Abstract:PHASE I WILL EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY INCLUDING COST/BENEFITS OF RETRO-FITTING SHIPBOARD MAIN PROPULSION DIESEL ENGINES WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS TO INCREASE PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY, AND TO SAVE ON MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, AND FUEL COST. THESE COMPONENTS WILL BE IN THE AREAS OF CURRENT… more
Abstract:MANY CHEMICAL AND ENERGY CONVERSION PROCESSES INVOLVE MULTI-PHASE FEED OR PRODUCT STREAMS. UNFORTUNATELY, VERY LITTLE IS AVAILABLE IN PROCESS MONITORING EQUIPMENT FOR SUCH STREAMS. THIS PROPOSAL SUGGESTS DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION AND CALIBRATION OF AN INNOVATIVE METHOD FOR MEASURING THE CHEMICAL… more
Abstract:IN COAL COMBUSTION, KNOWLEDGE OF RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER IS IMPORTANT IN PREDICTING THE HEAT-UP OF THE INCOMING COAL AND THE EMISSION OF HEAT FROM THE BURNING CHAR, VOLATILES, AND ASH. THE CALCULATION FOR PARTICULATES REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE OF MANY LITTLE KNOWN PARAMETERS INCLUDING: THE RADIATIVE… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO EFFECTIVELY DEMONSTRATE THE APPLICABILITY OF ADA LANGUAGE TO THE ATD DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, AND REDUCE THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSLATION OF THE ADA LANGUAGE FOR FUTURE ATD DEVELOPMENTS. THE PROJECT SUCCESS IS ENHANCED THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF EXPERIENCED… more
Abstract:THERE IS A DIRE NEED FOR AN EFFECTIVE OPTICAL COUNTERMEASURE TO PROTECT ARMY ASSETS FROM OPTICAL THREATS. THIS PROPOSED EFFORT IS DESINGED TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A POTENTIAL OPTICAL COUNTERMEASURE THAT CAN BE USED BOTH IN THE AIR AND JON THE GROUND. THE INTERACTION OF UTLTRSONIC… more
Abstract:PHASE I OF THIS PROPOSAL WILL DEFINE THE PARAMETERS ATTENDANT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SATELLITE JAMMING SYSTEM. THE TARGETS FOR SUCH A SYSTEM MAY BE SPACEBORNE, AIRBORNE, OR GROUND DEVICES AND THE RD SPECTRUM WILL BE THAT OF BOTH CURRENT AND UPCOMING WEAPONRY. THE FIGURE OF EMRIT WILL BE THE… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVE OF PHASE I OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DETERMINE THE APPLICABILITY TO HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH OF AN AUTOMATED SOFTWARE DESIGN TOOL. THIS TOOL, THE USE, IT METHODOLOGY, WAS DESIGNED TO FORMALIZE AND AUTOMATICALLY CHECK COMPLEX INTERACTIONS WITHIN SYSTEMS. IT PROVIDES A CAPABILITY TO PROTOTYPE… more
Abstract:AN AMBULATORY UTERINE ACTIVITY MONITOR (AUAM) IS PROPOSED FOR THE MONITORING OF PATIENTS AT RISK FOR PREMATURE LABOR. NEONATAL PREMATURITY REMAINS A GREAT CHALLENGE. IN 1975, ONE PERCENT OF U.S. LIVE BIRTHS DEVELOPED RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (RDS), OF WHICH 6,000 TO 8,000 DEATHS WEREDIRECTLY… more
Abstract:IN RECENT YEARS, IT HAS BECOME RECOGNIZED THAT MANY OF THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED IN INITIATING CELL CULTURES IN VITRO WITH LOW SEEDING DENSITIES OR NEWLY ISOLATED CELLS ARE SUBSTRATE-RELATED. SPECIFICALLY, STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OF THESEPROBLEMS STEM FROM INADEQUATE SURFACE PROPER- TIES FOUND… more
Abstract:CONSIDERABLE EFFORT HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE USE OF CYANOA- CRYLATES FOR CLINICAL OCULAR REPAIR AS ADJUNCTS TO OR IN LIEU OF SURGICAL PROCEDURES. THROUGH REPEATED STUDIES, HOWEVER, THESE ADHESIVES HAVE PROVED TO BE DAMAGING TO THE EYE TISSUE BY CAUSING INFLAMMATION, NEOVASCULARIZATION AND TISSUE… more
Abstract:THE COMMON MARINE MUSSEL, MYTILUS EDULIS, HAS EVOLVED A MECHANISM FOR PERMANENT ATTACHMENT TO MANY DIFFERENT SURFACES UNDERWATER. THE KEY TO THIS ANIMAL'S ADHESIVE MECHANISM IS A PROTEINACEOUS CEMENT, I.E., MUSSEL-ADHESIVE PROTEIN (MAP), WHICH RECENTLY HAS BEEN SEQUENCED. ONE SPECIFIC AIM OF THIS… more
Abstract:COLONOSCOPY IS RECOGNIZED AS A VALUABLE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR THE DETECTION OF DISORDERS OF THE COLON. HOWEVER, THIS PROCEDURE IS NOT ROUTINELY PERFORMED BECAUSE OF ITS ASSOCIATED COST AND TIME REQUIREMENTS. THE OBJECT OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR THE INSERTION OF A COLONOSCOPE… more
Abstract:THE PROPOSED PRODUCT IS A MULTIMEDIA ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOK OF PATHOLOGY SUPPORTED BY A SOPHISTICATED KNOWLEDGE ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND EXTENSION SYSTEM CALLED KAMES. FIRST DEVELOPED ON PLATO, PROTOTYPES ARE NOW ALSO OPERATIONAL ON AVAX/780 AND ON A 68010-BASED MICROCOMPUTER. TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED… more
Abstract:THE SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION OF CELLS, VIRUSES, VIRAL PARTICLES, PROTEINS, AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS HAS LONG BEEN A COSTLY AND TIME-CONSUMING ENDEAVOR, BOTH IN CLINICAL AND RESEARCH LABORATORIES AND IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. FOCUS RESEARCH HAS DEVELOPED A MODIFICATION OF A SELECTIVE,… more
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