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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Burn injuries represent the most terrifying and horrific trauma imaginable. This image is conditioned, in part, from the appearance of surviving bum victims that have been horribly scarred and disfigured follow

NIST is using a sensitive optical technique called cavity ring-down detection to permit detection of impurities in semiconductor process gases, which cause substantial losses in manufacturing yield. In order to increase the sensitivity and range of application of this technique, improved single frequency laser sources are required. In particular, lasers providing more power, narrower line-width, b ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Ultraviolet Resonance Raman Spectroscopy is a powerful technique for detection, identification, and study of a number of chemical and biological species relevant to public health, such as carcinogens and biological

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall objective of this proposal is to develop a novel implanted auditory assist device that will specifically address age related strial hearing loss. As people age, many experience a hearing loss, strial presb

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Submerged Electro-Spark Deposition (SESD, US patent pending), developed at Advanced Surfaces And Processes, Inc., is a surface modification technique. Any conductive surface can be modified with regards to surface texture and chemical composition. The objective of the present proposal is to use SESD to incorporate appreciable amounts of bone mineral elements, i ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): More than 10 million individuals in the U.S. are thought to suffer from diabetic neuropathies. Many serious medical problems stem from this condition, including degradation of the mechanical senses of touch and propri

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Stroke survivors constitute one of the largest groups of patients receiving rehabilitation services in the United States. The inability of most stroke survivors to regain full sensorimotor function significantly impacts quality of life while generating tremendous ongoing health care costs and losses to productivity. Recent scientific and clinical findings have ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Stroke survivors constitute one of the largest groups of patients receiving rehabilitation services in the United States. The inability of most stroke survivors to regain full sensorimotor function significantly imp

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Undiagnosed sources of pain are a frequent, though often a nonspecific presenting symptom of numerous medical conditions. A classic attempt to make pain a more specific diagnostic in conjunction with anatomical knowledge is when the Doctor palpates a particular part of the body and asks does this hurt? This works well enough for potential sources of pain at or ...

DESCRIPTION: (provided by applicant) Intracranial pressure (ICP) is an extremely important determinant of brain function, and its monitoring is central to the management of patients who suffer from a variety of brain diseases and disorders. Successful monitoring and treatment of elevated ICP has been shown to be an important determinant of patient outcome in a variety of clinical settings. Unmanag ...