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RADON-222 IN INDOOR AIR HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A PERVASIVE POLLUTANT AND A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH THREAT. ARETE TECHNOLOGIES PROPOSES TO INVESTIGATE A MEMBRANE-BASED SYSTEMFOR MITIGATING THE INDOOR AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM TO WHICH WATERBORNE RADON GAS CAN CONTRIBUTE. THE SYSTEM, WHICH OPERATES AT WATER SUPPLY PRESSURE, AVOIDS THE PROBLEMS OF RADIOACTIVITY BUILDUP AND SPENT CARBON DISPOSAL ASSOCIATED WIT ...

WE PROPOSE TO RESEARCH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTWARE INTERFACE FOR LD STUDENTS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED ENHANCEDVIDEO AND AUDITORY CUES FOR READING AND MATHEMATICS. THE GOALS ARE TO: (1) PILOT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTWARE INTERFACE FOR CREATING MULTI-ACCESS TEXT ENVIRONMENTS (MATE'S) TO ENABLE LD STUDENTS TO ACCOMMODATE FOR INDIVIDUALPERCEPTUAL DEFICITS BY CREATING SPECIFIC ENCODING AND DECODING ...

THE PHASE I RESEARCH WILL COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL AND CONDUCT CONTINUOUS FLOW BENCH-SCALE STUDIES TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY AND APPLICABILITY OF A PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE OFFGAS VOC CONTROL STRATEGY. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM UTILIZED OFFGAS CAPTURE FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND STORAGE UNITS FOR RECYCLE TO AN AEROBIC BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESS. THE RECYCLED GAS PHASE WILL INCREASE ...

EXISTING PROCESSES FOR COMBINED REMOVAL OF SOX/NOX FROM COMBUSTION GASES HAVE NOT BEEN PROVEN TO BE PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE IN MEETING CURRENT EMISSION STANDARDS. SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTIONS FOR NOX REMOVAL ARE AVAILABLE, AND ARE EFFECTIVE IN REACHING CURRENT EMISSION STANDARDS, BUT THEY ARE PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE IN MANY APPLICATIONS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH INITIAL COST OF THE CATALYST AND ITS REP ...

FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION PROPOSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL DUCT INJECTION PROCESS FOR SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL OF SO2 AND NOX FROM COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT FLUE GASES. IN THIS PROCESS, A MIXTURE OF LIME AND A PROPRIETARY SORBENT ISINJECTED EITHER DRY OR IN THE FORM OF A SLURRY INTO THE FLUEGAS DUCT BETWEEN THE AIR PREHEATER AND PARTICULATE COLLECTION DEVICE. LIME REMOVES SO2 AND THE PROPRIET ...

WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANTS IN SCHOOL BUSES ARE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO INJURY IN EVEN MODERATE SPEED CRASHES BECAUSE OF THE OPEN ENVIRNOMENT IN WHICH THEY ARE BEING TRANSPORTED TODAY. IT IS COMMON PRACTICE TO TRANSPORT THIS WHEELCHAIR BOUND POPULATION FACING SIDEWAYS IN VANS AND BUSES. THIS SIDE-FACING ORIENTATION EXPOSES THE WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT TO ADISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF DANGER IN THE EVENT OF FRON ...

THE PROBLEM OF EDUCATING TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS ON THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE IS AN ENDURING ONE. PRINTED MATERIAL IS READILY AVAILABLE BUT IS INEFFECTIVE IF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS TOO CONDENSED AND IS IGNORED IF TOO DETAILED. A COMPUTERIZED VERSION OF SUCH MATERIAL WILL FARENO BETTER UNLESS IT CAN BE PUT INTO A FORM WHERE JUST THE RIGHT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AT THE RIGHT LEVEL OF DE ...

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NEW IDEAS ARE PRESENTED ON THE COVALENT ATTACHMENT OF CHELATING FUNCTIONALITIES TO A COMMON, INEXPENSIVE SORBENT MATERIAL, WHICH CAN THEN COMPLEX HEAVY METAL IONS IRREVERSIBLY. THE EFFICIENT REMOVAL OF LEAD, CADMIUM, CHROMIUM, MERCURY, ZINC, NICKEL, COBALT, IRON, AND COPPER ISANTICIPATED. THE COVALENTLY ATTACHED LIGANDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STABLE TOWARDS HYDROLYSIS AND PH VARIATIONS. THE CAPACITY O ...

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