| Stress on the Force: Measuring the Impact of Increased Operational Deployments Using Manpower Metrics |
Jan-2008 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Robert J Guice; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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 | Accurate deployment data, when correlated with manpower metrics such as divorce, separation, and suicide rates, can provide a representative assessment of stress on the force. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is involved in a conflict that can potentially last a generation. Given this level of operational commitment, the Marine Corps is sensitive to the ramifications, both long- and short-term, of increased operational tempo. The negative ramifications are commonly referred ... |
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| Moving Up the CMMI Capability and Maturity Levels Using Simulation |
JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
David M. Raffo; Wayne Wakeland; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
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 | Process Simulation Modeling (PSIM) technology can be used to evaluate issues related to process strategy, process improvement, technology and tool adoption, project management and control, and process design. Recent developments in PSIM tools have drastically cut the costs to develop models for evaluating such issues, and new methods have been developed to apply PSIM, enabling it to provide greater business value. At the same time, trends within the software industry ... |
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| Novel Acoustic Techniques for Assessing Fish Schooling in the Context of an Operational Ocean Observatory |
Jan-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Kelly J Benoit-Bird; OREGON STATE UNIV CORVALLIS COLL OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
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| Fish aggregation is important in terms of biology, fisheries, and measurement, quantitative analyses of gregarious movement behaviors remain relatively rare. Fish aggregation has most often been studied in easily accessed fish or fish easily maintained in the laboratory such as minnows and dace. Measurements of fish aggregations are often difficult, particularly in pelagic environments. Our goal is to develop new acoustic techniques that have the potential to serve as measurement ... |
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| Toward a Mathematical Theory of Counterterrorism (Proteus USA, Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2007) |
Dec-2007 |
80 pages |
| Authors:
Jonathan D Farley; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| Wars are composed of battles, so presumably the war on terror is composed-at least in part-of battles against terrorist cells. But how can one tell if those battles have been won? One could ask for the annihilation of the opposing side, but surely that is too crude a measure; Paris's Troy may have been sacked, but not Petain's Paris. One could declare a battle won if the terrorist cell has ... |
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| Characterization of Chemical Weapons Convention Schedule 3 Compounds by Quantitative 13C NMR Spectroscopy |
NOV 2007 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Terry J. Henderson; David B. Cullinan; EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DIR
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| A quantitative 13C NMR method has been developed for characterizing hydrogen cyanide, cyanogen chloride, and phosgene, three Chemical Weapons Convention Schedule 3 compounds in common use today. Towards this end, the 13C spin-lattice relaxation behavior (T1) of the compounds has been assessed at 75 and 126 MMz for temperatures between 5-15 deg C, holding them in their liquid states to dramatically improve detection sensitivity. The derived single exponential T1 values ... |
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| Mathematical Approach to the Evaluation and Planning of Influence Operations |
OCT 2007 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Richard A. Albanese; Jennifer Duffie; L-3 COMMUNICATIONS SAN ANTONIO TX INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS DIV
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| According to U.S. Air Force Concept of Operations for Information Operations, Influence Operations "employ capabilities to affect behaviors, protect operations, communicate commander's intent, and project accurate information to achieve desired effects across the targeting domain. These effects should result in differing behavior or a change in the adversary decision cycle, which aligns with the commander's objectives." Specific events involved in Influence Operations are Psychological Operations (PSYOP), military deception, counterintelligence, and ... |
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| Microtubule-Associated Protein Expression and Predicting Taxane Response |
OCT 2007 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Maria T. Baquero; YALE UNIV NEW HAVEN CT
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| We hypothesized that in addition to its predictive value, the microtubule-associated marker tau (MAP-tau) may also function as a prognostic biomarker. The dual functionality of MAP-tau may translate into increased tumor molecular screening information for patients with breast cancer resulting in better treatment options. The results of this work indicate that MAP-tau functions as a prognostic marker for paclitaxel sensitivity when examined using automated quantitative analysis (AQUA) and tissue arrays ... |
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| Novel Acoustic Techniques for Assessing Fish Schooling in the Context of an Operational Ocean Observatory |
30 SEP 2007 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Kelly J. Benoit-Bird; OREGON STATE UNIV CORVALLIS COLL OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
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| Fish aggregation is important in terms of biology, fisheries, and measurement, quantitative analyses of gregarious movement behaviors remain relatively rare (Turchin 1989). Fish aggregation has most often been studied in easily accessed fish or fish easily maintained in the laboratory such as minnows and dace (see a review in Pitcher and Parrish 1993). Measurements of fish aggregations are often difficult, particularly in pelagic environments. Our goal is to develop new ... |
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| Enhancing Technology-Mediated Communication: Tools, Analyses, and Predictive Models |
01-Sep-2007 |
218 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel Avrahami; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION INST
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| For most of us, interpersonal communication is at the center of our professional and personal lives. With the growing distribution of business organizations and of our social networks, so grows the need for and use of communication technologies. Many of today's communication tools, however, suffer from a number of shortcomings. For example, the inherent discrepancy between one's desire to initiate communication and another's ability or desire to receive it, often ... |
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| What Resources are Required to Provide Full Service Obstetric and Gynecologic Care to DoD Employees and their Families on the Korean Peninsula? |
10 JUN 2007 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Alan A. Jones; ARMY MEDICAL DEPT CENTER AND SCHOOL FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| The Purpose of this Graduate Management Project is to identify the obstetric/gynecologic (OB/GYN) resource requirements to meet the needs of all Department of Defense (DoD) employees and their family members on the Korean Peninsula. The unique environment in Korea presents several challenges to the Military Health System for providing OB/GYN care. The study uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The quantitative analysis measured staffing, productivity, and access to care. Results ... |
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| The Determination of Nursing Manpower Requirements in Humanitarian Assistance Missions for Hospital Ships |
JUN 2007 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
Fritzi McDonald; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this thesis is to determine the nursing manpower requirements for humanitarian and civic assistance missions performed by Navy hospital ships. The qualitative analysis component of this thesis includes a comprehensive literature review performed on doctrines, guidances, past humanitarian mission studies, and nurse staffing models. In contrast, the quantitative analysis component includes an Ordinary Least Squares regression analysis to estimate patient length of stay. Various model constructions are ... |
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| Using the Internet to Collaborate with Consumers in Redefining a Psychosocial Agenda for Families with Hereditary Breast Cancer |
JUN 2007 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
James C. Coyne; PENNSYLVANIA UNIV PHILADELPHIA
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| Women at increased risk of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancers (HBOC) and their families face dilemmas about testing, risk management and family dissemination of results. They face problems regarding the accuracy of the information they have received, difficulties accessing new information and specialized services, and resistance and misinformation from inadequately informed health care professionals in the community. Thus, they are forced to develop their own informal means of individual and ... |
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| A Quantitative Analysis of Starting Jet Vortex Ring Entrainment at Low Reynolds Number |
07 MAY 2007 |
110 pages |
| Authors:
Alex G. Dulude; NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS MD
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| The future propulsion of very small unmanned air and underwater vehicles operating at Reynolds numbers in the hundreds or less may be accomplished by pulsing a jet of fluid rather than more conventional methods of propulsion such as propellers and turbo jets as used by large-scale vehicles. Pulse jet propulsion produces trailing vortex rings and recent research concerning the formation and evolution of vortex rings has suggested that these structures ... |
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| CMMI Level 5 and the Team Software Process |
01-Apr-2007 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT CENTER HILL AFB UT
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| In July 2006, the 309th Software Maintenance Group (309th SMXG) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, was appraised at a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI (trademark)) Level 5. One focus project had been using the Team Software Process (trademark) (TSP) since 2001. TSP is generally considered a Level 5 process; however, during the preparation for the assessment, it became obvious to the team that even the stringent process and data ... |
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| Measurements and Analysis of Reverberation and Clutter Data |
Apr-2007 |
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| Authors:
Dale D Ellis; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ATLANTIC DARTMOUTH (CANADA)
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| This report describes the objectives and some of the results from a three-year joint collaboration between DRDC Atlantic and the Applied Research Laboratory of the Pennsylvania State University to analyze and model reverberation data. Reverberation data up to 4 kHz had been collected on towed arrays during the initial (1996-2002) NATO MILOC Rapid Environmental Assessment exercises and more recent JRPs (Joint Research Projects) between the US, Canada, and SACLANTCEN (now ... |
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| Measurements and Analysis of Reverberation and Clutter Data |
APR 2007 |
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| Authors:
Dale D. Ellis; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ATLANTIC DARTMOUTH (CANADA)
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| This report describes the objectives and some of the results from a three-year joint collaboration between DRDC Atlantic and the Applied Research Laboratory of The Pennsylvania State University to analyze and model reverberation data. Reverberation data up to 4 kHz had been collected on towed arrays during the initial (1996 2002) NATO MILOC Rapid Environmental Assessment exercises and more recent JRPs (Joint Research Projects) between the US, Canada, and SACLANTCEN ... |
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| Quantitative Analysis of the Contributing Factors Affecting Specialty Care No-Show Rates at Brooke Army Medical Center |
30 MAR 2007 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Brian Freidline; BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| When Brooke Army Medical Center primary care providers refer their patients for care in one of the specialty care clinics, there is a specific and important medical reason for that follow-on care. There are several serious problems associated with patients that fail to attend their appointments (no-show). Some examples include patients' health is placed in jeopardy because specialized care is not received; liability is increased for BAMC and its providers ... |
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| A Security Risk Measurement for the RAdAC Model |
MAR 2007 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
David W. Britton; Ian A. Brown; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this thesis is to provide a quantification process for the risk module of the NSA RAdAC model. The intent is to quantify the risk involved in a single information transaction. Additionally, this thesis will attempt to identify the risk factors involved when calculating the total security risk measurement. This list is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of every factor associated with a transaction. Rather, we ... |
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| You Only Get One Chance to Make a First Impression: A Quantitative Analysis of Division Officer Fleet Experiences on Surface Warfare Officer Retention |
MAR 2007 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew T. Roy; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis utilizes Bureau of Naval Personnel data to examine the determinants of Surface Warfare Officer retention through the department head decision point in Year Groups 1993-1997. The retention model includes demographic and background variables in order to isolate the effects of variables that serve as proxies for job satisfaction: initial homeport, initial ship type, and initial shipboard department. Logit modeling illustrates that the following characteristics improve an officer's chance ... |
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| Evaluating Robot-Operator Job Performance |
MAR 2007 |
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| Authors:
Franklin L. Moses; Peter S. Brooks; M. Hofmann; E. Johnson; J. Laveson; S. Zaccaro; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Assessments of small air and ground robot systems often focus on how well the equipment functions. Those assessments also should include the human operator and how well the robot and operator work together as an integrated system. Tests that do include performance of the human operator often rely on qualitative observations -- observer judgments and interviews about workload, situation awareness, cognitive issues, and so on. This paper views the operator ... |
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| Independent Control of Grafting Density and Conformation of Single-Stranded DNA Brushes |
02 JAN 2007 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Aric Opdahl; Dmitri Y. Petrovykh; Hiromi Kimura-Suda; Michael J. Tarlov; Lloyd J. Whitman; NATIONAL INST OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY GAITHERSBURG MD
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| We describe self-assembly of ssDNA brushes that exploits the intrinsic affinity of adenine nucleotides (dA) for gold surfaces. The grafting density and conformation of these brushes is deterministically controlled by the length of the anchoring dA sequences, even in the presence of thymine nucleotides (dT). We produce and characterize brushes of model block-oligonucleotides, d(Tm-An), with systematically varied lengths m and n of the thymine and adenine blocks [denoted d(Tm) and ... |
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| Feature-based Detection and Discrimination at DuPont's Lake Success Business Park, Connecticut |
JAN 2007 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
Dean A. Keiswetter; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP (SAIC) CARY NC ADVANCED SENSORS AND ANALYSIS DIVISION
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| The objective of this demonstration was to determine if laser-positioned, high-density EM61 data acquired in a moving survey mode could support feature-based discrimination decisions for a canopied site in Bridgeport Connecticut. Inversion results were benchmarked using cued data acquired in a controlled, gridded approach over 40 targets. The site was seeded with inert UXO, ranging in size from 37mm to 105mm projectiles. We inverted the measured EM61 field data assuming ... |
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| How Funding Instability Affects Army Programs |
2007 |
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| Authors:
David Kassing; R. W. Thomas; Frank Camm; Carolyn Wong; RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA
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| At any given time, the U.S. Army is supporting many large and small weapon and equipment programs at every stage of the acquisition cycle, from concept development to disposition. And each year, senior-level decision makers make changes, both large and small, to the funding allocations for these individual programs for a host of reasons, such as shifts in priorities and requirements, the emergence of new opportunities, engineering-design modifications, and overall ... |
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| Defense Mergers and Acquisitions: In the Name of Efficiency |
DEC 2006 |
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| Authors:
David J. Mazur; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Over the past 20 years, the DoD experienced a precipitous decline in budgets relative to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and a drastic decline in the number of suppliers in the defense industry. As a result of these developments, the DoD must make well-educated decisions in the future to ensure the optimal use of appropriated funds and to determine the proper industrial organization in the defense industry. A historical analysis of ... |
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| A Cost Benefit Analysis of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Implementation at the Naval Postgraduate School's Dudley Knox Library |
DEC 2006 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Joel D. Tiu; Shawn S. Bahk; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this MBA project is to evaluate the potential of implementing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology at the Naval Postgraduate School's Dudley Knox Library (DKL). DKL is an academic library supporting a graduate student population only. This study has both quantitative and qualitative analyses. A Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) was conducted using data gathered from research which included personal interviews, site visits, and a survey questionnaire. Time and ... |
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| Quantitative Risk Analysis for Homeland Security Resource Allocation |
DEC 2006 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher S. Reifel; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Defense against terrorism both at home and abroad has become a priority in the United States. As a result, resource allocation has also increased. However, even as resources increase, they are still finite. So the dilemma becomes how to efficiently allocate these limited resources. Currently the data, while abundant, is confusing. One suggested method is to allocate resources based on risk. However, there is virtually no guidance on how that ... |
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| Quality Measures Using Singular Value Decomposition: Comparison of Three Full-Reference Color Image Quality Measures |
30 NOV 2006 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Eugene Girshtel; Vitaliy Slobodyan; Jonathan S. Weissman; Ahmet M. Eskicioglu; CITY UNIV OF NEW YORK RESEARCH FOUNDATION
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| Image quality assessment plays a major role in many image processing applications. Although much effort has been made in recent years towards the development of quantitative measures, the relevant literature does not include many papers that have produced accomplished results. Ideally, a useful measure should be easy to compute, independent of viewing distance, and able to quantify all types of image distortions. In this paper, we will compare three full-reference ... |
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| Validation and Support of a Quantitative Infrared Instrument Facility and Generation of a Library of Chemical Warfare and Related Materials by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
NOV 2006 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
Barry R. Williams; Melissa S. Hulet; Avishai Ben-David; Ronald W. Miles; Alan C. Samuels; Chiang-Jiang Zhu; Norman Green; EAI CORP ABINGDON MD
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| This report summarizes the effort to generate a library of quantitative infrared spectra of chemical warfare agents and related materials and biosimulants. The results of tests to validate the equipment and procedures to be used in the laboratory are discussed. |
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| A Meta-Analysis of Aperiodic Noise Stress on Human Performance |
NOV 2006 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
B. M. Saxton; J. M. Ross; A. Braczyk; G. E. Conway; J. L. Szalma; P. A. Hancock; UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ORLANDO
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| Aperiodic noise, also known as intermittent noise, is a pervasive and influential source of stress across military environments, and can be defined by the changes in its intensity over a given period of time (therefore containing `gaps' between louder phases of the noise). With examples ranging from the discharge of weapons to vehicle and machinery movements, then it is intuitive to recognize that this common form of noise may constitute ... |
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| Computational Analysis of Merchant Marine GPS Data |
NOV 2006 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
George B. Davis; Kathleen M. Carley; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| A series of quantitative and structural analyses are applied to geospatial data regarding the movement of Merchant Marine vessels in the English Channel. CASOS has been tasked with developing new computational techniques for analyzing data about Merchant Marine behavior under a Social Network Analysis framework. In this paper we describe an experiment doing so for geospatial data from AIS transponders in 1700+ Merchant Marine vessels during exercise in the English ... |
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| Validation for CFD Prediction of Mass Transport in an Aircraft Passenger Cabin |
NOV 2006 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
A. J. Baker; S. C. Ericson; J. A. Orzechowski; K.L. Wong; R. P. Garner; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OKLAHOMA CITY OK CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INST
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| A joint project was established to validate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) as a quantitative methodology for prediction of the distribution of pathogens released into the environmental control system (ECS)-generated ventilation flow field of an aircraft passenger cabin. Acquisition of the requisite experimental databases for three-dimensional velocity and gaseous contaminant distributions was accomplished in the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute's (CAMI's) Aircraft Environmental Research Facility (AERF). The associated CFD simulations were ... |
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| Integration of Soluble and Adhesive Gradient Signals in Directed Cell Migration |
NOV 2006 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Jason M. Haugh; NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV AT RALEIGH
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| Our research has led to a comprehensive model of fibroblasts' responsiveness to PDGF gradient stimulation at the level of PI 3-kinase signaling, and we have analyzed the implications of this mechanism for dermal wound invasion. In this research, we have utilized and in some cases developed advanced tools for live-cell microscopy and quantitative analysis including mathematical modeling. Thus, our research has contributed to the fundamental understanding of directed fibroblast migration, ... |
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| Evaluation of the 'Mentor' Assessment and Feedback System for Air Battle Management Team Training |
NOV 2006 |
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| Authors:
Christopher Best; Eleanore Burchat; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) AIR OPERATIONS DIV
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| The Mentor software package (Calytrix Technologies, Perth, Western Australia) is gaining popularity within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as a means by which to manage training objectives, collect performance data, and provide feedback for collective training. While the Navy has led the way in the application of this tool, it is now being put forward as an important component of an Air Warfare Assessment and Readiness Evaluation System (AWARES) for ... |
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| Ethnic and Environmental Influences on Vitamin D Requirement in Military Personnel |
OCT 2006 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Robert P. Heaney; CREIGHTON UNIV OMAHA NE
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| The purposes of this study are to provide quantitative estimates of 1) the effective amount of vitamin D produced in the skin as a function of skin pigmentation; and 2) the rate of utilization of vitamin D as a function of ethnicity. The outcome will be estimates of the amount of vitamin D that must be given orally to military personnel of different races and in different assigned locations so ... |
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| Linking Knowledge and Skills to Mission Essential Competency-Based Syllabus Development for Distributed Mission Operations |
JUL 2006 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Steve Symons; Michael France; Jeffrey Bell; Jr Bennett Winston; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB MESA AZ HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS DIRECTORATE
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| The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Combat Command have pioneered the development of a new approach to defining warfighter training and rehearsal requirements based on the identification of a set of Mission Essential Competencies (MECs). MECs are defined as the higher order individual, team, and inter-team competencies that a fully prepared pilot, crew, or flight requires for successful mission completion under adverse conditions in a non-permissive environment. Targeting ... |
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| Assessing Water Security in the Amu Darya River Basin, Afghanistan |
16 JUN 2006 |
148 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph A. DiPasquale; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| New data and previous studies were used with quantitative analysis to assess Afghanistan's effect on water security in the Amu Darya river basin from 1995 to 2005. An event database constructed from open source news reporting and a geographic information system (GIS) of the basin combined to evaluate the basin's risk for water-related conflict relative to six factors: overall relations; population density, per capita income; freshwater treaty status; internationalization potential ... |
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| Joint Entropy Minimization for Learning in Nonparametric Framework |
09 JUN 2006 |
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| Authors:
Parvez Ahammad; CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| Evaluating Mission Training Fidelity Requirements: Examining Key Issues in Deployability and Trainability |
JUN 2006 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Brian T. Schreiber; Jr. Bennett Winston; Robert Rickard; Jeffry Bell; Michael France; David Greschke; LUMIR RESEARCH INST GRAYSLAKE IL
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| Due to infrequent training while deployed, warfighters skills can decay, thus creating a training gap. Deployed training has historically been hindered by restrictions to live-fly training opportunities due to factors such as ops-tempo, airspace/range restrictions, security issues, alert requirements, and wartime rules of engagement. In order to maintain high proficiency and readiness levels, changes are needed in standard training programs while warfighters are deployed. The United States Air Force's Distributed ... |
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| Assessment of the Appropriateness of Inpatient Mental Health Services at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Given the Global War on Terrorism Environment |
JUN 2006 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Kelly M. Boardway; ARMY MEDICAL DEPT CENTER AND SCHOOL FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| This GMP assessed the appropriateness of establishing inpatient mental health services at NHCP given the increased combat exposure to armed forces during the GWOT. To complete this study, both quantitative and qualitative information were employed in a Business Case Analysis. Hart and Connors' Resourcing Decision Model was utilized to assess if the proposal made good business sense and if it was the right thing for the patient. Quantitative results were ... |
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| Using the Internet to Collaborate with Consumers in Redefining a Psychosocial Agenda for Families with Hereditary Breast Cancer |
JUN 2006 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
James C. Coyne; PENNSYLVANIA UNIV PHILADELPHIA
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| Women at increased risk of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancers (HBOC) and their families face dilemmas about testing, risk management and family dissemination of results on their own. They face problems regarding the accuracy of the information they have received, difficulties accessing new information and specialized services, and resistance and misinformation from inadequately informed health care professionals in the community. Thus, they are forced to develop their own informal means ... |
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| From the Outside In. Shaping the International Criminal Court |
01-May-2006 |
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| Authors:
Brian Rosen; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The present study will recommend policy alternatives to military and domestic planning organizations to shape the International Criminal Court (ICC) so that it (1) may prosecute figures who have committed egregious international crimes while (2) not overstepping its purpose and authority by improperly intervening in national sovereignty or policy. Specifically, the study will assess current U.S. policy regarding the ICC, discuss the circumstances under which that policy will be ineffectual, ... |
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| Quantitative in Situ Assessment of the Somatostatin Receptor in Breast Cancer to Assess Response to Targeted Therapy With 111-in-Penetreotide |
MAY 2006 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Gina G. Chung; John Murren; David Rimm; YALE UNIV NEW HAVEN CT
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| Somatostatin (SST) is a peptide hormone implicated in the growth and progression of cancers and SSTR2 is the predominant receptor subtype expressed in breast cancer. We hope to study the pattern of expression and clinical significance of SSTR2 levels in breast cancer. To this end, we have developed an algorithm called AQUA that can assess protein expression on tissue microarrays (TMA) based on molecular co-localization techniques. Our results show that ... |
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| Defining and Quantifying Globalization |
08 MAR 2006 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Michele Putko; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Globalization is one of the most powerful forces shaping the world; however, there is no widely accepted definition or system of measure for the phenomenon. Since the term is so nebulous and all-inclusive, it is difficult to employ empirical evidence to support hypotheses concerning globalization. This paper discusses the need to better define and quantify globalization to provide policy makers with a better understanding of the complex phenomenon. The various ... |
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| Prediction of Aggressive Human Prostate Cancer by Cathepsin B |
01 MAR 2006 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Akhouri A. Sinha; MINNESOTA UNIV MINNEAPOLIS
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| I received approval of the DOD-HSRRB (Log No. A-12517) around 20th April, 2005 and began the study without further delay. We conducted portions of task 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 studies on radical prostatectomy (RP) and biopsy tissue samples and collected clinical data from the same white and African American men. The Elisa assay, part of task 4, laser capture microdisection (LCM) in this task is in progress. Prostate ... |
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| Multi-Attribute Strategy and Performance Architectures in R&D: The Case of The Balanced Scorecard |
01-Mar-2006 |
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| Authors:
Athar Osama; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Performance multi-dimensionality is an age-old problem. The notion that measurement of an organization's (or a system's) performance must incorporate, to the extent possible, all key dimensions has been discussed in a number of literatures. The problem of performance multi-dimensionality and hence measurement complexity is most severe in research and development (R&D) settings due to the inherent multi-dimensionality of R&D's output and the long-term and intangible nature of the process itself. ... |
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| Risk-Based Decision Model for Determining the Applicability of an Earned Value Management System in Construction |
MAR 2006 |
126 pages |
| Authors:
Mark D. Workman; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| New policy mandated by the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics has lowered the dollar thresholds of contracts requiring earned value management (EVM). This policy directed that a "risk-based decision" be made to determine if EVM should be used on firm-fixed price contracts under $20 million. Although not previously applicable to Military Construction (MILCON) building projects or other Air Force Civil Engineer (CE) managed contracts, the new threshold ... |
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| Indigenous Architecture for Expeditionary Installations |
MAR 2006 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew B. Hutchings; 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 improve the effectiveness of facility design and construction for expeditionary installations in the Middle East. Specifically, this thesis sought to answer three research questions addressing current military construction policies as well as historical design of desert dwelling cultures, a comparison of current construction assemblies with indigenous design, and synthesis of indigenous design techniques with modern materials, techniques, and requirements. The research questions were ... |
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| Buying a Better Air Force |
MAR 2006 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
Jenny C. Herald; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to capture the United States Government's revealed preference for air superiority using the hedonic pricing approach (HPA), and (2) to compare the characteristics of U.S. Air Force (USAF) fighter aircraft with those of the former Soviet Union to evaluate the effectiveness of the USAF fleet. The resulting analysis showed that the U.S. Government is paying for physical and performance characteristics such as ... |
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| How the Army Should Use Lean Six Sigma as a Transformation Strategy for Logistics in the 21st Century |
13 FEB 2006 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Martin C. Jennings; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In a culture such as the military, change is a constant. Transformation of the Army, while it participates in the Global War on Terrorism, places increased demands on the Army's logistical capabilities to support the warfighter. Logistics leaders must adopt a strategic vision that allows for continuous improvement in quality, speed, and agility in both industrial and administrative processes. This Strategy Research Project (SRP) evaluates the Army's use of Lean ... |
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| Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: An Objectives Technique for the Quantification of Prostate Cancer Pathologies |
FEB 2006 |
168 pages |
| Authors:
Leo L. Cheng; MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL BOSTON
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| In the past year, the second year of the award, according to our proposed Statement of Work, we continued our efforts on the collection of specimens from prostate cancer patients, and spectroscopic and histopathological measurements of these samples for the construction of metabolic markers aimed at tumor diagnosis based on HRMAS 1HMR evaluation. Significant progresses have been achieved. Three peer-reviewed papers from the project have been published, and one new ... |
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