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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 advanced technology described in this proposal promises to increase the performance of laboratory and, specifically, tabletop x-ray lasers by up to an order of magnitude. Such gains in performance coupled with compact technology will lead to the introduction of the world s first table-top, commercial x-ray laser. Tetra proposes to develop an advanced driver for the laboratory laser based upo ...

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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A strong analogy exists between today's MEMS device and the first prototypes of the transistor. Research and development in semiconducto devices made the integration of millions of transistors into a single chip possible. It is anticipated that similar market forces will deman the integration of hundreds and later thousands of MEMS based sensors and actuators onto the same substrate in the next de ...

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Gliomas are the most common primary intracranial brain tumors and are thought to arise as a neoplastransformation of glial cells in the central nervous system. The prognosis for the disease is poor.surgical resection of the tumor followed by radiation or chemotherapy. This application describes analternative treatment strategies. The effectiveness of an adenovirus vector to deliver the herpes siki ...

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Sensors, capacitors, and conducting features such as resistors and capacitors on circuit boards are produced from metal and ceramic powders 1-12 These powders are manufactured by liquid phase precipitation routes which often start with reduction of metal salts or by solid-state routes where solid reactants are mixed, heated and then milled. The solid-state processing is generally repeated several ...

This proposal addresses the exploratory development and evaluation of novel thin film and/or monolithic detonators as diverters for guided spinning projectile use. A number of such detonators comprise a diverter technology termed RMDM, (for Ring Matrix Diverter Module) which, along with the SSPG (for Small Spinning Projectile Guidance) seeker, forms the basis for inexpensive miniature guided proje ...