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ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT AREAS IN ASSISTING THE DEAF TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIBLE LANGUAGE IS IN TEACHING PROPER PRONUNCIATION OF SPOKEN WORDS. IN THIS AREA, THE DEAF STUDENT REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE PRACTICE AND FEEDBACK AS HE/SHE ATTEMPTS TO LEARN TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE PROPERLY. SOME AREAS OF LANGUAGE LEARNING CAN BE TAUGHT IN A CLASSROOMENVIRONMENT. THESE INCLUDE VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND WRITING.HO ...

One of the goals of NASA's Fundamental Aeronautics "Subsonic Fixed Wing" project is to reduce fuel burn by 25% 5% by 2018. This corresponds approximately to an increase in Lift/Drag ratio of the same magnitude. While the improvement in design tools funded by NASA will undoubtedly help attain this goal the innovation proposed here is an addition to this effort. In other words, any improvements in ...

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Previous Phase I work by the QDI Engineering and the MCW PhotoBioModulation (PBM) teams has demonstrated the feasibility of rapid healing of acute eye injuries caused by military lasers. The WARP I, a proof of concept, prototype, LED healing device, wasconstructed by QDI, during the Phase I activity and will be the model for 10 additional units to be constructed during the Phase II activity. These ...

Enhancing the soldier's tissue responses to injury may lead to battlefield resilience and medical independence. Counter-measures to chemical, biological and radioactive weapons exposures, which are based on biostimulation of natural tissue regenerationmechanisms, could be more universally safe and effective than conventional drugs and surgical modalities. Regeneration of wounded organs and limbs m ...

THE GOAL OF THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBING DELIVERY SYSTEM, BASED ON LIGNINS, FOR THE NUCLEOPOLYHEDROSIS VIRUS (NPV) WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THE GYPSY MOTH, LYMANTRIA DISPAR. THE GYPSY MOTH CATERPILLAR HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PEST OF FOREST AND SHADE TREES WHICH HAS SPREAD RAPIDLY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ADVENT OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY INF ...

THE LIMITATIONS OF EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND PROCESS TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM TISSUE CULTURE IS WELL RECOGNIZED IN THE INDUSTRY. THIS RESEARCH PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON THE PROBLEM OF AERATION IN THE CELL CULTIVATION PROCESS OF GROWING TISSUE CULTURES. THIS PROJECT INTRODUCES A NEW TECHNOLOGY OF USING CERTAIN LIQUID PERFLUORINATED CHEMICALS (PFC) WHICH ARE IMMISCIBLE IN AQUE ...

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DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the US. There is a 40 percent recurrence in patients treated surgically. Patients with distal metastatic disease have a low 5 yr survival rate with current chemotherapy. Therefore there is a critical need for improved options in the adjuvant setting. The principal goal of this SBIR Phase I p ...