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THIS RESEARCH WILL EXPAND UPON PRELIMINARY STUDIES THAT DEMONSTRATED THE FEASIBILITY OF A SOLID-PHASE, FLOW-THROUGH DEVICE TO CARRY OUT CATALYTIC HYDROGEN TRANSFER REACTIONS. THESE STUDIES USED PALLADIUM-COATED GLASS FIBER FILTERS AS WELL AS SILICA/POLYVINYLCHLORIDE MEMBRANE. PHASE I RESEARCH WILL EVALUATE OTHER SUPPORTS, FOR EXAMPLE, CONTROLLED PORE GLASS AND SILICA/POLYETHYLENE MEMBRANES, AS MAT ...

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 USMC NIGHT TARGETING SYSTEM (NTS), DESIGNED FOR INSTALLATION IN THE AH-1 ATTACK HELICOPTER BY 1994, IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MULTI-SENSOR SYSTEMS REQUIRING COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING FOR SKILLS OF AIR AND GROUND CREWS. DCS WILL CONDUCT A DETAILED STUDY OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATOR AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IMPOSED BY THE INCORPORATION OF THE NIGHT TARGETING SYSTEM (NTS) IN THE AH-1W AIRCR ...

DGI CURRENTLY HAS LIGHTWEIGHT, LOW VOLUME ROTARY (I.E., WENKEL) ENGINES CAPABLE OF PRODUCING OUTPUTS IN THE 80 TO 150 HP RANGE. THESE ENGINES HAVE ALUMINUM HOUSING (BODIES) BUT OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINE ARE STEEL MADE OR OTHER FERROUS METALS. DGI PROPOSES A PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE MAGNETIC SIGNATURE OF A 150 HP ENGINE. THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH IDENTIFICATION OF THE PARTS OF THE ENGINE WITH MAGNETIC ...

RADIO RELAYS INSTALLED ON ELEVATED PLATFORMS SUCH AS KITES AND BALLOONS CAN EXTEND LINE-OF-SIGHT VHF AND UHF COMMUNICATIOS RANGE BEYOND THE HORIZON. THESE RELAYS MUST BE LIGHTWEIGHT, OPERATE FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON SELF-CONTAINED BATTERIES, AND, BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPENDABLE ITEMS, BE LOW COST. A REPEATER WILL BE DEVELOPED USING CURRENT LOW-COST TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY REPEAT THREE COMMUNIC ...

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A ROBOTIC POSITIONER WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR HANDLING AND CHANGING DEVICES TO BE TESTED (DUTS) IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS SUCH AS THAT FOUND INSIDE THE TEST CELL OF THE BROOKHAVEN NATION LABORATORY PROTON ACCELERATOR. PRESENTLY, PERSONNEL SAFETY INDICATES A LONG "COOLING" TIME BEFORE TEST FIXTURES CAN BE ACCESSED. THIS RESULTS IN LOWERED FACILITY USEFULNESS, INCREASED REAL FACILITY COSTS AN ...

DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, INC., WILL CONDUCT A R&D EFFORT TOWARD DEVELOPING, FIELD TESTING, AND DISSEMINATING CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE TRAINING PACKAGES DIRECTED AT BLACK, HISPANIC, AND/OR NATIVE AMERICAN PARENTS OF POTENTIAL ADOLESCENT ABUSERS. THE PACKAGE WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AS A SINGLE 2-HOUR SESSION OR AS TWO 1-HOUR SESSIONS AND DISSEMINATED THROUGH SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, HEALTH CENTERS, ATHLETIC ORG ...

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