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Shelter enclosures for military working dogs in the event of a CB attack is a technology gap identified by the Joint Requirements Office. Important parameters to consider in the design of protective enclosures include low weight and size to minimize transport requirements; rapid setup; and accommodation of canine physiological and psychological comfort needs while providing protection against CB ...

Improving age-related decrease in cognitive and physical capabilities has tremendous potential for the civilian population and military personnel, including prolonged aptitude of highly-trained military personnel and lowering of healthcare costs. Mitocho

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We propose the enhancement of the Patient Safety Rule Engine developed in Phase I as a prototype. The proposed system will be a rule based module that will monitor the Military Health Services (MHS) CPOE and PDTS and ensure safe prescriptions by alerting providers of various drug prescription related contraindications. The interface will be HL7 compliant. It will take the entire patient health pr ...

THE INABILITY TO DETECT TOXINS WITH ADEQUATE SENSITIVITY IS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL REASONS THAT THEY ARE POTENTIALLY THREATENING, EITHER DUE TO "NATURAL" EXPOSURE OR DELIBERATE AND HOSTILE USE OF THESE AGENTS BY AN ADVERSARY. THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES A WAY THAT THE DETECTION OF THESE TOXINS CAN BE MADE MUCH MORE SENSITIVE WITHOUT USE OF EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT OR HIGHLY TRAINED PERSONNEL FOR THE FINAL PRO ...

CO-CHANNEL INTERFERENCE REMAINS A PERSISTENT AND PERVASIVE ANNOYANCE FOR MOST HF BAND COMMUNICATIONS. THE MULTIRATE ORTHOGONAL SAMPLING (MOS) TECHNIQUE PRESENTED IS AN INNOVATIVE, YET INTUITIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM OF CO-CHANNEL INTERFERENCE. THE PREMISE OF THE MOS TECHNIQUE RELIES ON TWO FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS: (1) THE SIGNALS ARE CARRIER-BORNE I.E. T ...

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE DESIGNS FOR DIRECT VIEW OPTICAL SIGHTS WHICH INCORPORATES NON-LINEAR OPTICAL SWITCHES, SACRIFICAL MIRRORS OR OTHER OPTICAL LIMITERS PLACED IN THE FOCAL PLANE TO PROVIDE LASER EYE PROTECTION. THIS IS DONE BY INCREASING THE SPEED OF THE OBJECTIVE LENSES USING AXIAL INDEX OF REFRACTION GRADIENTS AND DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS. THES ...

LOGISTICS AND MAINTENANCE INFORMATION STORED IN PC-BASED ADP/TMDE EQUIPMENT IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE TO PERSONNEL WORKING AWAY FROM THE SHOP BENCH. YET THE NEED FOR RAPID ACCESS TO COMPUTER BASED LOGISTICS INFORMATION WILL GROW AS THE CALS INITIATIVE PUTS PROGRESSIVELY MORE MAINTENANCE DATA INTO COMPUTER READABLE FORMATS. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AWAY FROM THE REPAIR SHOP BENCH CAN ALSO FACE A CRAMPE ...