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THERE IS A CLEAR NEED FOR AN EMERGENCY OXYGEN DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT COMBINES RELIABILITY, LONG-TERM STORAGE CAPABILITY, VARIABLE AND CONTROLLABLE FLOW RATE, SMALL SIZE,SAFETY, AND SIMPLICITY OF USE. OF THE AVAILABLE OXYGEN STORAGE MEDIA, CHEMICAL SYSTEMS OFFER A REASONABLE LIKELI- HOOD OF ACHIEVING SUCH A SYSTEM. THIS PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING LOW-COST HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS T ...

THE SPECIFIC GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PORTABLE OXYGEN SOURCE SUITABLE FOR USE IN PROVIDING SUPPLE-MENTAL OXYGEN TO INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) RESULTING FROM CHRONIC BRONCHIOLI- TIS, PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA, ASTHMA, OR CHRONIC BRONCHITIS. THE CONCEPT IS BASED ON THE USE OF A COMMON, LOW-COST, HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL THAT GENERATES OXYGEN WHEN WATER PLU ...

THE SPECIFIC AIM OF THIS STUDY IS TO DESIGN AND EVALUATE THEUSE OF HEPA-FILTERED, LAMINAR FLOW ISOLATION SYSTEMS AS SUBSTITUTES FOR PRESENT BARRIER SYSTEMS IN GERM-FREE AND GNOTOBIOTIC RESEARCH USING RODENTS AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS.

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this program is to develop of a clinical prototype, semi-solid drug formulation and auto-injector pen that deliver microliter volumes of a glucagon dose without reconstitution for hypoglycemic emergencies. To assess the feasibility of this objective, it is necessary to first demonstrate that glucagon can be formulated into an ultra- concentrate ...

THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF COMBINING THREE-CHANNEL RECORDING OF THE AUDITORY BRAINSTEM RESPONSE (ABR) WITH A STIMULUS-PAIRS TECHNIQUE SO AS TO MEASURE THE DECREMENT IN RESPONSE THAT OCCURS IN THE RELATIVE REFRACTORY PERIOD (RRP). THIS METHOD WILL PERMIT DETECTION OF ANY ABNORMALITIES THAT AFFECT THE RRP, AS THE PARAMETERS CAN BE ADJUSTED SO THAT THERE IS DECREMENT ...

THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO IMPLEMENT AND TEST AN ALGORITHM THAT WILL PERMIT ACCURATE RECORDING OF THE AUDITORY BRAINSTEM RESPONSE (ABR) AT VERY HIGH-REPETITION RATES BY EXTRACTING THE ABR FROM LATER RESPONSES (E.G., THE MIDDLE LATENCY RESPONSE). PHASE I WILL ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL OF PROGRAMMING THE NECESSARY STIMULUS AND ANALYSIS ALGORITHMS, AND WILL TEST THE METHOD UNDER CONDITIONS OF REAL NOI ...

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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will study electrical brain-activity measures that may be able to indicate whether or not long-term memory is occurring, under light sedation. The goal is to develop a brain-monitor to be used in the operating room to ascertain if a patient's level of anesthesia has become too light, such that the patient can experience pain, and understand what is ...

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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): IV amiodarone is the first line therapy for life threatening ventricular as well as supraventricular arrhythmias. However, the Tween 80 and benzyl alcohol diluents limits the rate of administration severely, due to hypotension and myocardial contractile depression. These adverse toxicities contribute to the high mortality of cardiac arrest patients who have ma ...