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MERCURY IS A HIGHLY TOXIC MATERIAL THAT OCCURS IN BOTH ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FORMS. BECAUSE OF ITS WIDESPREAD INDUSTRIAL USE THE WHOLE POPULATION IS EXPOSED TO MERCURY COMPOUNDS EVERYDAY. THERE IS A NEED FOR A FAST, EASY TO USE, INEXPENSIVE, SENSITIVE METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF MERCURY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR THE SELECTIVE DETECTION ...

DNA microarray technology, in combination with statistical and predictive modeling tools, could be used to evaluate thousands of genes against distinct gene expression patterns induced by chemical/biological agents to provide early identification and speed therapeutic intervention. The overall objective of this Phase II effort is to leverage existing public domain resources and commercial tools t ...

Directed Energy Weapons of the microwave nature require high microwave power devices which employ insulators. Currently, a major limitation to the microwave power that can be generated is the limited electric field an insulator can withstand within vacuum due to the surface flashover phenomena. While the exact nature of the propagation of the surface flashover event across the insulator surface ...

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A METHOD OF CONVENIENTLY ADOPTING EXISTING SCENARIO LAYDOWNS TO A FORM COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING MULTISPECTRAL SIMULATOR WILL ALLOW FACILITIES SUCH AS THE CECOM CENTER FOR EW/RSTA TO QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY CONFIGURE TEST SCENARIOS. NUMEROUS "BLESSED" MULTISPECTRAL LAYDOWNS EXIST THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED INTO SIMULATOR TESTING METHODOLOGIES WITH A MULTISPECTRAL INTERFACE. A COMPLEMENTARY METHOD F ...

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THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A FLEXIBLE SET OF TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTING INTERFACES BETWEEN EXPERT SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL DATABASE MANAGMENT SYSTEMS (DBMSS) ON PCS. A GREAT NUMBER OF MILITARY PROBLEMS SUITABLE FOR EXPERT SYSTEMS SUPPORT INVOLVE DATA WHICH IS ALREADY MAINTAINED ON PC'S USING COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE DMSS. TO BUILD THESE EXPERT SYSTEMS, INTERFACES MUST BE CONSTRUCTED B ...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THE IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATING EXPERT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF INTELLIGENT PROGRAMS TO ASSIST WITH TASKS RANGING FROM DISTRIBUTED SITUATION ASSESSMENT TO INFERENCE OF PROTEIN STRUCTURE. THE MOST WIDELY ADOPTED IS THE BLACKBOARD ARCHITECTURE, WHICH HAS PROVEN HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN A NUMBER OF SETTINGS. ONE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IS THE DEVELO ...

ARMY UNITS MAKE USE OF A VARIETY OF PSEUDO-FORMATTED MESSAGE TYPES, PARTICULARLY FOR TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE PROCESSING. THESE MESSAGES EXHIBIT CONSIDERABLE VARIATION FROM OFFICIAL FORMATS, REFLECTING DIFFERING OPERATING PROCEDURES OR CHANGING NEEDS. OFFICIAL MESSAGE FORMATS ARE AMENABLE TO STANDARD COMPUTER SCIENCE PARSING TECHNIQUES, BUT SUCH PARSERS ARE RIGID, AND ALTERATIONS ARE VIRTUALLY IMPOSS ...

Applied Visions, Inc.(AVI) proposes to leverage the technology of computer games to provide a powerful new method of predicting and visualizing the potential movement of time critical moving targets for operators of the FCS and FFW networked effects nodes. Our research will build upon the results of a similar SBIR project sponsored by the Navy for the Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System (TTWC ...