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PROJECT SUMMARYTitle: A rapid field-portable sensor for detecting histamine in food.PD: Mendecki LukaszInstitution: Allergy Amulet Inc.Scombrotoxin poisoning is a leading foodborne illness caused by the consumption of spoiledfish and fishery products containing high concentrations of histamine. Histamine is thereforean indicator of freshness and microbiological quality of many perishable foods. De ...

Poor dietary quality and low fruit and vegetable (FV) intake in particular is an established riskfactor for many chronic diseases; current consumption among children is alarmingly inadequate.Engaging children through school and afterschool settings is a viable strategy to make positivechanges but for transformational and sustainable impact messaging must also reach familiesteachers retail environm ...

Project SummaryAccumulated snowpack is a major source of water throughout the United States. Accuratelymonitoring snow on the northern plains is a significant need for streamflow forecasting andreservoir management. This has been demonstrated by the US Army Corp of Engineersestablishment of the Upper Missouri River Basin Plains Snow and Soil Moisture MonitoringNetwork. The availability of a low-co ...

Heterologous Synthesis of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids for AquacultureUSDA SBIR Phase II Applicationth The United States is a minor aquaculture producer ranking 18 in global aquaculture productionin 2022 but it is the leading importer of fish and fish products. Even though U.S. aquaculture hasbeen estimated to be growing at a compound annual rate of 4.1% we still depend heavily uponimports. By valu ...

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The U.S. Army has a future need for multiple secondary high explosive compositions that can also be used interchangeably as rocket propellants. In this proposal we will discuss a method of preparing such compositions via advanced spray drying technology and involving the use of a highly insensitive spray dried nitramine or CL-20 composition which have been plasticized with an energetic polymer t ...

Title: Designing recombinant proteins to improve appetite and gastrointestinal health inperiparturient dairy cows.Project Summary: The USDA-NIFA has prioritized improving animal health and productionwhile generating more economically-viable animal production systems however newpharmaceutical products to improve dairy cattle health are surprisingly uncommon. ScienssBiotechnology LLC (SB) has the te ...

Advanced batteries require novel low-cost safe materials to charge faster last longer and work atwide-ranging temperatures. Currently dominant lithium-ion batteries use imported criticalminerals leading to a national effort to improve supply chains. Proposed domestic green solutionsfor carbon-based anodes address this issue. The project objectives are to: 1.) develop and optimizemethods to synthes ...

Development of a Simple and Easy to Use Diagnostic Assay for Rapid Detection of VirulentStrains of Aeromonas hydrophila (vAh)Project SummaryIn the U.S. commercial production of channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) is the leadingaquaculture industry. However in recent years the catfish industry has suffered huge economiclosses due to an epidemic of motile Aeromonas septicemia (MAS) caused by a hig ...