Older Americans experience chronic disease at rates well above other segments of our society. Rates of health services use are also 2 to 3 times that of younger age groups. The most rapidly growing segments of America's aging population are also its most nutritionally vulnerable—women, minorities, and those 85 years of age and older. The routine incorporation of nutrition screening and intervention into chronic disease management protocols will lower healthcare services usage, decrease healthcare costs, help relieve the burden of human suffering experienced by older Americans with chronic disease, and improve quality of life for our nation's elders.

One of the critical technologies for aerospace missions is electrical power. Increased emphasis is being given to reducing power requirements of electronics as well as toward improvements in power sources themselves. In present day aerospace computers the memory subsystems consume approximately 40 to 60% of the total computer power. This is primarily due to the high drive requirements of present core memories or to the sensing problems associated with thin film memories. Reduction in memory power requirements would, therefore, have a significant effect on extending allowable mission time.