| Viral Penetration of High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filters (PREPRINT) |
Sep-2009 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph D Wander; Brian K Helmbuch; C Y Wu; APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC TYNDALL AFB FL
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 | High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters are the primary technology used for particulate removal in individual and collective protection applications. HEPA filters are commonly thought to be impenetrable, but in fact they are only 99.97% efficient at collecting the most-penetrating particle (approx. 0.3 micrometer). While this is an impressive collection efficiency, HEPA filters may not provide adequate protection for all threats: viruses are submicron in size and have small minimum ... |
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| An Information-Centric Approach to Autonomous Trajectory Planning Utilizing Optimal Control Techniques |
Sep-2009 |
296 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A Hurni; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF MECHANICAL AND ASTRONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
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| This work introduces a new information-centric pseudospectral optimal control-based algorithm for autonomous trajectory planning and control of unmanned ground vehicles with real-time information updates. It begins with a comprehensive study and comparison of the various path planning methods currently in use. It then provides an analysis of the optimal control method, including vehicle and obstacle modeling techniques, several different problem formulations, and a number of important insights on unmanned ground ... |
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| The Effects of the Joint Multi-Mission Electro-Optical System on Littoral Maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations |
Sep-2009 |
164 pages |
| Authors:
Bronchae M Brown; Brian L Schulz; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| The United States Department of Defense finds itself in a period of reduced resources and growing requirements. In the field of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), there have been calls for both manpower and system cuts, while collection requirements continue to increase. One proposed method for maximizing ISR collection efforts is the development of multi-mission capable collection equipment. In support of this concept, BAE Systems has developed the Joint Multi-Mission ... |
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| Annual Report to Congress on Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage, FY 2008 |
23-Jul-2009 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE WASHINGTON DC
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| The threat to the United States from foreign economic intelligence collection and industrial espionage has continued unabated since the publication of the Annual Report to Congress on Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage, 2007. Economic espionage cases went up slightly and nearly every day brought reports -- in the press and in the classified world -- of new cyber attacks against U.S. Government and business entities. Additionally, the increasing use ... |
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| Defense Logistics: Observations on Army's Implementation of the Logistics Modernization Program |
08-Jul-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Evelyn Logue; Nabajyoti Barkakati; Darby Smith; William M Solis; David Schmitt; Asif A Khan; J C Martin; Jim Melton; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In February 1998, the Army Materiel Command began the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) to replace its existing material management systems the Commodity Command Standard System and the Standard Depot System. These systems have been in operation for more than 30 years. LMP is intended to transform logistics operations in six core processes: order fulfillment, demand and supply planning, procurement, asset management, material management, and financial management. When fully implemented, LMP ... |
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| Hand Grenade Residuals (Environmental Security Technology Certification Program) |
Jun-2009 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Steven L Larson; W A Martin; Deborah R Felt; Jeffrey L Davis; Catherine C Nestier; Gene L Fabian; Gregory O'Connor; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| The Department of Defense operates hundreds of hand grenade ranges for training purposes. The majority of hand grenades used at fixed position ranges are fragmentation grenades that are typically composed of a steel shell and composition B explosive material. Measurable explosive levels have been observed in hand grenade range soils at levels in the low parts per billion up to percent levels. Previous attempts to measure hand grenade residues have ... |
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| Rotor Smoothing and Vibration Monitoring Results for the US Army VMEP |
Jun-2009 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Grabill; Tom Brotherton; Bob Branhof; John Berry; Lern Grant; INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION CORP POWAY CA
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| Automated systems to perform aircraft diagnostics and prognostics are of current interest. Development of those systems requires large amounts of data (collection, monitoring, manipulation) to capture and characterize fault events, and to ensure data is captured early-on in a fault progression to support prognostic system development. Continuous data collection is also required to capture relatively rare, potentially catastrophic events. Data collected can then be analyzed to assist in the development ... |
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| Energy Change Detection to Assist in Tactical Intelligence Production |
Jun-2009 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Derek A Filipe; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Currently, signals intelligence (SIGINT) analysts are constantly overwhelmed by the amount of data they ingest. A relatively new technology, known as Energy Change Detection (ECD), was fashioned in order to alleviate a portion of the background noise, or signals of non-interest to the SIGINT analyst. ECD has been tested and its operational capability verified and validated by senior analysts. With the current organizational structure within which ECD resides, its utility ... |
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| The National Intelligence Council: Issues and Options for Congress |
10-Apr-2009 |
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| Authors:
Best; Richard A Jr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | The National Intelligence Council (NIC), composed of some 15 senior analysts and national security policy experts, provides the U.S. Intelligence Community's best judgments on crucial international issues. NIC members are appointed by the Director of National Intelligence and routinely support his office and the National Security Council. Congress occasionally requests that the NIC prepare specific estimates and other analytical products that may be used during consideration of legislation. It is ... |
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| Characterization of Reaerosolization From Impingers in an Effort to Improve Airborne Virus Sampling |
Apr-2009 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Jin-Hwa Lee; Chang-Yu Wu; Lindsey M Riemenschnelder; Dale A Lundgren; Hsing-Wang Li; Joseph D Wander; Brian K Heimbuch; FLORIDA UNIV GAINESVILLE DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES
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| An AGI-30 impinger containing particles (MS2 bacteriophage or 30-nm polystyrene latex (PSL)) of known concentration was operated with sterile air. Reaerosolized particles as a function of sampling flow rate and impinge collection liquid concentration were characterized using a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer. Reaerosolization from the impinge was also compared to that from a BioSampler. Results show that the reaerosolization increases as flow rate increases. While the increased particle concentration in ... |
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| Evaluation of Six Mosquito Traps for Collection of Aedes albopictus and Associated Mosquito Species in a Suburban Setting in North Central Florida |
Mar-2009 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
D F Hoel; D L Kline; S A Allan; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WASHINGTON DC
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| We compared 6 adult mosquito traps for effectiveness in collecting Aedes albopictus from suburban backyards with the goal of finding a more suitable surveillance replacement for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) light trap. Trap selection included 2 commercial propane traps (Mosquito Magnet(TM) Professional trap and Mosquito Magnet Liberty trap), 2 Aedes-specific traps (Fay-Prince Omnidirectional trap and Wilton trap), 1 experimental trap (Mosquito Magnet-X trap), and a standard ... |
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| An Analysis of Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (NTISR) for the Future of Naval Aviation |
Jan-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher S Hewlett; MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA
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| TITLE: An analysis of Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (NTISR) for the future of Naval Aviation. AUTHOR: Lieutenant Commander Christopher S. Hewlett, USN THESIS: Emerging small war environments and irregular warfare engagements have created a new requirement for military aviation intelligence asset utilization. Presently, minimal doctrine exists for integration of the vast majority of existing and emerging capabilities into the standard intelligence collection process. Despite the numerous technological advances, there ... |
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| The Dry Aerosol Deposition Device (DADD): An Instrument for Depositing Microbial Aerosols onto Surfaces |
Dec-2008 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph D Wander; Brian K Heimbuch; Kimberly R Kinney; Robert K Nichols; APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC TYNDALL AFB FL
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| The advent -- 60 years after the concept was first proposed -- of practical self-decontaminating materials coincides with international efforts to prepare for global viral epidemics to highlight a need for a method to rapidly and reproducibly contaminate surfaces with pathogenic bioaerosol particles and representative surrogates. Slow rotation of a single collection stage in a cascade impactor downstream of a Collison nebulizer is demonstrated to deposit by impaction a rotationally ... |
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| Proteomic Analyses of Nipple Fluid for Early Detection of Breast Cancer |
14-Oct-2008 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Judy Garber; DANA-FARBER CANCER INST BOSTON MA
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| Our purpose is to combine the well-established method of breast nipple fluid collection with new proteomics methodology for analyses of complex protein mixtures, in order to seek a better test for early breast cancer. The scope of our work is far-reaching, as our results could have a significant impact on the ability to detect occult breast cancers at earlier stages than is possible with current cancer detection methods. To date, ... |
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| Automated Behavior Property Verification Tool |
01-Sep-2008 |
157 pages |
| Authors:
John K Leo; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Computer generated forces (CGF) simulations have entities as actors in their simulation. A type of CGF in which the entities have limited autonomy is semi-automated forces (SAF). The SAF system for this thesis research is OneSAF, a near real-time SAF that offers raw data collection of the entities in a particular simulation scenario. The data collection files vary in size from 500 kilobytes to larger than four gigabytes. Entity behavior ... |
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| Dynamic Personal Identity and the Dynamic Identity Grid: How Theory and Concept Can Transform Information into Knowledge and Secure the American Homeland |
01-Sep-2008 |
130 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan Burchnell; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Personal identification systems and processes; including those used for transliteration, travel visas and driver licenses; have failed to adequately adapt to the nation's new asymmetric threat. After September 11th, personal identification information about the attackers began to emerge and it became clear that it could have been used to identify the attackers prior to their terrorist acts. This study used qualitative research methods to construct meaning from previously uncorrelated issues ... |
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| New Record and Updated Checklists of the Mosquitoes of Afghanistan and Iraq |
12-Aug-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Leopoldo M Rueda; James E Pecor; Robert G Lowen; Mark Carder; WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SILVER SPRING MD
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| This report includes a new distribution record and updated checklists of the mosquitoes known to occur in both Afghanistan and Iraq, based on our field collections from various localities during 2003-2005 and on accessioned specimens deposited in the U. S. National Museum of Natural History (USNMNH), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. |
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| A Wide Area Bipolar Cascade Resonant Cavity Light Emitting Diode for a Hybrid Range-Intensity Sensor |
19 JUN 2008 |
195 pages |
| Authors:
Reginald J. Turner; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This dissertation focused on the development of an illuminator for the HRIS. This illuminator enables faster image rendering and reduces the potential of errors in return signal data, that could be generated from extremely rough terrain. Four major achievements resulted from this work, which advance the field of 3-D image acquisition. The first is that the TJ is an effective current spreading layer for LEDs with mesa width up to ... |
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| Third Party Collections |
01-Jun-2008 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Peter J Grant; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In this study, the researcher highlights the factors identified by Inspector General Audits and other research that inhibit the Navy's Third Party Collections Program from maximizing collections (TPC) from third-party payers as a result of failing to identify and collect Other Health Insurance (OHI) Information from patients. It also looks into possible behaviors and attitudes from both hospital staff and patients that may be contributing to the problem of maximum ... |
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| Balancing the Pendulum of Freedom |
25 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen R. Day; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) is about defending against relentless ideological enemies who are bent on destroying the American way of life. However, the methods employed by the members of the homeland security, intelligence, law enforcement, and military communities that are charged with protecting the United States must be carefully measured. American citizens' individual civil liberties must be safeguarded from infringement against a backdrop of evolving intelligence requirements. This ... |
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| Biocompatible and Biomimetic Self Assembly of Functional Nanostructures |
17 JAN 2008 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey Brinker; NEW MEXICO UNIV ALBUQUERQUE DEPT OF CHEMICAL AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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| Immobilization of individual cells and collections of cells in well defined reproducible nano-to-microscale structures that allow structural and functional manipulation and interrogation is important for developing new classes of biotic/abiotic materials for establishing the relationship between genotype and phenotype and for elucidating responses to disease injury/stress or therapy - primary goals of biomedical research Although there has been considerable recent progress in investigating the response of cells to chemical or ... |
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| From Reform to Reduction: Reports on the Management of Navy and Department of Defense Laboratories in the Post-Cold War Era |
Jan-2008 |
203 pages |
| Authors:
J E Hazell; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| This book reviews approximately 65 of the significant reports issued on Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Navy (DoN) management of research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) from the end of the Cold War through the late 1900s. It is designed for two primary audiences: (1) DOD, congressonal, and other governmental staff who need an accessible overview and quick reference and bibliographic guide to issues during that period; ... |
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| The Royal Army in America During the Revolutionary War: The American Prisoner Records |
Jan-2008 |
140 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth Baumgardt; ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CHRISTIANA DE
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| The following work is an attempt to collect together a wide variety of records relating to the Royal prisoners during the Amen can War for Independence. A number of books are available which provide the records of the American armies during this period, but little work has been done to collect the records of the opposing Army. The British Army during the Revolutionary War was composed of a number of ... |
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| Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) Pictipennis: A New Mosquito Record from the Atacama Region of Northern Chile |
Jan-2008 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
RichArd C Wilkerson; Leopoldo M Rueda; Jose A Rodriguez; Mauricio C Bertugion; James E Pecor; Cong Li; WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SILVER SPRING MD
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| We report the first collection of Anopheles pictipennis from northern Chile, particularly sectors of Totoral. Perales. Puerto Viejo. and Salinas in the Atacama region. Adults were captured using human bait. while larvae and pupae were collccted from various habitats including ponds. puddles left by overflowing river water. edges along river banks. wells. irrigation ditches. and permanent and semipermanent ground water. Associated species were Culex (Culex) quinquefasclatus and Ochlerotatus alhifasciatus. The ... |
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| New Tactics for a New Enemy |
Jan-2008 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
John C Decker; UNIV OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FORT HUACHUCA AZ
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| Over the last century, American law enforcement has had a successful track record of investigating, arresting, and severely degrading the capabilities of organized crime families. These same techniques should be adopted by the military in the targeting of insurgents and terrorist organizations. The main benefits of using law enforcement tactics, training, and procedures (TTPs) would be more focused intelligence collection techniques; better training of soldiers on what types of tactical ... |
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| Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Issues for Congress |
05 DEC 2007 |
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| Authors:
Jr. Best Richard A.; Alfred Cumming; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Open source information (OSINT) is derived from newspapers, journals, radio and television, and the Internet. Intelligence analysts have long used such information to supplement classified data, but systematically collecting open source information has not been a priority of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). In recent years, given changes in the international environment, there have been calls, from Congress and the 9/11 Commission among others, for a more intense and focused ... |
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| Transport Imaging for the Study of Nanowires and Related Nanostructures |
DEC 2007 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
Ang G. Hwee; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The goals of this thesis are to demonstrate the operation of a near-field scanning microscope (NSOM) inside a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to collect spatially resolved luminescence and to image transport on nano-scale structures particularly nanowires. The SEM is used to generate localized charge and the NSOM is used to observe the motion of the excess charge due to diffusion and/or drift via its recombination emission. This will allow direct ... |
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| United States Intelligence Community 500 Day Plan for Integration and Collaboration |
10 OCT 2007 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON DC
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| The United States is challenged by many different and evolving threats, including enemies with many faces and no borders terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, proliferation, infectious diseases, cyber attacks, and illegal trafficking. The Intelligence Community (IC) is adjusting to meet this new complex threat environment and adapt to the new strategic context in which it now operates. To do so, the IC must have people, process and technology that provide ... |
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| The Use of EMS Personnel as Intelligence Sensors: Critical Issues and Recommended Practices |
01-Sep-2007 |
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| Authors:
Michael Petrie; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The use of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel as intelligence sensors or information collectors to provide information to Terrorism Early Warning Groups (TEWGs) and other local and state government intelligence fusion centers is recommended by numerous academic papers, professional articles and presentations, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security best-practice documents. These documents identify EMS personnel as valuable intelligence sensors, in part because they have access to locations not routinely available ... |
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| Identity Crisis: Defining the Problem and Framing a Solution for Terrorism Incident Response |
01-Sep-2007 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Landahl; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA CENTER FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE AND SECURITY
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| The date is July 17, 1996. Emergency services personnel from Suffolk County, NY and the United States Coast Guard respond to a report of a catastrophic explosion and the crash of a passenger airliner over the ocean off the southern coast of Long Island. The initial assumption is a nexus to terrorism. The East Moriches Coast Guard Station is designated as the operations command post, staging area, and evidence collection ... |
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| The Geology of Guadalcanal: A Selected Bibliography of the Geology, Natural History, and the History of Guadalcanal |
SEP 2007 |
360 pages |
| Authors:
R. L. Hadden; CORPS OF ENGINEERS ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This bibliography on the geographical, water and geological information or Guadalcanal was begun to rill a request for current information needed for the forensics recovery %of the bodies of the US Marines of the Lt Col. Frank B. Goettge Reconnaissance patrol that was ambushed in August 1942. Part I %of this report is a bibliography of the geology, geography and natural history of the island. Part II is a bibliography ... |
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| High Efficiency and Long Life Photovoltaic Research for Space Applications |
05 JUL 2007 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Wei-Fang Su; NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIV TAIPEI (TAIWAN) DEPT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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| We have developed a tree-like nanostructured photovoltaic device based on the polymer poly"3-hexylthiophene""P3HT"/metal oxide hybrid materials by solution processes at low temperature. An array of large ZnO nanorods with a larger size of 50 nm in diameter and 150 nm in length are grown to act as tree trunks for efficient charge collection. Small TiO2 nanorods with a size of 5 nm in diameter and 20 nm in length are ... |
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| A Regional Guidebook for Applying the Hydrogeomorphic Approach to Assessing the Functions of Tidal Fringe Wetlands Along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast |
APR 2007 |
135 pages |
| Authors:
Deborah J. Shafer; Thomas H. Roberts; Mark S. Peterson; Keil Schmid; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| The Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Approach is a collection of concepts and methods for developing functional indices and subsequently using them to assess the capacity of a wetland to perform functions relative to similar wetlands in a region. The approach was initially designed to be used in the context of the Clean Water Act Section 404 Regulatory Program permit review sequence. During the Development Phase of the HGM Approach, four critical components ... |
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| Impact of Phlebotomine Sand Flies on U.S. Military Operations at Tallil Air Base, Iraq: 2. Temporal and Geographic Distribution of Sand Flies |
Jan-2007 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Edgar Rowton; Charles E White; Keith Blount; Wayne Gilmore; Barton T Jennings; Sharon Spradling; Jennifer Caci; Russell E Coleman; Van Sherwood; Douglas A Burkett; John L Putnam; WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SILVER SPRING MD
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| CDC miniature light traps were used to evaluate the general biology of phlebotomine sand flies from April 2003 to November 2004 at Tallil Air Base, Iraq. Factors evaluated include species diversity and temporal (daily and seasonal) and geographic distribution of the sand flies. In addition, the abundance of sand flies inside and outside tents and buildings was observed. In total, 61,630 sand flies were collected during 1,174 trap nights (mean ... |
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| Free Energy Gap and Statistical Thermodynamic Fidelity of DNA Codes (Postprint) |
Jan-2007 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Morgan A Bishop; Anthony J Macula; Thomas E Renz; Vyacheslav V Rykov; Arkadii G D'Yachkov; MACULA (ANTHONY J) GENESSEO NY
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| DNA nanotechnology often requires collections of oligonucleotides called DNA free energy gap codes that do not produce erroneous crosshybridizations in a competitive muliplexing environment. This paper addresses the question of how to design these codes to accomplish a desired amount of work within an acceptable error rate. Using a statistical thermodynamic and probabilistic model of DNA code fidelity and mathematical random coding theory methods, theoretical lower bounds on the size ... |
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| Assessment of a Solid Phase Matrix for the Neutralization and Real-Time PCR Detection of Bacillus anthracis |
DEC 2006 |
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| Authors:
Douglas E. Bader; Glen R. Fisher; Chad W. Stratilo; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUFFIELD (ALBERTA)
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| A commercially available, solid-phase DNA binding matrix (FTA (Trademark) cards) was evaluated for its ability to neutralize live Bacillus anthracis and entrap nucleic acid for genetic analysis using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays. Cell culture analysis of FTA (Trademark) cards seeded with live B. anthracis indicated that FTA (Trademark) cards neutralized live B. anthracis but at low concentrations. Therefore, FTA (Trademark) cards spotted with samples containing, or suspected of ... |
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| Social Networks and Network Structures |
NOV 2006 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Paul H. Deitz; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| Social Network Analysis (SNA) is the collection, mapping and measurement of relationships and flows among persons, groups, organizations, technologies or other information processing entities. |
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| Status Report on SPS TiB2/TiB/Ti Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs) for Armor |
SEP 2006 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
James W. McCauley; G. D'Andrea; Kyu Cho; Matthew S. Burkins; Robert J. Dowding; Jr Gooch William A.; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD WEAPONS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
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| The pioneering research by Wilkins and colleagues in the 1960s led many investigators to conclude that ceramic armor performance could be significantly enhanced with materials macrostructurally designed to grade from a pure ceramic to a stiff, more ductile material at the back surface. Several configurations of TiB2/TiB/Ti functionally graded materials were fabricated using a spark plasma sintering process. Detailed microstructural characterization of the as-processed material is presented as well as ... |
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| Propagation of Uncertainties in Sea Ice Thickness Calculations From Basin-Scale Operational Observations: A Report Prepared for the International Ice Charting Working Group and the National/Naval Ice Center |
SEP 2006 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Cathleen A. Geiger; COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
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| Sea ice serves as a natural flux monitor of the global heat balance. This capability is attributed to the unique location of sea ice at the interface of the world's two largest circulation systems the air and ocean. The increased awareness of warming in the polar region has precipitated increased efforts to measure sea ice thickness as an index for global heat changes. This increased awareness has brought with it ... |
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| Metrics of METOC Forecast Performance and Operational Impacts on Carrier Strike Operations |
SEP 2006 |
116 pages |
| Authors:
Jeremy Callahan; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF METEOROLOGY
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| We have developed metrics of the performance and operational impacts of METOC support to strike operations conducted on operational aircraft carriers (CVs). Our goal was to assess that support and make recommendations on improving it. We adapted an existing automated real time METOC metrics system, which was developed for land based training missions, for use on CVs by developing a new data collection form, new metrics, and new collection, analysis, ... |
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| Greenville Bridge Reach, Bendway Weirs |
SEP 2006 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Michael F. Winkler; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| Greenville Bridge Reach is located on the Mississippi River from river mile 542 to mile 530. The Greenville reach affects tows navigating through the Highway 82 Bridge located at mile 531 approximately 12 miles downbound of Greenville, MS. Research conducted at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) suggested realignment of the channel through the reach and construction of seven bendway weirs would improve navigation conditions through the ... |
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| Annual Report to Congress On Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage, 2005 |
AUG 2006 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE WASHINGTON DC
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| This is the 11th annual report reviewing the threat to the United States from foreign economic collection and industrial espionage. The report seeks to characterize and assess efforts by foreign entities -- government and private -- to target or acquire critical US technologies, trade secrets, and sensitive financial or proprietary economic information. The loss of these could undermine US military capability, impede the ability of US firms to compete in ... |
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| Technology Collection Trends in the U.S. Defense Industry |
20 JUN 2006 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE ALEXANDRIA VA COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OFFICE
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| The Defense Security Service (DSS) is responsible for assisting the U.S. cleared defense industry in identifying and reporting foreign contacts and collection attempts, as outlined in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). The DSS annual publication, Technology Collection Trends in U.S. Defense Industry, has its foundations in the Suspicious Contact Reports received from the cleared defense industry. This publication identifies foreign collection trends directed at U.S. defense industry ... |
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| A Rapid and Inexpensive PCR-Based STR Genotyping Method for Identifying Forensic Specimens |
JUN 2006 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Doris M. Kupfer; Mark Huggins; Brandt Cassidy; Nicole Vu; Dennis Burian; Dennis V. Canfield1; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OKLAHOMA CITY OK CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INST
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| Situations arise where forensic samples can be inadvertently misidentified during field collection. Samples identified in the field as being from the same person that return conflicting toxicological results may suggest such misidentification. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based human identity testing provides a reliable and independent method to confirm sample identification. In the study presented here, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's human Combined DNA Identity System (CODIS) loci were used on a ... |
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| 3D Photonic Crystals Build Up By Self-Organization Of Nanospheres |
23 MAY 2006 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Yu-Wen Chen; NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIV CHUNG-LI (TAIWAN) DEPT OF CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL ENGINEERING
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| Band gap structure is the most important information while studying electromagnetic propagation in photonic crystals. A collection of free software is used to set up an analysis tool system for simulation purpose. Because it is desired for application and has been a technique challenge to fabricate a photonic crystal possessing a complete photonic band gap operates at the optical wavelength regime, we study how to optimize the size and position ... |
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| Utilizing a Value of Information Framework to Improve Ore Collection and Classification Procedures |
MAY 2006 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Julia A. Phillips; COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES GOLDEN
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| One of the major objectives associated with mining is to deliver an expected amount of product to customers on time. Uncertainties inherent to mining can make this goal difficult to meet. In this research we focus on uncertainty in meeting production targets, specifically at the Loussavaara-Kiirunavarra Aktiebolag (LKAB) company's Kiruna iron ore mine. Uncertainty in ore grade quality is one of the major contributors to the difficulty in meeting production ... |
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| Data Mining Algorithms with Pseudoknot Free Codes |
MAY 2006 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony Macula; Morgan Bishop; MACULA (ANTHONY J) GENESSEO NY
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| Synthetic DNA is proposed for use as an information storage media and three-dimensional structural material in nanotechnology. The main requirement of these systems is large collections of oligonucleotides that will not crosshybridize. The process of designing them has come to be known as DNA word, or DNA code, design. In this research, the DNA code generating software, SysDCode was developed and refined to include pseudoknot secondary structure, simulate hybridization assays, ... |
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| A Novel Yeast Genomics Method for Identifying New Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes |
MAY 2006 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
J. M. Brown; STANFORD UNIV CA
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| We are attempting to identify novel genes in the yeast S. cerevisiae that confer gross chromosomal instability (GCI) when deleted. Using a collection of yeast strains carrying deletion of all non-essential open reading frames, we will transfect a yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) as a reporter for GCI frequency and determine the quantitative impact of the loss of each gene function. We have constructed the redesigned reporter with all of the ... |
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| A Regional Guidebook for Applying the Hydrogeomorphic Approach to Assessing Wetland Functions of Depression Wetlands in the Upper Des Plaines River Basin |
MAY 2006 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Jeff P. Lin; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| This Regional Guidebook characterizes the wetlands in the Upper Des Plaines River Basin using the hydrogeomorphic (HGM) approach. The HGM approach is a collection of concepts and methods used to develop functional indices to assess the capacity of a particular wetland to perform functions relative to similar wetlands in a region. Specifically, this report describes the rationale that was used to select functions for two subclasses of herbaceous freshwater depressions, ... |
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| Global En Route Basing Infrastructure Location Model |
MAY 2006 |
213 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Miravite Alexander; Charles F. Schlegel; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The backbone of the air transportation system for the US military is the En Route System (ERS), a collection of personnel and equipment at bases throughout the world. The location of these bases in the ERS bears the marks of the Cold War legacy of the latter half of the twentieth century. While many changes to the ERS have taken place in the last 20 years, it still has a ... |
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