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AUTOMATED BLOOD CELL ANALYSIS IS A ROUTINE FUNCTION IN THE CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY LABORATORY. HOWEVER, THE FLOW CYTOMETRIC INSTRUMENTATION PERFORMING THESE TESTS MAY HAVE FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS REGARDING MEASUREMENT OF RED BLOOD CELL VOLUME, RED BLOOD CELL HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION, AND ACCURATE CLASSIFICATION OF WHITE BLOOD CELL SUBPOPULATIONS. THE "HIGH-END" INSTRUMENTS HAVE BECOME VERY COMPLEX AND ...

BETWEEN COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND QUADRI/PARAPLEGICS, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 700,000 PERSONS IN THE U. S. WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM PROSTHETICS UTILIZING NEURAL OR NEUROMUSCULAR STIMULATION. SUCH SYSTEMS REQUIRE IMPLANTABLE, HIGH-SPEED, BI-DIRECTIONAL, TRANSCUTANEOUS DATA TRANSMISSION IMMUNE TO VARIATIONS IN THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT. TO DATE, DATA LINKS INDEVELOPMENT ARE NOT PROJECTED TO MEET THE COMBINED ...

Endoscopic exploration of the utero-fallopian region is useful and may become a more general observational modality if a viewing instrument can be build with a front end that is disposable and inexpensive, has a small diameter with potential for transcervical introduction without anesthesia, and can provide high image resolution. The goal is the development of a falloposcope with high resolution i ...

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Preliminary studies have demonstrated the feasibility of a novel computational scheme which will address critical errors in the present methodology of source localization. These studies will also make it feasible to obtain source location and pattern of activity based on realistic models of the head constructed from MRI or CT imaging modalities. Potential clinical applications include functional i ...

THE PURPOSE OF PHASE I OF THIS RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO CRITICALLY REVIEW THE EXISTING COMPUTERIZED EOP SYSTEMS FOR BOTH PWR AND BWR PLANTS, DEVELOPED BY VARIOUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THEIR ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPACT ON OPERATORS PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY AND RECOMMEND ONE SYSTEM OR A COMPOSITE OF SEVERAL SYSTEMS, BEFOR ...

COMPUTERIZED DATA COLLECTION DEVICES EXIST AND ARE BEING USED IN VARIOUS APPLICATIONS AT SOME NPPS FOR SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT NOT INSTRUMENTED IN THE CONTROL ROOM. HOWEVER, CURRENT APPLICATIONS IN THE NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY ARE RATHER SPORADIC AND NOT EXPLOITING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THE TECHNOLOGY. FOR EXAMPLE, SEVERAL DIFFERENT NPPS USE SUCH SYSTEMS FOR SINGLE- PURPOSES SUCH AS TRENDS IN EQUIPMEN ...

THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATES A NEW TYPE OF HIGH Q RESONANT STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN DEMONSTRATED, TO DEVELOP HIGH GRADIENT, SUPERCONDUCTING ACCELERATOR CAVITIES. BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF A PHOTONIC BAND GAP (PBG) RESONATOR, THESE NEW STRUCTURES ARE PHYSICALLY SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE RESONANT CAVITIES CURRENTLY USED IN NORMAL SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES. A RESONANT MODE SUITABLE FOR ACCE ...

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NEUTRAL PARTICLE BEAM (NPB) MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM DEPENDS ON THE SUCCESSFUL ACCELERATION OF HIGH BRIGHTNESS H ION BEAMS AT HIGH CURRENTS WITH CONTINOUS WAVE (CW) OPERATION. PRESENT BASELINE DESIGNS FOR THESE POWERFUL LINAC SYSTEMS INCLUDE ONE OR MORE STAGES OF BEAM COMBINATION (FUNNELING) INTO LATER STAGES OF THE LINAC TO OVERCOME THE CURRENT LIMITATIONS OF THE INITIAL LI ...