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Coral transplantation is a primary management option for rehabilitation of degraded reefs. Stabilization (via adhesion, etc.) of transplants on existing reef or artificial substrates notably improves their survival rate. Improved underwater adhesives are needed for expedient and convenient stabilization of coral transplants with improved survival rate. A new hybrid organic-inorganic adhesive is pr ...

The prevalence of fatty liver in dairy cows can be as high as 50%.Consequences of fatty liver include decreased reproductive success suppressedimmune functions ketosis retained fetal membranes endometritis displacedabomasum mastitis and milk fever. These disorders cause substantial economic lossesto dairy farmers; however no economically viable treatments exist.Up to half of all transition dairy c ...

Many large wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) produce electricity for self-consumption usingbiogas-powered generators. However most smaller WWTPs in rural areas do not have this optiondue to the cost and complexity of designing and operatingon-site power production equipment.The HPS uses an innovative combination of power generation from biogas and energy storage(biogas/batteries) to maximize the ...

We brew - and drink - a lot of beer in America.Approximately 202 million barrels of beer areproduced domestically per yearand all of that alcohol requires fermentable sugars which comepredominantly from malted barley.Barley starts as a highly nutritious grain known to be rich inprotein fiber and antioxidants.After the brewing industry borrows it to extract the leastnutritious portion of the grain ...

Reliable Low-Bandwidth Low-Power Mesh Network for Wildfire ManagementNon-Technical Summary:Wildland firefighters typically operate in remote locations and oftenrugged terrain with little to no internet communications access.Keeping track of the firefightersis often difficult especially in an emergency. The firefighters are limited to verbally self- reporting their locations primarily by using two- ...

Development of New Seaweed Nursery Strategies for Nori and Dulse Production in theNortheastRedmond Sarah PI & Angera Andrea Jr Co-PI Springtide Seaweed LLCDecreasing access uncertainty in wild fisheries and concern about seafood sustainabilityis leading to an increasing interest in aquaculture. While seaweed aquaculture is apromising new area for growth in the US production is limited to a small n ...

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