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THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A MAN-PORTABLE GAS CHROMATOGRAPH MASS SPECTROMETER (GCMS) IS OUTLINED, TOGETHER WITH ITS APPLICATION AS A DETECTOR OF A BROAD RANGE OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY-RELATED SUBSTANCES. THE PRINCIPAL BENEFITS OF SUCH AN INSTRUMENT ARE ITS PORTABILITY WHICH ALLOWS MEASUREMENTS TO BE MADE ON-SITE, ITS RUGGED, SIMPLE OPERATION, AND ITS SENSITIVITY AND ABILITY TO GIVE UNAMBIGUOUS IDENTIFICA ...

THE DESIGN OF A MAN-PORTABLE GAS CHROMATOGRAPH / MASS SPECTROMETER (GCMS) BASED UPON THE VIKING MARS LANDER INSTRUMENT IS OUTLINED, TOGETHER WITH ITS APPLICATION AS A DETECTOR OF A BROAD RANGE OF CHEMICALS. THE PRINCIPAL BENEFITS OF SUCH AN INSTRUMENT ARE ITS PORTABILITY WHICH ALLOWS MEASUREMENTS TO BE MADE ON-SITE, ITS RUGGED, SIMPLE OPERATION, AND ITS ULTRA SENSITIVITY (AS A RESULT OF THE RESEAR ...

AN ON-LOAD TAP CHANGER ALLOWS CHANGING TAPS WITHOUT INTERRUPTING POWER TO THE LOAD. CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TAP CHANGER FOR THIS APPLICATION ARE MECHANICAL TYPE WITH CONTACTS THAT ARC AND PIT EVERY TIME A CHANGE IS MADE. SOLID STATE TAP CHANGER WOULD OVERCOME THESE SHORTCOMINGS IN ADDITION WOULD ALLOW REMOTE TAP CHANGING, INTEGRATING TAP CHANGING IN PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM, READILY CHANGE THE TAPS TO S ...

THIS PROPOSAL PRESENTS A PROGRAM TO RESEARCH THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF AN OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENT CAPABLE OF DRILLING AND RETRIEVING 40 METER CORE SAMPLES FROM SELECTED BARE ROCK SITES ON THE DEEP OCEAN SEAFLOOR. TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY THIS DEVICE SHOULD BE PORTABLE AND EASILY DEPLOYED FROM SHIPS OF OPPORTUNITY, COST EFFECTIVE IN TERMS OF BOTH PROCUREMENT AND OPERATION, ...

THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING NEW EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO TEACH ADOLESCENTS HOW TO AVOID THE USE OF CIGARETTES, ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, AND PILLS. THE NEW ADOLESCENT PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY IS TO BE BASED ON SUCCESSFULLY TESTED,RESEARCHED-BASED SMOKING PREVENTION PROGRAMS. THE PRODUCT RESULTING FROM SUCCESSFUL PHASE I ACTIVITIES WOULD BE AN APPROVED CURRICULUM MODEL. THE MODEL WOULD PROVIDE THE CONCEP ...