Not Available The program Mitigation of Hidden Corrosion for Reduction in Total Cost of Ownership is to develop a process for mitigation of hidden corrosion in shipboard systems by in-situ impressed current cathodic protection, delivered from within the component. The Phase I program will include… More

Not Available We will design a method to detect and subsequently mitigate corrosion at hidden or hard-to-access areas such as at flange joints and valve seats, at erosion-corrosion prone areas of turbulent flow in valves, pumps, or piping, and in galvanic corrosion prone areas caused by dissimilar… More

This SBIR project proposes to develop a software system (

In Phase I, the goal of this SBIR project is to determine the feasibility of using a web-based system for addressing the problem of intimidation and bullying among 6th, 7th, and 8th grade children in the school setting. A major innovation is the estimation of social network parameters which are… More

The overall goal of this Phase II project is to extend and refine the web- based client-server software system ("JavaSCAN [TM]"), which was successfully created and shown feasible in Phase I. As planned, the system was implemented using a Java client and a web database server, and Sections 11 ("Use… More

The overall goal of this Phase II project is to extend and refine the web- based client-server software system ("JavaSCAN [TM]"), which was successfully created and shown feasible in Phase I. As planned, the system was implemented using a Java client and a web database server, and Sections 11 ("Use… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Phase I application proposes to assess the feasibility of a handheld personal digital assistant (PDA) system ("CliniPadTM") designed to support multi-site clinical trials in the recording, transmission, and storage of subject assessment and rating data.… More

"The goal of the project is to reduce the rate of attrition in basic training and duty due to psychiatric diagnoses by improved screening of candidates during the recruitment process. The Technical Objectives of the Phase II research are: (1) To finalizethe assessment framework; (2)To deploy the… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This SBIR Phase I application proposes to extend an existing multi-tier Internet client-server system ("CliniMetricar") by integrating active diagnostic logic. CliniMetrica currently provides systematic psychiatric assessment using the World Health Organization… More

"The goal of the project is to reduce the rate of attrition in basic training and duty due to psychiatric diagnoses by improved screening of candidates during the recruitment process. The Technical Objectives of the Phase II research are: (1) To finalizethe assessment framework; (2)To deploy the… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Mainstream biomedical health care has been generally successful in treating a number of disorders with well-understood etiologies and mechanisms, but there are many health problems for which patients seek complementary or alternative treatments (homeopathy,… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary goal of this SBIR project is to create an integrated software system ("SocioMetrica") facilitating the application of social network methods for use in HIV and drug abuse epidemiology, prevention, and control. Because of the importance of social… More

DESCRIPTION: In Phase I, the goal of this SBIR project is to determine the feasibility of using a web-based data gathering and assessment system for addressing the problem of smoking among 6th, 7th, and 8th grade children in the school setting. A major innovation is the estimation of social… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary goal of this SBIR project is to create an integrated software system ("SocioMetrica") facilitating the application of social network methods for use in HIV and drug abuse epidemiology, prevention, and control. Because of the importance of social… More

Nursing agencies are, like most organizations providing health care, being challenged with increasing amounts and interrelated complexities of task demands, financial pressures, and regulatory requirements. Workflow methods, being developed for the purpose of handling complex tasks with efficiency,… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this SBIR project is to create a modular software product that will decrease tobacco use via smoking cessation interventions in primary care settings. The Phase I software will include modules for: 1) patient self-report screening and tracking of… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This SBIR Phase II application proposes to extend an existing multi-tier Internet client-server assessment and diagnostic system ("CliniMetrica(R)-Diagnostica") by improving the current and implementing new diagnostic logic functions. CliniMetrica(R)-Diagnostica… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Pediatricians routinely need to make rapid decisions based on large amounts of complex and potentially unreliable data. However, this decision-making process has proved difficult to emulate, or even to support, using software systems. An important feature… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this SBIR project is to create a software system ("MultiDataWorks") that addresses major current and future needs of autism researchers. While existing solutions such as ISAAC (Internet System for Assessing Autistic Children) provide repositories for… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The integrated coordination of clinical care and research processes for patients who volunteer to participate in clinical trial protocols is increasingly important, but a major obstacle has been the absence of a standard model for an Electronic Health Record… More

The Phase I Technical Objectives are designed to create a prototype Web-application software system that meets the needs of the Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) to integrate and centralize donor information, and to automate various aspects of data collection, management, and documentation. At… More

The overall goal of this project is to develop a commercially viable software system (PROCareLinks) designed for the specific problems and challenges of providing optimal care to terminally ill patients, addressing the management of pain and other symptoms , with quality of life as an integrative… More

The goal of this project is use Answer Set Programming (ASP) methods to create a commercially viable software application ("SocioLogixT") for social network analysis (SNA). Recent developments in Answer Set Programming and propositional satisfiability checking (SAT-checking) have potential to… More

The goal of this project is to develop a commercially and scientifically successful software system, named  Teli Us Medicine, designed to meet current and future needs in palliative and hospice care markets,  addressing the management of pain and other symptoms to improve quality of life.… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this three-year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Competing Phase II Renewal project, titled  SocioWorks: A Web Toolset Product for Applied Social Network Analysis  is to create a technologically and organizationally scalable web… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The pioneering and strategic goal of this SBIR project Empowering SCD Patients with Web Tools to Improve Care Communications is to create a specialized niche product that improves emergency department (ED) treatment of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD)… More

DataTect will be designed to address the NIH key Elements by enabling researchers to directly participate in system configuration and for longer-term, specification and evolution in use. Key innovations in the area of Rules, Workflows, and Querying that will provide a practical combination of… More