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Over the past two decades, there has been a drastic advance in the sensing technologies and data acquisition systems. These technologies have been deployed in carbon sequestration to continuously monitor CO2 migration and location during and after injection. A complex network of surface and underground sensors is often installed generating large volume of intricate datasets. These datasets require ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal will establish the feasibility of an innovative Synthetic Fascia(tm) for improved repair of abdominal wall hernias. The manufacture of Synthetic Fascia(tm) from engineered structural proteins will lead to greater control over degradation and purity than processed biologic tissues and is less expensive. The objective of this proposal is to modify S ...

This proposal has three main efforts:1. Extension of the ATM Forum ABR protocol to allocate bandwidth according to quality of service (QoS) and priority level of the individual connection. This project will utilize the informational bits provided by the fields to support QoS and priority level acknowledgment.2. Design of an ATM application that utilizes the ABR service via an application programme ...

BioTechnical Communication (BTC) is proposing the development and broadcast of a talk show ("the Program") to disseminate information about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to African-Americans The Program will use the interactive radio format of a "call-in talk show" and will be carried nationally using a network of public radio stations that target the African-American audience. The ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant During the last decade the quantity of bioimaging data has grown tremendously Current estimates indicate that the average hospital in the USA houses some TB of data of which approximately is composed of unstructured image data from CT MRI and X ray machines This huge quantity of data is expected to grow at a rate of annually meaning hospita ...

The DOE requires advanced undulator radiation sources for current and future light sources. An undulator is a magnetic device for installation on a storage ring. As the stored electron beam travels along the undulator axis, the beam sees a magnetic field that oscillates in space, causing the electrons to wiggle from side to side. This wiggling produces intense photon beams that travel out to th ...

Nb3Sn superconducting wire is a preferred superconducting medium for certain applications because of the high field it can produce. Nb3Sn-based wire must be reacted at >600 ºC in an inert environment before use, and the wire¿s insulation also must be heated and remain intact throughout this reaction. Because the reacted wire is too brittle to wind, the wire, with its insulation, is first wound ...

Proposal title: Accurate and Rapid Measurement of Adsorption Capacity of Fly Ash in Concrete Mixtures Interference of unburned and activated carbon in fly ash with air-entraining admixtures (AEAs) in fresh concrete mixtures is a major concern in the concrete industry. Therefore, a rapid and accurate measurement of adsorption capacity of fly ash is of great interest to this industry. In Phase I, ...

CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE THE WEAKEST COMPONENT OF SOFTWARE PACKAGES AVAILABLE TO HOME HEALTH AGENCIES. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A MODULAR CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE COLLECTION, USE, AND REPORTING OF HOME HEALTH PATIENT INFORMATION WITH A UNIVERSAL INTERFACE TO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE HOME HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THE POINT OF CARE DATA ENTRY TOOL WILL BE ELECTRONIC SL ...

Situation awareness has been recognized as an important contributor to aviation performance. Pilot training should therefore highlight the role of situation awareness in the operational environment. This should focus on timely, critical, information seeking and processing behaviors needed for acquiring and maintaining situation awareness. Such training may be accomplished by exposing the studen ...