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Accelerator Technology Corp. proposes to develop a compact, cost-effective elctron-beam disinfestation system for pasteurization of meat patties. The system is designed to be integrated into the production line of a conventional meat patty operation. In such operations, the patties are stamped from sheets of ground meat in rows of 4-5 patties, moving on a conveyor at the rate of ~1 row/second. ...

Rodent pancreatic trypsin will be isolated from rodent pancreatic tissue. The enzyme will be purified and injected into rabbits to generate polyclonal antibodies. The rabbit anti-rodent trypsin antibodies will be used to develop a sandwich ELISA assay for rodent fecal contamination in agricultural and food products.

Large quantities of chemical pesticides are used to control plan diseases, rasing environmental and health concerns. Biological fungicides are needed as alternatives to chemical pesticides, especially for crops receiving heavy chemical applications. However, biofungicides require special formulation to be consistently effective, affordable and compatible with standard practices. We are develop ...

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While the applications of a three dimensional coordinate measurement system are diverse, such a system will be particularly useful in reporting driver hand position and head movement coordinates. The coordinate information is used to evaluate driver behavior and performance in the new generation of instrumented vehicles where the driver engages in manipulation of specific equipment. Having devel ...

Passenger safety concerns have prompted the FAA to elicit energy-sensitive neutron detectors which do not rely on the time-of-flight method and are suitable for use in explosive detection systems. Invocon, Inc. proposes to design an inspection system consisting of an energy source and a detector. Designated FERET sytem, (Field Energy Recoid Emission Technology), it would detect substances identi ...

Poultry producers are faced with growing difficulties in controlling pests associated with poultry manure, particularly house flies. Expanding urbanization and public concern about flies associated with poultry facilities lead to confrontation or litigation. Producers have few chemically based options available for fly control because of insecticide resistance and loss of insecticides to regulat ...

THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR EPOXIDIZING UNSATURATED NATURAL OILS FOR A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS. EPOXIDIZED SOYBEAN AND OTHER UNSATURATE NATURAL OILS ARE IMPORTANT SPECIALTY CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND ARE EXAMPLES OF VALUE-ADDED APPLICATIONS OF AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS. CURRENT PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES ARE BASED ON RESEARCH DONE IN THE 1940'S AND 1950'S. MARKETS FOR EPOXIDIZED UNSATURATE ...

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