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APOGEE CORPORATION IS ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF DEVELOPING A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POTABLE WATER AT SUFFICIENTLY HIGH CAPACITY AND LOW COST TO BE SUITABLE IN FARM PRODUCTION. WE HAVE CONCEIVED OF AN INNOVATIVE DESALINATION PROCESS NAMES ECS ABD PROVIDED A PROOF OF CONCEPT AND DEMONSTRATED TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A PRACTICAL DEVICE. THIS DEVICE WILL BE OPERATING IN A DYNAMIC MOD ...

THE LYGUS BUG IS A MAJOR PEST OF A VARIETY OF CROPS INCLUDING COTTON, SEED ALFALFA AND STRAWBERRIES. CURRENT STRATEGIES RELY ON BROAD SPECTRUM NSETICIDES FOR CONTROL. WHILE THESE INSETICIDES DO REDUCE LYGUS BUG POPULATIONS, SEVERAL UNDESIRABLE SIDE EFFECTS ARE THE RESULT. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF OTHER CROP PESTS IS INHIBITED, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION CAN OCCUR, AND WORKER SAFETY PROBLEMS ARE EXAC ...

A WATER-BONE, CELLULOSIC BASED FORMULATION IS PROPOSED WHICH PROMISES TO SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCE THE STATE OF THE ART OF NON-TOXIC ANTIFOULING PAINTS. THE NOVEL COMPOSITION CONTAINS NO TOXIC INGREDIENTS, NOR ANY VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC). THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY IS ALSO ATTRACTIVE SINCE IT INVOLVES ONLY ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN COMPONENTS, WILL BE EASY TO APPLY, AND WILL BE OF LOW COST.

TWO SPECIES OF EDIBLE MUSHROOMS WILL BE GROWN OUTDOORS ON A VARIETY OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE PRODUCTS WHICH COME FROM MAJOR LOCAL CROPS: RICE, SUGAR CANE AND COTTON. ABANDONED FARM EQUIPMENT WILL BE CONVERTED AND USED AS PASTEURIZATION EQUIPMENT FOR STERILIZATION OF THE SUBSTRATE. LOW COST METHODS OF SPAWN INOCULATION WILL BE DEVELOPED AND TESTED. MANUALS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR TEACHING SIMPLIF ...

THE TERM WINTER KILL REFERS TO A SERIOUS DISEASE PROBLEM AFFECTING POND-REARED CHANNEL CATFISH DURING THE LATE FALL, WINTER, AND EARLY SPRING. FISH LOSES CAN BE HIGH AND ALL SIZES OF FISH CAN BE AFFECTED. THE CAUSE AND PATHOGENESIS OF WINTER KILL IS LARGELY UNKNOWN. IT IS BELIEVED THAT IT IS CAUSED BY SOME PREDISPOSING CONDITION THAT DECREASES THE ABILITY OF THE FISH TO ADAPT TO STRESS ASSOCIATED ...

THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED BY THIS PROPOSAL IS THE ACUTE NEED FOR A RAPID, SENSITIVE ASSAY FOR ESCHERICHIA COLI 0157:H7, AN EMERGING FOOD PATHOGEN CAPABLE OF CAUSING SEVERE ILLNESS, PERMANENT ORGAN DAMAGE, OR DEATH IN ITS VICTIMS. A PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN ICE NUCLEATION GENE-TRANSDUCTION ASSAY FOR THIS ORGANISM IS DESCRIBED. SUCH AN ASSAY HAS ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED FOR SALMONELLA, AND HAS BEEN S ...

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THE OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE THE UTILIZATION OF FOREST RESOURCES BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PRODUCT CYCLES IN WHICH WOOD FIBER CAN BE USED. PHASE I WILL DETERMINE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF MAKING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PANELS AND VENEER SUBSTITUTES, USING THE LOWEST GRADES OF WASTE PAPER AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR WOOD AND ITS RESIDUES. PHASE II WILL UTILIZE THE DATA BASE TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF M ...