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A FEASIBILITY STUDY IS PROPOSED TO DEMONSTRATE AN ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE FOR PREDICTING THE SHOCK RESPONSE OF SHIPBOARD AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT. THE PREDICTED RESPONSE OF INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS, SUCH AS CRT'S, TAPE DRIVES, AND PC BOARDS, WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY COMPARED TO EITHER THE COMPONENTS SPECIFICATIONS OR TEST DATA AND THE USER WOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THOSE COMPONENTS WITH RESPONSE LEVELS EXCEEDI ...

THE PROPOSED FEASIBILITY STUDY IS AN ANALYSIS OF TRACKS OF TRACKED VEHICLES TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE MEANS TO DAMPEN STANDING WAVES IN THE TRACKS WHICH OCCUR WHEN THE TRACKED VEHICLES OPERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE STANDING WAVES ABSORB POWER AND REDUCE DRIVETRAIN EFFICIENCY. A RUGGED, INEXPENSIVE MEANS OF DAMPING THE STANDING WAVES IS DESIRED.

ACCESSORY APARTMENTS BENEFIT OLDER HOMEOWNERS. THEY CAN PROVIDE INCOME, SECURITY, COMPANIONSHIP, AND A SOURCE OF SERVICES IN RETURN FOR RENT REDUCTIONS. THEY ALSO CREATE INEXPENSIVE RENTAL HOUSING, AND, BECAUSE OF THE BENEFITS LISTED ABOVE, A MEANS TO HELP OLDER HOMEOWNERS AGE IN PLACE.IN CONTRAST, INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORY APARTMENTS IS RARELY SEEN AS A WAY FOR BUSINESS PEOPLE TO MAKE MONEY. AS A ...

THIS PROPOSAL DETAILS THE PLANNING PHASE OF A STUDY OF MODEL POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE TRANSITION OF HANDICAPPED STUDENTS FROM SCHOOL TO WORK. THEPLANNING PHASE WILL INVOLVE A LITERATURE REVIEW AND SYNTHESIS, FORMATION OF AND CONSULTATION WITH AN ADVISORY PANEL, SITE SELECTION, CASE STUDY PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT, PRELIMINARY CASE STUDIES, AND A FINAL REPORT. THE LITERATURE REVIEW ...

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URBAN TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS ENHANCE THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY THEY SERVE. TRADITIONAL URBAN TRANSIT FINANCING TECHNIQUES NEGLECT THIS POTENTIAL SOURCE OF REVENUE. BENEFIT ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS AND IMPACT MITIGATION FEES, BASED ON CONCEPTS ORIGINALLY DEVISED FOR MINOR IMPROVEMENTS (EG. SIDEWALKS), HAVE BEEN APPLIED EXPERIMENTALLY TO URBAN TRANSIT, BUT DO NOT GENERATE THE MAJOR FUNDING URBAN TRANSIT R ...

RESPITE CARE IS AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE CARING FOR A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. IN SPITE OF THE NEEDMANY RESPITE PROGRAMS ARE UNDER UTILIZED. REASONS FOR THIS INCLUDE: 1) A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE WAY SERVICES ARE ORG- ANIZED AND FAMILY NEED; AND 2) A LACK OF AWARENESS BY FAMI- LIES OF THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES AND HOW BEST TO USE THEM. ALSO, MANY FAMILIES MAY NOT BE COMFORTABL ...

MOST PAIN SUFFERED BY CANCER PATIENTS CAN BE CONTROLLED. THE GAP IN TREATMENT IS NOT CAUSED BY LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR BY LACK OF MEDICATIONS, BUT BY THE HESITANCY OF PROFESSIONALS TO ADMINISTER NARCOTIC DRUGS, THE LACK OF EXPERTISE IN THE TREATMENT COMMUNITY, AND THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE TREATMENT REGIMENS. FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS; FOR EXAMPLE, CHILDREN'SINABILITY ...

THE FIRST OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING TWO TRAINING PROGRAMS-ONE FOR LONG-TERM CARE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ONE FOR CONSUMERS (THE FRAIL ELDERLY AND THEIR FAMILIES). TRAINING WILL INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE USE OF LOW-TECHNOLOGY DEVICES TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE OF THE FRAIL ELDERLY WHO LIVE ON THEIR OWN. PHASE I WILL INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF THE TRA ...

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND TEST A HEALTH-PROMOTION-ORIENTED DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR INDUSTRY. THE PROGRAM WILL USE DRUG AND ALCOLHOLABUSE PREVENTION STRATEGIES APPROPRIATE FOR WORKING ADULTS, CAST IN A HEALTH PROMOTION FRAMEWORK. PHASE I ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) DEVELOPING A MODEL OF HEALTH PROMOTION/HEALTH BEHAVIOR RESEARCH LITERATURE, THE INTERVIEWS WITH H ...