| VFILM: A Value Function Driven Approach to Information Lifecycle Management |
Apr 2011 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey Cleveland; Joseph P Loyall; Jonathan Webb; James Hanna; Shane Clark; RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CAMBRIDGE MA
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 | Information Management (IM) services need lifecycle management, i.e., determining how long persistent information is retained locally and when it is moved to accommodate new information. This is important when bridging IM services from enterprise to tactical environments, which can have limited onboard storage and be in highly dynamic situations with varying information needs. In this paper, we describe an approach to Value Function based Information Lifecycle Management (VFILM) that balances ... |
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| By Product Synergy Analysis |
24 MAR 2011 |
94 pages |
| Authors:
Francisco Leguiza; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The United States Air Forces generates various waste during the repair and overhaul activities. These wastes can involve hazardous material. Depending on the material, technologies exist or could be readily developed to convert wastes into feed-stock for other processes The old concept of managing material from cradle-to-grave now has evolved into cradle-to-cradle. This concept goes beyond the disposal of waste and can be even more cost-effective than recycling. The objective ... |
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| Challenges to the Marine Corps Mission, Past and Present |
22 Mar 2011 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Robert V Boucher; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This paper contrasts the current challenge to the Marine Corps mission with the historical challenges it has faced. It utilizes the tools developed by Neustadt and May in Thinking in Time, to help the reader evaluate the future role of the Corps by comparing the past and present. It highlights the similarities in the social, economical, and political environments that frame the challenges, and suggests how Marine Corps leadership may ... |
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| Parametric Rao Tests for Multichannel Adaptive Detection in Partially Homogeneous Environment |
11 MAR 2011 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Pu Wang; Hongbin Li; Braham Himed; STEVENS INST OF TECH HOBOKEN NJ DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| This paper considers the problem of detecting a multichannel signal in partially homogeneous environments, where the disturbances in both test signal and training signals share the same covariance matrix up to an unknown power scaling factor. Two different parametric Rao tests, referred to as the normalized parametric Rao (NPRao) test and the scale-invariant parametric Rao (SI-PRao) test, respectively, are developed by modeling the disturbance as a multichannel autoregressive (AR)process. The ... |
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| Models and Algorithms Involving Very Large Scale Stochastic Mixed-Integer Programs |
28 FEB 2011 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Suvrajeet Sen; OHIO STATE UNIV COLUMBUS INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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| Stochastic Mixed Integer Programs (SMIP) are recognized as one of the most formidable classes of mathematical programming problems. Not only are there significant challenges due to potentially large number of scenarios, but, SMIP with integers in the second stage give rise to a non-convex and discontinuous recourse function that may be difficult to optimize. As a result of this project, there have been significant advances in the design of algorithms ... |
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| Major Events Coordinated Security Solutions: The Application of the Project Management Body of Knowledge for Managing a Science and Technology Project |
FEB 2011 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Donna Wood; Colin Murray; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO) CENTRE FOR SECURITY SCIENCE
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| The Major Events Coordinated Security Solutions (MECSS) project was put in place to support the application of science and technology to reduce the security risk related to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics as well as the G8/G20 Summits. At the direction of the Assistant Deputy Minister Science and Technology, the MECSS project was to be managed in the same manner as Technology Demonstration Projects using project management best ... |
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| Evidence Based Design |
26 Jan 2011 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin Berry; JOINT TASK FORCE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION MEDICAL BETHESDA MD
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| These briefing charts discuss collaboration among experts in medicine, science and engineering along with industry and government to reach solutions to rapidly improve patient care. |
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| Innovations in Wound Infection Prevention and Management and Antimicrobial Countermeasures |
24 Jan 2011 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Duane Hospenthal; ARMY MEDICAL COMMAND FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| Partial contents: Wound Infection Prevention and Management - The Problem, Definitions, Solutions, Outline, Epidemiology, Prevention, Diagnostics, Treatment, Way Forward. |
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| Overview 2010 of ARL Program on Network Science for Human Decision Making |
Jan 2011 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce J West; ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE DURHAM NC
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| The Army Research Laboratory program on the Network Science of Human Decision Making brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines to work on a complex research problem that defies confinement within any single discipline. Consequently, new and rewarding solutions have been obtained for a problem of importance to society and the Army, that being, the human dimension of complex networks. This program investigates the basic research foundation of a ... |
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| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Delivering Innovative, Sustainable Solutions to the Nation's Engineering Challenges |
Jan 2011 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
William T Grisoli; CORPS OF ENGINEERS WASHINGTON DC
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| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has eight authorized CivilWorks mission areas: navigation, flood risk management, environmental protection and restoration, hydropower, regulatory, recreation, water supply, and emergency operations. We accomplish these missions with an annual civil works appropriation of about $5.7 billion. We have about 23,200 civilian employees and 300 military personnel devoted to civil works. Our organization is made up of nine regional offices (called divisions) whose boundaries ... |
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| Air Force Fixed-Wing Rescue: A Multifaceted Approach for Full-Spectrum Personnel Recovery |
Jan 2011 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Kyle J Porter; AIR AND SPACE POWER JOURNAL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The US Air Force has a rich heritage of highly effective rescue forces supporting global operations. In the past decade, the political and economic landscapes have changed significantly, requiring a retooling of both equipment and tactics for Air Force rescue. Imagine, for example, that an expeditionary rescue squadron located in the Horn of Africa (HOA) receives word that a remotely piloted aircraft carrying a sensitive payload has gone down in ... |
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| Electrostatic Repulsion of Charged Pith Balls Hanging from Strings |
Jan 2011 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Carl E Mungan; NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS MD DEPT OF PHYSICS
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| Two positively charged pith balls hang from a nail at the end of equal-length strings in Earth's surface gravitational field. The problem consists in finding each of the hanging angles when the balls do not necessarily have the samemass or charge. The solution is an excellent exercise in developing two skills: wisely choosing the coordinate axes in a free-body diagram, and correctly interpreting the roots and limits of a numerical ... |
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| Advanced Metalworking Solutions for Naval Systems That Go in Harm's Way. |
Jan 2011 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP JOHNSTOWN PA
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| NMC s activities can be categorized into several manufacturing areas, including metalworking technologies; advanced metallic materials; design for manufacturability; joining technologies; shipyard processes; and coatings removal and application. NMC's recent metalworking technology work involves the diverse efforts of improving cryostat fabrication and developing casting solutions for the LCS waterjet inlet tunnel. |
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| Solving Two-Level Optimization Problems with Applications to Robust Design and Energy Markets |
Jan 2011 |
223 pages |
| Authors:
Sauleh A Siddiqui; MARYLAND UNIV COLLEGE PARK
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| This dissertation provides efficient techniques to solve two-level optimization problems. Three specific types of problems are considered. The first problem is robust optimization, which has direct applications to engineering design. Traditionally robust optimization problems have been solved using an inner-outer structure, which can be computationally expensive. This dissertation provides a method to decompose and solve this two-level structure using a modified Benders decomposition. This gradient-based technique is applicable to robust ... |
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| Particle-laden Thin Film Flow: An Alternating Direction Implicit Scheme and Comparison between Theory, Numerical Simulations, and Experiments |
Jan 2011 |
122 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew R Mata; CALIFORNIA UNIV LOS ANGELES DEPT OF MATHEMATICS
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| Gravity-driven thin film flows have been analyzed in terms of fourth-order lubrication models, similarity solutions, traveling wave solutions, numerical simulations and experiments. However, in the case where particle are suspended within the fluid, studies have been largely limited to lubrication models, one-dimensional numerical simulations, and experiments. We present a numerical scheme for a lubrication model derived for particle-laden thin film flow in two dimensions with surface tension. The scheme relies ... |
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| Developing a More Complete Set of DMSMS Solutions |
Jan 2011 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Tracy Daubenspeck; NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER KEYPORT DIV WA
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| And Your IBRD Can Sing... |
Jan 2011 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan Madden; Christopher Russell; Brooke Pearson; CUBIC CORP SAN DIEGO CA
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| An interview of Ryan Madden (DTRA) and Chris Russell (DHS) discussing the IBRD program and the follow-on WARRP and TaCBRD efforts. GW: How would you summarize the project and its findings from traditional agent release/fate programs? RM: The premise of the IBRD (pronounced IBird, Ed. Interagency Biological Restoration Demonstration) exercise was that a wide-area biological attack (similar to the one presented in National Planning Scenario #2 Biological Attack Aerosol Anthrax ... |
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| Network Security Toolkit Including Heuristic Solutions for Trust System Placement and Network Obfuscation |
DEC 2010 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Gabriel H. Greve; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| For Part I, a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) network consists of a group stations and substations in a portion of the power grid. The use of Internet technology in SCADA communications as well as other factors has caused vulnerabilities. One idea to help mitigate this risk is to strategically place trust nodes to compartmentalize and secure the SCADA systems without disturbing its finely honed processes. The trust nodes ... |
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| An Automated Solution to the Multiuser Carved Data Ascription Problem |
Dec 2010 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Simson L Garfinkel; Aleatha Parker-Wood; Daniel Huynh; James Migletz; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| This paper presents a novel solution to the problem of determining the ownership of carved information found on disk drives and other storage media that have been used by more than one person. When a computer is subject to forensic examination information may be found that cannot be readily ascribed to a specific user. Such information is typically not located in a specific file or directory, but is found through ... |
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| Strategic Stability at Low Numbers of Nuclear Weapons |
01 Nov 2010 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffery Larsen; Polly Holdorf; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO
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| (U//FOUO)In a world with low numbers of nuclear weapons there must be reliable verification and monitoring procedures so that militarily significant cheating can be detected and addressed. Finally, a central question must be addressed: What is the problem for which the elimination of nuclear weapons is the solution? Is it the existence of the weapons themselves, the use of nuclear weapons, or both? It would behoove the United States to ... |
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| Analytical Solutions for Predicting Underwater Explosion Gas Bubble Behaviour |
NOV 2010 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Riley; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ATLANTIC DARTMOUTH (CANADA)
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| This study describes different analytical models that have previously been developed for predicting the radial growth and collapse of underwater explosion (UNDEX) gas bubbles in a free-field environment. The report describes the implementation of nine analytical gas bubble models, in the form of nonlinear differential equations, and a fourth-order Runge-Kutta solution method. Gas bubble radius time histories calculated with these models are compared to empirical models derived from published experimental ... |
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| Transitions: Issues, Challenges and Solutions in International Assistance |
Nov 2010 |
278 pages |
| Authors:
Harry R Yarger; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INST
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| States and humanitarian organizations intervene in fragile, failing, and failed states at critical points to serve their own interests and to assist the populations of the troubled states. At the point when these host states have become appropriately self-sufficient, or when the interveners deem it appropriate to leave, the host nation must reassume responsibility for its own destiny. In simple terms transition is the multi-disciplinary process by which intervening and ... |
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| Soft Computing Approach to Crack Detection and FPGA Implementation |
21 Oct 2010 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Arati M Dixit; Harpreet Singh; Thomas Meitzler; WAYNE STATE UNIV DETROIT MI DEPT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
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| Considerable interest has existed in the literature for a long time in support of real-time crack detection Non-Destructive Techniques (NDT) in a variety of applications. Various authors [1, 15, 16, and 17] have suggested different approaches in finding a solution to this problem. In this paper we suggest a Soft Computing approach using Fuzzy Logic as an effective method to take up this problem. It is also desirable to develop ... |
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| Systems Security Engineering |
22 AUG 2010 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis Barnabe; Jonathan Goodnight; Drew Hamilton; Barry Horowitz; Clifford Neuman; Stas Tarchalski; Jennifer Bayuk; OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (ACQUISITION TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS) WASHINGTON DC
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| The US needs dramatic improvements in systems security. Current defensive strategies, based principally on strengthening system peripheries, inspections, and similar bolt-on techniques add tremendously to cost and do not respond effectively to the growing sophistication of attacks. Systems cannot be assumed to have static boundaries, static user communities, or even a static set of services. To a great extent, systems engineers are inadequately prepared to address system security requirements. The ... |
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| New Generation of Physical Ranges for Infantry Training: Bringing in Sensor Systems and VR Technologies |
13 Jul 2010 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Amela Sadagic; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA MODELING VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS AND SIMULATION (MOVES)
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| Modeling and simulation solutions in training domain: support live-virtual constructive sub-division, advocate a replacement of training on physical ranges with training using simulations. Issues to be considered: training needs and is such subdivision productive? |
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| External Sustainability Factors and Risk Assessment |
17 Jun 2010 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Greg Riddlemoser; MARSTEL-DAY LLC FREDERICKSBURG VA
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| Maintaining Infrastructure through Green Solutions in The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) |
01 Jun 2010 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND REDSTONE ARSENAL AL
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| Topics to Cover: Corrosive island environment, isolation, age. About Kwajalein, Electric Vehicles/Solar Panels, Power Reduction/Energy Conservation, and Waste Oil Solution. |
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| HOMER as a Marine Corps Pre-Deployment Tool to Evaluate Power Solutions |
Jun 2010 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Brandon Newell; Sherif Michael; Dan Nussbaum; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
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| HOMER is a Micropower Optimization Tool, Developed at NREL, Now privately owned. Simulation of micropower systems. Optimization driven by cost analysis. |
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| Dynamic Analysis of an Optical Laser Platform |
10 May 2010 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Angela M Roush; NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS MD
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| Optical beam pointing is a critical topic in the study of Directed Energy Weapons Systems. One of the main operational concerns with optical beam pointing is the effect of small vibratory motion, defined as jitter. Understanding jitter is important for minimizing the effect it has upon a directed energy beam s intensity at its target. In this project, Lagrange s equations of motion are derived for a visco-elastic, point-supported plate ... |
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| The Bayes Tree: Enabling Incremental Reordering and Fluid Relinearization for Online Mapping |
29 Jan 2010 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Kaess; Viorela Ila; Richard Roberts; Frank Dellaert; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LAB
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| In this paper we present a novel data structure, the Bayes tree, which exploits the connections between graphical model inference and sparse linear algebra. The proposed data structure provides a new perspective on an entire class of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithms. Similar to a junction tree, a Bayes tree encodes a factored probability density, but unlike the junction tree it is directed and maps more naturally to the ... |
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| Elastic Stress Analysis of Advanced Functionally Graded Plates Impacted by Blast Loading |
18 Jan 2010 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Terry Hause; ARMY TANK AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER WARREN MI
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| The foundation of the theory of functionally graded plates with all four edges simply supported, under a Friedlander explosive spherical air-blast, is developed, within the classical plate theory (CPT). The constituent materials, ceramic and metal, vary across the wall thickness according to a prescribed power law. The theory incorporates the geometrical nonlinearities, the dynamic effects, compressive/tensile edge loadings, damping effects, and the structural symmetries (symmetric and asymmetric). The static and ... |
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| A Spectral Element Solution of the Klein-Gordon Equation with High-Order Treatment of Time and Non-Reflecting Boundary |
Jan 2010 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph M Lindquist; Beny Neta; Francis X Giraldo; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS
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| A spectral element (SE) implementation of the Givoli?Neta non-reflecting boundary condition (NRBC) is considered for the solution of the Klein?Gordon equation. The infinite domain is truncated via an artificial boundary B, and a high-order NRBC is applied on B. Numerical examples, in various configurations, concerning the propagation of a pressure pulse are used to demonstrate the performance of the SE implementation. Effects of time integration techniques and long term results ... |
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| Algorithms for Automated DNA Assembly |
Jan 2010 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas Densmore; Timothy H Hsiau; Joshua T Kittleson; Will DeLoache; Christopher Batten; J C Anderson; JOINT BIOENERGY INST EMERYVILLE CA
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| Generating a defined set of genetic constructs within a large combinatorial space provides a powerful method for engineering novel biological functions. However, the process of assembling more than a few specific DNA sequences can be costly, time consuming and error prone. Even if a correct theoretical construction scheme is developed manually, it is likely to be suboptimal by any number of cost metrics. Modular, robust and formal approaches are needed ... |
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| Optimization of Highway Work Zone Decisions Considering Short-Term and Long-Term Impacts |
Jan 2010 |
253 pages |
| Authors:
Ning Yang; MARYLAND UNIV COLLEGE PARK
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| With the increase of the number, duration, and scope of maintenance projects on the national highway system, transportation agencies face great challenges in developing effective comprehensive work zone management plans which minimize the negative impacts on road users and workers. The types of maintenance operation, timing duration, configuration, and user impact mitigation strategies are major considerations in developing work zone management plans. Some of those decisions may not only affect ... |
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| Designing the Desired State: A Process and Model for Operational Design |
2010 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Jonathan M. Stofka; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The irregular wars fought in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001 have highlighted the need for a new approach to planning when facing ill-structured problems. Operational design is a suitable approach; however, implementation has fallen short and begs for a simple model and process for explanation. The irregular wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have highlighted the need for a new planning process. Irregular warfare has proved to be much more complex ... |
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| BRS Acoustic Analysis, Southern California Behavioral Response Study SOCAL Range Complex Marine Mammal Monitoring Support |
2010 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Rowena Carlson; Christopher Kyburg; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER PACIFIC SAN DIEGO CA
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| The Behavioral Response Studies are intended to collect information which will enable the Navy to minimize negative impact on marine mammals related to sonar and other sources of anthropogenic sound in the marine environment from Navy training operations. The Whale Identification, Logging and Display (WILD) software is intended to be a solution which provides the situational awareness needed to conduct controlled exposure experiments safely while thoroughly documenting the events and ... |
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| Operational Planning for Multiple Heterogeneous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Three Dimensions |
JUN 2009 |
136 pages |
| Authors:
Blair E. Negron; ALFRED P SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CAMBRIDGE MA
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| Unmanned aerial vehicles are being incorporated in an increasing variety of operations. To take full advantage of the vehicles, the plans for the operations should integrate each vehicle's capabilities when planning the operations. This thesis focuses on planning operations for multiple, heterogeneous UAVs for the purpose of monitoring Earth's phenomena through data collection. The planning is done for flight in three dimensions. The problem also includes time window constraints for ... |
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| The Lack of Consistent Diaspirin Cross-Linked Hemoglobin Infusion Blood Pressure Effects in the US and EU Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock Clinical Trials |
Apr 2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Edward P Sloan; Nora B Philbin; Max D Koenigsberg; Weihua Gao; NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Hemoglobin solutions have demonstrated a pressor effect that could adversely affect hemorrhagic shock patient resuscitation through accelerated hemorrhage, diminished perfusion, or inadequate resuscitation. Data from two parallel, multicenter traumatic hemorrhagic shock clinical trials in 17 US emergency departments and in 27 EU prehospital systems using diaspirin cross-linked hemoglobin (DCLHb), a hemoglobin-based resuscitation fluid. In the 219 patients, patients were 37 years old, 64% sustained blunt injury, 48% received DCLHb, and ... |
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| Practical Application of Two-Turning-Point Theory to Mountain-Wave Transmission through a Wind Jet |
Feb 2009 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Dave Broutman; Stephen D Eckermann; James W Rottman; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC SPACE SCIENCE DIV
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| A Fourier method is used to model mountain waves that have nearby turning points in a wind jet. In Fourier space, the propagation equations are solved by ray theory. To correct for the ray singularity at a turning point without time-consuming special-function evaluations, the ray solution is linearly interpolated across the breakdown region. The Fourier solutions for the spatial wavefield are compared with mesoscale model simulations in two cases: two-dimensional ... |
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| Nontrivial Solutions to the Cubic Sieve Congruence Problem: x3 is congruent to y2z mod p: Soluciones no Triviales al problema de Congruencia de Criba Cubica: x3 is congruent to y2z mod p |
Jan 2009 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Subhamoy Maitra; Y V Subba Rao; Pantelimon Stanica; Sugata Gangopadhyay; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS
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| In this paper we discuss the problem of finding nontrivial solutions to the Cubic Sieve Congruence problem, that is solutions of x3 is congruent to y2z (mod p), where x, y, z p 1/2 and x3 not equal to y2z. The solutions to this problem are useful in solving the Discrete Log Problem or factorization by index calculus method. Apart from the cryptographic interest this problem is motivating by ... |
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| On a Diophantine Equation of Stroeker |
27 Oct 2008 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
F Luca; P Stanica; A Togbe; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS
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| In this paper, we prove that there are infinitely many positive integers N such that the Diophantine equation (x2 + y)(x + y2) = N(x - y)3 has no nontrivial integer solution (x, y). |
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| A CAA Primer for Practicing Engineers |
APR 2008 |
163 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Tam; FLORIDA STATE UNIV TALLAHASSEE DEPT OF MATHEMATICS
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| This is a CAA (computational aeroacoustics) primer written specifically for AEDC. This is not a document written for research in CAA. It is to be a user's guide for practicing engineers who have responsibilities of solving (through prediction) or resolving (through better understanding) aeroacoustics problems by extensive computation. Oftentimes established codes that may or may not have been designed for aeroacoustics applications are used. For this reason the accuracy and ... |
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| Joint Recruiting...Is the Time Right |
15 MAR 2008 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Cynthia A. Brown; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| During the late 1990's, joint recruiting was touted by Congress and many in the Department of Defense as a cost effective solution for filling the military ranks. Since that time, the initiatives, studies, and media attention have died down. With inevitable changes in our government administration and rumors of decreased supplemental and defense authorization bills, the pressures for joint recruiting may return in full force. In an environment characterized by ... |
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| Design, Construction and Testing of a Prototype Holonomic Autonomous Vehicle |
DEC 2007 |
211 pages |
| Authors:
Kirk N. Volland; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| United States Department of Defense (DoD) autonomous vehicle efforts have concentrated research in areas that support development of unmanned ground and air battlefield vehicles. Little attention has been paid to applying robotics to automate routine tasks. A robotic solution consisting of a prototype holonomic vehicle is proposed to search for, detect, and remove debris that could cause foreign object damage (FOD) to turbine-engine aircraft operated from ships. Holonomic, or omnidirectional, ... |
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| A Department of Homeland Security Reserves (DHS-R): Simultaneously Protecting the Homeland While Alleviating the Increased DoD Role in Homeland Defense and Security |
DEC 2007 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
David V. Schulz; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| As the Global War on Terror continues to exhaust both federal and state military resources, it is important to establish a domestic disaster response plan that does not rely or default to a military solution. Post-Katrina assessments highlight that the response to Hurricane Katrina has tarnished the DHS and FEMA's image and trust that Americans have in the government's ability to respond effectively to a disaster. The Department of Homeland ... |
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| Collaborative Point Paper on Border Surveillance Technology |
DEC 2007 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE ORGANIZATION WASHINGTON DC
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| Background. Controlling movement across national borders presents numerous political, economic and technical challenges. While primary responsibility for border control rests with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), the respective defense departments have both key roles and significant materiel resources with which to support national security objectives. Given the size and in many cases remoteness of North American borders, technical solutions are ... |
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| Immobilization of Antimicrobial Activities in Inorganic Matrices (BRIEFING SLIDES) |
14 NOV 2007 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn R. Johnson; Heather R. Luckarift; Matthew D. Eby; Lloyd J. Nadeau; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB TYNDALL AFB FL MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING DIRECTORATE
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| Numerous biochemical mechanisms protect organisms against potential microbial infection. Materials that incorporate active antimicrobial biomolecules could provide a significant advance for self-sanitizing surfaces and decontamination processes. Current fundamental research in our laboratory focuses on defining the interface between polypeptides and inorganic support materials. Additional work aims for the isolation and identification of new antimicrobial molecules from recombinant libraries. The understanding and discoveries can be applied to development of a new ... |
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| Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses |
09 OCT 2007 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | According to the Administration's National Security Strategy document released on March 16, 2006, the United States may face no greater challenge from a single country than Iran. That perception continues, generated primarily by Iran s nuclear program and intensified by Iran s military assistance to armed groups in Iraq and Afghanistan and to Lebanese Hezbollah. In part to direct regional attention to that view but also to engage Iran on ... |
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| A Transactions Cost Economics Approach to Defense Acquisition Management |
30 DEC 2006 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Raymond Franck; John Dillard; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| This study examines defense acquisition through the new lens of Transaction Cost Economics (TCE). TCE is an emergent field in economics that has multiple applications to defense acquisition practices. TCE's original focus was to guide "make-or-buy?" decisions that define the boundaries of a firm. This study reviews insights afforded by TCE that impact government outsourcing ("buy" decisions) paying special attention to defense procurement. The study offers a brief synthesis and ... |
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| Energy Efficient Millimeter Wave Radio Link Establishment With Smart Array Antennas |
01 NOV 2006 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Behnam Neekzad; John S. Baras; Kamran Sayrafian-Pour; MARYLAND UNIV COLLEGE PARK DEPT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
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| Consider a system of two millimeter wave transceiver nodes A and B. We assume that each node is equipped with a circular array antenna that has beamforming capability. We are interested in using the beamforming capability to find the best possible directions for transmission and reception such that the communication link between two nodes provides maximal SNR at the receiver. A protocol that in most cases achieves the optimal solution ... |
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