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The goal of this project is to improve remedial math instruction for adults by combining (a) an effective adult education model; (b) an effective instructional design method, with; (c) the multimedia capabilities of the computer. The innovative combination of these components will produce an effective math program designed specifically for adult learners that can be used at home, at school, or ...

INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BORN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION OR WHO SUSTAIN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES OFTEN ARE LEFT WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS. THESE IMPAIRMENTS AFFECT THE INDIVIDUAL'S ATTENTION, ORIENTATION, MEMORY, VERBAL OR PERCEPTUAL ABILITIES, AND SOCIAL REASONING. PARTICULARLY, MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS HAVE A POOR SENSE OF JUDGEMENT, DECISION MAKING, AND INITIATION. THUS, THEIR AB ...

THIS WORK WILL DEVELOP A NOVEL MICROACTUATOR MECHANISM FOR USE WITH A COMPUTER INTERFACED REFRESHABLE BRAILLE DISPLAY SYSTEM (RBDS). THE MICROACTUATOR WILL BE DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE POWER LIMITATIONS OF THE RBDS. IT WILL ALSO BE DESIGNED TO MEET THE REFRESH AND RESPONSE RATES TOLERANCES WHICH HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED DURING PHASE I. THE MICROACTUATOR WILL BE DESIGNED, AND A FABRICATION PLA ...

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THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE DEVELOPMENT OR ADAPTATION OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATIONS AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, AND ACCESS TO MAINSTREAM ENVIRONMENTS BY INFANTS, TODDLERS, PRESCHOOLERS, CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES, SPECIFICALLY CHILDREN WHO MUST RELY ON AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION DEVICES BECAUSE THEY HAVE SEVERE COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS AND SEVERE MOTOR L ...

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THIS WORK IS TO DEVELOP A METHOD TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF THE USNRC TO EVALUATE THE OPERATIONAL SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE OF OCCURANCES AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. PERHAPS THE AREA OF GREATEST SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE IS HUMAN PERFORMANCE, BUT THE TECHNIQUES USED BY NRC DO NOT EVALUATE HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN ANY SYSTEMIC WAY. THE WORK IS PROPOSED TO BE PERFORMED IN THREE STAGES, AND BUILDS ON METHODS THAT HAVE B ...

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TII SHALL PROCURE, DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND TEST A COMPACT PORTABLE SIMULATOR CAPABLE OF EMULATING NUCLEAR POWER STATION-OPERATOR (NPS-OP) INTERFACES, AND EVALUATE AND TEST VARIOUS INTERFACE DESIGNS. THE SUMULATOR WILL BE DESIGNED FOR OPERATOR TRAINING ON ADVANCED REACTORS AND WILL BE USED IN SIMULATING OPERATORS SCENARIOS AND RECORDING AND DOCUMENTING REAL-TIME INPUT FROM THE OPERATOR. THE SIMULATO ...