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Disability is the nation's largest public health issue; with over 35 million Americans experiencing disability and annual disability-related costs exceeding $170 billion. Planning for the efficient and equitable allocations of state and local rehabilitation services has generally been inadequate, however. Geographic information systems (GIS) approaches have the potential to dramatically improve ...

A compact lightweight electronic device will desalinate sea water for drinking. The process is based on capacitive deionization of water. The process can be compared with charging a capacitor. The device will consume very little current. The technical approach is different from ion exchange techniques. It is completely different from an activated charcoal system, in the sense that ionic contam ...

We proposed to integrate second generation infrared thermography, real time image analysis and patient information stored in a medical database into the risk assessment for breast cancer patients, detection and diagnosis of breast cancer and prognostic determination for breast cancer patients. Previous attempts to use first generation thermographic instruments showed that the results were applica ...

Standard Object Systems, Inc. proposes the adaptation of its Standard Objects for Phonetic Speech Recognition software for the development of a language based speech recognition module that will enable efficient speech communications with a computer. The module will be a generic phonetic speech recognition system based on the international phonetic alphabet. It will support both discrete word re ...

Enzymes used as the label for most non-radioactive assays and in biosensors, are the most unstable component of these systems. As immunoassays and biosensors move from the tightly controlled laboratory environment to demanding field conditions, the need for a more stable enzyme becomes critical. Alkaline phosphatase is the most widely used enzyme for these types of applications. A heat stable enzy ...

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The objective of this project is to explore the potential for generator set size and weight reduction through the use of integrated power components. Components of the generator system will include a lightweight, high frequency alternator (HFA) coupled with power frequency conversion (PFC) components to produce high-quality, MIL-STD, 60 hertz power. The generator system will include controls tha ...

Standard Object Systems proposes to create a set of standard objects for visual programming languages and environments. Visual programming with standard objects allows a programmer to graphically specify computational, logical, and interface requirements using icons that are graphically linked and hierarchically grouped to form new software objects. We have developed software tools that transfor ...

DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SOLID-STATE DIRECTION-INDICATING APPARATUS, WITH TILT-IMMUNITY, THAT PROVIDES AN AUDIBLE OR TACTILE INTERFACE WITH THE USER. REDUCED SIZE TO ALLOW ENCAPSULATION IN A TYPICAL WALKING CANE. A DEVICE WILL BE DESIGNED THAT WILL PROVIDE A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON WITH AN INDICATION OF HORIZONTAL DIRECTION, WITH RESPECT TO THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD. THE DEVICE WILLALSO SIGNAL ...

A CONSOLIDATED INTELLIGENT CONTROL UNIT (CICU) IS CONCEPTUALIZED FOR CONTROL OF MULTIPLE ROBOTIC COMBAT VEHICLES FROM A SINGLE RRC. WHILE A CONTROL STRATEGY WILL BE DESIGNED FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS COMMON TO ALL MISSIONS, SPECIAL CONTROL TECHNIQUE WILL BE USED FOR MISSIONSPECIFIC CONTROL. THE DESIGN OF THE CICU IS BASED ON HIERARCHICAL AND MODULAR COMBINATION OF APPLICABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, REDU ...