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A compact and affordable, microchip-based system for the automated, in situ analysis of inorganic ions in atmospheric aerosols will be develop and verified against traditional, filter-based methods. Our approach combines tow new technologies: (1) a growth tube impactor for particle collection and (2) lab-on-a-chip (LOC) analysis of sulfates and nitrates. The growth tube impactor enlarges indivi ...

Concern for the potential health effects of inhaled particulates led to a federal standard governing coarse particles, or PM10, for particles below 10 ¿m and subsequently to a fine particle (PM2.5) standard in 1997, for particles below 2.5 ¿m. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) retained the PM10 standard because all particles below 10 ¿m can penetrate into the pulmonary region. Be ...

The objective of the proposed project is to demonstrate the feasibility and military utility of employing a BLU-109 penetrator munition filled with an optimized load of Kinetic Fireball Incendiaries to neutralize biological and chemical agents that are stored in hardened bunkers. These innovative, self-propelled Fireballs, based on state-of-the art solid rocket propellant, are also capable of cau ...

Captioning greatly facilitates participation in mainstream society for the hearing impaired. Though enabling software can help, captioning has remained a labor¿intensive and time-consuming process. Commercial applications of automated speech recognition have typically focused on dictation and speech-interactive services, but little effort has been directed towards applying speech technology to th ...

Captioning greatly facilitates participation in mainstream society for the hearing impaired. Though enabling software can help, captioning has remained a labor­intensive and time-consuming process. Commercial applications of automated speech recognition have typically focused on dictation and speech-interactive services, but little effort has been directed towards applying speech technology to th ...

Bioren's technology provides an efficient, automated, in vitro system to generate and optimize antibodies and antibody fragments through a rational, hypothesis-driven approach. Bioren's patented technology is based on synthetic oligonucleotide chemistry to create defined antibody mutations. Hypotheses regarding the impact of a specific amino acid's side-chain chemistry within the antigen binding ...

Hatchuel Tabernik & Associates proposes to field test a new, on-line database service [KidSystems] for school-linked and school-day programs — supporting the accurate and timely measurement of student attendance, service provision, and outcome measures across a variety of supportive and educational services. KidSystems provides district, school-day, after school staff, evaluators and administrat ...

Paper forms are labor intensive, time consuming, and prone to error. In order to address the shortcomings associated with paper forms, which the school districts use today, Infomosaic proposes to implement an electronic form framework. The framework is intended to allow any family of transactions currently carried out within county school districts to be converted from traditional paper to a compl ...

The goal of this Phase I research project is to establish the feasibility of a regenerable chemical sensor for in situ detection of halogenated hydrocarbons (HHCs) in water. The technology is expected to generate a device for rapid field tests related to spills and accidents. HHCs, such as trichloroethylene (TCE), have been widely used for degreasing operations and as dry cleaning agents. They ...

Animated Speech Corporation aims to validate the effectiveness of its 3D animated talking head software application platform to assist teachers and speech pathologists in the treatment of speech disorders. The platform consists of simple, user-friendly tools to create speech and language lessons which incorporate a lip readable accurate talking head, dubbed "Baldi®." Baldi's skin can be made tran ...