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RESEARCHERS ARE DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING A MEASURE OF TEAM LEADERSHIP ABILITY. OVER THE PAST DECADE, MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE IMPLEMENTED INNOVATIVE WORK PRACTICES IN RESPONSE TO GROWING COMPETITION AND OTHER MODERN CHALLENGES IN THE MARKETPLACE. AMONG THESE INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SELF-DIRECTED WORK TEAMS. TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF THIS PRACTICE, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ORGANI ...

THE HYDROXYL RADICAL (OH) PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN THE PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF BOTH THE TROPOSPHERE AND THE STRATOSPHERE. IT IS THE PRIMARY OXIDIZING AGENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMOVAL OF MOST TRACE GASES INCLUDING CO AND CH4. SINCE THE OH RADICAL DETERMINES THE LIFETIMES AND, THUS, THE CONCENTRATIONS OF MANY CHEMICAL SPECIES, ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF OH CONCENTRATION IS PIVOTAL IN UNDERSTANDING ATMOSPHERI ...

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Current angular multiplexed holographic memory systems are facing obstacles in the area of dynamic control of two dimensional page oriented data. In order to massively store high density two-dimensional images and access all these stored images in a very short time without any moving parts, an innovative page-addressing delfector is required. Existing page-addressing deflectors requires a moving ...

MOST ELECTROPOLISHING TREATMENTS FOR STAINLESS STEELS EMPLOY MULTIPLE OPEN MILDLY ACIDIC VESSELS. CONCERNS REGARDING FUMES AND CARRYOVER OF MORE AGGRESSIVE ACIDS MAKE COMMERCIAL TREATMENT FOR TITANIUM UNAVAILABLE. AN AUTOMATED ENCLOSED SINGLE TANK ELECTROPOLISHING MACHINE PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY METHOD FOR TITANIUM. WORKPIECES ARE PLACED IN A DRY VACUUM-TIGHT CHAMBER AND NECESSARY ...

A HIGH-SPEED FIELD EMISSION TRIODE DEVICE WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE HIGH VACUUM FOR OPERATION IS DESCRIBED. THIS IS ENABLED BY COATING A MICRO-TIP CATHODE WITH RECENTLY INVENTED VERY LOW WORK FUNCTION DIAMOND THIN FILM, SUCH THAT THE ELECTRIC FIELD TO EXTRACT ELECTRONS FROM THE CATHODE IS LESS THAN 5 VOLTS PER MICROMETER. HENCE A VOLTAGE OF ONLY 5 VOLTS NEED BE APPLIED BETWEEN THE CATHODE AND THE G ...

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THERE IS A COMMON MISCONCEPTION THAT MASSIVELY PARALLEL COMPUTERS ARE NATURALLY RELIABLE, FAULT-TOLERANT, AND RECONFIGURABLE BECAUSE OF THEIR ABUNDANCE OF RESOURCES. IN FACT, THE ONLY ATTRIBUTE GAINED BY MULTIPLE PROCESSORS IS A HIGHER TOTAL FAILURE RATE. HOWEVER, DESIGNERS ARE LARGELY IGNORING THIS ISSUE TO CONCENTRATE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF SYSTEMS WITH PEAK PERFORMANCE BEYOND THE TERAFLOP BOU ...

A VAST BODY OF INFORMATION ON THE NATION'S CULTURAL RESOURCES, COLLECTED LARGELY WITHIN THE LAST TWENTY YEARS BY LEGAL MANDATE, EXISTS IN STATE AND FEDERAL ARCHIVES. MUCH OF THIS INFORMATION IS IN DIGITAL FORM, BUT EVEN MORE RESIDES ON PAPER FORMS AND MAPS. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) TECHNOLOGY, WHICH HAS ONLY BECOME WIDELY AVAILABLE IN A PRACTICAL SENSE WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS, OFFE ...