The L A T E X 2ε source file of this paper was produced by converting a ChiWriter 3.16 source file into ChiWriter 4.0 file and then converting the latter file into a L A T E X 2.09 source file, which was manually edited for correcting numerous errors and for improving the appearance of the text. As a result of this procedure, some errors in the text may exist. Abstract A review of the parallel ...

42 T he newly updated Defense Acquisition Management Framework Chart serves as a training aid and is designed to serve as a pictorial road map of functional activities throughout the Defense Systems Acquisition Life Cycle. The chart is based on the policies in the new Department of Defense (DoD) 5000series documents coupled with “best practices.” Providing the basic information needed to help u...

phytoremediation is an emerging green technology that uses plants and their associated microbes to remediate different environments contaminated with various pollutants. phytoremediation, as an effective soil remediation technology, has gained popularity in the past ten years both in developed and developing countries. the main goal of the current article is to improve the understanding of phyt...