Abstract:RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN IMPLANTABLE PHYSIOLOGICAL TRANSDUCER TECHNOLOGY AND THE AVAILABILITY OF LOW-COST COMPUTATIONAL POWER HAVE GREATLY INCREASED INTEREST IN THE AUTOMATED CONTROL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN THE RESEARCH LABORATORY AND IN CLINICAL THERAPY. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO… more
Abstract:THIS EFFORT WILL DEVELOP A COMPUTER SIMULATION MODEL TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BOTH ON-BOARD AND OFF-BOARD AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT (ASE). THE MODEL FAMILY WILL INCLUDE GROUND BASED TARGET TRACKING RADAR AND AIRBORNE INTERCEPTOR RADAR MODELS, RF AND IR TARGET MODELS, RADAR AND IR… more
Abstract:THIS EFFORT WILL INVESTIGATE A THREE DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM WILL NOT REQUIRE VIEWING APPARATUS (SPECIAL GLASSES, ETC.) AND IS COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING TV SYSTEMS. IT WILL USE A BASIC STEREOSCOPIC 3D TECHNIQUE DEVELOPED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT THE NEW SYSTEM WILL INCORPORATE… more
Abstract:THIN-WALLED TUBULAR STRUCTURES ARE EXTREMELY USEFUL FOR STRUTS AND JOINTS IN LIGHTWEIGHT TRUSSES FOR SPACE PLATFORMS, FOR ANTENNA SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND, PERHAPS, EVEN FOR WAVEGUIDES. ON THE BASIS OF MASS-SPECIFIC PROPERTIES, GRAPHITE-FIBER-REINFORCED MAGNESIUM (GR/MG) COMPOSITES HAVE THE GREATEST… more
Abstract:THE NATIONAL AERO-SPACE PLANE (NASP) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP MANNED HYPERSONIC AIRPLANES (MACH 6-25) THAT WILL PROVIDE ORBIT-ON-DEMAND CAPABILITY FROM CONVENTIONAL RUNWAYS, THEREBY REVOLUTIONIZING ACCESS TO SPACE. HOWEVER, SUCCESS WILL DEPEND UPON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW, LIGHT-WEIGHT STRUCTURAL… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO IDENTIFY AN INNOVATIVE SYSTEM TO SENSE AND CONTROL THE ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE BUILDUP ON HOVERING HELICOPTERS AND PERFORM A FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF THE SELECTED SYSTEM. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF THE PHYSICAL AND TECHNICAL… more
Abstract:PRESENT CONVENTIONAL METHODS FOR EDGING HARDWOOD LUMBER PRODUCE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE OPTIMUM LUMBER YIELD ANDVALUE FROM THE WOOD PROCESSED. THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A PROJECT TO ESTABLISH THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF A COMPUTERDIRECTED EDGING SYSTEM WHICH WILL PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT… more
Abstract:A SUCCESSFUL COMPLETED SBIR PHASE I PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED A NEW CLASS OF LIQUID COOLED X-RAY TUBE ANODE HEAT EXCHANGE SURFACES SUITABLE FOR USE IN LIQUID COOLED HIGH POWER MICROFOCUS ROTATING ANODE X-RAY TUBES. SUCH A CONTINUOUS DUTY TUBE CAN BE EXPECTED TO HAVE ABOUT 20 X MORE POWER THAN CURRENTLY… more
Abstract:THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO PRODUCE A WEARABLE TACTILE COMMUNICATION AID FOR THE DEAF. IN CONTRAST TO OTHER TACTILE AIDS, THE SYSTEM WILL PRESENT A SPECIFIC VOICE FEATURE, VOICE PITCH, THAT IS KNOWN TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION CUES ABOUT SYNTACTIC STRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATIVE INTENT. DEAF… more
Abstract:IN PHASE I, COULTER ASSOCIATES WILL DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A PERSONAL COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM FOR SPEECH PRACTICE AT HOME BY SEVERELY/PROFOUNDLY DEAF CHILDREN. THIS SYSTEM IS TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SCHOOL/CLINIC SYSTEM, AND BOTH SYSTEMS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT.… more
Abstract:INTRACELLUAR CALCIUM IS CURRENTLY THE SUBJECT OF WIDESPREAD INTEREST AS A SECOND MESSENGER THAT TRIGGERS AND REGULATES CELL ACTIVATION. A SERIES OF IMPROVED CA(2+)-CHELATING AGENTS THAT CAN BE USED FOR NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) AND FLUORESCENCE IMAGING WILL BE SYNTHESIZED AND EVALUATED FOR… more
Abstract:COVALENT ASSOCIATES, INC. PROPOSES THE SYNTHESIS OF A NEW FLUOROPHORE FOR INTRACELLULAR GLUTATHIONE DETERMINATION. THE REACTION PRODUCT OF THE FLUOROPHORE WITH THIOLS WILL HAVE LONGER WAVELENGTH ADSORPTION AND EMISSION AND HIGHER QUANTUM YIELD THAN THE BEST CYTOSOLIC THIOL FLUROPHORE CURRENTLY IN… more
Abstract:THERE IS A NEED FOR A SIMPLE TEST WHICH DETERMINES THE TIME OF A WOMAN'S OVULATION. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVE IS DEVELOPMENT OF A MARKETABLE TEST WHICH CAN DETECT THE HORMONAL CHANGES OCCURRING JUST PRIOR TO OVULATION. SPECIFICALLY, THE TEST WOULD DETECT EITHER ESTRONE-3-GLUCURONIDE OR LUTEINIZING… more
Abstract:THE TRADITIONAL AQUACULTURE IN THE SOUTHERN USA EMPHASIZES THE PRODUCTION OF CATFISH AS THE MAIN CROP ORGANISM. DIVERSIFICATION OF THE GROWING INDUSTRY TO INCLUDE NEW CROPS IS NOW ESSENTIAL FROM A PRACTICAL VIEW. COVENANT AQUACULTURE CORPORATION PROPOSES TO EXAMINE THE PRODUCTION OF THE FRESHWATER… more
Abstract:AIDING THE HEARING HANDICAPPED IN PERCEIVING SPEECH BY THE SENSE OF TOUCH REQUIRES FIRST THAT SPEECH CUES BE ACQUIRED AND RECONSTRUCTED TO LOW DATA RATE FORM, COMPARABLE TO THAT CONVEYED BY VISUAL SIGNING AND TACTILE BRAILLE. SEVERAL PROMISING CUE EXTRACTING METHODS ARE DESCRIBED BASED ON EXISTING… more
Abstract:THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES AN INNOVATIVE CONCEPT FOR ELECTRONIC CAPACITORS THAT ALLOWS ENERGY STORAGE DENSITIES 1,000 TO 100,000 TIMES THOSE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART CAPACITORS. SUCH DENSITIES, USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES, WOULD ALLOW COMPLETE POWER SUPPLIES TO BE CONTAINED ON… more
Abstract:IN THIS RESEARCH, PROTEIN ENGINEERING IS BEING UTILIZED TO GENERATE THE MINIMAL COMBINING SITE OF ANTIBODIES, THE SO-CALLED FV, WHICH COMPRISES VH AND VL DOMAINS. IN PHASE I WE SYNTHESIZED GENES CODING FOR THE VH AND VL DOMAINS OF A SPECIFIC ANTIDIGOXIN ANTIBODY. THE BIOSYNTHETIC VH AND VL ARE BEING… more
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