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ISOSPORA SUIS HAS COST THE SWINE PRODUCER AN ESTIMATED 269 MILLION DOLLARS (IN 1991 DOLLARS), FROM 1980 TO 1988. THE LOSS IN 1991 IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER $20 MILLION, CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED, FROM PORCINE COCCIDIOSIS. THERE IS NO CURRENT VACCINE ON THE MARKET, NO COCCIDIOSTATS ARE LICENSED FOR SWINE USE, THE USE OF NON-LICNESED COCCIDIOSTATS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE, AND THE TREATMENT OF PIGS WITH COCCID ...

APOGEE CORPORATION IS ADDRESSING THE TOPIC OF THE PRESENT SOLICITATION DEALING WITH CONSERVING WATER RESOURCES AND RESTORING WATER QUALITY BY PROPOSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE, PROPRIETARY METHOD OF POTABLE WATER PRODUCTION ON A SCALE MUCH LARGER AND COST MUCH LOWER THAT HERETOFORE POSSIBLE. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DEMONSTRATE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A METHOD OF WATER DEMINERALIZATON OF DES ...

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THIS PROJECT WILL SEEK TO IDENTIFY ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISMS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE IN CONTROLLING INFESTATIONS OF SOIL-BORNE INSECT PESTS AND TO PROVIDE DELIVERY SYSTEMS WHICH ENSURE THEIR FIELD EFFICACY. ECOSCIENCE WILL BUILD ONPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH CORN ROOTWORM (CRW) AS A MODEL SOILPEST FOR THESE STUDIES, AMPLIFYING OUR COLLECTION OF ORGANISMS PATHOGENIC TO CRW, WITH ISOLATES CAPABLE OF SUSTAI ...

FOSTER-MILLER PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A NOVEL INFARED FIBER OPTIC SENSOR TO NON-DESTRUCTIVELY DETECT CORROSIVE ATTACK AND DISBONDING A BOTH METAL-TO-METAL AND COMPOSITE TO METAL JOINTS AND FASTENERS IN AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES. THIS NEW INFRARED NDI SYSTEM WILL BE A POWERFUL ANALYTICAL TOOL TO DETECT THE ONSET OF DISBONDING AND INTRUSION OF CORROSIVE ELEMENTS INTO THE JOINT LONG BEFORE IT BECOMES VISIBLE B ...

TOXIC HEAVY METALS, SUCH AS LEAD AND CADMIUM, ARE PREVALENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT DUE TO THEIR HIGH INDUSTRIAL USE. THESE TOXIC METALS ARE CUMULATIVE POISONS AND ARE TOXIC EVEN AT LOW DOSES, CAUSING EITHER CHRONIC OR ACUTE TOXICITY WITH PRIMARILY HEPATOTOXIC, NEPHROTOXIC OR NEUROTOXIC EFFECTS. THERE ARE NO USEFUL RAPID SCREENING TESTS TO DETECT CADMIUM IN WATER OR ON SURFACES. THE TESTS AVAILABLE FOR ...

THE SEPARATION OF FISH EGGS, LIVE FROM DEAD, IS A CONTINUINGPROBLEM FOR FISH HATCHERIES. SORTING OUT UNFERTILIZED EGGS THAT HAVE NOT CHANGED FROM ORANGE TO WHITE (BLANKS) REMAINS AN UNSOLVED PROBLEM. TRADITIONAL MECHANICAL EGG SORTERS INSERT FISH EGGS INTO DISKS OR DRUMS, THEN COMPARE A SMALL AREA OF THE EGG TO THE BACKGROUND USING REFLECTIVE SYSTEM TODIFFERENTIATE LIVING FROM DEAD EGGS. AIR PRESS ...

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