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The object of this research project is to develop an interactive, video/sound, pc-based auction for stocker/feeder cattle using the Internet. Current mechanisms of video-tape/satellite/telephone-conferencing auctions favor the large volume producer who can generate 50,000 pound, trailer-load lots of cattle consisting of similar weight, grade, and sex (hereafter referred to as "load-lots"). The m ...

SOUTHWEST SCIENCES PROPOSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIODE LASER-BASED MOISTURE SENSOR. THE INSTRUMENT DYNAMIC RANGE WILL SPAN WATER VAPOR MIXING RATIOS OF 100 PPM TO BETTER THAN 10 PPB. THE PLANNED INSTRUMENT DETECTS ABSOLUTE WATER VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS USING OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY WITH A CUSTOM-FABRICATED INGAASP DIODE LASER OPERATING AT 1393 NM. OPTICAL ABSORBANCE MEASUREMENTS ARE MADE USING HIGH FREQ ...

NASA Ames Research Center entered into a SPACE ACT/Technology Transfer Agreement with Optical Sales Corporation (3/94) to commercialize advanced optical filter technology based on research from NASA scientist Dr. Leonard Haslim. The filters (passive chlorophyll detectors) discriminate the reflective spectra of chlorophyll bearing vegetation by exaggerating the visual effects of incipient chlorosi ...

PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SMALL COMPANIES AND LARGE PRIMARY MANUFACTURERS ARE DIFFICULT TO FORM, BUT CAN HAVE SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL DEVELOP A NW INDOOR AIR QUALITY SENSOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS. A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN TRANSDUCER RESEARCH, INC. AND FORD MOTOR CO. WILL INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A NEW ADVANCED ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR WITH IMPROVED LIFETIME, RUGGE ...

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Methane will be generated from the anaerobic fermentation of waste grass straw mixed with dairy manure. The fuel will be used for power generation using internal combustion engines. The mixing of the two wastes provides a synergistic effect whereby the combination of feedstocks generates more methane than the individual streams. Preliminary laboratory tests have shown that grass straw and dairy ...

LEAFROLL IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DISEASES AFFECTING GRAPEVINE. SEVERAL UNCHARACTERIZED CLOSTEROVIRUS PARTICLES HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DISEASE. VITICULTURAL EFFECTS OF GRAPEVINE LEAFROLL INCLUDE REDUCED YIELD, FRUIT PIGMENTATION, AND SUGAR CONTENT, DELAYED RIPENING, AND HIGHER PH IN THE GRAPE JUICE. THE AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY IS NOT SENSITIVE FOR THE DETECTION OF THE VIRUSES ASSOCIATED W ...

The coming information superhighway sets the stage for how we will work and play in the next millennium; building upon the Internet along with powerful new Internet tools such as the World Wide Web. By every measure, the Internet and the Web are experiencing exponential growth. The amount and variety of data on the Net makes it increasingly difficult to find specific information of interest - fo ...