Page 47 of NTIS Database Search Guide by National Technical Information Service

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 burglar alarms elevators and fire safety devices furnishings including major household appliances rugs and furniture maintenance including repair pest control and cleaning for environmental engineering equipment use 89b 96e-minority enterprises minority owned and operated businesses business training of minority groups franchising equal opportunities in business 96f-banking finance investments credit banks and trust companies mortgage finance savings and loan associations security and commodity brokerage balance of payments gold and silver movement cash flow regulations international finance for government financial operations use 43a 70f 91g and/or 91h 96g-foreign industry economic development private and governmental industrial and economic development in foreign countries including industrialized and developing countries international technology transfer for foreign market surveys and international trade use 96c 96h-foreign business economics foreign and developing countries businesses economic conditions and socioeconomics for foreign market surveys and international trade use 96c for social concerns related to economics see also 92c 99-chemistry 990-general 99a-analytical chemistry techniques and instrumentation for the separation and analysis of individual compounds or specific groups or compounds both inorganic and organic includes qualitative quantitative volumetric gravimetric optical spectroscopic electrochemical ion exchange chromatographic analysis test methods forensic chemistry data interpretation routine analysis or experimental results 99b-industrial chemistry chemical process engineering techniques processes unit operations and plant equipment that apply to chemical manufacturing processing transportation and storage petroleum refining desalination technology pollution control equipment process control technology process engineering chemical reactors for coal gasification and liquefaction processes see also 97f and 97k for specific environmental pollution control see also 68 for water purification see also 50b and 68d 99c-polymer chemistry synthesis properties reactions and theories of polymers and copolymers includes all types of polymerization curing crosslinking reaction kinetics etc for mechanical properties of polymers use 71o and 71h 99d-basic synthetic chemistry synthesis properties and reactions of inorganic and organic compounds studies of individual or specific groups of chemical elements molecular structure stereochemistry for chemical reaction mechanisms between atoms ions or molecules see also 99f for spectrum analysis of compounds use 99a and 99f 96-business economics 960-general includes economic theory business and economic census studies insurance not covered by another subcategory small businesses 96a-domestic commerce marketing economics national and state-level studies industrial costs and economics economic impact of industries economic impacts on industries industrial statistics agricultural economics productivity labor supply and demand labor costs and economics inflation economic aspects of unemployment employment and unemployment statistics wage surveys united states commerce wholesale and retail trade domestic market surveys business personal and property taxes income tax data franchising see also 43b 70d 91j and 98b for studies of individual plants or operations see the field of application for economic impacts of individual plants or operations see the field of application for regional development use 43b and 91j 96c-international commerce marketing economics foreign market surveys and research international trade imports and exports customs and tariffs multinational businesses trends and forecasting for international finance use 96f 96d-consumer affairs consumer problems and protection truth in advertising commercial psychology product maintenance and reliability problems home appliances safety product comparison studies flammability studies motor vehicle recalls 47

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