| Enhancing Simulation-Based Training Adversary Tactics via Evolution (ESTATE) |
15-Dec-2009 |
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| Authors:
Brad Rosenberg; CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS INC CAMBRIDGE MA
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 | During this reporting period work has concentrated on Task 4: Develop Trainee Model Processing. We focused on working on mining the existing MoneyBee data from our academic partner, Brandeis University, to examine student performance and began to construct a way to create a representation of strategies for future research. |
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| Rewriting History: Historical Research With the Digital Plan |
Oct-2009 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Molly Marshall; Lauren Scharff; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO INST FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
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 | This study examined the use of technology to enhance the educational experience. The study, which involved 28 Cadets from the United States Air Force Academy, was designed to examine the benefits of using a digital pen for note taking in the classroom. The Department of History offers a Historiography and Methods class (History 330), where cadets research historical data. The cadets plan, research and write a 5000-7000 word term paper. ... |
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| Financial Management of International Military Education and Training Funds |
29-Sep-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| The International Military Education and Training (IMET) program is an assistance program that provides training to students from more than 108 allied and friendly nations. We evaluated the financial management controls over the IMET program funds. Specifically, we reviewed whether training and related costs were properly funded, accounted for, and reported; and whether the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and Military Departments consistently applied policies and regulations. |
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| The Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE). Visiting Faculty Research Program 06 March 2007 to 05 March 2009 |
Sep-2009 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Hopkins; Robert C Jr; SYRACUSE UNIV NY OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS
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| The Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE), for and on behalf of Syracuse University, has provided the services for managing the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate Visiting Faculty Research Program and Summer Faculty Fellowship Program. The CASE will place highly qualified and motivated faculty members and graduate students (M.S. and Ph.D.) in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines as well as other recognized technical and newly emerges ... |
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| Social Awareness and Leader Influence: Development of Classroom and Web-Based Learning Interventions |
Sep-2009 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Cody Martin; Carolyn Parish; Rose A Mueller-Hanson; Erin C Swartout; Johnathan K Nelson; Tim McGonigle; PERSONNEL DECISIONS RESEARCH INST INC ARLINGTON VA
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| This research entailed developing and testing a detailed program of instruction to help Army leaders improve their social awareness and influence skills. Based on input from Soldier subject matter experts and the behavioral sciences literature, two training programs were developed: a six-hour classroom course and a parallel web-based course. Additionally, four assessments were created: a Social Awareness and Influence Skills Self-assessment to assess self-perceptions of skills, a knowledge test to ... |
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| An Analytical Approach to Educating Future IW Planners |
Sep-2009 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Scott E Sill; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEFENSE ANALYSIS DEPT
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| This thesis examines USSOCOM's proposal to educate IW strategists / campaign planners, and compares it to the existing model utilized by SAMS for educating conventional campaign planners. SAMS is a good comparative model because the SAMS program has a proven record in conventional campaign planning. Simply put, SAMS is a success and a model for other advanced ILE programs. This comparative analysis extracts educational best practices from both approaches and ... |
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| Portable Signals Analysis Solutions Using Signalworks(trademark) : A Process Guide For Analysts And Students |
Sep-2009 |
124 pages |
| Authors:
Eric W Sears; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| Signalworks(trademark) is a signals analysis software suite designed to be installed on Windows and Linux portable computing platforms. The demodulation applications within the program offer considerable processing capability for a variety of signals coupled with a graphical interface that is both easy to use and configure. This thesis examines the process of building test signals within Signalworks and then processing them with the available demodulation applications to define important parameters ... |
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| Pathfinder, Volume 7. Number 4, Jul/Aug 2009. GEOINT in Action |
Aug-2009 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) BETHESDA MD
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| CONTENTS: Up Front: Realignment Streamlines Military Support; GEOINT Aids Recovery of World War II Airmen; Wounded Warriors Participate in NGA Fellowships; Analysts Take Flight to Certify Targeting Accuracy; Good Gravity Data Elevates Warfighters; NGA Collaboration Team Educates Army College Students; Army College Amplifies Students' Military Insight; Web Services Boost Warfighters' Response; Focus Areas: Model U.N. Conference Affords Recruiting Opportunity; Partnerships: GEOINT Guides the Few and the Proud; 21st Century: Terrain ... |
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| Assessment of the Captains in Command Training Program for Adaptive Thinking Skills |
Aug-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Scott B Shadrick; Jeffrey E Fite; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT KNOX KY
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| Adaptive thinking is a key component of competency in battle command. Unfortunately, expertise in adaptive thinking is not easily acquired and training typically requires the presence of a live instructor. This report presents the first evaluations of Captains in Command, an instructor less program for training adaptive thinking skills in company-grade officers. Participants were 36 students enrolled in the Maneuver Captain's Career Course (MCCC) at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Students received ... |
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| Google Pilot/WEdge Viewer |
Jul-2009 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Berry; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO INST FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
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| This paper summarizes the activity of USAF Academy cadet work on the Google Earth project for the CS 453/454 capstone course. The Google Pilot cadet project was a computer science 453/454 year long capstone project. Lt Col Berry led the students in their creation of a formalized system realized by Capt Jacobson a C-17 pilot. This project was demonstrated to leadership in the Air Force and was selected to be ... |
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| Genetic Manipulation of Mammary Stem Cells to Reconcile Tumor Stem Cell Theory with Breast Cancer Heterogeneity |
Jul-2009 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Justine Hutchinson; DARTMOUTH COLL HANOVER NH
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| This report serves as a progress report on the first year of my training grant. I have just completed my fourth year as a graduate student in Dartmouth Medical School's Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, part of the Program in Experimental Molecular Medicine (PEMM). Dr. James DiRenzo serves as my mentor and chair of my thesis committee, and also directs the lab where I work, hereafter referred to as the ... |
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| America COMPETES Act and the FY2010 Budget |
29-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Deborah D Stine; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69) became law on August 9, 2007. The act is intended to increase the nation's investment in research and development (R&D), and in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. It is designed to focus on two perceived concerns believed to influence future U.S. competitiveness: inadequate R&D funding to generate sufficient technological progress, and inadequate numbers of American students proficient in STEM or interested in ... |
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| Long-Term Travel Related to the Defense Comptrollership Program |
17-Jun-2009 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| Objective Our audit objective was to determine whether DoD properly followed applicable regulations for long-term travel associated with the Defense Comptrollership Program. See Appendix A for a discussion of the scope and methodology related to the objective. |
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| Undergraduate Scholarship for Global Positioning Systems Research |
18-May-2009 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Derrek B Dunn; NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIV GREENSBORO
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| Due to the significant deficit of under-represented minorities who pursue careers in navigation related fields, this grant requested funds to support the scholarship activities of a selected undergraduate student at North Carolina A&T State University. The funding supported the student's attendance at conferences to present technical papers, summer internship experiences, and paying of a stipend and tuition during the academic year to support the scholar's studies. Also, during the academic ... |
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| Mental Models for Effective Training: Comparing Expert and Novice Maintainers' Mental Models |
May-2009 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Robert C Hubal; RESEARCH TRIANGLE INST (RTI) RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC
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| For a well-defined domain of knowledge, the process of learning can be characterized as a student's construction of a mental model of the domain's elements and their inter-relationships. It follows that a student's mental model can be compared against a desired mental model (such as an expert's) before, during, and at the conclusion of instruction. Differences between mental models could be useful for student diagnosis and assessment and for curriculum ... |
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| From Tootsie Rolls to Composites: Assessing a Spectrum of Active Learning Activities in Engineering Mechanics |
May-2009 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel Jensen; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO INST FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
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| The introduction of active learning exercises into a traditional lecture has been shown to improve students' learning. Hands-on learning opportunities in labs and projects provide are additional tools in the active learning toolbox. This paper presents a series of innovative hands-on active learning activities for mechanics of materials topics. These activities are based on a Methodology for Developing Hands-on Active Learning Activities, a systematic approach for efficient and effective activity ... |
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| The Library of the Future |
May-2009 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Aaron Byerley; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO INST FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
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| The US Air Force Academy library was occupied in 1958. Subsequently, additions to the collections now occupy space that was designed for another purpose and thereby have reduced the open and study areas. In order to maintain access to the materials, innovative solutions will be required. Digitizing materials, using compact shelving, and possible underground storage of lesser used, but important volumes, may be considered. The library study was undertaken to ... |
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| Obstructing Androgen Receptor Activation in Prostate Cancer Cells through Posttranslational Modification by NEDD8 |
May-2009 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Chen; D J; ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL PISCATAWAY NJ
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| In this study, we aim to investigate post-translational modification of the androgen receptor (AR) by a small ubiquitin-like protein, Nedd8. We planned to analyze the consequence of Nedd8 modification on AR activity, and to identify the neddylation sites on AR. We also planned to determine enzymes involved in AR neddylation and de-neddylation. We have completed all proposed tasks in the first year. Key accomplishments so far include the development of ... |
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| Delaware Consortium for Undergraduate Minority Training in Prostate Cancer |
May-2009 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Robert A Sikes; David C Usher; DELAWARE UNIV NEWARK
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| In year 3, we recruited 5 more qualified undergraduate students from Lincoln University and Delaware State University (DSU) to participate in our prostate cancer research and health disparity training program. All students did 10 week, hands on research in laboratories at the University of Delaware (UD) capped by poster presentations in our annual undergraduate research symposium. Faculty from UD gave research talks on prostate cancer and health disparities at Lincoln ... |
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| Innovation in Engineering Outreach: Engineering 11 as a Tool for Recruiting Minority Students to Engineering |
30-Apr-2009 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Jeigh Shelly; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB EDWARDS AFB CA PROPULSION DIRECTORATE
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| A unique opportunity for recruiting engineering students has developed in the Antelope Valley of Southern California (AV). While the AV refers to itself as the Aerospace Valley, with a high percentage of the workforce employed by Edwards Air Force Base and the major Aerospace Prime Contractors, it has had no local baccalaureate degree granting institution to support these high-tech industries. A State University College of Engineering has partnered with the ... |
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| America COMPETES Act and the FY2010 Budget |
13-Apr-2009 |
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| Authors:
Deborah D Stine; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69) became law on August 9, 2007. The act responds to concerns that the United States may not be able to compete economically with other nations in the future due to insufficient investment today in science and technology research and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce development. The America COMPETES Act is intended to increase the nation's investment in science and engineering ... |
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| Efficacy of Armodafinil for Maintaining Vigilance Among Navy Air Traffic Controllers Eight to Twelve Hours Post-Dose |
12-Apr-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Rita G Simmons; Jeffrey B Phillips; Richard D Arnold; Melissa Stompolis; NAVAL AEROSPACE MEDICAL RESEARCH LAB PENSACOLA FL
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| This study is designed to measure the efficacy of armodafinil as a fatigue countermeasure during military air traffic control (ATC) operations. ATC operations require extended periods of sustained attention without room for error. Military ATC crews accommodate shift schedules unique to demands of military operations which often exceed FAA regulations. Armodafinil, a slow-release form of modafinil, improves wakefulness and alertness without affecting normal sleep patterns making it an ideal fatigue ... |
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| Prairie View A&M/Baylor College of Medicine SMART Summer Undergraduate Prostate Cancer Research Project |
Apr-2009 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Nancy L Weigel; B G Slaughter; BAYLOR COLL OF MEDICINE HOUSTON TX
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| The goal of this project is to encourage undergraduates to enter careers in prostate cancer research. This project involves BCM faculty presentations at Prairie View A & M University and a 9 week summer prostate cancer research experience at BCM for up to 5 undergraduates/year from PVAMU (3 in 2006; 4 in 2007 and 2008). Participants attended a weekly research discussion group focused on prostate cancer. Students make PowerPoint presentations ... |
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| HBCU Future Engineering Faculty Fellowship Program |
31-Mar-2009 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph Monroe; NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIV GREENSBORO
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| The Office of Navy Research (ONR) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Future Engineering Faculty Fellowship Program completed eighteen (18) years of service as of December 31, 2008. The program continues to represent a commitment by the Office of Naval Research to the Deans of Historically Black Engineering Colleges (HBEC) by providing monetary assistance to students in the pursuit of the Ph.D. degree in engineering who have certified their commitment ... |
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| Research on Nonlinear and Stochastic Dynamics with Defense Applications |
30-Mar-2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Ying-Cheng Lai; ARIZONA STATE UNIV TEMPE
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| The objectives of project were: (1) inducing chaos in electronic circuits and applications and (2) stochastic resonance and applications. In close collaboration with AFRL scientists, we addressed a number of basic issues associated with our previously developed method of resonant perturbations for inducing chaos. We also explored some fundamental issues in stochastic resonance, focusing on the interplay between phase synchronization and the resonance. We initiated a new area of research: ... |
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| A Cost Assessment of the Dayton Public Schools Vehicle Routing Problem |
Mar-2009 |
72 pages |
| Authors:
Woods; Frankie L Jr; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The routing and scheduling problem involves both constructing efficient routes to deliver goods or services to and from customers from a single depot or set of depots, as well as scheduling particular vehicles to these routes such that customers receive their goods within a specified time window. There have been several different methods developed to reduce the costs incurred in transporting goods or services (i.e. students) to customers (i.e. schools). ... |
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| Naval Officer Attitude Toward the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy |
Mar-2009 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Alfonzo E Garcia; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The U.S. military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy continues to stimulate heated debate over its effectiveness in promoting unit cohesion, good order and discipline, personal privacy, and other organizational objectives. As military leaders focus on recruiting and retaining the highest quality personnel to fight the global war on terrorism, an increasing number of authoritative voices can be heard asking if the DADT policy has become outdated, unnecessary, or simply ... |
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| Development of Meharry Medical College Prostate Cancer Research Program |
Mar-2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Flora A Ukoli; MEHARRY MEDICAL COLL NASHVILLE TN
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| There is substantial urology, oncology, epidemiology, nutrition and other expertise at Meharry and Vanderbilt addressing issues related to prostate cancer (PCa) disparity among African-American (AA) men, and the six program new/junior minority investigators have maintained partnerships with VU mentors, and established viable community network ties. Dr. Ukoli has recruited 105 participants into the lycopene study, sent 192 stored plasma samples for lycopene analysis, and received a DHHS 2-year funding for ... |
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| Favorable Progress of English Education in Japan |
20-Feb-2009 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Ika Kojiro; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| Last year, Japan made a dramatic and blessed change in language education. The Japanese government (Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology) decided to start English education for last 2 years of elementary school on March 28th, 2008. English education became mandatory as a foreign language activity for 35 credit hours per year. It is welcome change. Elementary students should study English. But it raises some controversy that it is really required ... |
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| Marine Corps Martial Arts: One Mind, Any Weapon |
20-Feb-2009 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Bryan Grayson; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| What is the purpose of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP)? What should its purpose be? Is this particular program usable in actual situations or is it fundamentally flawed? Despite years of implementation, the program still raises doubt regarding its necessity, usability, and validity. From Okinawa to Camp Lejeune, Marines practice MCMAP techniques on plots of grass -- steadily acquiring tan, gray, and green belts. Yet doubt still pervades ... |
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| Implicit High Order Strong Stability Preserving Runge-Kutta Time Discretizations |
05-Feb-2009 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Sigal Gottlieb; MASSACHUSETTS UNIV NORTH DARTMOUTH
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| This research involved the investigation, development, and testing of diagonally split Runge- Kutta (DSRK) methods and implicit Runge-Kutta methods with reference to their strong stability preserving (SSP) properties for large time-steps. The research found that DSRK methods which are unconditionally SSP reduce to first order for the stepsizes of interest, and the PI introduced an analysis which explains this phenomenon and shows that it is unavoidable. The PI and her ... |
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| Simulator Sickness in the Flight School XXI TH-67 Flight Motion Simulators |
Feb-2009 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Catherine M Webb; David M Johnson; Amanda M Kelley; Julie M Bass; Christopher R Martin; Robert M Wildzunas; ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL
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| In 2005, the U.S. Army debuted the TH-67 Creek flight motion simulator (FMS). Comments from the first class to use the devices indicated an unusually high number of instructor pilots (IPs) and student pilots (SPs) experienced severe simulator sickness (SS). To investigate the potential problem, a pre-study was conducted using the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ) to collect data from three, 5-day class cycles from 73 IPs and 129 SPs. Based ... |
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| Military Recruitment Provisions Under the No Child Left Behind Act: A Legal Analysis |
29-Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Jody Feder; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) of 2001, which amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), high schools that receive federal funds must provide certain student contact information to military recruiters upon request and must allow recruiters to have the same access to students as employers and colleges. Because the 111th Congress is likely to consider reauthorization of the ESEA, legislators may contemplate changes to the military ... |
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| A Cost Effectiveness Comparison of Resident and Non-Resident Intermediate Level School (ILS) |
Jan-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Josh Clayton; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Improving Marine officers Professional Military Education (PME) is critically important for the continued excellence of the officer corps. The challenge for the Marine Corps is to find the conect balance between providing an applicable education for current and future leaders while meeting operational requirements in a wartime environment. Educating our leaders is vitally important for the continued advancement of excellence in the Marine Corps, so meeting this challenge should be ... |
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| GSBPP Faculty Perceptions of Synchronous Distance Learning Technologies |
Dec-2008 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Inanc C Guremen; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Distance Learning (DL) is a formal learning activity that occurs when students and instructors are separated by either time or geographical distance. Since the learning and teaching occur in different places, DL requires special course design and instructional techniques, as well as special communication techniques and organizational- administrative arrangements DL programs have various delivery methods using either asynchronous (email, Web, videotape) or synchronous (Video teleconferencing, Elluminate) communications technologies. There are ... |
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| Engineer: The Professional Bulletin of Army Engineers. Volume 38, PB 5-08-3/4, July-December 2008 |
Dec-2008 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY ENGINEER SCHOOL FORT LEONARD WOOD MO
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| Engineer is prepared tri-annually by the United States Army Engineer School and the MANSCEN Directorate of Training, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. |
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| Program Evaluation of Outcomes Based Orthotic and Prosthetic Education |
Dec-2008 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Scott Hornbeak; CALIFORNIA STATE UNIV DOMINGUEZ HILLS
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| Major Accomplishments During Project: Expanded O&P program from 28 to 48 graduates per year. Recruited Kate Muller, CPO, as Lead Orthotics Instructor; writing of new Orthotics curricula and syllabi; installation of new Orthotics Laboratory and teaching of 4 Orthotic and 6 Prosthetic Certificates during the project. Installed Smart Classroom, Gait room, and Blackboard (online) Learning System. Development of new Biomechanics, Gait, and Lower Limb Prosthetics curricula. Established student clinical rotation ... |
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| Urbansim: A Game-Based Instructional Package for Conducting Counterinsurgency Operations |
Dec-2008 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan McAlinden; Paula J Durlach; H C Lane; Andrew S Gordon; John Hart; ARMY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING COMMAND ORLANDO FL SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER
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| Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom have identified the need for instructional and training solutions that develop the skills of Battalion and Brigade Commanders in formulating situational understanding in order to successfully lead operations in a counterinsurgency environment. In this paper we describe the UrbanSim Learning Package, a game-based instructional software suite for Commanders and their staffs for directing and coordinating full-spectrum operations where the stability component is predominant. ... |
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| The Collins Center Update, (CSL Issue Paper, Volume 11, Issue 1, October-December 2008) |
Dec-2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Ritchie Dion; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| This year CSL continued to enhance its partnerships with Georgetown University and the George H. W. Bush School of Government and Public Service, part of the Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M University. The primary vehicle for these partnerships continues to be a strategic- level negotiations exercise conducted for Masters Degree students at each school. As in the past, the USAWC?s International Fellows Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise served as the ... |
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| Job Oriented Training Handleiding voor Luchtdoelartillerie (Job Oriented Training: Instructors Manual Air Defense) |
Nov-2008 |
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| Authors:
A H Hulst; T J van der Muller; D Coetsier; TNO DEFENCE SECURITY AND SAFETY SOESTERBERG (NETHERLANDS)
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| This document provides an instructors manual for the application of Job Oriented Training in air defense classes. Job Oriented Training implies that, from day one, students are confronted with a series of realistic scenarios that gradually increase in complexity. There is no part-task training: from the very beginning the students perform the integral tasks; i.e. they first analyze their commander's order and the current situation and then create tactical plans. ... |
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| United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Laser Injury Guidebook |
16-Sep-2008 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick J Clark; John M Gooch; Douglas J Ivan; Thomas J Tredici; Ronald C Tutt; EAGLE APPLIED SCIENCES SAN ANTONIO TX
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| The primary purpose of the laser injury guidebook is to provide guidelines and instructions for flight surgeons dealing with potential laser beam exposures in aircrew and ground personnel. The intent is to provide an evaluation and initial management process to assess and respond to laser beam exposures where ocular and ocular adnexal injury may have occurred. Subjects covered in detail include the laser beam exposure threat in the HR aviation ... |
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| Programming Development Funds to Support a Counterinsurgency. Nangarhar, Afghanistan 2006 |
01-Sep-2008 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Michelle Parker; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| Introduction This paper describes one method of programming development funds at a sub-national level to positively affect a counterinsurgency, in this case, in Eastern Afghanistan. It is presented as a practical model for both students in the classroom and operators in the field to understand the complexity of a type of mission that the United States has not attempted since Vietnam. The paper explores how one interagency group, the Jalalabad ... |
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| Design and Implementation of a Motor Incremental Shaft Encoder |
01-Sep-2008 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
La; Andrew M Valley; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School continuously develops new design applications and searches for new ways to arm the students with the tools necessary to gain a greater understanding of advanced motor applications. One such tool is the Student Design Center (SDC). The SDC utilizes Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology for digital control of motor applications. One of the key factors in motor ... |
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| Veterinary Research Manpower Development for Defense |
Sep-2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
M S Anwer; TUFTS UNIV BOSTON MA
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| The long-term goal of this training program is to increase veterinary research manpower by providing research training to veterinary students. The proposed training program included joint degree programs (DVM/MPH, DVM/MS-CBS and DVM/MS-LAM) and the summer research program. The 13 trainees recruited in the joint degree program are continuing their training and the 12 trainees, recruited in the summer research program, have completed their research projects. One trainee joined the US ... |
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| Job Oriented Training: Handleiding Serious Gaming (Job Oriented Training: Handleiding (Handbook) Serious Gaming) |
Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
T J Muller; van der; A H Hulst; C L Roos; TNO DEFENCE SECURITY AND SAFETY SOESTERBERG (NETHERLANDS)
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| Job Oriented Training implies that, from day one, students are confronted with a series of realistic scenarios that gradually increase in complexity. There is no part-task training, from the very beginning the students perform the integral tasks; i.e. they analyze the current situation, they create a tactical plan and command and control the execution of that plan. The scenarios provide distinct and confronting feedback, thus making clear whether the tactics ... |
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| The First 19 Years plus the Next 19 Years and Beyond |
Sep-2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Nancy R Hussey; Claude P Brancart; INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE RACES (ISR) BRUNSWICK ME
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| The International Submarine Race (ISR) presents opportunities to students to achieve excellence in areas of marine technology and ocean engineering. The quality of the technical expertise of our young students tends to be gradually decreasing. There exist too many distractions like peers pressure, expertise in athletic endeavors, an excess of time and money, or apathy. There also exists the need to strengthen and enhance the scientific and technical literacy of ... |
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| Mathematical Frameworks for Diagnostics, Prognostics and Condition Based Maintenance Problems |
15-Aug-2008 |
189 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Scott; Kaveh Heidary; ALABAMA A AND M UNIV NORMAL OFFICE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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| This report documents the theoretical and computational investigation of statistical pattern recognition techniques and Bayesian Networks (BN). The application of statistical pattern recognition methodology and Bayesian Networks to automatic fault diagnostics, fault prognostics, and condition based maintenance (CBM) is explored. The theory of Margin-Setting, a new pattern recognition method developed by researchers at Alabama A&M University, is documented and its applicability to problems of interest to Army is investigated. Extensive ... |
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| Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labor Force |
23-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Christine M Matthews; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The increased presence of foreign students in graduate science and engineering programs and in the scientific workforce has been and continues to be of concern to some in the scientific community. Enrollment of U.S. citizens in graduate science and engineering programs has not kept pace with that of foreign students in those programs. In addition to the number of foreign students in graduate science and engineering programs, a significant number ... |
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| The Draft as a Deterrent Influence on U.S. Military Interventions |
13-Jun-2008 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew C Payne; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| With the growing unpopularity of the war in Iraq, Americans are once again discussing the draft. Congressman Charles Rangel has argued that the nation needs the draft to fill the ranks of force disengagement from Iraq and to prevent entry into unnecessary future wars. Rangel's idea of the draft as a tool to raise middle class America's awareness of the President's use of the military is not new or unique. ... |
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| Integrating Critical Thinking in the Curriculum of the Command and General Staff College |
13-Jun-2008 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J Doyle; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Command and General Staff College (CGSC) endeavors to instill critical thinking as a skill practiced by its graduates. To this end the college has introduced the concept of critical thinking as a class within the core curriculum. Students must take a "critical thinking test" both before and after the block of core instruction, and numerous graphic training aids line the classroom walls in an attempt to reinforce these ideas. ... |
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