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FEASIBILITY IS EXAMINED FOR A HAND-HELD INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE THRUST FORCE AND JOINT MOTION DURING SPINAL MANIPULATION AND REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH NEUROMUSCULAR APPLICATION TO THE HEALTH FIELD: PROVIDE NONINVASIVE MONITORING AND CONTROL OF FORCES APPLIED DURING PHYSICAL REHABILITATION PROCEDURES FOR THE BACK. THIS INSTRUMENTATION IS EXPECTED TO PROMOTE PATIENT SAFETY, ESPECIALLY THOSE AT R ...

ASI PROPOSES A RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAXIMIZING THE SEARCH FOR AND THE EXTRACTION OF NEW CONCEPTS AND INNOVATIONS IN THE AREA OF EXTENDING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE HUMAN IN AERONAUTICAL/ SPACE SYSTEMS THROUGH DESIGNING, CONDUCTING, RUNNING, AND MONITORING OF A FUTURISTS/RESEARCH WORKSHOP. THE PROPOSED METHODOLOGY INCLUDES: 1) THE USE OF ASI DESIGNED OR REFINED FUTURIST TOOLS AND M ...

THE AIM OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A MICROCOMPUTER-BASED EXPERT SYSTEM TO ASSIST SCIENTISTS IN SELECTING, PERFORMING, INTERPRETING, AND REPORTING STATISTICAL PROCEDURES. OFTEN RESEARCHERS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES ARE HIGHLY COMPETENT IN THEIR SPECIFIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE BUT INADEQUATELY TRAINED IN CHOOSING AND INTERPRETING THE STATISTICS THAT ARE APPROPRI ...

THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO PREPARE AN EFFECTIVE LIPOSOME ENCAPSULATED REAGENT WHICH WILL BE PREFERENTIALLY TARGETED TO LIVER MACROPHAGES RESULTING IN MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION FOR THE THERAPY OF METASTATIC HEPATIC DISEASE. THE SPECIFIC AIMS ARE: 1.TO PRODUCE A LIPOPHILIC DERIVATIVE OF THE MYCOBACTERIAL CELL WALL AND INCORPORATE THAT IN LIPOSOMES DESIGNED TO BE PREFERENTIALLY TAKEN UP 2.TO DETERMINE ...

THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSAL IS TO CREATE AND EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY DIRECTED AGAINST THE RECEPTOR ON MALIGNANT CELLS RECOGNIZED BY ACTIVATED MACROPHAGES. MACROPHAGES, WHEN ACTIVATED, RECOGNIZE AND DESTROY MALIGNANT CELLS. ACTIVATED MACROPHAGES DO NOT RECOGNIZE NONMALIGNANT CELLS. THE NATURE OF THIS RECEPTOR SITE IS UNKNOWN. IN THE CURRENT PHASE I PROPOSAL, US ...

THE IMPLANTS FIELD OR "SPARE-PARTS MEDICINE" IS A YOUNG (CA. 25 YEARS) HEALTH CARE ACTIVITY REQUIRING INTENSIVE INPUT FROM ENGINEERS AND MATERIALS SCIENTISTS, AS WELL AS MEDICAL DOCTORS. THE ALL-PURPOSE SYNTHETIC WHICH CAN BE USED FOR ALL MEDICAL PURPOSES HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. BIOMATERIALS ARE NEEDED FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF FUNCTIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN THE BODY, REQUIRING A WIDE VARIETY OF PHYSIC ...

THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY HAS MADE IT IMPERATIVE TO DETECT BIOHAZARDS WHICH MAY BE ENCOUNTERED INI STRATEGIC AREAS OF AIR FORCE OPERATIONS. THE RELEASE OF BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS IN A DEEP BASE WOULD PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT THREAT. IN PHASE I OF THIS PROPOSAL, WE WILL DEVELOP A QUALITATIVE METHOD OF DETECTING LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF AIRBORNE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS. THIS ...

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