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[Wildbell.com] wildbell : william d campbell: The instrument panel illuminated a glowing amber color and the onboard computer ran through a vehicle diagnostic check. The LCD screen came alive to a GPS navigation system map that indicted his location in the center of it with a blinking red dot. A pleasant chime quickly indicated all systems were go and he reached to shift a small lever from Park to Reverse. It wouldn't budge.

 [Blogs.guardian.co.uk] Guardian Unlimited: Onlineblog: "This world’s first museum devoted to the genre of science fiction is almost here…" thanks to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. "Opening June 18th, 2004, the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame will be co-located with Experience Music Project in the landmark Frank Gehry building at the Base of the Space Needle, Seattle, Washington."

[Groonk.net] GROONK Dot Net -Newsmine Version 1.0: April 2005 Archives-: Two control systems interact to help the wearer stand, walk and climb stairs. A "bio-cybernic" system uses bioelectric sensors attached to the skin on the legs to monitor signals transmitted from the brain to the muscles. It can do this because when someone intends to stand or walk, the nerve signal to the muscles generates a detectable electric current on the skin's surface.

[Abreathofhope.blogspot.com] ME/CFS/CFIDS Watch: March 2005: Neurally mediated hypotension: Patients with this problem usually have a low blood pressure that does not go up normally on standing or on exercise.  Although such patients often have a low ambient BP with postural changes, these findings are not a prerequisite for diagnosis.  A tilt table test (sometimes with the infusion of isproterenol) is the most reliable way to confirm this diagnosis.  Treatment involves: (1) education as to the triggering factors and their avoidance; (2) increasing plasma volume (increased salt intake, prescription of florinef); (3) avoidance of drugs that aggravate hypotension (e.g. TCA’s, anti-hypertensives); (4) prevent the involuntary response (prescribe beta-adrenergic antagonists e.g. propranolol (inderal) or metoprolol (lopressor) or disopyramide (norpace), but these agents are only used as a last resort because they reduce exercise tolerance); and (5) minimize the efferent limb of the involuntary response (prescribe alpha-adrenergic agonists e.g.

[Defensetech.org] Defense Tech: April 2005 Archives: The vision of the Prosthesis 2007 program is to leverage recent research advances in neural sensing, control systems, actuation, power storage and distribution, freeform manufacturing, neural control, microfabrication, sensory feedback, flexure and transmission design, signal processing, and information science to dramatically improve the capability of upper extremity prosthetic limbs beyond those that are currently available commercially. This vision will be realized by increasing the range of motion, strength, endurance, and dexterity of upper extremity prosthetic devices. The final product [an above-the-elbow prosthetic arm] must be ready for human clinical trials… [and] sufficiently mature to enter the appropriate approval processes for general medical use by the end of 24 months."

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