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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 ...

ASTROPOWER IS PROPOSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH PERFORMANCE, THIN LIGHT TRAPPING GAAS SOLAR CELL FOR ADVANCED SPACE POWER SYSTEMS. A THIN DEVICE LEADS TO HIGHER PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE, RADIATION RESISTANCE, AND SPECIFIC POWER. IN A THIN DEVICE, THE INCORPORATION OF LIGHT TRAPPING TO EXTEND THE OPTICAL PATH LENGTH PERMITS GREATER CURRENT GENERATIC THAN CA ...

THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIS SOFTWARE, TRAINING MATERIALS, AND OTHER PRINT MATERIALS TO SUPPORT A FAMILY-CENTERED CASE MANAGEMENT PROCESS FOR COORDINATING AND TRACKING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS MULTIPLE PROVIDERS AS MANDATED UNDER PART H, PL99-457. A MAJOR THRUST OF THE PHASE I EFFORT WILL BE TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ADAPTING THE CEN ...

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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Targets designed to withstand the effects of conventional (nonnuclear) munitions are assessed using standard vulnerability assessment methods. These assessment tools usually consider variabilities in site characteristics, target attributes like strength and stiffness, and weapon delivery charactenstics. Current vulnerability procedures are overly conservative in that, to ensure high confidence in ...

THE REFRACTIVE INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC MATERIALS IS OFTEN A VERY IMPORTANT PARAMETER. MANY CLASSICAL OR CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING INDEX OF MATERIALS REQUIRE COMPLICATED APPARATUS AND OFTEN REQUIRE SPECIAL SAMPLE PREPARATION, SUCH AS FABRICATING PRISMS OF THE MATERIAL. THIS MAY RENDER THE MATERIAL UNSUITABLE FOR USE, AS IN THE CASE WHERE IT MUST BE IN SLICES TO BE USEFUL. THIS NEW TECHNIQUE ...