DOCBOOK-APPS: applets in docbook?

Is it possible to include an applet in docbook? I imagine something like:

<mediaoject>
  <applet>...</applet>
  <imageobject>...</imageobject>
</mediaobject>

Currently I am using a ulink to an html file which contains the applet, but this seems like a kludge.

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Kevin M. Dunn
Professor of Chemistry
Hampden-Sydney College
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