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TO MEET THE KINETIC ENERGY ANTI-SATELLITE (KE ASAT) REQUIREMENTS FOR TIMELY AND RELIABLE KILL ASSESSMENT, AEROMET PROPOSES TO RECOMMEND INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN REAL-TIME KILL ASSESSMENT SPECTROSCOPY. BECAUSE IT CAN BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO ACCURATELY VERIFY SATELLITE ELIMINATION, A KILL ASSESSMENT SYSTEM MUST DISCERN BETWEEN VARIOUS HIT AND MISS PHENOMENA, INCLUDING THE USE OF POTENTIAL COUNTER ...

DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SOLID-STATE DIRECTION-INDICATING APPARATUS, WITH TILT-IMMUNITY, THAT PROVIDES AN AUDIBLE OR TACTILE INTERFACE WITH THE USER. REDUCED SIZE TO ALLOW ENCAPSULATION IN A TYPICAL WALKING CANE. A DEVICE WILL BE DESIGNED THAT WILL PROVIDE A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON WITH AN INDICATION OF HORIZONTAL DIRECTION, WITH RESPECT TO THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD. THE DEVICE WILLALSO SIGNAL ...

THIS PROPOSAL REQUESTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SUPPORT FOR EDMARK, A SMALL BUSINESS IN BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON, TO DEVELOPAND FIELD-TEST A HARDWARE/SOFTWARE PACKAGE TO ADDRESS THE POSSIBLE DISABILITIES BY TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS. PUBLIC LAW 99-457 REQUIRES THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROVISION OF SERVICES TO YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. QUALIFIED PERSONAL, REMOTE LOCATION, OR OTHER REASONS. A ...

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STIRLING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY (STC) WILL DEVELOP AND TEST A LONG LIFE, HIGH EFFICIENCY, LOW VIBRATION, HIGH POWER DENSITY STIRLING CYCLE ENGINE SYSTEM TO SERVE AS A POWER SOURCE FOR A MICROCLIMATE COOLING BACKPACK. THE KEY OBJECTIVES FOR THE SYSTEM ARE HIGH EFFICIENCY, HIGH POWER DENSITY OF THE MACHINE, SUITABILITY AS A PERSONAL BACKPACK UNIT AND LONG LIFE. HIGH EFFICIENCY WILL RESULT FROM A STIRLIN ...

THE PROGRESSIVE SCIENCE INSTRUCTION PACKAGE WILL BE A SOFTWARE AND COURSEWARE PACKAGE WHICH WILL TEACH SCIENCE IN GRADES 6-9 TO STUDENTS WHOSE NATIVE LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH. STUDENTS USING THE PACKAGE WILL LEARN SCIENCE MATERIAL IN MICROCOMPUTER-BASED TUTORIAL DIALOGS THAT INCORPORATE INTERACTIVE VIDEO, GRAPHICS, AND MULTIPLE LEVELSOF TEXTUAL RESPONSES AND REMEDIATIONS. THE STUDENTS WILL WORK PAP ...

THE FLUID SITUATIONS ENCOUNTERED ON THE MODERN BATTLEFIELD WILL DICTATE THAT PROVIDERS OF SUPPORT BE RESPONSIVE, FLEXIBLE AND DEMONSTRATE INITIATIVE. THE REALITIES OF OUR AUSTERE LOGISTICS STRUCTURE REQUIRE THAT THEY BE HIGHLY SYNCHRONIZED TO ORDER TO MEET ESSENTIAL NEEDS WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES. TO MEET THE SUPPORT CHALLENGES THE NEXT BATTLE WILL PRESENT, THE ARMY NEEDS AN AUTOMATED, KNOWLEDGE-B ...

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WE WILL INVESTIGATE THE ABILITY OF OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDES COMPLEMENTARY TO THE SPLICED LEADER SEQUENCE OF LEISHMANIA ENRIETTII TUBULIN MRNA'S TO INHIT TRANSLATION AND TO KILL THE CELLS IN CULTURE. VARIOUS CHEMICAL MODIFICATIONS WILL BE MADE TO ENHANCE THE EFFECT OF THE OLIGOS. SUCCESSFUL AGENTS MAY BE VALUABLE, SELECTIVE CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS AGAINST OTHER LEISHMANIA SPECIES IF MAD COMPLEMENTARY ...

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