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We hypothesize that the use of SanFlow (aka polynitroxylated pegylated hemoglobin; PNPH) will ultimately translate to the reduction of mortality and morbidity, including post-traumatic stress disorder, from battle field traumatic brain injury (TBI). Towards that end, the present SBIR Phase 1 proposal will provide safety and efficacy results of SanFlow in a new guinea pig model of traumatic brain i ...

Many of the currently available options for food safety testing are expensive, slow, or limited in the range of threats that can be detected. Sending samples back to testing facilities in the United States is too slow and cumbersome to effectively respond to immediate food safety issues. SPR technology has been well-developed as a tool for molecular analysis, so it is relatively mature in terms ...

This project develops a nutrition program, MenuChoice©, for community-based group homes for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD). Adults with IDD experience poorer nutritional health and more nutrition-related secondary conditions than adults without disabilities. These conditions are preventable and modifiable through a safe, healthful diet, but multiple challenges precl ...

The majority of students and educators would probably agree that students are better able to grasp scientific concepts from the use of hands-on activities and other inquiry-based educational practices than from typical lecture problem solving methods. Anasphere, Inc is working to make inquiry based tools and materials for weather and climate education more readily available for students and educat ...

The ultimate goal of this project is to assist school personnel to better understand the balance between classroom technology needs and system security by creating training modules to address specific areas. The first objective is the development of a survey tool, the Education Security Practices Survey (ESPS). The ESPS survey tool will identify specific areas of disconnect in current practices a ...

The rising incidence of obesity in children in the U.S. contributes to obesity in adulthood. A strong correlation has been described between obesity and chronic diseases. Therefore, the overall goal of our project is to prevent the development of chronic diseases by affecting improved nutrition to decrease childhood obesity. The objective of this proposed Phase I project is to design and develo ...

Develop a videogame for the middle school science classroom. Embedd science concepts into a virtual world where students explore the relationships between them. Ensure that game design creates a virtual world where scientific experimentation can be called “play.” Wrap the videogame in a lesson plan that embraces the game’s strength as a discovery experience and supports it with real-life ...

The objective of the Phase II research is to develop and test an Internet based science intelligent tutoring system, scibercell to assist 6-12 grad students learn scientific concepts that are currently difficlut to conceptualize. This will be don through an Internet-based interactive biology program and curriculum for middle and high school that fosters self-paced student-centered active learning ...

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Disability is the nation's largest public health issue; with over 35 million Americans experiencing disability and annual disability-related costs exceeding $170 billion. Planning for the efficient and equitable allocations of state and local rehabilitation services has generally been inadequate, however. Geographic information systems (GIS) approaches have the potential to dramatically improve ...