… Banks' participation in this research project was as an individual and not an employee of
NASA-Lewis. { Authors' a¤liation: Adam B. Ja¡e, Brandeis University, Graduate School of …

Spontaneous diabetes mellitus was blocked in nonobese diabetic mice by treatment with a
monoclonal antibody against the L3T4 determinant present on the surface of T-helper …

Objectives: We sought to examine outcome for premature neonates after multiple courses of
antenatal corticosteroids compared with a single course. Study Design: We performed a …

A survey of 220 adolescents attending a multiphysician pediatric office in Virginia was conducted
to determine the frequency with which they used sunscreens. Eight-one percent of the …

Forty-one different polymer samples, collectively called the Polymer Erosion and Contamination
Experiment (PEACE) Polymers, were exposed to the low Earth orbit (LEO) environment …

Objective. Premature infants are susceptible to bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a
chronic lung disease of infancy that appears to be caused in part by oxidative stress from …

Atomic oxygen, formed in Earth's thermosphere, interacts readily with many materials on
spacecraft flying in low Earth orbit (LEO). All hydrocarbon based polymers and graphite are …

Background. Severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), which is associated with high
mortality and morbidity, is thought to be the result of mechanical, inflammatory, and oxidant …

IN low Earth orbit (LEO) a harsh environment exists which can cause considerable damage
to vulnerable spacecraft materials. The environment experienced by orbiting spacecraft …

… BA BANKS et al. … Astronautics, Paper AIAA-83-2632-CP, 1983 5 BA Banks and SK
Rutledge, Ion beam sputter deposited dlamondhke films, NASA Tech Memo TM-82873, 1982 (…