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Aflatoxins are a paradigm among fungal produced mycotoxins that are present in food supplies and are strongly associated with increased risk forthe development of hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, there are no known countermeasures that can selectively mitigate aflatoxin toxicity andthe available options are only symptomatic treatments. To meet this challenge, we propose to harness the microbio ...

The overall goal of this SBIR is to develop, verify, validate and deliver an analysis tool enabling researchers to use pulse voltammetry methods for enhanced understanding and accelerated development of electrochemical systems. Pulse voltammetry techniques provide high detection sensitivity, discrimination against charging currents, and information sufficient for mechanism identification and extra ...

Surgical simulations aiming to support surgeon practices and medical education have attracted enormous research effort over the last two decades. However, the physical reality, especially on simulating aggregated tissue interaction, is still unsatisfactory. In this proposed work, an open source surgery simulation framework, SoFMIS, will be utilized and enhanced with tissue interaction models to a ...

Environmental DNA from three extreme samples will be isolated, cloned into a fosmid library (5760 clones) for sequencing. The sequencing datawill cover ~ 240 Megabases and will be assembled into contigs long enough (~ 40 Kilobases) to represent potential biosynthetic gene clusters(BGCs). This data will be compared to BGC databases looking for homology to antibiotic targets of DoD interest and with ...

Typical procedures for respirator masks sizing and protective fit test are time-consuming and user intensive, requiring taking anthropometric measurements of the wearer, sampling the wearers breathing zone and the use of specialized tools and equipment. The proposed software app aims to quickly, accurately and automatically perform respirator mask sizing and predict protective fit using only 2D im ...

To generate oxygen enriched gas for injured soldiers via separation from air, the oxygen production devices based on current high temperature membranes technologies are large and consume significant power because the ceramic materials have to operate at high temperatures (>800oC) to achieve acceptable conductivity. Recently developed 2D layered superior oxide-ion conductor Sr3-3xNa3xSi3O9-1.5x (SN ...

The DOD is investing in mobile computing, information and warrior health systems to support network-centric military capabilities. Computerized health records, telemedicine, wearable monitoring, mHealth have the potential to reduce costs, promote health, ensure soldier fitness. The goal of this project is to design, develop, demonstrate, deploy a Warfighter Health Avatar (WHA), a simulation framew ...

Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies in the United States. Left untreated, iron stores continue to deplete, resulting in iron deficiency anemia. Women undergoing basic military training are particularly susceptible to reduced iron stores. To date, there are no comprehensive point-of-care instruments for accurate determination of iron status. We propose to develop a no ...

The development of vehicle thermal signatures for modeling and simulation efforts of missile-borne sever development has traditionally been a complex and time-consuming process.Additionally, scene-rendering technologies used in these missile-based performance assessments have traditionally treated these vehicles as rigid models, both thermally and mechanically.Torch proposes the development of a p ...

Oceanit proposes to develop inorganic colloidal quantum dots in the visible wavelength range as the fluorescent penetrant for nondestructive examination of surface flaws, in particular of cracks in stress corroded pits of bore evacuator holes of gun tubes. The nondestructive examination of cracks will be demonstrated by the fluorescent indications of the penetrant probed via a suitable laser or an ...