Abstract:THE 5-HT1B AND 5-HT1D RECEPTORS APPEAR TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANTROLE IN AT LEAST FOUR MEDICALLY IMPORTANT PROCESSES: THERMOREGULATION, APPETITE CONTROL, ANXIETY, AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS. THESE RECEPTORS ARE DIFFICULT TO STUDY DUE TO THEIR LOW DENSITY, INTERFERENCE BY OTHER SEROTONIN-RECEPTOR… more
Abstract:THE LAUNCHING OF A VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT FROM AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IS PRESENTLY PERFORMED WITH OPEN LOOK CONTROL OF A STEAM CATAPULT. WITH INCREASES IN AIRCRAFT WEIGHT, A GREATER VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT AND VARYING WEAPONS SUITES CARRIED, THE STEAM GENERATION SYSTEMS ARE BEING PUSHED TO THEIR LIMITS. IF A… more
Abstract:THE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS REQUIRES VOLATILE PRECURSOR MOLECULES, USUALLY ORGANOMETALLIC (OM) LIQUIDS OR METAL HYDRIDE (MH) GASES, WHICH CAN BE THERMALLY DECOMPOSED ON A HEATED SUBSTRATE TO PRODUCE THE REQUISITE EPITAXIAL MATERIAL GROWTH. AN INHERENT DISADVANTAGE WITH… more
Abstract:A NEW TYPE OF CLOSED-LOOP GREENHOUSE COOLING AND HEATING SYSTEM THAT PERMITS CO2 ENRICHMENT OF A VARIETY OF PRINCIPALCROP AND NATIVE SPECIES OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME WITHOUT LOSS OF CO2 DURING VENTILATION WILL BE CONSTRUCTED, INSTALLED IN AN EXISTING GREENHOUSE, AND TESTED FOR ITS ABILITY TO… more
Abstract:ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZATION PROVIDES A NUMBER OF ADVANTAGES FOR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE CONVENTIONAL, NON-CHRAGED SPRAY SYSTEMS NOW IN USE. CHARGED SPRAYS ARE VIGOROUSLY SELF-DISPERSING, PROVIDE UNIFORM PATTERNATION AND HAVE NARROW SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS. THESE SPRAYS CAN BE… more
Abstract:THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INEXPENSIVE, REMOTE MICROWAVE RESPIRATION MONITOR FOR USE IN RECOVERY ROOMS AND CONCENTRATED CARE UNITS THAT WILL REDUCE THE NEED FOR SENSOR ATTACHMENT TO THE PATIENT. USINGADVANCED MICROWAVE TECHNIQUES THAT INCORPORATE PASSIVE… more
Abstract:DEFINITIONS ARE REQUIRED OF STRUCTURAL WEIGHT FRACTIONS FOR DELTOID AEROBODY PLATFORMS IN ORDER TO ASSESS THEIR POTENTIAL. PRIOR DATA ON CONVENTIONAL AIRPLANES AND ZEPPELINS CANNOT BE INTERPOLATED OR EXTRAPOLATED WITH CONFIDENCE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DEFINITION. THEREFORE, STRUCTURAL DESIGN… more
Abstract:HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE MIXERS ARE BECOMING MORE IMPORTANT AS THE COMPLEXITY OF THE ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS INCREASE. SINCE IT IS USUALLY THE FIRST OR SECOND DEVICE FROM THE RF INPUT, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MIXER IS CRITICAL IN THE OVERALL OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM. THE DESIGN OF THE PRESENT DAY MIXERS… more
Abstract:THE PURPOSE OF THE EFFORT PROPOSED HEREIN IS TO DEFINE THE PROCEDURES TO ESTABLISH AN ANTHROPOMETRIC DATABASE WHICH CAN BE ADDED TO ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, AND WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION NEEDED BY VARIOUS USERS IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE THE FIT OF GARB WORN BY MILITARY PERSONNEL. TO MEET THAT END… more
Abstract:THE SPECIFIC AIM OF THIS PHASE 1 SBIR PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOPA CORE LIBRARY OF VIDEODISCS WHICH CAN BE USED TO TRAIN ADULT SCHIZOPHRENICS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN COMMUNICATION SKILLS. DURING PHASE 1, THE LIBRARY WILL BE CONSTRUCTED, SOFTWARE WILL BE WRITTEN, AND A SINGLE-CASE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN WILL… more
Abstract:CALCITONIN IS A HORMONE THAT STIMULATES THE INCORPORATION OF CALCIUM INTO BONE AND THUS ARRESTS BONE DETERIORATION PROCESSES SUCH AS POST-MENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS AND PAGET'S DISEASE. THE SYNTHETIC HORMONE CALCITONIN HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE EFFECTIVE THERAPEUTICALLY IN ARRESTING PROGRESSIVE BONE LOSS IN… more
Abstract:THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH AT BIOMETALLICS IS TO DEVELOP A RAPID, EASY TO USE ENZYMEIMMUNOASSAY, WITH ENHANCED SENSITIVITY FOR DETERMINING THE REPRODUCTIVE HORMONE, PROGESTERONE, IN SALIVA. THE MEASUREMENT OF PROGESTERONE INSALIVA IS ATTRACTIVE BECAUSE SAMPLING IS NONINVASIVE AND ESSENTIALLY STRESS… more
Abstract:BROADCOM HAS DEVELOPED AN AUTOMATIC LOCATING, TRACKING AND MULTIPLE BEAM MICROWAVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WHICH IT HAS PRESENTED TO ESD WITH HIGH POSITIVE RESPONSE. A MAJOR ISSUE IS THE JAM IMMUNITY OF THE SYSTEM AGAINST THE ANTICIPATED THREAT. THIS EFFORT WILL INVOLVE THREE PHASES, THE ESTABLISHMENT… more
Abstract:A REQUIREMENT EXISTS TO PROVIDE OCULAR PROTECTION TO TROOPS AT RISK FROM LASER ENERGY EXPOSURE AND BALLISTIC FRAGMENTS WHILE MAINTAINING ESSENTIAL VISUAL PERFORMANCE. SINCE HOSTILE LASER BEAMS MAY BE AT UNEXPECTED WAVELENGTHS, THE USUAL NOTCH FILTER IS NOT A COMPLETE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. THIS… more
Abstract:THE FAILURE CRITERIA PRESENTLY USED FOR PREDICTION OF THE ULTIMATE STRENGTH OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL ARE BASED UPON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE COMPOSITE BEHAVES AS AN IDEAL ORTHOTROPIC MATERIAL. THIS IDEALIZATION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE WAY BRITTLE COMPOSITE MATERIALS FAIL. SINCE… more
Company:Cgs Systems Inc.Agency/Program/Year/Phase:DOD / SBIR / 1988 / 2
Abstract:THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTACTLESS, CAPACITIVE ENCODER SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A RUGGED, LOW COST DIGITAL CODE READER THAT IS SMALL IN SIZE, AND ABLE TO MEET ENVIRONMENTAL AND GUN LAUNCH STRESSES. THE EFFORT WOULD DRAW UPON VENDOR'S EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING ITS OWN COMMERCIAL… more
Abstract:OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, UNDER GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIALSUPPORT, CONTINUUM DYNAMICS, INC. HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN COMPUTING THE UNSTEADY WAKES OF FIXED- AND ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT. THIS PROGRESS, FOR THE MOST PART, RESULTED FROM THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BASIC CURVEDVORTEX ELEMENT… more
Abstract:OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, UNDER GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL SUPPORT, CONTINUUM DYNAMICS, INC. HAS MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS IN COMPUTING THE UNSTEADY WAKES OF ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT. THIS PROGRESS HAS RESULTED LARGELY FROM THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BASIC CURVED VORTEX ELEMENT (BCVE), AS A… more
Abstract:THE IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING THE NOISE OF THE HELICOPTER TAIL ROTOR HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR MANY YEARS. HOWEVER, BOTH THE PREDICTION OF TAIL-ROTOR NOISE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW NOISE DESIGNS HAS BEEN IMPEDED BY POOR ABILITY TO SIMULATE NOISE-GENERATING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE MAIN-ROTOR WAKE AND… more
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