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An atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometer (APCIMS) will be designed to optimally measure a variety of gaseous species involved in marine boundary layer chemistry and condensation processes. The design of the instrument will modify prior technology, developed at the Geophysics Directorate of the Air Force Phillips Laboratory, to be included in the payload of a remotely piloted, ...

It is the purpose of this work to investigate all feasible hydrogen-based fuel cell forms capable of being used in military applications. Current support equipment found on naval and marine ships are being powered by diesel generators or batteries. These power sources are plagued with noise, pollution, refueling and corrosion problems. A fuel cell provides an alternative to these power sour ...

Protozoal predators severely limit the successful pond cultivation of the alga Haematococcus forthe commercial production of the aquaculture industry's natural colorant astaxanthin.Commercial producers frequently experience predatory attacks that eliminate 90% of theirHaematococcus biomass within 72 hours. The development of a cost effective, commercial-scale, in vitro, predatory-free production ...

Existing materials used for marine cable connectors each have drawbacks in terms of cost or performance. Alden Products Company proposes a program to develop a family of cable connectors and adapters that lower the present cost/performance barrier in two ways; through the use of alternative materials and through new manufacturing methods using the existing materials. The main goals of P ...

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Semi-automated analysis of citrus grove data from remotely-sensed devices can reduce groundsurveying for appraisal, crop recording, yield analysis, and grove management. Although theygenerally start with the same aerial infrared imagery for their data collection, grove managers andindependent appraisers each have their own independent requirements for data analysis. By making theanalysis of this ...

Anholt Technologies proposes to develop a low cost replacement aircraft Idoor. Preliminary analysis indicates Anholt Technologies' design, using Cpultruded stiffeners, flat panels and advanced adhesion techniques Jpossesses the required structural strength at a significantly reduced end Iitem cost. Anholt Technologies proposes to design, fabricate and test a Frepresentative stiffened structu ...

We propose to develop inexpensive, self-adapting, anomaly detection algorithms and to apply them to critical monitoring tasks. Specifically in Phase I we focus on mechanical failure of pumps which are used in key Navy systems, for example, for ship board fire pumps. Prior experience with data sets from Helicopter transmissions and induction motors suggest that similar such anomaly detection ...

In this six-month Phase I program, ANRO Engineering, Inc. proposes to investigate the properties of compact, low-cost, two-dimensional fiber optic and integrated optic Rotman lenses for application to wideband, multi-function RF/microwave/millimeter wave antenna (MFA) systems. The photonic Rotman lens will enable the reception and transmission of simultaneous, multiple frequency, independent ...

We propose to develop a computer-based adaptive tutor to improve the reading comprehension skills of adult readers. Our instructional strategy is based on the Reciprocal Teaching method, demonstrated to improve reading comprehension. The "scaffolded" Reciprocal Teaching method demonstrates strategies for full reading comprehension, then gradually withdraws instruction, encouraging learners to pra ...