Abstract:AN "INHALATION SCREENING DOSE COLLAR-STANCHION MONITOR" WITHEMBEDDED MINIATURE THIN-WALL GEIGER-MUELLER RADIATION DETECTORS EVALUATES THE THYROID GLAND FOR NANOCURIE ACTIVITYINVENTORY. THE PRIMARY TECHNICAL OBJECTIVE IS TO ESTABLISH THAT THE "COLLAR-STANCHION MONITOR" WILL BE CAPABLE OF DETECTING… more
Abstract:MODERN AVIATION REQUIRES ALL-WEATHER CAPABILITY. ONE OF THEMAJOR PROBLEMS INVOLVES THE RELIABLE DETECTION OF ICE FORMATION ON WINGS, ENGINES AND ROTORS, AS WELL AS ON AIRCRAFT RUNWAYS. AT PRESENT, NO SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WHICH POSITIVELY DETECTS ICE PER SE, AND NOT MERELY POTENTIAL ICING… more
Abstract:BY COMBINING ENDOSCOPY WITH NEAR-INFRARED REFLECTANCE ANALYSIS, A NEW MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT AND A NEW METHODOLOGY WILL BE CREATED. THE INSTRUMENT WILL RECEIVE DATA BY A SAFE, IN SITU, NONINVASIVE EXAMINATION OF HUMAN TISSUES AND LESIONS. DATA SO OBTAINED WILL BE COMPARED WITHKNOWN DATA… more
Abstract:THE PROPOSED PHASE I PROJECT WOULD ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY AND DEVELOP THE SPECIFICATIONS AND WORK PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTOTYPE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM (PHASE II) FOR THE SELECTION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF CRITICAL AEROSPACE COMPONENTS. THE SYSTEM WOULD PROVIDE A RELIABLE MATERIALS… more
Abstract:THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF GRAPHITE EPOXY COMPOSITE MATERIAL IS A FUNCTION OF THE RELATIVE ORIENTATION OF THE APPLIED FIELD AND THE FIBER DIRECTION FOR UNIDIRECTIONAL MATERIAL. PRIOR ATTEMPTS AT NONCONTACT, NONDESTRUCTIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS OF CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY… more
Abstract:SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION, A CURRENTLY DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY MAY BE USED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE PREPARATION. THE PRESENT METHODLOGY OF LIQUID/LIQUID EXTRACTION IS NOT PRAC- TICAL IN THE FIELD. MANY INVESTIGATORS HAVE STUDIED SOLID- PHASE EXTRACTION. HOWEVER, THESE WORKS ARE LIMITED TO NAR- ROW… more
Abstract:BASED ON OUR RESEARCH, WE FEEL THAT THE STAINING PROPERTIES OF SITS (4-ACETOAMIDO-4'-ISOTHIOCYANOSTILBENE 2,2' DISULPHONIC ACID), A REAGENT WHICH ENABLES IN SITU VISUALIZATION AND DISCRIMINATION AMONG LIVING, DYING AND DEAD CELLS, MAKE IT A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR USE IN AN APPROPRIATELY DESIGNED… more
Abstract:THE OFFEROR PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM FOR RAPID STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF VERY LARGE QUANTITIES OF DIGITAL IMAGE DATASUCH AS MIGHT BE FOUND IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIGITAL SUBTRACTED-ANGIOGRAPHY SYSTEMS DESIGNED FOR MINIMALLY INVAS-IVE IMAGING OF THE CORONARY ARTERIES OR OTHER DEEP ARTERIES.THE… more
Abstract:AN INTELLIGENT LIST-PROCESSING INTERFACE BETWEEN THE VAXBI AND FASTBUS WILL BE DEVELOPED. THE VAXBI IS THE 13.3 MEGABYTE/SEC BACKPLANE INTERCONNECT FEATURED IN VAX 8200, 8300, 8800, AND OTHER FUTURE VAX COMPUTER SYSTEMS. THE INTENT IS TO PROVIDE A HIGH BANDWIDTH GATEWAY BETWEEN A VARIETY OF VAX… more
Abstract:OAS PROPOSES THE USE OF CONDUIT ENCLOSED SUPERCONDUCTING CABLE WITH INTERNAL LIQUID HELIUM COOLING FOR POWER TRANSMISSION IN THE OPEN OCEAN. NIOBIUM-TITANIUM, NIOBIUM-TIN, AND THE NEWER LANTHANUMCOPPER-BARIUM-OXYGEN COMPOUND WILL BE EVALUATED AS SUPERCONDUCTORS. A COPPER MATRIX CONTAINING… more
Abstract:A DESIGN APPROACH USING HIGH SPEED MICROPROCESSORS AND RAPID-ACCESS MEMORY DEVICES IS SUGGESTED FOR A STAND-ALONE INTELLIGENT BUFFER THAT INSERTS DELAYS TO COMPENSATE FOR SENSOR POSITION ERRORS IN THE SENSOR DATA STREAM THAT FEEDS A CONVENTIONAL BEAMFORMER IN REAL-TIME. THE MOTOROLA 68020 AND INTEL… more
Abstract:A MAJOR CONSTRAINT UPON THE CULTURE OF EDIBLE MARINE ORGAN- ISMS ON A COMMERCIAL SCALE IN MOST COASTAL STATES IS THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF SUITABLE CULTURE AREAS. MANY ECOLOGICALLY FAVORABLE AREAS OF THE COASTLINE ARE CLOSED TO AQUA CULTURE AS A RESULT OF ZONING RESTRICTIONS, LOCAL ORDINANCESAND… more
Abstract:A SPECIFIC CHROMOSOMAL TRANSLOCATION, THE PHILADELPHIA TRANSLOCATION, IS CHARACTERISTIC OF OVER 96% OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC MYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA. THIS TRANSLOCATION INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF THE C-ABL ONCOGENE FROM CHROMOSOME 9 TO A SPECIFIC REGION, DESIGNATED THE BREAKPOINT CLUSTER REGION (BCR), ON… more
Abstract:THIS PROPOSAL PRESENTS A RESEARCH PLAN FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF SURFACE FIGURE OF X-RAY OPTICAL COMPONENTS ON AN IN-PROCESS BASIS. THIS MEASUREMENT IS USEFUL DURING THE FABRICATION OF X-RAY OPTICAL COMPONENTS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROPOSED MEASUREMENT IS NON-CONTACTING AND CAN MEASURE ALOW REFLECTANCE… more
Abstract:OTISCA INDUSTRIES HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN THE PREPARATION, DELIVERY AND COMBUSTION OF OVER 70 TONS (DRY) OF BOILER AND ENGINE GRADE COAL/WATERSLURRY FUELS FOR OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THE AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF THOSE FUELS AS PREPARED FROM BITUMINOUS COAL IS 0.8 WT.% ASH, 0.8 WT.% SULFUT, 50 WT% SOLID,… more
Abstract:THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE AND TO CLINICALLY TEST A COMPUTER-AIDED, PORTABLE MYOTATIC REFLEX MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR USE IN CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND CLINICAL RESEARCH ON HUMANS AND FOR LABORATORY RESEARCH ON LARGE ANIMALS. IT WILL CONSIST OF A HAND-HELD, INSTRUMENTED REFLEX GUN CONTAINING A… more
Abstract:SILICON NITRIDE POWDER HAS SUBSTANTIAL ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER CERAMIC POWDER FOR APPLICATIONS SUCH AS CUTTING TOOL INSERTS, ROTARY SHAFTS FOR TURBINES, AND ENGINE VALVES. CONSEQUENTLY, THE MARKET DEMAND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM 250,000 LBS TO 2.5 MILLION LBS ANNUALLY BY 1995, PROVIDED AN ECONOMIC… more
Abstract:VACCINATION IS THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS OF PREVENTING HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B (HIB) DISEASE. NEWLY DEVELOPED HIB POLYSACCHARIDE-PROTEIN CONJUGATE VACCINES BEING TESTED ARE EFFECTIVE IN CHILDREN 2 MONTHS AND OLDER. HOWEVER, SOME INFANTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGENS… more
Abstract:THE IMMUNOLOGICAL CONTROL OF VARIOUS DISEASES OF COMMERCIAL CHICKENS HAS BEEN ESSENTIAL TO THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF THEINDUSTRY. COCCIDIOSIS IS A GASTROINTESTINAL PROTOZOAL DISEASE OF CHICKENS WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO RESULT IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC LOSSES TO THE INDUSTRY OF $300 MILLION. BECAUSE NO WIDELY… more
Abstract:A SYSTEM FOR PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY (PDT) THAT PROVIDES, IN ADDITION TO THE THERAPEUTIC LIGHT DOSE, A METHOD OF REAL-TIME, INTRAOPERATIVE DOSIMETRY WILL BE ASSEMBLED AND DEMONSTRATED. IN PDT, A PARENTERALLY ADMINISTERED PHOTOACTIVE DYE (DIHEMATOPORPHYRIN ETHER, DHE) LOCALIZES IN MALIGNANT TISSUE.… more
Abstract:A COMMERCIAL MODEL OF AN OPTICALLY PUMPED, PULSED, ER:YAG SOLID-STATE LASER WILL BE MODIFIED AND TESTED FOR BEAM PERFORMANCE AND USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A COMPATIBLE LOW-LOSS, FLEXIBLE NONTOXIC, FLUORIDE GLASS DELIVERY FIBER TO STUDY IN VITRO TUSSUE INTERACTION EFFECTS. THE LASER OPERATES AT AN… more
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