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We will develop an innovative software package for the visualization of complex molecular structuresoftware will be an adaptation of state of the art computer graphics algorithms originally developedthree-dimensional graphic simulation. This adaptation will involve the transfer of a proprietary tecKinematics Display Engine, enabling common personal computers to execute complex solid shading algorp ...

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WE WILL DEVELOP A SIMPLE CHROMOSOME BAND-SPECIFIC PAINTING TECHNIQUE, WITH THE DIRECT USE OF PCR PRODUCTS FROM MICRODISSECTED DEFINED CHROMOSOMAL REGION AS A POOL OF PROBES. THE TECNIQUE WILL BE STANDARDIZED AND WILL BE FURTHER TESTED DURING THE PHASE II PERIOD. AFTER THE TECHNIQUE/KIT IS FULLY DEVELOPED, IT WILL ALLOW THE MEDICAL PROFESSION TO IDENTIFY GENETIC ABERRRATIONS OF NEWBORNS; TO STUDY N ...

MICRODATA FILES ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO PC USERS ON CD-ROM DISKS THAT HOLD THE EQUIVALENT OF MORE THAN FOUR REELS OF MAINFRAME MAGNETIC TAPE, BUT CD-ROM DRIVES HAVE A VERY SLOW READ CYCLE. IN PHASE I, THE MAIN GOAL IS TO LEARN HOW TO OVERCOME THIS BY USING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE TECHNIQUES. INVESTIGATORS WILL STUDY COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE SYSTEMS TO SEE IF ONE OR MORE OF THEM COULD BE MODI ...

THE OVERALL AIM OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP A FULLY FUNCTIONAL VOICE-ACTIVATED COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR CLINICAL TRIALS OF HYPERTENSION TO OPTIMIZE DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING. THIS SYSTEM WILL FACILITATE DATA ACCUMULATION AND IMPROVE ITS ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, AND TIMELINESS. WE WILL PERFORM A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS IS AN EASIER-TO-USE, MORE EFFICIENT, CO ...

THIS RESEARCH WILL SEEK TO DETERMINE IF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION DEVELOPED FOR THE MOD-SERIES COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE 1970S, FOR EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF LARGE NUMBERS OF CENSUS SUMMARY TAPES ON MAINFRAME COMPUTERS, CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY ADAPTED TO THE MICROCOMPUTER ENVIRONMENT EXPECTED TO EXIST AT THE TIME OF THE 1990 CENSUS. A PARTIALPROTOTYPE OF THE MAINFRAME MOD-SERIES SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPED AND ...

THE DIFFICULTY IN PREDICTING STRUCTURAL DEGRADATION RATES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COMPONENTS DUE TO CORROSION AND OTHER FACTORS HAS LED TO THE NEED FOR COSTLY, TIME CONSUMING INSPECTIONS AND INCREASED COST FROM INTENTIONALLY OVERDESIGNED COMPONENTS. THE SITUATION INDICATES A SERIOUS, UNMET NEED FOR A SIMPLE BUT ACCURATE SYSTEM FOR REAL- TIME, IN SITU, NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ...

We will attempt to design and develop a computer program capable of assisting elderly Medicare beneselecting/evaluating Medigap plans and options. A key feature of this system would be its interactivbeneficiaries the ability to determine what Medigap plan may be better suited to the needs by testinalternative scenarios.

We will evaluate the feasibility of using artificial intelligence software to assist in the identification and prosecution of health care fraud and abuse. Phase I includes the selection of three fraud and abHome Health Agencies, identifying the indicators prevalent in Home Health Care Agencies, identifying associated with these schemes, and developing a prototype expert system assisting a wide ran ...

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