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R-DEX Systems proposes to develop the TrackMap System, an innovative and groundbreaking long-range detection and warning system (DWS) for the detection of unlawful targets on the railroad right of way (ROW). TrackMap will leverage low-cost radar sensors, proven software, and high-performance embedded processing to enable the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and its safety partners to signific ...

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Poultry is a large component of livestock animals representing a multi-billion dollar industry. Chickens are raised under high density conditions and exposure to infections by opportunistic pathogens spreads rapidly and can have devastating economic impact. Cytokines such as Chicken Interferon-gamma (ChIFN-γ) have shown to have adjuvant and growth promoting activity in poultry and livestock. ...

Competition from foreign countries has driven down the price paid for catfish forcing many domestic catfish farmers to leave the business of seek alternative species of fish to produce. There is a great interest among such fish farmers in producing high value species such as bass, sunfish and crappie for human consumption. However, these high value species have behaviorial characteristics that mak ...

Our goal is to develop a new largemouth bass fingerling production system/strategy that will employ "out-of-season" fall spawning of largemouth bass in raceways, followed by winter feed-training and the on-growing of advanced fingerlings indoors. The research outlined in this proposal includes three main objectives: Objective 1. Develop brood-stock acclimation facilities and protocols for out-of-s ...

The project will prove the feasibility of providing safer and more effective travel for blind individuals who live in rural communities. To that end we will:1. Determine the technologies can be used to provide geo-location information for a blind user navigating in a rural environment. While there are some "talking GPS" devices available, the mapping information provided is not adequate. Existing ...

In controlled environment agricultural (CEA) systems (greenhouses and indoor plant production facilities) light is the most energy consuming, and yet the least controlled, input factor for plant growth. Plants can dissipate up to 80% of the absorbed light energy as heat through physiological protective mechanisms (non photochemical quenching) and this light cannot be used for plant growth. Light e ...

The emerging challenges associated with human exposure to food allergens have fueled an urgent need for development of novel detection and sensing systems. Food industries, regulatory agencies, and allergy suffers require the ability to quickly test and continuously monitor in-situ for specific allergens and/or food contaminants in food and food processes.Film that adhere specifically to nut aller ...

Food safety is a global problem, which costs the world billions of dollars and over a million lives annually. Access Sensor Technologies proposes to develop a rapid, low-cost, easy to use system for the measurement of food borne pathogens. The proposed kit builds off of patent-pending technology that will deliver exceptional ease-of-use as well as performance metrics (time, cost, labor) exceeding ...

Crude Sulfated Turpentine (CST) is a by-product of the Kraft wood pulping process, and its derivatives (e.g., terpenes such as alpha pinene) are used as fragrances in commercial products ranging from cosmetics to detergents. They can also be, and are, catalytically transformed into valuable chemicals by hydrogenation, oxidation and isomerization reactions. However, turpentine and its derivatives c ...