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THIS RESEARCH WILL ADDRESS SOME KEY TECHNICAL PROBLEMS THAT WILL NEED TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE AND FLEXIBLE SET OF ADA PROGRAM QUALITY ENHANCING TOOLS, THE ADA QUALITY TOOLSET (AQT). THESE TOOLS WILL SUPPORT ADA SYSTEM DEVELOPERS BY CHECKING, AND WHERE APPROPRIATE ENFORCING, A SET OF ADA PROGRAMMING STYLE GUIDELINES. SPECIFIC TOOLSETS WILL BE CONFIGU ...

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THE SBIR PROGRAM SOLICITATION PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP A FARE PAYMENT SYSTEM BASED ON ADVANCED FARE PAYMENT MEDIA TO MEET THE NEEDS OF TRANSIT PATRONS AND SYSTEMS IN THE 1990S. THE SOLICITATION STATED THE NEW MEDIASHOULD: BE COST EFFECTIVE, PERMIT PAYMENT OF ZONAL FARES, INCREASE FLEXIBILITY IN PAYMENT SCHEDULES AND METHODS, AND IMPROVE REVENUE SECURITY AND PROCESSING CAPABILI ...

THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A FIELD PORTABLE GAS-CHROMATOGRAPH/TANDEM MASS-SPECTROMETER (GC/MS/MS) IS PROPOSED FOR APPLICATION TO CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING NEEDS. THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE A POWERFUL NEW TOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING THAT WILL GREATLY IMPROVE THE CAPABILITY TO MONITOR AND ULTIMATELY PREDICT THE DIFFUSION, DISPERSION, INTERACTION AND IMPACTS OF AI ...

A RESEARCH PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING ADVANCED VACUUM INSULATIONS TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF REFRIGERATED SHIPPING CONTAINERS WHILE AVOIDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFC'S) IN FOAM INSULATION CURRENTLY BEING USED. ADVANCED VACUUM INSULATIONS, CURRENTLY UNDER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, DO NOT CONTAIN CFC'S AND HAVE VERYHIGH THERM ...

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP A FUZZY SET METHODOLOGY FOR UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS IN PROBABILISTIC SEISMIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. FUZZY SET LOGIC WILL BEUSED FOR COLLECTING, QUANTIFYING AND PROPAGATING SUBJECTIVE,ENGINEERING JUDGEMENT USED IN THE UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS. IN PHASE I, FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED APPROACH WILL BE DEMONSTRATED BY APPLYING IT TO SELECTED PARTS OF A PROBABI ...

THE AVAILABILITY OF CHEAP AND POWERFUL MICROCOMPUTERS HAS LEAD TO GREAT ANTICIPATION OF SWEEPING CHANGES IN BUSINESS, EDUCATION, THE PROFESSIONS AND THE HOME. DESPITE FALLING PRICES AND GREATER COMPUTING POWER, THE IMPACT IN THESE AREAS HAS LARGELY BEEN CONFINED TO BUSINESS AND CLERICAL APPLICATIONS. WHY? A PRIMARY REASON IS THE DIFFICULTY PEOPLE ENCOUNTER IN INTERACTING/COMMUNICATING WITH THE COM ...

RESEARCH WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS ANDFLIGHT CREW PERFORMANCE IN RELATION TO FUTURE DATA LINK COMMUNICATIONS (DLC) SYSTEMS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT AVAILABILITY OF CRITICAL INFORMATION IN THE COCKPIT FROM DLC SYSTEMS WILL FACILITATE IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY. HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE SOME PRICE IN TERMS OF CREW WORKLOAD. TASK ANALYSIS AND HUMAN FACTORS INFORMATIO ...

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RESEARCH ON AN ALTERNATE MATERIAL, ANHYDRITE CALCIUM SULFATE, FOR USE AS CULTCH IN CONSTRUCTING SEED BEDS AND ARTIFICIAL OYSTER REEFS IS HEREIN PROPOSED. GIVEN THE FACTS THAT OYSTER PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES HAS DECLINED GREATLY SINCE 1908 AND THAT NATURAL OYSTERSHELL IS SCARCE AND EXPENSIVE, MOTIVATION FOR USE OF THIS ALTERNATE MATERIAL AS CULTCH INCLUDES ITS CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION, LOW COST ...