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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 ...

THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS TO PROVIDE PHYSICIANS AND OTHERS IN THE FIELD OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY WITH AN INEXPENSIVE AND RELIABLE BIOCHEMICAL TEST TO MEASURE PATIENTS' EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO SMOKE. AT PRESENT, A RELIABLE TEST OF THIS TYPE IS NOT AVAILABLE ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS. COTININE, A METABOLITE OF NICOTINE, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE PRODUCT TO MEASURE BECAUSE OF I ...

WITHOUT THE PROPER TOOLS TO CONTINUOUSLY AND ADEQUATELY MONITOR OUR GLOBAL AIR QUALITY, THE CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS WHICH INTERPLAY TO RESULT IN ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES SUCH AS "ACID RAIN" AND OZONE DEPLETION CAN NOT BE UNDERSTOOD WELL ENOUGH TO DEAL QUICKLY AND CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH THEM. THEREFORE ENVIRONMENTALLY IMPORTANT GASES INCLUDING SO2,NO2,HNO2,CH1,CO2,CO MUST BE MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY ...

A DEFINITION OF THE INFLUENCE OF HEATING RATE ON THE MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF PHENOLIC COMPOSITES USED IN ROCKET MOTOR COMPONENTS IS REQUIRED. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, IT IS NECESSARY TO FIRST DEFINE THE INDEPTH TIME-TEMPERATURE RESPONSE OF THESE PHENOLIC COMPONENTS SUBJECTED TO THE MOTOR ENVIRONMENT. ONCE THIS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, THE VARIOUS TECHNIQUES WHICH HAVE BEEN USED ...

CARBON/CARBON COMPOSITES ARE HIGH STRENGTH MATERIALS WHICH WILL BE INCREASINGLY USED IN ADVANCED AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE SYSTEMS. AS MATERIAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS BECOME MORE STRINGENT, THE CURRENT PROCESS CONTROL METHODS WILL BECOME INADEQUATE AND MANUFACTURING VARIABILITIES WILL IMPACT ON SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, COST AND RELIABILITY.CURRENT MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS RELY HEAVILY ON TEMPERATURE AND PRE ...

CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES ARE ATTRACTIVE MATERIALS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE LIGHTWEIGHT AND RETAIN STRENGTH AT HIGH TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER, THESE COMPOSITES BECOME SEVERELY OXIDIZED ABOVE 700 DEG F IN AIR OR AN OXIDIZING ENVIRONMENT. PREVIOUS RESEARCH AT FMI INDICATES THAT CERAMIC MATRICES CAN BE INTRODUCED INTO A FIBROUS PREFORM USING SIMILAR PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY TO CARBO ...

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A FEASIBILITY STUDY IS PROPOSED TO DEMONSTRATE AN ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE FOR PREDICTING THE SHOCK RESPONSE OF SHIPBOARD AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT. THE PREDICTED RESPONSE OF INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS, SUCH AS CRT'S, TAPE DRIVES, AND PC BOARDS, WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY COMPARED TO EITHER THE COMPONENTS SPECIFICATIONS OR TEST DATA AND THE USER WOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THOSE COMPONENTS WITH RESPONSE LEVELS EXCEEDI ...

THE PROPOSED FEASIBILITY STUDY IS AN ANALYSIS OF TRACKS OF TRACKED VEHICLES TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE MEANS TO DAMPEN STANDING WAVES IN THE TRACKS WHICH OCCUR WHEN THE TRACKED VEHICLES OPERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE STANDING WAVES ABSORB POWER AND REDUCE DRIVETRAIN EFFICIENCY. A RUGGED, INEXPENSIVE MEANS OF DAMPING THE STANDING WAVES IS DESIRED.

THE SPECIFIC AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIC- ALLY EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR THE SEPARATIONAND PURIFICATION OF MULTIGRAM QUANTITIES OF HIGH POLYUN- SATURATES (E.G., EICOSAPNOIC ACID, EPA, C20:5W3; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID, DHA, C22:6W3; AND ESTERS) FROM MARINE/FISH OILS, WITH THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF MAKING THESE AND POSSIBLY OTHER HIGH POLYUNSATURATES AVAILABLE FOR A WA ...