| Positrons, Quantum Crystals, and Nanoparticles (Oh My!) - Quantum Mechanics in Action at the USAF |
APR 2008 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
C. M. Lindsay; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB EGLIN AFB FL MUNITIONS DIRECTORATE
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 | CONCLUSIONS: Solid parahydrogen produced by Rapid Vapor Deposition is amenable to Polarization Spectroscopy: Facilitates the assignment of the crystal field fine structure in the spectra of rotating dopants; * Sheds light on cluster formation in doped parahydrogen samples; * Provides new insight into the annealing behavior of the solid parahydrogen produced by RVD; * Electron and Positron irradiation of solid hydrogen presently underway. |
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| New Approaches for Prostate Cancer Combination Therapy |
APR 2008 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Luiz F. Zerbini; BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER BOSTON MA
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| The mechanisms underlying the antineoplastic actions of NSAIDs remain poorly understood. We started deciphering now the mechanisms by which NSAIDs induce programmed cell death and growth arrest in cancer. In this report we show that induction of the pro-apoptotic cytokine melanoma differentiation associated gene-7/lnterleukin-24 (MDA-7/IL-24) and the expression of growth arrest and DNA damage inducible (GADD) 45 alpha and y by several NSAIDs is an essential step for G2/M growth ... |
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| Digital Signal Processing Leveraged for Intrusion Detection |
27 MAR 2008 |
106 pages |
| Authors:
Theodore J. Erickson; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This thesis describes the development and evaluation of a novel system called the Network Attack Characterization Tool (NACT). The NACT employs digital signal processing to detect network intrusions, by exploiting the Lomb-Scargle periodogram method to obtain a spectrum for sampled network traffic. The Lomb-Scargle method for generating a periodogram allows for the processing of unevenly sampled network data. The spectrum is examined to determine if features exist above a significance ... |
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| MURI Real Time, Explosive Specific Chemical Sensors: Spectroscopic and Time-Domain Detection of Trace Explosives in Condensed and Vapor Phases |
27 MAR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
James B. Spicer; JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV BALTIMORE MD
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| Under this MURI, research into the use of terahertz spectroscopy, femtosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, laser ionization-mass spectrometry and cavity ring-down spectroscopy for explosives detection was pursued. Fundamental studies have been completed that contribute to our understanding of explosives and how they behave when being sensed using the techniques selected for study. The highest level conclusion reached in this program is that all of the techniques have the ability ... |
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| Paying for the War on Terror: Process and Budget Impacts |
15 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Denise Atkins; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States is engaged in a long war against terror as a top national security priority. While initial response to the unexpected on September 2001 (9/11), terror attacks was clearly unfunded, the U.S. is still using "emergency" appropriations to fund ongoing operations as well as other non-emergency defense requirements. Since 2001 over $500B has been infused into defense programs and operations through supplemental appropriations, separate from funds provided through ... |
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| Leadership Core Competencies |
15 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Sr Gay Philip W.; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States Army, Air Force, and Navy must develop leaders to meet the volatile and ambiguous requirements of the twenty-first century. To meet this challenge, the military Services must search internally and externally for leadership ideals and concepts to stimulate the evolution of its core leader competencies. As the fundamental building block of leadership, behavioral competencies serve the vital purpose of improving individual and organizational processes by defining and ... |
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| Defense Management: Overarching Organizational Framework Could Improve DoD's Management of Energy Reduction Efforts for Military Operations |
13 MAR 2008 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
William M. Solis; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Several issues, such as rising fuel costs, worldwide energy demand, and the high fuel burden during operations, underscore the importance of energy to DOD. Fuel costs for DOD are substantial and the volatility of world oil prices will likely continue to affect the department which may require DOD to make difficult trade-offs, such as redirecting funds from ongoing programs to pay for needed fuel. In addition, both the Army and ... |
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| DoD Computer Network Operations: Time to Hit the Send Button |
10 MAR 2008 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Glebocki Joseph; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) is rapidly moving forward into the cyber domain of warfare, but the United States Government is not ready to exploit this evolution in Civil-Military affairs. With the United States facing new threats to its national security at home and abroad like never before, U.S. policy and law must change to enable DoD to fully defend and fight in cyberspace. Due to the highly automated and ... |
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| Audit of Potable and Nonpotable Water in Iraq |
07 MAR 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Audit of Potable and Nonportable Water in Iraq Objective. The overall objective of the audit was to determine whether the processes for providing potable and nonpotable water to U.S. forces in Iraq were adequate. We conducted the audit at the request of Senator Byron L. Dorgan, Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee. Specifically, Senator Dorgan requested that we review an alleged failure of the contractor, Kellogg, Brown, and Koot (KBK), ... |
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| Environmental Support to Amphibious Craft, Patrol Boats, and Coastal Ships: An Annotated Bibliography |
05 MAR 2008 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
Charles M. Bachmann; Robert A. Fusina; C. R. Nichols; Jack McDermid; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC
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| This annotated bibliography is a selection of citations to books, articles, documents, and data bases highlighting environmental conditions that impact the safety and performance of amphibious craft, patrol boats, and ships designed for coastal operations. Each citation is followed by a brief summary and evaluation of the source (i.e., the annotation). Most annotations will define the scope of the source, list significant cross references, and identify the relevant environmental conditions. ... |
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| Multifractal Characterization of Geologic Noise for Improved UXO Detection and Discrimination |
01-Mar-2008 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Jonthan E Nyquist; Michel Boufadel; TEMPLE UNIV PHILADELPHIA PA
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| Pushing sensors and algorithms to the limit to minimize the chance of overlooking unexploded ordnance (UXO) increases the chance that noise will be misidentified as signal and money wasted excavating scrap metal or chucks of magnetic rock. Approaches to improve the signal to noise ratio typically follow one of three tracks: (1) development of new sensors that are either more sensitive, or less noisy; (2) fusion of data from multiple ... |
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| Defense Management. Overarching Organizational Framework Needed to Guide and Oversee Energy Reduction Efforts for Military Operations |
MAR 2008 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
William M. Solis; Thomas Gosling; Karyn Angulo; Alissa Czyz; Marie Mak; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense (DOD) relies heavily on petroleum-based fuel for mobility energy the energy required for moving and sustaining its forces and weapons platforms for military operations. Dependence on foreign oil, projected increases in worldwide demand, and rising oil costs, as well as the significant logistics burden associated with moving fuel on the battlefield, will likely require DOD to address its mobility energy demand. GAO was asked to (1) ... |
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| Photon Counting Chirped Amplitude Modulation Ladar |
MAR 2008 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
BRIAN C. REDMAN; Barry L. Stann; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD SENSORS AND ELECTRON DEVICES DIRECTORATE
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| This work developed a method using Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode (GM-APD) photon counting detectors in the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's chirped amplitude modulation (AM) ladar receiver to yield sensitivities approaching the shot noise limit. Such sensitivities represent about four orders-of-magnitude improvement over the sensitivities of the currently used unity-gain, opto-electronic mixing metal-semiconductor-metal detectors. These sensitivity improvements may enable very compact, low power, eye-safe, and/or long-range ladars with low cost, low bandwidth ... |
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| Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: DOD Can Better Assess and Integrate ISR Capabilities and Oversee Development of Future ISR Requirements |
MAR 2008 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Davi M. D'Agostino; Margaret G. Morgan; Catherine H. Brown; Gabrielle A. Carrington; Frank Cristinzio; Grace Coleman; Jay Smale; Karen Thornton; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense's (DoD) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities -- such as satellites and unmanned aircraft systems -- are crucial to military operations, and demand for ISR capabilities has increased. For example, DoD plans to invest $28 billion over the next 7 years in 20 airborne ISR systems alone. Congress directed DoD to fully integrate its ISR capabilities, also known as the ISR enterprise, as it works to ... |
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| A Delphi Study of HIPAA Compliance to Battlefield Medical Evacuation |
MAR 2008 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
John Chessman; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of HIPAA compliance on the Battlefield Medical Evacuation process. Specifically, this thesis sought to answer three research questions addressing the current Battlefield Medical Evacuation process and current HIPAA considerations for each step of the process. The research questions were answered through the use of the Delphi Technique. Eight experts, representing Air Force, Army and Civilian medical communities participated in two ... |
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| High Performing Teams: The Moderating Effects of Communication Channels |
MAR 2008 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Edgard I. Zamora; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The purpose of this study is to support the Air Force's goal of improving team performance by bringing visibility to several overlapping areas of study where little comprehensive research has been conducted. Specifically, an officer's ability to successfully complete his or her mission has been complicated in recent years by the emergence of new communication technologies. For example, communication networks now make it possible for pilots to fly Unmanned Arial ... |
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| A Delphi Study Assessing Long-Term Access to Electronic Medical Records (EMR) |
MAR 2008 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Byron D. Nicholson; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This research effort addressed the issue of long-term access to electronic medical records as technological generations become obsolete, thereby preventing the access to patient health information. Using the Delphi methodology, experts with experience in electronic medical records and applicable systems provided insight based on their years of hands-on experience managing and/or using records and these systems. The end result of this research was a collection of ideas that medical institutions ... |
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| Evaluating Experiential Leader Development: A Programmatic Evaluation and Comparison of the Effectiveness of US Air Force Squadron Officer School Curricula |
MAR 2008 |
94 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey G. Holland; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Leader development programs often employ experiential learning exercises. The impact of such exercises is not clear. This research investigated experiential leader development using a quasi-experimental design to analyze the differences in two consecutive US Air Force Squadron Officer School (SOS) in-residence classes. The curriculum was altered between classes by the addition of the Combat Leadership Exercise (CLX), an experiential war-gaming activity. Experiential programs regularly use mean differences between pretest and ... |
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| An Examination into How Group Performance is influenced by Various Communication Channels |
MAR 2008 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Jason C. Norgaard; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This purpose of this research was to look at the how group performance is influenced by various communication channels. Specifically, this research sought to determine what communication factors are affected when groups are forced to use different communications channels. The three communications channels tested were face-to-face communications, audio conferencing, and computer-mediated communications through an Internet chat program. Each channel was measured on accuracy, efficiency, and total number of ideas generated. ... |
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| Robust Aircraft Squadron Scheduling in the Face of Absenteeism |
MAR 2008 |
123 pages |
| Authors:
Osman B. Gokcen; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Air Force fighter aircraft squadrons the world over share a unique problem. Each requires complex training schedules coupling aircraft to pilots, the duo to missions and airspaces, and then the entire combination to a feasible time slot. Creating daily and weekly flight schedules that include shifts around the clock every day of the year with a set number of pilots is a time consuming job for manual schedulers within a ... |
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| An Experimental Technique for Developing Intermediate Strain Rates in Ductile Metals |
MAR 2008 |
194 pages |
| Authors:
IV Gardenier Hugh E.; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Quantifying the strain-rate sensitive dynamic properties of structural materials is an important area of research in the solid mechanics field. Property evaluation is typically accomplished using dynamic tests which involve rapid loading or impact of specimens. In these tests, inertial forces and wave propagation make it difficult to accurately record the material response to a loading condition at an equivalent location. Furthermore, these tests typically generate high strain rates (in ... |
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| Information Transmission and Entanglement Distribution Over Bosonic Channels |
MAR 2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey H. Shapiro; Stewart D. Personick; Saikat Guha; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LAB OF ELECTRONICS
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| High-sensitivity photodetection systems have long been limited by noises of quantum-mechanical origin. Nevertheless, analyses and designs of optical communication systems have seldom employed fully quantum treatments. As a result, these works do not establish the ultimate limits on optical communication performance. This program established an inner bound on the capacity region for the Bosonic broadcast channel, and showed that this inner bound is in fact the capacity region if a ... |
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| Emerging Power/Energy Technologies for Portable Electronics for SOCOM |
29 FEB 2008 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Karen S. Lyons; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC
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| SOCOM is seeking more capability for SOF teams to operate advanced portable electronics over 72-h missions, but is limited by the energy of present battery systems, the BA5590 battery. Batteries with only modest improvements in specific energy over the BA5590 have only a small impact on 72-h missions at 200W. An improved battery, the BA5390 UHC, will become available in 2008. It will provide about 40% more endurance at 20 ... |
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| Air Force Posture Statement 2008: Department of Air Force Presentation to the House Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, Fiscal Year 2009 Air Force Posture Statement |
27 FEB 2008 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Michael W. Wynne; Michael Moseley; SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC
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| This Statement articulates the major elements of our Air Force Posture - our strategy for fulfilling our role in defending the Nation and its interests; our contributions to winning the Global War on Terrorism; our most critical efforts and concerns; and our top priority programs. Three overarching Service priorities serve as the organizing principles for all of our efforts: Winning Today's Fight; Taking Care of Our People; and Preparing for ... |
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| Internal Controls Over FY 2007 Army Adjusting Journal Vouchers |
22 FEB 2008 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Paul J. Granetto; Patricia A. Marsh; Jack L. Armstrong; Carmelo G. Ventimiglia; Mark A. Ives; John T. Ferguson; Marc Queck; Adriel E. Braaksma; Ann L. Thompson; INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Department of the Army and Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) personnel who are responsible for Army financial reporting should read this report. It discusses the adequacy of internal controls over the review and approval of adjusting journal vouchers made to Army accounting data during the third quarter of FY 2007. We performed this audit in support of Public Law 101-576, the "Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990," November 15, ... |
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| Disbursing Operations Directorate at Defense Finance and Accounting Service Indianapolis Operations |
19 FEB 2008 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Paul J. Granetto; Patricia A. Marsh; Jack L. Armstrong; Paul C. Wenzel; Andrew D. Gum; Claudia L. Clouser; Joseph A. Baer; Chad A. Maroska; Shane A. Griffin; Ellen Kleirnan-Redden; INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| DoD personnel responsible for processing Intra-Governmental Payment and Collection System (IPAC) transactions, reporting IPAC suspense account balances, and reconciling statements-of-deposit differences should read this report. It is the first in a series of reports related to Defense Finance and Accounting Service Indianapolis Operations (referred to as "DFAS Indianapolis") disbursing operations. This report discusses internal control weaknesses regarding the processing of IPAC transactions, adjustments to IPAC suspense accounts, and the reconciliation ... |
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| Strain and Quantum Dots Manipulation in Nitride Compounds for Opto-electronic Devices |
15 FEB 2008 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
S. M. Bedair; N. A. El-Masry; NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV AT RALEIGH OFFICE OF CONTRACTS AND GRANTS
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| Activities during the project period can be divided into two main areas. The first dealt with quantum structure and optical properties of light sources based on GaInN/AlInGaN quantum well structures. The second area covered research in the room temperature ferromagnetic properties of GaMnN dilute magnetic semiconductors. |
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| Development of Ultra Sensitive Piezoresistive Sensors Using AlAs 2D Electrons |
14 FEB 2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Mansour Shayegan; TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIV NEW JERSERY
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| The electronic properties of the two-dimensional (2D) electron systems in modulation-doped AlAs quantum wells are investigated, with the goal of developing this material as a sensor with an unprecedented, large sensitivity to stress and/or strain. Such a sensor may find use in various scanning probe microscopes, and in other applications where minute amounts of variables such as force, displacement, or pressure need to be measured. |
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| Hybrid Semiconductor Nanostructures as Unique Capabilities in the Direct Detection of Proteins, Viruses, and DNA |
06 FEB 2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Kuan-Jiuh Lin; Watson Kuo; Ching-Hsiu Tsai; NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIV TAICHUNG (TAIWAN)
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| Nano approach to fighting cancer is exploding. Devices based on field-effect transistors (FETs) are one of emerging fields for sensing technology. Several other research terms have made similar progress in electrically detecting cancer specific markers using new types of nanodevices. Lieber and colleagues doped charge-carrying silicon nanowires with monoclonal antibodies specific for the cancer proteins. When the proteins linked up with the antibodies, the electrical charges of the proteins changed ... |
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| Hyperkalemia After Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Trauma Patients |
FEB 2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew C. Aboudara; Frank P. Hurst; Kevin C. Abbott; Robert M. Perkins; WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON DC
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| A spectrum of derangements of potassium homeostasis have been reported on patients undergoing transfusion with cell-based transfusion products, specifically, packed red blood cells (PRBCs) and fresh whole blood. In both adults and children, hypokalemia has been reported more frequently than hyperkalemia. The largest reported series of which we are aware, retrospective in nature, reported an incidence of hypokalemia of 72% in children undergoing liver transplantation; hyperkalemia occurred in less than ... |
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| The Effectiveness of a Damage Control Resuscitation Strategy for Vascular Injury in a Combat Support Hospital: Results of a Case Control Study |
FEB 2008 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Charles J. Fox; David L. Gillespie; E. D. Cox; Sumeru G. Mehta; Jr. Kragh John J.; Jose Salinas; John B. Holcomb; WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON DC
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| Advancements in combat casualty care have resulted in a significant reduction in mortality when compared with previous wars as current research has focused much attention on preventable death. Hemorrhage from extremity vascular injury remains a leading cause of potentially preventable death on the modern battlefield and recent estimates suggest an increase in this injury pattern compared with previous wars. Injuries of this severity cause an early and profound coagulopathy that ... |
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| Pediatric Care as Part of the US Army Medical Mission in the Global War on Terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq, December 2001 to December 2004 |
FEB 2008 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Mark W. Burnett; Philip C. Spinella; Kenneth S. Azarow; Charles W. Callahan; TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER HI
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| OBJECTIVE. Our objective in this report was to describe the epidemiologic features of and workload associated with pediatric admissions to 12 US Army military hospitals deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. METHODS. The Patient Administration Systems and Biostatistics Activity database was queried for all local national patients |
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| Practical Use of Emergency Tourniquets to Stop Bleeding in Major Limb Trauma |
FEB 2008 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Jr. Kragh John F.; Thomas J. Walters; David G. Baer; Charles J. Fox; Charles E. Wade; Jose Salinas; John B. Holcomb; ARMY INST OF SURGICAL RESEARCH FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| Background: Previously we showed that tourniquets were lifesaving devices in the current war. Few studies, however, describe their actual morbidity in combat casualties. The purpose of this study was to measure tourniquet use and complications. Methods: A prospective survey of casualties who required tourniquets was performed at a combat support hospital in Baghdad during 7 months in 2006. Patients were evaluated for tourniquet use, limb outcome, and morbidity. We identified ... |
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| Wide Area UXO Screening with the Multi-Sensor Fixed-Wing Airborne System MARS |
Feb-2008 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen Billings; SKY RESEARCH ASHLAND OR
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| This project is being conducted to demonstrate and certify a fixed-wing platform for deploying low altitude remote sensing technologies that can be used to help meet the increasing demand on the Department of Defense (DoD) for low-cost, high-resolution wide area assessment (WAA) of former and active military facilities contaminated with unexploded ordnance (UXO). The Minimum Altitude Remote Sensing (MARS) system can provide DoD the ability to characterize large sites cost ... |
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| Scalable Quantum Information Processing and Applications |
19 JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Richard S. Ross; Mark F. Gyure; Edward T. Croke; Geoffrey D. Simms; Chris Anderson; Robert Kosut; HRL LABS LLC MALIBU CA
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 | The main goal of this program was to design fabricate and test a semiconductor device capable of demonstrating the fundamental physics required for the realization of a spin-coherent single photon transmitter/receiver system. These requirements included careful tailoring of the g factor for conduction band electrons in the InGaAs/InP materials system and the confinement detection and manipulation of single electrons under lithographically defined gates In this final report we will describe ... |
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| Venezuela: Political Conditions and U.S. Policy |
11 JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Mark P. Sullivan; Nelson Olhero; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Under the populist rule of President Hugo Ch vez, first elected in 1998 and most recently reelected to a six-year term in December 2006, Venezuela has undergone enormous political changes, with a new constitution and unicameral legislature, and even a new name for the country, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. U.S. officials and human rights organizations have expressed concerns about the deterioration of democratic institutions and threats to freedom of ... |
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| Emerging Trends in the Security Architecture in Asia: Bilateral and Multilateral Ties Among the United States, Japan, Australia, and India |
07 JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Emma Chanlett-Avery; Bruce Vaughn; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Some analysts have questioned whether U.S. security interests in the Asia Pacific region are best served by its existing framework of bilateral alliances. The region is now facing an array of changes: deepening trade links, the formation of new regional institutions, and increased attention to the threat of Islamic terrorism. Against this backdrop, China's rise represents the key driver in the evolving security landscape in Asia. China is now attracting ... |
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| Nanometer-Size Magnetic Devices |
07 JAN 2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Sy-Hwang Liou; NEBRASKA UNIV LINCOLN
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| This research is to understand the relationship between the local magnetic domain changes and the magnetization reversal behaviors of nanometer-sized magnetic features and to develop improved methods for understanding and characterizing the magnetic properties of nanometer-sized materials We have developed a few advanced cantilevers for magnetic characterization of small magnetic objects We have studied magnetic layers in magnetic sensors. |
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| Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Strategic Communication |
JAN 2008 |
159 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| The 2007 Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Strategic Communication has written this report within the context of a larger study, the DSB 2007 Summer Study on Challenges to Military Operations in Support of National Interests. The summer study recognized that effective strategic communication, coordinated and executed in association with all aspects of national capacity, can help to prevent and limit conflicts and greatly enhance responses to global challenges ... |
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| Effect of Environmental Parameters on the Biocidal Performance of Iodine-Treated Filters |
JAN 2008 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Chang-Yu Wu; Jin-Hwa Lee; Lindsey Reiemenschneider; Alexandros D. Theodore; FLORIDA UNIV GAINESVILLE DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES
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| Iodine-treated filter media were challenged at a face velocity of 14.2 cm/s by Bacillus subtilis spores and MS2 bacteriophage aerosols generated from a Collison nebulizer. The novel medium displayed excellent viable removal efficiency (VRE) for bacterial spores with a negligible pressure drop in various environmental conditions, suggesting an alternative to HEPA filters for the removal of bacterial spore aerosols. Different filter media tested for viral aerosols showed VRE >90% but ... |
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| Hot Diffusion - Tactical Information Management Substrate |
JAN 2008 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Matt Stillerman; ODYSSEY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC ITHACA NY
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| To summarize our results, ATC-NY developed a new suite of algorithms for information dispersion in HotDiffusion. Our testing indicates that, in comparison with more conventional approaches, HotDiffusion should excel under very sparse network conditions, especially if there is enough dynamism in connectivity. We expect its performance to degrade gracefully as conditions worsen. We measured performance using a full implementation of HotDiffusion, as well as simulation. The implementation runs on a ... |
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| Real Time Estimation and Prediction using Optimistic Simulation and Control Theory Techniques |
JAN 2008 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey Steinmen; Craig Lammers; WARPIV TECHNOLOGIES INC SAN DIEGO CA
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| This paper describes a revolutionary approach to information processing that will increase warfighter productivity by orders of magnitude for problems requiring analysis, planning, optimization, and dynamic situation assessment and prediction in live operational environments. This technology, known as HyperWarpSpeed, breaks the four-dimensional barrier of space and time by extending modeling, simulation, and analysis capabilities into the fifth dimension. |
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| Multi-Agent Technology for Air Space Deconfliction |
JAN 2008 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Victor Skormin; ADVANCED TECHNICAL CONCEPTS BERKSHIRE NY
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| The objective of this effort is to develop computer-based multi-agent system technology that will enhance airspace control. It is a project specifically dedicated to the problem of air traffic control within airport air space in emergency situations when a hijacked aircraft appears and operates in the airport air space while ignoring the safety provided by air traffic control rules and air traffic operator commands thus providing significant threat to the ... |
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| Role of Merlin in the Growth and Transformation of Arachnoidal Cells |
JAN 2008 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Anita Lal; CALIFORNIA UNIV SAN FRANCISCO
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| This proposal is concerned with the functional role of merlin in arachnoidal and meningioma cells. In year 1, we had developed meningioma-specific NF2 model systems. Now, we have finished characterizing the phenotypic effects caused by merlin loss in meningioma cell lines. We have shown that merlin loss enhances loss of contact inhibition of growth and increases anchorage independent growth. Loss of merlin also increases entry into the S-phase of the ... |
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| Passive Imaging System for Measuring Atmospheric Scattering |
JAN 2008 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Janet Shields; SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY LA JOLLA CA MARINE PHYSICAL LAB
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| This quarterly report describes the work done for the "Passive Imaging System for Measuring Atmospheric Scattering and CFLOS", under ONR Contract N00014-07-1-1060, between 1 November 2007 and 31 January 2008. |
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| Cone-Beam Computed Tomography for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer |
JAN 2008 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Seungryong Cho; CHICAGO UNIV IL
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| The success of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or 4-D conformal radiation therapy (CRT) is heavily reliant on accurate image guidance in prostate cancer treatment. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is becoming one of the dominant imaging modalities for image-guidance, but current technology based on Feldkamp algorithm for image reconstruction from a circular scanning trajectory does not yield sufficient quality of images. In addition, imaging-radiation dose is one of the key issues, ... |
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| Long-Term Outcomes of Alternative Brachytherapy Techniques for Early Prostate Cancer |
JAN 2008 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
James A. Talcott; MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL BOSTON
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| All active, potentially curative treatments for clinically localized prostate cancer damage quality of life. Brachytherapy, or radioactive seed implants, theoretically may increase the target radiation dose and thus improve control of cancer. It has been rapidly adopted in the U.S. despite limited long-term published outcomes, in part because of its convenience and apparently attractive toxicity profile. However, our recent survey of brachytherapy patients after longer follow-up found surprisingly frequent urinary ... |
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| Analysis of a Novel Spore Antigen in Bacillus anthracis That Contributes to Spore Opsonization |
2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
C. K. Cote; J. Bozue; K. L. Moody; T. L. DiMezzo; C. E. Chapman; S. L. Welkos; ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INST OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES FORT DETRICK MD BACTERIOLOGY DIV
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| The importance of Bacillus anthracis as an agent of bioterrorism has been well established. An understanding of both the pathogenesis and the host response is required to elucidate approaches to more rapidly detect and effectively prevent or treat anthrax. Current vaccine strategies are focused primarily on production of antibodies against the protective antigen component of the anthrax toxins, which are secreted by the bacilli. It has been shown that an ... |
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| Spintronic Nanodevices Defines by Nanolithography |
15 DEC 2007 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Charles J. O'Connor; NEW ORLEANS UNIV LA
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| The purpose of this report is to document the results of the complete effort for this project, which was to explore the possibilities of employing nanoparticles, nanostructured thin films, and nanowires in spintronic nanodevice fabrication by using e-beam lithography techniques at AMRl-UNO. |
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| How Can the U.S. Military Avoid Another 9/15?: An Analysis of the Inability of U.S. Military Leaders to Provide an Adequate Strategy for Responding to the 9/11 Attacks |
DEC 2007 |
113 pages |
| Authors:
James R. Mauldin; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| On September 15th, 2001, three days after the 9/11 attacks, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Hugh Shelton, presented the National Security Council (NSC) with three Department of Defense (DoD) developed Courses of Action (COAs) for a retaliatory strategy against Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. All three plans called for direct action against these non-state, irregular forces. Even while presenting the plans, General Shelton admitted ... |
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Magnetic & Electric Fld Detection & Detectors
