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Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS) have emerged as the most important arthropod-borne viral diseases of humans. There are four distinct dengue virus types (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4), each capable of causingdisease in humans. The conserved 3¿_-noncoding sequences of four dengue virus serotypes have been successfully utilized to develop as a TaqMan-based ...

Our phase 1 objective is to build a prototype immunochromatographic test device which is capable of detecting IgM and IgG antibodies specific for Orientia tsutsugamushi in blood, serum or plasma samples from soldiers or civilians. A filed use rapid assayto detect scrub typhus infection that is rapid, one-step, utilizes stable reagents and requires no special storage or equipment requirements.

Advanced Cerametrics, Inc. (ACI) has developed a technology to scavenge waste energy, such as vibration or flex to power active structural control using its piezoelectric fiber composites. Commercial examples include Head Sports' Intelligence skis andtennis rackets. Similar lightweight, flexible actuators are proposed to be placed on rotorcraft surfaces to deform the surface, at short time interva ...

Advanced Cerametrics, Inc. (ACI) has developed a technology to produce flexible and robust piezoelectric fiber composite transducers, which can be used to recover energy from various motions, including vibration, compression, and flexure, and then convertit into electric power. ACI proposes to design and develop a lightweight, low cost, piezoelectric fiber-based composite transducer energy recove ...

For this research, Advanced Cerametrics, Inc (ACI) proposes to combine its patented viscose suspension spinning process (VSSP) for manufacturing ceramic fiber, with conventional slip casting, to develop a low cost and economically scalable fiber-reinforcedceramic matrix composite (CMC) radome material. The proposed CMC is high-celsian barium aluminosilicate (BAS) matrix reinforced with continuous ...

AEgis Technologies Group, Inc. is pleased to present this proposal for a Phase II SBIR entitled,

This Research and Development (R&D) effort will produce an architecture and prototype for performing quick-look analysis of Electromagnetic (EM) Compatibility (EMC) using Modeling and Simulation (M&S) technologies. The target domain will be aircraftsustainment and will focus on the insertion of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies into existing aircraft. COTS technologies provide a cost- ...

The thermal protection system (TPS) community is in critical need of a newdesign paradigm if the vision of low maintenance, high sortie rate spacevehicles is to be realized. A revolutionary change is needed in the TPSdesign approach and in the use of innovative materials that can survive longdurations in an extreme heating environment without significant ablation.Low erosion, low conductivity mat ...

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A unique approach to the problem of portable signal identification training (PSIT) is proposed through the use of an integrated signals database, training software, and the re-use of operator interface software. Two training scenarios are addressed:standalone training mode and transmit training mode. The proposed approach is based entirely on COTS hardware. The approach also minimizes the hardw ...