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THE LONG-RANGE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF PROTON ACCELERATORS SUITABLE FOR RADIATION THERAPY OF CANCER IN HOSPITAL OR CLINICAL SETTINGS. FOR THIS PURPOSE THE ACCELERATOR SHOULD HAVE AN ENERGY UP TO 250 MEV, AND MUST BE SIMPLE, RELIABLE, AND INEXPENSIVE COMPARED TO EXISTING ACCELERATORS FOR PHYSICS APPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION, WITH SUFFICIENT INNOVATION, IT COULD ...

INFORMATION USE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A KEY FACTOR IN ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS OF THE NATION'S INDUSTRIES. THE RESEARCH PROPOSED WOULD RIGOROUSLY EVALUATE CURRENT IMPEDIMENTS TO EFFECTIVE USE, DEFINE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC VALUE OF ENHANCED USE, AND EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMPUTERIZED DECISION AIDS TO INCREASE INFORMATION EFFECTIVENESS IN DECISIONMAKING. THESE GOALS WOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR TH ...

FEASIBILITY AND FUNDAMENTAL OPERATION OF AN INNOVATIVE NONBOILING MINIMUM ENERGY HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER DEVICE WILLBE INVESTIGATED. AN ETHANOL/WATER BINARY SYSTEM WAS SELECTED BECAUSE OF ITS COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE. THE HEAT ANDMASS TRANSFER DEVICE USES AN INERT CARRIER GAS OPERATING AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE TO EVAPORATE ETHANOL AND WATER AND THEN TO CONDENSE WATER AND ETHANOL IN A MANNER SO AS TO RE ...

TO DEFINE, DESIGN, AND BUILD PROTOTYPE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO ENABLE A PILOT OR GUNNER TO USE HUMAN VOICE TO RECEIVE AUTOMATIC STATUS REPORTS, GIVE COMMANDS TO, AND QUERY ARMAMENT, AIRCRAFT, AND FLIGHT INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONS. HARDWARE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON A MODULAR BASIS CONSISTING OF A SPEECH OUTPUT ADVISOR AND A LOW MEMORY REQUIREMENT (LMR) VOICE/UTTERANCE RECOGNIZER. THE LMR VOICE/UTTERANCERE ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP NEW ANALYTIC METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING MINE WARFARE EFFECTIVENESS. IT WILL USE A COMBINATION OF A PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF SEQUENTIAL CHOICE OUTCOMES AND UNCERTAINTY IN SEQUENTIAL OUTCOMES. THE APPROACH WILL BE TO DEVELOP A SEQUENTIAL DESIGN ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL MINE FIELDS WHICH FULLY CHARACTERIZES SYSTEM PERFORMANCE LINKED TO OBJ ...

ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION, INC.(AMC) PROPOSES TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF THE ACTUAL AND PERCEIVED AUDIO VISUAL NEEDS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) PROVIDERS IN THEIR NETWORKING EFFORTS WHICH CURRENTLY REVOLVE AROUND ACURRICULUM ENTITLED "OCCUPANT SAFETY SYSTEMS, LESSON PLANS AND INSTRUCTOR GUIDE FOR EMS PERSONNEL". WHILE THE CURRICULUM AND THE STRATEGIES WHICH IT DETAILS HAVE ME ...

BIR PROPOSES AN INNOVATIVE PORTABLE X-RAY DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR NDE APPLICATIONS. BASED ON A FILMLESS CASSETTE OF DISCRETE DIGITAL X-RAY DECECTORS, SUCH A SYSTEM WOULD ENABLE DIRECT DIGITAL IMAGING FOR VIEWING, VCR RECORDING, OR FOR COMPUTER ANALYSIS. THE SYSTEM WOULD RESEMBLE A FILM CASSETTE IN ITS PORTABILITY AND IMAGE SENSITIVITY AND RESOLUTION. WE PROPOSE TO CAREFULLY EVALUATE T ...

THIS PHASE I SBIR PROGRAM PROPOSES TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING HIGH-RESOLUTION DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY (DR), LAMINOGRAPHY, AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) TO EXAMINE LAMINAR BONDS IN COMPOSITE SAMPLES SUPPLIED BY THE ARMY. THE PROJECT WILL UTILIZE DISCRETE, SOLID-STATE X-RAY DETECTORS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY BIO-IMAGING RESEARCH, INC. THE PHASE I PROGRAM WILL ALSO RECOMMEND A PRELIMINARY DESIGN F ...

SEVERAL SPECIES OF THE SALVIA FAMILY, WHICH PRODUCE EDIBLE SEED PRODUCTS, WILL BE TEST GROWN AT AN EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THE MOST PRODUCTIVE VARIETIES THAT ARE ADAPTABLE TO DESERT CLIMATE, AND THAT ARE ECONOMICAL WITH WATER, WILL BE SELECTED FOR INCREASE AND FURTHER TESTING. THE PRODUCTS OF THE SEEDS, (1) POLYSACCHARIDE GUMS, (2) PROTEINS, AND (3) OILS, WILL BE ANALYZED BY MODERN ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP QUANTITATIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENTS USING HIGH- RESOLUTION DIGITAL IMAGE MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUES. THE TECHNIQUES WILL ENABLE DIRECT MEASUREMENTS OF RECEPTOR CONCENTRATION ON A CELL-BY-CELL BASIS. THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE CURRENT BIOCHEMICAL ASSAYS, WHICH GIVE ONLY AN AVERAGE VALUE FOR RECEPTOR CONCENTRATION. THE QUANTITATIVE AS ...