Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is reported to be caused by traumatic events that are outside the range of usual human experience including (but not limited to) military combat, violent personal assault, being kidnapped or taken hostage and terrorist attacks. Initial data suggests that at least 1 out of 6 Iraq War veterans are exhibiting symptoms of depression, anxiety and PTSD. Virtual R...

In recent years, naval shipyards have increased their demand for the integration of CAD (computer aided design) applications with PLM (product lifecycle management) systems. This demand is usually addressed with file-oriented CAD systems, consisting of controlling the CAD model and assembly files in the PLM system, where those specific model relationships are reproduced and managed. However, in...

Improvised explosive devices (IED’s), such as those in Iraq, are a challenging threat to U.S. military forces. These blast weapons, often rigged to detonate conventional munitions such as artillery shells, have caused fatalities and severe injuries to Marines and soldiers. The introduction of the outer tactical vest (OTV) with soft armor to protect the upper torso against fragments, along with ...

Navy has made a huge applying of preventive maintenance that has been recognized as the greatest source of costs. Scheduled overhaul is the most expensive. Revising preventive maintenance and selecting maintenance concepts according to a new algorithm should result into lowering those costs and at the same time maintaining function safety and system readiness. A reversible FMEA analysis coupled...

OBJECTIVES Does the large zone of injury in high-energy, combat-related open tibia fractures limit the effectiveness of rotational flap coverage? DESIGN Retrospective consecutive series. SETTING This study was conducted at Brooke Army Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and National Naval Medical Center between March 2003 and September 2007. PATIENTS/PARTICIPANTS We identifie...

BACKGROUND The high incidence of persistent postconcussion symptoms in service members with combat-related mild traumatic brain injury has prompted research in the use of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) for management. OBJECTIVE The effects of HBO2 on persistent postconcussion symptoms in 60 military service members with at least 1 combat-related mild traumatic brain injury were examined in a single...

1 The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA, 22448, {MastersMW|WermePV|MaddenLA|MarlowDT|IreyPM}@nswc.navy.mil. 2 Computer Science and Engineering Dept., The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0015, {welch|shirazi}@cse.uta.edu. Sponsored in part by DARPA/NCCOSC contract N66001-97-C-8250, and by the NSWC/NCEE contracts NCEE/A303/41E-96 and NCEE/A303/50A-98. This paper dea...