| Follow-Up Community Noise Survey of Noise Barriers at Warfield ANG, Baltimore, Maryland |
MAR 90 |
164 pages |
| Authors:
Winston J. Shaffer Ii; AIR FORCE OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LAB BROOKS AFB TX
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 | This report is a follow-up report to USAFOEHL Report 87-164EHO441LNA, and presents documentation on the effectiveness of the two barrier design installed at Warfield ANG to control community noise complaints from unsuppressed TF34-GE-100A engine run-ups. Measurements indicate the barriers are working as designed and provide a 7 decibel overall noise reduction at the complainant's property. Keywords: Noise; Noise barrier; TF34-GE-100A TF 34; Barrier; Community noise; Noise suppressor; Warfield ANG MD; ... |
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| Hazardous Waste Technical Assistance Survey, Luke AFB, Arizona |
MAR 90 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Nancy S. Hedgecock; Patrick T. McMullen; AIR FORCE OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LAB BROOKS AFB TX
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| At the request of 832 Medical Group (TAC)/SGPB, the AFOEHL conducted a hazardous waste technical assistance survey at Luke AFB (LAFB) from 30 Oct - 3 Nov 89. The scope of this survey was to address hazardous waste management practices, explore opportunities for hazardous waste minimization, and to determine possible industrial discharges to the sanitary sewer. The survey team performed a shop-by-shop evaluation of chemical waste management practices as well ... |
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| Operability and Reliability Survey of the T-Thermal Submerged Quench Incinerator |
19 FEB 90 |
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| Authors:
MORRISON KNUDSEN ENGINEERS INC DENVER CO
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 | Focus developed an operability and reliability survey for the T- Thermal SQI system. This survey was used to gather data from eleven T-Thermal SQI units located in the continental United States and Puerto Rico which are incinerating aqueous liquids which were the most similar to Basin F liquid. This report summarizes the results of this survey. |
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| General Aviation Activity and Avionics. Calendar Year 1990 |
90 |
332 pages |
| Authors:
EXECUTIVE RESOURCE ASSOCIATES ARLINGTON VA
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| This report presents the results of the annual General Aviation Activity and Avionics Survey. The survey is conducted by the FAA to obtain information on the activity and avionics of the United States registered general aviation aircraft fleet. The report contains breakdowns of active aircraft, annual flight hours, average flight hours and other statistics by manufacturer/ modeL group, aircraft type, state and region of based aircraft, and primary use. Also ... |
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| A Cultural Resources Survey of the Paul Pickle Permit Request Area, Bayou Deview - 7, Poinsett County, Arkansas |
DEC 89 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Jimmy D. McNeil; ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT MEMPHIS TN
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| On 1 December 1989, an intensive cultural resources survey was conducted by the Environmental Analysis Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, over approximately one acre of land of a permit area. The area was cleared but covered with grass and a gravel road. The area is located in Township 12N, Range 2E, NW, SE1/4 of Section 6 on the Risher quadrangle map, Poinsett County, Arkansas. A ... |
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| A Cultural Resources Survey of the Harrington Creek, Section 14 Study, Shelby County, Tennessee - A Negative Finding Report |
OCT 89 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Jimmy D. McNeil; ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT MEMPHIS TN
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| On 3 October 89, an intensive cultural resources survey was conducted by the Environmental Analysis Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, Staff Archeologist, Mr. Jimmy McNeil. The Harrington Creek erosion area is located approximately 700 feet (210 meters) northeast of the Raleigh LaGrange road and Harrington Creek Crossing. The area covers 4.8 acres. Proposed work for the area includes grading of the creek bank to a ... |
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| Survey of United States Army Reserve (USAR) Troop Program Unit (TPU) soldiers - 1989 |
30 SEP 89 |
543 pages |
| Authors:
WESTAT INC ROCKVILLE MD
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| Perceptions of Air Force Base-Level Transportation Officers Towards the Effectiveness of Air Force Base-Level Transportation Performance Measurement Indicators |
SEP 89 |
132 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin N. Brewer; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTIC S
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| The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of selected base-level transportation performance measurement indicators. These included the Vehicle Integrated Management System (VIMS), as well as certain vehicle operations indicators. Transportation squadron commanders and certain staff officers within the continental United States belonging to the Strategic Air Command (SAC), Tactical Air Command (TAC), and Military Airlift Command (MAC) were surveyed. The study examined the officers' perceptions against seven ... |
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| A Cultural Resources Survey of the Fletcher Creek, Section 14 Study, Shelby County, Tennessee - A Negative Finding Report |
SEP 89 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Jimmy D. McNeil; ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT MEMPHIS TN
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| On 24 August 89, an intensive cultural resources survey was conducted by the Environmental Analysis Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, Staff Archeologists, Mr. Jimmy McNeil and Mr. Douglas Prescott. The Fletcher Creek erosion area is located 1/2 mile southwest of Interchange No. 16 on I-40, east of Memphis. The area covers 11.3 acres. Proposed work for the area includes grading of the creek bank to ... |
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| Survey and Analysis of Surface Warfare Officer Career Path Issues |
SEP 89 |
122 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory S. Gilbert; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Surface Warfare Officers (SWO) attending the Naval Postgraduate School were surveyed on career issues pertaining to career path specialization, warfare skills, SWO qualifications, and their impact on readiness. Survey results indicate that: (1) SWO technical competency does not mandate specialization as a means to enhance readiness, (2) assigning department heads to single 30+ month tours and/or rotating them to provide officer continuity through work-up and deployment may enhanced readiness, (3) ... |
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| Intensive Archaeological Survey Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin |
25 AUG 89 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Donald J. Weir; William E. Rutter; COMMONWEALTH CULTURAL RESOURCES GROUP JACKSON MI
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| An intensive archaeological survey was conducted at Two Rivers, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. The project area lies adjacent to Lake Michigan, a short distance from the confluence of the Twin Rivers with the lake. A dredge disposal beach nourishment site is proposed within the city of Two Rivers. As a result, shovel tests and surface transects were conducted over the project area. No cultural materials were encountered and no cultural ... |
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| Proton Magnetometer Survey of Site 3MS105, Eaker Air Force Base, Arkansas |
06 JUN 89 |
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| Authors:
Linda Wadleigh; Kevin W. Thompson; TETRA TECH INC SAN BERNANDINO CA
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| A proton magnetometer survey was conducted over portions of Site 3MS105, a 75-acre multicomponent prehistoric village site in northeast Arkansas. The magnetometer survey was used as a nondestructive means of locating subsurface archaeological features. Archaeologists conducted an intensive recordation of the site partially concurrent with the magnetometer survey. Surface cultural material included arrow points, ceramics, human skeletal material, faunal remains, shell, and historic glass and metal. Anticipated subsurface cultural materials ... |
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| Remote Sensing Survey and Evaluation of the American Pass and Blue Point Chute Weirs, Atchafalaya Channel Training Project, Louisiana |
JUN 89 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Charles E. Pearson; Allen R. Saltus; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS INC BATON ROUGE LA
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| A remote sensing survey of two locales slated for weir construction along the lower portion of the Atchafalaya Main Channel was conducted. The primary instrument used was the magnetometer. Over 30 magnetic anomalies were located, most of which appear to be small, individual objects, possibly modern debris. Three anomalies in one of the areas, American Pass, fall adjacent to the preposed location of the weir. Exploratory diving failed to locate ... |
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| Questionnaire Construction Manual |
JUN 89 |
229 pages |
| Authors:
Bettina A. Babbitt; Charles O. Nystrom; ESSEX CORP WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA HUMAN FACTORS AND TRAINING SYSTEMS GROUP
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| This manual updates the 10-year-old Questionnaire Construction Manual. The revision was prepared primarily by the Essex Corporation under contract to the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI). It has the same purpose as the earlier version--to provide guidance for those who construct and/or administer questionnaires as part of Army operational test and evaluations such as those conducted by the TRADOC Combined arms Test Activity and the ... |
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| A Deep Optical Infrared Survey |
07 MAR 89 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Marcia J. Lebofsky; ARIZONA UNIV TUCSON
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| This grant was awarded to develop the necessary hardware to carry out a deep sky survey at the near-infrared wavelength of 2 microns. The grant was also to cover an initial operating period after which funding would be sought from other sources to finish the survey. The survey strategy consists of placing a near-infrared array with a silicon charged coupled readout (CCD) at the focus of a transit telescope on ... |
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| The Investigative Interview: A Review of Practice and Related Research |
NOV 88 |
165 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J. Bosshardt; David A. Dubois; Cheryl Paullin; Gary W. Carter; PERSONNEL DECISIONS RESEARCH INST MINNEAPOLIS MN
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| This study examined current practice and research related to the investigative interview. A framework for examining the interviewing process was developed. Site visits were conducted to five government agencies and several industrial organizations were surveyed to identify current investigative interviewing practices. Existing research suggested that the investigative interview is a highly useful background investigation method. Related research from the employment interviewing, survey research, interrogation, general interviewing, and detection of deception ... |
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| The Army Communications Objectives Measurement System (ACOMS): Quarterly Reports |
SEP 88 |
398 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory H. Gaertner; Veronica F. Nieva; Timothy W. Elig; Michael E. Benedict; WESTAT INC ROCKVILLE MD
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| This Army Communications Objectives Measurement System (ACOMS) document contains the quarterly reports for Fall 1986, Winter 1987, Spring 1987, Summer 1987, and Fall 1987. Introductory material describes the ACOMS project and explains how to interpret the quarterly reports. Each report contains a brief overview of the quarter's data collection efforts and presents the major results of youth interviews conducted during the quarter. The findings are presented in a series of ... |
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| An Analysis of Computer Skills Possessed by AFIT Class 89S/D |
SEP 88 |
142 pages |
| Authors:
Richard C. Lenz; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS
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| The purpose of this thesis was to discover the level of computer knowledge incoming AFIT students possess. This information was attained through a mail survey before the incoming class arrived. Much of the information attained from the survey is presented using descriptive statistics. Five hypotheses were tested. The first two hypotheses attempted to correlate a respondent's college graduation date and birth date with computer knowledge. The third attempted to show ... |
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| Officer Resignation Survey the First Year |
AUG 88 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
B. J. Hodge; AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES CANBERRA PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH UNIT (1)
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| An earlier report examined the data from the first year of the officer resignation survey. Responses from 290 officers are involved. Results confirm the findings of an earlier preliminary report and are consistent with other findings in the area. Keywords: Officers, Resignation, Survey, Questionnaires, Australian army, Attrition, Morale, Military psychology. (SDW) |
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| Final Screening Program, Third and Fourth Quarters, Task 4. Version 3.1 |
MAY 88 |
446 pages |
| Authors:
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC ENGLEWOOD CO
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| This document presents the results of Task 4 third and fourth quarter monitoring efforts. Third and fourth quarter investigations included the measurement, collection, and analysis of surface and ground water data. The report includes the following: (1) Summary of ground and surface water monitoring networks and analytical suite development for third and fourth quarters. (2) Geochemical data from ground water and surface water analyses presented in tables with RMA distribution ... |
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| Aquatic Plant Control Research Program. Alligatorweed Survey of Ten Southern States |
APR 88 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
Alfred F. Confrancesco Jr; ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.) is an exotic South American plant introduced into the United States prior to 1897. It rapidly developed into problem levels throughout most southern states, where it outcompetes native vegetation and interferes with navigation and recreational use of waterways. Three biological control agents Agasicles hygrophila (Selman and Vogt), Amynothrips andersoni (O'Neill) and Vogita malloi (Pastrana) were released in the United States between 1964 and 1970 for ... |
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| Side-Scan Sonar Investigation of Breakwaters at Calumet and Burns Harbors on Southern Lake Michigan |
DEC 87 |
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| Authors:
Andrew Morang; COASTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER VICKSBURG MS
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| Side-scan sonar surveys were conducted at Calumet Harbor, Illinois, and Burns Harbor, Indiana, on 24-25 September 1985, to assess the condition of the breakwaters and the protective riprap. Discussed herein are data analyses from these surveys. Also presented is a discussion of the theory and operation of side-scan sonar. |
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| Probability of Archaeological Site Occurrence in the Northern Portion of the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway: An Analysis of the Distribution of Cultural Resources and Environmental Features |
30 OCT 87 |
113 pages |
| Authors:
Duncan C. Wilkie; Mary A. Niemczycki; CULTURAL RESOURCES CONSULTANTS INC SANDPOINT ID
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| This study involved intensive literature and site file search as well as consultation with individual knowledgeable about local cultural resources and environment. Data on archaeological site distribution; prehistoric and historic settlement patterns and the environmental setting of the study area were analyzed using an interdisciplinary approach to identify areas which would have the highest probability of archaeological site occurrence. This distribution of archaeological sites was examined in relation to elevation, ... |
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| 1986 Early Career Satisfaction Survey. Technical Manual |
OCT 87 |
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| Authors:
Daniel C. Lockhart; Michael Wagner; Christine Cheng; BATTELLE MEMORIAL INST COLUMBUS, OH
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| The purpose of the effort described in this research note was fourfold: (1) to obtain data files for the Enlisted Decision Surveys, b) to collect information from respondents, c) to process and analyze data, and d) to prepare survey documentation. The enclosed technical manual contains the documentation and data source/codebook describing the survey procedures, methodology, results, and lessons learned. Keywords: Realistic job previews, First-term enlistees, Job satisfaction, Longitudinal analysis, Attitudes, ... |
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| Installation Restoration Program. Phase 1. Records Search for: Part A. Headquarters, 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, Birmingham Municipal Airport, Birmingham, Alabama. Part B. 226th Combat Information Systems Group, Martin |
AUG 87 |
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| Authors:
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECHNICAL CENTER ROCKVILLE MD
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| The Hazardous Materials Technical Center (HMTC) conducted the Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Phase I - Records Search of the 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (TRW), Alabama Air National Guard, Birmingham Municipal Airport, Birmingham, Alabama. The Records Search included: an onsite visit including interviews with 22 Base employees conducted by HMTC personnel during the period 5-7 November 1986; the acquisition and analysis of pertinent information and records on hazardous materials use and ... |
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| The 1985 ARI Survey of Army Recruits: Tabular Description of Army National Guard Accessions |
APR 87 |
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| Authors:
Jeanna F. Celeste; Vivian F. Ramsey; Bruce F. Allen; Jansen B. Davis; Dorrit C. Garver; WESTAT INC ROCKVILLE MD
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| This is one of eight reports that provide background information, descriptions of survey approach, assessments of data quality, and preliminary results from the 1985 summer administration of the ARI Survey of Army Recruits, familiarly known as the New Recruit Survey (NRS). This is a volume of crosstables describing the attitudes, demographics, and service-related characteristics of non-prior-service Army recruits entering active duty during the summer of 1985. Tabulation volumes contain an ... |
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| Cultural Resource Reconnaissance of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Land Alongside Lake Sakakawea in Mountrail County, North Dakota. Volume 1. Main Report |
11 FEB 87 |
708 pages |
| Authors:
R. P. Winham; Kerry A. Lippincott; Edward J. Lueck; AUGUSTANA COLL SIOUX FALLS SD ARCHEOLOGY LAB OF THE CENTER FOR WESTERN STUDIE S
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| A cultural resource reconnaissance of the left (north) bank of Lake Sakakawea was conducted in 1985-1986 by the survey located 176 new sites and evaluated 48 previously recorded sites. The majority of the sites are classified as artifact scatters, stone circle sites and historic Euro-American sites. Twelve depressions are classified as eagle trapping pits. Other site types include stone cairns, stone alignments, circular stone settings and unassigned depressions. Diagnostic projectile ... |
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| A Cultural Resource Survey of the East Shore of Lake Oahe, South Dakota. Volume 1. Covering Report |
DEC 86 |
552 pages |
| Authors:
Robert E. Pepperl; Carl R. Falk; NEBRASKA UNIV LINCOLN DIV OF ARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH
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| Class III cultural resource investigations within the South Dakota portion of the currently operating Lake Oahe project were completed 1978-1986 . Intensive (100% coverage) survey of project lands (ca. 32, 110 ac) along the eastern shore of the lake resulted in identification of 229 Native American sites, with Euroamerican resources (76 components) found at an additional 52 sites. Native American resources range from extensive earthlodge villages and stone features to ... |
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| Worldwide Survey of Alcohol and Nonmedical Drug Use Among Military Personnel: 1985 |
JUN 86 |
297 pages |
| Authors:
Robert M. Bray; Mary A. Marsden; L. L. Guess; Sarah C. Wheeless; D. K. Pate; RESEARCH TRIANGLE INST RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC
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| The focus of the report is on understanding the nature and extent of substance use in the military and the resulting negative consequences from that use. Chapter 1 of the report provides a brief introduction and overview of the study and chapter 2 describes relevant past research on civilian and military substance use. Chapter 3 presents conceptual definitions of use, abuse and adverse effects and notes the analytic approach of ... |
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| The 1984 ARI Survey of Army Recruits: Codebook for Summer 84 USAR and ARNG Survey Respondents |
MAY 86 |
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| Authors:
Jeanna F. Celeste; Jansen B. Davis; Dorrit C. Garver; Veronica F. Nieva; Vivian F. Ramsey; WESTAT INC ROCKVILLE MD
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| The ARI Survey of Army Recruits (more commonly known as the New Recruits Survey NRS) is conducted to obtain information on the characteristics, enlistment motivations, attitudes, and knowledge of recruits at the point of their initial entry into the U.S. Army. The eleven reports in the 1984 series include user's manuals, codebooks (which focus on data file documentation, including special variables, and use of the survey data available from respondents), ... |
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| Precision Imagery and Audiovisual Media Maintenance Career Ladder AFSC 404X0 |
MAY 86 |
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| Authors:
AIR FORCE OCCUPATIONAL MEASUREMENT CENTER RANDOLPH AFB TX
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| This is a report of an occupational survey of the Precision Imagery and Audiovisual Media Maintenance career ladder completed by the Occupational Analysis Division, USAF Occupational Measurement Center, in April 1986. The specialty was last surveyed in May 1981. A specific issue to be considered in this report is the evaluation of the amount and type of electronics principles training necessary due to a substantial influx of electronics equipment entering ... |
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| Attitude Survey: Police and Fire Service Integration |
APR 86 |
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| Authors:
Jan C. Hoffmaster; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The purpose of this research was to conduct further investigation into the possibility of integrating the Air Force security police and fire protection organizations into one public safety organization. There is a continuing effort within the Air Force to strive for more cost-effective ways in which to operate individual organizations. The public safety concept has been used in many civilian communities as an effective and economical way to utilize the ... |
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| Near East/South Asia Report, The Arabs in the Year 2000 |
31 MAR 1986 |
127 pages |
| Authors:
JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE ARLINGTON VA
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| The Arabs in the Year 2000" is the subject of a survey conducted by AL-MAJALLAH on Arab conditions by the end of this, the 20th, century and the beginning of the next, the 21st, century. Those Arab conditions that were the subject of the survey were political, economic, military, cultural and social. In this broad-based survey over 80 Arab intellectuals who are directly involved in ... |
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| Juvenile Periodontitis. Prevalence and Clinical Findings in a Young Military Population |
86 |
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| Authors:
Robert Bousquet; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| The purpose of this study was twofold. One, to determine the prevalence, geographic distribution, sex ratio and racial distribution of juvenile periodontitis in a young, U.S. military population. And two, to document the clinical characteristics of juvenile periodontitis in these patients. The panoramic radiographs of 16,658 U.S. Air Force basic trainees were screened for alveolar bone loss. Forty-four patients were identified as having juvenile periodontitis. Of these, 36 were available ... |
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| Navstar GPS (Global Positioning System) Accuracy While Surveying Arrays of Deep Ocean Transponders |
DEC 85 |
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| Authors:
Larry A. Anderson; PACIFIC MISSILE TEST CENTER POINT MUGU CA
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| This paper presents the observed accuracy of the Navstar GPS Global Positioning System when used with acoustic data to geodetically locate arrays of bottom-mounted ocean transponders. Two arrays were to be located, and each was surveyed on several separate occasions. In addition to GPS with dual frequency precise P-code, the arrays were located by using Argo, Syledis, Transit satellites, and by several other tracking methods. Because the array positions have ... |
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| Attitude Survey of Military Family Housing Occupants, Hawaii 1985. Supplement. Statistical Tables |
NOV 85 |
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| Authors:
Judith K. Lawson; Dianne J. Murphy; NAVY PERSONNEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps personnel assigned in Hawaii and living in military family housing were surveyed for their opinions and attitudes about their housing and support facilities and services. Topics covered included: General Satisfaction and Perceived Living Conditions; Policies, Procedures, and Operations; Facilities; Maintenance; Services and Self-help; Security; Communications; and Housing Referral and Temporary Lodging Allowance (TLA). Results showed that 68 percent of the service members were ... |
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| U.S. Army Advertising from the Recruits' Viewpoint |
SEP 85 |
206 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy W. Elig; Mary M. Weltin; Allyn Hertzbach; Richard M. Johnson; Paul A. Gade; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This paper focuses on the recruits' self-reported media habits, recall of Army advertising by media, and reported response to Army advertising. This paper examines the media habits of Army recruits and profiles the media that are most likely to draw an audience from which the Army needs to recruit in order to sustain a high quality force. While there are many commercial vendors for information on the media habits of ... |
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| Results of Operational Testing of LASS-II (Litton Auto-Surveyor System) Systems |
SEP 85 |
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| Authors:
L. Pfeifer; R. Tyszka; DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY WASHINGTON DC
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| The Defense Mapping Agency has been active in the field of inertial surveying since 1975. More recently, delivery was taken of two Litton Auto- Surveyor System II (LASS-II) units. This paper describes the testing carried out with these two systems over the Cheyenne IPS Test Course and presents a statistical analysis of the results obtained. New mathematical models for the RMS error of interpolated position and height as a function ... |
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| General Aviation Pilot and Aircraft Activity Survey |
SEP 85 |
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| Authors:
Carolyn Frank; Jon Ohman; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER CAMBRIDGE MA
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| This report provides a summary and analysis of the data collected in the 1984 General Aviation Pilot and Aircraft Activity Survey. The survey was conducted at a random sample of general aviation airports across the nation throughout the months of July, August, September, and October, 1984 by the Federal Aviation Administration with the assistance of the Civil Air Patrol. The survey data provide information regarding the magnitude and characteristics of ... |
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| Some Operational Aspects of Inertial Surveying Systems |
AUG 85 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
M. Macomber; L. Pfeifer; DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY WASHINGTON DC
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| The surveying community has now accumulated about a decade of experience with the development, testing and operational use of inertial surveying systems. Tremendous progress has been made in identifying error sources and developing operational procedures to minimize or eliminate them, or devising means to correct for them. Even so, there remain three errors which are viewed as impediments to the efficient and effective application of inertial technology to precise surveying. ... |
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| The Family Survey as a Diagnostic Instrument |
JUL 85 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Karol Girdler; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| The purpose of this paper is to document analyses done to make refinements in an instrument previously used for a May 1983 survey of 1,036 Army couples in the U. S. Army in Europe. The analyses were performed to determine strengths and weaknesses of the instrument, as well as to examine implications for use of data obtained from such an instrument. Sections of the instrument were assessed to determine whether ... |
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| Cultural Resources Intensive Survey and Testing of Mississippi River Levee Berms, Crittenden and Desha Counties, Arkansas and Mississippi, Scott, Cape Girardeau and Pemiscot Counties, Missouri |
JUL 85 |
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| Authors:
Lorraine Heartfield; HEARTFIELD PRICE AND GREENE INC MONROE LA
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| Heartfield, Price and Greene, Inc. of Monroe, Louisiana was contracted by the Memphis District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers under contract number DACW66-83-C-0030, Item R-703, to conduct a background, archival and literature search, and an intensive cultural resources survey of the project area of proposed Mississippi River levee berm stabilization in the vicinity of Porter Lake, Crittenden County. The purpose of this project is to prevent further ... |
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| A Cultural Resources Survey of Item R-729-R Riverside Slide Repair, West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas |
JUN 85 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Jimmy D. McNeil; ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT MEMPHIS TN
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| On 13 June 1985, an intensive cultural resources survey was conducted by the Environmental Analysis Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, over approximately 2.87 acres adjacent to the Mississippi River Mainline Levee, riverside. The entire area was overgrown with trees and bushes. The proposed work includes borrowing dirt to use as fill material. A pedestrian survey failed to locate any prehistoric, historic, or architectural sites within ... |
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| A Cultural Resource Survey of Springfield Canal, Chatham County, Georgia |
17 SEP 1984 |
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| Authors:
C. B. DePratter; R. R. Doyon; SOUTHEASTERN ARCHEOLOGICAL SERVICES INC ATHENS GA
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| Research on the Springfield Canal project, Chatham County, Georgia, consisted of a historic documents search and an archeological survey. The project area is on the western fringes of the city of Savannah in lowlands once drained by Musgrove Creek and its tributaries. The present Springfield Canal is the result of incremental development over a period of 150 years. A 200-foot- wide corridor along the existing 4.7-mile-long canal right-of-way was surveyed. ... |
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| First-Term Enlisted Marine Corps Women: Their Backgrounds and Experiences |
SEP 1984 |
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| Authors:
E. W. Kerce; M. H. Royle; NAVY PERSONNEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| An accurate description of Marine Corps women was needed for policy planning to counteract negative stereotypes. A representative sample of women in their first enlistments and their supervisors was surveyed concerning their backgrounds and experiences. In general, negative stereotypes were unfounded. The Marines were typical young women with interests in combining a career with marriage and a family. The majority did clerical work. Both clerical and nonclerical workers were rated ... |
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| Aerial Surveys of Endangered Whales in the Northern Bering, Eastern Chukchi and Alaskan Beaufort Seas, 1983: with a Five Year Review, 1979-1983 |
JUN 1984 |
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| Authors:
D. K. Ljungblad; S. E. Moore; D. R. Van Schoik; NAVAL OCEAN SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Aerial surveys and acoustic recordings of bowhead whales and, secondarily, other marine mammals were made from mid-April through May and from mid-July through mid-October 1983 in the northern Bering, eastern Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas. Survey results and observations on bowhead distribution, relative abundance, migration patterns, general behavior, and sound production for spring and fall seasons are presented. Presented here are survey results and observations on grey whale distribution, relative abundance, ... |
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| Aircraft Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic Career Ladder AFSC 423X4 |
JUN 1984 |
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| Authors:
AIR FORCE OCCUPATIONAL MEASUREMENT CENTER RANDOLPH AFB TX
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| This is a report of an occupational survey of the Aircraft Pneudraulic Systems career ladder (AFSC 423X4) conducted by the Occupation Analysis Branch, USAF Occupational Measurement Center. The present survey was requested by the 3330 TCHTW/TTGKS, Chanute AFB IL. This specialty was last analyzed in 1976. Two clusters and 10 independent job types were identified in the 423X4 career ladder. Sixty-one percent of the incumbents were included in the Flightline ... |
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| The Army Enlistment Decision: An Overview of the ARI Recruit Surveys, 1982 and 1983 |
JUN 84 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy W. Elig; Richard M. Johnson; Paul A. Gade; Allyn Hertzbach; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This paper describes a program of research on enlistment decision making. Our program goal is to provide usable information to Army recruiting policy makers and to establish a better understanding of the dynamics in a young man or woman's decision to join the Army. Our initial efforts--surveys of recruits about the factors that encourage, discourage, and drive their enlistment decision--are described in detail. Two surveys of over 25,000 recruits have ... |
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| Airborne Gravity Gradiometer Survey System Aided by a High-Accuracy Master Inertial Navigation System |
11 MAY 84 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Warren G. Heller; Robert F. Shipp; ANALYTIC SCIENCES CORP READING MA
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| One approach to the solution of the aircraft navigation and gradiometer platform stabilization requirements of an airborne Gravity Gradiometer Survey System (GGSS) involves the use of a high-accuracy inertial navigation system as a central element of the aircraft navigation facility. Currently available candidate systems for this application are identified and their inflight performance accuracy characteristics are discussed in relation to established survey mission requirements. Comments are provided on the potential ... |
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| China's Import and Assimilation of Technology: A Survey |
25 APR 84 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Donald R. DeGlopper; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC FEDERAL RESEARCH DIV
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| This report considers the factors likely to promote or impede China's assimilation of imported technology. It is intended to help estimate China's ability to absorb technology in various fields and to gauge the consequences of importing any particular item. It pays special attention to the Chinese context and to the end users of foreign technology. Significant 1982 and 1983 transfers or technology in four fields energy, heavy industry, electronics and ... |
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