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THE POWDER METALLURGY PROCESS (PM) IS A COST EFFECTIVE MEANSTO PRODUCE A VARIETY OF METAL PRODUCTS HOWEVER TOOLING COSTSAND GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINTS SEVERLY RESTRICT PART GEOMETRY ANDECONOMIC PRODUCTION QUANTITIES. A NOVEL POWDER PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY IS PROPOSED BY WHICH FULLY THREE-DIMENSIONAL PARTS CAN BE PRODUCED ECONOMICALLY IN SMALL QUANTITIES. THE PROCESS, BASED ON THE MACHINING OF COMPACTS PR ...

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THE RESEARCH HEREIN PROPOSED IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THE CONTINUING PROBLEM OF ESTIMATING SOFTWARE COSTS OVER THE LIFE OF LARGE AND COMPLEX SOFTWARE PROJETS. THE RESEARCH WILL ADDRESS ALL FACTORS THAT AFFECT SOFTWARE COSTS FROM A FUNCTIONAL STANDPOINT AS OPPOSED TO THE TRADITIONAL LINES-OF-CODE (PROGRAM SIZE) APPROACH. THE FACTORS WILL BE TRANSLATED INTO A MODEL THAT EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF IN ...

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THE IMPORTANCE OF TISSUE CULTURE IS GROWING AS NEW PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM MAMMALIAN CELLS ARE BEING INTRODUCED. THE LIMITATIONS OF EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND PROCESS TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM TISSUE CULTURE IS WELL RECOGNIZED BY THE INDUSTRY. ALTHOUGH NEW APPROACHESARE BEING DEVELOPED, A PROBLEM WHICH HAS RECEIVED ONLY LIMITED ATTENTION HAS BEEN AERATION AND AGITATION IN LA ...

A SIMPLE, RAPID MEANS FOR IDENTIFYING THE MICROBIAL OR VIRAL PATHOGEN CAUSING DISEASE WOULD ALLOW FOR EARLY AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR HUMANS FOUND IN SITUATIONS WITHOUT READY ACCESS TO ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES AND EXPERTISE (E.G., NASA CREW MEMBERS, FIELD SOLDIERS AND CITIZENS OF SPARSELY POPULATED AND UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS). PATHOGEN IDENTIFICATION REQUIRES THE DETE ...

THE IMPLANTS FIELD OR "SPARE-PARTS MEDICINE" IS A YOUNG (CA.25 YEARS) HEALTH CARE ACTIVITY REQUIRING INTENSIVE INPUT FROM ENGINEERS AND MATERIALS SCIENTISTS, AS WELL AS MEDICAL DOCTORS. THE ALL-PURPOSE SYNTHETIC WHICH CAN BE USED FOR ALL MEDICAL PURPOSES HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. BIOMATERIALS ARE NEEDED FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF FUNCTIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN THE BODY, REQUIRING A WIDE VARIETY OF PHYSICA ...

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RECENT RESEARCH HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING SYSTEMS ARE TYPICALLY THE MAJOR ENERGY-CONSUMING SUBSYSTEMS IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. THE USE OF NATURAL LIGHTING STRATEGIES HAS THUS EMERGED AS A MAJOR DESIGN CONCEPT IN ENERGY-EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, PARTICULARLY SINCE IT ALSO PROVIDES THE ARCHITECT WITH ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIESTO ENHANCE THE VISUAL STIMULATION/HABITABILITY OF INTE ...