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AASC’s objective is to mitigate the risk of implementing an active interrogation system based upon time of flight measurements. A fast pulse neutron source is a critical component of a time of flight system even at large stand off. This program directly addresses means to control the probe radiation pulse in a fast neutron source. In some concept of operations, pulse width is a larger concern ...

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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The generation, manipulation, storage and retrieval of chemical structures and subsequent calculation of various properties, often related to their biological activity, have become extremely important for drug discovery. The resulting field of Cheminformatics has blossomed in recent years and has been a hotbed for the application of data mining and database pri ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This STTR proposal to the National Institute on Aging (NIA) requests funding to expand the capabilities of the Medicare Research Information Center (MedRIC) recently established by Acumen LLC with earlier support from NIA. The purpose of MedRIC is to facilitate the acquisition and linking of administrative data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This STTR proposal to the National Institute on Aging (NIA) requests funding to expand the capabilities of the Medicare Research Information Center (MedRIC) recently established by Acumen LLC with earlier support from NIA. The purpose of MedRIC is to facilitate the acquisition and linking of administrative data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Alterations in neurocognitive function play a major role in numerous sleeps, neurological and psychiatric disorders and can have a significant impact on quality of life, treatment efficacy, rehabilitation and ability to function at work and in normal daily activities. The methods currently available for neurocognitive investigations including traditional neur ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Arterial spin labeling (ASL) has proven its ability to non-invasively measure cerebral blood flow (CBF). However, widespread use of this promising technique has been prevented by its long acquisition time due to the in herently image low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Recently, it has been shown that the use of 3D instead of 2D 'single-shot' sub-second imaging s ...

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First generation non-replicative adenoviral vectors show promise as anti-cancer agents and as prophylactic vaccines. Current methods for manufacturing these vectors use either the 293 cell line or the PER.C6 cell line. These producer cells provide complementary E1a and E1b viral function in the cell for disabled adenoviral vectors. The 293 cell line has been very useful and widely used for mak ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The main objective of this project is to develop a new therapeutic to improve the outcome for patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer. The indication is a first-line adjuvant to be combined with radiation therap y for prostate cancer. The desired outcomes are improved local control rate, decreased recurrence and improved disease-free survival. This gran ...