Abstract:THE FOREST MUSHROOM (SHIITAKE) IS THE ONLY GOURMENT CLASS OFMUSHROOM THAT CAN BE COMMERCIALLY CULTIVATED. IT IS P PRIMARILY GROWN IN JAPAN, PRINCIPALLY BY OVER 170,000 SMALL LOT GROWERS. THE CURRENT ANNUAL WORLD AND U.S. MARKETS E EXCEEDS $1.58 BILLION AND $10 MILLION RESPECTIVELY. IN R RURAL… more
Company:Coal Gas Inc.Agency/Program/Year/Phase:DOE / SBIR / 1986 / 1
Abstract:UP TO 35,000 WORKERS OF THE U.S. CHEMICAL INDUSTRY AND MORE THAN 270,000 WORKERS IN THE PETROLEUM AND COAL-RELATED IN- DUSTRIES MAY BE EXPOSED DAILY TO CARCINOGENIC AND MUTANOGENIC COMPOUNDS FROM THE AROMATIC AMINE GROUP. COAL GAS, INC DEVELOPED A VERY SIMPLE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY APPROACH TO MONITORING… more
Abstract:READING COMPREHENSION IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILLS IN OUR SOCIETY, YET THERE HAS BEEN A PAUCITY OF RESEARCH IN DEVELOPING CONSTRUCT VALID INSTRUMENTS TO MEASURE IT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED STUDY IS TO DEVELOP A STATE-OF-THE-ART CONSTRUCT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR READING… more
Abstract:COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN-STACK TRANSMISSMETERS FOR OPACITY MEASUREMENT PRESENTLY ONLYHAVE THE CAPABILITY OF A ONE POINTDYNAMIC UPSCALE CHECK OR NO DYNAMIC UPSCALE CHECK DURING OPERATION. IN ORDER TO PERFORM NECESSARY MULTI-POINT AUDITSOF LINERARITY CHECKS, THE INSTRUMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM… more
Abstract:ELCATECH HAS DEVELOPED A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR THE IMMUNOASSAY OF CLOTTING FACTORS. THE TECHNIQUE IS SIMILAR TO THE ELISA METHODOLOGY IN THAT ENZYME-LABELED DERIVATIVES OF ANTIGENS AND ANTIBODIES ARE USED TO DETECT IMMUNE COMPLEXES. IT DIFFERS FROM MOST ELISA METHODS IN THAT IT USES AN ACTIVATOROF… more
Abstract:IN VITRO CYTOGENETIC TESTS TO EVALUATE THE GENETIC HAZARDS OF CHEMICALS ARE INCREASING IN IMPORTANCE FOR PREDICTING IN VIVO EFFECTS. IN PARTICULAR, STUDIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED (1) THE RELEVANCE OF CHROMOSOMAL MUTATION TO INHERITANCE IN GERMCELLS; (2) THAT SPECIFIC CHROMOSOMAL DEFECTS ARE ASSOCIATED… more
Abstract:HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANTS WILL FULLY DEVELOP AND TEST A COMPREHENSIVE HARDWARE/SOFTWARE SYSTEM TO FACILITATE THE CONDUCT OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION. THIS SYSTEM, THE ADHERENCE INCREASE & MONITORING SYSTEM (AIMSYSTEM), WILL INCREASE ADHERENCE TO AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ACCEPTED… more
Abstract:PHASE I RESEARCH WILL EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CYTOTOXICITY, MUTAGENICITY, AND CLASTOGENICITY BY USING A NUMBER OF BIOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES: DNA ADDUCT FORMATION, DNA/DNA AND DNA/PROTEIN CROSS-LINKING, DNA STRAND BREAKS, AND SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF DNA. A SELECT GROUP OF CHEMICAL AGENTS WILL BE… more
Abstract:METHODS TO CULTIVATE VALUABLE MARINE MACROALGAE SPECIES ON LAND WILL BE DEVELOPED BASED ON INTENSIVE SALT WATER S SPRAY IRRIGATION. SPECIES INITIALLY CHOSEN FOR CULTIVATION INCLUDE PORPHYRA (NORIL), ULVA, GELIDIUM, AND GRACILARIA. THESE ARE VALUABLE AS FOODSTUFFS (PORPHYRA AND ULVA) AND… more
Abstract:A LITERATURE REVIEW OF FUNGALLY DERIVED ANTITUMOR AGENTS REVEALS THAT THE FUNGI CONSTITUTE A GROUP OF EASILY COLLECTED SPECIES INDIGENOUS TO WESTERN EUROPE, THE EASTERN UNITED STATES, AND JAPAN. THEIR AVAILABILITY MAY HAVE BEEN THE DECISIVE FACTOR IN THESE DRUG DISCOVERIES. SIGNIFICANTLY, THEIR… more
Abstract:THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL EFFICACY OF HORMONOCONJUGATE THERAPY FOR MELANOMA.RESEARCHERS WILL CONJUGATE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROTEINS OR OR PEPTIDES TO THE HORMONE MSH AND ATTEMPT TO DELIVER THESE TO MURINE B16 MELANOMA. THE GOAL IS TO USE MSH AS A VEHICLEFOR… more
Company:Takima West CorpAgency/Program/Year/Phase:HHS / SBIR / 1986 / 1
Abstract:THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM ADDRESSED BY THIS PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAS-COMPATIBLE COMPUTER SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTINGADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE TO (1) DEVELOP SOFTWARE FOR REGRESSION DIAGNOSTICS, GOODNESS-OF-FIT ASSESSMENTS, AND MODEL VALIDATION (E.G., BOOTSTRAPPING)… more
Company:Takima West CorpAgency/Program/Year/Phase:HHS / SBIR / 1986 / 1
Abstract:THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM ADDRESSED BY THIS PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE FOR STATE-OF-THE-ART STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY APPLICABLE TO CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE IS TO USE TOOLS AVAILABLE IN THE SAS SYSTEM FOR MICROCOMPUTERS TO PACKAGE THE EXISTINGSOFTWARE IN SUCH… more
Abstract:WITH THE GROWTH OF COMMUNITY-BASED GASTROENTEROLOGISTS, THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH GASTRIC ULCER DISEASE HAS SHIFTED FROMTHE ACADEMIC CENTER TO THE COMMUNITY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TWOFOLD: (1) TO DEFINE THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION OF PATIENTS WITH GASTRIC ULCER… more
Abstract:IT IS PROPOSED TO INVESTIGATE THE APPLICATION OF AN INNOVATIVE METHOD FOR SPACECRAFT THERMAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER AND STORAGE IN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS USING A TWO-COMPONENT SLURRY CONTAINING A MICROENCAPSULATED, PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM). A DEMONSTRATION MODEL OF A… more
Abstract:IN RESPONSE TO THE SBIR SOLICITATION FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING, IT IS HEREIN PROPOSED TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP A SATISFACTORY MOBILE SYSTEM TO SAFELY RESTRAIN AND PREVENT A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FALL TO AN AGED OR HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUAL. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT SUCH A DEVELOPMENT COULD EXTEND… more
Abstract:LOCALIZED HYPERTHERMIA FOR TREATMENT OF DEEP-SEATED TUMORS IS AN IMPORTANT AREA REQUIRING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A UNIQUE INTERSTITIAL SYSTEM IS PROPOSED THAT WILL PERMIT APPLICATION OF LOCALIZED RF HYPERTHERMIA VIA THE FIBERBRONCHOSCOPE FOR THE SPECIFIC TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC LUNG… more
Abstract:THE DEVELOPMENT OF TELEPHONE AUGMENTATIVE DEVICES FOR THE SPEECH- AND HEARING-IMPAIRED IS RECOGNIZED AS AN IMPORTANT AREA FOR INVESTIGATION. SPECIFICALLY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POCKET-SIZED AID THAT IS SIMPLE ENOUGH FOR CHILDREN AND APPROPRIATELY INEXPENSIVE FOR LOWER-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IS SEEN AS… more
Abstract:THE NONINVASIVE ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF THE ADULT BRAIN THROUGH THE INTACT SKULL HAS HAD LIMITED SUCCESS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION DISTORTION OF THE SKULL. THE FEASIBILITY OF MEASURING SCALP AND SKULL THICKNESS BY ECHO RANGING AND INTERFERENCE TECHNIQUES TO GENERATE A MODEL TO COMPENSATE FOR DISTORTION… more
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