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The term benchmark originates from the chiseled horizontal marks that surveyors made, into which an angle-iron could be placed to bracket ("bench") a leveling rod, thus ensuring that the leveling rod can be repositioned in exactly the same place in the future. A benchmark in computer terms is the result of running a computer program, or a set of programs, in order to assess the relative performanc ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I) is an autosomal recessive storage disease caused by the absence of a-L-iduronidase (IDUA), resulting in systemic accumulation of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) storage materials, hepatosplenomegaly, skeletal dysplasias, cardiopulmonary obstruction, progressive neurologic impairment and death by age 15. MPS I is currently treated b ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A HIGH LEVEL COMPUTERIZED EVALUATION MODEL THAT WILL PREDICT THE WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES OF A GIVEN DEFINED ARCHITECTURE AGAINST A GIVEN THREAT WITH RESPECT TO ANTI-AIR WARFARE (AAW). THE AAW FORCE LEVEL ATTRIBUTES/DRIVERS AS DEFINED BY SPAWAR 314, AAW DIVISION OF WARFARE SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE, WILL BE ADDRESSED IN TERMS OF TH ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The number of patients treated for antibiotics-resistant infections has increased drastically in recent years. What started as a problem primarily associated with hospital-acquired Enterococcus infections, has not only moved into the general community, but also grown to include a number of widespread and serious pathogens. Drug-resistant Streptococci, Staphyloc ...

Abstract Chemical exposure poses a threat to the safety and health of each of usespecially those who work in certain industriessuch as petroleum extraction and refinery facilitiesmining industryand fertilizer factoriesVarious sensing technologies have been developed over the past decades to address the needbut a low cost and accurate personal exposure device that can track multiple chemical pollut ...

Abstract Chemical exposure poses a threat to the safety and health of each of us, especially those who work in certain industries, such as petroleum extraction and refinery facilities, mining industry, and fertilizer factories. Various sensing technologies have been developed over the past decades to address the need, but a low cost and accurate personal exposure device that can track multiple che ...

Currently, the majority of decision-support systems assume normative performance and fail to adapt to individual differences. This is particularly true with respect to affective states and individual beliefs, which can have profound impact on performance, particularly in complex, crisis situations. We propose to develop an Affect and Belief Adaptive Interface System (ABAIS) capable of compensati ...

LOWER QUALITY LUMBER PRODUCTS ARE USED WITH INCREASING REGULARITY DUE TO THE CONTINUOUSLY SHRINKING HIGH QUALITY TIMBER RESOURCE. THE USE OF LOWER QUALITY LUMBER RESULTS IN ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS DUE TO A POTENTIALLY EXTENSIVE WARPING, BOTH DURING STORAGE AND CONSTRUCTION. INCREASED WARPING IS EQUATED TO UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMIC LOSSES DUE TO NEEDED REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. THE PROPOSAL ...

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A high-fidelity RF/Analog fiber-optic link based on a balanced photodetection using a dual-output modulator and a balanced photodetector pair offers significant improvement in RF gain, low noise figure (NF) and enhanced spur-free dynamic range (SFDR). It requires the use of path-length matched dual fibers to achieve proper noise cancellation. The objective for this SBIR is to develop a balanced fi ...