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Progeny System proposes a Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Guard architecture solution that acts as a gateway for organizations that desire to access Social Internet of Things (SIoT) while needing to adhere to privacy protection policy with minimal loss of actionable information. Addressing SIoT is forward thinking of the evolutionary trend towards a ubiquitous computing paradigm where th ...

Our approach will be to design and develop a BGP extension called the DDoS Alert Extension (DDoS-AE) and a web-based central service (CS) that will leverage existing infrastructure and established protocols to enable real-time distribution of DDoS alert messages. A prototype unit running the DDoS-AE will be designed using innovative new hardware such as FPGAs and GPUs to aid in the detection and m ...

DHS requires the ability to respond to an attack with biological agents. Specifically, it requires a decontaminant to kill anthrax spores on building exteriors and interiors, and even large outdoor areas. In this proposal we describe an innovative bio-agent decon technology that is particularly suitable for decon over wide areas; and as far as we are aware, no other technology in development can ...

Progeny developed a social media analytics toolkit called Scanigo under an ONR SBIR N121-092. Scanigo provides a methodology and computer aided approach for identifying critical information from social media for disaster responders. Scanigo implements an Ontology-Based Information Extraction (OBIE) methodology that significantly reduces the amount of information presented to the analysts, based on ...

Techulon has developed a platform based on peptide-peptide nucleic acids (PPNAs) molecules that are effective as antimicrobial compounds against multi-drug reisistant pathogens. Techulons targeted approach uses informatic algorithms applied towards an organisms genome to identify targets that will disrupt essential biological functions. The proposed Phase I project will focus on developing a new g ...

TDAs proposes to develop a novel RF heating process for rewarming cryogenically preserved tissues and organs. TDAs approach is to optimize the RF frequency and power, along with the chemical composition, size and morphology of infused nanoparticles so that they heat tissue samples rapidly and uniformly. In this manner, the cryoprotectant solutions pass from the vitrified state to the liquid stat ...

The use of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) can be difficult for patients and visitors to use due to the size and complexity of the facility. The current a kiosk concierge system cannot offer turn-by-turn facility navigation. This proposal seeks to design a combined indoor/outdoor navigation service to aid using and locating services and people in the WRNMMC facility. ...

Traumatic injuries to the head and neck region comprise as much as 30 percent of all combat injuries observed today. These injuries often involve multiple tissues including dermal, muscle, cartilage and bone. This work aims to address this critical need by treating a composite tissue injury model in the ear. We will use an alginate microbead cell delivery system

Major organ injuries such as liver, kidney, heart and lung injuries can lead to high morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Advanced noninvasive testing with high sensitivity and specificity is needed to detect specific organ injury particularly at early stages. Current techniques such as PCR, MS, absorption-based assays, ELISA and microfluidic-Luminex, cannot meet such requirements. ...

HemoSonics LLC is developing an easy to use and easy to interpret diagnostic device to rapidly identify diffuse coagulopathies in order to guide proper and evidence-based interventions. The management of diffuse coagulopathies is extremely important in military medicine as these conditions represent a significant source of combat morbidity and mortality. HemoSonics device is based on sonorheome ...