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BOARD GAMES DESIGNED TO TRAIN PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND MARRIED COUPLES IN PROBLEM-SOLVING, COMMUNICATION AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS HAVE BEEN FOUND EFFECTIVE AS THERAPEUTIC, PREVENTATIVE, AND BASIC INFORMATION GATHERING DEVICES. PHASE I OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT HAS THREE SPECIFIC AIMS: 1. DEVELOP THREE INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SOFTWARE PACKAGES THAT WILL RETAIN THE THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF THE ORIGINAL BOARD GAM ...

ASI WILL DESIGN, DEVELOP, PROTOTYPE AND EVALUATE AN INNOVATIVE STRENGTH TRAINING SYSTEM THAT INCORPORATES BOTH COMPUTER AND ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY, TO PROVIDE VASTLY IMPROVED MUSCLE REHABILITATION THERAPY CAPABILITIES WHICH ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE MARKETPLACE. THE INITIAL DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO BE A TWO-JOINTED ROBOTIC ARM MOUNTED ON A FLOOR-FIXED BASE. THE ROBOTIC ARM WILL ...

IN THIS PROPOSAL, A PHASE I PLANNING STRATEGY IS DESCRIBED TO DEVELOP A VOUCHER INSURANCE PLAN (VIP) TO MOBILIZE VOLUNTARY SUPPORT SERVICES AMONG THE ELDERLY MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIAL CLUBS, TRADE UNIONS, CHURCHES, AND RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES. THE PLAN IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE LIKE AN INSURANCE PLAN. FOR EACH UNIT OF SERVICE PERFORMED, THE VOLUNTEER WILL RECEIVE A VOUCHER ENTITLING HIM O ...

THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE TYPE OF PRECIPITATION (RAIN, SNOW, FOG/HAZE, HAIL) HAS TRACTIONALLY RELIED ON HUMAN JUDGMENT. RECENTLY, THE WAVE PROPAGATION LABORATORY OF DEVELOPED A TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTOMATIC WEATHER IDENTIFICATION USING LASER SCINTILLATION AND SCATTERING. THE TECHNIQUE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TESTED IN FIELD OPERATION. HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM IS TOO CLUMSY AND EXPENSIVE FOR LARGE-SCALE FIELD ...

A LOW COST OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION DEVICE IS PROPOSED AS A PERIPHERAL FOR MICROCOMPUTERS. THE DEVICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPEECH OUTPUT WILL GIVE A LOW COST READING DEVICE AFFORDABLE BY VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS. THE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY WILL FOCUS ON A FEASIBILITY DEMONSTRATION OF A LOW COST PHOTO-DETECTOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRANSPORTABLE "C" CODE. THE WIDER COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF T ...

MURINE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES ARE NOT USEFUL FOR REPEATED ADMINISTRATION TO MAN BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF FOREIGN ANTIGEN DETERMINANTS THEY CONTAIN. PRODUCTION OF HUMAN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES WOULD BE DESIR-ABLE FOR A VARIETY OF APPROACHES IN PROPHYLAXIS AND THERAPY OF DISEASE, AND ALSO IN PROTECTION AGAINST CONTACT WITH NOXIOUS AGENTS. WE PROPOSE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROCEDURE THAT WILL PERMIT RAPID ISO ...

DEMANDS FOR WASHED RED BLOOD CELLS IS INCREASING. THIS IS IN PART TO AWARENESS OF TRANSFUSION RELATED DISEASE SUCH AS HEPATITIS AND ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS). EXISTING TECHNOLOGY FOR CELL WASHING IS INEFFICIENT IN THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FINAL WASHED PRODUCT IS OFTEN LOST IN THE PROCESS. THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO INVESTIGATE THE EXTENSION TO CELL WASHING OF A NEW CORE TECHNOLOGY ...

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PHASE I OF THIS PROPOSED SBIR PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY OF AND PREPARATION FOR CONDUCTING AN EXPERIMENT ON HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT AFFECTED BY A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION AND MOTIVATION OF THE MEDICAL CONSUMER. PHASE I WILL INCLUDE THE REVIEW, PRE-TESTING AND REVISION OF A CONSUMER GUIDE TO COST-EFFICIENT QUALITY MEDICAL CARE. IN ADDITION, PHASE I WILL INVOLVE THE SOLICITATION/COMMITM ...

THE LONG TERM GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP SYNTHETIC DNA HYBRIDIZATION PROBES TO DETECT VIRAL INFECTIONS. DNA HYBRIDIZATION HAS PROVEN HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN DETECTING VIRUSES, BUT CURRENT METHODS FOR MAKING DNA HYBRIDIZATION PROBES ARE EXPENSIVE TO COMMERCIALIZE SINCE THEY DEPEND ON ENZYMATICALLY MODIFIED CLONED DNA. SYNTHETIC DNA PROBES, COMPLEMENTARY TO KNOWN SEQUENCES, ARE RELATIVELY INEXP ...