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AN INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE FOR THE POLISHING OF POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND FILMS WHICH USES A HIGH FLUX, HIGH TRANSLATIONAL ENERGY (5 TO 10 EV) ATOMIC OXYGEN BEAM AT GLANCING INCIDENCE TO ETCH SURFACE ROUGHNESS IS DESCRIBED. THE METHOD OPERATES IN A REACTIVE ETCHANT ENERGY RANGE, AT HIGH FLUX, THAT IS NOT OBTAINED BY ANY OTHER CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL METHOD. AS A RESULT, THE TECHNIQUE IS CAPABLE OF HIGH ...

OMNIFLUOR is a PORTABLE spectrofluorometer that would identify and measure, in situ, petrochemical contaminants within soils, alluvium colluvium and other rock materials. The analyzer accepts interchangeable sampling modules that include a "spotter" module that detects surface luminescence and a bifurcated fiber optic contact probe. It requires no consumables or technical expertise, and performs r ...

Low flying target often experience severe clutter of interference from various sources, which is difficult to characterize. Wavelets and wavelet transforms present a new and promising mathematical approach for clutter characterization for enhanced detection and identification of low flying targets. A class of wavelet transforms is proposed in this study to determine the feasibility of the wavelet ...

Aspen Systems proposes to develop high dielectric constant (K), low loss tellurium polymers to meet the design objectives of high energy density capacitors. In the proposed Phase I program we will apply rigorous computational chemical techniques to predict the properties of this new class of polymers. We will attempt the synthesis of the parent polymer of the tellurium family, fabricate films for ...

TALKING WITH CHILDREN ADDRESSES A SUBSTANTIAL NEED FOR INNOVATIVE TRAINING STRATEGIES THAT IMPROVE THE COMPETENCE OF TEACHER AIDES (TA'S) IN STRATEGIES KNOWN TO PROMOTE LANGUAGE PRODUCTION AND ACQUISITION IN STUDENTS (K-3) WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP). PHASE I. OBJECTIVES FOR TALKING WITH CHILDREN ARE TO PRODUCE: AN ANNOTATED CURRICU ...

The initial step to producing a series of interactive HyperCard packages for laboratory instructionwill involve developing a template program based on the Physiology of striated muscle. The flexibilityinherent within the software programs will permit students to learn at their own level. QuickTime videosequences will be developed to display the experiment on the computer screen together with dataa ...

WE WILL DEVELOP WAVELET-BASED DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION PROCEDURES FOR THE SOLUTION OF THE INITIAL VALUE PROBLEM FOR THE SCHROEDINGER EQUATION ON MULTIDIMENSIONAL SPATIAL DOMAINS. ACCURATE AND PRACTICAL NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS WOULD BE OF GREAT USE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EXTENSION OF THE BORN-OPPENHEIMER PROCEDURE. BEING BOTH COMPACTLY SUPPORTED AND ORTHOGONAL, WAVELETS COMBINE THE ADVANTAGES OF FINI ...

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EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN BUILDINGS FOR HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMPLEX. OPERATION WITH CONFLICTING GOALS IS GETTING MORE DIFFICULT. METHODS ARE NEEDED TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE REAL-TIME DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF FAULTS IN BUILDING EQUIPMENT. CURRENT APPROACHED TO SOLVING THIS PROBLEM DO NOT WORK WELL IN NONLINEAR SYSTEMS SUCH AS VAV, AND CAN GIVE INCO ...

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