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THE TOPIC OF THIS PROPOSAL IS THE DESIGN OF AN ENVIRONMENTALCONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE MORE THAN TWO MILLION INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES WHOSE PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS ARE SO SEVERE THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FUNCTION IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT IN A NORMAL AND EFFECTIVE MANNER. A TWO-YEAR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH EFFORT BETWEEN THE BIOENGINEERING PROGRAM AT THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE ASSOCIA ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In comparison to standard x-ray therapy, proton therapy allows an increased dose of radiation to a tumor and by reducing the amount of radiation to healthy tissue. As a result, it provides the best possible option for using radiation to control and eliminate tumors with the least short and long term toxic side effects. Currently less than 1% of all radiation th ...

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP A FUZZY SET METHODOLOGY FOR UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS IN PROBABILISTIC SEISMIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. FUZZY SET LOGIC WILL BEUSED FOR COLLECTING, QUANTIFYING AND PROPAGATING SUBJECTIVE,ENGINEERING JUDGEMENT USED IN THE UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS. IN PHASE I, FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED APPROACH WILL BE DEMONSTRATED BY APPLYING IT TO SELECTED PARTS OF A PROBABI ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease with a global human and economic burden on patients, and society. Asthma treatment mainly consists of inhaled corticosteroids and bronchodilators, which enable adult populations to function well despite the disease. Small airway inflammation is particularly important in the pathogenesis of asthma in children, and hence th ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): (Note: All resubmission updates in this proposal are designated by italics) This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is an evaluation of a novel device designed to reduce the risk of surgical site infection, the Air Barrier System , during a pilot clinical trial. The Air Barrier System, shown during SBIR Phase I study to reduce the presen ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): After almost a century of research there are still critical questions regarding the role of vitamin D in health and disease. Beyond the well established function of vitamin D in bone health, evidence is emerging that itmay be a risk factor in chronic diseases ranging from autoimmune diseases and cancer to cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes. One complic ...

ASH MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. HAS DEVELOPED A NEW SORBENT-BASED,SINGLE-ACCESS HEMODIALYSIS MACHINE THAT IS SAFE, SIMPLE, AND PORTABLE. THE BIOLOGIC-HD CURRENTLY USES A PLATE DIALYZER TO ACTIVELY PUMP BLOOD WHILE DIALYZING THE BLOOD AND A REDY HISORB COLUMN TO REGENERATE DIALYSATE. PREVIOUS RESEARCH HAS PROVEN THAT A THICK SORBENT SUSPENSION CAN FLOWTHROUGH THE SCREEN SUPPORTS OF THE PLATE DIALYZER, RE ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Protein kinases are essential enzymes that function primarily as components of signaling pathways, regulating cellular responses such as division, growth, differentiation, and death. Abnormalities in these signaling pathways can lead to wide- ranging and devastating pathological conditions. For these reasons, protein kinases are important targets for drug devel ...

METRACO, INC. PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE EVOKED-POTENTIAL INSTRUMENT THAT WILL ALLOW AUTOMATED SCREENING FOR HEARING PROBLEMS IN THE NEWBORN INFANT. THE INSTRUMENT WILL PROVIDE NEW, UNIQUE FEATURES AND TECHNOLOGY UNAVAILABLE IN EXISTING INSTRUMENTS. THE MAJOR GOALS ARE: (1) TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVE SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO AND ERROR REDUCTION ABILITY BY COMPUTATION OF THE MEDIAN RATHER THAN THE ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this proposal is to design and develop a type of cryopreservation media and an easy-to-use cooling device that allow the long-term storage and safe shipment of animal model germplasm (embryos and spermatozoa) and embryonic stem cells (ESCs) at -80oC. Storage and maintenance of valuable genotypes of animal model species as live animal lines w ...