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THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL PLAN FOR ANALYZING ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS AS WELL AS RECOMMENDING GENERALIZED METHODS FOR OVERCOMING SUCH BARRIERS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS. IT INCLUDES THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER DATA SOFTWARE SYSTEM WHICH WILL ORGANIZE AND STORE THE LARGE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION NEEDED INTO A MANAGEABLE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM THAT WILL GUIDE THE U ...

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OZONE IS A VALUABLE ALTERNATE TO CHLORINE FOR THE DISINFECTION OF WASTEWATER AND WATER. IT GENERATES NO CHLORINATED ORGANICS AND LEAVES NO RESIDUALS HARMFUL TO HUMAN HEALTH OR TOXIC TO MARINE LIFE. THE OZONE REACTS THROUGH FREE RADICAL OR POLAR MECHANISMS UNDER WATER TREATMENT CONDITIONS DEPENDING ON PH AND OTHER FACTORS. THE MECHANISM OF BACTERIAL DISINFECTION IS NOT COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD. THE OZ ...

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THERE ARE TWO GENERAL TYPES OF SPEECH RECOGNIZERS AVAILABLE FOR USE WITH CHILDREN; SPEAKER-INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS WITH A LIMITED VOCABULARY DESIGNED FOR USE WITH COMPUTER GAMES, AND SPEAKER-DEPENDENT DEVICES WITH LARGER VOCABULARIES THAT MUST BE "TRAINED" BY USERS. NEITHER IS ADEQUATE FOR EDUCATIONAL USE BECAUSE THEY DON'T PAY ADEQUATE HEED TO CHILDREN'S SPECIAL SPEECH CHARACTERISTICS. THE OBJECTIVE ...

A GROWING NATIONAL NEED EXISTS FOR COMPUTER WORK STATIONS WHICH INTEGRATE MANUAL DATA BASE PREPARATION FUNCTIONS FOR INCREASED ACCURACY, CONTROL AND PRODUCTIVITY. THESE WORK STATIONS COULD INCORPORATE DISABLED INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM A VARIETY OF HANDICAPS INTO THE WORK PROCESS. THE RESEARCH IS DIRECTED TOWARD DEVELOPING BETTER USE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN THE EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PLACEMEN ...

JWK PROPOSES TO DEVELOP INFORMATION AND TRAINING PRODUCTS WHICH WILL ASSIST MILD AND MODERATELY HANDICAPPED YOUTH AGES18 TO 21 TO OBTAIN SERVICES AS THEY MOVE FROM EDUCATIONALLY DOMINATED SERVICES TO JOB TRAINING AND REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR ADULTS. A POORLY DOCUMENTED BUT MAJOR GAP IN SERVICES DURING THIS TRANSITION PERIOD HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING DISABLED PERSONS AND SPECI ...

A TECHNOLOGY KNOWN AS THE HYDROSUNDER PROCESS, INVENTED BY THE PROPOSER, REMOVES OILY SUBSTANCES FROM SUBSTRATE MATERIALS BY AN ENTIRELY NEW METHOD. IT WAS DEVELOPED AS AN OIL AND SAND PROCESS FOR OIL MINING PROJECTS. THE METHODREPLACES THE OILY LAYER IN CONTACT WITH THE SUBSTRATE, WITH A HYDRATION LAYER THAT IS ESSENTIALLY COMPLETE, THUS ISOLATING THE OILY COMPOUNDS FROM THE SUBSTRATE. THE PROCES ...

THE RESEARCH ACTIVITY PRESENTED IN THIS PROPOSAL FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIMPLE RAPID TESTS PROCEDURES TO PREDICT TRANSPORT OF WASTE LIQUIDS THAT CONTAIN ORGANIC COMPOUNDS THROUGH CLAYEY SOIL LINERS OVER EXTENDED TIME PERIODS. THESE PROCEDURES REFLECT BULK POROSITY AND PORE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS OF SPECIFIC ORGANIC COMPOUND CLAY PAIRS. THE PROJECT WILL ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF P ...