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Adenosine produces coronary vasodilation through activation of A-2a adenosine receptors. However adalso acts at A1 adenosine receptors to slow atrioventricular conduction and when injected into man ican be blocked with A1 receptor antagonists. DTI has synthesized a number of adenosine analogs that2a subtype of adenosine receptor and have identified WRC-0470 as a potent selective short acting corou ...

CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE THE WEAKEST COMPONENT OF SOFTWARE PACKAGES AVAILABLE TO HOME HEALTH AGENCIES. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A MODULAR CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE COLLECTION, USE, AND REPORTING OF HOME HEALTH PATIENT INFORMATION WITH A UNIVERSAL INTERFACE TO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE HOME HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THE POINT OF CARE DATA ENTRY TOOL WILL BE ELECTRONIC SL ...

THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP ACOUSTOGRAPHY, A NEW IMAGING METHOD, TO AID IN THE DETECTIONAND CHARACTERIZATION OF BREAST CANCER. ACOUSTOGRAPHY USES ULTRASOUND TO PRODUCE FULL-FIELD PROJECTION IMAGES OF THE BREAST IN A MANNER THAT IS ANALOGOUS TO X-RAY MAMMOGRAPHY. AN "ACOUSTO-OPTICAL" LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, ANALOGOUS TO A FLUOROSCOPIC SCREEN, IS USED TO VISUALIZE AND RECOR ...

A DOT IMMUNOASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF ACROSOME REACTION OF HUMAN SPERM WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN THE DETECTION OF MALE INFERTILITY. SCREENING TESTS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSES OF INFERTILITY AND SCREENING SEMEN SAMPLES FOR SPERM BANKING HAVE BECOME MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES OF FERTILITY CLINICS. HOWEVER, NO SIMPLE METHOD CURRENTLY EXISTS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE FUNCTIONAL ABILITY OF ...

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This project is to design develop and test a culturally sensitive computer- interactive program forstyle, health, and dietary practices of African American women. The "Afro-SISTER" Program is the acrAfro-Sensitive Information System To Evaluate Risk" (SISTER) of nutrition-related diseases. The progprompted on a touch-sensitive computer screen. It will display culturally relevant activities, ethnil ...

THIS RESEARCH WILL DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING AND MARKETING AN OLDER-WORKER PRODUCTIVITY APPRAISAL TRAINING SYSTEM FOR PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENTSIN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY. PHASE I RESEARCH IS BASED ON THE HYPOTHESIS THAT THERE IS AGE-RELATED BIAS IN THE SUPERVISORYRATINGS OF OLDER EMPLOYEES THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS THE PRODUCTIVITY ESTIMATES OF OLDER EMPLOYEES. THE SYSTEM ...

ETHYLENE OXIDE (ETO) IS A USEFUL AGENT FOR STERILIZING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT BECAUSE IT INVOLVES NO HEAT AND IS NOT CORROSIVE TO MOST MATERIALS. MANY MEDICAL FACILITIES, HOWEVER, CANNOT USE ETO BECAUSE OF ITS TOXICITY AND BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY OF MONITORING IT. PRESENT METHODS (INFRARED, CHROMATOGRAPHY, AND PHOTOIONIZATION) ARE ALL INADEQUATE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. THIS PROJECT WILL ADAPT A PROVEN ...