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MATERIAL COMPATABILITY BETWEEN LIQUID METAL CURRENT COLLECTOR ALLOYS AND SOLID METALS ON MATERIAL COLLECTOR SURFACES WILL BE INVESTIGATED. LOW MELTING FUSIBLE TYPE ALLOYS WITH CAPABILITY OF OPERATING AT 200 DEG F OR BELOW WILL BE FEATURED WITH SOME CONSIDERATION OF SUITABLE MATERIALS IN THE 0-500 DEG F RANGE. A THOROUGH LITERATURE SEARCH FOR PERTINENT PHYSICAL, MECHANICAL, AND SURFACE INTERACTIVE ...

AMERICAN HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION HAS DEVELOPED A SERIES OF SOFTWARE PROGRAMS WHICH IS MARKETED UNDER THE TRADEMARK SENTRY HEALTH SURVEILLANCE. THIS SOFTWARE IS PART OF AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM DESIGNED TO ASSIST MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL INFORMATION IN OCCUPATIONAL AND NONOCCUPATIONAL SETTINGS. ITS SURVEILLANCE FEATURES INCLUDE THE ABILITY OF COMPARING POPULATION GROUPS TO DET ...

WE WISH TO EXPLORE A NEW METHOD FOR PRODUCING VERY HARD DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS ON OPTICAL COMPONENTS. TO DO THIS, WE WILL USE AN APPARATUS THAT ACCELERATES CARBON IONS FROM A CARBON ARCH OPERATING IN VACUUM. THIS METHOD HAS SEVERAL ADVANTAGES: LARGE QUANTITIES OF IONS CAN BE PRODUCED, SO COATINGS CAN BE MADE RAPIDLY. THE IONS' QUANTITY AND ENERGY, AND THUS THE PROPERTIES OF THE COATINGS RESULTING F ...

GAASP SOLAR CELLS PLACED ON TOP OF CONVENTIONAL SILICON SOLAR CELL ARRAYS CAN INCREASE THE ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY OF THE SYSTEM AS MUCH AS 100%. ASTROPOWER DIVISION OF ASTROSYSTEMS, INC. PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A HIGH BAND GAP TOP SOLAR CELL FOR ATTACHMENT TO CONVENTIONALS ILICON SOLAR CELLS. TRANSPARENT GAP SUBSTRATES WILL BE USED WITH EPITAXIALLY GROWN LAYERS OF GAASPH HAVING A BAND GAP OF 1.7 ...

HEAT EXCHANGE MATRIX THE FUNCTION OF A HEAT EXCHANGER IS DEPENDENT UPON THE AREA OF EXPOSURE TO THE FLUIDS IN PROCESS. FINS ARE COMMONLY USED TO INCREASE EXTERNAL SURFACE AREAS. TO EXTEND THE INNER SURFACE OF A TUBE OR VESSEL IS MORE DIFFICULT AND THERE IS CURRENTLY NO COST EFFECTIVE METHOD TO DO SO. THIS REDEARCH IS TO DEVELOP THE USE OF A MATRIX COMPOSED OF SMALL, HOLLOW, METAL CYLINDERS, BRAZED ...

DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED OF A SMALL, SELF-CONTAINED POWER UNIT CAPABLE OF OPERATING UNATTENDED FOR LONG PERIODS WITH GREAT RELIABILITY. THE UNIT IS INTENDED FOR INCORPORATED AS THE STORAGE BATTERY TRICKLE CHARGER IN A DATA GATHERING AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR THE ARCTIC AND OTHER REMOTE ISOLATED AREAS. THE ENERGY SOURCES ANTICIPATED FOR THE POWERUNIT INCLUDE NUCLEAR (RADIOISOTOPE) AND CHEMICAL ( ...

CAREGIVERS OF DEMENTED ELDERLY PERSONS EXPERIENCE A HIGH DEGREE OF STRESS. VIDEO PROGRAMS THAT TEACH RELAXATION AND MOTIVATE PRACTICE AND APPLICATION MAY BE A VIABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE WAY TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE CAREGIVERS' HEALTH AND EFFICACY. IN PHASE I, SUBJECTS (SS) ARE PRIMARY CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS WITH SENILE DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMER'S TYPE (SDAT). THREE GROUPS OF 15 SUBJECTS EACH WILL EITHER ...

MORE RECENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNDERLYING MECHANISMS OF ALLERGIC DISORDERS REVEALS THAT THE DIAGNOSIS AND IMMUNOTHERAPY OF ALLERGIES (ATOPY) HAS SUFFERED BECAUSE OF A DISTINCT LACK OF ALLERGEN EXTRACTS THAT ARE WELL CHARACTERIZED IN TERMS OF TOTAL OR SPECIFIC ALLERGEN CONTENT. THUS, A MORE ADEQUATE MEANS OF IDENTIFYING THE RELEVANT ALLERGENS AND STANDARDIZING THE SPECIFIC CONTENT OF VARIOUS ALLERGEN ...

A PROGRAM IS HEREIN DESCRIBED THAT WILL ESTABLISH THE POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN EXISTING RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND THROUGH A CONCEPTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL TRADEOFF PHASE, ESTABLISH FEASIBILITY OF AT LEAST ONE CONCEPT THAT WILL REPRESENT A QUANTUM STEP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF CREW RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF CONCEPT TRADEOFF, OPERATIONAL AND STATIC AND DYNAMIC TESTING, AND SELECTION OF A CON ...

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