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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):Reliable operation of a portable defibrillator depends critically on the "condition" of its battery. This condition is determined by available energy and at what power level this energy can be delivered to a load. With the initiative towards widespread deployment of portable defibrillators, a low-cost device capable of accurately measuring both state-of-charge ( ...

Crested multi-layer tunnel barriers have been proposed, which offer a revolutionary solution to overcome density to speed trade-offs characteristic of present data storage technologies. Practical implementation of the proposed technology will involve useof thin film materials that are readily manufacturable and CMOS-compatible. A critical need exists for experimental verification of the theoreti ...

The Architecture Analysis and Design Language (AADL) is an SAE standard language for describing the software and hardware architecture of performance-critical real-time systems. In addition, the AADL standard allows the definition of annexes, i.e., formal extensions to the standard language to enhance the design specifications of hardware or software components. We propose to leverage the AADL la ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen responsible for a significant proportion of serious hospital acquired infections. The organism has intrinsic resistance to most types of antibiotics and can readily acquire resistance to all clinically available antimicrobials, resulting in infections that are impossible to treat. P. aeruginosa colo ...

Sonalysts, Inc. and the University of Connecticut have developed a proof-of-concept prototype for a cross-disciplinary, efficient stream data mining and intelligent storage system that is portable and configurable for systems that ingest huge data streams and determine what data to store where. For the Phase II research, Sonalysts will build upon the prototype development to receive actual incomi ...

In colloidal propulsion, there have been significant improvements in 1-D micro-fabricated arrays operating in the single Taylor cone per emitter regime. Unfortunately, this arrangement necessitates the construction of very large colloidal thrusters inefficiently utilizing a limited amount of area to produce suitable thrust. To maximize the density of individual colloidal emitters per unit area, ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Breast cancer remains one of the most insidious and difficult to treat human malignancies, affecting thousands of individuals each year. Our proposed studies are aimed at developing a novel tumor immunotherapy by using cryptic peptides of Her-2 protein and modified Her-2 peptides, both of which break immune tolerance to ?self? tumor antigens expressed on breast ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term goal of the collaboration between the USC and Southern Sun BioSystems is to create a plant breeding and remediation technology-development center which would supply hardware, protocols for breeding-selection and mass production of elite plants for nurseries and remediation businesses, with licensing and tracking mechanisms for protecting intellect ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Turner syndrome (TS) is the most common genetic problem affecting women and occurs when an entire, or a portion of an X-chromosome is deleted. The incidence of TS 1 in 1,500 to 2,000 live female births. Features include primary hypogonadism, renal abnormalities and cardiac problems. Girls with TS are short and have an average adult height of 4 feet 6 inches. Ye ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We hypothesize that for a class of dopamine transporter SPECT agents, an automated software processing package can be developed, which will objectively yield striatal quantitative uptake values for evaluating Parkinson's disease (PD) diagnosis and progression. This fully automated and Objective Striatal Analysis (OSA) package will be able to evaluate subjects r ...