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THE LONG-RANGE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF PROTON ACCELERATORS SUITABLE FOR RADIATION THERAPY OF CANCER IN HOSPITAL OR CLINICAL SETTINGS. FOR THIS PURPOSE THE ACCELERATOR SHOULD HAVE AN ENERGY UP TO 250 MEV, AND MUST BE SIMPLE, RELIABLE, AND INEXPENSIVE COMPARED TO EXISTING ACCELERATORS FOR PHYSICS APPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION, WITH SUFFICIENT INNOVATION, IT COULD ...

ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION, INC.(AMC) PROPOSES TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF THE ACTUAL AND PERCEIVED AUDIO VISUAL NEEDS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) PROVIDERS IN THEIR NETWORKING EFFORTS WHICH CURRENTLY REVOLVE AROUND ACURRICULUM ENTITLED "OCCUPANT SAFETY SYSTEMS, LESSON PLANS AND INSTRUCTOR GUIDE FOR EMS PERSONNEL". WHILE THE CURRICULUM AND THE STRATEGIES WHICH IT DETAILS HAVE ME ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP QUANTITATIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENTS USING HIGH- RESOLUTION DIGITAL IMAGE MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUES. THE TECHNIQUES WILL ENABLE DIRECT MEASUREMENTS OF RECEPTOR CONCENTRATION ON A CELL-BY-CELL BASIS. THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE CURRENT BIOCHEMICAL ASSAYS, WHICH GIVE ONLY AN AVERAGE VALUE FOR RECEPTOR CONCENTRATION. THE QUANTITATIVE AS ...

THE PRIME LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO UPDATE, ENHANCE, AND DISTRIBUTE TWO COMPUTER PROGRAMS UTILIZING THE UNIQUE MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED BY THE PSYCHOLOGIST ROBERT TRYON WITH NIH SUPPORT DURING THE 1960S. ONE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO PRODUCE AN ENHANCED ALL-FORTRAN VERSION OF A MAIN BCTRY82 SYSTEM, PORTABLE TO MOST LARGE COMPUTERS. A SECOND LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO PRODUCE ...

AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM IN THE AREA OF IR FOCAL PLANE ARRAY IMAGING IS THE FAST AND EFFICIENT MULTIPLEXING AND PROCESSING OF THE SIGNALS FROM THE DETECTOR ARRAY. A NEW APPROACH TO THIS PROBLEM UTILIZING THE RECENTLY DEVELOPED ACOUSTIC CHARGE TRANSPORT (ACT) DEVICE IS PRESENTED. THE ACT DEVICE COMBINES SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE AND CHARGE TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES TO ACHIEVE A LOW-NOISE, HIGH-THROUGHPUT MULT ...

THE RESEARCH EFFORT IS DIRECTED TOWARDS DETERMING THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF MORPHOLOGICALLY INVARIENT ELECTRODE/SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE (SPE) JUNCTIONS FOR LONGCYCLE LIFE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS. ALKALI ION CONDUCTING SPES TO BE USED IN THIS PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE THOSE BASED UPON POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE) AND THE POLYPHOSPHAZENES. NOVEL SECONDARY ELECTRODES WILL INCLUDE THE LITHIUM INTERCALATING MATE ...

TECHNICAL EFFORT IS DIRECTED TOWARDS DETERMING THE FEASIBILITY OF AN ELECTROCHEMICALLY REVERSIBLE LIQUID NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL CONSISTING OF LITHIUM DISSOLVED IN LIQUID AMMONIA TO GIVE A NOVEL SOLVATED ELECTRON SECONDARY LITHIUM ELECTRODE. CONTAINMENT OF THE ACTIVE MATERIAL FROM DIRECT CONTACT TO THE LIQUID NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE IS REALIZED VIA USE OF A LITHIUM INTERCALATED ELECTRONICALLY CON ...

VARIOUS RADAR AND TARGET SEEKER SYSTEMS ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO OPERATE AT MILLIMETER SYSTEMS. LOW COST, HIGHLY RELIABLE FRONT END HARDWARE IS REQUIRED FOR THESE MUNITIONS. DIELECTRIC INSULAR WAVEGUIDE PLANAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR THIS PURPOSE WERE DESCRIBED INITIALLY BY EPSILON LAMBDA PERSONNEL IN 1970. SOME OF THESE RADARS ARE OF THE FM-CW TYPE, AND THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR DEMONSTR ...

COMMERCIAL TISSUE CULTURE PROPAGATION OF PLANT CULTIVARS IS NOW LIMITED TO SPECIALTY CROPS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH UNIT COSTOF PLANTS SO PROPAGATED. THIS COST IS THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE LABOR INTENSIVE NATURE OF MANUAL TISSUE TRANSFER WHETHER FOR MEDIUM RENEWAL OR CHANGE AND LOW MULTIPLICATION RATE OF THE CULTURE METHOD USED. THE ROOTING MEDIUM MODULE NOW WIDELY USED AS A FINAL MEDIUM FOR ROOTING O ...

USING A FOSTER CARE MODEL, THIS RESEARCH WILL ESTABLISH A PROTOTYPE WITHIN THE PRIVATE BUSINESS SECTOR FOR OVERNIGHT RESPITE PROVISION IN PRIVATE RESIDENCES TO FRAIL OLDER ADULTS. AS NONINSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS BECOME THE PREFERRED CHOICE FOR OLDER ADULTS, DEPENDENT ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS (FAMILIES OR EQUIVALENT) INCREASINGLY UTILIZE COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO EASE CAREGIVER BURDEN AND STRESS WHICH ...