Abstract:THE ABANDONED BERKELEY PIT COPPER MINE SITE IN BUTTE, MONTANA, IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE BUTTE SILVERBOW CREEK SUPERFUND SITE. IT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL BILLION GALLONS OF ACID (PH 2-3) MINE DRAINAGE THAT IS CONTAMINATED WITH TOXIC LEVELS OF A VARIETY OF HEAVY METALS, ARSENIC, AND SULFURIC ACID. THE… more
Abstract:WATER AND WASTEWATER PIPELINES COMPRISE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE NATION'S INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE. ONLY ONE TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE FOR INSITU REHABILITATION OF THESE PIPELINES WITHOUT EXTENSIVE EXCAVATION--BUT IT IS EXPENSIVE AND RELIES ON A RIGID THERMOSET PLASTIC LINING THAT IS SUBJECT… more
Abstract:DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SOLID-STATE DIRECTION-INDICATING APPARATUS, WITH TILT-IMMUNITY, THAT PROVIDES AN AUDIBLE OR TACTILE INTERFACE WITH THE USER. REDUCED SIZE TO ALLOW ENCAPSULATION IN A TYPICAL WALKING CANE. A DEVICE WILL BE DESIGNED THAT WILL PROVIDE A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON WITH AN… more
Abstract:THE TECHNOLOGY TO TAKE FULL HEMISPHERE REFLECTIVE OR TRANSMISSIVE SCATTER MEASUREMENTS WITH FULLY AUTOMATED POSITION AND POLARIZATION CONTROL OF THE INSTRUMENT NOW EXISTS. ADOPTION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL RESULT IN AN INSTRUMENT WHICH IS HIGHLY COMPATIBLE IN TERMS OF OPERATION AND DATA OUTPUT WITH… more
Abstract:IN 1985, 900,513 POISONINGS--328 FATALITIES--WERE REPORTED TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF POISON CONTROL CENTERS. SIXTY-FOUR PERCENT INVOLVED CHILDREN UNDER AGE SIX. SEVENTEEN PERCENT OF 2,015 PRESCRIPTION DRUG INGESTIONS INVOLVED GRANDPARENTS' DRUGS. RECENT STUDIES HAVE CONFIRMED THAT MANY ELDERLY… more
Abstract:ONE OF THE MAJOR CHALLENGES IN THE PRODUCTION OF THERAPEUTICALLY USEFUL PROTEINS, INCLUDING PRODUCTS OF RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY, IS RAPID AND COST-EFFECTIVE PURIFICATION OF THE PROTEINS. HIGH-PERFORMANCE IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY IS A POWERFUL NEW TECHNIQUE FOR PROTEIN PURIFICATION AT… more
Abstract:ENZYMES OF INTEREST IN CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE, PARTICULALY OXIDASES AND PEROXIDASES, WOULD BE MORE USEFUL IF THEY COULD WITHSTAND HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HAD A LONGER SHELF LIFE. THERMALLY LABILE FORMS NOW AVAILABLE COULD BE SYNTHETICALLY STABILIZED BUT THIS WOULD BE EXPENSIVE. MICROORGANISMS… more
Abstract:THE U.S. POSSESSES HUGE COAL RESERVES, BUT SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) RELEASED UPON COMBUSTION IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO ACID RAIN. SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MICROBIAL PROCESSES FOR PRECOMBUSTION REMOVALOF INORGANIC SULFUR FROM COAL. THIOBACILLUS AND SULFOLOBUS SP. HAVE… more
Abstract:THE ECONOMIES OF AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS CAN BE FURTHER DEVELOPED THROUGH WORKING WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE ESTABLISHED THROUGH JOINT-VENTURE AGREEMENTS, SUB-CONTRACTING, AND MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS, MAXIMIZING THE USE OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES (HUMAN,… more
Abstract:THERE IS NEED FOR CRYSTAL SAMPLES TO STUDY NEW LASER MATERIALS. CURRENT CRYSTAL GROWTH SYSTEMS ARE EXPENSIVE ANDHENCE THE EXPERIMENTER NORMALLY LIMITS THE TEST VARIABLES. THERE IS A CURRENT NEED TO EVALUATE HOLMIUM DOPED YAG FOR A MID I-R LASER. THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES TWELVE SAMPLES, WITH VARYING… more
Abstract:SCATTER FROM GROUND-BASED LASER PORTS (WEAPONS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, RANGE FINDERS) CAN BE LARGE ENOUGH THAT THE LASER LOCATION MAY BE DETERMINED BY DETECTORS POSITIONED WELL AWAY FROM THE BEAM. PORT SCATTER CAN BE REDUCED, BUT NOT ELIMINATED, THROUGH THE USE OF BAFFLES TO LIMIT DIRECT VIEWING OF… more
Abstract:A RELATIVELY UNDOCUMENTED PROBLEM OF UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OFSAFETY BELT AND CAR SAFETY SEAT (CSS) HARNESS BUCKLES BY YOUNG CHILDREN HAS BEEN REPORTED BY PARENTS TO THE NHTSA AND TO CSS EDUCATORS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DOCUMENT THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM AND DEVELOP AND TEST… more
Abstract:COAL LIQUEFACTION TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO THE STAGEWHERE SUCCESSFUL PILOT PLANTS ARE NOW IN OPERATION IN THE UNITED STATES. HOWEVER, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS HAVE CURTAILED PLANS FOR COMMERCIAL VENTURES. BY SOLUBILIZING OXIDIZED COAL WITH THE HELP OF… more
Abstract:ALTHOUGH BICYCLES HAVE LONG BEEN USED IN THE REHABILITATION OF NEUROMUSCULAR AND MUCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS FOR BOTH LOW-ER AND UPPER EXTREMITIES, LITTLE RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE TRADITIONAL CIRCULAR CRANKINGMOTION ON PATIENT REHABILITATION. RETURNING A PATIENCT TO… more
Abstract:FIVE MAJOR FOODBORNE OUTBREAKS OF YERSINIOSIS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE LAST DECADE AND THE DISEASE IS ENDEMIC IN MANY OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA IS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO THE FOODINDUSTRY BECAUSE IT IS A PSYCHROTROPH, AND, THEREFORE, GROWTH CAN NOT… more
Abstract:ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION, INC.(AMC) PROPOSES TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF THE ACTUAL AND PERCEIVED AUDIO VISUAL NEEDS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) PROVIDERS IN THEIR NETWORKING EFFORTS WHICH CURRENTLY REVOLVE AROUND ACURRICULUM ENTITLED "OCCUPANT SAFETY SYSTEMS, LESSON PLANS AND… more
Abstract:GYPSY MOTHS, SERIOUS DEFOLIATORS OF INCREASING FOREST ACREAGE, MAY BE COMBATED WITH ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI. COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THESE NATURAL BIOCIDES HAS BEEN HAMPERED BY THE INABILITY TO CHEAPLY PRODUCE LARGE NUMBER S OF VIABLE SPORES IN LIQUID SUBMERGED CULTURE. A COLUMNAR SOLID STATE… more
Abstract:LIGHT SCATTERED FROM CLEAN SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS IS DUE TO BOTH SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE DEFECTS. SCATTER FROM SURFACE DEFECTS GENERALLY DOMINATES BY AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE OR TWO. A METHOD TO SEPARATE SUBSURFACE SCATTER FROM SURFACE SCATTER HAS BEEN FOUND, AND IT IS PROPOSED HERE TO UTILIZE THAT… more
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