To detect the biological agents, the DNA detection is most usable due to the sensitivity and the selectivity. Although the key technology of DNA detection is real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which uses exponential amplification of PCR and real-time detection of the amplified DNA fragments, the long thermal cycling time has been the problem to apply the rapid detection of pathogenic or...

Modeling Situation awareness (SA) in NCO/NCW environments is inherently challenging due to the complexity of the underlying network, highly dynamic nature of processes, and the need for real time analysis. In this paper, we present a performance model for SA using the Network Centric Operations Performance & Prediction (NCO-PP) framework, an established framework for analyzing and predicting pe...

A sensor that detects dangerous odors better than the human nose may be able to "smell" dangerous air pollutants, soil contaminants, insecticides, food pathogens, biological warfare neurotoxins, and body odors associated with illness and disease. Called "smell-seeing" by its inventors, the method relies on color changes that occur in an array of vapor-sensitive dyes in response to exposure. By ...

Anthrax is a zoonotic illness recognized since antiquity. Today, human anthrax has been all but eradicated from the industrialized world, with the vast majority of practitioners in the United States unlikely to have seen a case. Unfortunately, the disease remains endemic in many areas of the world, and anthrax poses a threat as a mass casualty-producing weapon if used in a biological warfare ca...

4 he above citation, taken from Presidential Decision Directive 62 signed in May 1998, foresaw the potential that unconventional methods of warfare could be used against our Homeland. Although much has changed since publication of this document to address vulnerabilities, the threat remains for adversaries to attack our Nation, interests and military forces by unconventional or asymmetric appro...

This book, "Developing Digital RF Memories and Transceiver Technologies to Electromagnetic Warfare", grew out of the author’s teaching research in field microwave photonic transceiver design for electromagnetic warfare at U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. It has become evident that transceivers digital memory (DRFM) are seeing an unprecedented level growth performance capability. The book is divi...

Office of Naval Research (ONR) of U.S.A navy has been carrying out research about advanced multifunction radio frequency concept (AMRFC) to apply the Multifunction Electronic Warfare & Electronic Support (MFEW ES) system to the future navy battleship [1]. In order to that conventional radar and communication antennas need to be active phased array antennas that can provide multi-functions such ...

Iraq has used chemical warfare agents in recent Iran-Iraq conflict ( 1980-88) . There are few studies regarding late complications of chemical warfare and there is no report concerning late cutaneous complications. The present study is concerned with the late clinical manifestation of cutaneous complications in chemical warfare casualties in comparison to non – chemical injured soldiers. Upon t...