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STEP BY STEP PROCEDURES WILL BE DEVELOPED WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE DETAILED EVALUATION OF ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL AND PYROTECHNIC DEVICES WITH RESPECT TO THE EFFECTS OF LONG TERM STORAGE. THESE PROCEDURES WILL PROVIDE FOR THEORETICAL (PAPER) EVALUATIONS OF THESE ELEMENTS, AS WELL AS STORAGE CONTAINERS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND PRODUCTION PROCEDURES, WHICH MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL EVALUATIONS AND TES ...

NATURALISTIC ILLUMINATION PATTERNS ARE EITHER ABSENT OR ARBITRARILY MODIFIED IN MANY MODERN LIVING, WORKING, LABORATORY, AND HOSPITAL ENVIROMENTS. EVIDENCE POINTS TO DELETERIOUS EFFECTS OF INADEQUATE ILLUMINATION ON HEALTH, MOOD, SLEEP, AND PRODUCTIVITY. THE DAY-NIGHT CYCLE IS ESSENTIAL TO CIRCADIAN PHYSIOLOGICAL TIMEKEEPING. CONVENTIONAL MIMICS OF DAY AND NIGHT IN THE LABORATORY^INVOLVING SUDDEN ...

THIS STUDY INVESTIGATES THE FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY OF APPLYING A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE TO ENCLOSE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN SUBMARINES. THE PROPERTIES OF THE STRUCTURE THAT ARE INVESTIGATED IN GREATEST DETAIL ARE WEIGHT AND VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY. SECONDARY INFLUENCES CONSIDERED AND QUANTIFIED ARE SHIP CONSTRUCTION EFFORT, TIME TO TEST ELECTRONICS, PERFORMANCE UNDER SHOCK LOADING AND CHARACTERISTI ...

THIS STUDY INVESTIGATES THE FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY OF APPLYING A MODULAR COMPOSITE STRUCTURE TO HOUSE AND SUPPORT TORPEDO-TUBE LAUNCHED WEAPONS IN SUBMARINES. THE PROPERTIES OF THE STRUCTURE THAT ARE INVESTIGATED IN GREATEST DETAIL ARE WEIGHT AND VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY. SECONDARY INFLUENCES CONSIDERED AND QUANTIFIED ARE PERFORMANCE UNDER SHOCK LOADING AND CHARACTERISTICS OF VIBRATION DAMPING A ...

THIS RESEARCH WILL MODIFY A MICROCOMPUTERIZED NUTRIENT ANALYSIS SOFTWARE PROGRAM AND DATABASE FOR USE WITH SENIOR CITIZENS. THE COMPUTER PROGRAM TO BE USED, THE DINE SYSTEM,WILL BE MODIFIED TO ACCOMODATE THE SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL CONCERNS OF PERSONS OVER AGE 65. IT WILL BE USER-FRIENDLY AND UNDERSTANDABLE, AND THE HARDWARE WILL BE FORMATTED FOR EASE OF USE. THE PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE IMPROVEMENT ...

THIS PHASE I PROJECT WILL REFINE A COMPUTERIZED DIETARY RECORDING AND NUTRIENT ANALYSIS SOFTWARE PROGRAM. THE DINE SYSTEM, FOR USE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-BASED CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH INTERVENTION RESEARCH PROJECTS. AN ALGORITHM FOR ACCURATELY DETERMINING IDEAL CALORIC LEVEL WILL BE DEVELOPEDWHICH WILL INCLUDE A SYSTEM TO ACCURATELY MEASURE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND DETERMINE RELATIVE WEIGHT FOR AGE AND H ...

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A LITERATURE SEARCH AND AN INDUSTRY SURVEY WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN POTENTIAL MATERIALS, FORMULATIONS ANDCOMMERCIAL PRODUCTS TO PREVENT THE MIGRATION OF ORGANIC LIQUIDS AND MOISTURE. THE INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL BE CO COLLECTED, ANALYZED AND SUMMARIZED TO PROVIDE THE AIR FORCE WITH A DETAILED, COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION. SAMPLES OF ...

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A SEMI-EMPERICAL APPROACH TO MODELING THE TRACTION BEHAVIOR OF LUBRICANTS IN CONCENTRATED CONTACTS IS PROPOSED. THE MODELING CONSISTS OF POSTULATING THE FORM OF THE LUBRICANT CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION IN THE HIGH-PRESSURE CONTACT ZONE AND ESTIMATING THE VARIOUS COEFFICIENTS BY CARRYING OUT A NONLINEAR LEAST SQUARES ANALYSIS OF THE AVAILABLE TRACTION DATA. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MODELING APPROACH IS ...