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MOUTHSTICKS OR ORTHODONTIC ORTHOSES ARE WIDELY USED BY PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CHORD INJURIES OR SIMILAR DISABILITIES TO INCREASE CONTROL OVER THEIR ENVIRONMENT. PEOPLE WITH THE ADDITIONAL LIMITATION OF LITTLE OR NO ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR HEAD MOTION MAY BENEFIT FROM AN EXTENDIBLE MOUTHSTICK. HOWEVER, COMMERCIAL EXTENDIBLE MOUTHSTICKS SUFFER IN THAT THEIR ACTION IS OFTEN SLOW, EXTENDIBILITY IS LIMITED, OR ...

SWINE DYSENTERY (SD) HAS BEEN ESTIMATED TO COST SWINE PRODUCERS IN EXCESS OF $180 MILLION ANNUALLY, AND IS QUARANTINABLE IN MOST STATES. CONFIRMATION OF THE DISEASE IS BASED ON THE DETETION OF THE BACTERIA, SERPULINA HYODYSENTERIAE, FROM INFECTED PIGS. AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF SD CURRENTLY INCLUDES LABOR-INTENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING PROCEDURES WHICH DO NOT ALWAYS RESULT IN THE DETECTION AND/OR ISO ...

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REMOVAL OF TOXIC METALS FROM WASTEWATER STREAMS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM OF INCREASING NATIONAL IMPORTANCE, AS A RESULT OF INCREASING CONCERN FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND INCREASINGLY STRINGENT WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS. CHROMATOCHEM, INC., HAS DEVELOPED AN ECONOMICAL AND EFFECTIVE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE REMOVAL OF LOW LEVELS OF TOXIC METAL IONS FROM WASTEWATER STREAMS, USING SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION (SPE) ...

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THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO COMMERCIALLY PRODUCE URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID (URSODIOL) FROM WASTE PRODUCTS (TURKEY BILE) OF THE POULTRY BY A ONE-STEP MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION PROCESS OF CHENODIOL TO URSODIOL. TURKEY BILE IS RICH IN CHENODIOL. URSODIOL IS VERY EXPENSIVE ($800-$2,000/KG) AND ONLY PRODUCED BY COMPANIES OUTSIDE THE USA. URSODIOL IS A MEDICALLY IMPORTANT DRUG USED TO DISSOLVE ...

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CORPORATION (EER) HAS DISCOVERED A RADICALLY NEW METHOD OF BURNING NATURAL GAS. WHILE THE BEST PRESENTLY AVAILABLE GAS COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCE NOX AT THE 10 TO 20 PPM LEVEL, THIS NEW METHOD ALLOWS THE COMBUSTION OF NATURAL GAS TO BE DONE WITH A PRODUCTION OF NOX WELL BELOW 1 PPM. THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY IS PARTICULARLY WELL SUITED TO APPLICATION IN GAS FIRED D ...

THE FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF THE TRIGLYCERIDE OIL OF VERNONIA GALAMENSIS CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 80% EPOXY ACID KNOWN AS VERNOLIC (CIS-12, 13-EPOXY-CIS-9-OCTADECENOIC) ACID. THE CURRENT SOURCE OF OILSEED IS ZIMBABWE; HOWEVER, AGRONOMIC RESEARCH BY THE USDA/ARS IS DEVELOPING A VARIETY SUITABLE AS AN INDUSTRIAL CROP FOR THE ARID SOUTHWEST USA. MANY INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR TH ...

PROBLEM: ONE OF THE MAJOR BARRIERS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PINK SCALLOP AQUACULTURE IS THE SHIPMENT OF THE LIVE ANIMALSTO MARKETS ON THE WEST COAST. PINK SCALLOPS ARE VERY FRAGILE. TRANSPORTING THEM TO KODIAK AND REMOTE SITE FOR SHIPMENT TO SEATTLE AND STILL MAINTAIN ENOUGH SHELF LIFE FOR WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS TO SELL THE PRODUCT IS DIFFICULT. QUESTION: CAN THE SHELF LIFE BE EXTENDED WITH PROCED ...

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