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INFORMATION USE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A KEY FACTOR IN ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS OF THE NATION'S INDUSTRIES. THE RESEARCH PROPOSED WOULD RIGOROUSLY EVALUATE CURRENT IMPEDIMENTS TO EFFECTIVE USE, DEFINE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC VALUE OF ENHANCED USE, AND EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMPUTERIZED DECISION AIDS TO INCREASE INFORMATION EFFECTIVENESS IN DECISIONMAKING. THESE GOALS WOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR TH ...

AN EVALUATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF A NEW METHOD OF OXIDATION - REDUCTION OF HAZARDOUS ORGANICS BY THE USE OF A SACRIFICIAL METAL IN A SPONTANEOUS PROCESS TRIGGERED BY CEMENTATION OF A NOBLE METHOD WILL BE PREFORMED. EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAJOR PROCESS PARAMETERS SUCH AS PH,MIXING, ATMOSPHERE, ETC. ON THE EFFICIENCY AND RATES OF OXIDATION - REDUCTION OF VARIOUS CLASSES OF HAZARDOUS ORGANICS WILL ...

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RESEARCH TO DATE RELATED TO VEHICLE ROUTING HAS ASSUMED THATTHE CUSTOMER WILL ONLY BE VISITED ONCE IN THE TIME PERIOD UNDER CONSIDERATION. USING THIS ASSUMPTION THE PROBLEMS ARETO ASSIGN EACH CUSTOMER TO A ROUTE, SEQUENCE THE ROUTE, AND SCHEDULE THE VISIT TO EACH CUSTOMER CONSISTENT WITH THE ROUTE. FOR A LARGE CLASS OF PRACTICAL VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEMS, THE ONE TIME PERIOD ASSUMPTION IS NOT ADEQU ...

MINIATURIZATION OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS INTO INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES) HAS DRAMATICALLY AFFECTED OUR LIVES. NO WHERE IS THIS MORE APPARENT THAN THE LARGE DEPENDENCY AMERICAN MANUFACTURING HAS ON SEMICONDUCTOR DESIGN AND FABRICATION. THE PRODUCTION OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT REQUIRES A FOUR STAGE PROCESS: 1) WAFER FABRICATION; 2) WAFER PROBE; 3) ASSEMBLY (PACKAGING); AND 4) FINAL T ...