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Phase II Proposal for preliminary design of an Unmanned Sea Loiter Aircraft (USLA).

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Vesticon is developing a Nystagmus-Based Repositioning (NBR) System (known in Phase I as Headmounted Positional Management System) for diagnosis and treatment of positional manifestations of vertigo for application at medical facilities. The NBR System will provide advanced, rapid analysis of nystagmus and graphic and textual guidance for carrying out reposi ...

DESCRIPTION Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women with over one million new cases reported in the world each year A diagnosis of breast cancer is frequently and understandably associated with high levels of psychosocial distress While support groups and stress management interventions have increased social support reduced psychosocial and physiological stress improved active co ...

The objective of this project is to develop algorithms controlling the high level flight pattern of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) utilizing swarming technology in a manner to maximize Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) performance for a selected algorithm through cooperative search operations involving a larger number of inexpensive UAVs. Based upon the success and results of the Phase I work, ...

DESCRIPTION (PROVIDED BY APPLICANT): Electroencephalography (EEG) is a safe, noninvasive technique for monitoring neonatal brain function. Acute and long-term EEG monitoring of infants has clinical utility for evaluating the effects of hypoxic ischemic insults and detecting the presence of epileptic activity. Medical intervention may be effective for several neonatal brain pathologies if these are ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Multiplex hybridization of a number of nucleic acid single strands resulting in the formation of many sequence specific, individual duplex complexes, is the central process in a number of nucleic acid based diagnostic assays. Such assays are currently employed to analyze gene expression, detect genetic variations and mutations, assess viral loads in response to ...

DESCRIPTION: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, with over one million new cases reported in the world each year. A diagnosis of breast cancer is frequently and understandably associated with high levels of psychosocial distress. While support groups and stress-management interventions have increased social support, reduced psychosocial and physiological stress, improved active co ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An interactive multimedia CD-ROM and Internet/intranet program providing cultural diversity training will be produced for use in worksites. The Phase II project will develop and evaluate a theoretically-grounded intervention designed to increase: (a) awareness of personal biases and personal reactions to difference; (b) knowledge about bias related to several d ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Safe and accurate diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities is a major goal of prenatal screening. The assessment of aneuploidies such as trisomy 21 (Down's syndrome; DS) currently involves suggestive serum tests that are subsequently validated by invasive procedures such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling. We have applied the tools of proteomic analysi ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Each year, approximately 30,000 children are left with significant alterations in social, behavioral, physical, and cognitive functioning as a result of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Effective parental advocacy for services to address the effects of TBI leads to successful school experiences and outcomes. However, these parents are often ill equipped to advocat ...