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Our technology builds a digital bridge between small to midsize farmers and consumers whilesimultaneously collecting valuable real-time data on the desires and expectations of consumers.Opportunities facilitated by our product include creative place making direct-to-consumeragricultural economies agritourism e-commerce innovations that connect farmers withconsumer markets and off-farm value-added ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Metabolic reprogramming plays a critical role in carcinogenesis, in part due its ability to promote immunesuppressive properties within tumors. It remains unclear whether inhibition of fatty acid metabolism in tumorsaffects their immunogenicity. We show that inhibition of stearoyl CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1), the rate limitingenzyme involved in fatty-acid synthesis converting saturated ...

Abstract: SROC LEO’s programmatic objective is to significantly improve real-time space object characterization for low earth orbit (LEO) targets – specifically satellites; by uniquely combining proven super-resolution and fast kinematic methods. SROC LEO

The original Phase IIb proposal addressed problems in analyzing, accessing and communicating increasingly large 3D and 4D image sets in neuroscience. This supplement request is motivated by two unforeseen developments since submission and review of the original application. The requested activities are necessary to maintain the high overall impact of the project. First, due to larger than expected ...

Touchstone Research Laboratory proposes to develop fiber reinforced aluminum (FRA) metal matrix composite components to replace those that were originally made from Ti-6-4. It was proven that the FRA is able to outperform titanium at temperatures up to 1000°F. Given the increase in elevated temperature strength, the components may be made with reduced material usage, leading to weight savings. Ph ...

Data-driven machine learning approaches have been shown to outperform statistical approaches in most settings. However, results in the literature have historically been difficult to reproduce when the code or datasets are not available and the runtime environment is not well documented. To combat this, the ML community is moving towards an ‘open-source’ approach, where code and data are encour ...

NextGen Federal Systems (NextGen) seeks to integrate and operationalize existing capabilities and their SBIR results into a complete and operational Weather Machine Learning Platform (WxMLP). The proposed WxMLP Research to Operations effort directly addresses the Air Force Science and Technology Strategic Capability of Rapid, Effective Decision-Making. This Strategic Capability aims to increase th ...

Dual Sense proposes to develop a cross deck pendant (CDP) inspection sensor based on detecting ultrasonic guided wave echoes arising from any broken wires in the CDP cable. The proposed sensor will be designed to be rugged, compact, man-portable, immune to EMI, and able to work in all weather conditions on a ship deck.

Touchstone produced carbon foam (CFOAM), graphite foam (GFOAM) composite core tool materials for evaluating heat transfer characteristics. In addition a high in-plane heat spreader was evaluated along with fiber reinforced bismaleimide (BMI) composite that is the tool surface.nbsp; The heat source were 300 and 600 W flexible heaters manufactured from glass reinforced silicone and polyimide.nbsp; T ...

4D will develop a high-resolution subsea light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor and associated artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) algorithms to provide autonomous cable location and tracking, damage detection, examination, and precision location of damaged cable sections. The light-weight LiDAR sensor will integrate microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) mirror technology to scan ...