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PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT Occupational noise is a widespread risk factor strongly linked to critical health hazards such as hearing losspsychiatric disordersincreased blood pressureand harmful biochemicalimmune systemand birth weight effectsIn the United Statesevery year more thanmillion workers are exposed to hazardous noise levelsincludingof mine workersOne in four of these workersormillion Ameri ...

The purpose of this project is to develop a Satellite Charging Assessment Tool (SatCAT) that will provide satellite operators/manufacturers with information to quickly and confidently determine whether anomalous satellite behavior observed on orbit results from changes in the space radiation environment. The intense radiation surrounding Earth can damage electronic components causing temporary mal ...

The team of Makel Engineering, Inc. (MEI), TruWeather Solutions, LLC., and Latitude Engineering, LLC. propose to develop a novel, high sensitivity, fast response, solid state, electrochemical carbon monoxide sensor system for use in small UAVs which is capable of PPB level atmospheric measurements. The sensor is based on a thick film multi-element potentiometric micro sensor approach which has bee ...

We will produce a prototype Capillary Absorption Spectrometer (CAS) capable of measuring dissolved methane in water. The concept utilizes mid-infrared laser absorption spectroscopy within a hollow fiber optic capillary that both confines a gas sample and acts as an optical waveguide. A tunable laser beam propagates through the hollow fiber to a detector with near unity overlap between the beam and ...

Reliance on fishmeal and fish oil is a significant constraint to aquaculture expansion in America, and globally. As U.S. marine fish farming expands, genetic improvements could increase economic performance and decrease ecological footprint. This is critically important to sustainability, scalability and profitability of the industry, and is key to attracting capital investment. Commercial opportu ...

NOAA and in particular, the National Weather Service (NWS), have an unmet need of a cost feasible small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) which can support multiple sensing missions which will either directly save lives or indirectly save lives through improved weather forecasts, warnings and public alerts. NOAA has enumerated two dozen valuable applications of small UAS for itself and partners. Toyon ...

There is currently no low-cost, high performance minimally invasive, bottom-crawling ROV system for monitoring coastal and littoral benthic environments which is also deployable by a single marine researcher. Such a system augmenting divers’ observations would greatly expand the quantity and quality of data critical to managing coastal environments and preserving the economic benefits derived by ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Accidents caused by errors and inattention have long plagued industrial society. Many of these accidents are the result of operator fatigue or from health related issues affecting alertness, such as drug side-effects. A n effective and practical tool to screen individuals for temporary impairment, before starting work, is vital and urgent. Bowles-Langley Techno ...

Problems exist with current influenza vaccines because of the need for refrigeration virus shedding professionals required for injection or liquid nasal administration and slow egg based production methods which are ineffective for pandemic situations This Phase II project aims to Optimize drying thermostabilization of two live attenuated influenza vaccines LAIV via UST patented Preser ...

Hepatitis B virus HBV infection is a global health burden with more than million chronically infected individuals around the world In WHO launched the first Guidelines for the prevention care and treatment of persons living with chronic hepatitis B infection promoting the use of simple non invasive diagnostic tests to assess the stage of liver disease and eligibility for treatme ...