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IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO SCREEN BLOOD SAMPLES FOR THE PRESENCE OF PATHOGENIC VIRUSES SUCH AS HTLV-III, THE CAUSITIVE AGENT IN ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS). THIS PROPOSAL DETAILS A NOVEL APPROACH FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTITATION OF SPECIFIC MUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES. IT USES FLUORESCENT, RATHER THAN RADIOACTIVE OR ENZYME-LINKED OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE PROBES. IT IS A HOMOGENEOUS ...

A NOVEL COOLING SYSTEM FOR TACTICAL SHELTERS IS PROPOSED TO TRANSFORM THE EXHAUST GAS WASTE HEAT FROM THE PRIORITY DIESEL GENERATOR INTO TACTICAL SHELTER AIR CONDITIONING. COOLING IS PROVIDED BY A HEAT PUMP UTILIZING REVERSIBLE METAL HYDRIDE BEDS AND NON-CONDENSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS AS THE WORKING FLUID. THIS NOVEL CONCEPT IS BASED ON ALREADY DEMONSTRATED TECHNOLOGY. FAST RECYCLE REVERSIBLE METAL HYDR ...

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CHROMIC ACID IS USED FOR ETCHING PLASTICS FOR ELECTROPLATINGAND ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI) SHIELDING. MORE THAN A MILLION POUNDS OF CHROMIC ACID IS USED EVERY YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR ETCHING PLASTICS. HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM IS HIGHLY TOXIC. REQUIRES EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT FOR ITS RECOVERY FROM THE WASTEWATER AND THE SLUDGE REQUIRES PR PROPER DISPOSAL. PLASTIC PLATERS ARE SEEKING ...

DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY AND SYSTEM METHODOLOGY OF USING HELICAL SCAN IN STEREOSCOPIC ROBOT VISION TO REPLICATE HUMAN VISION WITH HIGH ACUITY IN THE FOVEAL CENTRALIS. THE RESULTING VIDEO FROM EACH ROBOTIC CAMERA "EYE" HAS THE HIGHEST PICK-UP TUBE RESOLUTION POSSIBLE AT THE CENTER AND A FALLING OFF IN ACUITY TO THE PERIPHERY OF THE FIELD-OF-VIEW. A TWO-COLOR FIELD SEQUENTIAL SYSTEM IS PROPOSED. TH ...

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THE TREATMENT OF PARTIAL OR FULL THICKNESS SURFACE WOUNDS IN THE FIELD AFTER TRAUMATIC INJURY WHEN EVACUATION IS DELAYED IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM DUE TO BLOOD LOSS AND INFECTION. INITIALLY, FLUID LOSS DUE TO BLEEDING CAN LEAD TO SHOCK. INFECTION IS A MAJOR RISK ESPECIALLY WHEN THE INJURY IS TO BE STABILIZED PRIOR TO EVACUATION. THIS FEASIBILITY STUDY IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP A FIELD DRESSING THAT CONTAI ...

THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A 3 MHZ TO 300 MHZ JAMMING SYSTEM. IT WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF CHANGING BANDWIDTH AND FREQUENCY IN MILLISECONDS. THESE CHANGES WILL BE INITIATED BY DIGITAL INPUT. THE SYSTEM OUTPUT LEVEL WILL BE KEPT THE SAME INDEPENDENT OF BANDWIDTH. SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDE BANDWIDTH 2 MHZ TO 64 MHZ IN ONE MHZ STEPS. OUTPUT 1 WATT - 10 WATT RANGE. THE END PRODUCT OF THIS EFFORT WILL BE A ...

WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A SENSITIVE, DIFFERENTIAL MICROCALORIMETRIC BIOSENSOR DEVICE USING THIN POLYMER FILMS DISPLAYING A PYROELECTRIC RESPONSE. POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE (PVDF) FILMS ARE CAPABLE OF DETECTING THE HEAT OF A HUMAN BODY UP TO FIFTY FEET AWAY AND HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EMPLOYED IN VARIOUS IR DETECTORS AS WELL AS IN PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER APPLICATIONS. BY EMPLOYING TECHNIQUES SIMILAR TO MIC ...