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Standard U.S. Navy fiber optic assemblies require that the fiber be bonded to the connector using an adhesive that is labor intensive and heat controlled (MIL-A-24792). Advanced Material Systems (AMS) proposes a study that could solve this problem through the development of an adhesive system that would cure at room temperature in less that 3 minutes and yet meet all of the in-service req ...

THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS CLINICAL RESEARCH IS TO FURTHER DEVELOP A NOVEL ELISA FOR THE DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES TO HIV-1 ENVELOPE GLYCOPROTEINS. THE UTILIZATION OF NATIVE ENVLOPE HIV-1 GLYCOPROTEINS OFFERS THE POSSIBILITY OF DETECTING ANTIBODIES IN PATIENT ERA TO A BROADER RANGE OF ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS INCLUDING CONFORMATIONAL EPITOPES. THE ENHANCED SENSITIVITY OF THIS NOVEL ELISA WILL BE ...

We will develop a commercially available vaginal suppository containing a hydrogenperoxide-producing strain of Lactobacillus for use in colonization of the vagina. In this project, a strainof Lactobacillus will be identified based on adherence to vaginal epithelial cells, hydrogen peroxideproduction, and growth characteristics. Methods for strain preservation and maintenance of viability,biochemic ...

SUBSTITUTED BENZOPHENONE PHENYLHYDRAZONES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT POSSESS ANTIESTROGEN ACTIVITIES WITH ABSENT ESTROGENICITY. 4, 4'-DIHYDROXYBENZOPHENONE-2, 4-DINITROPHENYLHDRAZONE (A-007) HAS DEMONSTRATED ANTIESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES AT LOW CONCENTRATIONS AND CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITIES AT HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS IN ESTROGEN INDEPENDENT BREAST CANCERS. A-007 IS PRESENTLY BEING PREPARED FOR CLINICAL STUDIES. ...

RECENT REPORTS BY SEVERAL INVESTIGATORS INDICATED SERUM LEVELS OF THE ISOENZYME OF B1-4-GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE (GTII) CORRELATED WITH THE TUMOR BURDEN OF METASTIC CANCER PATIENTS. IN OVARIAN TUMOR PATIENTS, SUCCESSFUL CANCER THERAPY RESULTED IN DECREASED LEVELS OF SERUM GTII. PRELIMINARY STUDIES INDICATED THE VARIATION BETWEEN CANCER-ASSOCIATED AND NORMAL SERUM GT IS NOT IN THE GLYCOSYLATION BUT IN ...

Standard Object Systems, Inc. proposes the adaptati on of its Standard Objects for Phonetic Speech Recognition software to the development of a Software Package for Speaker Independent or Dependent Continuous Speech Recognition. This application supports both speaker independent and dependent connected word recognition with adaptation to multi lingual and multi accent envir ...

SEVERAL CONCEPTS ARE PROPOSED FOR LOCOMOTIVE CAB ALERTERS THAT CAN BE RETROFITTED TO ALERTER SYSTEMS ALREADY IN SERVICE. THE CONCEPTS INCLUDE A TOUCH SCREEN, WHICH REQUIRES TOUCHING A TARGET TO RESET THE TIMER OR TO RESPOND TO THE ALERTER LIGHT PROMPT. THE INITIAL LOCATION OF THE TARGET ON THE SCREEN IS AUTOMATICALLY SELECTED AT RANDOM. ANOTHER CONCEPT IS THE USE OF A TELEPHONE KEYPAD WITH LCD, WH ...