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Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation in conjunction with UC Davis Medical Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Schott Fiber Optics, proposes to develop large format, focused, two-dimensional, microchannel plate anti-scatter grids as commercial replacements for today's linear anti-scatter grids used in radiography. In Phase I, the applicants will develop 18x24cm grids focused at 60cm ...

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Work related injuries and illnesses have risen to their highest level in ten years. Recent Departmestatistics indicate that a total of 6.8 million cases were reported in 1992 at a rate of 8.9 cases pfinancial cost of occupational injuries are in $60 billion range and include such things as medicallegal fees, and lost productivity. These data provide compelling evidence that work-related injuriesas ...

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THERE IS A CLEAR NEED FOR AN EMERGENCY OXYGEN DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT COMBINES RELIABILITY, LONG-TERM STORAGE CAPABILITY, VARIABLE AND CONTROLLABLE FLOW RATE, SMALL SIZE,SAFETY, AND SIMPLICITY OF USE. OF THE AVAILABLE OXYGEN STORAGE MEDIA, CHEMICAL SYSTEMS OFFER A REASONABLE LIKELI- HOOD OF ACHIEVING SUCH A SYSTEM. THIS PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING LOW-COST HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS T ...

THE SPECIFIC GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PORTABLE OXYGEN SOURCE SUITABLE FOR USE IN PROVIDING SUPPLE-MENTAL OXYGEN TO INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) RESULTING FROM CHRONIC BRONCHIOLI- TIS, PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA, ASTHMA, OR CHRONIC BRONCHITIS. THE CONCEPT IS BASED ON THE USE OF A COMMON, LOW-COST, HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL THAT GENERATES OXYGEN WHEN WATER PLU ...

THE SPECIFIC AIM OF THIS STUDY IS TO DESIGN AND EVALUATE THEUSE OF HEPA-FILTERED, LAMINAR FLOW ISOLATION SYSTEMS AS SUBSTITUTES FOR PRESENT BARRIER SYSTEMS IN GERM-FREE AND GNOTOBIOTIC RESEARCH USING RODENTS AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED EFFORT IS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PERIODONTAL TEMPERATURE PROBE WITH RESPONSE TIME AND SENSITIVITY CHARACTERISTICS WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY PROVIDE AN OBJECTIVE AND SIMPLE DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE IN ASSESSING PERIODONTAL DISEASE ACTIVITY. STUDIES HAVE SUGGESTED THAT INFLAMED SULCI ARE ACCOMPANIED BY ELEVATED TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS. CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES, S ...

THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 600,000 CHILDREN UNDER SIX YEARS OLD WITH ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS AND ONLY 5,000 PER YEAR UNDERGOING TREATMENT; AS YET, NO TECHNIQUE IS AVAILABLE TO MEASURE TOTAL BODY LEAD BURDEN. THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A TECHNIQUE WHICH USES X-RAY FLUORESCENCE IN A TRANSMISSION GEOMETRY TO MEASURE THE TOTAL BODY-BURDEN OF LEAD, IN VIVO, NONINVASIVELY. A SYSTEM USING A GOLD CALIBRATION ...