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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Introduction The Blink based Communication BLINC System will allow any patient who retains oculomotor control to reliably signal for assistance and communicate basic requests to a caregiver It uses infrared IR cameras and illuminators to continuously monitor a patient in bed and to detect blink signals even in a dark room It is specifically designed so ...

CRYOGENIC HELIUM REFRIGERATORS AND LIQUIFIERS CONVENTIONALLYEMPLOY OIL LUBRICATED POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSORS AT THE WARM END AND FREQUENTLY USE PISTON TYPE EXPANSION ENGINES AT THE COLD END. THESE SYSTEMS REQUIRE EXTENSIVE AND VIGILANT MAINTENANCE TO CONTROL CONTAMINATION FROM LUBRICATING OIL AND ITS VOLATILE COMPONENTS MIGRATING TO THE COLD END. HENCE THE NEED FOR LOW MAINTENANCE COMPRESSO ...

IN MOST CRYOGENIC SYSTEMS, THE PIPING JOINTS IN COLD REGIONSOF THE SYSTEM ARE MADE BY WELDING OR SOLDERING. THIS IS ESSENTIAL BECAUSE EXISTING DESIGNS OF CRYOGENIC PIPE SEALS CANNOT BE RELIED ON NOT TO LEAK. ANY SUCH LEAKS INTO THE COLD BOX REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INSULATION, THEREBY REDUCING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REFRIGERATOR. WELDEDJOINTS MAKE REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS DIFFICULT AND HAVE ...

The primary goal of this proposed work is to develop a long wavelength infrared (LWIR) colloidal quantum dot (CQD)-based focal plane array (FPA) and show its feasibility when used in a camera system and a hyperspectral imaging system. Phase I results cumulated in the first-ever synthesis of photoresponsive LWIR CQDs and CQD-based photodetectors at the single device level operating at room temperat ...

Chemical, biological, or toxin attacks in military and civilian settings are a serious and growing concern. Standard first aid for exposure to some chemical warfare agents and toxins includes the immediate administration of relevant antidotes using an autoinjector. When an attack occurs, pre-filled autoinjectors must be immediately available and thus highly portable, and they must be suitable fo ...

THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP A DIAGNOSTIC KIT WHICH WILL PERMIT EASY AND RAPID IDENTIFICATION OF OVARIAN AMYLASE. THIS AMYLASE ISOZYME APPEARS TO BE A GOOD INDICATOR FOR OVARIAN CANCER. IN ADDITION, MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES WILL BE PRODUCED WHICH WILL ENABLE CLINICAL INVESTIGATORS RELIABLY TO DETECT THE AMOUNTS OF SALIVARY, PANCREATIC, AND OVARIAN AMYLASES IN PATIENT SPECIMENS. IT ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The leading cause of mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis CF is pulmonary failure from lung infections and the predominant organism isolated from these infections is the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung infections of CF patients persist over the lifetime of the patients and are impossible to eradicate due to the ability of bacteria to form biofi ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant In there were new cases of head and neck cancers HNC in the United States Early detection of new and locally recurrent cancers is clinically important to reduce not only cancer related mortality but also treatment associated morbidity as it impacts multiple organ functions including respiration olfaction hearing eating swallowing and speak ...

Modify Phase I product and develop the full Arise product. Modify initial prototype based on feedback and fully develop all six modules. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant A large number of people over the age of require assistance managing their medical care Much of this responsibility falls on the relatives of older adults The role of family caregivers has become increasingly important as our population ages and medical care becomes more complicated and fragmented Research indicates that family members are often unprepare ...