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NEW MATERIALS ARE BEING DEVELOPED EVERYDAY AND ARE REVOLUTIONIZING PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES AT AN ASTOUNDING RATE. IN RECENT YEARS, THE ROADSIDE SAFETY APPURTENANCE FIELD HAS BEEN AFFECTED AS WELL, AS NEW MATERIALS HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO PRODUCE IMPROVED DESIGNS IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS. IN RECENT YEARS PLASTICS, CERAMICS, HIGH STRENGTH FIBERS AND COMPOSITES HAVE BECOME MORE WIDELY USED IN INDUSTRY ...

IN SEPTEMBER 1989, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY ISSUEDA REPORT FUNDED BY CONGRESS CALLED, "THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: WHERE DO WE STAND?" ONE OF THEFINDINGS OF THE REPORT IS THAT THERE IS NO NATIONAL DATABASETHAT INCLUDES THE ROUTINE COLLECTION OF DATA REGARDING SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS HEARINGS. SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS HEARINGS ARE ADMINISTRATIVE-LEVEL ARBITRATI ...

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A MAJOR NEW INITIATIVE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION IS THAT MANDATEDBY THE 1986 EDUCATION OF THE HANDICAPPED AMENDMENT WHICH REQUIRES STATES TO OFFER APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO 3- TO 5-YEAR-OLD HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. THE CHALLENGE TO RESPOND TO THIS INITIATIVE WITH INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES AND MATERIALS IS THE IMPETUS FOR THIS SBIR PROPOSAL TO INVESTIGATE INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR OFFERING EXPERIENCEIN MATH A ...

AMONG THE MANY DECISIONS THAT ADOLESCENTS MUST MAKE ARE DECISIONS ABOUT ENGAGING IN RISKY BEHAVIORS SUCH AS DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE, DANGEROUS DRIVING, AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY. DECISIONS IN THESE AREAS MAY HAVE MAJOR IMPACT ON THEIR FUTURES. MILDLY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ADOLESCENTS ARE PARTICULARLY PRONE TO ENGAGE IN RISK BEHAVIORS FOR THREE REASONS. FIRST, THEY SHARE MANY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF NONHAN ...

MANY PEOPLE WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS ARE EITHER UN- OR UNDEREMPLOYED. A PRIMARY REASON FOR THIS IS DEFICITS IN INTERPERSONAL SKILLS WHICH AFFECT BEHAVIOR IN JOB SEEKING AND JOB PERFORMANCE. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS ARE EMPLOYED IN ALL HUMAN INTERACTIONS. THE ABSENCE OF THESE SKILLS DAMAGESRELATIONSHIPS, BOTH IN PERSONAL LIFE AND IN THE WORKPLACE. SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY SUGGESTS THAT INTERPERSON ...

TO FACILITATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OF ON-LINE INFORMATION CONCERNING FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S R&D PROGRAMS, AUTOMATIC METHODS OF INFORMATION INDEXING MUST BE EMPLOYED. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH HUMAN RESOURCES TO ADEQUATELY GATHER AND CLASSIFY THIS ABUNDANCE OF DATA. IN ADDITION, AUTOMATEDMEANS OF INTERPRETING THE APPLICABILITY OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND DETERMINING UNDER WHICH FAA PROGRAM THE TECHN ...

MRC PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A SAFETY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR (PI) OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) PROTECTION STATUS OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (NPP). WE BELIEVE THAT SUCH A PI IS NEEDED BECAUSE: (1) EM ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IS ON THE INCREASE,(2) ADDITIONAL EM THREATS MUST BE EVALUATED, AND (3) DISRUPTION OF NPP OPERATIONS BY EM EFFECTS CAN AND MUST BE AVOIDED. PREVIOUS STUDIES HAVE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE OF E ...

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A RESEARCH PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING ADVANCED VACUUM INSULATIONS TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF REFRIGERATED SHIPPING CONTAINERS WHILE AVOIDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFC'S) IN FOAM INSULATION CURRENTLY BEING USED. ADVANCED VACUUM INSULATIONS, CURRENTLY UNDER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, DO NOT CONTAIN CFC'S AND HAVE VERYHIGH THERM ...