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The ISO Format Open Document standards 11, 26 and 36 describe a language for standard word processor systems. To implement such a system there are a number of challenges to overcome. The challenge of reusing logical constituent parts of a document and the difficulty of constructing a viable user interface are addressed in the research work proposed below. In addition the research will address t ...

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Microscopic measurement of surface topography is a continuing need in microfabrication technology and materials research. The aim of this research is to adapt the scanning electron microscope (SEM) to the quantitative measurement of a wide range of surface structures. The SEM is a widely used measurement tool in materials science and semiconductor fabrication. The SEM's strength is that it prov ...

Smart IR technology has advanced at a rapid pace over the last two decades, pushed along by primarily defense-related requirements. This includes such breakthroughs as Acousto-Optic Tunable Filters and microbolometer detector arrays. Coupled with the continuing growth in microprocessor power, this promises to make a new generation of fast, cheap and reliable infrared (IR) fire detectors possible ...

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The increased emphasis on mass screening for early detection of cancer has created a demand for effective quality assurance of medical radiography equipment. This is particularly true in mammography where indications of cancer are subtle and the image quality varies strongly with the x-ray technique used for the examination. Many studies clearly indicate that well calibrated and aligned equipmen ...

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A NEW APPROACH IS PROPOSED FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC REMOTE SENSING WITH DUAL USE APPLICATIONS IN MINE HUNTING, OCEAN BOTTOM MAPPING, AND SEA FLOOR REMOTE SENSING. THE WEAVER IS A SONAR SYSTEM INTENDED TO DETECT, LOCALIZE, AND CLASSIFY SEAFLOOR BOTTOM LAYING TARGETS, DISCRIMINATING MAN-MADE ITEMS FROM NATURAL ONES IN THE PRESENCE OF NATURAL CLUTTER; IT EXPLOITS HERETOFORE OVERLOOKED TARGET-PHYSICS BASED C ...

Digital imagery is an increasingly prevalent in the computerized workplace; however, the increasing volume of this data is stressing storage and communications systems. One of the most competitive solutions to these stresses is wavelet-based data compression. A wide variety of wavelet image compression methods exists, and given an application, there is a need to compare different methods before ...

There are two types of HF radar commercially available for measuring ocean surface currents: narrow-beam phased-arrays and broad-beam direction-finding SeaSondes. Comparison between simultaneous data from the two types of radar has never been made, but quantitative differences have been observed in currents measured by a SeaSonde and a phased-array radar deployed in the same location at differen ...