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DEC-Shield technology offers the means to generate electric power from cosmic radiation sources and fuse dissimilar systems and functionality into a structural component to create a Multi-functional Structure (MFS). DEC-Shield integrated into MFS technology can be used to generate electric power and provide radiation protection in a space vehicle; even maximizing that protection by spreading the ...

Mapping spectrometers have been extremely useful in multiple NASA applications, from Earth climate monitoring to identifying hydrocarbon lakes on Titan. Traditionally, imaging spectroscopy systems are not only heavy but also large in order to accommodate the long path lengths needed for spectral separation. There are several varieties, such as push-broom and scanning imaging spectrometers, but h ...

The proposed 9-month research project aims for the development of additive manufacturing techniques for the creation of electronic devices. It will develop an innovative additive manufacturing technique that combines the ink-based printing with laser melting technology to directly print a three-dimensional (3D) system with built-in electrical properties and functioning as an electronic device. Th ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Each year million US children are injured affecting the child his her family and society which often bears the cost Among school age children age to injuries lead to million emergency department ED visits and hospital admissions annually resulting in $ billion in medical costs and $ billion more in work loss costs Approxima ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Neonatal and pediatric intensive care still involves performing painful needle punctures to obtain blood samples for routine clinical monitoring Pain management in the neonatal setting is often achieved by long term continuous intravenous infusion of morphine or related compounds It has become increasingly clear however that long term use of opioid compound ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The goal of this project is to develop a commercial software package for rapid Monte Carlo based dose computation in imaging and radiation therapy The product takes advantage of a desktop parallel computer equipped with emerging hardware originally developed gaming and high performance computing The project is motivated by the fact that the market is ripe for ...

Project Summary Abstract Seasonal influenza has an annual global incidence of up to in adults and up to in children About to million infections result in severe disease while somewhere between a quarter and a half million cases are fatal Antiviral drugs can lessen the severity and reduce mortality when administered within h of onset of symptoms Hence sensitive and specific poin ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Problem Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is a significant medical problem in the United States accounting for more than hospital admissions and tens of billions of dollars of healthcare spending annually It is common for bleeding from a single site to stop and restart multiple times The three modalities now used to diagnose and locate gastrointestina ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This proposal is in response to PA the parent announcement for STTR R grant applications Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has become a preferred treatment for hematological malignancies and certain genetic disorders The use of umbilical cord blood cells as a source of hematopoietic stem cells for bone marrow transplantation has increased st ...

The multi-months duration and energy constraints of the Earth?Mars journey are forcing an evolution toward the self-sufficiency of human crews in their readiness to adapt to changing circumstances and survive emergencies so far from Earth. The situation is akin to the one faced by the first waves of people brave enough to explore new continents during the course of human history. Limited by the ca ...