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THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP NEW ANALYTIC METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING MINE WARFARE EFFECTIVENESS. IT WILL USE A COMBINATION OF A PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF SEQUENTIAL CHOICE OUTCOMES AND UNCERTAINTY IN SEQUENTIAL OUTCOMES. THE APPROACH WILL BE TO DEVELOP A SEQUENTIAL DESIGN ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL MINE FIELDS WHICH FULLY CHARACTERIZES SYSTEM PERFORMANCE LINKED TO OBJ ...

THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC SECTOR/PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AMONG PRIVATE BUS OPERATORS, VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAUS (C&VB) AND PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCIES TO MEET THE GROWING TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE MEETING MARKET (E.G., CONVENTIONS AND CORPORATE MEETINGS). THIS WILL DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A FIXED-ROUTE SHUTTLE SERVICE BETWEEN HOTELS AND CONVENTION ...

THIS PROJECT IS THE FIRST PHASE OF A LONG-TERM, JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN HELIX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA TO ESTABLISH A COLONY OF MONOZYGOTIC NONHUMAN PRIMATE TWINS FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH MODELS AND TO DEVELOP THE TECHNOLOGY AND IN-HOUSE EXPERTISE FOR INITIATING WORK IN INTERSPECIES EMBRYO TRANSFER IN ENDANGERED PRIMATES. DURING THE COURSE OF THIS RESEARC ...

THE SPECIFIC AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIC- ALLY EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR THE SEPARATIONAND PURIFICATION OF MULTIGRAM QUANTITIES OF HIGH POLYUN- SATURATES (E.G., EICOSAPNOIC ACID, EPA, C20:5W3; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID, DHA, C22:6W3; AND ESTERS) FROM MARINE/FISH OILS, WITH THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF MAKING THESE AND POSSIBLY OTHER HIGH POLYUNSATURATES AVAILABLE FOR A WA ...

THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DESIGN A SERUM-FREE CHEMICALLY DEFINED MEDIUM FOR OPTIMUM GROWTH OF MAMMALIAN CELLS IN VITRO. THE SPECIFIC AIM OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO SOLUBILIZE, BY MEANS OTHER THAN THE USE OF CARRIER PROTEINS, FATTY ACIDS, ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID, FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS, AND CHOLESTEROL IN AN EXISTENT SERUM-FREE MEDIUM, CHEE'S ESSENTIAL MEDIUM (CEM). BESIDES HORMONES, GROWTH ...

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A STRATEGY IS PLANNED FOR PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF ARMY ROBOTIC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT (ARLE). THE ARLE IS PLANNED FOR LABORATORY/ FIELD TESTING TO DEMONSTRATE MILITARY POTENTIAL OF ADVANCED ROBOTIC VEHICLES AND TECHNOLOGY; AND FOR EVALUATION OF ROBOTIC CONCEPTS AND SYSTEMS. IN THE FINAL PHASE, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS WILL BE IDENTIFIED.THIS INCLUDES ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ENCOMPASSI ...

A CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT EFFORT IS PLANNED TO EXPLORE THE VIABILITY OF APPLYING ADVANCED NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING METHODS IN DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVES. THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES WHICH ARE IMPRACTICAL; DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. OUT OF THE SCREENED TECHNOLOGIES OPTIMAL ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES WILL BE DEFINED TO DEVELOP A CONCEPT FOR THE RSDC. THE FORMULATED ...

THE APPLICATION OF FUZZY SET THEORY TO AUTOMATIC CONTROL HAS BEEN SHOWN TO AFFECT HIGH-QUALITY RELIABLE CONTROLS IN APPLICATIONS PERTINENT TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EQUIPMENT. A SCHEME IS DEVELOPED HERE BASED ON INCORPORATION OF SOFTWARE-TOLERANT METHODS TO ENSURE HIGH RELIABILITY OF SOFTWARE. APPLICATIONS OF THE METHOD TO CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS AND HEAT EXCHANGERS WILL BE SELECTED TO DEMONSTRATE THE VIAB ...