Excerpt from Division of Research Services Report of Program Activities: July 1, 1968, Through June 30, 1969Branch professional staff have been involved in approximately 180 research and development projects. Although the total number of projects has been reduced. Somewhat from the previous year, there continues to be a distinct increase in the level of sophistication of technical collaboration and support provided to the nih community. The year has seen noteworthy original contributions in the areas of prostheses, materials, laser technology, mechanization, automation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.