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THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE (AFM). EXISTING PROBES FOR AFMS ARE RELATIVELY BLUNT AT THE END (RADIUS OF CURVATURE CA. 50 NM), LIMITING INSTRUMENTAL RESOLUTION AND MAKING IMAGE INTERPRETATION DIFFICULT WHEN EXAMINING MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURES (LENGTH SCALE 1-100 NM). WE WILL DEPOSIT MOLECULAR-SCALE CLUSTERS OF CONTROLLED SIZE (1-5 NM DIAMET ...

ISOSPORA SUIS HAS COST THE SWINE PRODUCER AN ESTIMATED 269 MILLION DOLLARS (IN 1991 DOLLARS), FROM 1980 TO 1988. THE LOSS IN 1991 IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER $20 MILLION, CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED, FROM PORCINE COCCIDIOSIS. THERE IS NO CURRENT VACCINE ON THE MARKET, NO COCCIDIOSTATS ARE LICENSED FOR SWINE USE, THE USE OF NON-LICNESED COCCIDIOSTATS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE, AND THE TREATMENT OF PIGS WITH COCCID ...

APOGEE CORPORATION IS ADDRESSING THE TOPIC OF THE PRESENT SOLICITATION DEALING WITH CONSERVING WATER RESOURCES AND RESTORING WATER QUALITY BY PROPOSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE, PROPRIETARY METHOD OF POTABLE WATER PRODUCTION ON A SCALE MUCH LARGER AND COST MUCH LOWER THAT HERETOFORE POSSIBLE. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DEMONSTRATE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A METHOD OF WATER DEMINERALIZATON OF DES ...

THE GOAL OF THE INDIANA SPEECH TRAINING AID (ISTRA) PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A COMPUTER-BASED SPEECH TRAINING SYSTEM FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SPEECH PRODUCTION OF IMPAIRED POPULATIONS. DURING AN INITIAL PROJECT, THE ISTRA CURRICULUM WAS IMPLEMENTED ON A PC MICROCOMPUTER EQUIPPED WITH A SPEAKER-DEPENDENT SPEECH RECOGNITION BOARD. FEEDBACK CONCERNING THE QUALITY OF SPEECH PRODUCTION IS BASED ON A GOO ...

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS SUFFER FROM SENSORINEURAL HEARING IMPAIRMENT, A TYPE OF HEARING LOSS FOR WHICH THE USE OF A HEARING AID IS THE PRIMARY MEANS OF REHABILITATION. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE AMONG THOSE OVER AGE 65, OF WHOM 25% TO 45% HAVE SIGNIFICANT HEARING LOSS. THE PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A DEVICE USED FOR STATE-OF-ART COMPLETE HEARING AID SELECTION AND EVALUATION (CHASE).IN PHASE I OF THIS PROJEC ...

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RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) IS NOW RECOGNIZED AS THE LEADING CAUSE OF HOSPITALIZATION OF CHILDREN DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE AS WELL AS THE LEADING CAUSE OF PEDIATRIC NOSCOMIAL INFECTION. THE INFECTION CARRIES AN ASSOCIATION MORTALITY RATE OF 0.5%, AND RECENT ESTIMATED BY TH INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE PLACE THE NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE U.S. SECONDARY TO RSV INFECTION AT APPROXIMATELY ...

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