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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The sterilization of complex medical devices is difficult due to narrow channels and the presence of optics and electronics. Atmospheric Glow Technologies will develop the Steriglow 210 for room temperature sterilizat

This Small Business Innovative Research Phase I project is to develop a broad band detection system for air toxicity. Our overall objective is to show that honey bee orientation and locomotor behaviors can be used as reliable and measurable indicators of certain airborne toxicants. Locomotor sufficiency and directional orientation are behaviors that should unambiguously indicate toxicant exposu ...

This project's objective is to develop honey bee colonies as broad band, wide area detectors of airborne toxicants. Phase I focused on identifying behavioral endpoints that assess the locomotor and task solving performance of 'exposed' foragers returning to the hive. Preliminary results indicate that speed of maze navigation and recognition of 'exposed' foragers by entrance guard bees hold prom ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of most cardiovascular disease and considerable evidence supports the role of hypercholesterolemia as a risk factor for this disease. In preliminary work, we found that tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ), at a dose lower than approved for human use, was effective in reducing plasma levels of both total cholesterol and tri ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The extracellular assemblies of amyloid peptides in the brain play a central role in the pathology and subsequent cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The long-term goal of this application is to develop

Many Unites States Army, and other Department of Defense (DoD) sites, are contaminated with a variety of contaminants including highly energetic compounds, such as 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), chlorinated aliphatics (such as trichloroethylene,TCE) and chlorinated aromatics. These compounds often persist in soil or groundwater for extended periods of t ...

Many Unites States Army, and other Department of Defense (DoD) sites, are contaminated with a variety of contaminants including highly energetic compounds, such as 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), chlorinated aliphatics (such as trichloroethylene,TCE) and chlorinated aromatics. These compounds often persist in soil or groundwater for extended periods of t ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term objective of the proposed work is to build a commercial-scale portable microwave system that is capable of regenerating 50-kg/hrof saturated carbon. This process will also be capable of recovering solv

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The development of a cryogen-free, actively-shielded 7.0 T high-resolution superconducting magnet for Ion Cyclotron Resonance Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry (ICR-FTMS) will significantly reduce system operating

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Approximately 50,000 cancer patients a year have recurrent fluid accumulation in the space between their chest wall and lung. This condition is called malignant pleural effusion (MPE). This fluid impairs breathing and worsens the quality of life in these patients. The current treatments are not ideal and include removing the fluid by repetitive needle aspiratio ...