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ADVANCED COMPOSITES HAVE POTENTIAL FOR EFFECTING WEIGHT SAVINGS AND PROVIDING CORROSION RESISTANCE TO A VARIETY OF MILTARY APPLICATIONS. THE MK112 ASROC LAUCHER MODS 1-8 AND GUIDE, ES114, HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING EXPERINECED CORROSION AND WEIGHT PROBLEMS. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF RESINS AND FIBERS AVAILABLE FOR USE AS STRUCTURAL MATERIALS THESE INCLUDE GLASS, KEVLAR & CARBON FIBERS,AND POLYEST ...

THE U.S. NAVY HAS A NEED FOR LOW COST EXPENDABLE FUEL TANKS FOR USE BY CARRIER AIRCRAFT THAT OCCUPY THE MINIMUM STORAGE SPACE. ABARIS PROPOSES TO CONDUCT AN EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT OF THE FABRICATION OF TANKS OF ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS. TWO CONCEPTS ARE PROPOSED. ONE USES LONGITUDINAL JOINTS OR SPLICES AND WOULD USE EITHER A BLADDER TANK OR A "WET-SKIN" STRUCTURE. THE OTHER USES CIRCUMFERENTI ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED EFFORT IS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PERIODONTAL TEMPERATURE PROBE WITH RESPONSE TIME AND SENSITIVITY CHARACTERISTICS WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY PROVIDE AN OBJECTIVE AND SIMPLE DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE IN ASSESSING PERIODONTAL DISEASE ACTIVITY. STUDIES HAVE SUGGESTED THAT INFLAMED SULCI ARE ACCOMPANIED BY ELEVATED TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS. CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES, S ...

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AIRBORNE MINE FIELD DETECTION IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE IN MOST CASES, THE FEATURES WHICH INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF THE MINE FIELD ARE VAGUE AND IRREGULAR. THE COMPUTATION EFFORT TO SEARCH THROUGH THE FILMS FOR INFORMATION SUGGESTING THE PRESENCE OF A MINE FIELD IS ENORMOUS. DUE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF MICROELECTRONICS AND ROBOT VISION TECHNOLOGY, AN INEXPENSIVE AIR-BORNE MINE FIELD DETECTOR WITH ARTIFICA ...

FEASIBILITY IS EXAMINED FOR A HAND-HELD INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE THRUST FORCE AND JOINT MOTION DURING SPINAL MANIPULATION AND REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH NEUROMUSCULAR APPLICATION TO THE HEALTH FIELD: PROVIDE NONINVASIVE MONITORING AND CONTROL OF FORCES APPLIED DURING PHYSICAL REHABILITATION PROCEDURES FOR THE BACK. THIS INSTRUMENTATION IS EXPECTED TO PROMOTE PATIENT SAFETY, ESPECIALLY THOSE AT R ...

EMISSION CONTROL (EMCON), INCLUDING RADAR EMISSION MANAGEMENT, IS A SUBDIVISON OF THE MUCH GREATER SUBJECT OF BATTLE MANAGEMENT. AT PRESENT, THERE IS NOT A FULL DEVELOP AND NAVY ACCEPTED TECHNIQUE FOR EXAMINING THE ENTIRE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT OF POTENTIAL SEA BATITLES. THIS PROPOSED EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON A VALUABLE SUBSET OF BATTLE STRATEGY, THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSION CONTROL AN ...

COUNTERMEASURES DESIGNED AGAINST SATELLITES MUST KEEP PACE WITH RAPID STRIDES PRESENTLY BEING MADE IN SOPHISTICATED USE OF OCEAN SURVEILLANCE-TYPE SATELLITES. THESE ADVANCES IN SURVEILLANCE INCLUDE HIGH TECHNOLOGY ELECTRONIC HARDWARE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING. THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE SYSTEM CONCEPT FOR COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST PRESENT AND FUTURE SATELLITE SURVEILL ...

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TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR (TNF) IS A 17,000-DALTON POLYPEPTIDE SECRETED BY MACROPHAGES WHICH HAS ANTITUMOR CYTOLYTIC ACTIVITY. TNF DOES NOT APPEAR TO AFFECT NORMAL CELLS AND HAS BEEN SHOWN REPEATEDLY TO EITHER KILL OR PREVENT THE GROWTH OF TUMOR CELLS IN BOTH IN VITRO AND IN VIVO MODEL SYSTEMS. TNF IS THOUGHT TO EXERT ITS EFFECT THROUGH A PROCESS INITIATED BY THE BINDING OF TNF TO SPECIFIC CELL SURFAC ...