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THE U.S. POSSESSES HUGE COAL RESERVES, BUT SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) RELEASED UPON COMBUSTION IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO ACID RAIN. SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MICROBIAL PROCESSES FOR PRECOMBUSTION REMOVALOF INORGANIC SULFUR FROM COAL. THIOBACILLUS AND SULFOLOBUS SP. HAVE BEEN MOST FREQUENTLY EMPLOYED. THEY ARE OPTIMALLY ADAPTED TO FUNCTION AT A PH BELOW 3 AND OFTEN AT ELEV ...

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MOUTHSTICKS OR ORTHODONTIC ORTHOSES ARE WIDELY USED BY PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CHORD INJURIES OR SIMILAR DISABILITIES TO INCREASE CONTROL OVER THEIR ENVIRONMENT. PEOPLE WITH THE ADDITIONAL LIMITATION OF LITTLE OR NO ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR HEAD MOTION MAY BENEFIT FROM AN EXTENDIBLE MOUTHSTICK. HOWEVER, COMMERCIAL EXTENDIBLE MOUTHSTICKS SUFFER IN THAT THEIR ACTION IS OFTEN SLOW, EXTENDIBILITY IS LIMITED, OR ...

REMOVAL OF TOXIC METALS FROM WASTEWATER STREAMS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM OF INCREASING NATIONAL IMPORTANCE, AS A RESULT OF INCREASING CONCERN FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND INCREASINGLY STRINGENT WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS. CHROMATOCHEM, INC., HAS DEVELOPED AN ECONOMICAL AND EFFECTIVE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE REMOVAL OF LOW LEVELS OF TOXIC METAL IONS FROM WASTEWATER STREAMS, USING SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION (SPE) ...

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ONE OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY MAINSTREAM SCHOOL PROGRAMS IS THE LACK OF QUALIFIED SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS AND THE EXPENSE OF THE INTERPRETERS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE. THE PROJECT PROPOSED HEREIN WILL INVESTIGATE THE USE OF SPEECH RECOGNITION EQUIPMENT AND DESIGNATED SPEAKERS AS A POSSIBLE SUPPLEMENT TO SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN THE CLASSROOM. SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT ST ...

THE GOAL OF PHASE I IS TO SHOW THE FEASIBILITY AND VALUE OF A LARGE NATIONAL DATABASE WITH NAMES AND PERTINENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION TO DERIVE A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING ADULTS. THIS DATABASE WILL SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR INVESTIGATORS REQUIRING ACCESS TO DEAF AND HEARING IMPAIRED RESPONDENTS, INFORMANTS, COLLABORATORS, AND RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS. ATTEMPTS TO STUDY THIS PO ...

UNEMPLOYMENT AND LIMITED PARTICPATION IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ARE COMMON AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. SPECIALIZED TRANSITION SERVICES ARE LIMITED IN AVAILABILITY, AND REGULAR SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN HELPING DISABLED STUDENTS PLAN FOR EMPLOYMENT AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. YET THESE COUNSELORS OFTEN LACK THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO ADEQUATELY GUIDE STUDEN ...