| Cout de Maintenance et Duree de Vie des Turbomoteurs |
FEB 2003 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Charles Claveau; TURBOMECA CEDEX (FRANCE)
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 | This document is a report of the cost of maintenance and the duration of life of turbomotors. This document is written in the French language. |
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| Cost Reduction and Engine Life Extension Through Engine Life Monitoring at SNECMA |
FEB 2003 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Frederic Genot; SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE CONSTRUCTION DE MOTEURS D'AVIATION MOISSY-CRAMAYEL (FRANCE)
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| The current market of the military Aircraft Gas Turbine Engines imposes reductions in the support costs. It has now become necessary to adapt our maintenance policy to comply with the new requirements. The present tendency focuses on a better knowledge of the real engine operation conditions to better relate damage to mission types. Our former maintenance policies for military engines were too expensive. SNECMA adopted the damage tracking on the ... |
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| Indo-US Strategic Relations Moving from Estrangement to Engagement |
2003 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Abhay R. Karve; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| 'The Buddha has smiled'. With these words the chief scientist of India's Nuclear Test Programme signaled to Mr AB Vajpayee, the Indian Prime Minister in Delhi that the planned nuclear tests (also known as the Pokharn Tests) had been successfully carried out at 9 AM on 11 May 98. There was, predictably, no cause for smiles in the Clinton administration in Washington, however; they were surprised and stunned by these ... |
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| Mechanical Behavior of Polymer Nanocomposites: A Discrete Simulation Approach |
2003 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
E. Chabert; C. Gauthier; R. Dendievel; L. Chazeau; J. Y. Cavaille; GROUPE D'ETUDES DE METALLURGIE PHYSIQUEET DE PHYSIQUE DES MATERIAUX VILLEURBANNE (FRANCE)
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| This work reports the dynamic mechanical characterization of nanocomposites based on a poly(butyl acrylate) matrix filled with spherical particles of either polystyrene or silica both of diameter around 100 nm. A discrete numerical simulation, taking into account the microstructure and the nature of contact between reinforcing particles has been developed. This simulation enables to quantify the effect of interactions between filler particles on the elastic modulus, and in a more ... |
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| Precessional Strategies for the Ultrafast Switching of Soft and Hard Magnetic Nanostructures |
2003 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
T. Devolder; M. Belmeguenai; H. W. Schumacher; C. Chappert; Y. Suzuki; PARIS UNIV ORSAY (FRANCE) INST D'ELECTRONIQUE FOUNDAMENTALE
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| We discuss the precessional, quasi-ballistic switching of magnetization in magnetic nanostructures. in soft spin-valve cells, fast and energy-cost effective magnetization switching can be triggered by a transverse field pulse of moderate amplitude, below the in plane anisotropy field, because of an amplification effect brought by the demagnetizing field at the early stage of the reversal. The same effect is no more possible in hard nanomagnets with perpendicular easy magnetization axis. ... |
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| Nucleation Induced Nanostructures |
2003 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
A. TEN Bosch; PUERTO RICO UNIV RIO PIEDRAS DEPT OF PHYSICS
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| Numerical simulations in films and aggregates have repeatedly shown the presence of vibrations during a phase transition and/or the appearance of periodic structures. A phase transition could be controlled and novel nanostructures created by astute manipulation of such phenomena. In order to study the occurrence and effect of wave-like phenomena, the dynamics of a first order phase transition is described using kinetic theory. At a first order phase transition, the ... |
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| Nanoscale Analysis of a Co-SrTiO3 Interface in a Magnetic Tunnel Junction |
2003 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
J. L. Maurice; F. Pailloux; D. Imhoff; J. P. Contour; A. Barthelemy; CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ORSAY (FRANCE)
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| We use High Resolution Electron Microscopy together with Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy to analyze the crystallography and the chemical configuration of a Co/SrTiO3 interface in a Co/SrTiO3/La(2/3)Sr(1/3)MnO3 magnetic tunnel junction. |
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| Plastic Relaxation Mechanics in Systems with a Twist-Bonded Layer |
2003 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Catherine Priester; Genevieve Grenet; INSTITUT SUPERIEUR ELECTRONIQUE DU NORD- IEMN (FRANCE)
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| With a view to investigating how a thin film twist-bonded to a host substrate can have compliant behavior from a plasticity point of view the onset and spread of edge dislocations throughout a mesa are studied. The discussion focuses on the energy relaxed by such dislocations in a mesa made from two coherently bonded lattice-mismatched layers twist-bonded onto a host substrate and patterned down to the film/host substrate interface. Our ... |
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| Low-Velocity Spall Testing of TI-6AL-4V Alloy and New Spall Criterion Based on Mesoscale |
16 DEC 2002 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
J. R. Klepaczko; METZ UNIV (FRANCE) LAB OF PHYSICS AND MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
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| This Interim Report covers the contract period from Sept 17/2002 to Dec. 16/2003 (the second period of three months). The research in this Project is directed toward better understanding of the fracture process due to the local plastic fields occurring in mesoscale during spalling of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Preliminary planar impact tests have been performed using specimens in the form of disks of different thickness and DIA 57.0 mm delivered by ... |
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| Uncertainties of Time Links Used for TAI |
01-Dec-2002 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
W Lewandowski; J Azoubib; BUREAU INTERNATIONAL DES POIDS ET MESURES SEVRES (FRANCE)
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| There are three major elements in the construction of International Atomic Time (TAI) clocks, some means of comparing remote clocks, and a time-scale algorithm. The uncertainties of the time links used for TAI range from a few hundreds of picoseconds to a few tens of nanoseconds depending on the technique used. This paper provides a first rough estimation of the uncertainties of Type A and Type B in the time ... |
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| Synthesis and Investigation of Non-Linear Optical Properties of Organometallic Polymers |
22 NOV 2002 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
William Douglas; MONTPELLIER-2 UNIV (FRANCE) LABORATORIE CHIMIE MOLECULAIRE ET ORGANISATION DU SOLIDE
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| This report results from a contract tasking Universite de Montpellier II as follows: The contractor will investigate the nonlinear optical properties of a variety of organometallic polymer-based materials. Organic materials offer the potential for greatly increased non-linear interactions with intense laser light, enabling the construction of a wide variety of electro-optic components for laser systems. |
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| Sleep/Wakefulness Management in Continuous/Sustained Operations |
NOV 2002 |
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| Authors:
NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY CEDEX (FRANCE)
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 | To preserve a good level of vigilance and performance we have to respect our sleep wakefulness cycle. The sustained and continuous operations induce disturbances of this biological rhythm, such as sleep loss jet-lag... There is an antinomy between the physiological requirement and the operational requirement. To be able to continue the mission but also to preserve our security and the security of the crew we need an appropriate sleep-wakefulness management. ... |
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| Wakening Substances: Caffeine (Substance eveillante: la cafeine) |
NOV 2002 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Didier LaGarde; Bruno Sicard; Francoise Chauffard; Maurice Beaumont; INSTITUT DE MEDECINE AEROSPATIALE DU SERVICE DE SANTE DES ARMEES CEDEX (FRANCE)
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| Caffeine is the most widely used psychostimulant, whose acceptance, tolerance and side effects are well known. The development of a slow released (SRC) formulation optimizes caffeine as a fatigue and sleep deprivation counter-measure. Due to its pharmacokinetic properties (delayed T (sub max) and reduced C (sub max)), a single 300 mg SRC oral dose per day is effective to maintain alertness and performance, up to 45 hours in a total ... |
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| Breast Cancer Screening by Physical Examination Randomized Trial in the Philippines |
OCT 2002 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
D. M. Parkin; INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER LYONS (FRANCE)
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| Completed activities: (1) Breast cancer incidence by end of 1999 in all project cohorts. * record linkage between files of incident cases and master files of the intervention cohort; (2) continuing identification and registration of all cases of malignant cancer in the resident population; (3) Re-interview of 123 cases and 978 matched controls selected from the screened cohort. (4) Data analysis and reporting. On-going: (1) Cancer registry follow-up procedures have ... |
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| Perspectives on the Use of M&S to Support Systems Acquisition |
OCT 2002 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Judith Dahmann; Zach Furness; Sidney Kissin; Stuart Starr; MITRE CORP MCLEAN VA
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| There is increased interest in the use of innovative modeling and simulation (M&S) tools to support the acquisition of defense systems. This paper discusses the two recent activities that were convened to shed light on this issue: a study by the National Research Council (NRC) entitled "Modeling and Simulation in Manufacturing and Defense Systems Acquisition: Pathways to Success" and a workshop sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense ... |
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| Synchrotron Radiation Based Study of X-Ray Absorption of Flame Generated Nanoparticles |
16 SEP 2002 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
J. B. Mitchell; RENNES-1 UNIV (FRANCE)
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| This report results from a contract tasking University of Rennes I as follows: The contractor will perform a study of soot growth and nucleation by a time-resolved synchrotron radiation based x-ray absorption method'. A gaseous fuel burner will be constructed that will allow a stable flame to be produced. It is here proposed to perform synchrotron-based experiments in which the mobility of the charged species can be studied. Such measurement ... |
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| Drowsiness Warning and Driver Acceptance - a Simulator Experiment |
12 SEP 2002 |
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| Authors:
Albert-jan Roskam; Dick de Waard; Karel Brookhuis; Everd Uneken; Serge Boverie; Alain Giralt; GRONINGEN RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT (NETHERLANDS) DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY
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| Driver's opinion on, and response to, a drowsiness warning system was studied in a driving simulator. Within-subject factor in the experiment was Vigilance' and had the values (conditions) fatigued' (directly after a night-shift) and vigilant'. The dependent variables were self-report measures and vehicle measures. Results show that in general workload and state assessment scales conformed the participants supposed state during each of the two conditions. Post-hoc comparisons were made for ... |
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| Simulation of a Discrete Luneburg Lens Fed by a Conformal Printed Antenna |
SEP 2002 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
S. Rondineau; A. I. Nosich; M. Himdi; J. P. Daniel; AKADEMIYA NAUK USSR KHARKOV INST OF RADIOPHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS
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| Communications and information technology stimulate a development of various antennas. Because of their simplicity, slot fed circular microstrip antennas (MA) 1 seem to be attractive. Even more attractive are MAs conformally printed on curved surfaces such as spherical-circular MA (SCMA) because of their higher degree of freedom. However, conventional numerical methods such as Moment-Method (MM) or FDTD need very high computer resources and do not guarantee a convergence because of ... |
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| Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1994-2001 |
06 AUG 2002 |
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| Authors:
Richard F. Grimmett; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report is prepared annually to provide unclassified quantitative data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the preceding 8 calendar years. Some general data are provided on worldwide conventional arms transfers, but the principal focus is the level of arms transfers by major weapons suppliers to nations in the developing world. Developing nations continue to be the primary focus of foreign ... |
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| Organic Nanophotonics |
AUG 2002 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE PARIS(FRANCE)
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| The Final Proceedings for Organic nanophotonics, 25 August 2002 - 29 August 2002 This is an interdisciplinary conference. Topics include the following: 1) Molecular and supra-molecular engineering for photonic applications: - Dendrimers, - Engineered DNA, - Self-assembly, 2) Nanostructured organic materials for photonics and optics; - Light Emitting Devices, - Photovoltaics, - Photonic- band-gap Materials, 3) New nanoscale photonic characterization techniques - Near-field Optical Microscopy and Spectroscopy, - Scanning Tunneling ... |
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| International Conference Organized by "AFA - SMAI" on Curves and Surfaces (5th), Held at Saint-Malo, France on June 27 - July 3, 2002. Resumes |
03 JUL 2002 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
DOMAINE UNIV GRENOBLE (FRANCE) RUE DESMATHEMATIQUES
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| The Final Proceedings for Fifth International Conference on Curves and Surfaces, 27 June 2002 - 3 July 2002 This conference will cover topics related to approximation theory including interpolation, smoothing techniques, splines, radial basis functions, wavelets as well as practical aspects of geometric modeling, computer-aided design and mechanics. |
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| International Conference Organized by "AFA - SMAI" on Curves and Surfaces (5th), Held at Saint-Malo, France on June 27 - July 3, 2002. Programme |
03 JUL 2002 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
DOMAINE UNIV GRENOBLE (FRANCE) RUE DESMATHEMATIQUES
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| The Final Proceedings for Fifth International Conference on Curves and Surfaces, 27 June 2002 - 3 July 2002 This conference will cover topics related to approximation theory including interpolation, smoothing techniques, splines, radial basis functions, wavelets as well as practical aspects of geometric modeling, computer-aided design and mechanics. |
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| Topical Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis with WR279396: A Phase II Study in the Old World |
JUL 2002 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Pierre A. Buffet; CENTRE DE RECEHERCHE CLINIQUE INST DE PARIS (FRANCE)
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| Action was taken in three directions: 1) Coordination between sites. The French Study Coordinator visited the Tunisian site (April). The Tunisian Study Coordinator visited the French site (July). Team members involved were identified. The protocol and SOPs were improved. A contract was raised between the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the Institut Pasteur in Tunis to define money transfers and responsibilities. 2) Regulatory issues Approval from the Local Tunisian Ethical ... |
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| Lattice Boltzmann Equation on a 2D Rectangular Grid |
JUN 2002 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
M'Hamed Bouzidi; Dominique D'Humieres; Pierre Lallemand; Li-Shi Luo; INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING HAMPTON VA
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| We construct a multi-relaxation lattice Boltzmann model on a two- dimensional rectangular grid. The model is partly inspired by a previous work of Koelman to construct a lattice BGK model on a two-dimensional rectangular grid. The linearized disperson equation is analyzed to obtain the constraints on the isotropy of the transport coefficients and Galilean in variance for various wave propagations in the model. The linear stability of the model is ... |
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| Assessment and Testing of the GODAE Products |
JUN 2002 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Christian Le Provost; Mike Bell; Eric Chassignet; Jim Cummings; Ichiro Fukumori; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
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| The aim of this paper is to review how the Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) centers will proceed to ensure the value and quality of their ocean products and to evaluate the performance of their systems. The strategy is to define a set of standard internal verification tests and metrics. The scientific credibility will rely on careful checks of the consistency of the system outputs with state-of-the-art knowledge of ... |
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| International Workshop on the Physics of Light-Matter Coupling in Nitrides - 2. Book of Abstracts |
MAY 2002 |
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| Authors:
BLAISE PASCAL UNIV CLERMONT-FERRAND (FRANCE)
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| This workshop is planned as a high-level scientific meeting connected to the Research Training Network "CLERMONT" (Physics of Light Matter Coupling in Nitrides) funded by the Commission of the European Community (Contract No. HPRN- CT-1999-OOl 32). This network is co-ordinated by Alexey Kavokin, professor of Solid State Physics at the University Blaise Pascal in Clermont-Ferrand (UBP-CF) , France. |
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| Combustion of Solid Propellants |
MAY 2002 |
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| Authors:
G. Lengelle; J. Duterque; J. F. Trubert; OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES CHATILLON (FRANCE) ENERGETICS DEPT
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| A review of the understanding of the combustion mechanisms of solid propellants that the authors have built from their work and from the literature is presented. Such an understanding is an important part of the process carried out to master the behavior of solid propellants and to obtain desired characteristics (with respect to energetic level, burning rate level, sensitivity to pressure and initial temperature, nature of emitted combustion products, vulnerability ... |
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| Meeting on the Physical Oceanography of Sea Straits (2nd). Held in Villefanche-sur-Mer, France on 15-19 April 2002 |
19 APR 2002 |
248 pages |
| Authors:
David Farmer; Mike Gregg; Steve Murray; Larry Pratt; Louis Prieur; David Smeed; SOUTHAMPTON UNIV (UNITED KINGDOM)
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| During April 15-19, 2002, a meeting was held in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, to discuss the physical oceanography of sea straits. The meeting was attended by 50 or so participants and was a follow-on to a similar workshop held in Les Arcs, France, in 1989. Half-day sessions were devoted to overviews of recent field programs, advances in instrumentation, and development of new theories and models over the past decade. Each session consisted ... |
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| The French in Algeria, 1954-1962 Military Success Failure of Grand Strategy |
09 APR 2002 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
John W. Towers; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| After the Second World War, movements to separate former colonies from their past rulers, by political means or force, acquired an international momentum that reverberated around the globe. In Algeria, a popular and militant organization advocating complete independence from France was reinvigorated by both the international sentiment and by a perception of French impotence. France had lost a war. Her economy was in ruin, and the government of the Fourth ... |
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| The European Union's Emerging Military Capability |
APR 2002 |
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| Authors:
Johan Tornqvist; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The European Unions decision to create a military capability is a first step towards a common European defense, However, this development is not without problems. The NATO members who are not EU members regard the project with a somewhat skeptical view, They are concerned that an independent force outside NATO's planning system will deplete the alliance rather than augment it, France is the greatest advocate for the EU's political independence ... |
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| European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practices of Software (ETAPS). Designing Correct Circuits (DCC '02) |
APR 2002 |
202 pages |
| Authors:
Mary Sheeran; Tom Melham; VERIMAG GIERES (FRANCE) CENTRE EQUATION
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| The Final Proceedings for European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software (ETAPS), 6 April 2002 - 14 April 2002 This is a computer and information science conference. Topics include compiler construction; programming language implementation; language design; specification, design, and analysis of programming languages and programming systems; fundamental approaches to software engineering; component-based software architectures; middleware systems for large scale heterogeneous software federation; formal modeling and specification techniques for ... |
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| From Pole to Pole a Thermal Challenge |
APR 2002 |
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| Authors:
M. W. Radomski; A. Buguet; DEFENCE AND CIVIL INST OF ENVIRONMENTALMEDICINE DOWNSVIEW (ONTARIO)
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| The issues of thermal physiology, protection, modeling, survival, and injury have been addressed in thousands of publications over the decades, and the topic of thermal protection and survival has been the subject of several NATO DRG and AGARD symposia. Therefore, rather than review the current state of the art of the field which is the subject of the many papers that will be presented at this Symposium, this paper re-examines ... |
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| Individual Cooling Systems Results and Quantified Performances Using all Objective Method |
APR 2002 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
B. Warme-Janville; D. Anelli; ETABLISSEMENT TECHNIQUE CENTRAL DE L'ARMEMENT VERT-LE-PETIT (FRANCE) CENTRE D'ETUDES DU BOUCHET
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| The evaluation of individual thermal assistance equipment can be quantified through numerous parameters. However, to assert efficiency and interest for a military user under tropical climate, it is necessary to follow a quantifying method. This process of existing and prototyped measurements, based on simulations, with a dummy man and tests with voluntary subjects, using a scale of comparison. It has been clearly defined and used to evaluate of more as ... |
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| The Steam Laboratory of the IMNSSA: A Set of Tools in the Service of the French Navy |
APR 2002 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Anne-Virginie Desruelle; Bruno Schmid; Alain Montmayeur; INSTITUT DE MEDICINE NAVALE DU SERVICE DE SANTE DES ARMEES TOULON (FRANCE)
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| Accidental exposure to hot water steam is a potential risk in the French Navy, and particularly on nuclear submarines or ships. Direct human exposure to this extreme environment during an accident leads to death in a short time. In order to protect the crew members of the French Navy, a laboratory was created at the Institut de Medecine Navale du Service de Sante' des Armbes (IMNSSA). A set of tools ... |
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| Thermal Protection Against Hot Steam Stress |
APR 2002 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Anne-Virginie Desruelle; Bruno Schmid; Alain Montmayeur; INSTITUT DE MEDICINE NAVALE DU SERVICE DE SANTE DES ARMEES TOULON (FRANCE)
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| In order to answer to the needs of the French Navy, the thermal protective capacities of textile samples and protective garments are assessed under hot steam stress with a testing device developed in our institute. In a first series, textile samples are exposed to three conditions of hot steam jet (leading to three rates of heat flux: 4.31, 3.39, and 2.80 W/sq cm) and to a hot saturated environment (80 ... |
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| Analysis and Modeling of AFRL 'Gap 98' Balloon-Borne Measurements |
13 MAR 2002 |
175 pages |
| Authors:
Yolande Louvet; OFFICE OF NATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR AEROSPACE RESEARCH PALAISEAU (FRANCE) CHEMIN DE LA HUNIERE
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| This report results from a contract tasking Office or National Establishment for Aerospace Research (ONERA) as follows: The objective of this project is to validate data collected on a French research balloon ('SPIRALE') successfully flown from Gap on 29 June 99. SPIRALE was funded by CNES/ONERA/INSU and developed by ONERA/LPCE to measure atmospheric trace gases (CO, 03, CH4, H2O, NO2. NO, 002, H2O, HF, and others) from 13 to 35 ... |
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| Study of 2D and 3D Boundary Layer of Moving Walls by Embedded LDV Measurements (CD-ROM) |
10 MAR 2002 |
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| Authors:
Christian Maresca; Eric Berton; Daniel Favier; Amine Benyahia; MEDITERRANEE UNIV CEDEX (FRANCE) LAB D'AERODYNAMIQUE ET DE BIOMECANIQUE DU MOUVEMENT
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| ELECTRONIC FILE CHARACTERISTICS: 1,189 files; text and images; Adobe .PDF, MS Word .DOC, Photoshop and JPEG. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1 computer laser optical disc (CD-ROM); 4 3/4 in.; 378 MB. SYSTEMS DETAIL NOTE: IBM-clone PC-compatible. ABSTRACT: The present final report concerns the extension of the seed contract to more new 2D and 3D tests in order to provide the Aeromechanics of the Army/NASA Rotorcraft Division with experimental results on BL velocity ... |
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| Study of 2D and 3D Boundary Layer of Moving Walls by Embedded LDV measurements |
MAR 2002 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Christian Maresca; Eric Berton; Daniel Favier; Amine Benyahia; MEDITERRANEE UNIV CEDEX (FRANCE) LAB D'AERODYNAMIQUE ET DE BIOMECANIQUE DU MOUVEMENT
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| The present final report concerns the extension of the seed contract to more new 2D and 3D tests in order to provide the Aeromechanics of the Army/ NASA Rotorcraft Division with experimental results on BL velocity profiles and on the structure of unsteady separated 2D and 3D flows Smoke visualization and embedded laser velocimeter (2D and 3D) operating in the backscatter mode were used to survey the separation bubble and ... |
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| Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2001 |
05 FEB 2002 |
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| Authors:
Richard F. Grimmett; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad, without reference to the magnitude of the given instance noted. The listing often contains ... |
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| Proceedings of the Advance Technology Workshop (7th) 2000, 14-16 June 2000 (CD-ROM) |
01 FEB 2002 |
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| Authors:
UNIVERSITE DE CORSE CORTE FRANCE
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| ELECTRONIC FILE CHARACTERISTICS: 45 text files; HTML, MS Word (.DOC) and PowerPoint (.PPT).; .GIF images. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1 computer laser optical disc (CD-ROM); 4 3/4 in.; 24.8 MB. SYSTEMS DETAIL NOTE: IBM-clone PC-compatible. ABSTRACT: The Final Proceedings for ATW - Advance Technology Workshop, 14 June 2000 - 16 June 2000. This is a multidisciplinary conference addressing many areas of interest to the Air Force. Of primary interest are: Modeling and ... |
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| Effects of Underwater Noise on Marine Mammals |
FEB 2002 |
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| Authors:
Gianni Pavan; UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA (ITALY)CENTRO INTERDISCIPLINARE DI BIOACUSTICA E RICERCHE AMBIENTALI
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| In the Mediterranean Sea marine life is threatened by habitat degradation due to human activities such as fisheries, ship traffic, pollution, and coast anthropization. Other than being effected by chemical pollution, which may contaminate the whole marine food web, cetaceans can also be effected by noise pollution. The underwater environment has its own acoustic peculiarities and cetaceans are extraordinarily well adapted to them. In these mammals, acoustic communication has acquired ... |
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| Spartans in Darkness: American SIGINT and the Indochina War, 1945-1975. Series 6, Volume 7 (REDACTED) |
01-Jan-2002 |
523 pages |
| Authors:
Robert J Hanyok; NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE FORT GEORGE G MEADE MD
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| America's war in Vietnam continues as a topic of highest interest among scholars and the general public alike- and as a topic of the highest controversy. The Vietnam War has been the subject of countless memoirs, histories, and adventure tales, yet a critical aspect of the war has been lacking in what has been written so far. Even monographs on the role of intelligence in the war do not threat ... |
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| Europe's New Security Vocation |
JAN 2002 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J. Brenner; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| The idea of a European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI) has been a feature of the transatlantic security dialogue for a decade. The 1991 Maastricht Treaty foresaw an eventual incorporation of the Western European Union (WEU) as the defense of the European Union (EU). Endowing the Union with military capability was a logical extension of the commitment to a Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) as stipulated in the treaty. ... |
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| Thin Films of Antimony-Tin Oxide as Counter-Electrodes for Proton Working Electrochromic Devices |
JAN 2002 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
N. Naghavi; C. Marcel; L. Dupont; A. Rougier; J. M. Tarascon; PICARDIE JULES VERNE UNIV AMIENS (FRANCE)
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| We report here on thin films proton-working electrochromic devices based on the well-known tungsten oxide as the coloring electrode, and Antimony Tin Oxide (ATO) as the ion-storage counter-electrode. We show that films deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) technique have an apparent Sb solubility up to 70 at %, and exhibit unusual electrochromic properties. Through potentiostatic tests we'll demonstrate that depending on the composition which influences film morphology, the Sn-Sb-O ... |
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| Third Order Mode Optically Pumped Semiconductor Laser for an Integrated Twin Photon Source in Quantum Optics |
JAN 2002 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
N. G. Semaltianos; A. de Rossi; V. Berger; B. Vinter; E. Chirlias; THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORSAY (FRANCE)
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| Lasing action on a third order waveguide mode is demonstrated at room temperature under optical pumping, in a specifically designed quantum well laser structure. The AlGaAs heterostructure involves barriers which ensure that the third order mode has a higher overlap with the single quantum well emitter than the fundamental mode. Third order mode operation of a laser structure opens the way to modal phase matched parametric down conversion inside the ... |
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| GaAs Photodetector for X-ray Imaging |
JAN 2002 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
G. C. Sun; H. Samic; V. Donchev; S. Gautrot; J. C. Bourgoin; UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE PARIS (FRANCE)
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| We describe briefly a cheap and non polluting technique to grow epitaxial GaAs layers several hundred microns thick in a matter of hour. Detectors consisting of a p(+)/i/n(+) structure have been realised with these layers and we present their characteristics obtained from current-voltage, capacitance-voltage measurements as well as their response versus the energy and flux of X-rays. |
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| The Pacification Campaign of Madagascar: 1896-1905 |
2002 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Mare Conruyt; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The Madagascar campaign witnessed the implementation of an original method of pacification by General Gallieni. The main part of that method is still relevant in dealing with contemporary Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW). |
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| Schwerpunkt: Fall Gelb and the German Example |
2002 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
David J. Furness; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| 'Schwerpunkt: Fall Gelb and the German example' is a title chosen with deliberate care. The central argument offered in this paper is that the German concept of Schwerpunkt forms the foundation of Maneuver Warfare theory. Therefore, since Maneuver Warfare is Marine Corps doctrine this concept must be deafly understood and properly employed if Marines are to conduct decisive operations in accordance with our doctrine. This paper will define the key ... |
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| The Falaise Pocket. World War II Allied Encriclement of the German Armies. Failure or Success of the Allied Leadership and Planning? |
2002 |
58 pages |
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Braden P. DeLauder; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| By August 1944, the Allies had broken out of the Normandy beachhead and were rapidly exploiting a breakthrough in the German lines. In early August, Hitler ordered a heavy single pronged attack to the west to cut off the US forces to the south. Bradley recognized this as an opportunity to encircle the German Army in France. By turning Patton's Third Army, in the south, north towards Argentan, Bradley formed ... |
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| Gradual Failure: The Air War Over North Vietnam 1965-1966 |
2002 |
401 pages |
| Authors:
Jacob Van Staaveren; AIR FORCE HISTORICAL STUDIES OFFICE BOLLING AFB DC
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| Of the many facets of the American war in Southeast Asia debated by U.S. authorities in Washington, by the military services and the public, none has proved more controversial than the air war against North Vietnam. The air war s inauguration with the nickname Rolling Thunder followed an eleven-year American effort to induce communist North Vietnam to sign a peace treaty without openly attacking its territory. Thus, Rolling Thunder was ... |
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