Abstract:BIOFIELD CORP. INTENDS TO DEVELOP AND TEST A NON-INVASIVE, COST-EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENING. THE TECHNOLOGY INVOLVES SCANNING OF ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FROM THE BREAST SURFACE. THE SPECIFIC AIMS ARE TO DEVELOP THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR SUCH AN APPLICATION AND TO TEST THE METHOD ON… more
Abstract:THIS RESEARCH IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP A SPECIALIZED SYSTEM CALLED TELEMINDER-TBC(TUBERCULOSIS CARE) FOR USE WITH OUTPATIENT POPULATIONS MOST AT RISK FOR TUBERCULOSIS, I. E., RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, RECENT IMMIGRANTS, THE ELDERLY, AND HIV INFECTED INDIVIDUALS. TELEMINDER-TBC IS DESIGNED TO… more
Abstract:LEADING SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS HAVE STRESSED CRITICAL THINKING PROBLEM SOLVING AS TOP PRIORITIES FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION. A NEGLECTED ASPECT OF THIS BROAD AREA IS THE ABILITY TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS THROUGH LOGICAL HABITS OF THOUGHT RELATING KNOWLEDGE, UNCERTAINTY AND HUMAN VALUES. SUCH SKILLS ARE… more
Abstract:IN TIMES OF DISASTER, OLDER PEOPLE SUFFER MORE DEATH, INJURY, FINANCIAL LOSS, AND STRESS THAN YOUNGER PEOPLE. THIS PATTERN OF NEGLECT CAN BE REDUCED BY IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITY ELDERS AND AGENCIES PROVIDING EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES. OUR LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO… more
Abstract:IN CURRENT AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING, LESS THAN 20% OF PESTICIDEREACHES THE INTENDED PLANT; MOST DRIFTS OR DEPOSITS ON THE SOIL, RESULTING IN ECONOMIC LOSS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. SPRAY REACHING PLANTS IS OFTEN WASTED BECAUSE OF POOR PLACEMENT OF DROPLETS. EXCESS PESTICIDE DEPOSITS ARE PLACEDON UPPER… more
Abstract:THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DESIGN A NEW MODULE FOR THE FIRM'S RASTER-BASED IMAGE PROCESSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) SOFTWARE. THE CONCEPT WILL BE USEDTO ENHANCE STANDARD DIGITAL VECTOR LAND-USE MAPS USING A KNOWLEDGE-BASED EXPERT SYSTEM THAT ACCESSES AVAILABLE GIS DATA SOURCES,… more
Abstract:GUIDED SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES PROPOSES TO APPLY AN INNOVATIVE COMBINATION OF INDIVIDUAL BLADE CONTROL CONCEPTS, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FOR BLADE ACTUATION USING SMART MATERIALS, TO ACHIEVE DRAMATIC REDUCTIONS IN ROTOR SUSCEPTIBILITY. IN PARTICULAR, CONTROL INPUTS WILL BE TAILORED TO SPECIFIC MISSION… more
Abstract:"THE FOOD WE EAT! THE WORLD THROUGH FOOD" HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AS A TEACHING TOOL CENTERED AROUND NUTRITION AND COOKING DESIGNED TO FOSTER THE CULTURAL IDENTITY AND SELF-IMAGE OF HEAD START PRESCHOOLERS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY ACCENTUATING ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES. THE FORMAT OF SERIES INCLUDES A… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING A DATA COMPRESSION AND EXPANSION SCHEME ON GEOPHYSICAL DATA TO ACHIEVE DATA FLOW OF SUCH DATA BETWEEN AND AMONG NAVY SHIPS AND NAVY SHORE SITE WITH A AVAILABLE NAVY COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS. THE SCHEME WILL BE BASED ON FRACTAL… more
Abstract:DIGITAL IMAGE DATA REPRESENTATIVE OF AN ARMY APPLICATION WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND OBTAINED. THIS DATA WILL BE PROCESSED USING FRACTAL TRANSFORM TECHNOLOGY TO OBTAIN A COMPRESSED REPRESENTATION OF THE ARMY IMAGERY. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARMY FRACTAL TRANSFORM TEST SYSTEM. THE… more
Abstract:METAL-AIR BATTERIES, NOTABLY ZINC-AIR AND IRON-AIR, ARE ATTRACTIVE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROPULSION BECAUSE OF THEIR HIGH SPECIFIC ENERGY AND INHERENT SAFETY. THESE BATTERIES REQUIRE A RECHARGEABLE, OR BIFUNCTIONAL, OXYGEN ELECTRODE THAT GENERATES OXYGEN DURING CHARGE AND REDUCES IT DURING… more
Abstract:THIS PROJECT COULD PROVIDE NASA WITH SAFE, RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES THAT HAVE 10 TIMES THE SPECIFIC ENERGY OF THOSE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, AND THAT COULD HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS ON THE SPACE STATION FREEDOM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SPECIFIC ENERGIES OF ALL OTHER AVAILABLE,RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES… more
Abstract:THE AVAILABILITY OF AIRBORNE SENSORS CAPABLE OF DETECTING BURIED AND SURFACE MINEFIELDS FROM ALTITUDES OF 100 FEET, OR HIGHER, WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT ASSET TO U.S. DEFENSE FORCES. THIS SYSTEM WOULD NOT ONLY IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR FORCES, BUT ALSO REDUCE MAN AND MATERIAL LOSSES WHICH ARE OF… more
Abstract:THE INNOVATIVE FIBER LASER FURNACE OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE SINGLE-CRYSTAL FIBER TESTING LABORATORY. SINGLE-CRYSTAL FIBER RESEARCH INVOLVES THE PRODUCTION OF NEW SINGLE-CRYSTAL FIBERS WITH SUBSEQUENT STRENGTH TESTING. EXTENSIVE TESTING REQUIRES HEATING THE FIBER TO THE… more
Abstract:THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IN-LINE SENSOR FOR MEASURING MIXING QUALITY IN CHLORINE DIOXIDE PULP BLEACHING. THE SENSOR IS BASED ON A PROPRIETARY, INTEGRATED OPTICAL INTERFEROMETER. THE INTERFEROMETER'S UNIQUE DESIGN MINIMIZES THERMOMECHANICAL NOISE TO PROVIDE A HIGHLY STABLE… more
Abstract:THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR BOTH SATELLITE AND SUPPORTING IN-SITU OBSERVATION OF PRECIPITATION RATES AND CLOUD-COVER PARAMETERS. THE GOAL IS TO DESIGN A FULLY PRODUCTIVE, HIGHLY COMPACT, MILLIMETER-WAVELENGTH DOPPLER RADAR PACKAGE FOR AIRCRAFT AND GROUND-BASED OPERATION THAT ALSO HAS THE… more
Abstract:SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING HAVE BEEN MADE BUT THE EXPERTISE IS STILL LARGELY CONFINED TO UNIVERSITIES AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS. BODIES OF KNOWLEDGE WHICH WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY AID DECISION MAKERS ACROSS ALL SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY (BUSINESS, INVESTORS, PLANNERS, ETC.) ARE NOT… more
Abstract:CERTAIN SERUM GLYCOPROTEINS THAT ARE ELEVATED IN THE SERUM OR URINE OF CANCER PATIENTS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE TUMRO MARKERS. ANALYSES OF THE OLIGOSACCHARIDE SIDE-CHAINS ON MANY OF THESE GLYCOPROTEINS, INCLUDING A-FETORPROTEIN (AFP), GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSPEPTIDASE AND HUMAN CHRONIC GONADOTROPIN, WHICH… more
Abstract:REAL TIME PERFORMANCE IN ASSOCIATE SYSTEMS IS A TECHNICAL RISK BECAUSE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES ARE USED, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY SLOW. OTHER METHODOLOGIES FOR THIS PROBLEM ADDRESS ONLY ONE PROBLEM ASPECT (E.G., EFFICIENCY) OR SIMPLY FIX AN EXISTING IMPLEMENTATION. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL… more
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