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THE IMPACT OF INDUSTRIALIZATION IN COASTAL REGIONS AND THE DEGRADATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF SEAFOOD PRODUCING REGIONS HAS BECOME EVIDENT FROM THE QUALITY OF FOODS PRODUCED IN THESE REGIONS. AFFINITY PURIFIED POLYCLONAL ANTIBODIES ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE A RAPID METHOD FOR THE EVALUATION OF LISTERIA MONO- CYTOGENES AND TOXINS FROM VIBRIO CHOLERAE IMPLICATED IN FOODP ...

The overall quality and the comprehensive strength, in particular, of concrete are critically dependent on the water content in the concrete mixture. It is also essential to know if the concrete has reached a stage of moisture equilibrium before surface finishes such as paint or carpet can be applied. At present, no reliable method or easy-to-use instrument exists for determining the moisture co ...

This proposal addresses development of CAD software for simulating non-linear optical materials. The software will provide a virtual lab in which experimental setups are simulated. The proposed software is based on the use of a Maxwell differential equation solver, the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method. This numerical method has been developed by numerous researchers since 1968 and no ...

The accurate measurement of fluid densities flowing in pipes is important for custodial monitoring of valuable and/or controlled substances. Most on-line fluid flow meters require independent determination of the fluid density while Coriolis type meters, which directly measure the fluid mass, are off-lie devices. HY-Tech is proposing to develop a laser based diagnostic techique for measuring the ...

The coming information superhighway sets the stage for how we will work and play in the next millennium; building upon the Internet along with powerful new Internet tools such as the World Wide Web. By every measure, the Internet and the Web are experiencing exponential growth. The amount and variety of data on the Net makes it increasingly difficult to find specific information of interest - fo ...

Nanosize, non-oxide ceramic powders such as silicon carbide and its composites, are desirable for use as components in high-power microelectronic devices and tubes, sensors, optical mirrors, filters, nozzles, panels and sheets in many energy related applications. The properties required for these applications include high-temperature strength, high thermal conductivity, low thermal expansion, lig ...

Domain modeling and automated software construction offers significant potential for rapidly producing high quality software systems within many application domains, specially in mature and stable application domains where many variations of similar systems are generated. There is now a clear opportunity to leverage off the work that has already been done in constructing domain-engineering suppor ...

A new method for constructing heat flux sensors of the differential thermopile type will be developed to produce sensors for testing building components. The new sensors will be thin, readily attached to structures such as walls, floors and roofs, and will have sufficiently low thermal resistance to enable accurate measurements of heat flux and temperature over the full range of building componen ...

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Arca proposes research leading to development of a suite of methodology support products to help meet the need for innovative assurance techniques appropriate for emerging information technologies. The product will consist of a licensable methodology and supporting materials for specifying, building, and evaluating assurance arguments for products and systems based on the capability of security en ...