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THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES AND SPECIFIC AIMS ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PLATELET HARVESTING DEVICE FOR SEPARATING PLATELET-RICH PLASMA FROM 450-ML UNITS OF WHOLE HUMAN BLOOD FROM RANDOM DONORS FOR CLINICAL USE. METHODOLOGY TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS IN THE "PHASE I" STAGE OF THIS PROPOSED STUDY ARE: (A) TO SCALE UP THE SMALL MODEL (21 ML) PLATELET SEPARATOR WHICH IS BA ...

THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE KEY PROBLEM IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE WAVEGUIDES, NAMELY THE SELECTION OF SUITABLE PROCESS\MATERIAL TO PROVIDE IF THE NECESSARY INTERIOR CONDUCTIVE COATING. A SURVEY OF THE WIDE VARIETY OF ABALABLE MEHTODS IS PERFORMED WITH THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF WAVEGUIDES IN MIND. TWO CONDUCTIVE COATING METHODS ARE THEN

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF INTEGRATING DECISION ANALYSIS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH PLANNING AIDS INTO AN INTEGRATED SET OF AIDS FOR PERFORMING FUNCTIONS IN OCA MISSION PLANNING, FROM THE TARGET NOMINATION LEVEL DOWN THORUGH THE SPECIFIC ROUTE PLANNING LEVEL. PHASE I EFFORT WILL EMPHASIZE TECHNOLOGY ISSUES RATHER THAN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND BUILD ISSUES. TH ...

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THERE ARE MANY COMBAT VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT APPLICATIONS WHERE AN AIR-COOLED HEAT EXCHANGER MUST OPERATE IN AN EN- VIRONMENT WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF SAND AND DIRT IN THE AMBIENT AIR. CONVENTIONAL COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGERS ARE SSUS- CEPTIBLE TO CLOGGING OF COOLING FINS. ONE APPROACH THAT MAY OFFER SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES AND INCREASED PERFORMANCE IN THAT OF A FLUIDIZED BED HEAT EXCHANGER. THE PROP ...

THE STORAGE AND USE OF COMBUSTILBLE LIQUIDS. VARIOUS SCENARIDS ARE POSSIBLE IN WHICH THE LIQUID IS ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED SUCH THAT IS CONTRACTS A HOT SURFACE RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD. THE OPTIMUM DESIGN OF APPROPRIATE SAFETY MEASURES IS SEVERELY HAMPERED BY THE FACT THAT THE THERMAL IGNITION OF LIQUIDS IS A PHENONMENON WHICH IS NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD NOR IS THERE ANY USEFUL E ...

THE LOOSENING OF INTRAMEDULLARY ANCHORED COMPONENTS OF HIP PROSTHESIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH AN OTHERWISE VERY SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL PROCEDURE. IDENTIFICATION OF LOOSENING AT EARLY STAGES MAY PROVIDE THE BASIS TO PROLONG THE SERVICE OF THE IMPLANT BY ALLOWING PRESCRIPTION OF LIMITED WEIGHT BEARING AND DECREASED ACTIVITY. A TESTING TECHNIQUE IS PROPOSED WHICH IS NOT SOLELY DIRECTED ...

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