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THE BAYESIAN DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (BDS) IS PROPOSED AS THE CENTRAL INFERENCE ENGINE OF AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM (EXPERT SYSTEM) FOR REACTOR PLANT CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE. THE EXPERT SYSTEM, COPILOT, IS ALREADY UNDER DEVELOPMENT AT PLG UNDER LIMITED IN-HOUSE FUNDING. THE EXISTING WORK INVOLVES DEVELOPMENT OF THE "DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE BASE" OF POWER PLANT SYSTEMS, PROCEDURES, AND ANALYSIS RESULTS ...

Abstract Deliriuma major cause of fallscan occur in as many asof cancer patients undergoing stem cell transplantationresulting in up totimes greater chance of dyingDelirium risk can be mitigated and many other outcomes of stem cell transplants can be improved through behavioral interventions delivered at the bedside through conversationimageryand audioHowevertraditional means of delivering these i ...

Project Summary Enabling high accuracy nanopore based strand sequencing has the potential to improve the understanding of long range genomic relationships and processes andbased on its accessibilityenable the associated clinical and diagnostic applicationsthe fastest growing sequencing sectorUnfortunatelyit is commonplace for nanopore sequencing error rates to exceedand higher accuracy is needed t ...

A modular hierarchy of neural networks is proposed as a LADAR ATR (Automatic Target Recognition) system. neural networks perform both the basic segmentation as well as the object classification. HNC and its teaming partner, professor Stephen Grossberg (Director of Boston University's center for Adaptive Systems) propose to develop a LADAR ATR system based upon the earlier work by professor Grossbe ...

A completely new method is proposed to remotely measure the true temperature of substrates during chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes. Conventional radiation pyrometry is not adequate since requires only that the sample be optically polished (specular) and opaque at the measurement wavelengths. These conditions are met for semiconductor and metallic substrates and coating materials of intere ...

THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES AN APA OPTICS PROGRAM TO DEVELOP A HIGH SPEED (100GHZ) GAAS WAVEGUIDE BASED MACH ZEHNDER MODULATOR. OUR APPROACH CENTERS ON THE USE OF A BURIED ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION TO ACHIEVE VELOCITY MATCHING OF THE RF AND OPTICAL SIGNALS. THIS WE FEEL WILL RESULT IN A DEVICE WITH A BROADBAND RESPONSE FROM DC TO 100GHZ. WE WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ULTRFAST SCIENCE LAB AT THE U ...

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO QUANTIFY BY SPECTRAL ABSORBANCE THE SIGNIFICANT METABOLITES OF BEHAVIOR-MODIFYING DRUGS IN URINE, BLOOD (HEMOLYZED), AND BREATH COMPARTMENTS USING RELEVANT ANTIBODIES. GUIDELINES ARE TO STATE THAT POSITIVES SHOULD BE CONFIRMED BY GC-MS. IN INSTANCES WHERE GC-MS IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE, OR AT SITES NOT ALWAYS ACCESSIBLE TO A MAIN LABORATORY, POSITIVES ARE CALLED "SUGGESTIVE" BU ...

HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES ARE CANDIDATES FOR THE FIRST WALL OF THE INTERNATIONAL THERMONUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL REACTOR (ITER). HOWEVER, CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES HAVE RELATIVELY HIGH EROSION RATES CAUSED BY HYDROGEN BOMBARDMENT WHEN THE PLASMA DISRUPTS. SUCH EROSION MAY REQUIRE FREQUENT REPLACEMENT OF THE FIRST WALL PANELS AND TILES, SERIOUSLY REDUCING THE DUTY FACTOR OF THE R ...

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Cateni and it's project partner End-to-End Analytics propose to bring tailored elements of advanced commercial supply chain practice to accelerate CubeSat development. In particular, the team will address two major sources of delay --long-lead-time components and payload integration. The goal is to identify the trades between upfront investment, total cost, flexibility and schedule, and ultimately ...