIENTS AT RISK OF ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (ARDS). C5A IS A KEY CONTRIBUTORY, POSSIBLY NECESSARY FACTOR IN THE PATHOLOGICAL COURSE OF ARDS. THE PROTEINS CAPABLE OF INACTIVATING… more
Abstract:WE PROPOSE TO PURIFY AN IL-1 INHIBITOR FROM THE SUPERNATANT OF MONOCYTES CULTURED ON PLATES COATED WITH IGG. THIS INHIBITORY ACTIVITY HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE ABOUT 22 KILODALTONS IN MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND TO INHIBIT IL-1 IN SEVERAL ASSAYS, NAMELY IL-1 MEDIATED THYMOCYTE PROLIFERATION, COLLAGENASE RELEASE… more
Abstract:THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPROVING MAGNETIC ASW BY UTILIZING AN ON BOARD DIGITAL RECORD OF THE EARTH'S GEOMAGNETIC FIELD. MAGNETIC DETECTION TECHNIQUES FOR SUBMARINES REQUIRE SEPARATION OF THE SIGNATURE OF THE SUBMARINE FROM THE BACKGROUND FIELD. TESSERA PROPOSES TO… more
Abstract:A SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPED TO EFFICIENTLY AND ACCURATELY MONITOR MOVEMENTS OF THE HUMAN MANDIBLE. THE SYSTEM WILL CONSIST OF A PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC)-BASED DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS UNIT, A NONRESTRAINING EXTRA-ORAL HARNESS TO WHICH IS ATTACHED A SET OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (LEDS), ANDTWO… more
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