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AN ON-GOING THREAT TO THE RESIDUAL LIFETIME AND SAFETY OF BOILING WATER REACTORS (BWRS) IS INTERGRANULAR STRESS CORROSION CRACKING (IGSCC). A COMPONENT OF SPECIAL CONCERN IN THE RECIRCULATION INLET NOZZLE SAFE END (RINSE). FOR EXAMPLE, WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS 30 OUT OF 30 RINSES ARE KNOWN TO BE CRACKED AT A 3-UNIT BWR SITE AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT 20 OUT OF 20 RINSES ARE CRACKED AT A 2-UNIT BWR SIT ...

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IT IS PRESENTLY VERY DIFFICULT FOR A DEAF PERSON TO SERVE ONA JURY OR AS A LAWYER IN A COURT ROOM. THE ONLY MEANS OF PROVIDING THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCEEDINGS IS WITH AN INTERPRETER CAPABLE OF USING SIGN LANGUAGE. THIS PROPOSAL SUGGESTS THE POSSIBILITY OF USING THE COURT RECORDER AS A MEANS PROVIDING REAL TIME CAPTIONING IN THE COURT ROOM. NEURAL NETWORKS PROVIDE THE KEY TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE T ...

THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW LONG RANGE RADIOACTIVE PLUME TRANSPORT CODE IS PROPOSED. NEW APPROACHES TO ESTIMATE THE RADIOACTIVE DECAY, WET AND DRY DEPOSITION, PARTICULATE COAGULATION, AND ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS WILL BE EXPLORED AND A SIMPLE, IDEALIZED EVALUATION OF THESE ALGORITHMS WILL BE MADE IN PHASE I OF THE PROPOSED EFFORT. BASED ON THESE STUDIES A) AN APPROPRIATE NEAR SOURCE RISE ...

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USING COMPUTERIZED REAL-TIME CAPTIONING STENOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED BY VIRGUS COMPUTER SYSTEMS (VCS), THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR WILL DETERMINE ANY ADAPTATIONS NECESSARY TO ENABLE THIS STENOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY TO BE OF SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO HEARING-IMPAIRED (DEAF) LAWYERS, JURORS, LITIGANTS OR WITNESSES IN A COURTROOM SETTING. VCS,A SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING FIRM SPECIALIZING IN PRO ...

In prior projects, including a 2015 ED/IES SBIR award, the team developed two immersive multiplayer virtual game environments. In Eco and Colony, middle school students collaboratively apply scientific practices within the virtual worlds to address challenges, such as the availability of resources and energy and maintaining clean water. With this Phase I funding, the team is developing a prototype ...

In prior research and development, the project team developed a StoryWorld, a computer-based intervention for English Learners (ELs) that presents children oral and written narratives in English while also providing the information in their first language. With this Phase I funding, the team will develop and test a prototype of a web-based dashboard that provides EL teachers real-time reports on c ...

In prior research and development, the project team developed PocketLab, a set of web-based hands-on science simulations for middle school classrooms. With this Phase I funding, the team will develop and test a prototype of CloudLab, a classroom management platform to extend the functionality of PocketLab. The prototype will include a portal so that a class of students can collaborate on experimen ...

In prior research and development, the project team developed Woot Math, a web- and app-based mathematics intervention for algebra. With this Phase I funding, the team will develop and test a prototype of Woot Math Polls, an interactive formative assessment platform to facilitate teachers' real-time decision-making while students use Woot Math in the classroom. The prototype will allow teachers to ...