| Medical Emergency Team Tutored Learning Environment |
MAY 2008 |
133 pages |
| Authors:
Eric A. Domeshek; STOTTLER HENKE ASSOCIATES INC SAN MATEO CA
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 | Stottler Henke investigated the design and implementation of a simulation-based Intelligent Tutoring System to teach appropriate decision-making and team-coordination skills focused on patient diagnosis, treatment, and management. Our Medical Emergency Team Tutored Learning Environment (METTLE) tutors individual medical personnel on the decisions and team interactions appropriate to their roles in front-line medicine. To enable any-time/any-where use, METTLE has been built as a rich web application that requires only standard web ... |
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| Metal Top Adapter ACV0000807, Manufactured by Delfasco, Inc. for Alliant Techsystems, Inc., for PA116 Containers on a 44" x 40" Wood Pallet, First Article Tests (FATs) IAW MIL-STD-1660, "Design Criteria for Ammunition Unit Loads" |
MAY 2008 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffery L. Dugan; ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER MCALESTER OK VALIDATION ENGINEERING DIV
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| The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC), Validation Engineering Division (SJMAC-DEV) conducted First Article Tests (FATs) IAW MlL-STD-1660, "Design Criteria for Ammunition Unit Loads" on the metal top adapter ACV0000807 manufactured by Delfasco, Inc. of Afton, Tennessee, for Alliant Techsystems, Inc. of Plymouth, Michigan for PA116 containers on a 44" x 40" wood pallet. Two (2) test units were tested with a load of 2,495 lbs each. The tests accomplished ... |
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| Therapeutic Human Hyperimmune Polyclonal Antibodies Against Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B |
MAY 2008 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
M. J. Aman; INTEGRATED BIOTHERAPEUTICS FREDERICK MD
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| This SBIR project aims to develop hyperimmune human polyclonal antibody that neutralizes the toxic activity of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) as treatment for toxic shock induced by SEB disseminated as aerosol in a biowarfare scenario. The primary goal of Phase I was to demonstrate the feasibility of therapeutic intervention with immunoglobulin enriched with antibodies against SEB. Feasibility of the approach was demonstrated in cellular assays and a mouse model of ... |
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| Urban-Small Building Complex Environment: W07US Stability Analysis and Inter-Study Comparison, Volume AS-2 |
MAY 2008 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Gail Vaucher; ARMY RESEARCH LAB WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE NM COMPUTATIONAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCE DIRECTORATE
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| Urban atmospheric stability patterns impact military and civilian health, tools, operations, and planning. By identifying repeatable urban stability patterns, improvements to each of these impacted areas can be achieved. In this report, the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) Urban Study research project is reviewed with a focus on stability characterization; specifically, the stable urban environment. Results from the WSMR 2007 Urban Study stability assessment are described and contrasted with the ... |
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| Physiological Response and Habituation of Endangered Species to Military Training Activities: SERDP 2006 Annual Report |
MAY 2008 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy J. Hayden; Isabelle Bisson; Martin Wikelski; Luke Butler; L. M. Romero; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| Effects of transient human disturbance on avian species is a concern on Department of Defense installations that support populations of federally listed endangered birds. Military training often is conducted within habitats that support endangered bird species, thus exposing individuals of these species to harassment as defined under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. During the 2006 breeding season on Fort Hood, Texas, evaluations of two major physiological response systems ... |
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| Evaluation of Titania Nanotubes for the Removal of Toxic Industrial Chemicals |
MAY 2008 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory W. Peterson; George W. Wagner; John J. Mahle; Alex Balboa; Tara L. Sewell; Christopher J. Karwacki; EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DIR
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| Current technology-based efforts are focusing on a nanotechnology approach to sorbent development for air purification applications. Titania nanotubes have recently been identified as extremely active under certain circumstances for decontamination of chemical warfare agents (CWAs). Furthermore, the possibility to add functional moieties to the nanotubes makes these materials an interesting candidate for evaluation against toxic industrial chemicals. This report summarizes the evaluation of titania nanotubes using nitrogen isotherm data, water ... |
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| Fuel System Durability--U.S. Coast Guard |
MAY 2008 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas M. Yost; SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST SAN ANTONIO TX DEPT OF FLUIDS AND LUBRICATION TECHNOLOGY
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| This project attempted to determine the fuel lubricity requirements of the Sulzer 12ZAV40S fuel injection system. Wear rates with F-76 and JP-5 fuels were attempted using radioactive tracer technologies using a fuel injection system test stand. Within the sensitivity of the resulting activation, and due to detector instabilities, the wear of fuel injection components could not be quantified using on-line in-situ radioactivity monitoring techniques. Off-line monitoring did indicate wear, but ... |
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| Environmental Satellites. Polar-orbiting Satellite Acquisition Faces Delays; Decisions Needed on Whether and How to Ensure Climate Data Continuity |
MAY 2008 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) is a triagency acquisition managed by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that has experienced escalating costs, schedule delays, and technical difficulties. These factors led to a June 2006 decision to restructure the program by reducing the number of satellites and sensors, increasing estimated costs ... |
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| Recapitalizing the Air Force Intellect: Essays on War, Airpower, and Military Education |
MAY 2008 |
271 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis M. Drew; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The essays and speeches in this anthology, written over the years by Dennis M. Drew, Colonel, USAF, retired, are grouped into four broad subject areas, within which they are arranged chronologically. Part 1, "Considering the Past -- Contemplating the Future," examines some classical military themes and their relationship to modern military problems and the use of modern airpower. The essays in part 1 were written and published during the 1980s. ... |
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| An Evaluation of Blood Cholinesterase Testing Methods for Military Health |
MAY 2008 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Paul L. Knechtges; ARMY CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH FORT DETRICK MD
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| Blood cholinesterase (ChE) testing is done to evaluate potential human exposure to chemicals that act as ChE-inhibitors, most often organophosphate and carbamates pesticides. The Model 400 Test-mate ChE kit (EQM Research, Inc.) is used for field blood ChE analysis within the Department of Defense. Suggested modifications to the Model 400 kit include displaying and recording acetyl-ChE activity uncorrected for temperature and using analytical standards for calibration or quality assurance purposes. ... |
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| Polychronicity and its Impact on Leader-Member Exchange and Outcome Behaviors |
MAY 2008 |
129 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas R. Lindsay; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV UNIVERSITY PARK
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| Previous empirical leadership research has shown the value of a good relationship between the leader and the follower (known as leader-member exchange or LMX). Many positive organizational outcomes (i.e., job satisfaction, organizational commitment, reduced turnover). are a result of this relationship. More recently, temporal factors in the workplace have received attention with respect to how they influence workers and resultant employee outcomes. The goal of this study was to examine ... |
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| Characterizing the Dynamic Response of the Estrogen Receptor to Agonists and Antagonists by Multifrequency Electron Spin Resonance Spin-Labeling |
May-2008 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
David E Budil; NORTHEASTERN UNIV BOSTON MA
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| The overall objective of this project is to characterize the detailed structural and dynamic response of the estrogen receptor ligand binding domain (ER-LBD) to a variety of ligands ranging from strong estrogens to strong antiestrogens using electron spin labeling. The first two technical aims for this reporting period involved completing preparation of site-directed spin-labeled mutants of the ERLBD and completing synthesis new spin-labeled ligands for the proposed studies. These tasks ... |
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| Estrogen-Induced Depurination of DNA: A Novel Target for Breast Cancer Prevention |
May-2008 |
94 pages |
| Authors:
Ercole L Cavalieri; NEBRASKA UNIV MEDICAL CENTER OMAHA
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| The research conducted in this COE grant is based on the paradigm that estrogens can become endogenous carcinogens when their metabolism is unbalanced, favoring formation of catechol estrogen quinones and their reaction with DNA. Compelling evidence obtained in the various specific aims of this COE will be decisive for determining the risk of breast cancer by using the depurinating estrogen-DNA adducts as biomarkers. These biomarkers will also be used for ... |
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| Hypermethylation of AP-2Alpha as a Prognostic Marker for DCIS |
May-2008 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen B Baylin; JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV BALTIMORE MD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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| This proposal was initially based on the IDEA award concept that the abnormal gene promoter DNA methylation status of the AP2 gene might predict which DCIS lesions in women would be at risk for the evolution of recurrence and/or emergence of invasive cancer. As the work progressed the concept was expanded to include the DNA methylation status of additional genes for this purpose and also for the purpose of predicting ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 15, Number 4, May 2008 |
May-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Steven Tobler; Mark V Rubertone; John F Brundage; Robert F DeFraites; Ellen Wertheimer; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance first identified during pregnancy. During the past 10 years, among women serving in active components of the U.S Armed Forces, the proportion of first pregnancies (according to military medical records) that were complicated by GDM has more than doubled, from 3.3 to 8.1 percent. This may be associated with improved screening for GDM, increasing maternal age at first pregnancy, documented increases ... |
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| Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments |
30 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Jonathan Medalia; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | A comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty (CTBT) is the oldest item on the nuclear arms control agenda. Three treaties currently bar all but underground tests with a force equal to 150,000 tons of TNT. The Natural Resources Defense Council states the United States conducted 1,030 nuclear tests, the Soviet Union 715, the United Kingdom 45, France 210, and China 45. The last U.S. test was held in 1992; Russia claims it has ... |
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| Determinants of Weight Gain in Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer |
30-Apr-2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Chi-Chen Hong; HEALTH RESEARCH INC BUFFALO NY
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| Weight gain after breast cancer diagnosis is common, and it has been associated with poorer prognosis. The goals of the study are to examine weight gain in relation to treatment-related changes in sex hormone levels, and to genetic polymorphisms in sex hormone pathways, accounting for potential interactions with energy balance, psychosocial factors, tumor characteristics, cancer treatment, and medication use. Since sex hormones and glucocorticoids regulate body weight and adipose tissue ... |
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| Sxr, A Novel Target for Breast Cancer Therapeutics |
30-Apr-2008 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Suman Verma; CALIFORNIA UNIV IRVINE
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| One of the major challenges in breast cancer research is to develop new chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agents particularly for non-estrogen dependent and drug-resistant estrogen dependent breast cancers. SXR activators were able to cause cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in ER and ER breast cancer cell lines in culture. Different SXR activators caused accumulation of p53 in ER breast cancer cells leading to increase in its target genes involved in apoptosis ... |
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| Modulators of Response to Tumor Necrosis-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) Therapy in Ovarian Cancer |
30-Apr-2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Kian Behbakht; COLORADO UNIV HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AURORA CO
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| Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers in the developed world. Most ovarian cancers are diagnosed late and current treatment results only in a 20% 5-year survival in advanced disease. More effective therapies are urgently needed. One of the most promising therapies in development for ovarian cancer is the use of either the Tumor Necrosis Factor-related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) or agonistic antibodies that activate the ... |
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| Foreign Object Damage by Steel Ball Projectiles in a SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composite at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures |
29 APR 2008 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Sung R. Choi; Donald J. Alexander; NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIV PATUXENT RIVER MD
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| Foreign object damage (FOD) phenomenon of a gas-turbine grade SiC/SiC ceramic matrix composite was determined at 25 deg C and 1316 deg C using impact velocities ranging from 115 to 440 m/sec by 1.59-mm diameter steel ball projectiles. Two types of target-specimen support were employed at each temperature: fully supported and partially supported. For a given temperature, the degree of post-impact strength degradation increased with increasing impact velocity, and was ... |
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| Korea-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress |
28 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Larry A. Niksch; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States has had a military alliance with South Korea and important interests in the Korean peninsula since the Korean War of 1950-53. Many U.S. interests relate to communist North Korea. Since the early 1990s, the issue of North Korea's development of nuclear weapons has been the dominant U.S. policy concern. Experts in and out of the U.S. government believe that North Korea has produced at least six atomic ... |
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| A Fast Randomized Algorithm for Overdetermined Linear Least-Squares Regression |
28 APR 2008 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Vladimir Rokhlin; Mark Tygert; YALE UNIV NEW HAVEN CT DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| We introduce a randomized algorithm for overdetermined linear least-squares regression. Given an arbitrary full-rank m n matrix A with m > n, any m 1 vector b, and any positive real number epsilon, the procedure computes an n 1 vector x which minimizes the spectral norm ||Ax- b|| to relative precision epsilon. The algorithm typically requires O ((log(n) + log(1/epsilon))mn+n3) floating-point operations. This cost is less than the O(mn2) required ... |
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| Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress |
28 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In February 2008, as part of its proposed FY2009 budget, the Navy submitted to Congress the FY2009 version of its annual 30-year shipbuilding plan. The 30-year plan is intended to support the Navy's goal of achieving and maintaining a 313-ship fleet. The Navy first presented the 313-ship plan to Congress in February 2006. The increase in the Navy's estimated cost for implementing the plan is so large that the Navy ... |
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| (QC Themes) Type-Two Quantum Computing in PBG-Based Cavities for Efficient Simulation of Lattice Gas Dynamics |
26 APR 2008 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Selim Shahriar; NORTHWESTERN UNIV EVANSTON IL DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| The key challenge in this project was to realize a high-quality PBG structure in a crystalline thin film of diamond. This task proved to be extremely difficult, due to severe constraints. Significant technical hurdles in the context of lithography have to be overcome before a PBG based QC can be realized in NVD. The most promising approach would be to use the polished single crystal and would require research into ... |
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| Thermal Conductivity and Speed of Sound Measurements of Liquid Hydrazine (N2H4) at 293.15K and 0.101 MPa to 2.068 MPa |
25 APR 2008 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
John D. DeSain; Brian B. Brady; AEROSPACE CORP EL SEGUNDO CA
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| The thermal conductivity of liquid hydrazine was measured by the steady-state hot-wire method at 293.15K and 0.101 MPa. Eight pure organic liquids were used as reference liquids to calibrate the experimental apparatus. The current measurement is in agreement with one recent measurement. However, the current measurement disagrees with the most recent measurement, as well as several previous measurements and estimation methods. The thermal conductivity was determined to change very little ... |
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| Elementary Surveillance (ELS) and Enhanced Surveillance (EHS) Validation via Mode S Secondary Radar Surveillance |
23 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Robert D. Grappel; Garrett S. Harris; Mark J. Kozar; Randall T. Wiken; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH LEXINGTON LINCOLN LAB
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| This report presents a set of algorithms that may be employed to monitor the conformation and performance of Mode S avionics in aircraft equipped for the Elementary Surveillance (ELS) and Enhanced Surveillance (ERS) data link applications. The intended audience for this report is an engineering staff assigned the task of implementing a monitoring system used to determine ELS and EHS compliance. It is assumed that surveillance data and Mode S ... |
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| The National Security Council: An Organizational Assessment |
21 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Jr Best Richard A.; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The National Security Council (NSC) was established by statute in 1947 to create an inter-departmental body to offer confidential advice to the President on all aspects of national security policy. Currently, statutory members of the Council are the President, Vice President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense; but, at the President's request, other senior officials participate in NSC deliberations. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ... |
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| Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security |
18 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Operation Iraqi Freedom overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime, but during 2004-2007 much of Iraq was highly violent because of Sunni Arab resentment and a related insurgency, resulting Sunni-Shiite sectarian violence, competition among Shiite groups, and the failure of Iraq's government to equitably administer justice or deliver services. At the same time, mounting U.S. casualties and financial costs without clear movement toward national political reconciliation among Iraq's major communities stimulated debate within ... |
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| Director of National Intelligence Statutory Authorities: Status and Proposals |
17 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Jr. Best Richard A.; Alfred Cumming; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In passing the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458) in 2004, Congress approved the most comprehensive reform of the U.S. Intelligence Community since it was created over 50 years ago. Principal among enacted changes was the establishment of a new position of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to manage the Intelligence Community (IC). Some observers have questioned whether the act provides the DNI the authority ... |
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| A New Coating Process for Production of Coated Magnesium Powders |
16 APR 2008 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
APPLIED THIN FILMS INC EVANSTON IL
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| This scientific and technical report covers the work carried out during the originally specified 6 month period of performance from July 6, 2007 through January 6, 2008 and during the no-cost extension from January 6, 2008 through April 6, 2008. The work performed under this project is documented according to the project tasks as outlined in the contract and outlined in the task plan below. In brief, Task 1 involved ... |
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| Burma and Transnational Crime |
16 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Liana S. Wyler; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Transnational organized crime groups in Burma (Myanmar) operate a multibillion dollar criminal industry that stretches across Southeast Asia. Trafficked drugs, humans, wildlife, gems, timber, and other contraband flow through Burma, supporting the illicit demands of the region and beyond. Widespread collusion between traffickers and Burma's ruling military junta, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), allows organized crime groups to function with impunity. Transnational crime in Burma bears upon U.S. ... |
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| Second FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes |
15 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Stephen Daggett; Susan B. Epstein; Rhoda Margesson; Curt Tarnoff; Pat Towell; Catherine Dale; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| During its first session, the 110th Congress provided emergency appropriations of $86.8 billion for the Department of Defense and $2.4 billion for international affairs, mainly for activities related to military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of those amounts, $70 billion for defense and all of the $2.4 billion for international affairs were provided in the FY2008 consolidated appropriations bill, H.R. 2764, which the President signed into law, P.L. 110-161, on ... |
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| An Algorithm for the Rapid Evaluation of Special Function Transforms |
15 APR 2008 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Michael O'Neil; Franco Woolfe; Vladimir Rokhlin; YALE UNIV NEW HAVEN CT DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| We introduce a fast algorithm for the numerical application to arbitrary vectors of several special function transforms. The algorithm requires O(n log(n)) operations to apply to an arbitrary vector any n n matrix such that the rank of any p q contiguous submatrix is bounded by a constant times pq/n. These rank bounds are proven here for the case of the Fourier-Bessel transform. Numerical experiments demonstrate a much wider applicability. ... |
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| Advanced Technologies for Ultrahigh Resolution and Functional Optical Coherence Tomography |
15 APR 2008 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
James G. Fujimoto; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| This program, entitled Advanced Technologies for Structural and Functional Optical Coherence Tomography, is a collaborative effort between investigators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Research Laboratory of Electronics; Dr. David Boas, Associate Professor in Radiology, Harvard Medical School at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging; and Dr. Jay Duker, Director, New England Eye Center, Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology, ... |
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| The Study and Development of Metal Oxide Reactive Adsorbents for the Destruction of Toxic Organic Compounds |
15 APR 2008 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Mark B. Mitchell; CLARK ATLANTA UNIV GA
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| The achievements realized during the course of this project provide an important alternative method for mitigating the effects of the exposure of personnel and systems to chemical warfare agents and other toxic organic compounds. The research program that was developed built upon earlier results achieved in the room temperature oxidative decomposition of a chemical warfare agent simulant, dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP), on solid reactive adsorbents and examined ways of improving those ... |
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| The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Progress Report and Issues for Congress |
14 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Tiaji Salaam-Blyther; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is an independent foundation that seeks to attract and rapidly disburse new resources in developing countries aimed at countering the three diseases. The origins of the Fund as an independent entity to fight the three diseases lie partly in a French proposal made in 1998, in ideas developed in the 106th Congress, and in recommendations made by ... |
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| Nonlinear Microwave Properties of Atomic Layer Controlled HTS Multilayers |
14 APR 2008 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Chang-Beom Eom; WISCONSIN UNIV-MADISON DEPT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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| We have studied the nonlinear microwave response of expitaxial HTS multilayers and single layers thick films in collaboration with Dr. Dan Oates at MIT Lincoln Lab. In order to make highest quality control we have used multi-YBCO target PLD with in situ high pressure RHEED. The nonlinearity of YBCO thick films improves, as increasing the films thickness, and approaches the lowest values ever reported. |
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| Quantum Computation with Superconducting Quantum Devices |
14 APR 2008 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Terry P. Orlando; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LAB OF ELECTRONICS
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| This project has experimentally characterized the coherent quantum nature of the superconducting persistent current qubits which were fabricated in the trilayer niobium technology. The quantum levels of these qubits have been mapped out using both standard microwave frequency spectroscopy as well as a new technique of amplitude spectroscopy. Important to the future implementation of these qubits for quantum computing applications is the demonstration of microwave sideband cooling of the qubits ... |
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| The Tri-Model Framework for International Analysis |
13 APR 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel Thomas; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since the end of the Cold War, observers and analysts of international politics and national security affairs have struggled with the resulting changes in state behavior and organization. In retrospect, the Cold War period, and indeed, the period of great industrialized nation states, was short lived. During previous generations, society generally organized itself as religious groupings and ethnic tribes, with dynastic rulers nested as subsets within these groups. Economic organizations ... |
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| Trip Report, APLIS 07, Spring 2007, Beaufort Sea |
11 APR 2008 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Fred Karig; Timothy Wen; WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE APPLIED PHYSICS LAB
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| The ICEX/APLIS (Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station) 2007 project was a two-sponsor project tor APL/UW. The primary sponsor was the Navy with the Arctic Submarine Laboratory as their project coordinator. The secondary sponsor was the National Science Foundation with VECO Polar Resources as their project coordinator. The Navy project at APLIS involved two submarines that operated on the APLIS underwater tracking range: USS Alexandria (SSN 757) and the Royal Navy ... |
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| Air-Sea Stability Effects on the 10 m Winds Over the Global Ocean: Evaluations of Air-Sea Flux Algorithms |
09 APR 2008 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Ahmet B. Kara; Alan J. Wallcraft; Mark A. Bourassa; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
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| Spatial and temporal variability of the impact of air-sea stratification on the differences between satellite-derived 10 m equivalent neutral wind speeds and stability-dependent (e.g., in situ) 10 m wind speeds are quantitatively examined over the global ocean. The influences of stability are compared with three air-sea flux algorithms, Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (version 3.0), Bourassa-Vincent-Wood, and Liu-Katsaros-Businger. Analyses are first presented at many individual buoy locations and then are extended ... |
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| Navy Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress |
08 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget requests $2,107.0 million to complete the procurement funding for an 11th Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). This boat has already received $756.0 million in prior-year advance procurement funding. The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget also requests $719.8 million in advance procurement funding for Virginia-class boats to be procured in future fiscal years, and $596.8 million in additional procurement funding for economic order quantity (EOQ) ... |
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| Diatomaceous Fungal and Bacterial Building Blocks for Material Synthesis |
08 APR 2008 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Chad A. Mirkin; NORTHWESTERN UNIV EVANSTON IL DEPT OF CHEMISTRY
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| This final report provides a summary of the scientific and technological breakthroughs achieved during the 3 years of this project. It includes a list of publications, participation in scientific meetings, workshops, and lectures, and invention disclosures. The project was extremely productive as the highlights of the scientific and technological accomplishments in this report will show. The objectives of this project were: (I) To develop methods for controlling the interaction between ... |
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| Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
07 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is procuring a new type of surface combatant called the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The Navy substantially restructured the LCS program in 2007 in response to significant cost growth and schedule delays in the program. The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget requests $920 million in procurement funding for the procurement of two LCSs, which would be the fourth and fifth ships in the restructured LCS program. The LCS is ... |
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| Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy |
07 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| U.S. and outside assessments of the effort to stabilize Afghanistan are mixed and subject to debate; the Administration notes progress on reconstruction, governance and security in many areas of Afghanistan, particularly the U.S.-led eastern sector of Afghanistan. However, a November 2007 Bush Administration review of U.S. efforts in Afghanistan reportedly concluded that overall progress was inadequate, and a number of efforts to augment the U.S. stabilization effort are underway or ... |
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| China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities -- Background and Issues for Congress |
04 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Concern has grown in Congress and elsewhere since the 1990s about China's military modernization. The topic is an increasing factor in discussions over future required U.S. Navy capabilities. Several of the U.S. Navy's most expensive acquisition programs, as well as Navy initiatives for homeporting ships and for training sailors, are for developing or maintaining capabilities that could be useful or critical in countering improved Chinese maritime military capabilities in coming ... |
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| Measurements of Secondary Electron Yield from Materials with Application to Depressed Collectors |
04 APR 2008 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Edl Schamiloglu; Mark Gilmore; NEW MEXICO UNIV ALBUQUERQUE DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| This final technical report reviews the research activities during the period of this grant, emphasizing the final year. The key finding of our study is that the total incident electron dose is a critical parameter affecting secondary electron emission (SEE). A completely automated experimental set-up was implemented that allowed for measurement of secondary electron yield (SEY) as a function of beam energy, angle of incidence of primary electrons, electron dose, ... |
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| Kenya: The December 2007 Elections and the Challenges Ahead |
04 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ted Dagne; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Kenya, a nation of about 36.9 million people, has been an important ally of the United States for decades. Kenya moved from a one-party state to a multi-party democracy in 1992. Kenyans voted in record numbers in the country's first multiparty election in almost 26 years. President Daniel arap Moi defeated opposition candidates by a small margin. In 1997, Kenya held its second multi-party elections, at the height of tensions ... |
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| Non-Offensive Defense and Nonviolence Response to Terrorism |
03 APR 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Najib Mahmood; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The end of the Cold War and the events of 9/11 have provided strategic planners with unprecedented challenges and opportunities. One such challenge is how to deal with an elusive enemy that has no recognizable territory or organized army, yet has shown a remarkable resilience against traditional military firepower. On the other hand, the post-Gold War era has provided us with enormous peace dividends that can be utilized to enhance ... |
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| (Theme 2 Quantum Computing) Nanostructured Surface Plasmon Resonators |
03 APR 2008 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Armstrong; NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV REGENTS LAS CRUCES
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| Nano-scale sub-wavelength plasmon resonators will be fabricated by e-beam lithography, and evaluated to determine their suitability for solid-state quantum computing and other applications. The goal of the spectroscopic studies is to carry out spectroscopic, and especially nonlinear spectroscopic, studies of fractal/microcavity (including PBG cavities) composites, and to assess the effect of metal nanoparticle quantum well structures on the spectra. There will be an assessment of the potential of such structures ... |
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Biochemistry
