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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 URINARY TRACT IS A MAJOR SITE OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS. THE LEADING CAUSE OF THESE INFECTIONS IS URINARY CATHETERIZATION, WHICH IN TURN IS THE MOST COMMON PREDISPOSING FACTOR FOR FATAL GRAM-NEGATIVE SEPSIS IN HOSPITALS. THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF IONTOPHORETIC CATHETER RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP A DEVICE TO PREVENT CATHETER-RELATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS. THE ULTIMATE CONFIGURATION ENVISIONED CO ...

MOTOR EVENT FREQUENCY RECORDING, ACTIGRAPHY, IS A TECHNOLOGY USEFUL IN STUDIES OF SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN FUNCTION, ACTIVITY PATTERNS OF ADULTS AND INFANTS, AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS. WIDESPREAD UTILIZATION OF THIS MONITORING TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN DELAYED BY THE LACK OF AN AFFORDABLE ACTIVITY MONITORING INSTRUMENT AND INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR DATA MANAGEMENT, ANALYSIS, AND PRES ...

THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP A MECHANICAL DEVICE THAT WILL PROVIDE COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE, HUMIDITY, STERILITY, PH, GASEOUS ATMOSPHERE, AND LIGHT RAYS) OF BIOLOGICAL OR INDUSTRIAL SPECIMENS UNDER MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION. CONTROLS WILL BE MAINTAINED EVEN DURING PERIODS OF PHYSICAL MANIPULATION OF THE SPECIMEN AND DURING MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION THROUGH OPTICAL ...

THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP A MECHANICAL DEVICE THAT WILL PROVIDE COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE, HUMIDITY, STERILITY, PH, GASEOUS ATMOSPHERE, AND LIGHT RAYS) FOR BIOLOGICAL OR INDUSTRIAL SPECIMENS UNDER MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION. CONTROLS WILL BE MAINTAINED EVEN DURING PERIODS OF PHYSICAL MANIPULATION OF THE SPECIMEN AND DURING MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION THROUGH OPTICA ...

THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A DISTRIBUTED DATA MANAGEMENT NETWORK FOR CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS. THE NETWORK WILL BE MICROCOMPUTER BASED AND WILL HAVE AS ITS OBJECTIVE A CENTRALIZED DATABASE FOR MONITORING THE PROGRESSOF CLINICAL TRIALS. FEATURES WILL INCLUDE DATA ENTRY USING PREFORMATTED SCREENS, AUTOMATED ERROR CHECKING, EDITING FACILITIES, DATA SECURITY, AND DATA TRANSFER CAPABILI ...

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