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THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A PROTOTYPE LASER RAMAN SCATTERING GAS SENSOR. POTENTIAL APPLICATION AREAS ARE: BLOOD PO2/PCO2 VIA SUITABLE SAMPLING CATHETER AND NONINVASIVE MONITORING OF RESPIRATION, ANESTHESIA DELIVERY, LUNG FUNCTION, AND CARDIAC OUTPUT. MASS SPEC, WHILE CURRENTLY THE MOST POPULAR APPROACH TO MEDICAL GAS QUANTITATION, SUFFERS FROM INHERENT USER UNFRIENDL ...

A SYSTEM UTILIZING THE FREE-WING CONCEPT HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR LIGHT AND VERY LIGHT WING-LOADING AIRCRAFT THAT ACCOMMODATES MODERATE TO HEAVY TURBULENCE WITHOUT TRANSMITTING HIGH GUST LOADINGS TO THE AIRFRAME OR THREATENING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE PROJECT WILL TEST THE SYSTEM IN A RESEARCH VEHICLE APPROXIMATING THE DESIGN CRITERIA SET FORTH IN 14 CFR, PART 103; THE RESEARCH VEHICLE IS UNMANNED.

THE DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PESTICIDES, INDUSTRIAL SOLVENTS, AND THEIR METABOLITES IN BODY FLUIDS AND TISSUES ARE IMPORTANT FOR EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE EXPOSED POPULATION. UNFORTUNATELY, ANALYTICAL METHODS PRESENTLY AVAILABLE ARE GENERALLY TEDIOUS, TIME-CONSUMING, COMPLEX OR NONSPECIFIC AND LACK REQUIRED SENSITIVITY. THIS STUDY WILL EVALUATE CAPILLARY SUP ...

THE ANALYSIS OF CANNABINOIDS FOR RESEARCH OR SCREENING FOR CANNABIS ABUSE REQUIRES METHODS CAPABLE OF CHARACTERIZING AND QUANTIFYING METABOLITES OF THE CANNABINOIDS WHICH ARE GENERALLY POLAR OR THERMALLY UNSTABLE AND WHICH MUST BE SEPARATED FROM A COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL MATRIX. SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (SFC) IS PROPOSED AS A METHOD WHICH IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING HIGH-RESOLUTION SEPARATION OF ...

A MULTICHANNEL TUBULAR DEVICE CONTAINING ULTRA-THIN WALLED TUBES, PERMEABLE TO O2 AND CO2, WILL BE DESIGNED AND FABRICATED FOR USE AS AN EXTRAPULMONARY BLOOD GAS EXCHANGE DEVICE. THE PRODUCT IS INTENDED TO BE INSERTED INTO THE SUBJECT'S VENA CAVAL SYSTEM, ENTERING INTO THE RIGHT COMMON FEMORAL VEIN AND EXITING FROM THE RIGHT EXTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN. OXYGEN IS PASSED THROUGH THE LUMINA OF THE HOLLOW ...

ACCESSORY APARTMENTS BENEFIT OLDER HOMEOWNERS. THEY CAN PROVIDE INCOME, SECURITY, COMPANIONSHIP, AND A SOURCE OF SERVICES IN RETURN FOR RENT REDUCTIONS. THEY ALSO CREATE INEXPENSIVE RENTAL HOUSING, AND, BECAUSE OF THE BENEFITS LISTED ABOVE, A MEANS TO HELP OLDER HOMEOWNERS AGE IN PLACE.IN CONTRAST, INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORY APARTMENTS IS RARELY SEEN AS A WAY FOR BUSINESS PEOPLE TO MAKE MONEY. AS A ...

THIS PROPOSAL CONCERNS DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE, MICROCOMPUTER/VIDEODISC TOOL FOR TEACHING LIFE SKILLS TO LEARNING DISABLED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. WE HAVE TERMED IT A LIFE SKILLS SYSTEM (LSS), AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY PRESENT DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM DEFICIENCIES IN TRAINING LD STUDENTS TO FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY. THE LSS IS BASED ON FUNCTIONAL CONTEXT TRAINING, AND THUS IS A DISTINCT DEPART ...

Abstract Vaccines are fundamental in preventing debilitating illnesses and saving millions of lives each year But despite these vaccine oriented victories infectious diseases are still the second leading cause of death as well as the leading cause of disability adjusted life years worldwide About six million deaths were attributed to AIDS malaria and tuberculosis in regions where no vaccine ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Smoking kills Americans annually exacerbates myriad diseases and costs billions in healthcare and productivity losses Numerous barriers exist to accessing traditional treatment e g costs traveling to and scheduling appointments other logistics Text messaging is an extremely popular communication method Over of all Americans use text m ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant THE MEMORY CARE NAVIGATOR A PROACTIVE GUIDE Memory loss is an increasing problem as our population ages causing a tremendous personal and societal toll in disability and cost Alzheimerandapos s disease AD the most common cause of dementia is the illness elderly Americans most fear and the only major illness with an increasing mortality rate Despite subs ...