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THIS STUDY WILL EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY AND PRACTICALITY OF UTILIZING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE OR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE COMPOUNDS/SOLUTIONS AS A LIGHT WEIGHT, COMPACT OXYGEN SOURCE FOR EMERGENCY BREATHING APPLICATIONS.

IT IS PROPOSED THAT BLOOD BAGS WHICH HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO MAINTAIN STORED BLOOD IN ITS FULLY OXYGENATED STATE WILL REDUCE RED CELL FRAGILITY AND THEREBY WILL PROLONG THE HALF-LIFE OF THE RED CELL BOTH DURING STORAGE AND FOLLOWING TRANSFUSION. THIS PROJECT WILL ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THAT MAINTAINING BLOOD IN THE OXYGENATED STATE DOES SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE BLOOD CELL FRAGILITY DURING STORAGE. IT WILL F ...

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NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING RESEARCH HAS BEEN PRIMARILY CONCEREND WITH DEFECT DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION WITH RELATIVELY LITTLE EFFORT ON NDT TECHIQUES FOR MEASURING STRESS, PREDICTING FATIGUE DAMAGE PRIOR TO CRACKING AND MONITORING OF CRACK PROPAGATION IN CRITICAL AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE OF SIGNIFICANCE TO THE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY AND TO THE NAVY BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FAILURE DUE ...

LIGHT WEIGHT, HIGH ENERGY CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM PRODUCTION IS FEASIBILE WHEN THE ACCELERATION POTENTIAL IS GENERATED FROM AN INDUCTIVE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM. AN INTENSIVE, COPIOUS X-RAY RADIATION SOURCE IS THEREFORE OBTAINABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY THROUGH THE HIGH-CURRENT ELECTRON BEAM AND METAL TARGET INTERACTION. USE OF A PLASMA OPENING SWITCH IS PROPOSED FOR OPENING THE INDUCTIVE CIRCUIT BECAUSE IT I ...

THE INTELLIGENT PROCESSING OF MATERIALS IS A NOVEL CONCEPT IN MATERIALS PROCESSING IN WHICH INFORMATION FROM REAL TIME, IN-SITU MICROSTRUCTURAL SENSORS AND PROCESS MODELS ARE COMBINED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPROACHES TO CONTROL A MATERIALS PROCESS. THE INSITU SENSORS ARE A KEY TO THIS TECHNOLOGY SINCE INFORMATION ABOUT THE "STATE" OF THE MATERIAL MUST BE ASCERTAINED. THEREFORE, THIS PROPOSA ...

BIOMAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS CAN NOW MAKE UNIQUE AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF ACTIVITY IN THE HUMAN BODY. MOST MEASUREMENTS ARE MADE WITH THE SQUID MAGNETOMETER WHICH HAS SEVERAL MAJOR DISADVANTAGES. THE LONG TERM TARGET OF OPPORTUNITY IN THIS PROPOSAL IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPACT, SENSITIVE, ROOM TEMPERATURE BIOMAGNETIC SENSOR BASED ON A LASER-STIMULATED FIBER OPTIC INTERFEROMETER ...

THE MATERIALS OF AEROSPACE COMPONENTS ARE SUBJECTED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES AND STRONG AERODYNAMIC FORCES DURING PROPULSION. THEREFORE, INNOVATIONS IN NON-INVASIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF STRUCTURAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. FIBER OPTIC VIEWING PROBES AND OTHER OPTICAL MEASURING TECHNIQUES, ALTHOUGH PROMISING, FAIL TO COMBINE FLEXIBILITY WITH QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PHYSIC ...