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THE LACK OF EFFICIENT TOOLS TO IDENTIFY GENOTYPES OF SUPERIOR WATER-USE EFFICIENCY (WUE) HAS LED TO LITTLE PRACTICAL SUCCESS IN IMPROVING CROPS WITH REGARD TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT TRAIT. HOWEVER, STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE ( (13)C) ANALYSIS IS PRESENTLY EMERGING AS A POTENTIALLY HIGHLY EFFICIENT MEANS OF EVALUATING PLANTS FOR WUE, ALTHOUGH THE TECHNOLOGY HAS NOT YET BEEN APPLIED TO CROP DEVELOPMENT. IN ...

NEW SAGE WILL DEVELOP SOFTWARE THAT CAN TEACH BEGINNING ARABIC (AND PERSIAN) SKILLS. THE SYSTEM WILL BE A RESPONSIVE, STUDENT-DRIVEN, INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT USING MACINTOSH COMPUTERS. KEY TO THE DESIGN IS THE INTEGRATION OF SEVERAL KNOWLEDGE BASES INTO THE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN: 1) A RICH (BUT NOT LARGE) DICTIONARY -- FOR KNOWLEDGE OF WORD MEANINGS, 2) LINGUISTIC RULES -- FOR GENERATION A ...

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THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGY APPLICABLE TO THE DETERMINATION OF DESMOSINE (DMS) IN THE SYSTEMATIC CIRCULATORY SYSTEM AND IN OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL SAMPLES. IN VIVO HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION OF THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE ELASTINBY THE ENZYME ELASTASE PRODUCES DMS-PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS. CURRENT RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT AN ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF DMS-PEP ...

Raising pigs has become a specialized agribusiness. Pork producers have a desire to improve their efficiency of production in a cost effective manner. One tool to accomplish this is knowing the weight of the pig as it grows. This knowledge provides greater assistance in managing the feeding program as well as avoiding financial penalties when marketing. Feed costs account for 60% of the cost p ...

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RECENT INNOVATIONS IN MOTION-CONTROL TECHNOLOGY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE THE VIABLE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PORTABLE, LIGHTWEIGHT, COMPUTER-CONTROLLED MULTIVANE COLLIMATOR THAT CAN BE USED SIMPLY AND EASILY IN TYPICAL RADIATION THERAPY FACILITIES, AS A THERAPY MACHINE ACCESSORY, TO PROVIDE IMPROVED DOSE UNIFORMITY IN ELECTRON ARC THERAPY. A PROTOTYPE MULTIVANE COLLIMATOR HAS BEEN COMPLETE ...

The objective of the rated Damping, s that merge damping materials with a patent pending wavy composite system, and create lightweight aerospace structures that meet or exceed specified strength, stiffness, damping, and acoustic requirements. Traditional passive noise and vibration control meth ...

PERSONNEL WORKING IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS OR WEARING BALLISTIC AND/OR NUCLEAR/BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL (NBC) PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ARE SUBJECT TO THE HAZARDS OF OVERHEATING. THESE HAZARDS INCLUDE PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT, DECREASED PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABILITIES, DEHYDRATION, AND EVENTUALLY DEATH FROM HEAT STRESS. THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL VULNERABLE TO THESE HAZARDS IS ALREADY QUITE LARGE AND IS STEADILY INCREA ...

We propose to develop intermediate to high power (.1 to 4 W), frequency- stable diode lasers with high modulation capability and long life. Our approach can provide fixed-frequency radiation sources for 1 pace-based ballistic missile defense applications. To demonstrate the technology we will develop a compact, lightweight, relatively inexpensive, proprietary external-cavity-stabilized diode laser ...