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THE LONG TERM OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH IS TWOFOLD: 1) IM- PROVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT AGING TO THE ELDERLY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS IN RURAL AMERICA, AND 2)CREATEA LARGE TECHNOLOGY BASED COLLECTION OF PUBLICATIONS ON AGINGFOR DISSEMINATION BY RURAL GOVERNMENTS, INSTITUTIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS. TO MEET THESE GOALS, PHASE I RESEARCH WILL EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF ONE APPROACH USING ...

PREDICTING THE RATE OF SOIL WATER MOVEMENT AND THE IMPACT OFAGRI-CHEMICALS ON WATER RESOURCES IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO MANAGING AGRICULTURE, FOR OPTIMIZING PRODUCTIVITY AND MINIMIZING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. SOPHISTICATED MODELS FOR MAKING SUCH PREDICTIONS ARE AVAILABLE, BUT DATA ON SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES ARE DIFFICULT AND OFTEN EXPENSIVE TO OBTAIN. IN FACT, AT DEPTHS BELOW THE ROOT ZONE THERE IS ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH WILL BE TO DETERMINE THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF CONCENTRATING THE DILUTE NUTRIENTS IN FRESH DUCKWEED INTO A DRIED, STORABLE ANIMAL FEEDSTUFF PRODUCT BY REDUCING THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF FRESH PLANTS FROM 95% TO 10%. DUCKWEEDS ARE FLOATING AQUATIC PLANTS BELONGING TO THE FAMILY LEMNACEAE, WHICH IF GROWN ON NUTRIENT RICH WATER, ARE RICH IN HIGH QUALITY PROTEIN, CAROTEN ...

MRC PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A SAFETY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR (PI) OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) PROTECTION STATUS OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (NPP). WE BELIEVE THAT SUCH A PI IS NEEDED BECAUSE: (1) EM ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IS ON THE INCREASE,(2) ADDITIONAL EM THREATS MUST BE EVALUATED, AND (3) DISRUPTION OF NPP OPERATIONS BY EM EFFECTS CAN AND MUST BE AVOIDED. PREVIOUS STUDIES HAVE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE OF E ...

THE UNCERTAINTY IN MEASURING NEUTRON DOSE EQUIVALENT RATES RESULTS IN UNCERTAINTY IN ASSIGNMENT OF THE PROPER DOSE TO OCCUPATIONAL RECORDS AND CAN RESULT IN IMPROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTROLS TO LIMIT THE EXPOSURE. A NOVEL PORTABLE NEUTRON SPECTROMETER IS PROPOSED WHICH WILL REDUCE THE UNCERTAINTY OF SUCH MEASUREMENTS TO LESS THAN 20%. MANYCOMPONENTS OF THIS DEVICE ARE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE. SYS ...

XMCO HAS IDENTIFIED AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT RESEARCH TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A COUNTY AGENT ADVISOR SYSTEM (CAAS). THIS INNOVATIVE CONCEPT WOULD INVESTIGATE THE APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY, SPECIFICALLY HYPERMEDIA TECHNOLOGY WITH EMBEDDEDEXPERT SYSTEMS, TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND REQUIREMENTS OF COUNTY AGENTS. THIS MEETS A USDA NEED FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ...

Current designs for rural safety mailboxes combined with a lack of safety design regulations, produce a hazardous situation for errant rural motorists. When impacted, rural mailboxes have been shown to dislodge from their posts and penetrate automobile windshields. In addition, rural residents are faced with a constant maintenance problem from winter snow plows, vandals, and vehicle impacts. A ...