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THIS RESEARCH IS DIRECTED TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECH- NOLOGIES AND DEVICES WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN EXERCISE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR HANDICAPPED AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. THE SPECIFIC APPROACH IS TO COMBINE THE THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF EXISTING EXERCISE EQUIPMENT WITH THE RECRECREATIONAL, ENTERTAINMENT AND MOTIVATIONAL ATTRI- BUTES OF COMPUTER VIDEO GAMES. A CONVENTIONAL EXERCI ...

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THE LONG-TERM (PHASEII) PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO CLONEAND EXPRESS THE COMPLEMENTARY DNAS (CDNA) ENCODING PORCINE INTERLEUKIN 1 (IL1)-A AND-B, AND PURIFY BOTH CYTOKINES TO HOMOGENEITY. ALTHOUGH POTENTIAL CLINICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE CYTOKINES ARE INDICATED, THESE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSAL NOR IS SUPPORT FOR CLINICAL STUDIES REQUESTED. IN PHASE I, SWINE ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES ELICITED I ...

A LARGE SEGMENT OF SOCIETY-HEARING AND SPEECH IMPAIRED PERSONS-IS CUT OFF FROM THE MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN BYPASSED BY CURRENT COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY. INTEGRATED MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. (IMS) PROPOSES TO RESEARCH, DESIGN, DEVELOP AND EVALUATE AN EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNIT TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF HEARING AND SPEECH IMPAIRED USERS TO CALL OR RE ...

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ALTHOUGH BICYCLES HAVE LONG BEEN USED IN THE REHABILITATION OF NEUROMUSCULAR AND MUCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS FOR BOTH LOW-ER AND UPPER EXTREMITIES, LITTLE RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE TRADITIONAL CIRCULAR CRANKINGMOTION ON PATIENT REHABILITATION. RETURNING A PATIENCT TO OPTIMUM FUNCTION REQUIRES A VARIETY OF MEASURES TO INCREASE STRENGTH, RANGE OF MOTION, ENDURANCE (BOTH ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PHASE I PROPOSAL IS TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP AND TEST A REMOTE RADIO TELEMETRY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUAL SPRINKLER VALVES AT MULTIPLE SITES THROUGHOUT AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM. PHASE I WOULD ENCOMPASS THE DESIGN, FABRICATION AND TESTING OF A TELEMETRY SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A BASE STATION PROGRAMMABLE CONTROL TRANSMITTER AND AT LEAST FIVE (5) CONTROLLER RECEIVERS (TO BE LOCATED AT ...

PRIOR WORK HAS SHOWN THE TANNINS EXTRACTED FROM SOUTHERN PINE BARK TO HAVE EXCELLENT POTENTIAL TO SERVE AS A SUB STITUTE FOR PHENOL-RESORCINOL-FORMALDEHYDE IN WOOD LAMINAT ING ADHESIVES. THIS STUDY EXTENDS THE APPLICATION OF TANNIN -SULFONATE-BASED ADHESIVES TO THEIR USE IN END-JOINTING ADHESIVES FOR WOOD. ADHESIVE FORMULATIONS IN WHICH AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OF THE RESIN SOLIDS ARE MADE UP OF TANNIN ...

THE LONG TERM OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH IS TWOFOLD: 1) IM- PROVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT AGING TO THE ELDERLY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS IN RURAL AMERICA, AND 2)CREATEA LARGE TECHNOLOGY BASED COLLECTION OF PUBLICATIONS ON AGINGFOR DISSEMINATION BY RURAL GOVERNMENTS, INSTITUTIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS. TO MEET THESE GOALS, PHASE I RESEARCH WILL EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF ONE APPROACH USING ...