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ISSO Y2004 Annual Report

Y2004 Annual Report

June 2005

ISSO Y2004 Annual Report - Complete PDF (30MB)

Contents

The Director’s Report—David R. Criswell / 9-16
NASA’s Future Missions / 16-18
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Using Dynamic Foot Pressure as a Countermeasure to Muscle Atrophy / 20-30
Mark S. F. Clarke, Charles S. Layne, Daniel A. Martinez, Daniel L. Feeback, Antonios Kyparos
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Muscle Reflexes as Modulated Preparatory Neuromuscular Activation Levels / 31-40
Charles S. Layne
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Robinson Crusoe in Outer Space: The Power of the Imagination / 41-44
Irving N. Rothman
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The Effect of Modeled Microgravity on Microbial Gene Expression / 46-49
George E. Fox, Richard C. Willson, Duane L. Pierson, Viktor Stepanov
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RNA World Remnants / 50
George E. Fox
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Summary Reports on Previous Projects / 51-53
George E. Fox, Richard C. Willson, Duane L. Pierson, Don L. Tucker
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Optimizing System Reward in Battery-Powered Spacecrafts and Rovers / 54-58
Albert M. K. Cheng
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Timing Analysis and Scheduling of the X-38 Space Station Crew Return Vehicle and Other Space Vehicles / 58-59
Albert M. K. Cheng
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Studies of a Diffusive Model for the Dynamics of Stock Prices / 60-61
Kevin E. Bassler
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Using Vibrational Assessment To Estimate Bone Strength / 62-66
Gemunu H. Gunaratne
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Martian Soil Biosensors Based on Dielectric Spectroscopy / 67-72
John H. Miller, Jr., Jaroslaw Wosik, David S. McKay, Jeffrey A. Jones, David Warmflash
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Low-Frequency Dielectric Spectroscopy of Martian Soil Samples / 73-76
John H. Miller, Jr., Jaroslaw Wosik, David S. McKay, David Warmflash
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Initializing the Development of Measurement Enhancement for the Existing NASA Space Radiation Shielding Consortium / 78-79
Lawrence S. Pinsky
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Use of FLUKA in the Analysis of the Mars Odyssey MARIE Experiment / 80-81
Lawrence S. Pinsky, Thomas L. Wilson
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Analysis of the Mars Odyssey MARIE Experimental Data / 82-83
Lawrence S. Pinsky, Thomas L. Wilson
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A Proposal To Investigate the Steady-State Interaction of the Outer Van Allen Belt with the Atmosphere / 84-88
William R. Sheldon and Victor Andersen
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A Neural Network-Based Approach for Control of Vibration in a Black Hawk Helicopter / 90-95
Heidar Malki, Karolos Grigoriadis, José Canelon
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An AC-DC-AC Converter with Smaller DC-Link Capacitor for Space Power Distribution Systems / 96-99
Wajiha Shireen
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Micro Column Arrays (MCA) for Thermal Management of Spacecraft Environments / 102-103
Abdelhak Bensaoula, Chris Boney
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Development of Micro Column Arrays (MCA) for Thermal Management Applications / 104
Abdelhak Bensaoula, Bryan Mayeaux, David Starikov, Chris Boney
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Miniature Multifunction Fluorescence Sensors on Si Substrates / 105-106
Abdelhak Bensaoula, David Starikov, Clement Joseph
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Development of Advanced Raman Spectroscopic Methodology for Analyses of Cometary Materials / 107-109
Viktor G. Hadjiev, Andrew P. Coleman, Michael Zolensky
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Raman Scattering Test of Mechanical and Sensorial Properties of Advanced Nanocomposites / 110-113
Viktor G. Hadjiev, Keesu Jeon, Leonard Yowell, Bradley Files, Sivaram Arepalli
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High-Frequency Dielectric Spectroscopy for Martian Soil Samples / 114-118
Jarek Wosik, John H. Miller, Jr., David Warmflash, Maged Kamel, Lian Xue, Sarah Hirsh, Nathan Withers
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Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes Using Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy, 2002-2004 / 119
Milko N. Iliev, Alexander P. Litvinchuk, Carl D. Scott, Sivaram Arepalli, Pavel Nikolaev, Viktor G. Hadjiev
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The Impact of Chromosome Lineage upon Genetic Program Modeling / 122-127
Gary D. Boetticher, Kim Kaminsky
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A Recursive Application of a Support Vector Machine for Protein Spot Detection in 2-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis / 128
Garry D. Boetticher, Hisham Al-Mubaid, Karen Frasier-Scott
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Real-Time Torque Sensing of Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Motors for Space Robotics Applications / 129-131
James B. Dabney, Thomas L. Harman
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Investigation of Plasma Flow Characteristics in a Magneto-Plasma Rocket / 132-133
David Garrison, John V. Shebalin
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Development of Quantum-Cascade Laser Based Biosensor Technology / 134-140
Thomas L. Harman, Frank K. Tittel [Rice U], John C. Graf, Peter Bethke, Yury Bakhirkin
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Investigation of Metal-Organic Polymers and Nanofibers / 141
Jack Y. Lu
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Computational Methods in Non-Smooth Mechanics: Applications to Dry Friction Constrained Motions / 142-143
LieJune Shiau
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High-Performance Martian Space Radiation Mapping / 145-149
Liwen Shih
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Development of Wireless Stations for Distributed Field Operations / 150-154
T. Andrew Yang, Sadegh Davari
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A Framework for collaborative Open Source Courseware Development / 155
Kwok-Bun Yue
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