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SEVERAL SPECIES OF THE SALVIA FAMILY, WHICH PRODUCE EDIBLE SEED PRODUCTS, WILL BE TEST GROWN AT AN EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THE MOST PRODUCTIVE VARIETIES THAT ARE ADAPTABLE TO DESERT CLIMATE, AND THAT ARE ECONOMICAL WITH WATER, WILL BE SELECTED FOR INCREASE AND FURTHER TESTING. THE PRODUCTS OF THE SEEDS, (1) POLYSACCHARIDE GUMS, (2) PROTEINS, AND (3) OILS, WILL BE ANALYZED BY MODERN ...

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COAL TAR IS A BY-PRODUCT OF THE COAL GASIFICATION PROCESS USED BETWEEN 1820 AND 1950 TO PRODUCE A NATURAL GAS SUBSTITUTE. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT SEVERAL BILLION GALLONS OF THIS MATERIAL WERE LAND-DISPOSED AT OVER 1500 SITES IN THE U.S. THE TAR CONTAINS POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH) WHICH HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE EPA PRIORITY POLLUTANT LIST AS A RESULT OF THEIR MUTAGENICITY AND TOXICITY. THE ...

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LUBRICANT QUALITY SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCES THE RELIABILITY, LIFE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF VIRTUALLY ALL SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, THERE EXISTS NO RELIABLE, ON-LINE PERFORMANCE MONITORING TECHNIQUE FOR REDUCING UNSCHEDULED DOWNTIME AND IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY. THIS RESEARCH STUDIES THE FEASIBILITY OF MONITORING THE MANYCHANGES WHICH TAKE PLACE DURING THE SERVICE LIFE OF A LUBRICATING OIL BY MONITORING COLOR ...

RESEARCH TO DATE RELATED TO VEHICLE ROUTING HAS ASSUMED THATTHE CUSTOMER WILL ONLY BE VISITED ONCE IN THE TIME PERIOD UNDER CONSIDERATION. USING THIS ASSUMPTION THE PROBLEMS ARETO ASSIGN EACH CUSTOMER TO A ROUTE, SEQUENCE THE ROUTE, AND SCHEDULE THE VISIT TO EACH CUSTOMER CONSISTENT WITH THE ROUTE. FOR A LARGE CLASS OF PRACTICAL VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEMS, THE ONE TIME PERIOD ASSUMPTION IS NOT ADEQU ...

SECURITY CONTROL OF POWER SYSTEMS INVOLVES THE MONITORING OFTHE SYSTEM STATE, THE EVALUATION OF SYSTEM VULNERABILITY TO POTENTIAL DISTURBANCES, AND CONTROL ACTION CALCULATED TO CONSTRAIN THAT VULNERABILITY TO AN ACCEPTABLE LOW VALUE. BECAUSE OF THE PERVASIVE UNCERTAINTIES IN THIS PROBLEM, SECURITY CONTROL IN PRACTICE HAS BEEN RESTRICTED TO EMPIRICAL, SOMETIMES INTUITIVE PROCEDURES, SUPPORTED AT BE ...

NEW METHODS OF CRITICALLY EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL RISKS OF EMERGING MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES ARE NEEDED TO CONTROL THE SOURCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AT THE POINTS OF ORIGIN. RECYCLE AND REPROCESSING OPTIONS MINIMIZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE TO POTENTIALLY HARMFUL MATERIALS BY OFFERING AN ALTERNATIVE TO DISSIPATIVE WASTE HANDLING METHODS SUCH AS LANDFILL DISPOSAL OR INCINERATION. THE MANUFA ...