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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Epoch Telemetry System for Long-Term Monitoring of Biopotentials ABSTRACT Neonatal and childhood seizures can increase an individual's susceptibility for developing epilepsy later in life. Obtaining long-term continuous recordings of electrical events, such as the electroencephalogram (EEG), from animal models of neurological disease is a critical comp ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant With million people living with HIV AIDS including million in the US and million AIDS related deaths annually HIV AIDS remains a formidable global epidemic UNAIDS CDC Modern HIV therapy combines drugs from different classes to form andquot cocktailandquot therapies that have significantly prolonged the lives of many HIV patients However side effects and drug resis ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Analysis of glycoprotein polypeptide sites of carbohydrate attachment and the structures of the glycans present on these proteins requires the combination of high resolution chromatographic separations and sophisticated mass spectrometry Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography HILIC has great use in separations of glycopeptides and released glycans exhibitin ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Chronic gingival inflammation of the soft tissue surrounding the tooth afflicts over half of all American adults In the most severely affected progression of this inflammatory process to the deeper periodontal ligaments and alveolar bone results in tooth loss from loss of mandibular anchorage Gingivitis and periodontitis are initiated by chronic infection o ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The aim of this innovative proposal is to commercialize a non invasive topical product that treats uveitis which is safe and easy to administer Uveitis is the third leading cause of blindness in the United States Heretofore the primary treatment of intermediate and posterior uveitis has been either oral medications with significant systemic side effects or ...

Oscilla Power, Inc. (OPI) is developing a utility-scale wave energy harvester that is enabled by low cost and readily-available magnetostrictive alloys. T his device, which utilizes no moving parts, has the potential to deliver predictable quantities of electric power to coastal utilities, industrial users, and remote facilities at costs competitive with coal or gas. The Phase I project demonstra ...

This Phase II research expands Phase I research on Saccharina latissima and is to design and develop “seed” nursery methodologies for the development of commercial-scale production of juvenile kelp plants including Alaria esculenta and Laminaria digitata. The project objectives include: 1. Isolate and maintain cultures of New England species of Alaria esculenta and laminaria digitata to be use ...

Marine aquaculture production now exceeds 20 million metric tons annually (FAO 2010) but viral diseases are still a major threat to the expansion of sustainable mariculture systems (National Marine Fisheries Service 2007). Pathogenic viruses continue to devastate many fish and shellfish operations every year (ICES Mariculture Committee 2004, Lightner 2011). To date, vaccines against aquatic anim ...

DESCRIPTION (Provided by Applicant): The implications of developing materials with enhanced fracture toughness, damage resistance, reliability and ultra low wear is of significant interest to the orthopedic community, since it directly addresses a vital clinical concern- eliminating wear debris mediated THA implant failures. In Phase I we made a significant ...

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