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A PHASE I SBIR PROJECT TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ENHANCED 911 EMERGENCY SERVICE TO RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE PROPOSED PROJECT CONTAINS TWO AREAS: (1) TO MODIFY THE EXISTING PATENTED STATUS RECOGNITIONED UNIT (SRU) TO PERFORM THE TANDEM FUNCTION ON A LOCAL BASIS FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES; AND (2) TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP AN AUTOMATED LOCATION IDENTIFICATI ...

Rice bran spoils rapidly because the oils become rancid due to the activity of particular lipase enzymes. Thus rice bran, though an abundant by-product of milling, has little value. Our project may lead to improved rice varieties that have bran that is less prone to spoilage.

QUANTITATIVE VERIFICATION OF THE RESIDUAL IN-SITU STRESS FIELD WHICH CREATES THE CONTAINMENT CAGE IS NEEDED TO ASSESS THE FACTOR OF SAFETY AGAINST HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FROM THE CAVITY WALL. PHASE I WILL ESTABLISH THE FEASIBLITY OF DEVELOPING A PASSIVE STRESS GAUGE, ABSENT OF ACTIVE INSTRUMENTATION, AND CAPABLE OF RECORDING THE RESIDUAL IN-SITU STRESS FIELD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE NUCLEAR DEVICE ...

Magneto-Thermal MRAM uses both heat and magnetic field (current)to overcome thermal instabilities of very small memory cells. Self-generated heat in the cell raises the temperature of magnetic material in the cell above the exchange ordering temperature of the magnetic material (either ferromagnetic or anti-ferromagnetic). Magneto-Thermal MRAM is compatible with advances in photolithography down t ...

Assessment of biomass and fish size in aquaculture is needed for a number of reasons, including: 1. Determining feed rates according to the number and size of fish in each pen. 2. Appraisal of growth rates and food conversion factors. 3. Inventory of fish required by banks and insurance companies. 4. Early detection of fish losses. 5. Determining proper dosages for the treatment of disease. Curren ...

Marine fish, shrimp and shellfish are produced from marine hatcheries and nurseries but, to date, the inevitable bacterial colonization of these systems has been an uncontrolled variable. Proposed Phase II research builds on very promising Phase I laboratory studies showing that beneficial (probiotic) bacteria improved the survival rate of oyster larvae from commercial hatcheries by a highly stati ...

WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF SMALL COMPUTERS TO THE WOOD ROOF TRUSS INDUSTRY, THE VARIETY OF TRUSS CONFIGURATIONS UTILIZEDON A TYPICAL RESIDENCE WENT FROM ONE OR TWO 10 YEARS AGO TO AN AVERAGE OF FIVE OR MORE AT PRESENT. STATISTICS SHOW THAT CONVENTIONAL METHODS OF FIXTURING TRUSS JIGGING SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO ASSEMBLE THE SAWN COMPONENTS INTO A COMPLETED WOOD TRUSS ACCOUNTS FOR 41% OF THE TOTAL LABOR T ...