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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will develop, evaluate and distribute an interactive multimedia program to provide interactive instruction about the human nervous system using a programmed learning format. The program will also provide extensive self-testing for the competencies to be acquired through interaction with the software program. The specific aims of the project are: A) ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. There is a clear need for more effective therapies to treat deadly pancreatic cancer disease. MicroRNAs (miRNA or miR) are a large group of short, noncoding RNAs that control posttranscriptional gene expression in human cells, and there is increasing evidence for the exi ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Our overall goal is to provide products that improve the ability to walk and perform other activities of daily living independently. The initial primary target group is elderly individuals with problems walking, but we will eventually also target all individuals rehabilitating from circumstances which have caused them to temporarily loose the ability to walk i ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cancer continues to be a leading cause of death in the U.S. and in many other countries. Cancers develop and spread within the body when tumor cells are not detected or destroyed by the immune system. Although certain new therapies hold promise, current cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy, tend to kill cells non-selectively and can ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Several disorders in reproductive medicine are results of changes in smooth muscle contractile activity. Increased myometrial contraction can lead to preterm labor, which affects 12% of the US population. However, the mechanisms involved in the transition from uterine quiescence to contractility at the onset of labor are not well-known. As a result, the managem ...

ABSTRACT: To fabricate transparent ceramics composed of anisotropic laser gain media, the crystal orientations of micro-domains should be aligned identically. Current method involve application of high magnetic field. Texas Biochemicals Inc. recently developed a novel technology to produce faceted hexagonal prism c axis oriented Yb: Sr-FAP [Yb: Sr5(PO4)3F nanocrystallites and sintered into transp ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Alcoholic liver damage (ALD) is among the ten most common causes of death in the USA. The liver may be uniquely sensitive because it metabolizes ethanol at a high rate. This generates acetaldehyde intracellularly, damaging cell components directly, and/or inducing apoptotic cell death. Although some plant natural products are protective it would be of value to ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant For this Phase II STTR proposal the investigators plan to develop and commercialize the radiofrequency RF coil technology to make T body MRI possible and to translate this new technology to vastly improve T clinical MRI as well In the Phase I project leading to this proposal all specific aims were accomplished to demonstrate the feasibility of safely an ...

ABSTRACT: Due to scarcity of spectrum, Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) becomes a needed technology to improve the utilization of electromagnetic spectrum for DoD satellite communication. However, current DSA approaches are developed for terrestrial communications without addressing the unique challenges for SATCOM environments such as error-prone spectrum sensing, high mobility, and large coverage. ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this proposal is to develop a protein assay technology that will parallel the newly developing oligonucleotide microarray techniques. We will develop a peptide system capable of performing high throughput real time measurements in parallel on a microfluidic chip. We will develop the chemistry to prepare these chips in Phase I and develop the s ...