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This proposal addresses the need to develop products which will help participants in health care assquality and level of care furnished to patients. We will develop a prototype ¿Protocol Engine¿, withdesigned for personal computers and computer networks, to allow protocols to be defined and customizspecific needs of the organization; to link and/or access data from other medical software package ...

Previous measurements using two micron solid-state lidar systems and computer simulation of lidar performance demonstrate that an eyesafe, low-pulse-energy (1 - 10 mJ/pulse), small aperture (~10cm) lidar will be capable of highly accurate high spatial resolution wind velocity measurements to ranges of 2-10 km in the atmospheric boundary layer. High-spatial resolution 3-D coverage for several km a ...

The OpTest system has been conceived of and demonstrated in response to pressing diagnostic needs. It is an immunosensor device to enable detection of BW agent specific antigens or extracellular products and toxins, using "capture" and "detection" antibodies, at picogram or sub-picogram levels, from biological fluids. OpTest also is capable of detecting BW agent specific nucleic acids which are ...

Our goal is to develop a compact, inexpensive, electro-optic chopper for infrared (IR) light whichwill enable the manufacture of compact gas analyzers. The availability of this compact instrument willgreatly enhance monitoring of anesthetic and physiological gases. Choppers used in current generationinstruments typically consist of an electric motor and a spinning wheel. These are bulky, less reli ...

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It is proposed to demonstrate the applicability of advancement materials, that has been developed for aerospace and military applications, to fuel cell technology to lower cost, increase performance, and decrease weight for future man-portable power systems. MER's advanced C-C composites will be investigated as bipolar plates to decrease weight, increase mechanical integrity, decrease resistivity ...

Discontinuous aluminum metal matrix composites (AL MMCs) have demonstrated promising behavior for ballistic structural armor applications. A fine grain matrix, low-cost processing and prevention of agglomeration of the reinforcement is lacking in current processing to produce Al MMCs. Low-cost processing with extensive flexibility in process control for tailoring reinforcement loading and matrix ...

An inorganic photoresist system involving only dry processing has many potential uses in microelectronic fabrication. Reduced wafer contamination and simpler waste disposal requirements will provide a strong driving force for replacing existing wet photolithographic processes with the new system. At the completion of this project, a new inorganic resist system utilizing hydrogenated amorphous si ...

The aim of this proposal is to develop a compact, filmless, electronic x- ray imaging system for hibreast specimen radiography. This device is intended for use in the operating room for rapid radiogrbreast specimens, and in radiology for needle core biopsy procedures. This approach will enable theto view the image on a computer monitor simultaneously during telephone consultation. It is anticipawi ...