the ntis database and related products the ntis database search guide 4 information product types the ntis information collection contains a wide variety of types of publications as well as other media for distributing information the following table provides a snapshot of some of the types of information products received by ntis in 2005 information sources the titles in the ntis collection are submitted by hundreds of government agencies numerous state and local governments federal contractors academic institutions foreign governments international organizations and private sector organizations since the american technology preeminence act public law 102-245 passed in 1991 ntis wealth of information has increased dramatically the atpa requires all federal agencies to submit their federally-funded scientific technical and engineering information to ntis within 15 days of the date the product is made publicly available consequently ntis can provide its customers with timely access to
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online searching hints the ntis database search guide 13 translations each year ntis announces approximately 1,000 translations received from and funded by government agencies prior to 1976 all translations except those originating with doe and nasa were assigned the descriptor translations since 1976 doe and nasa translations also have been indexed with translations see also listing under foreign language maps the descriptor maps is used whenever maps are an integral part of a report reports describing the way maps are made are indexed with the descriptor mapping patents all u.s government patents and patent applications entered into the ntis database are assigned either patents or patent applications in the descriptor or title note field some online vendors display it as the document type field verbalization all subscripts superscripts greek letters scientific and mathematical formulae are fully spelled out in the abstract of the record example alpha beta gamma etc pero
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online services access ebsco publishing the ntis database search guide 21 ebsco publishing ebsco publishing 10 estes street ipswich ma 01938 800-653-2726 http www.epnet.com the default fields included in unqualified keyword searches are personal author corporate source sponsoring organization title number of items note abstracts descriptors identifiers source subject category codes and subject category the following list will help you locate detailed information referenced in this database as a field list of searchable fields search tag aa name/description abstract available [phrase indexed searches the abstract available field author [word indexed searches author by initials and last name abstract [word indexed searches the abstract summary for keywords accession number [phrase indexed searches the exact accession number/unique identifier corporate source [word indexed searches corporate source by source name subject category code [word indexed searches for words in the subject cate
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online services access silverplatter information the ntis database search guide 30 sample record silverplatter ti an au cs rd py nt a v preventing the diseases of aging special focus healthy title aging chronic disease notes and reports volume 12 number 3 fall 1999 pb2001102122xsp ramsey-t performer national center for chronic disease prevention and health promotion atlanta ga 1999 20p 1999 color illustrations reproduced in black and white product reproduced from digital image order this product from ntis by phone at 1-800-533-ntis u.s customers 703 605-6000 other countries fax at 703 605-6900 and email at orders@ntis.fedworld.gov ntis is located at 5285 port royal road springfield va 22161 usa united-states english pc a03/mf a01 elderly-persons treatment population-growth alzheimer sdisease arthritis diabetes physical-activities quality-of-life demography public-health health-statistics trends aging chronic-diseases prevention cdc-center-for-disease-control center-for-dise
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ntis subject categories alphabetical listing by major categories the ntis database search guide 38 47h-underwater construction habitats 85-transportation 850-general 85a-air transportation 85c-metropolitan rail transportation 85d-transportation safety 85e-pipeline transportation 85f-global navigation systems 85g-marine waterway transportation 85h-road transportation 85i-railroad transportation 79-ordnance 790-general 79a-ammunition explosives pyrotechnics 79b-armor 79c-bombs 79d-combat vehicles 79e-detonations explosion effects ballistics 79f-fire control bombing systems 79g-guns 79h-rockets 79i-underwater ordnance 91-urban regional technology development 910-general 91a-environmental management planning 91b-transportation traffic planning 91c-fire services law enforcement criminal justice 91d-communications 91e-housing 91f-health services 91g-urban administration planning 91h-regional administration planning 91i-emergency services planning 91j-economic studies 91k-social
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ntis subject categories alphabetical listing with scope descriptions the ntis database search guide 47 89c-construction management techniques excavation fabrication presite and onsite construction techniques reconstruction management including planning manpower and labor studies 89d-structural analyses dynamics and statics of structures and structural members including kinetics kinematics vibration and stress analyses induced environmental stresses including earthquakes wind and flood foundation stresses soil-structure interactions 89e-building standards codes standards and codes for buildings equipment components and materials 89g-construction materials components equipment plumbing wiring insulation doors and windows walls joints beams construction equipment such as bulldozers and cranes includes flammability and fire studies cement and concrete see also 50c for cement properties see also 71d 89h-building equipment furnishings maintenance equipment including security alarms i.e
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ntis subject categories alphabetical listing with scope descriptions the ntis database search guide 55 41-manufacturing technology 410-general includes mechanical elements pipes tubes levers cams springs clutches gears valves filters containers and packing materials refrigeration systems and equipment industrial furnaces and boilers heat exchangers heat pumps heat pipes energy management economics and financing international issues see also 94o and 97g for engine components use 81 for fuel tanks use 81c for cooling towers use 97j 41a-computer aided design cad application of computer hardware and software programs to enhance the design computations simulation analysis and modeling presentations graphics drafting data base creation and human-machine interface associated with the creation of engineering design specifications see also 94a 41b-computer aided manufacturing cam application of computer hardware and software programs to enhance materials planning processing and handling tooli
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ntis subject categories alphabetical listing with scope descriptions the ntis database search guide 64 84-space technology 840-general extraterrestial biology chemistry and medicine 84a-astronautics space missions projects and logistics orbital rendezvous space exploration spacecraft operating problems extravehicular activity 84b-extraterrestial exploration space probe exploration space landings space construction and maintenance extravehicular activity on other planets 84c-manned spacecraft design and construction of manned spacecraft space stations aerospace planes and their components 84d-spacecraft trajectories flight mechanics determination analysis processing of spacecraft trajectory data space mechanics orbital calculations flight path analysis atmosphere entry reentry dynamics 84e-space launch vehicles support equipment handling and launching including transportation storage preparation for launching countdown launching equipment checkout equipment ground support equipment a
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ntis subject categories numerical listing with scope descriptions the ntis database search guide 72 51-aeronautics aerodynamics 510-general includes landing mats 51a-aerodynamics aerodynamic characteristics and problems of bodies as they are affected by the dynamics of phenomena relating to boundary layer lift drag laminar and turbulent flow compressible flow lift aerodynamic heating vortex flow wake etc in aerodynamic regimes includes aircraft ground vehicles and structures see also 46b for missile reentry dynamics use 75e for spacecraft reentry dynamics use 84d 51b-aeronautics aircraft operations such as takeoff and landing all-weather and night flight taxiing approach letdown in-flight refueling etc includes aviation accidents 51c-aircraft design production and maintenance of aircraft aircraft components and equipment structural studies of airframes bodies wings fuselages military and commercial aircraft balloons excludes meteorological balloons air cushion vehicles excludes trac
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ntis subject categories numerical listing with scope descriptions the ntis database search guide 81 81-combustion engines propellants 810-general 81a-combustion ignition autoignition ignition and combustion includes flame studies combustion products studies ignition systems combustion chemistry flammability studies see also 89 and 94h 81b-electric ion propulsion all types of engines deriving power from free ions and electrons includes ion plasma and arc jet systems propulsion by means of solar wind laser propulsion for electrically propelled surface vehicles use 85 81c-fuel propellant tanks design performance and testing of fuel and propellant tanks including those for automobiles petroleum products and rocket propellants 81d-jet gas turbine engines design performance and testing of all types of jet and gas turbine engines their components engine nozzles includes ramjet scramjet and turbofan engines and hydroduct and turbomachinery as well as nonpropulsive turbines see also 97l a
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search guide for the ntis database the ntis database search guide 89 index abbreviations 9 accession numbers also known as ntis order numbers 9 acronyms 9 biological species 9 cambridge scientific abstracts 15 category codes with asterisks highlighted subject category codes 10 chemical nomenclature 10 chemical trade names 10 computer programs and products 10 corporate sources 11 data 11 data elements of the ntis database 5 data star dialog corporation 17 delimited/declassified reports 11 department of defense dod declassified/delimited items 11 department of energy doe subject category codes 10 developing countries 11 dialog corporation 19 document delivery via ntis 2 ebsco publishing 21 elsevier engineering information inc 23 environmental impact statements eis 11 field name abstract 8 field name availability statement 7 field name contract or grant numbers 7 field name corporate sources 5 field name country of publication 6 field
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