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MANY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY BENEFITTING FROM THEFIELD OF THERAPY CALLED THERAPEUTIC RECREATION. EVERY MAJORREHABILITATION CENTER HAS A SEPARATE AND GROWING RECREATION THERAPY DEPARTMENT AS THIS FIELD OF THERAPY GAINS RECOGNI- HAVE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE. THE DIFFICULTY IN FINDING SUCH EQUIPMENT IS PERSONALLY UNDERSTOOD BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, WHO WAS PARALYZED ...

BPA HAS IDENTIFIED THREE POTENTIAL AUDIENCES FOR RESPITE GUIDE MATERIALS:1)THE FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITY 2)RESPITE PROVIDERS, AND 3) REFERRAL SOURCES. IN THIS PROJ- ECT, WE PROPOSE TO INVESTIGATE THE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT NEEDS OF THESE THREE GROUPS. WE'LL CLASSIFY THE MODELS OF RESPITE SERVICE CURRENTLY IN EXISTENCE, FOCUSING PARTICULAR LY ON EFFECTIVE AND INNOVATIVE PRACTICES. THROU ...

THE COMMERCIAL USE OF ENTOMOGENOUS NEMATODES FOR EFFECTIVE BIO-CONTROL OF AGRICULTURAL INSECT PESTS IS DEPENDENT ON DEVELOPING NEW LARGE-SCALE AND ECONOMICAL PRODUCTION METHODS. BIOSIS HAS OBTAINED ENCOURAGING RESULTS IN THE LIQUID CULTURE OF NEOAPLECTANA CARPOCAPSAE WHICH COULD PROVIDE L LARGE NUMBERS OF NEMATODES AT COSTS COMPETITIVE WITH CHEMI ICAL INSECTICIDES. THE OBJECTIVE OF PHASE I OF THIS ...

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THE PATHOGENESIS-RELATED (PR) PROTEINS OF HIGHER PLANTS HAVEBEEN POSTULATED AS CONSTITUTING A HOST DEFENSE MECHANISM WHICH IS EMPLOYED FOR COMBATING NATURAL PATHOGENS. THIS IS LARGELY BASE ON THE CONCOMITANT APPEARANCE OF THESE PROTEIN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PATHOGEN-INDUCED HYPERSENSITIVE RESPONSE IN DISEASE RESESTANT PLANTS. WE WILL ATTEMPT TO ELUCIDATE THEIR ROLE IN PATHOGEN RESISTANCE BY ...

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MANY CROP PESTS ARE TEMPERATURE-REGULATED. FOR EXAMPLE, THEMEDIAN EMERGENCE OF NORTHERN CORN ROOTWORM LARVAE REQUIRES THE ACCUMULATION OF 529.9 DEGREE DAYS ABOVE 11.1 DEGREES C. ACCURATE TIMING OF INSECTICIDE OR HERBICIDE APPLICATION, TO COINCIDE WITH THE EMERGENCE OF A CROP PEST, WOULD PROVIDESIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN PEST CONTROL AND AGENT UTILIZATION. LANDEC LABS, INC. HAS DEVELOPED NOVEL POLY ...

THE FEASIBILITY OF COMMERCIAL CULTIVATION OF MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA IS EXAMINED. THIS PLANT IS A SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN MYRTACEAE WHOSE ESSENTIAL OIL IS A VALU- ABLE ANTISEPTIC AND FUNGICIDE, WITH POTENTIAL APPLICATION INBURN THERAPY, AND WHICH IS IN SHORT SUPPLY ON THE WORLD MAR KET. TECHNIQUES FOR SEED GERMINATION, NURSERY MANAGEMENT, TRANSPLANTING AND ESTABLISHMENT WILL BE DEVELOPED. ENVIRON-MEN ...

MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE SEVERE LOWER BODY DISABILITIES. THESE PEOPLE ARE CUT OFF FROM MANYOF THE ACTIVITIES OF SOCIETY. IN NO AREA IS THIS MORE TRUETHAN IN THE AREA OF PHUSICAL RECREATION. THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED ARE LIMITED, AND WITH FEW EXCEPTION IS KAYAKING. AS AN UPPER BODY SPORT, IT OFFERS THOSE WITH LOWER BODY INJURIES NOT ONLY A CHANCE TO P ...

THE TASK OF PROGRAMMING COMPUTERS TODAY HAS A VERY STRONG VISUAL AND KEYBOARD ORIENTATION. PHAR PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL ENABLE THE VISUALLYAND ORTHOPEDICALLY IMPAIRED TO PRODUCE COMPUTER PROGRAMS. PHAR'S SYSTEM WILL PERMIT INTERACTIVE ENTRY AND MAINTENANCE OF SOURCE CODE VIA SPEECH RECOGNITION. THE SYSTEM WILL CON-FIRM ENTRIES, GIVE ERROR MESSAGES, AND PERFORM A ...