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THE SMALL FAMILY FARM IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED. NUMEROUS STUDIES HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE DECLINE OFFAMILY FARM, THE AGING POPULATION, AND MIGRATION FROM THE FAMILY FARM. WHEN A FARM FAMILY LEAVES THE FARM, MANY PEO- PLE FROM THE SMALL TOWN ARE WITHOUT A SOCIAL FUNCTION SO THEY TOO MIGRATE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO RESEARCHWITH FARM FAMILIES ALTERNATIVES TO THIS MIGRAT ...

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 ...

THE AIM OF THIS REVISED PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOP LEVEL IV INTERACTIVE VIDEODISC COURSEWARE TO ENABLE PERINATAL NURSES TO ATTAIN/MAINTAIN ELECTRONIC FETAL HEART MONITORING (EFHM) SKILLS SIGNIFICANT TO EARLY DETECTION/INTERVENTION IN FETAL DISTRESS. COURSEWARE WILL BE DESIGNED WITH FLEXIBILITY TO ENSURE RELEVANCE FOR PERINATAL NURSE PRACTITIONERS' CONTINUING EDUCATION NEEDS AND FOR NURSES IN BASIC/GRA ...

THE DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATITIS WOULD BE FACILITATED BY AN IMMUNOASSAY WITH INCREASED SPECIFICITY AND SENSITIVITY OVER THE EXISTING ASSAYS AVAILABLE TO THE CLINICIAN. THE INITIALOBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOP SUCH AN ASSAY FOR ONE OF THE HUMAN PANCREATIC ENZYMES, CATIONIC TRYPSIN, WHICH IF PRESENT IN SERUM, IS INDICATIVE OF PANCREATITIS. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL FOCUS ON THIS PROTEIN, ITS ZYM ...

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MOST TYPICAL PROBLEMS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ARE BEST ANALYZED BY APPROXIMATING AN OBJECT'S GEOMETRY WITH FINITE ELEMENTS. SELECTING AN APPROPRIATE MESHING STRATEGY FOR A GIVEN SOLID REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FINITE ELEMENT THEORY IN GENERAL, AND ABOUT PACKAGE-SPECIFIC DETAILS IN PARTICULAR. THE ADEPT SYSTEM INTEGRATES A TRADITIONAL SOLIDMODELER WITH AN EXPERT SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE ...

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 ...

EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE PREPARATION OF THE BATTLEFIELD (IPB) MUST INCLUDE WEATHER PREDICTION, ANALYSIS, AND EFFECTS. IT IS WITHIN THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) STATE-OF-THE-ART TO DEVELOP AN EXPERT SYSTEM FOR TACTICALLY DEPLOYED COMPUTERS TO ASSIST CORPS AND DIVISION STAFF PLANNERS IN DETERMINING AND INTEGRATING WEATHER EFFECTS INTO TACTICAL PLANNING. CCI WILL COMBINE A STATE-OF-THE-ART KNOWLEDG ...

EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE PREPARATION OF THE BATTLEFIELD (IPB) MUST INCLUDE WEATHER PREDICTION, ANALYSIS, AND EFFECTS. IT IS WELL WITHIN THE STATE-OF-THE-ART OF AUTOMATION THAT WEATHER ANALYSIS FOR EFFECTS ON TACTICAL OPERATIONS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED ON MICROCOMPUTERS AND INTEGRATED WITH ONGOING EFFORTS TO APPLY EXPERT SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY TO WEATHER PREDICTION AND USE. CCI WILL COMBINE KNOWLEDGE-ENGINEERI ...

THE USE OF IMAGERY FOR THE PRESENTATION OF DATA IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON. INTEGRATING IMAGE DATA WITH GRAPHIC DATA STRUCTURES AND FEATURE INFORMATION IS VERY DIFFICULT USING TRADITIONAL DIGITAL REPRESENTATIONS. SEPARATE IMAGE AND FEATURE INFORMATION DATABASES ARE COMMONLY USED, BUT THE ANALYST IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN TWO OR MORE DATABASES AND TO PERFORM INTEGRATION OF THE INFORMATION IN HIS ...