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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. ...

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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 ...

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 ...

40235 November 6, 1996 ISOTRON Corporation The nation¿s inventory of contaminated soil has been estimated at 200 million tons. This work focuses on the selective extraction of contaminants from soil using a bio-reagent, i.e., naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants. The process provides for the highly selective solubilization of heavy metal ...

MARBLE ASSOCIATES, INC., PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A COMMAND EDITOR TO RUN UNDER NEXTSTEP, MOTIF, AND OPEN WINDOWS. THIS TOOL WILL ALLOW USERS TO CUSTOMIZE THE MENUS AND COMMAND-KEY EQUIVALENTS USED WITHIN APPLICATIONS TO SUIT THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND TO CONSTRUCT PALETTES OF FREQUENTLY USED COMMANDS. IT WILL INTEGRATE SEAMLESSLY WITH VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS, ENABLING DEVELOPERS TO ADD THIS F ...

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 ...