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Project Summary Abstract NIOSH conducts activities to assure safe and healthful conditions for American workersThis proposed project addresses a NIOSH mission objective for innovative solutions that provide practical methods to identify and measure hazards at a reasonable cost in high risk occupationse gminingThe mining industry presents particularly challenging safety and health needsDespite well ...

Fibertek proposes to develop a space qualifiable, small, optical modem board to support interoperable, encoding and decoding for free-space optical communications links. Space is a contested environment where traditional RF communications are susceptible to being jammed and intercepted. Optical communications offer a resilient solution, and its inclusion on SmallSats and in constellations is an Ai ...

Physically UnclonableFunctions (PUFs) have been proposed as central building blocks in cryptographic protocols and security architectures. PUFs are physical devices that exhibit a challenge/responsebehavior: when presented with a challenge, the device produces a response that is a random function of both the challenge and the physical properties of the device.In contrast to most digital designs, i ...

Special Operations Forces (SOF) are an integral aspect of the US military. SOF operators are among the most elite and highly qualified individuals in the U.S. military. As such, extraordinary physical and mental demands are placed upon them to excel in extreme environments for extended periods of time. This unrelenting cycle of combat deployments and intense pre-deployment training shortens the fu ...

Bridger Photonics, Inc. proposes developing a drone-based Gas Mapping LiDAR™ sensor to mitigate the loss of valuable product across the Oil & Gas supply chain.The sensor will uncover leaks and physical changes to infrastructure and pipeline right-of-ways using high-resolution 3D topographical imagery with methane gas concentration overlays.The technology will enable reliable detection, precise l ...

SummaryThis SBIR is to develop a pediatric widefield fundus cameraWFCfor non mydriatic examination of retinopathy of prematurityROPIn coordination with unique eye speculum based trans pars planar illuminatorthis pediatric WFC will be a low cost and portable device withfundus view in single shot imagesIt is known that ROP can affect periphery of the retinaand thus widefield fundus examination is es ...

Project SummaryWe propose in this SBIR effort to develop a mobile platform basedlow costyet highly accurateD scanner for audiologists or dispensers to quickly capture ear structure and locally optimize custom fit hearing aid shell design through rapid prototypingHearing loss is the third most prevalent chronic health condition facing seniorsUntreated hearing loss has been shown to lead to physical ...

ABSTRACT Alzheimerandapos s diseaseADis one of the largest global public health crises facing us todayyet there are no effective therapies available to preventdelayor slow AD progressionDominant approaches based on a set of prevailing core hypotheses about druggable pathways and targets have failedThereforethere is a need for novel and alternative pathways distinct from those pursued over the past ...

SUMMARY The proposed research focuses on the use of neuroimaging and machine learning to detect and understand the progression of neurodegeneration caused by repetitive brain traumaand to differentiate this from that caused by Alzheimer s diseaseADand other dementiasThe deliverables defined in this Phase I stage will support the development of a commercial software product for use in pharmaceutica ...

Project Summary This Small Business Innovation Research Fast Track project aims to develop a wearable sensor system for hand hygiene compliance tracking and validate its efficacy through a pilot trial in clinical settingsHealthcareAssociated InfectionsHAIsare the most common type of complication for patients who are hospitalizedAccording to the Center for Disease Control and Preventioninthere were ...