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RAPID INTENSE HEATING OF COMPOSITE LAMINATES DUE TO DIRECT ENERGY WEAPONS WILL INDUCE STRONG THERMAL GRADIENTS THAT IN TURN PRODUCE DYNAMIC STRESSES IN THE FORM OF WAVE MOTION. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP A MINDLIN PLATE FINITE ELEMENT PROGRAM FOR ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR IN A COMPOSITE LAMINATE SUBJECTED TO COMBINED THERMAL/SHOCK AND SIMULATED IN-FLIGHT AERODYNAMIC LOADIN ...

THE AIM OF THIS PROPOSAL IS THE ADAPTATION OF BACULOVIRUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SYNTHETIC VACCINES. LATE AFTER INFECTION, BACULOVIRUS-INFECTED CELLS PRODUCE PARACRYSTALLINE OCCLUSION BODIES THAT CONSIST PRIMARILY OF ASINGLE PROTEIN, POLYHEDRIN. AMERICAN BIOGENETIC SCIENCES, INC. INTENDS TO MODIFY THE POLYHEDRIN GENE OF AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA TO GENERATE RECOMBINANT OCCULSION BODIES EXPOSING ANTIGE ...

ASH MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. IS DEVELOPING TWO CLOSELY RELATED DEVICES THAT WILL IMPROVE HOME AND HOSPITAL MONITORING OF GLUCOSE FOR DIABETICS. THE COMMON ELEMENT OF BOTH DEVICES IS A FIBER THAT IS IMPLANTED SUBCUTANEOUSLY. A NEGATIVE PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THIS FIBER TO WITHDRAW TISSUE FLUID. IN THE HOSPITAL MODEL, THE FLUID WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY TRANSFERRED TO AN OPTICAL ANALYZER CURRENTLY BEING DEV ...

ASH MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. HAS DEVELOPED A NEW SORBENT-BASED,SINGLE-ACCESS HEMODIALYSIS MACHINE THAT IS SAFE, SIMPLE, AND PORTABLE. THE BIOLOGIC-HD CURRENTLY USES A PLATE DIALYZER TO ACTIVELY PUMP BLOOD WHILE DIALYZING THE BLOOD AND A REDY HISORB COLUMN TO REGENERATE DIALYSATE. PREVIOUS RESEARCH HAS PROVEN THAT A THICK SORBENT SUSPENSION CAN FLOWTHROUGH THE SCREEN SUPPORTS OF THE PLATE DIALYZER, RE ...

EFFECTIVE HEMODIALYSIS REQUIRES A BLOOD FLOW OF 250 TO 300 ML/MINUTE. THE USUAL METHOD FOR OBTAINING THIS BLOOD ISTO PLACE TWO LARGE NEEDLES INTO A FISTULA (ARTERIALIZED VEIN) OR A GRAFT (PTFE CONDUIT BETWEEN ARTERY AND VEIN). BOTH NEEDLES ARE REMOVED AT THE END OF EACH TREATMENT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO FURTHER DEVELOP AN INDWELLING FISTULA ACCESS DEVICE (IFAD) THAT CAN BE INSERTEDIN ...

THE AUDIO MECHANICAL TRANSDUCER (AMT) COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF WORKERS IN HIGH-AMBIENT-NOISE CONDITIONS BY PROVIDING A NEW METHOD OF COMMUNICATING. THE SYSTEM WILL ATTACH DIRECTLY TO MOST FORMS OF HEARING PROTECTION WITHOUT MODIFICATION OF THE PROTECTOR. IT WILL BE LOW COST, PERMIT MULTIPLE AUDIO INPUTS, AND DEMONSTRATE MAN/MACHINE INTERFACE CAPABILITIES. ...

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RECENT TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGIES HAVE LED TO SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMS OF SIZE, WEIGHT, EFFICIENCY AND POWER QUALITY OF THE POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT WHICH IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS. WITH THESE ADVANCEMENTS COMES AN ABUNDANCE OF DESIGN CHOICES AND INCREASED DEGREES OF FREEDOM WITH RESPECT TO POWER SYSTEM CONTR ...

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