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Wideband Autonomous Cognitive Radios (WACRs) are advanced radios that have the ability to sense state of the RF spectrum and the network and self-optimize its operating mode in response to this sensed state. During the just finished Phase I STTR project, Bluecom Systems was able to develop a comprehensive design for realizing such a WACR and demonstrate the proof-of-concept operation in a hardware ...

Overmillion women suffer from urinary tract infectionsUTIannually in the U Sandof these patients will suffer from recurrent infectionsincluding approximatelypatientsmostly womenwho will suffer from highly recurrentgreater thanepisodes per yearUTIAntimicrobial treatment of UTIs has resulted in increasing antimicrobial resistance among uropathogenic EcoliUPECto first line empiric therapiessuch as tr ...

Project Summary The overall goal of this project is to develop our new stable isotope labeledversion of an existing tuberculosisTBdrugisoniazidINHfor use in treated drug resistant TBWe hypothesize that our that isotope enhanced compound can be developed into a powerful new drug against INH resistant TB and multidrug resistant TBby addressing the following specific aimsSpecific AimDetermine what ot ...

Improved long term biocompatibility of coronary stents by plasma coating process Abstract Drug eluting stentsDEShave been widely used to treat patients of coronary heart diseaseCHDdue to their better ability to control restenosis than bare metal stentsBMSHoweverthere is a high risk of late in stent thrombosis associated with DES after implantation in patientswhich could lead to fatal heart attack ...

Project Summary Abstract Sudden cardiac death is a major cause of death around the worldwith nearlysudden deaths per year in the United StatesVentricular fibrillationVFis the most frequent direct causeThe most common strategy for terminating VF is with a singlelargebiphasic high energyHEelectric shock by an implantable cardiac defibrillatorICDDespite their effectivenessthere have been increasing c ...

Though technical advances in Atomic Force Microscopy have enabled scientists to analyze complex information at the molecular scale, current technology acquires information about mechanical, not chemical/optical properties. This project will develop an innovative class of atomic force microscopy probes that will enable scientists to acquire nanoscale information about mechanical/optical/chemical pr ...

Mesa Photonics, the University of Texas, and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory plan to develop a new scientific instrument that can aid understanding of soils and groundwater that are important to agriculture, hydrology, and earth systems

Abstract Classicallyanatomic information provided by MRI has been essential to the neurosurgeon to maximize extent of tumor resection andas a resultimprove survival statisticsThat saidit is not routine during resections to make use of similar imaging information that reflect the functional organization of the brainTask based fMRI has been employed as a means of pre operatively localizing functionH ...

Significant amount of methane from natural gas/crude oil extraction and anthropogenic sources are either flared or vented because it is a cheaper option compared to the capture and use by the existing technologies and/or infrastructures. Methane is an energy-dense molecule (55 MJ/kg) and thus provides opportunities for its conversion into valuable bioproducts using bio-based technology. The goal o ...

The next-generation ground-based cosmic microwave background (CMB) experimental program aims to provide definitive measurements of the early universe using telescopes configured with large focal plane arrays requiring ~100,000 detectors and associated readout amplifiers and interconnecting components that are currently unavailable commercially. We describe a research plan to develop low-noise cryo ...