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PRESENT TECHNIQUES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL WATER USE MODIFIED VERSIONS OF LABORATORY PROCEDURES. THEREFORE, THEY REQUIRE SKILLED LABOR, INSTRUMENTATION AND OFTEN MULTI-STEP SAMPLE PREPARATION WORKOUT. IN PRELIMINARY STUDIES, WHICH STEMMED FROM OUR WORK ON GAS ANALYSIS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, WE ESTABLISHED THAT AN ACCURATE ANALYSIS OF WATER CAN BE DONE USING A VERY S ...

SILICON CARBIDE IS A VERY DESIRABLE STRUCTURAL CERAMIC BUT STATE-OF-THE-ART MONOLITHS ARE LACKING IN TOUGHNESS AND RELIABILITY. WHISKER TOUGHENING HAS NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE DUE TO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE SICW IN THE VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE CONSOLIDATION PROCESS. TIB2 PARTICLES HAVE BEENDEMONSTRATED STABLE IN THE SIC CONSOLIDATION PROCESS, BUT DO NOT HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON INCREASING TOUGHNESS AND LACK ...

Purpose: Students with high functioning autism spectrum disorders (HF-ASD) face unique challenges with social skills and social relationships, often experiencing heightened levels of social isolation and exclusion from social opportunities. Without intervention, these social difficulties can interfere significantly with students’ ability to engage in and learn at school. However, few social inte ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The treatment of injuries or diseases affecting articular or elastic cartilage poses important unmet challenges to the medical community. The goal of this Phase I SBIR is to further the development of a method for themanufacture of a biologically-derived biomaterial that can maintain a pre-defined anatomical shape, while supporting the synthesis of a new tissu ...

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Control systems that stabilize the operation of a compressor around the surge line have been demonstrated in controlled laboratory conditions on fixed speed compressors. Jet engine manufacturers are considering this technology for improving engine performance and operability by reducing the compressor surge margins that are currently built into engine control logic. To demonstrate this technolog ...

THIS PROJECT EXAMINES THE ABILITY OF A COMPUTER BASED LEARNING AID TO ADAPT TO THE INDIVIDUAL, LEARNING DISABLED CHILD BY CHANGING THE MANNER IN WHICH IT PRESENTS SUBJECT MATTER. THE ABILITY OF COMPUTER BASED SYSTEMS TO QUICKLY ADAPT, WITHLITTLE OR NO EXTERNAL INSTRUCTION, TO DIFFERING SITUATIONS, OFFERS CONSIDERABLE PROMISE FOR THE LEARNING DISABLED. THESE CHILDREN TYPICALLY REQUIRE HIGHLY PERSON ...

THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGE TO U.S. INDUSTRY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT ARE ADAPTABLE TO CHANGES IN THE COMPLEX MULTIPLE, CONCURRENT PROCESSES OF A SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT. THE PROPOSED WORK IS EXPLORATORY RESEARCH WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ABSTRACT SETTING FOR THE CONTROL SYSTEMS, INVOLVING A THREE TIER HIERARCHICAL APPROACH, WITH ...