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DESCRIPTION:(provided by applicant) The goal of this project is to develop a novel inhibitor of methane formation in ruminant animals. Currently, monensin, a relatively nonspecific antibiotic, is widely used in the livestock industry. Monensin increases agricultural productivity by decreasing methane and increasing propionate production; however, it also inhibits ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Otoreflectance (OR) is a new class of hearing test instruments utilizing acoustic signals presented and recorded in the ear canal. OR instruments address limitations in existing screening and diagnostic instruments in such areas as: (1) detecting otitis media, (2) predicting conductive hearing loss, (3) augmenting the newborn hearing screening protocol to test ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary objective of this Phase I STTR project is to develop an effective, peptide-based nicotine vaccine for use in humans capable of inducing a robust, nicotine-specific antibody (Ab) response with little or no inflammatory side effects. This will be accomplished by a vaccine design in which a conformationally biased, response-selective agonist Of C5a ( ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In the clinical setting, molecular microbiologic detection methods have classically focused on a single microorganism or a small group of microorganisms. Broad range molecular detection of bacteria in clinical specimens is an approach that parallels a conventional culture-based approach, may be more rapid, and offers the possibility of identifying so-called "n ...

There are many challenges in addressing the problem of Political Will. The first is developing a clear, complete, consensual definition of Political Will driven by both theory and field practice. But a larger challenge is deconstructing and unpacking the Political Science and Social Science concept of Political Will into its complex constituent elements in order to arrive at their computational, r ...

As technologies utilizing THz radiation (light) are developed, the optical properties for many materials need to be determined accurately as a function of frequency. In a security screening system, measured optical properties might be used to distinguish, independent of shape, between threat and background materials. Improved optical elements for increasingly advanced THz systems will require op ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An unmet need in the treatment of allergic asthma is an effective therapeutic strategy that focuses on an underlying cause of the disease rather than merely treating or managing its symptoms. At least one well- accepted underlying contributor to the pathophysiologic expression of asthma is an over-expressed and dysregulated T helper type 2 (Th2)-mediated immun ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project relates directly to the PHS 2011-2, Omnibus Solicitation for SBIR/STTR Grant Application page NIDCR 110: Development of instrumentation for early caries detection and comparison studies on specificity andselectivity with respect to current clinical practice. The proposed test is intended to enable dentists to differentiate between cavitated and ...

DESCRIPTION: The goal of the proposed project is to develop a biocompatible ultrafine particle-based vector system for the intranasal delivery of clozapine for the pharmacological therapy of treatment- resistant schizophrenic disorders and their associatedsuicidal behavior. The rationale behind the use of intranasal clozapine is grounded on the observation of clozapine's extensive first- pass ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Ninety percent of all pancreatic cancers are pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). PDAC diagnosis is difficult, usually occurring in the late stages of disease. Patients with these advanced tumors typically respondpoorly to therapy. Post diagnosis, median survival is 6 months and the five-year survival rate is lt 4%. Five-year survival is lt 1% for those wi ...